Investigation (1)

"Senior Brother Lu! What are you doing?!" Ye Jiao exclaimed in surprise when she saw the man suddenly looked like he lost his soul.

Lu Wan rolled his eyes. "This is a hallucination fragrance that can make you control other people."

"Control other people?"

"It's not that amazing as it can only affect people who never learn how to use Eon Energy, but it's fairly effective. For around an hour to two, you can order the person who got affected by this poison," Lu Wan pointed to the man before him. "He'll return to normal after the effect disappeared."

Ye Jiao was dumbfounded. It was no wonder that her senior brother didn't seem to worry in the slightest regarding acting and all. He has already decided from the beginning that he would use the poison to solve everything.

"Senior Brother Lu, I know that it's convenient to use poison, but you can't possibly use it forever, right?" Ye Jiao asked with a smile on her face, yet it was apparent that she emitted a murderous aura.

"I can just make more effective poison…"

Smack!

"Think more for your socializing skill! You can't possibly live by yourself and rely on poison every single time, idiot!"

Lu Wan rubbed his head, which Ye Jiao hit. "I know. I just think that this is more convenient."

For a split second, Ye Jiao could feel a sad tone coming from her senior brother. She didn't understand what made him feel sad, but she knew that there might be something that happened to him in the past.

"Anyway, we should practice our acting skill and only use the poison when it's absolutely necessary. Talking to other people is also an important skill to have," Ye Jiao stressed her point once again.

Lu Wan nodded. "Fine. I'll practice."

"That's good!"

"But this time, I think it's better to use the poison," Lu Wan pointed to the man. "You can't expect him to believe your poorly made excuse, right?"

Ye Jiao felt like hitting her senior brother once again. She knew that she was not good at making excuses, but was there any need to point it out once again? However, she restrained herself as she saw him starting to give orders.

"Take us to the nearest inn and order a room for us. Tell them that our parents entrust us to you for the time being. I'll be the one to pay."

The man only stared blankly before he walked in the direction of his village. His steps looked normal that if one didn't pay close attention, they wouldn't be able to see the difference between him and his ordinary self.

Ye Jiao studied the man as they walked. She had to admit that her senior brother was truly an excellent poison maker. The way he controlled this man was so perfect that she didn't know what to say anymore. Perhaps, he would be able to make much better poison in the future if this continued.

The village was small, so they soon arrived by the nearest inn. The man walked straight into the inn while the two of them followed after him.

"Welcome, oh, it's rare to see you here."

"I need a room for these children."

"Children?" the inn owner looked at the two behind the man. "Did you just have children these big?"

"They're not mine," the man replied. Despite his lifeless eyes, he still spoke in a normal tone. "Their parents entrusted them for me to take them to settle in."

"I see, but do you have any money?"

"I'll be the one to pay," Lu Wan stepped forward and placed a silver coin on the counter as he smiled brightly. "Is this enough, Mr.?"

The inn owner's eyes lit up when he saw the silver. He hurriedly took it as if he was worried that Lu Wan would change his decision. "Of course it's enough. I'll surely prepare the best room for you."

"Many thanks," Ye Jiao was the one to reply as she gave a smile too.

Internally, she was thinking of how much of a spendthrift this Lu Wan was. As it was a small village, the price for a room and a meal should be 5 copper coins. A silver coin was of equal value with 100 copper coins. It was as if the two of them would stay for 20 days in this inn.

There was that possibility, but she didn't want to think of it as she hoped for them to finish the mission early.

The inn owner clapped his hand. "Please wait a moment. I'll make sure the room is prepared."

"Ok."

After the inn owner left, Lu Wan passed a glance at the man. "Return back to your house and do your work. You don't know anything that happened here."

The man didn't reply as he walked out of the inn in steady steps. His eyes didn't change, but it seemed that he looked more normal compared to before. It seemed that the poison had started to wear off.

The inn owner returned back soon afterwards and took the two of them to their room. They prepared two rooms that were connected with a door inside. The size of the room itself was pretty large considering that they were just children.

"How's the room?"

"It's plenty, thank you," Ye Jiao smiled and the inn owner excused himself with a magnificent smile on his face. It seemed that he was happy that he managed to find rich people to stay.

Lu Wan sat down on his bed after the inn owner left. "There's no need to worry about me not knowing how to act. I'm still a noble who knows how to act around other people."

"But you didn't act when you first met that man."

"Because it's troublesome to act as a lost child," Lu Wan answered. "Rather than acting, it's faster to deal using poison for people like that man."

"But you act like a good kid just now."

"That's because we're going to stay in the inn for a long period of time. Anyway, I'll try to reduce the amount of poison I use. It'll do no good if people find the trace of the poison," Lu Wan sighed and laid on the bed.

On the other hand, Ye Jiao was surprised. "There's a trace of the poison?"

"Yeah, this poison is not perfect, so there'll be some residue left in human's body. As the herbs that I pick are quite rare, it'll incur suspiciousness if a doctor sees it in that man's body," Lu Wan yawned. "I want to create a better one for this poison, but the herbs are too rare."

"I see," Ye Jiao didn't know that poison could leave residue like that. She paused for a moment. "Did it mean there is poison's residue in our body?"

"Oh? Yeah, but it's barely affecting us because we're Eon Energy Master. The Eon Energy we have is more than enough to cancel the effect for weaker poison," Lu Wan replied. "Even if you smell this poison for days, you won't get affected because this can only affect people without Eon Energy."

Ye Jiao nodded in understanding.

"I plan on making one for Eon Energy Master, though. Would you be the first one to try it once I make it?"

"No thanks. You should just try it to yourself! I'll clean myself and then we're eating," Ye Jiao refused immediately. "Don't forget to take a bath, Brother Yu."

"Ah, ok."