Chapter 1127 443: Demon Cave
Even though the aim was to speed up the journey, the road still had to be traveled step by step.
The goal was simply to minimize stops and avoid wasting unnecessary time.
And Shangguan Jingjing thus became a special ‘guest’ on the ship.
At the very least, compared to the other guests on the ship, she was indeed quite special.
After all, she wasn’t captured and had her own private room.
When she changed out of her servant’s attire and put on women’s clothes, she was indeed fresh and charming.
To say she was extremely beautiful, perhaps not.
But with the title of the eldest daughter of the Shangguan Family, it was enough to make her the favorite of many.
And Shangguan Jingjing was not really that foolish.
She had simply grown up in a comfortable environment, and Shangguan Hongtu spoiled his precious only daughter too much.
As a result, her personality was somewhat simple.
After all, if she were truly a fool, she wouldn’t have thought of using Su Mo’s power to reunite with her lover.
Instead, she would blindly believe she had the power to solve everything.
And then she’d be neatly captured and taken back by the Shangguan Family.
So in truth, she didn’t trust Su Mo as much as it appeared.
Although it was a gamble, there was still unease in her heart.
So she decided to stay peacefully on the ship for a few days, and then try to find a way to explore Su Mo and their situation.
But little did she expect, she was nearly scared to death on the first day.
She never dreamed that on the first day aboard the ship, she’d see a tiger!
And it was running wildly on the sea!?
Galloping around with its big tongue hanging out, darting all over the ocean… catching sharks?
What kind of mess was this?
Which mountain did this tiger emerge from as a spirit?
Was it here to repay a debt, or seek revenge?
When she realized this tiger was actually kept by Su Mo, Shangguan Jingjing strongly doubted Su Mo’s claim of ‘just being frustrated with his insufficient martial arts.’
A tiger spirit, and he could tame it…
And he’s frustrated with his martial arts?
Did he tame the tiger spirit not with martial arts, but with a Peach Wood Sword and yellow talismans?
The White Tiger was terrifying even from a distance. As it returned to the deck, proud and majestic, its imposing aura made Shangguan Jingjing’s legs weak.
If it weren’t for her pride and dignity as the eldest daughter of the Shangguan Family, she might have collapsed right then and there.
Fortunately, the White Tiger bore no malice. After glancing at the ‘newcomer’ on the ship, it swayed back to its ‘room.’
A middle-aged Taoist and a young woman followed behind, seemingly smug and proud, leaving others confused.
Once the White Tiger’s cabin door closed, Shangguan Jingjing let out a huge sigh of relief.
She felt as though she had survived a great calamity.
After that encounter, Shangguan Jingjing dared not underestimate anyone on the ship.
No matter if their martial arts matched the finesse of the Skyhawk Jade Record passed down in her family.
Anyone who could subdue such a White Tiger was certainly not ordinary.
And indeed, after careful observation in the following days, she made several shocking discoveries.
This ship was fraught with danger!!
First, there was the young lady named Little Situ, who appeared frail, seemingly having difficulty walking.
She needed assistance to move around.
Shangguan Jingjing, being of kind disposition, once saw her struggling along the railing and went to offer her a hand.
After a few casual exchanges, Shangguan Jingjing found that the girl was gentle, attentive, and considerate.
She thought she’d made her first friend aboard, only to discover a big secret the next day!
The seemingly fragile girl was actually using live humans to test medicine!
The test subject was a middle-aged man, frail and haggard, restrained in a separate room.
When Shangguan Jingjing discovered him, she found Little Situ using a small knife to open his chest.
Blood trickled down the wound, caught by Little Situ in a white porcelain bowl.
After collecting a full bowl of blood, she then bandaged his wound.
She took out various suspicious powders, muttering to herself, which should probably be all deadly poisons!
She mixed the poisons into one and, under the man’s despairing gaze, fed it to him.
Before leaving, she said:
“Hmm, let’s see how effective this medicine is in two hours.
“Senior, please hold on, don’t die.”
After saying this, she left the room with the assistance of several girls.
Watching this scene from outside the window, Shangguan Jingjing dared not breathe.
Afraid that Little Situ might accidentally discover her.
If she turned around with that soft voice and said:
“Sister Shangguan, you’ve been discovered. I’m really sorry.
“I just so happen to be short of a medicine man. Wouldn’t Sister Shangguan please oblige?
“But my poison is lethal, so please, sister, hold on and don’t die easily…”
The thought of it made Shangguan Jingjing’s face go pale.
She didn’t dare greet Little Situ again.
This left Little Situ somewhat puzzled.
Everything was fine before, why the sudden change in attitude?
But she didn’t seek an explanation, being just a passerby on the ship.
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