Chapter 119: Terrifying Little Mute
“I should raise some worms if I want to make this Poison Earthworm into a Poison Dispersion Pill.” Ye Jiuge estimated that she would use many Poison Earthworms in the future. If she were always going to the medicine store for them, it would be tough to keep it a secret.
“The medicine stores under our Dongling Prince Mansion’s charge have a special hut for raising the Poison Earthworms. When the time comes, we’ll let them keep a good batch since it isn’t expensive,” said Bai Songling.
“Ordinary Poison Earthworms’ lifespans are too short. I want to select a group of excellent eggs and raise them myself.” Ye Jiuge wanted to raise Poison Earthworms with a longer lifespan and greater utility.
“No problem. I’ll take you to pick them right now.”
The fact that Ye Jiuge wanted to improve the Poison Earthworms was a good thing for Bai Songling. The Dongling Prince Mansion had a large medicinal manor in the suburbs that, besides raising Poison Earthworms, also grew many precious herbs. After hearing that she needed them as medicinal ingredients, Chief Chen, the person in charge of the manor, personally led Bai Songling and Ye Jiuge to the hut where they were raising Poison Earthworms.
There were huge baskets stacked inside the shed, all full of white, fat Poison Earthworms constantly being fed Poisonous Maple Leaves by four or five servants. The Poisonous Maple Leaves had a grayish color and were a little bit toxic—they were the worms’ main food. After eating the leaves, the Poison Earthworms spat out green saliva, which was the antidote for the Poisonous Maple Leaves, as well as an ingredient sold in the medicinal stores.
Looking at the numerous white, fat worms, Bai Songling immediately felt his scalp go numb and asked Chief Chen, “Is there anyone here who has studied the Poison Earthworms? If so, let him or her pick a good batch for us.”
Every specialty had its experts, so it was better to let them pick the batch rather than having Ye Jiuge personally choose her worms.
“There are.” Chief Chen nodded and shouted toward the hut, “Little Mute, come here.”