A half-person-high oil painting hung on the wall on one side of the room.

The painting has green lawns, white round tables and people who have dinner together. Even Qin Ran, who has not received professional education, can see the happiness of the characters in the painting through the brush.

No doubt, this is a great painting.

“2567, what’s wrong?”

Mary asked in a low voice.

"Let's change your father's room now."

As Qin Ran said this, he moved towards painting.

Mary was a little puzzled, but as Qin Ran said, she recruited a palace maid and carried James VIII away from the room in front of her.

After all this, when the underage princess walked back here, Qin Ran had already taken the painting off the wall.

“There is something wrong with this painting?”

The underage princess is not a fool, and Qin Ran's behavior is enough to tell her everything.

"Um."

"It's poison."

Qin Ran nodded.

"impossible."

"There may not be as powerful as 'one enemy and one army' in the Warren Palace, but the experience accumulated in the palace over hundreds of years has long given it the most rigorous process. Not to mention poison, even some unknown secret techniques cannot be passed."

Earl Xilin shook his head, with disbelief on his face.

"So, these guys used a very clever way."

Qin Ran flipped over the painting and, behind the painting, some mold spots were spread all over the canvas.

“There is no problem with the painting itself.”

"But if it gets moldy, some of the pigments, especially the Schelle green mixed with arsenide, will emit highly toxic substances of arsenic."

"Are you right?"

"Pericna."

Qin Ran said, looking out the door.

A figure walked out of the shadow with such words.

"I didn't expect you to be so proficient in poisons."

Surprise flashed in the light gray eyes of Pericna, the female leader of the Snake Sect.

She was not surprised that she was discovered.

She was surprised at how well Qin Ran knew about the poison.

You know, even she only reacted after smelling the special smell and feeling a little paralyzed in her body, and Qin Ran?

Obviously, I just noticed it when I smell it.

Although she was a little dissatisfied, Pericna did not entangle in this matter. Her eyes swept over Earl Xilin, who was facing a great enemy, and she smiled softly.

"I'm not an enemy."

"Look at Your Excellency 2567 and our Princess, their reaction is normal."

Pericna said, her eyes crossed over Earl Shilin and looked at Qin Ran.

"The person who placed this painting..."

"No, to be precise, you caught the person who was scattering water behind the canvas?"

Qin Ran asked.

"No."

"Although I really want to hold some chips and discuss cooperation with you, that guy was killed when I arrived, and it left no trace or smell."

"I have no choice, I have to show up before you."

As Pericna said, she took out all the flying knives, daggers, etc. on both sides of her waist and placed them at her feet to show that she was not at all dangerous.

"cooperate?"

“Our last time was not a pleasant collaboration.”

Qin Ran said this.

"I can compensate you."

"Do you want the secret technique of the Snake Sect?"

"Or or do you think it's a hindrance to me with good limbs? You can take some of it at will, and even if you take them all, I don't mind."

"Or do you think my appearance makes you uncomfortable? You can scratch it at will, and I won't resist."

Pericna said lightly, as if she was not talking about herself at all, but others.

It's just the content of the words, but it makes people feel a little chilling.

The young count frowned slightly. He didn't know what happened that made the other party make such a choice.

The underage princess also frowned. She saw some clues, but she did not ask more questions, but handed everything to Qin Ran.

"Including your life?"

Qin Ran's tone was more indifferent and indifferent than Pericna, which made the strong female leader of the Snake Sect tremble. However, when he thought of the current situation, the female leader who had no choice nodded.

"Can."

"As long as you...whether you are willing to cooperate or not, I will appear in front of you and will be determined to die."

"Some of the Snake Sect's bastards, I think they're dead, but actually alive, showed up and they attacked us."

"No one escaped alive except me."

The female leader of the Snake Sect quickly withdrew his original words and spoke at a lower posture and faster speed.

"The Remaining Snake Sect?"

Qin Ran narrowed his eyes.

Of course it's not because of Pericna's words, but because

Side Quest!

The moment the other party spoke, the system prompt appeared.

【Trigger side quest: Remnant Snake Sect】

[Residual Snake Sect: The genre that should have been destroyed by Holly not only has Pericna's remaining, but an unknown branch appeared. Their appearance brought unexpected destruction and death to Pericna's team. Faced with the help of the female leader of the Snake Sect, your decision will become particularly important...]

...

The emergence of side missions determined that Qin Ran would not give up at will.

He looked at Pericna.

Such eyes made the female leader of the Snake Sect feel palpitations, but he did not tremble any more.

People who are not afraid of death.

What are you afraid of?

With a calm look, Pericna responded to Qin Ran.

Then, Qin Ran walked out.

Of course he would not believe the other party's one-sided words. Even though from the side mission, the other party did not lie, who knows whether the other party concealed anything?

Fortunately, he is not short of such people.

Qin Ran, who had the same vision as the Fire Crow, saw two people appearing outside the palace.

“We have guests here.”

"Earl Xilin, I hope you will greet me first."

Qin Ran said this.

"OK."

"Then you?"

The young count nodded and asked curiously.

"Look at the guy who was silenced."

Qin Ran replied, then turned his head and said to Pericna, "Lead the way."

Faced with such an order, the female leader of the Snake Sect was not disgusted at all.

On the contrary, all she has is surprise.
To be continued...