Chapter 02: Plotting Against Xiao Yi Xian

Xiao Yan's greatest opportunity in Qingshan Town was not the treasure cave, it's Xiao Yi Xian.

She was one of the main female leads.

She also possessed the Woeful Poison Body. With her special physique she could easily reach the Dou Zong level just by herself.

If she could completely control her poison, she could instantly become a Dou Zun expert, an absolute peak level figure even in the Central Plains.

Even trying to step into the legendary Dou Sheng realm was not impossible for Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian would provide immense help to Xiao Yan in the future. That's why if he could somehow bring her to his side, then he could probably obtain an insane amount of Fate Points!

This realization also made him wonder, 'What will happen if the heroine ditched the hero and joined the villain's side?'

How much Fate Points would he gain?

Most importantly how would Xiao Yan react after seeing Xiao Yi Xian with him!

Just imagining that scene made him thrilled.

If Mu Li used his knowledge of the plot and the power of Sky Poison Pearl wisely then perhaps he could really do it.

After learning about the truth about her special body from the Rainbow Poison Book she must be feeling vulnerable and insecure right now.

So now was the perfect time for him to establish an excellent relationship with her.

It's okay even if he failed, because he could get another chance in the future when her body was about to erupt.

But he must prevent her from falling in love with Xiao Yan, even if had to use some underhanded methods.

At present their relationship hadn't developed to that level yet.

"Knock, knock!" While he was planning his next move, suddenly an urgent knocking sound was heard from the door.

Mu Li walked over and opened the door only to see a servant. He had already commanded that, if there was no urgent business, he was not to be disturbed.

So he asked, "What happened?"

"Young master, the company leader wants you to go to the main hall." The servant hurriedly replied.

"Father…" he murmured.

Since he had inherited this body, he had also inherited the responsibility that belonged to this body.

He could at least do this much for the sake of his predecessor.

"Alright, let me get changed."

When he approached his wardrobe, he saw his reflection in the mirror.

A young face was staring back at him.

He had long red hair draped over his shoulders while the prominent scars on his body gave him a slightly masculine and brutal appearance.

On the other hand, his bright emerald eyes added a bit of youthful look on his face.

Due to his recent increase in cultivation, his skin had become more bright while he had grown a head taller in height.

Overall in terms of appearance he was not a pretty boy but a young man with rugged, bad-boy beauty.

Soon he put on a new set of clothes and walked out from the courtyard where the servant was patiently waiting for him.

After passing the corridor, they continued onward in the grey stone hall that would lead him to the hall.

When he stepped through the door to the hall, his gaze automatically swept across the interior of the hall.

The room was lined with polished oak and had polished wood floors. Torches lined the walls and three doors on the opposite side of the entrance led off into the other sections of the hall.

A few familiar figures were seated within the hall discussing something seriously. On the leader's seat sat a muscular middle-aged man.

The frightening scar on the upper right side of his face added a little bit of brutality and ferociousness like that of a savage beast.

He was Mu She, his father in this life and the leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company.

After his wife passed away, he had taken care of Mu Li on his own. Because of his love and care, his predecessor had never felt the absence of his mother.

In his opinion, Mu She was not a decent person but he was an excellent father for his predecessor.

"Li'er!" Mu She laughed heartily when he saw him and was about to welcome him when the expression on his face changed drastically.

He hurriedly stood up before pointing a trembling finger towards Mu Li, "You, you, you… you, you're already in the Peak level of 9 Star Dou Zhe realm!"

As a veteran Dou Shi expert his senses were very sharp. So he instantly detected the abnormality about him.

He remembered very clearly that, the last time he checked on him which was two days ago, Mu Li was only at the level of 7 Star Dou Zhe.

So it only took his son a day and a night to jump three minor realms!

"Yes, father. I was lucky." Mu Li replied with a smile.

There was pin drop silence within the hall when he acknowledged it. The higher-ups of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company seated in the hall were shocked.

In the Wolf Head Mercenary Company, Mu She was the strongest with a cultivation of 2 Star Dou Shi.

Then it was the leader of the second team, Gan Mu with 9 Star Dou Zhe strength second only to Mu She.

Finally the third strongest was He Meng, the third company leader with a cultivation base of 8 Star Dou Zhe.

That was the hierarchy established in the Wolf Head Mercenary Company for the past two decades. But now it had changed all of a sudden.

At present, Mu Li had already replaced Gan Mu as the second strongest with his Peak Dou Zhe level cultivation.

This would greatly change the power dynamic of Qingshan Town.

Upon realizing this the crowd had mixed reactions, some were happy while others were worried.

"We will discuss the rest at a later date." Mu She said to his surroundings, essentially ending the meeting.

"Li'er, come with me." Seeing him heading outside, Mu Li quietly followed him.

After leaving the hall, they returned to his courtyard. After locking the door, he grabbed Mu Li's hand, "Let me see if something is wrong with your body."

Without waiting for his response, he channeled a thread of dou qi into Mu Li's body.

Immediately Mu Li felt a stream of ice cold current passed into his body. It moved around his body as if searching for something.

Mu Li didn't stop him and let him check. He wasn't worried about exposing the Sky Poison Pearl either.

Without his permission, no one could detect its presence.

An hour later, Mu She finally withdrew his hand with a slightly tired but relieved face.

"Good. There is nothing wrong with your body. Now tell me how did such a thing happen?" Mu She sighed in relief before asking in a worried tone.

He didn't want his son to take any worng path. That's why he had inspected his body to determine whether Mu Li had damaged his foundation by practicing some unorthodox technique.

Such techniques could increase the user's strength tremendously in a short period of time. But such techniques often had severe drawbacks like reduction of vitality, mental instability and so on.

That's why he wanted to make sure. But to his surprise, Mu Li's foundation was perfectly stable and his dou qi appeared extremely pure without any impurities.

"Father, it's because of a fateful encounter," Mu Li said with a smile.

Mu She nodded. If there had been no fateful encounter, how would Mu Li be able to make such quick progress?

However, he didn't inquire any further.

As a father he was happy for his child. As long as his child was okay nothing else mattered.

Mu Li was stunned. He had already prepared several excuses to convince him but his father didn't ask anything.

This also made him feel warm in his heart as he never expected such deep unconditional trust from him.

"Father are you really not curious about this opportunity?" Mu Li asked curiously.

But unlike before, now Mu Li's voice appeared more intimate, without a hint of artificialness.

"No need. Just keep it secret and don't mention it to anyone else." Mu She ruffled his head with a doting smile.

At this moment, Mu Li had finally accepted his new family from the bottom of his heart.

But even though he now trusted his father, he still didn't mention anything about system or the Sky Poison Pearl.

The less people knew about it, the better. He had no intention of exposing the existence of system to anyone, not even his friends or family.

For now he won't use the Sky Poison Pearl on his father to increase his talent and cultivation like he did himself.

It was not the right time to do that.

Then the father and son had a hearty conversation during which Mu She told him something interesting.

Apparantly a two man team went missing recently and he was suspecting it to be Xiao Yan's doing.

'So he has finally started to counterattack!' Mu Li thought.

He remembered this plot. It was the beginning of Xiao Yan's counterattack against the Wolf Head Mercenary Company.

"Father we should withdraw our troops. If it's really Xiao Yan as you suspecting, then with his strength we will only lose our men in vain." Mu Li adviced.

He already had a plan on how to deal with Xiao Yan.

"Alright then. But Li'er what should we do with Xiao Yi Xian? We can't directly attack her." Mu She asked curiously.

He knew his son had feelings for that girl. So he didn't want to do anything rash without asking for his son's opinion.

Mu Li thought for a moment before saying, "In my opinion, our first priority should be Xiao Yan. Father don't worry, just leave Xiao Yi Xian's matter to me."

"Just in case, send some of our men to keep any eye on the Thousand Medicine House, especially Xiao Yi Xian's residence."

Mu She's nodded slightly, "Alright, I will do as you say."

Mu She didn't stay with him for long and left immediately after discussing a few more things.

As he watched his retreating back, suddenly, Mu Li clapped his head. After chatting with his father for so long, he had almost forgotten that he was supposed to go meet Xiao Yi Xian.

So without wasting any more time, he headed towards Xiao Yi Xian's residence.