Chapter 65

Lan Ling suddenly remembered that in the inn at the border of the Southern Barbarian, there indeed was a handsome yet sinister man who looked at Ye Jingyu with eyes full of absolute possessiveness.

He never expected that this man would also come to the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's cave, and not only survive a great calamity but also become a menace.

That damn Tuoba Ye, who kept saying he would come to hunt the Dark Shadow Spider Queen, was actually not here?

Lan Ling's mind raced, and he closed his eyes to sense the situation inside.

There were about a dozen bandits inside, and the sinister man was a high-ranking warrior. Most of his gang were intermediate warriors, or they wouldn't dare come to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Although Lan Ling was now a third-level warrior archer, any one of those bandits could easily kill him, let alone the high-ranking warrior.

What should he do? How should he save Ye Jingyu? He couldn't fight them; he could only use his wits.

Lan Ling's mind raced, thinking of ways to rescue Ye Jingyu.

"Damn, it's a pity that the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head was taken by that woman. Otherwise, we would have made a fortune," a lecherous voice said. "It's worth over a thousand gold coins, enough for us to live a life of luxury for several years."

Right, the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head was in Lan Ling's hands. He could use this head to kill all the bandits at once.

Lan Ling suddenly thought that the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head contained a deadly poison, and Meng Tuoluo had even left a note warning about it. How could he make this poison kill all the bandits at once?

Was there a way to make the head explode, spraying out all the poison inside?

Lan Ling carefully examined the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head. It was just a spider's head, with a hard outer shell but no skull inside.

The head was filled with the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's brain, which was likely the source of the poison.

He gently shook it, and the brain inside sloshed around, almost filling the entire head.

Lan Ling began to think hard about how to make the spider queen's head explode, spraying out the poisonous brain.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

There was a way. When limestone meets water, it instantly heats up and boils.

This head was a sealed space. Once the brain inside boiled, it would explode.

Yes, that's the way to do it.

Lan Ling silently left the entrance of the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's cave and began searching for limestone in the mountains.

The Ten Thousand Mountains were full of stones, including limestone. Soon, Lan Ling found a large pile of limestone.

He dug out a few pieces that weren't damp and dropped one into a water ditch. The limestone immediately reacted violently, releasing steam and breaking apart.

Yes, this was high-quality limestone.

Lan Ling crushed the large piece of limestone into countless particles and placed them in a bag.

Then he took out a dagger and carefully made a small hole in the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head.

The outer shell of the spider queen's head was more brittle than Lan Ling had expected. He easily dug a hole with his blood-coated black gold dagger. After all, it was a mental creature, and its shell wasn't impenetrable.

However, when the dagger touched the brain inside, a foul smell emerged, and when he pulled it out, the dagger was corroded by more than an inch.

"This, this Dark Shadow Spider Queen's brain must be incredibly poisonous," Lan Ling muttered.

After making the hole, he poured water into the head, almost filling it completely. Then he carefully placed the spider queen's head in a bag, making sure no water leaked out.

After making all the preparations, Lan Ling took a deep breath and walked toward the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's cave again.

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Meanwhile, inside the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's cave, the situation was reaching a critical point. The sinister man had sent someone to buy the Pulse-Cutting Soul Water, and now he was forcing Ye Jingyu to drink it.

"Girl, if you don't want to die, drink it voluntarily," the sinister man sneered. "Don't make me force you; it would be a pity to ruin your beauty."

Ye Jingyu clenched her teeth and struggled to break free from the spider silk binding her.

But it was impossible. The Dark Shadow Spider Queen had practiced for hundreds of years, and the spider silk binding her was likely thousands of strands thick. Even a ten-thousand-pound force couldn't break it.

The sinister man pressed the cup of Pulse-Cutting Soul Water against Ye Jingyu's lips, trying to force it down her throat.

Ye Jingyu gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Refusing the wine will lead to punishment," the sinister man said coldly, then took out a dagger and forcefully pried open Ye Jingyu's mouth, preparing to pour the Pulse-Cutting Soul Water into her.

If she drank it, her entire body's meridians would be destroyed, and her cultivation would be completely ruined. Then, her beauty and fiery figure would become a plaything for this beast.

Seeing this, Lan Ling almost exploded with rage.

Who was Ye Jingyu? She was the closest person to him besides his sister Suoning Bing, almost like family.

These people deserved to die a thousand deaths, a thousand deaths!

Taking a deep breath, Lan Ling shouted from outside, "Everyone inside, don't you want the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head? It's worth over a thousand gold coins."

Hearing this, the bandits inside were stunned, not expecting anyone else to be there.

Then their eyes blazed with greed at the mention of the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head and the thousand gold coins.

Ye Jingyu was almost driven mad and shouted, "Fool, why did you come back? Run, run away!"

"That's the pretty boy, the one who killed the Dark Shadow Spider Queen," the lecherous man said.

The sinister man's face changed, remembering Lan Ling. His first thought was whether the beautiful and powerful woman, A Luo, had come.

"Don't worry, A Luo, that demoness, didn't come. I barely escaped from her clutches," Lan Ling said. "Do you know who she is?"

This caught the attention of the men present.

Who was that fairy-like woman? Wasn't she a female cultivator from the Divine Dragon Holy Temple?

Lan Ling said, "She is the Black Widow, Meng Tuoluo, who strikes fear into everyone's hearts."

Hearing this, everyone's hair stood on end. The bandits doing their dirty deeds almost wilted.

The Black Widow? The nightmare-like Black Widow? Any man who saw her was doomed to die.

She had a thousand faces, but no one who saw her lived to tell the tale.

But this made sense. No wonder the woman called A Luo was so beautiful, capable of causing the downfall of a nation. If she were a holy maiden from the Divine Dragon Holy Temple, she wouldn't have left after killing the Dark Shadow Spider Queen.

"Everyone who sees the Black Widow dies. Why are you still alive?" the sinister man asked.

"Simple, because I'm handsome, and I can paint and play the lute. I slept with her when she was fertile," Lan Ling said. "Most women wouldn't kill the father of their future child, even if she might not really be pregnant."

The sinister man looked at Lan Ling outside, his eyes filled with envy. The pretty boy was truly beautiful, even more so than a woman.

The sinister man said, "If that's the case, why aren't you enjoying your beauty in the Snake Tribe? Why are you here?"

"Because I have another beauty inside," Lan Ling said. "I took the chance to sneak out when Meng Tuoluo wasn't around to save my other beauty, Ye Jingyu, whom you are forcing to drink the Pulse-Cutting Soul Water."

The sinister man said, "What do you want?"

Lan Ling said, "Let's make a deal. I'll trade the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head for my woman. What do you say?"

The sinister man laughed, "Your martial arts are so poor. I can kill you and take the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head."

"You should know that anyone who offends the Black Widow will have their entire family killed, no matter where they hide," Lan Ling said. "Look, this is the venomous snake mask she gave me, made of gold, symbolizing my high status in the Snake Tribe. If you kill me, none of you will survive, and your families will be wiped out."

This made everyone present pale.

The Black Widow's targets never escaped, even if they fled to the Eastern Li Kingdom or the Northern Wind Kingdom.

Lan Ling continued, "And the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head is very fragile. If I drop it, it will shatter, and you'll get nothing."

Then, Lan Ling raised the bag, ready to smash it.

The sinister man said, "Why should I believe you have the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head?"

Lan Ling lifted the bag, revealing the large head inside. It was indeed the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head, impossible to fake.

Lan Ling continued, "Yes, Ye Jingyu is beautiful. But the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head is worth over a thousand gold coins. That's equivalent to hunting five thousand barbarians, enough for your team to earn for several years."

A thousand gold coins was a huge sum for these wild warriors.

Each of them could get over a hundred gold coins, enough to buy a hundred acres of good land, a manor, and a dozen servants.

They could even retire and live a life of luxury with that money.

The other members of the gang looked at their leader, their eyes filled with greed.

Indeed, a beauty was rare, but gold was eternal. With gold, they could have everything, including any beauty they desired.

The sinister man said, "Alright, I agree to the deal. You give me the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head, and I'll release her."

Lan Ling said, "Do you think I'm a fool? You have so many people, each ten times stronger than me. Release her first, then I'll give you the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head."

The sinister man thought for a moment and nodded. To him, both methods were the same. Once he had the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head, the pretty boy and the beauty wouldn't escape. He would immediately turn on them, sleep with the woman, and dismember the man for food.

So, the sinister man drew his black gold dagger and cut the spider silk binding Ye Jingyu.

"Thud..." Ye Jingyu fell to the ground. She had been bound for too long, and her body was almost numb. It took her a while to regain her senses.

She got up, coldly staring at the sinister man for a moment, then hurried toward Lan Ling.

The entire process, the sinister man and his gang did not interfere, allowing Ye Jingyu to walk to Lan Ling's side.

"Alright, throw the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head over. You know you can't play any tricks, or you'll die," the sinister man said.

Under the cover of the large bag, Lan Ling poured over a pound of quicklime particles into the Dark Shadow Spider Queen's head.

"Catch it." Then, Lan Ling threw the spider queen's head forcefully at the sinister man.

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