Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 298 - 288: Big Trouble

"What do you have in mind?" Han Zongxin asked casually, not particularly serious.

"We could invite Chu Hao to dinner, apologize to him, and resolve this grudge," Han Tao said with a sly smile.

Hearing this, Han Zongxin almost wanted to slap him.

What kind of idea is that? Have you been hit stupid?

"Brother, hear me out!" Han Tao hurriedly said, he was the one who had been thoroughly beaten by Chu Hao, while Han Zongxin had only lost face, naturally, he hated Chu Hao even more.

Han Zongxin snorted, saying, "Go ahead," his tone already filled with displeasure.

"While at dinner, we can poison him," Han Tao said ominously.

Slap!

Han Zongxin finally couldn’t hold back and slapped Han Tao across the face, angrily yelling, "Are you stupid? How would we get away with it then? Do you think a True Disciple can just die so mysteriously?"

Han Tao was already heavily injured internally from being beaten, and after receiving this slap, he almost spat out another mouthful of blood. He endured the pain and said, "Brother, let me finish," feeling incredibly wronged.

"Alright, alright, I’ll hear you out," Han Zongxin said coldly, though he had almost lost interest.

"The poison we administer won’t be lethal, rather it’s ’Soul-Loss Powder’!" Han Tao whispered.

"Soul-Loss Powder?" Han Zongxin was slightly startled.

He certainly knew what Soul-Loss Powder was. Strictly speaking, it couldn’t be considered a poison, as it didn’t harm the body at all, yet it could significantly weaken a martial artist’s power.

— whether it be physical strength or Star Force.

But Soul-Loss Powder was passed down from ancient times; its method of production had long since been lost, let alone the necessary materials, which might have even become extinct. What’s the use of bringing it up now?

"Brother, when I was aimlessly wandering in the town before, I happened to buy some. I didn’t know what it was at first, and only discovered its effects after using it once, and now only one-third is left, just enough for one more use," Han Tao explained.

"You really are lucky, what a pity, such a waste," Han Zongxin couldn’t help but lament, for it was said that Soul-Loss Powder could even affect War Kings.

"Once this guy takes the Soul-Loss Powder, we’ll have Feng Haizhong challenge him the next day. If he is cowardly in battle, then he’s nothing but a shrinking turtle. If he accepts the challenge, he is bound to suffer a humiliating defeat in public. Not only will he get beaten up, but he will also lose all his dignity," Han Tao sinisterly explained.

Han Zongxin thought for a moment and then burst into laughter, saying, "Good, good, this plan is excellent. The best part is that once the effects of the Soul-Loss Powder kick in, it will only remain in the body for two hours, and after that, it’s impossible to detect. Even if Zhang Tianhua suspects us, it is futile; there’s no evidence, and moreover, who would believe that such a miraculous thing as Soul-Loss Powder still exists in the world?"

"Big brother is right," Han Tao slapped him on the back, his disdain internal, wondering who was just calling him dumb.

Han Zongxin laughed heartily, then knocked on the table and said, "However, this plan needs to be smoothed out a bit more. From taking the Soul-Loss Powder to the challenge, and until the drug wears off, every step must be seamlessly orchestrated to ensure this young man unwittingly suffers this setback."

"Hehehe, I can’t wait to see his frustrated face; it will surely be incredibly entertaining," Han Tao also chuckled sinisterly.

Han Zongxin nodded and said, "I’ll go find Feng Haizhong; he would certainly be very eager to fight Chu Hao again and personally redeem his honor."

"Indeed," Han Tao was naturally pleased with this.

...

Leaving aside the scheming of the Han brothers, Chu Hao had just settled into the cabin and had not rested for long when the Barbaric Girl came looking for him.

She had only one purpose for coming.

To eat, of course.

However, the girl still had some sense of loyalty and pride; she didn’t come empty-handed, but with the feet of a rare bird in her left hand and a long arm-thick Spirit Ginseng in her right, she barged in complaining of hunger, urging Chu Hao to get cooking quickly.

Chu Hao glanced at the bird: it was a "Green Water Bird." Although not as rare as the Three-clawed Golden Chicken, it was still a very rare Spirit Animal. Should the bird age sufficiently, its bones make excellent material that can enhance the effects of Pills by forty percent.

This was a tremendously significant figure, thus demonstrating the value of the Green Water Bird.

Now, it was going to be part of dinner, truly a wasteful extravagance.

The other Spirit Ginseng, entirely purple and as thick as an infant’s arm, just standing nearby allowed one to smell its fragrance, which was revitalizing and clearly also exceedingly precious.

Chu Hao couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth and asked, "You didn’t steal these, did you?"

"What do you mean by steal? This bird was wild along the road; whoever catches it owns it. This ’carrot’ was also growing roadside; I just picked it up," the girl with her slick black eyes rolling around argued forcefully.

Alright then, just the second day at the Spirit Spring Sect and already a precious Green Water Bird and an at least centuries-old Spirit Ginseng were about to be unluckily devoured. If this girl stayed here for ten or twenty years, would this place resembling a fairyland end up barren?

Did the Spirit Spring Sect recruit a genius disciple, or a super glutton who’d wreak havoc?

Well, it’s a mix of both, a genius with an appetite.

Chu Hao was naturally audacious. Seeing that the Green Water Bird had been killed by the raw force of the girl’s terrifying qi and that the Spirit Ginseng had been uprooted with broken roots, obviously unable to be replanted,

"Well then, let’s eat."

Chu Hao fetched some clean water, washed the Green Water Bird and the Spirit Ginseng, and then started making an old chicken ginseng soup. Of course, he also started barbecuing the Dragon Tooth Rice on the side. All he had to do was peel off the husk later, and the golden, fragrant rice inside would be irresistibly delicious.

These three items were all Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Soon after, a tempting aroma began to spread, making both of them crave the food intensely.

"Junior brother, what dish are you cooking? It smells so good!" Ke Ruoshan couldn’t help but come out of her room when she smelled it. "Eh!" Her face twitched involuntarily when she saw the feathers all over the ground.

With her keen eyesight, she recognized the feathers immediately.

But the Green Water Bird was extremely precious. Moreover, there was only one Green Water Bird in the entire Spirit Spring Sect, raised by Tu Honglie, who had caught the young bird by accident in an ancient mountain decades ago and brought it back to the sect. It was meant to be used in the making of the "Heavenly Venerate Pill" later on.

The Heavenly Venerate Pill was a spiritual medicine of the Venerable Level, said to directly promote one by a minor realm, but with a considerable risk of failure. However, with the addition of the Green Water Bird, this risk was negligible.

Yet now, this Green Water Bird had become Chu Hao’s accompaniment to his drinks.

If the War King became enraged, rivers of blood would surely flow.

Can you say that Ke Ruoshan wasn’t terrified?

"Sister, haven’t you eaten yet? Come, join us," Chu Hao beckoned warmly.

How could Ke Ruoshan dare to accept? Just as she was about to scold Chu Hao for the catastrophe he had caused, he lifted the lid of the pot and stirred it with a spoon, and her eyes immediately caught sight of that purple ginseng, causing her to shudder again.

"That, that’s Purple Crystal Ginseng," she said tremblingly. The entire Spirit Spring Sect also had only one Purple Crystal Ginseng, which grew by the Spiritual Spring, nourished day and night for over three hundred years.

It was said that a War Emperor had transplanted it there. Even though it was just planted beside the Spiritual Spring, who would dare covet it?

Well, now it had also become an ingredient in the stew.

Ke Ruoshan’s pretty face darkened. If it were just the Green Water Bird, their master, Zhang Tianhua, could have handled it, since he and Tu Honglie were both War Kings and neither had to fear the other.

But the problem was, the Purple Crystal Ginseng belonged to a War Emperor.

"Junior brother, you’ve caused a huge disaster!" After a while, Ke Ruoshan managed to say bitterly. She hadn’t expected that just two days after becoming fellow disciples with Chu Hao, he would be gone.

If the War Emperor decided to punish, who could withstand it?

"What’s up?" Chu Hao asked casually, as he peeled the husk of the Dragon Tooth Rice to check on the rice grains.

"Dragon, Dragon Tooth Rice!" Ke Ruoshan jumped again, startled. This was a spiritual grain from the Ancient Times, and this youngster had stolen it too? Weird, it seemed like no powerful figure in the sect had ever grown this kind of spiritual grain.

"Hurry up, I’m starving!" the Barbaric Girl urged, salivating and her eyes glowing red.

"What’s the rush? Can you eat it uncooked?" Chu Hao knocked on her little head.

The Barbaric Girl pouted unhappily, but soon her face lit up with a smile, constantly wrinkling her little nose as she inhaled the fragrance, drooling over it.

Not just the gluttonous girl, even Ke Ruoshan couldn’t help but salivate. But she knew how significant the Purple Crystal Ginseng and the Green Water Bird were, so she quickly said, "Junior brother, the Green Water Bird is raised by Deacon Tu, and this Purple Crystal Ginseng was planted by a War Emperor."

She felt like crying. Chu Hao was her junior brother, and she feared she’d also be implicated.

"Oh!" Chu Hao nodded, looked at the Barbaric Girl, and said with a smile, "You really are bold as brass, daring to meddle with a War Emperor’s possessions."

"Hee hee!" The girl pretended to be shy, smiling and showing two small tiger teeth.

"Sister, since the deed is done, don’t be afraid. Come, this is a rare delicacy, don’t miss out on it," Chu Hao said with a smile to Ke Ruoshan.

Ke Ruoshan was so scared she had lost all appetite, and just rolled her eyes at Chu Hao.

Shortly after, the fragrant ginseng chicken soup was finally ready.

The girl was impatient, reaching out to grab the entire pot, intending to eat it along with the pot, but Chu Hao slapped her hand away. Pouting, she could only watch eagerly as Chu Hao ladled out some chicken and ginseng into two bowls, filling them with soup.

"I want more meat," the girl said.

"Hmm, you do need to eat more meat so you can grow some flesh," Chu Hao laughed, then turned to Ke Ruoshan, and said, "Sister, are you sure you won’t eat?"

Ke Ruoshan quickly shook her head as if it were a rattle drum; she wouldn’t dare touch the War Emperor’s possessions.

"Then have some Dragon Tooth Rice, this wasn’t stolen," Chu Hao added.

Ke Ruoshan’s heart leaped, but if she sat down to eat with them, she would definitely become an "accomplice." How could she get out of it then? She had to forcefully suppress her craving and shook her head again.

"Then we’ll eat first." Chu Hao didn’t press further but started sipping the chicken soup, munching the Spirit Ginseng, and gnawing the chicken meat—the Barbaric Girl certainly wasn’t shy about joining in, eating voraciously.

Purple Crystal Ginseng and the Green Water Bird were both highly nourishing, and ordinary people couldn’t eat too much. But Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl, both being body cultivators, naturally had a digestive and absorptive capacity far beyond that of ordinary Martial Sect members.

In just a few minutes, a pot of ginseng chicken was wiped clean.