431: Chapter 75 The Bone-Scraping Knife

With a palm pressed against Meng Li's chest, Xia He could not help but curl the corners of her lips.

Judging by how Meng Li had just been lured over by the crook of her finger, he had clearly fallen under her charm.

In this situation, as long as she increased her output to make Meng Li completely sink into desire and bow down before her, she would not only gain Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements but also possess an extremely powerful thug.

No, not just one!

Those people around who showed no reaction were clearly strange; they were likely not human, but legendary creations of Artifact Refining—mechanical puppets!

Judging by their previous performance, these mechanical puppets should also possess considerable combat power.

If she controlled Meng Li, they would inevitably be used by her; that would mean a whole group of thugs, and she might even be able to manufacture replacements later.

Moreover, this place could also serve as a foothold for her.

Thinking of this, Xia He felt that this operation was an absolute windfall.

Realizing these various benefits in a flash, she subconsciously activated her ability and increased the output.

However, the feedback she received during this process left Xia He greatly astonished.

Her ability applied to Meng Li, but the effect was negligible, just like when she faced the Old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei at Longhu Mountain last time.

No!

Xia He carefully sensed it and discovered that there was still a difference between the two.

Before, when facing Zhang Zhiwei, the feedback she received was like using a scraping bone blade to scrape against an impregnable boulder; the effect was completely ineffective.

But at this moment, facing Meng Li, the feedback she received was very strange and indescribable.

If one had to describe it, Meng Li was like a big fish that had weathered many storms, and her using her ability on him was like pouring water on a fish.

A fish naturally needs and likes water, and might be attracted to it, but it would not be trapped by it. Because water flows, it cannot linger on the fish too much. The fish can also swim; if it is interested, it can actively chase a ladle of water, but the water cannot chase the fish.

This gave rise to an absurd thought in Xia He's heart.

Could it be that this Meng Li is not only a National Physician but also a master of the pleasure grounds?

With too much experience, far surpassing so-called veterans, he had transcended to sainthood and was not trapped by lust.

This… is unreasonable!

The other party looked very young, and before the operation, she and Shen Chong had inquired about him; Meng Li was young and promising, but had no women around him, and was suspected of being uninterested in women.

Now, the feedback from her ability was severely inconsistent with what she knew.

For a moment, Xia He was very confused.

At this moment, Meng Li spoke: "Is this the ability of the scraping bone blade? Interesting."

As he spoke, he used her own way to treat her, pressing a palm against Xia He's chest and activating the ability he had just "learned."

Xia He immediately felt her own desires being stirred up, like the rising tide of the ocean, surging upward uncontrollably.

Immediately after, a familiar, irresistible feeling swept through her entire body, making her tremble, her face flush, her eyes filled with amorous ripples, and finally, in the shimmering watery light, her eyes lost focus, and her body went limp against the iron railing.

A moment later, she regained her senses, looked at Meng Li, and asked in astonishment: "How do you know my ability?"

Meng Li did not respond, because as Xia He leaned forward, the HEX logo on her clothes shifted, and together with the wrapped object, it fell into his hands, the entire logo somewhat deformed.

The blush on Xia He's face, not yet faded from the aftermath, deepened, and she subconsciously wanted to reach out and slap Meng Li's hand away.

Meng Li, however, activated the ability again.

"You..."

Xia He wanted to curse, but as soon as the word "you" left her mouth, the following words were swallowed by the surging tide again.

After several tides rose and fell, she collapsed to the ground, completely drained of strength.

Meng Li watched Xia He, who was nearly collapsed, and withdrew his hand.

The scraping bone blade; he had learned it. When he used it, it was similar to Wang Zhenqiu's "Love Massage," belonging to the category of cutting through tangled hemp with a sharp knife, rather than the dull knife cutting meat like Xia He.

Next, it was someone else's turn.

"Bring some water over; don't let her die from dehydration."

Leaving behind this instruction, Meng Li turned and went to the place where Shen Chong was being held.

He was very interested in the ability of this "Calamity Seed." Because the other party's contract could not only feed back into himself but also grant the target an ability similar to leveling up by killing monsters. If used properly, it might have unexpected effects.

The secret room where Shen Chong was located.

As soon as Meng Li arrived, Shen Chong's eyes showed vigilance.

Seeing this, Meng Li didn't care; he let the Secret Guard Automaton place a rabbit in front of him and then said: "Use your ability to sign a contract with it."

The corners of Shen Chong's mouth twitched: "I cannot do that."

"Why?" Meng Li asked, while quietly activating Daluo Cave Observation.

Shen Chong replied: "My ability is to sign a contract similar to a usury loan with the target, profiting from it, and the profit obtained is Qi. This is just an ordinary rabbit; it cannot perceive or use its own Qi, which is equivalent to having no money, or having money but being unable to take it out."

"Since it cannot even take out money, it is naturally impossible to sign a usury contract."

"After all, no loan shark would lend money to someone who cannot provide money."

Combining the information observed, Meng Li determined that Shen Chong was not lying, so he nodded: "Then you wait here."

After saying this, he turned and left, going to the place where Gao Ning was being held.

Once there, Meng Li had the Secret Guard Automaton set up animals and then got straight to the point with Gao Ning: "Use your ability to stir up their emotions."

"Amitabha." Gao Ning did not do as told, but chanted a Buddhist name, then asked curiously: "Donor Meng, could you tell This Monk the reason?"

Meng Li spoke frankly: "I am interested in your Twelve Labors of Passion Array and want to try to see if I can master it through observation."

Gao Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If the Donor wants to learn the Twelve Labors of Passion Array, there is no need for such trouble; just exchange it with Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, and This Monk will certainly teach you all the skills of the Twelve Labors of Passion Array."

"Heh." Meng Li sneered, then said: "If you had said that from the beginning, I might have really used Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements to exchange for your skills."

"In that way, everyone would get what they need, and everyone would be happy."

"But unfortunately, you are used to doing evil; you only wanted to rob by force, not exchange."

"Now I am the knife and chopping board, and you are the fish and meat."

"If I were to exchange as you say, wouldn't all this trouble be in vain?"

"Stop talking nonsense; either obediently use your ability or hand over the Secret Manual, or don't blame me for being impolite."

After saying this, Meng Li raised his hand.

A Secret Guard Automaton nearby immediately converted its hand into a gun barrel and fired a shot of Qi bullet at Gao Ning's feet.

Gao Ning jumped in shock, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly.

As an Outsider who relies on stirring up other people's emotions as his main method, his insight into emotions far exceeds that of others. Therefore, he could easily perceive that Meng Li's words were not a joke or an attempt to scare him, but were serious.

If he did not do as told, Meng Li would really kill him.

Therefore, Gao Ning surrendered; he hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Donor, please calm your anger; This Monk will do as told."

As for handing over the Secret Manual, he did not mention it.

Because he felt that it was his last layer of protection; if he handed it over easily, his life might very well be in danger.

In addition, Gao Ning had a small calculation; he hoped to perceive the situation nearby by using the Twelve Labors of Passion Array, in order to save himself.

But when he actually used his method, his heart sank to the bottom...