Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 218 Try to Leave Some Alive

The little snake didn't sleep for long this time. Because it had absorbed Lin Xin's supernatural power, it seemed very close to her and very lively, climbing up and down on her body while she was taking care of the plants and poisonous insects.

This is only possible because of Lin Xin; anyone else would probably be terrified.

When Mo Ziyuan came over after finishing his business, this was the scene he saw. He was immediately terrified and his voice trembled as he cried out, "Xin'er, you...you don't move, please don't move!"

As he spoke, he drew the sword from his waist, waiting for an opportunity to kill the little snake.

"No, please don't!" Lin Xin grabbed the small snake coiled on her head. "This is Doctor Chu's treasure. If you kill it, he'll fight you to the death."

The little snake wasn't angry at all, even though she was holding it in her hand. It flicked its tongue and coiled around her fingers, making Mo Ziyuan's neck tingle with cold. He tentatively asked, "Xin'er, this snake must be poisonous, right?"

"Yes, Dr. Chu said it's the boss of all the poisonous creatures here, and they're all afraid of it!" Lin Xin flicked its head with her finger, making it tilt its body to the side.

"You...you have to be careful, don't let it bite you, what if..." Mo Ziyuan swallowed hard, cutting off the rest of his words, afraid that his words might come true.

"Don't worry, it's very well-behaved!"

As if in response to Lin Xin's words, the little snake curled up its body and then suddenly sprang out with lightning speed, landing directly on Mo Ziyuan's head, startling him so much that he jumped three feet high.

The little snake, which had been thrown to the ground, rolled over looking aggrieved and wriggled back to Lin Xin's side. It crawled up her skirt and onto her palm, flicking its tongue as if it were complaining to her. Strangely enough, Lin Xin could even understand its head-shaking and swaying.

"Alright, that's enough. You scared him a little, he threw you, and you're even!" Lin Xin thought she had treated him fairly, but little did she know that the man and the snake opposite her were very dissatisfied because she hadn't shown any favoritism towards them.

The little snake sluggishly crawled onto her wrist to continue disguising itself as a bracelet, while Mo Ziyuan sheathed his sword and sat down on the ground beside her.

"How's the meeting going over there?" Lin Xin asked carefully as she picked a few palm-sized leaves from a small, grayish-green tree. Then she opened the largest jar in the tent, and a musty smell wafted out.

She held her breath, quickly tossed the leaf in, then hurriedly covered it again. She fanned her nose several times with her hand before taking a small breath.

"What's in here? Why does it smell so strong?" Mo Ziyuan asked, frowning and tilting his head back.

“A poisonous frog,” Lin Xin shrugged. “Almost everything here at Dr. Chu’s place is poisonous, so you’d better not touch anything.”

"They're all poisonous? What's he trying to do? Raise Gu?" Mo Ziyuan had heard people say that people who raise Gu would put many different kinds of poisonous insects together and let them kill each other. The one that survives to the end becomes a Gu.

"Stop talking nonsense. He just wants the poison from these poisonous creatures, not to raise any kind of Gu." Lin Xin quickly extinguished his fantasy and shattered his wild imagination. "Besides, do you really think raising Gu is that easy? Not just anyone can raise that kind of thing."

"Haha, young lady, you speak so sweetly! Ziyuan, you brat, how dare you talk about me behind my back? Come here tonight and I'll loosen up your muscles!" Doctor Chu walked in, puffing out his beard and glaring, and said to Mo Ziyuan in an annoyed tone.

"Hehe," Mo Ziyuan said with an embarrassed smile, having been caught talking badly about someone behind their back. "No need, no need. I'm perfectly healthy. You don't need to loosen your belt. It'll save you some medicine."

"That's not up to you. I heard from the general that Gao Yong and the others will also be coming this time, so you can all come together when they arrive." Doctor Chu said sternly, showing no sign of compromise.

Mo Ziyuan's face immediately fell.

Lin Xin was extremely curious, and on the way back to the camp after saying goodbye to Doctor Chu, she pulled him aside and asked him what had happened.

"Those of us who frequently go to the battlefield will inevitably suffer injuries to some extent. Some wounds heal completely, but others don't. Doctor Chu usually gives us some medicine to drink every now and then, saying it's to prevent any lingering health problems." "Isn't that a good thing? Why do you seem so reluctant?"

"It's a good thing, but the medicine is really awful. It's fishy, ​​bitter, smelly, and astringent," Mo Ziyuan explained with a bitter face.

Thinking of the bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine, Lin Xin looked at him sympathetically, then patted his shoulder and said gloatingly, "Isn't it said that good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease? Doctor Chu is only doing this for your own good. It tastes bad, but just bear with it."

The two had already returned to their tent while talking. Mo Ziyuan shivered and shook his head to get rid of the strange smell. "Let's not talk about that for now. Today, the general suspended Deputy General Kong Xiao from his post and told him to reflect on his actions. I think he seems very dissatisfied. I have a bad feeling about this, and I'm afraid something might happen in the camp."

"What could happen?"

"There are many things that could happen. Yesterday, the granary was burned down."

"What should I do?"

"The general has already sent people to keep an eye on him, but I don't think it will be of much use. Kong Xiao has been cultivating his influence in the military camp for many years, and we don't know how many people he has bribed. If he harbors resentment and causes trouble, it will be a huge loss for us."

"You... want me to keep an eye on him for you?" Lin Xin asked.

Mo Ziyuan shook his head decisively, "Of course not, I don't want you to suffer like that."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I haven't decided yet. I guess he'll behave for a while. Let's see how it goes!" What Mo Ziyuan didn't say was that he could sense that General Chen still had illusions about Kong Xiao and thought that he had only done that to him because he was temporarily confused.

"Then you decide for yourself! Just say so when you need me. Anyway, as long as you're not going to fight, I'll be over there in today's tent. You can find me anytime you want."

“Okay,” Mo Ziyuan reached out and pulled her into his arms, rubbing his chin against the top of her head. “I really want to finish this war as soon as possible so we can get married when we return to the capital.”

Lin Xin rolled her eyes. "You'd better deal with the problem at hand first!"

"Alas! Those damned Western Rong people!" Mo Ziyuan sighed and said bitterly.

Suddenly, Lin Xin's ears twitched and her eyes narrowed. She leaned against Mo Ziyuan and whispered to him, "There are people on the top of the tent."

"What?" Mo Ziyuan was startled and subconsciously tried to look up, but Lin Xin quickly pinched his waist, causing him to twist his body uncontrollably in pain.

"Don't look up," Lin Xin said.

Mo Ziyuan instantly understood. After thinking for a moment, he bent down and picked her up in a princess carry, carried her to the table, sat down in a chair, placed her on his lap, pressed her head down towards him with his large hand, and the posture was quite ambiguous.

However, there was absolutely no romantic element in their conversation:
"Are you confident that you can hit the bullseye with one strike?"

"You can try it."

"Try to keep them alive, but it's okay if you can't kill them."

Lin Xin nodded, and using this ambiguous position, she hid her right hand behind Mo Ziyuan's back and flicked it with her middle finger. The person who was peering down from the top of the tent felt a sharp pain in his wrist and ankle at the same time, and immediately knew that he had been discovered. He tried to run, but found that his hands and feet were no longer under his control.