Vol Chapter 2 (1/2)

Once in the hall, w.a.n.g Lin was greeted by a foul smell; similar to decomposing corpses. This smell was very familiar to him. He immediately took a few steps back. He looked at the lady on the bed, carefully inspecting her neck, arms and legs.

Round, violet petals were seen on the skin of her body.

Looking at these round, violet petals, an image unexpectedly appeared in w.a.n.g Lin’s mind; a place filled with corpses. Each of them had the petals on their body. A black clothed man was squatting on the ground, examining the bodies. At times, he seemed to be deep in his thoughts, and at other times, he would mix and match some herbs!

After the image disappeared, w.a.n.g Lin felt a throbbing headache. The colour on his face changed. He couldn’t help but feel gooseb.u.mps. Some important messages surfaced in his mind.

Corpse Flower Poison! This must be Corpse Flower Poison. And it seemed that it had progressed to the second stage.

The lady noticed w.a.n.g Lin’s expression. She cynically said, “You must be afraid.”

With the information about Corpse Flower Poison, w.a.n.g Lin knew that the second stage was when the poison would be most contagious. He looked at the lady, muttered to himself softly and smiled.

The lady’s eyes became even colder. She said, “You have some guts. The other slaves were scared to death when they saw my real appearance. You are the first one who managed to smile. But that’s alright, your fate will still be the same as others.”

w.a.n.g Lin laughed, pulled up a chair for himself and sat on it.

The lady was stunned. She had never expected w.a.n.g Lin to sit in front of her. She coldly said, “It seems that you are not only gutsy, but also……”

“You desperately look for men to sleep with you with the very intention of spreading your disease to others. Are you hoping that by doing so, you would be cured?” w.a.n.g Lin interrupted her. His eyes were s.h.i.+ning brightly.

The lady immediately sat up. With fiery eyes, she asked, “Who told you that?”

w.a.n.g Lin remained calm and collected. He continued, “The way you are doing, it won’t cure your disease, but instead, make it even worse.”

The lady stared at w.a.n.g Lin eerily and said, “I don’t know who told you that. It doesn’t matter. I shall let you experience this Mandara illness.”

w.a.n.g Lin kept quiet and stared at her calmly. He noticed the subtle scowl on her face.

As the memory regarding the Corpse Flower Poison became clearer, he said, “Based on the round red petals on both your arms and legs, I am guessing that your whole body is already stiff and numb. Every movement brings unbearable pain. Your hair has begun to fall out. Mouth full of ulcers. Aches and pain all over your bones and joints, and your vision has become blurrier. Am I right?”

Her expression turned from eerie to shocked. Her breathing became laboured. Most of the things that w.a.n.g Lin had just said were true. She had never told anyone about her symptoms. Thus, none of the servants would have known about these.

Because Mandara disease was so rare on the Empress Mainland, only a handful of people would know about the illness in detail.

“How….. How do you know?” Her voice was already shaking.

“Mandara disease can be divided into three stages. Once it progresses to stage three, the only outcome is death.” w.a.n.g Lin looked at her and coolly said, “You are very lucky to meet me during the second stage of the disease. I know how to treat this Mandara disease.”

The lady took a deep breath, sat up straight and said, “Mandara disease is fatal. What makes you think that you can cure me?”

“If you are not being treated, death within one year is inevitable!” w.a.n.g Lin looked at the lady expressionlessly.

After a moment of silence, she pursed her lips and said, “Okay, I will let you treat me. But if you are lying to me, I definitely…”

“Treatment would require that you pay a price,” w.a.n.g Lin smiled while interrupting the lady again.

“What do you want? Wealth? An ID as a free man? High level spells? Say it.” The lady said in disdain.

“An ID as a free man. A quiet place to stay where I would not be bothered. Spells…. that would do too. Give me a set of high level spells. You need to also ensure my safety after your recovery.” w.a.n.g Lin knew that in the near future, he would not be able to leave the place. The most important thing now was to survive and grow stronger.

“Not a problem. But, how do I know that you are not lying to me. If you are really confident of treating my disease, you will take this pill now. On the day of my recovery, I will give you the cure. w.a.n.g Popo, restrain him.” the lady smiled coldly while retrieving a wooden small box.

w.a.n.g Lin heard a sigh from his back, followed by an icy cold energy going into his body. In the blink of an eye, his whole body was immobilised. Other than the mouth, all other parts of his body became stiff.