Chapter 1923: Testing Method
This method of retreat for the sake of advancing has never failed.
Knowing full well that the mysterious Japan Collector is eager to buy the Mu Tan, she will not give up any opportunity as long as it is not yet in her hands.
Jing Tian Wuhou said, "Mr. Luo, let me think about it."
With that, Jing Tian Wuhou got up and walked into the bedroom.
Through the arched door, one couldn’t see the full situation in the bedroom.
In other words, Jing Tian Wuhou might be going in to send a message or something.
While waiting, the Tenth Mu Tan coldly said, "She doesn’t know my bro..."
Before the Tenth Mu Tan finished, Luo Yang interrupted it.
After all, with Yiye Bupo beside them, it would make things complicated if overheard.
Luo yang quickly said, "She will buy it! Why are you in such a rush? I promised to help you with what you asked!"
Seeing Luo yang also glaring, the Tenth Mu Tan had no choice but to keep quiet.
Yiye Bupo curiously glanced at Luo yang and the Tenth Mu Tan. Luo yang smiled and said, "Mr. Yiye Bupo, it’s just such an impatient fellow that I really can’t help with."
Yiye Bupo smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Luo, you don’t need to worry."
Another two or three minutes passed before Jing Tian Wuhou came out of the bedroom.
Returning to the sofa, Jing Tian Wuhou said, "Mr. Luo, you can stay, watch my research."
Luo yang said, "Alright then."
As he spoke, he gave the Tenth Mu Tan a meaningful look.
"Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, let me have a word with it," Luo yang said.
He took the Tenth Mu Tan to the corridor outside.
Luo yang said, "Brother Mu Tan, we’ll have an answer soon. You wait outside for a bit."
The Tenth Mu Tan glared coldly at Luo yang and said, "What are you playing at? She doesn’t know where my brother is!"
Having listened for so long, the Tenth Mu Tan picked up some meaning.
He kept hearing Jing Tian Wuhou talking about buying Mu Tan.
Luo yang said, "Brother Mu Tan, what you’re saying is simple. Would she tell you casually? Would she reveal your brother’s whereabouts after a few sentences?"
This counter-question left the Tenth Mu Tan speechless.
Luo yang pressed on, "Brother Mu Tan, I’ve already said I’ll handle it. I’ll get her to reveal the answer, though I can’t guarantee finding it a hundred percent, but the odds are quite high."
The Tenth Mu Tan rolled its eyes and coldly said, "If you’re lying to me, you’re dead!"
Such weak threats only made Luo yang chuckle.
"Brother Mu Tan, we’re all in the same boat; no need for such words. Alright, you wait outside. I won’t let you down. By the way."
As he spoke, he gestured for the Tenth Mu Tan to lean closer.
The Tenth Mu Tan snorted coldly but still leaned its head over.
Luo yang then said, "Listen to me. Don’t overthink it. Just do your part, and that’ll be enough. Later, we may need one or two Mu Tans, can you manage that?"
For the Tenth Mu Tan, this wasn’t difficult.
Without waiting for a response, Luo yang assumed it could do it.
Returning to the room, Yiye Bupo was still there.
Even if Jing Tian Wuhou swallowed the Master Servant Pill, interrogating her would be hard.
But without Yiye Bupo by his side to translate, Luo yang couldn’t communicate with Jing Tian Wuhou.
It was a dilemma.
Once the three were seated, Luo yang asked, "Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, what kind of Mu Tan do you need? What is it for?"
Jing Tian Wuhou pondered, "Mr. Luo, some things you don’t need to ask."
It seemed that getting many secrets from Jing Tian Wuhou’s mouth would be challenging.
Unless she could be made to swallow the Master Servant Pill.
Luo yang said, "Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, it’s enough if you just let me know what kind of Mu Tan you need."
She nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Luo, may I drill a hole in your Mu Tan?"
Drill a hole?
Won’t this ruin the entire Mu Tan?
Luo yang curiously asked, "Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, why drill a hole?"
Jing Tian Wuhou said, "Only this way can one determine if it meets the second condition."
If a Mu Tan is drilled with holes, it becomes damaged.
"Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, are you trying to take a small piece of Mu Tan for research?" Luo yang asked.
But Jing Tian Wuhou shook her head.
Luo yang became even more curious and asked, "Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, then why do you want to drill a hole?"
He saw Jing Tian Wuhou take out some small blue particles of unknown nature.
"Drill a small hole and put these things in," Jing Tian Wuhou pointed at the blue particles in a small glass bottle.
"What are they?" Luo yang asked.
Jing Tian Wuhou only smiled and did not answer.
"If you don’t tell me, what if they destroy my Mu Tan when you put them in?" Luo yang voiced his concern.
"Mr. Luo, you can rest assured. I can help you determine if your Mu Tan is genuinely ancient. If not, it’s of little use to you anyway," Jing Tian Wuhou said.
A mere piece of Mu Tan, Luo yang wasn’t concerned.
He guessed the Tenth Mu Tan could produce many such Mu Tans.
Pretending to think seriously for a moment, Luo yang said, "Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, go ahead."
There wasn’t a good opportunity to make Jing Tian Wuhou swallow the Master Servant Pill yet, so he had to sweeten the deal slightly to lower her guard, hoping for a chance to make her take the Master Servant Pill later.
With Luo yang’s permission, Jing Tian Wuhou went into the bedroom again, and sounds of a suitcase being opened could be heard.
When Jing Tian Wuhou came out of the bedroom, she had some instrument in her hand that looked like a pop can.
Sitting on the sofa, Jing Tian Wuhou directed the silver instrument at the Mu Tan, then pressed a button, and red light shot onto the Mu Tan’s surface.
Initially, there was no reaction, but after a while, white smoke began to appear.
Two minutes later, the red light burned a 3-millimeter-diameter hole in the Mu Tan.
Seeing Jing Tian Wuhou so focused on her work, Luo yang didn’t want to disturb her.
After burning a hole three to five centimeters deep with the red light, Jing Tian Wuhou put down the instrument, picked up the glass bottle, unscrewed the lid, and poured the blue particles into the round hole.
When those blue particles entered the hole, they gradually melted and disappeared somewhere unknown.
Afterward, one could see blue electric filaments flickering inside the entire Mu Tan, and it turned transparent like glass, with black and blue alternating.
Suddenly, the blue electric filaments rapidly converged.
A burst of intense blue light flashed, and the Mu Tan cracked.
Luo yang was secretly startled and asked, "What does this mean?"
Jing Tian Wuhou said, "Mr. Luo, this Mu Tan of yours is fake."
A burst of tumult coursed through Luo yang’s mind.
Drilling a hole and putting blue particles revealed the truth about the Mu Tan.
Feigning a look of confusion, Luo yang said, "Miss Jing Tian Wuhou, isn’t this unreasonable? You’ve damaged my Mu Tan."
Jing Tian Wuhou smiled apologetically and said, "Mr. Luo, I’m willing to compensate you."