The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#156 - Shocking debut

Sand baths are a unique leisure activity in Marasahr Khan.

Bathers, after undressing, bury themselves in sand pits, using the sun-baked sand to expel toxins from their bodies, which is said to be particularly effective for people with joint and leg problems.

It can also promote blood circulation and eliminate fatigue.

Therefore, many people in the city take a sand bath every few days.

Although this kind of thing can be done anywhere outside the city, those places don't have fruit and cool soup to drink, and if you accidentally get your clothes blown away, you have to run back to the city naked.

So, sand bath houses are still very popular among the people of Marasahr Khan.

However, the increasingly frequent sandstorms have made many people panic at the sight of sand.

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Are you two here for a sand bath? Although it's a bit late now... but my shop also has indoor sand baths. We dug a kiln below, which can be heated by burning firewood. In terms of comfort, it even surpasses the outdoor sand pits.

Are you the boss?

The female shopkeeper was stunned when she heard this, and looked at the man's intact eyes, "I thought the boss of this sand bath house would be a one-eyed dragon."

No, my eyes are fine. There are two reasons why it's called this name. One is because my father told me that my ancestor used to be a great thief, until one of his eyes was shot out, and he settled down in this city. To commemorate him, I named the sand bath house this name.

What's the other reason?

The female shopkeeper's interest was piqued, and she continued to ask.

As for the other reason,

the man smiled slyly, "I gave it such a name, and when everyone comes for the first time and sees what I look like, they can't help but ask me the question you asked earlier, so I can naturally strike up a conversation with the customers."

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The man paused and then said, "Now that you're here, why don't you come in and try my sand bath? If you're interested in my great thief ancestor, I'm also happy to share more stories about him, such as how he became a one-eyed dragon, including some detailed details."

Thank you, but no need. We're actually here because we were invited by someone.

the female shopkeeper said.

However, to Nada's and Lu Jing's surprise, the owner of the sand bath house showed a blank expression on his face after hearing this.

Someone invited you to come here? But, you are the first and only customers I've had here today.

As he said this, he smiled bitterly again, "Thanks to this damn sandstorm, my business here has become very bad. To be honest, I'm already considering closing the shop for a while after today."

Lu Jing and the female shopkeeper exchanged a glance, and then said, "We don't need a sand bath, we just want to go in and take a look. Don't worry, we'll pay you."

Unexpectedly, the man waved his hand, "I know you, you are Lu Jing, the great hero, and you are Nada from the tailor shop, right? I, along with the other residents of the city, am very grateful for what you have been doing all this time. If you come to my sand bath house and I still charge you money, that would be too much to say.

Anyway, I don't have any other customers here, you can go in and take a look if you want, and you can stay inside for as long as you want."

Nada nodded to the boss to thank him.

Then the two of them walked into the sand bath house together.

The inside of the sand bath house was much larger than it looked from the outside.

It was very similar to a bathhouse. Upon entering, there was a hall. To the left was the men's changing room, and to the right was the women's changing room. Through the two rooms, you could reach a courtyard in the back.

In the courtyard, there was a large sand pit and seven small sand pits.

During the day, the customers who came to the sand bath house would take sand baths here, and behind the courtyard, there was also a house, which should be the place where indoor sand baths could be taken, as the boss had said earlier.

In no time, Lu Jing and the female shopkeeper had toured the entire sand bath house, but they did not see the figure of Bald Eagle.

Seeing this, the female shopkeeper couldn't help but frown, "Is that guy named Berlao playing us? We clearly came here at the time she said, why hasn't her master appeared yet?"

And just as she finished speaking, the sun also completely sank below the horizon.

The remaining light between heaven and earth was constantly disappearing.

With the advent of darkness, the largest sand pit in the courtyard suddenly vibrated.

Immediately afterwards, the sand on the sand pit actually changed color!

From the previous golden yellow, it turned into a blackish-brown, full of strangeness and ominousness!

Then, those blackish-brown sands began to flow on their own, eventually forming a pattern that looked very evil.

And this pattern was exactly the one that Lu Jing and Nada had seen on the castle wall!

This... how is this possible?!

Seeing this terrifying scene that was difficult to explain with common sense, Nada couldn't help but shiver, feeling that her body temperature also disappeared with the light, and involuntarily took a few steps back.

However, she obviously didn't know that even more eerie and bizarre things were yet to come.

After the pattern formed and remained still for a few breaths, a greater vibration came from the sand pile.

Those black sands began to flow even more violently, and soon gathered together, becoming a black sand mass, slowly rising from the sand pit.

Finally, it gathered into a short figure.

At the same time, a hoarse and sinister laughter rang out, making people feel nauseous.

Bald Eagle!!!

The female shopkeeper already knew who had come, and goosebumps also appeared on her skin.

There was no way around it, the Black Wizard's appearance was just too shocking.

At this moment, no matter how much she disliked this evil and lewd little dwarf before, she had to admit that the other party did indeed possess some kind of terrifying power that exceeded nature!

No wonder the city lord would trust him so much, perhaps he had already signed some kind of contract with a demon.

Thinking this in her heart, Nada was shocked to find that Lu Jing beside her not only showed no fear on his face, but instead suddenly rushed up without warning.

Then, he swung the Zen staff in his hand!

Lu Jing didn't use too much force, lest he kill this dwarf with one blow. He just wanted to verify some things with this one blow.

Then, the female shopkeeper saw an even more shocking scene. Lu Jing's Zen staff slammed heavily onto Bald Eagle's body with a bang.

It was as if it wasn't the Zen staff hitting Bald Eagle, but Bald Eagle himself sucking the Zen staff over!

What kind of terrifying martial art is this? Nada gasped.

But then, when Lu Jing raised the Zen staff, Bald Eagle, who had been displaying "divine power" all along, also rose into the air from the sand pit along with the Zen staff.

It looked like he was stuck to it!

The original wild laughter on Bald Eagle's face instantly froze.

And Lu Jing in front of him made a clicking sound of wonder, while also muttering some words that Nada half understood.

Good fellow, where did you get this magnet suit from to play tricks here? What are those black sands, magnetic powder?