After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 27: Tang Ruoling Goes Down the River

As per Zhang Chi's request, Tang Ruoling arrived early.

After inquiring about the Ling Shi Cave case from Tang Feng, Tang Ruoling prepared the medicine and set off.

Since she had decided to take action against Zhang Chi tonight, she naturally needed to make some preparations in advance.

Last time, she was caught off guard and ambushed by Zhang Chi, which shook her mentally. After being tied up and having her spiritual power sealed, she naturally had no room for resistance.

But now, with the Monster Seed in Zhang Chi's hands, she had to be even more cautious.

To take action against Zhang Chi, the first step was to retrieve the Monster Seed.

For this reason, she prepared a very difficult-to-detect but highly effective sedative for Zhang Chi. If she drugged Zhang Chi, wouldn't he be at her mercy?

After she extracted the seed from him, she would throw Zhang Chi into the sheep pen at the Spirit Beast Shop, allowing him to experience the pain she had once endured.

If things didn't go as planned, she would not allow herself to be humiliated by Zhang Chi tonight!

If she was pushed to her limit, she would fight to the end, even if it meant destroying the Monster Seed!

With this determination for revenge, Tang Ruoling covered her entire body with medicine.

This was her worst-case scenario plan. If her previous plan failed and Zhang Chi intended to humiliate her again, as long as he touched her skin, he would definitely be affected.

By then, she would at least drag Zhang Chi down with her.

Time passed slowly, and the sky gradually darkened, but Zhang Chi still hadn't appeared.

It wasn't until a crescent moon appeared in the southeast that she faintly sensed the Monster Seed approaching her.

Zhang Chi had arrived!

The Monster Seed and the monster could sense each other, and Zhang Chi relied on this to locate her accurately.

"Follow me."

Zhang Chi didn't waste any words and simply gave instructions before leading the way.

Tang Ruoling didn't know where he was taking her, so she could only follow behind.

To avoid arousing Zhang Chi's suspicion, she had used a very light dose of the sedative, making it undetectable even to cultivators. They would only mistake it for her natural scent.

But with benefits come drawbacks.

Although this method of drugging was extremely discreet and hard to detect, it also required a longer time for the drug to take effect.

She could only closely follow behind Zhang Chi, ensuring that he continuously inhaled the sedative.

Before long, Zhang Chi led her to a small river.

The Coiling Dragon River basin had a well-developed water system.

There were many rivers and lakes branching off from the Coiling Dragon River, including the one in front of Zhang Chi, called Shi Shui, named after the Ling Shi Cave.

"Go down!"

Zhang Chi gave a direct order.

"Huh?"

Tang Ruoling didn't understand what Zhang Chi intended to do. Could it be that he had come up with a new idea and wanted to have a bath with her?

No, I would rather die than comply!

Before Tang Ruoling could refuse, Zhang Chi explained, "Many Ling Shi stones were lost in the Ling Shi Cave. These stones couldn't have disappeared into thin air. You are a plant monster that grows in water, so go down and investigate for me."

Tang Ruoling: "..."

Now she felt a bit embarrassed. She thought Zhang Chi had something inappropriate in mind, but it turned out he wanted her to do some work...

So should she comply or not?

It seemed a bit embarrassing to obey, but if she didn't, Zhang Chi might resort to other means.

What frustrated her the most was that even after Zhang Chi had been inhaling the sedative for so long, it still hadn't taken effect.

Before Zhang Chi was sedated, she didn't dare to make any rash moves, so she could only go down into the water.

Tang Ruoling felt quite humiliated because since meeting Zhang Chi, he hadn't shown much tenderness towards her. It seemed like he was treating her purely as a servant.

I will remember this, Zhang Chi!

Tang Ruoling could also be considered patient. Since she didn't have the opportunity to take action against Zhang Chi, she simply jumped into the water.

She was a water-based plant demon, and being in the water felt like returning home to her. She released her vines and began searching underwater.

However, she was careful not to bury her head in the water.

The source of the drug was in her hair.

In preparation for tonight's operation, she had transformed herself into a medicine person.

Of course, she had taken the antidote first.

It was strange though. Even though she was in the water and intentionally leaning towards Zhang Chi's side, the scent should have drifted over and affected him. Why hadn't Zhang Chi been affected by the drug?

To this, Zhang Chi could only smile.

How could he not know that Tang Ruoling, who weighed a hundred jin, had ninety-nine jin of rebelliousness?

When meeting Tang Ruoling, how could he not be cautious?

He controlled the Monster Seed, which meant he controlled Tang Ruoling's life and death. But this thing was not a contract, it was more like a remote control.

If Tang Ruoling didn't listen, he could press a button to punish her, or even make her die.

However, Tang Ruoling could also find a way to take away this remote control.

So Zhang Chi had to be on guard against her.

What means could she have that Zhang Chi could think of?

Nothing more than drugging him, right?

Could she dare to openly steal?

Knowing this, Zhang Chi naturally remained calm. Every breath he took filtered the air with his spiritual energy, so he wasn't afraid of being affected by the drug.

Taking advantage of the fact that Tang Ruoling was still obedient and cooperative, Zhang Chi had her slowly explore upstream.

The middle section of the Stone River was the Spirit Stone Cave, and further upstream was a mountainous area.

The Spirit Stone Cave was originally located on the outskirts of the Left River League, and beyond that mountainous area was where ordinary people lived.

This was also related to the spiritual veins of the mountains and rivers.

In places with spirit stone veins, spiritual energy was often scarce because the spiritual energy in this area was almost all absorbed by the spirit stone veins.

On the other hand, spiritual energy was more abundant where rivers flowed.

Where mountains and rivers converged, spiritual energy was usually more abundant as well. If spiritual energy was scarce, it indicated that something was abnormal in that area.

Many sects used the method of observing mountains and rivers to find spirit stone veins, and at least seven out of ten times, they were successful.

Returning to the topic, Zhang Chi had Tang Ruoling slowly explore upstream towards the area where ordinary people lived.

If the spirit stones were thrown into the water, they were most likely in that direction.

Zhang Chi had also studied the mind of a thief very deeply. He had embezzled the spirit stones and couldn't spend them in a short period of time, so he naturally had to find a safe place to hide them.

The downstream of the Stone River was where the Red Boat was located, and the water flow was relatively calm, making it suitable for the Red Boat to dock.

Since Qinghui had mentioned the Red Boat, it was clear that she wasn't afraid of being investigated.

The downstream could be ruled out, so they could only go upstream.

With so many spirit stones, they had to find a place to settle them.

If they weren't thrown into the water, they were probably buried in a hole.

This area had a developed water system, so why bother digging a hole when the spirit stones could be hidden in the water?

Digging a hole would be a bigger target and more likely to be discovered.

Water, on the other hand, was different. Water was everywhere, and the depth of the water also affected the exploration of divine consciousness, making it difficult to leave traces afterwards.

With such a convenient method, who would consider other troublesome means?

However, although the Stone River was just a small tributary, its width and depth were not small. Zhang Chi alone would definitely not be able to explore it all.

Fortunately, he had a water-based plant person to help him.

Tang Ruoling hadn't expected tonight's situation to be like this. She had applied the medicine to herself, and at first, she didn't feel anything. But the longer she soaked in the water, the more the drug powder seeped into her vines.

The poison she had prepared for Zhang Chi, she had absorbed herself first...

(End of this chapter)