Divine War Pill Emperor

Watching Jiang Chen and the others leave the estate, a sinister smile crept across Mr. Lü’s face.

”Heh heh, there will be a surprise waiting for you when you get to Gambling City.”

”A mere Warring States Mercenary Corps actually thinks they can get the Moyang Flower.”

A short while later, another group of people arrived at the estate.

”Brother Lü, what are the arrangements?”

These newcomers were clearly very familiar with Mr. Lü, greeting him warmly the moment they arrived.

The one leading them stepped forward and asked Mr. Lü the question.

Mr. Lü looked at the speaker and smiled. ”Li Qing, this time, our Black Demon Mercenary Corps must obtain the Warring States Mercenary Corps’ Moyang Flower.”

”So I laid a trap, and the Warring States Mercenary Corps fell right into it.”

”HAHAHA...”

The group erupted in raucous laughter.

”Brother Lü is truly brilliant! This way, we can get that Moyang Flower without a hitch.”

”I bet Zhan Yang and his men have no idea they’re escorting a Fake Elixir!”

Mr. Lü smiled as well.

In truth, they were members of another Mercenary Team, the Black Demon Mercenary Corps.

This time, they too had their sights set on the Moyang Flower.

However, they didn’t know its whereabouts.

They finally found out that only Zhan Yang of the Warring States Mercenary Corps knew where to find it.

From then on, they tailed the members of the Warring States Mercenary Corps until they recently learned that they had indeed obtained the Moyang Flower.

Blatantly snatching the Moyang Flower from the Warring States Mercenary Corps would be a clear violation of the rules for Mercenary Teams.

So they came up with a clever plan.

They would find a way to arrange this elixir escort mission for the Warring States Mercenary Corps.

In reality, that Spirit Cloud Pill was a Fake Elixir, not a real Spirit Cloud Pill at all.

But their forgery was so good that Zhan Yang and his men didn’t recognize it.

Once the Warring States Mercenary Corps delivered the elixir to Gambling City, they would point out that it was a Fake Elixir, claiming it had been swapped out by them.

Every step of the scheme had already been arranged.

By then, the Warring States Mercenary Corps would have no choice but to suffer in silence and pay them tenfold compensation.

Li Qing laughed. ”Brother Lü, the Warring States Mercenary Corps hasn’t saved up many Yuan Crystals over the years. If it’s tenfold compensation, they definitely won’t be able to come up with two million Yuan Crystals.”

”Haha, at that point, we’ll have them use the Moyang Flower to pay off their debt. They’ll have no other choice.”

Mr. Lü waved his hand. ”Alright, stop laughing.”

”This time, besides the Fake Elixir plot, we have another plan: you will intercept them and snatch the fake Spirit Cloud Pill.”

”As long as they fail to complete this mission, they will still have to pay tenfold compensation.”

A vicious smile touched Mr. Lü’s lips.

In order to get the Warring States Mercenary Corps’ Moyang Flower,

they had devised not just one, but a two-pronged strategy.

Snatching the Fake Elixir on the road was the primary plan.

Even if the primary plan failed, the elixir the Warring States Mercenary Corps was delivering was still fake, so the escort mission would fail regardless.

One could say their plan this time was exceptionally vicious.

Hearing this, Li Qing puffed out his chest. ”Don’t worry, Brother Lü. We’ll definitely snatch the Fake Elixir on the way.”

”Haha, it’s a pleasure just thinking about it.”

Immediately, Li Qing set off with his men.

And Li Qing, as a Martial Master Fifth Heaven expert,

was a member of the Black Demon Mercenary Corps, but they were just ”Dark People”—operatives who didn’t normally appear on the team’s official roster.

Many Mercenary Teams had such units.

One team operating in the open, and one in the shadows.

The advantage of this was that when a Mercenary Team encountered problems they couldn’t openly deal with, they could have their shadow team take action.

Mr. Lü, Li Qing, and their men were members of this shadow team.

They specialized in doing dirty work.

Leaving Guyue City, Jiang Chen and the others had to head west to reach Gambling City.

Since none of them were Martial King Experts, they couldn’t fly and had to travel on foot.

Fortunately, everyone was a powerful Martial Cultivator with excellent physical conditioning.

As they journeyed, Zhan Yang suddenly turned his head and asked, ”Jiang Chen, did you notice something wrong with the Spirit Cloud Pill?”

He was only now voicing his doubts.

After all, it had been inconvenient to say anything in front of their client.

”WHOOSH!”

In that moment, everyone looked at Jiang Chen.

They were all well aware that Jiang Chen was someone who could produce a Golden Quality Elixir.

He must be very knowledgeable about elixirs.

Jiang Chen nodded, not hiding anything. ”This Spirit Cloud Pill we’re escorting isn’t a real one. It’s a Fake Elixir.”

In fact, Jiang Chen had noticed the problem the moment their client took out the Spirit Cloud Pill.

Although they had forged the elixir to look very much like a Spirit Cloud Pill—even its scent and color were nearly identical—so anyone who didn’t know much about elixirs would be unable to tell if it was real or fake.

But who was Jiang Chen?

He was a figure whose attainments in the Alchemy Dao could be considered at the Peak.

When it came to inspecting elixirs, his judgment was flawless.

In this world, there was hardly any elixir that could escape his discerning eye.

What?

Hearing Jiang Chen’s words, Zhan Yang was stunned.

JinLing, Niu Tuo, and Lu Beifeng were all stunned as well.

They stopped in their tracks, their faces etched with shock as they stared at Jiang Chen.

They pressed, ”Jiang Chen, are you sure it’s a Fake Elixir?”

They truly found it hard to believe.

The elixir in their possession was actually a fake.

This was a huge problem.

It was obvious that Zhan Yang and the others quickly understood the grave consequences.

If they delivered the Spirit Cloud Pill to Gambling City only for the client to declare it a Fake Elixir, it would have an extremely negative impact on their Warring States Mercenary Corps.

Not to mention, if the other party framed them by claiming they had swapped the Spirit Cloud Pill, the Warring States Mercenary Corps would face tenfold compensation.

Just thinking about it made cold sweat bead on Zhan Yang’s brow.

Two million. He couldn’t afford to pay that at all.

Zhan Yang stared intently at Jiang Chen.

However, Jiang Chen just gave another solemn nod. ”I’m not mistaken. Trust me, this is a Fake Elixir.”

BOOM!

Zhan Yang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

His mind went blank.

”Jiang Chen, why didn’t you say something sooner?”

Zhan Yang was on the verge of tears.

If Jiang Chen had spoken up earlier, they never would have accepted this mission.

”If we go back to the client now, they’ll definitely deny that it’s a Fake Elixir.”

”We’re finished. It’s over this time.”

Everyone looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had clearly seen that it was a Fake Elixir before, but he hadn’t said a word.

But Jiang Chen calmly replied, ”Didn’t you notice the problem?”

”What?”

Zhan Yang and the others looked at Jiang Chen in confusion.

When Jiang Chen saw that they still didn’t understand,

he spoke earnestly, ”It’s simple. This is a premeditated conspiracy.”

”And it’s targeted specifically at our Warring States Mercenary Corps.”

”A Spirit Cloud Pill isn’t worth two hundred thousand Yuan Crystals in the first place.”

”Even if a Spirit Cloud Pill was worth two hundred thousand Yuan Crystals, the commission for an item of that value would typically be only one-tenth of its worth, meaning twenty thousand would be the absolute maximum.”

”But the client offered a commission of two hundred thousand Yuan Crystals. That’s clearly a problem.”

”Logically, a mission with such a high reward is something our Warring States Mercenary Corps wouldn’t even be qualified to accept.”

”And even if we were qualified, why do you think no other Mercenary Team tried to get this mission? Why did the client give it specifically to us, the Warring States Mercenary Corps?”

”Therefore, this is obviously a conspiracy.”