Under the torment of the "Life and Death Talisman," Ding Muyun’s body was covered in blood from his own scratching; he pleaded and cried profusely, no longer displaying the arrogance and self-importance from earlier.
"This ’Life and Death Talisman’ is really as mighty as the legends say!" Zhang Menglong was also using the Life and Death Talisman for the first time. Isn’t this thing more effective for forced confessions than any severe torture?
"What... what exactly did you do to me?" Ding Muyun asked unclearly.
"To think you’re someone from an Ancient Martial Arts Family and haven’t even watched ’Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils’? Not knowing about the Life and Death Talisman, illiterate!"
"Impossible, these are all fictional techniques from martial arts novels, how could they possibly be real?" Ding Muyun was incredibly frightened.
"If you don’t believe it, then there’s nothing I can do," Zhang Menglong said helplessly as he spread his hands.
"Mr. Zhang, I’m sorry, I was wrong!" Ding Muyun cried with tears streaming down, "I shouldn’t have attacked you, and I definitely shouldn’t have spoken rudely. Please, let me go."
"Call me daddy!" Zhang Menglong said with a mischievous tone.
"What?"
"Didn’t you understand? I said call me daddy!" Zhang Menglong stated.
"You... you’re being too bullying!" Ding Muyun bit his lip tightly.
"Pfft, you won’t even call me daddy; why should I let you go?" Zhang Menglong said exasperatedly. Back in school, he and his roommates would playfully adopt father-son roles. Whenever he didn’t want to get up, asking a roommate to bring food or to mark him present in class required calling them "daddy."
"If you dare, kill me; but making me bow my head and call you daddy is impossible!" Ding Muyun said defiantly.
"Why are these people from Ancient Martial Arts Families so inflexible?" Zhang Menglong shook his head, "Whoever has a son like you is really unlucky. You should think it over again; every time the Life and Death Talisman acts up, if it exceeds 20 minutes, you’ll lose your Inner Strength completely and die, you know?"
"Daddy!"
"The so-called Wang Jingze’s Law of True Fragrance arrives though late!" Zhang Menglong still overestimated Ding Muyun. He talked tough, but in the end, he was just a man afraid of death.
Zhang Menglong casually flicked a brown pill into Ding Muyun’s mouth, the antidote to the "Life and Death Talisman," which could prevent the talisman from acting for a month. This was once used by the Tianshan Child Grandmother to control island masters and cave masters.
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Now, in this world, only Zhang Menglong had the capability to produce such an Antidote. Even if the Martial God himself intervened, he would probably be helpless against the Life and Death Talisman.
As the medicine took effect, Ding Muyun gradually recovered. His body and face were covered in scratches, looking like a prisoner who had undergone severe torture. The expensive clothes on his body were torn to shreds, appearing even more miserable than the Elder of the Ding Family lying unconscious in the distance.
"Grandpa Jiang! Grandpa Wu!"
At that moment, the two Chen Family Elders who had been severely poisoned and depleted of their Inner Strength suddenly vomited blood and collapsed, unable to withstand the invasion of the poison anymore.
"This is bad!" A knowledgeable elder from the Chen Family quickly checked on them, his expression instantly turning very grim, "Bingyu, the toxic Inner Strength in these elders is even more severe than in your grandfather. The poison is spreading fast, and in less than three hours, it will invade the heart and brain. Their Inner Strength isn’t as resilient as your grandfather’s, I’m afraid..."
Tears instantly welled up in Chen Bingyu’s eyes. If not for their attempt to protect her, the two elders wouldn’t have recklessly intercepted the second Elder of the Ding Family.
But detoxifying this toxic Inner Strength could only be managed by someone from the Ding Family... yet why would anyone from the Ding Family willingly hand over the Antidote?
Suddenly, her gaze fell on Zhang Menglong, a super expert of the Mythical Realm who might be able to remove their severe poison, or at least coerce Ding Muyun to yield the Antidote.
"Mr. Zhang," Chen Bingyu mustered her courage and said, "I’m begging you to save my grandfather and the two elders. Weren’t you looking for me? I’m willing to go with you!"
"Bingyu!" Chen Bingyu’s relatives immediately tried to stop her, "Don’t be reckless!"
"You haven’t even asked me what I wanted you for," Zhang Menglong said, revealing a playful expression.
"As long as you’re willing to save them, you can do anything you want!" Chen Bingyu said through clenched teeth.
Chen Bingyu was not narcissistic; she was very confident in her appearance and figure. Since she was young, she had been the goddess of many, otherwise, Ding Muyun wouldn’t have been so obsessed with her.
Although he was a forebearer of the Mythical Realm, Zhang Menglong also held another identity—that of the world’s wealthiest man.
Chen Bingyu was somewhat aware of the numerous absurd things Zhang Menglong had done in the past, and in her view, Zhang Menglong was nothing more than an uneducated heir to a fortune.
What could an uneducated heir want with a woman? Normally, there wouldn’t be a second guess, probably Zhang Menglong was also coveting her body.
But now, it seemed she no longer had a choice, unless she was willing to abandon her grandfather and the two elders.
"Okay, remember what you said, I can help save them, but you have to come with me immediately afterward."
"Okay!" Chen Bingyu nodded seriously.
"Ye Yin, can the Inner Strength be forced out of them?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"Yes, according to the Ancient Martial Arts World, it requires the strength of the Mythical Realm," Ye Yin replied, "based on the strength Mr. Zhang, you just demonstrated, it will only take ten minutes to neutralize the poison in the Inner Strength."
"Ten minutes per person, that’s 300 Cred Points. For three people, that’s 900 points... damn," Zhang Menglong did a quick calculation. Even if he borrowed power from other teachers, he would need at least 300 Cred Points, which was too much of a loss?
"If doing it myself isn’t cost-effective, then..." Zhang Menglong’s ill-intentioned gaze suddenly fell on Ding Muyun.
This look made the Chen Family members tremble down their spines.
"I’ll give it! I’ll give it!" Ding Muyun hurriedly crawled to the side of the already unconscious Elder, searched him for a moment, and finally found a deformed little bottle.
"Dilute it with water and drink it, then with the aid of another’s Inner Strength, the poison in the Inner Strength can be resolved in at most half an hour." Ding Muyun immediately handed the thing to Zhang Menglong.
"Here, catch!" Zhang Menglong directly tossed the thing to Chen Bingyu.
"Uncle, please take care of the two Elders and my grandfather," Chen Bingyu carefully handed the bottle to a middle-aged man beside her.
"Hey, one more thing. When will you give me back my 100 billion?" Zhang Menglong asked Ding Muyun.
How the hell do I owe you 100 billion?
Ding Muyun was going crazy.
"No worries, I’ll give you a month to raise the money. The Life and Death Talisman will act up again in a month, and if you have the medical fees and compensation for mental distress ready, I will help you neutralize the Life and Death Talisman on you, or else you might as well go check which cemetery looks good!"
The moment Ding Muyun heard this, he panicked, "I’ll go raise money right away!"
He picked up the Elder, who had barely a breath left, and hurriedly fled from the Chen Family residence as if running for his life.
"Alright, according to our agreement, you should come with me now," Zhang Menglong said to Chen Bingyu.
Chen Bingyu hesitated for a moment but eventually stepped forward.
"Bingyu!" The Chen Family members immediately held back Chen Bingyu.
"It’s okay, Mr. Zhang wouldn’t necessarily harm me," Chen Bingyu comforted her family.
"Bingyu, if he asks you to do something you’re unwilling to do, even if our Chen Family is ruined, we will seek justice for you!" Chen Bingyu’s uncle said earnestly.
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Following Zhang Menglong down the mountain, the two did not speak a word all the way until Zhang Menglong drove to a secluded small forest.
"Get ready!" Zhang Menglong said.
"Right... right here?" Chen Bingyu looked at Zhang Menglong’s Koenigsegg, aware that many wealthy people have peculiar habits, enjoying doing ’those things’ in special places.
But on such a cramped sports car, it was also...
"Let’s make it quick here!"
Chen Bingyu bit her lip, then as if making a decision, began to take off her clothes.
"This is my first time. If you don’t mind your car getting dirty, then as you wish."
"Damn! What are you doing? I’m a decent person, you... don’t mess around!"
"You..." Chen Bingyu’s face showed astonishment, "You brought me here, isn’t it to...."
"Listen to yourself, what nonsense is this? What are you thinking?"