The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#692 - Test

Lu Jing nodded, "You did have a part to play in this matter, but I still can't let you leave."

"Why?"

"Because you heard some things you shouldn't have."

"You want to kill me to silence me?" Tong Tang was shocked, and a look of horror appeared in her eyes for the first time.

Lu Jing wasn't in a hurry to speak. He picked up the third bowl of tea that Tong Tang had just brewed, took a few sips, and then said leisurely.

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"There's no need for that. You treated me to tea, so I should return the favor and treat you to tea as well."

"Just tea?"

"Just tea."

Although Lu Jing said that, Tong Tang still felt that things wouldn't be that simple. After a moment, she asked, "When... do you plan to treat me to tea?"

"Don't rush, the tea leaves haven't arrived yet."

"When will the tea leaves arrive?"

"Soon, judging by the time, the person delivering the tea should already be in the city."

The young man in black first took out an iron-cast waist牌(badge) and respectfully handed it to Lu Jing.

Lu Jing took the waist牌(badge), glanced at it, and handed his wooden牌(badge) over.

The young man in black carefully checked it and then presented a small package with both hands.

"Lord Lu... the thing you wanted has arrived."

Lu Jing wasn't in a hurry to open the package, but instead said to the young man in black, "What's your name?"

"You can call me Runner, I'm a clerk in the office who specializes in running errands. There are many people like me. You can order us around at any time."

The young man in black smiled shyly, and then added, "Does Lord Lu have any other instructions?"

"Yes, what should I pay attention to when using this thing?"

"Is this your first time using Farewell Tea, Lord Lu? This tea is no different from other tea leaves, just brew it normally, just remember to drink it before it gets cold."

"Thanks." Lu Jing casually tossed a piece of silver to the young man in black.

Then he closed the courtyard door again.

Tong Tang had been eavesdropping on the conversation between the two of them. When she saw Lu Jing turn around, she quickly sat upright again.

Lu Jing didn't hide it from her. He directly opened the package, took out a small wooden box, opened it, and there was a small piece of broken tea cake inside, which smelled of a faint fragrance.

"You do it." Lu Jing pushed the wooden box in front of Tong Tang, "I don't brew tea as well as you do."

Tong Tang's smile was a little forced, "But I still prefer the previous tea."

"With your intelligence, you should know that you have no choice, right?"

"What exactly does this tea do?"

"It's okay to tell you, you'll forget it after drinking the tea anyway. The effect of this tea is to make you forget some things, that's all, and it won't cause any harm to your body."

"How much will I forget?"

"The last ten days, perhaps."

"Just ten days?" Tong Tang didn't quite believe it, and her eyes were spinning again.

"Don't play any tricks, honestly brew the tea, and after drinking it, you can continue to be your little demon girl." Lu Jing said.

"But I don't want to forget the last ten days." Tong Tang said.

"If you're worried about your errands, you can find a pen and write down the ins and outs of the case... oh, of course, you have to omit the parts related to the Department of Celestial Observation and Mr. Ji."

When Tong Tang heard this, she immediately put down the tea cake in her hand and began to grind the ink.

However, Lu Jing knew that this demon girl probably wouldn't honestly submit, she was just using the excuse of recording the case to delay time.

But Lu Jing wasn't afraid of her playing any tricks.

At worst, he would point Tong Tang's acupoints again, and brew the tea himself and pour it into her mouth.

Sure enough, Tong Tang opened her mouth to test while grinding ink, "That Mr. Ji... is your enemy, right?"

"That's none of your business."

"Just chat, anyway, according to you, I will soon forget what I said to you after drinking the tea."

"Then there's even less reason for me to chat with you."

"Stingy." Tong Tang pretended to be angry, but after a while, she said again, "Since you don't want to talk about your affairs, then let's talk about my affairs."

"What about you?"

"For example... the Elysium Palace behind me, aren't you curious? We are the most mysterious sect in the entire Demonic Path."

"Everyone knows that we are hiding in brothels, but those righteous masters can't find our trace. Do you know why this is?"

Lu Jing quietly waited for Tong Tang's next words.

But Tong Tang didn't rush to reveal the answer. Instead, she threw out another question, "And those ungrateful men, they are all very good at disguising themselves, even their wives and children don't know the good things they have done, but they can't hide it from us..."

"What do you want to say?"

"I want to say, maybe I can help you find your enemy... that Mr. Ji." Tong Tang put down her pen, "Or even if I can't find him, I can at least collect information about him."

"No one in this world knows how to inquire about news better than a group of prostitutes. No matter how deeply buried the secrets in men's hearts are, we have a way to dig them out."

"Just you?" Lu Jing glanced at Tong Tang, "Aren't you just an ordinary disciple of the Elysium Palace? Do you have such great ability to make the entire Elysium Palace listen to your orders?"

"Why does Hero Lu pretend to be confused?" Tong Tang sighed, "You should have seen that I am not an ordinary disciple, right? To tell you the truth, I am actually the Goddess of the Elysium Palace."

"What is a Goddess?"

"You can simply understand me as the next Palace Master of the Elysium Palace, of course, provided that I can complete a series of challenges. In addition, the current Palace Master of the Elysium Palace is my mother. I do have some privileges in the Elysium Palace. It's not a problem to help you inquire about something," Tong Tang tempted.

"Think about it, there are thousands of brothels in the world, all of which are our eyes and ears."

"What you said is very good, I have to admit that I am indeed a little moved by what you said." Lu Jing said, "But there is still a problem."

"What problem?"

"I don't believe you at all." Lu Jing said lightly, "Even if you really find some important clues about Mr. Ji, I can't be sure whether this is a trap set up by you and Mr. Ji together to deal with me."

Tong Tang was speechless.

"So my personal suggestion is that you should honestly brew the tea."

Tong Tang was also a little discouraged. She had already played what she thought was her biggest card, but it didn't have the effect it should have, so it would be difficult to count on the remaining cards.

Could it be that she really had to drink that tea?

In fact, Tong Tang couldn't accept losing ten days of memory, but like Lu Jing, she didn't know how much of what the other party said was true.

What if it was poison?