Bibi Dong sat on her throne, her slender fingers tapping lightly on the armrest, a hint of curious amusement playing on her lips.
This Group Owner called Heavenly Emperor Lu had been shrouded in mystery ever since he appeared.
By exposing Ma Hongjun, he demonstrated powerful intelligence-gathering capabilities.
By playing around with her while grabbing the red packet, he showed he was daring enough to defy the heavens.
She wanted to see just how many hidden talents this Group Owner really had.
...
Blue Tyrant Academy, in the dormitory.
Lu Ming looked at the two messages sent by Bibi Dong and immediately chuckled.
Good grief, she was using reverse psychology to test him.
However, she had actually guessed correctly.
After acquiring the Complete Encyclopedia of Medicinal Herbs, he happened to have the perfect solution for the Bilin Snake Emperor Poison in his mind.
He stopped lurking and typed a line of text, unhurriedly.
[Heavenly Emperor Lu: I do indeed have a way, and I can completely resolve your poison.]
A simple sentence, yet like a massive boulder thrown into a calm lake, it stirred up monstrous waves in the Chat Group!
[Little Demoness:!!! Group Master is mighty! Is there really a way?]
[My Cat is White and Big: Even the Supreme Pontiff couldn't resolve the poison, yet the Group Owner can?]
[The Fox Is the Most Innocent: That's great! Poison Fairy is saved!]
In the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Seeing this message, Bibi Dong's pupils constricted sharply.
She stood up abruptly from her throne, her stunningly long legs, wrapped in silk beneath her purple Supreme Pontiff robe, pulled taut, outlining breathtaking curves.
"He... actually has a way?"
Bibi Dong's chest rose and fell slightly, her heart stirred by massive ripples.
This was no longer a matter of intelligence-gathering capabilities; this was a tangible, heaven-defying method!
Who on earth was this Heavenly Emperor Lu?!
At this moment, no one was more excited than Dugu Yan herself.
In her beautiful eyes, which had been dim with despair, a brilliant light instantly burst forth, as if a drowning person had grabbed the last straw of life.
She used all her strength, her trembling fingers tapping on the screen.
[Poison Fairy: Group Master! Please, save me! I am willing to pay any price!]
Looking at her reply, Lu Ming continued to input, unhurriedly.
[Heavenly Emperor Lu: I can help you suppress the poison for free, so you won't suffer for the time being.]
[Heavenly Emperor Lu: As for the reward... I just need you to send me a photo.]
[Heavenly Emperor Lu: However, if you want to be completely cured and eradicate the root cause, I have other conditions.]
Seeing this message, Dugu Yan was stunned.
Free?
Just suppressing the poison was already an immense favor, yet the Group Master actually said it was free?
And only needed... a photo?
Countless thoughts flashed through Dugu Yan's mind.
She understood immediately.
How could a worldly expert like the Group Master truly care about a mere photo?
This was definitely to protect her dignity!
He was afraid that she wouldn't be able to provide an equivalent treasure for exchange, and afraid that she would feel guilty, so he used this method to make it seem like a fair trade!
Realizing this, Dugu Yan's heart was filled with endless gratitude.
The Group Master not only possessed heaven-reaching strength, but his thoughts were also so delicate and considerate!
This was truly a good person!
The immense surprise and gratitude even made her forget the pain in her body for a moment.
[Poison Fairy: Thank you, Group Master! I will remember the Group Master's kindness for the rest of my life!]
After saying this, she endured the excruciating pain and turned to her side.
She selected several photos she was most satisfied with and sent them all to Lu Ming via private message.
There were full-body shots of her looking spirited and heroic.
There were life photos of her in private, wearing light casual clothes, revealing her slender figure.
There were even a few photos of her in the lounge after cultivation, wearing only tight-fitting training clothes, drenched in sweat, with her curves fully exposed.
It could be said they were full of temptation and sincerity.
...
On the other side, in the Blue Tyrant Academy dormitory.
Lu Ming looked at the photos popping up in his sea of consciousness and nodded with satisfaction.
He zoomed in with great interest and examined them carefully.
"Hmm, not bad, this one is good, this one is also good!"
"The figure is truly top-tier..."
After admiring them for a long time, he touched his chin and revealed a playful smile.
"However, did Dugu Yan misunderstand something?"
"I really just wanted a photo."
Lu Ming's lips curled into a smile.
Let her misunderstand.
A good impression is never a bad thing.
He withdrew his focus and stopped admiring the photos that made one's blood boil.
Business comes first.
His thoughts sank into the vast Complete Encyclopedia of Medicinal Herbs in his mind; the properties, compatibility, and effects of countless herbs were listed like stars, crystal clear.
The Bilin Snake Emperor Poison was overbearing and peerless, penetrating deep into the bone marrow.
Ordinary methods of detoxification were merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
But in this pharmacopoeia, several incredible recipes were recorded.
One of them used the most common herbs, through a very precise ratio of monarch, minister, assistant, and guide, to overcome hardness with softness and neutralize its toxicity.
This method required the pharmacist's mental force and control to be extremely high; even the slightest error would result in a bowl of lethal poison.
However, for Lu Ming, who practiced the Great Evolution Concealing Divine Technique, this was not a difficult task.
He took out some common herbs that Liu Erlong had prepared for him from his spirit tool storage, all of which were mundane items used to assist cultivation and regulate the body.
Heart-Clearing Grass, Dragon Saliva Flower, Three-Leaf Root...
These things could be bought at any pharmacy, and they weren't worth many gold coins in total.
Lu Ming's fingers moved lightly, and his spirit power extended like silk threads, precisely wrapping around each herb.
He had no medicine cauldron, nor did he have an open flame.
He saw his palm's spirit power pulse, and those herbs were crushed, separated, and extracted of their purest juices at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Several medicinal liquids of different colors floated and rotated above his palm, slowly merging along an arcane trajectory.
A moment later, a bowl of emerald-green medicinal soup, emitting a faint fragrance, had taken shape and lay quietly in an ordinary porcelain bowl.
Lu Ming picked up the porcelain bowl, his mind stirred, and he opened the Chat Group again.
He edited a message, then created an exclusive red packet and sent it out directly.
[Heavenly Emperor Lu: This is some herbal medicine I casually prepared; it can suppress your poison.]
...
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
In the luxurious girls' dormitory.
Dugu Yan was immersed in the great joy of being saved. On the screen in her sea of consciousness, a golden-glowing red packet suddenly popped up, marked with the words "Exclusive to Poison Fairy."
She extended her consciousness almost subconsciously and tapped the word "Claim."
Hum!
A slight spatial fluctuation rippled out.
The next second, a porcelain bowl containing emerald-green medicinal soup appeared out of thin air in front of her bed, steadily hovering in mid-air.