The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1294 - 1293: Almost Messed Up

"That's not what I meant, fine, I'll go with you."The Supreme Power was irritated, and after a brief entanglement with Tang Rao, resolved to accompany him to Granny Hua's place.

"I thought you wouldn't come!!!"

Granny Hua held a pot filled with grass-green liquid, bubbling over its brim, a rather captivating sight.

"I must come, if I don't, won't you make me fall into your trap?"

Tang Rao said it out loud, but was reluctant nevertheless.

"Even if I wanted you to fall, you wouldn't. A wise person submits to circumstances; I knew you would make a smart choice."

Granny Hua had long known that Tang Rao valued strength above all, hence she believed Tang Rao would come.

"Just tell me, what's the test this time, I only know so much, if I fail, I'll accept it."

Underneath such circumstances, Tang Rao could only say this; if Granny Hua made things difficult, that was all he could manage.

"What do you mean, 'if you fail, you'll accept it'? Have you thought it through? This will be scored, and if you don't pass, you'll face punishment. The scoring is determined by the scoring stone, not by me, Granny Hua."

Granny Hua cut off Tang Rao's sole escape route, and with no other choice, Tang Rao could only move forward.

"You're ruthless!"

Tang Rao said to Granny Hua.

Then, Granny Hua handed Tang Rao a piece of paper, detailing the steps to concoct a poison, along with its grade. The higher the grade Tang Rao achieved, the higher his score would be. With a high enough score, passing would be guaranteed without any issue.

"I'm hardly ruthless. Other women are much worse. My so-called ruthlessness is all for your sake."

Having said that, Granny Hua found a spot to sit, leaning back in her armchair, and closed her eyes for a rest.

On the surface it seemed so, but in reality, Granny Hua closely observed Tang Rao's every move from the very first second.

"Thousand Knife Liquid?"

Tang Rao opened the test paper, baffled. He couldn't fathom who conceived such a straightforwardly brutal name. If it was Granny Hua, Tang Rao couldn't imagine how much disdain she held for the outside world. The name alone inspired fear.

"Yes, Thousand Knife Liquid. It's a dark green fluid imbued with Cang Poison, Manzhu Shahua, and Rootless Broken Grass. During refinement, the pain in your palm is intense. Whether you succeed depends on your endurance."

Granny Hua explained the potions' effects to Tang Rao and didn't hesitate to mention potential problems along the way.

After all, she's a master, Tang Rao's mentor in poison crafting, thus offering guidance was her duty.

"I understand."

With that, Tang Rao placed the Rootless Broken Grass and Manzhu Shahua into his palm, igniting his Dan Fire for refinement. Once his palm exuded a crimson liquid, he mixed in the Cang Poison.

The originally crimson hue turned dark green instantly. Following the sequence and temperature instructions, Tang Rao progressed step by step. As he reached the end, just before collecting the liquid, he retrieved a small fragment of Crystal Core from his Space Ring, which thickened the once-runny liquid instantly.

Tang Rao had never anticipated such physical changes, not to mention the chemical reactions, leaving him amazed at the sheer magic he witnessed.

"Tang Rao, you forgot to add your unique ingredient. Are you planning on failing the exam?"

Just as Tang Rao was about to collect the liquid into a jade-white bottle, Granny Hua shouted at him, startled by his negligence.

The scoring stone was clear, without a personal mark in the concoction; the stone wouldn't register a result.

Regaining focus, Tang Rao realized his oversight thanks to her yelling.

"Blood."

Forcing out a drop of blood from his left-hand fingertip, it dripped onto his right palm, merging with the existing liquid.

The blood was immediately absorbed, indicating the potency of the poison.

"I barely felt any pain while refining in my hand just now."

Tang Rao excitedly commented to Granny Hua.

The dark green liquid entered the jade-white bottle, but his relief was short-lived before realizing the issue.

While in his palm, the liquid caused no pain. However, upon exposure to air, his hands, as if no longer his own, experienced searing, piercing agony.

"Feel it now? Understand what pain is?"

Granny Hua mocked Tang Rao's ignorance.

"I know now, really know what pain is."

Tang Rao, writhing on the ground, unable to move, certainly agreed.

"This poison uses your pain to alleviate another's burden because that person's hurts so deeply that even Heaven couldn't bear it, thus you're given this small punishment."

Granny Hua's explanation made the meaning clear to Tang Rao.

Simply put, it was one potent poison.

"Since this is such a fierce poison, shouldn't you check if it qualifies? Dad is about to die from pain, and you show no sympathy at all."

Continuous complaints spewed from Tang Rao, his mouth not ceasing since the process ended.

"Why should I pity you? We are in a mentor-apprentice relationship; my role is to teach, not to comfort you."

Her logic was sound, leaving Tang Rao with little to refute.

"Give me the bottle, let me inspect it."

Handed the bottle by Tang Rao, Granny Hua knew her judgment mattered little until the stone dictated the verdict.

She uncorked the bottle, letting the liquid drop into a small groove on the stone.

Soon a white mist emerged from the groove, ascending and vanishing into the air.

"Kid, you have potential in this field. Honestly, you're quite remarkable."

Being among the few Granny Hua acknowledged was significant, and Tang Rao was one such rare case.

"Granny Hua, don't flatter me. I'm an oddball; one day I might not even acknowledge you and might poison you, so don't pin your hopes on my success."

Those were Tang Rao's exact words, and Granny Hua, hearing it clear, wasn't provoked.

"Young man, call me Granny Hua in the future. Calling me an old woman displeases me."

Granny Hua corrected Tang Rao, though he was unfazed, continuing to use the same title.

"Old woman, I need a unique address to stand out; what Granny Hua, are you a flower?"