112 Silent Nigh (2/2)
Xia Lian nodded as she created her first simple poison with only a single thought in her mind. She should created a poison which would be useful for the army. It could replace executions and gory scenes in the military barracks and camps. Criminals or captives could be executed in a humane and efficient way.
” So, could you tell me the name of this poison? I never heard about anything remotely close to it.”
”The Silent Night.”
The old man chuckled after listening to the name. A truly beautiful name to describe the effects. It nearly inflicted melancholy, even as a poison.
” Old sir, I have a request.” Xia Lian spoke seriously attracting his attention ” I want you to sell this poison only to the army and royalty. I don't want to sell my poisons to the other nobles. It is not meant to be a tool for silent assassination.”
” Why?” the old man was confused. Why would you decrease the market for such a interesting and useful poison. The loss of profit would be immense.
” I don't want to have any innocent's lives on my hands. It is only about my clear conscience.” Xia Lian shrugged her shoulders. She really didn't want to become an indirect murderer. The use of poisons in this era was quite common and the success of many schemes depended on them. As a result, no one thought twice when they were selling them. Even though she created poison herself, that did not imply that she would support this idea.
The little girl simply did not want to take the lives of innocent. The only measure left, was limiting her poisons only to army and royalty. The royalty including the king and princes.
” Again, don't sell these to women. It's a strict rule.” The old man had an incredulous expression on his face. Xia Lian cleared her throat ” Poison isa woman's weapon. They will use it to kill someone out of their jealousy or on a sudden whim. I don't approve of this, it's a big no.”
” Well, at the beginning of the auction, announce that only those having army tokens and those having the token of a prince can buy them.” Xia Lian had an evil smile on her face.
”If any one from the Qilin army or Qilin royalty comes, bring them to me. They need not participate in the auction. Nevertheless, make sure to squeeze as much money as possible from the royalty of other nations. Let's see how much our poison is valued by them.”