Chapter 323: [147] The White Lotus Society’s Botanical Garden, Half-Human Observation Subject_4
"You dare to ask who I am on my turf? That castrated coward Jiang Xuanhe never told you outsiders that this place is off-limits?"
The woman knew Wang Longhu’s strength was formidable, so her furious intent to kill relaxed a bit.
She was aware that she was no match for Wang Longhu, and constantly shouting about fighting would only embarrass her.
"I’m not from the White Lotus Society. Will that answer make you communicate with me properly? You seem to know a lot about this place, and I want to learn more about the White Lotus Society," Wang Longhu said.
Although he didn’t know who Jiang Xuanhe was, this woman kept insulting him. Perhaps he could break through by following this thread.
"Not from the White Lotus Society? Are you from the mainland?" The woman was first stunned, then asked in disbelief.
Wang Longhu nodded: "Yes."
"No wonder. I was wondering when the White Lotus Society got someone like you. Are you here to deal with them? Are you planning to kill Jiang Xuanhe or Nan Guocan?"
The woman excitedly stood up from the ground, her eyes revealing undisguisable excitement and joy.
A Grandmaster of Gang Qi is rare globally, fewer than fifty. A master like that aiming to kill is hard to escape unless stopped by another Gang Qi Grandmaster.
Wang Longhu’s appearance brought immense hope to the woman’s heart.
She was sure Wang Longhu was not from the White Lotus Society, as they were always arrogant and mostly composed of Korean natives. They wouldn’t switch to speaking Mandarin.
"I don’t know the two people you’re talking about. But if you tell me everything you know about the White Lotus Society, maybe I can help you get revenge," Wang Longhu said.
"This place isn’t convenient for talking. Please follow me," the woman trembled as she turned and walked toward the dense forest on the island.
Wang Longhu, fearless, followed her from about seven steps away.
Deep within the forest, there stood a very worn-down straw hut. The air was filled with a rotten stench long before they reached the hut.
Scattered across the ground were various dried responses of different shapes.
These seemed to be things left behind from the woman’s life on the island.
For the first time, Wang Longhu appreciated the benefits of breath abstention. Without it, who could bear this place’s environment even for a minute? He admired anyone who could.
"Why are you stuck in a place like this? With your strength, it seems you should be able to escape easily," Wang Longhu asked, standing at a relatively clean spot.
"It’s not hard, but I’d die," the woman smiled tragically. "The White Lotus Society already controls my life. They can make my body explode anytime they want to."
"You were experimented on as well?" Wang Longhu questioned.
The woman before him appeared unkempt but showed no signs of modifications.
She was vastly different from the serpent and beast men.
"You should have seen those deformed people on your way here, right?"
"Yes."
"That was my proposal thirty years ago, the God-making Plan." The woman sat on the ground nonchalantly.
Yet this sentence was no less than a bombshell in Wang Longhu’s mind. Even as a Gang Qi Grandmaster, he was shocked and startled.
What does this mean? Were those monsters created by this woman? Her status in the White Lotus Society must be extraordinary.
"Listen to my story, and you’ll understand what the White Lotus Society truly is. If you’re willing, with my help, you can completely destroy the White Lotus Society."
The woman’s mad expression softened as she gently stroked her swollen belly and began to speak.
"My name is Li Jing’Er. My ancestors were from the mainland, but that was centuries ago. Later, the White Lotus Society moved entirely to Korea.
My family established a foothold on this peninsula. Ostensibly, Korea is a country, but secretly it’s just a puppet of my family. You know, if not for some incidents later, I would be the highest authority in the White Lotus Society now."
Saying this, Li Jing’Er’s face revealed a trace of pain and resentment: "My father was the most powerful Martial Artist in East Asia, but his two closest followers betrayed him when he was most defenseless. Since then, those two usurped power, and the White Lotus Society changed surnames, those vile people, those two despicable people."
At that, Wang Longhu was suddenly enlightened.
These two who usurped power must be Jiang Xuanhe and Nan Guocan, whom Li Jing’Er mentioned earlier.
"I don’t want to know the history of the White Lotus Society. Tell me something useful. On my way here, I encountered a man covered in scales and a man with implanted tiger and leopard skins. What does the White Lotus Society use them for?" Wang Longhu asked.
"The Tao, the search for the path of heaven and man. The White Lotus Society seized several volumes of the Outer Canon of the Yellow Emperor from Hong Xiuquan, which recorded that in ancient times there were extraordinary people who collected animal bodies and bestowed them upon themselves, although they later became less human-like, they gained power far beyond being human,
At that time, primitive tribes feared these strange individuals’ strength and banded together to drive them into deep forests, preventing them from appearing in public view.