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Chapter 1981: Not In The Building

The three of them left through the back door and headed towards the restaurant to eat. As for everyone in Heavenly Pill Tower, they were busy, and everything seemed orderly...

After they had left, Immortal Lord Stillwater came to Heavenly Pill Tower. He could smell the fragrance of the medicines last night and came in search of it this morning. When Feng Jiu was fighting against the peak-stage Immortal Sacred old man earlier, he was watching from not far away.

He would not have believed it had he not seen it with his own eyes that such a young woman would possess such outstanding strength and cultivation base. Although, how could an ordinary woman attract the attention of Xuanyuan Mo Ze!

Upon stepping inside Heavenly Pill Tower, he was even more surprised by the medicinal pills and potions on display inside. He hadn't expected all medicines to be of such high quality. Those medicinal pills and potions were truly treasures that could save lives in dangerous moments.

The grey-clothed Immortal Lord Sillwater walked inside and gathered up his cultivation. He looked like an ordinary old man, except that unlike an ordinary old man, his hair and beard was all white and he had an immortal-like aura about him.

After he had looked around on the first floor, he went through registration and went up to the second floor. After he had gone up to the second floor, Leng Hua and Du Fan couldn't help but be surprised when they glanced at the information on the registration sheet.

"Immortal Lord Stillwater? Isn't he Hell's Lord's Master?"

The two of them spoke in lowered voices. They knew of this Immortal Lord Stillwater. He lived in the Ling Manor that was next to the Feng Manor, and he was Hell's Lord's Master. Hell's Lord's imminent departure this time was because his Master had asked him to accompany him on this trip. Their Master had met Immortal Lord Stillwater but they had never seen him before, so they weren't sure if it was that person just then.

"Hasn't Gray Wolf been following him recently? If it is him, then Gray Wolf should be nearby." Leng Hua said and looked around. She saw a familiar figure sitting in the corner of the first floor resting.

The two of them walked over and came to him. Leng Hua called out: "Gray Wolf, why are you here?"

"I came with the Immortal Lord. He's gone inside to take a look, so I'm sitting out here resting." Gray Wolf said weakly: "It is so boring following the Immortal Lord. Why did I get this job?"

Upon hearing this, Du Fan and Leng Hua looked at each other, then asked at the same time: "Do you mean that Immortal Lord Stillwater is the old man in grey clothes? The one with the white hair and white beard?"

"Yes! Why?" Gray Wolf asked. He stood up and asked quietly: "Did he make trouble for you?"

The two of them were a little dumbfounded. Du Fan laughed and asked: "Of course not. We saw him go upstairs earlier and we thought if it really was him then we need to entertain him!" After all, he was Hell's Lord's Master, naturally he couldn't be treated like ordinary people.

"Tell you what! I will go upstairs to take a look." Leng Hua said softly then turned and walked to the second floor.

Upon seeing this, Gray Wolf approached Du Fan: "Du Fan, is the Ghost Doctor and my Master in the attic? Can I go up?" He had watched from afar with Immortal Lord Stillwater earlier and saw the Ghost Doctor taking action. If he didn't need to follow Immortal Lord Stillwater, he would have rushed forward.

"It's pointless for you to go up now, they're not there anymore." Du Fan said with a smile and patted his shoulder: "You should do what your Master has ordered you to do and do it obediently." As soon as he had finished speaking, he turned and left.

Gray Wolf sighed. He thought about it, then walked to the second floor of Heavenly Pill Tower...

Chapter 1982: Not Worth A Lot

On the day of the grand opening of Heavenly Pill Tower, it had created quite a stir through the entire Hundred Rivers City. It could be said that overnight, the deserted inner streets of the west market had become the most lively place in the city. People were fighting over renting the two rows of shops. Various street stalls had also been set up between the streets and alleys. Even the wall that had originally been blocking this street had been opened up so that people could walk around with ease. It could be said that Heavenly Pill Tower had not only changed the emptiness of the west market, it had also brought prosperity to the area.

Feng Jiu, Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Mo Chen went to Greenwaves Lake to enjoy the scenery after they had finished their meal at the restaurant. One could go boating on the lake and also sit in the bamboo forest pavilion to sip tea and play the zither. It was a quiet and charming place.

The three of them sat by Greenwaves Lake sipping tea and chatting until the sky started turning dark. At that point, Mo Chen stood up and left, while Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Feng Jiu returned to Heavenly Pill Tower.

"Master, the old man has woken up." Leng Hua reported as soon as they stepped through the doors of Heavenly Pill Tower.

Feng Jiu nodded and looked at Xuanyuan Mo Ze: "Do you want to go to the attic to wait for me?"

"Sure." Xuanyuan Mo Ze nodded and went up to the attic.

Feng Jiu brought Leng Hua with her to the wing-room at the back courtyard. Once they entered the wing-room, they saw Fan Lin looking after the old man. When he saw his Master, he stood up: "Master, he is awake."

"Did you feed him the medicine?" Feng Jiu asked. She walked over to the bed in the inner chamber and watched the old man on the bed as he opened his eyes slowly and looked at her.

"Grandfather Tan." Feng Jiu's eyes narrowed as she smiled at the old man and took in the look of shock in his eyes: "Unexpectedly, we meet once again."

"It's you?" The old man obviously recognised her. However, he hadn't expected the young boy back then would become a woman now. So, she had disguised herself as a man?

"It's me, Feng Jiu."

She smiled, then sat down on the chair next to the bed and looked at him: "How are you feeling? Do you feel better?" As she spoke, she stretched her hand out and took his pulse and explored the situation in his body.

"So you saved me." He murmured. He finally knew why he was still alive when he should have died. She had saved him. However, if she had saved him, then the people who were after him would...

"No, I can't stay here." He struggled to get up but was pushed down by Feng Jiu.

"Don't worry, you are very safe here. Those people can't hurt you." Feng Jiu said: "It took me a lot of effort to save your life. Your injuries are not healed yet so you can't get out of bed and move around."

"But..."

"Don't worry, it's alright to stay." She smiled then asked Fan Lin: "Did you give Grandfather the potion to drink?"

"Not yet." Fan Lin took the bottle of potion out and handed it to Feng Jiu. He then stepped forward and helped the old man sit up against the bed.

Feng Jiu unscrewed the lid and passed the bottle of potion over to the old man: "Grandfather Tan, drink this up! It's good for your health."

Old Tan was taken aback when he saw the bottle of transparent potion and shook his head: "This is too expensive, I cannot accept it." He knew how expensive this bottle of potion was just by looking at it, how could he drink such a thing? He didn't know how she had obtained such a valuable item, but it couldn't be wasted on him.

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu smiled: "I refined this potion, it's not worth a lot."

Chapter 1983: A Few Identities

When Fan Lin heard those words, the corners of his mouth twitched. How could the things Master refined not be worth a lot of money? Just any random item was more valuable than most things, let alone the medicines that Master kept with her at all times just in case. How could the value be measured with money?

Who was this old man? Why did Master call him Grandfather Tan? She even used such precious medicinal pills and potions to treat him.

"You refined it?"

Old Tan was startled. He looked at the bottle of potion in surprise, she actually refined this? Although he was unable to tell what grade it was, he knew that it was not any ordinary medicine from the colour of the potion. At least, he had never been exposed to this level of potions before.

"Well, drink it first!" Feng Jiu handed it to him and gestured for him to drink it.

Upon seeing this, Old Tan didn't say any more and decided to drink the potion first! He was quite seriously injured so how did she rescue him? What did she do to save his life? Why did he feel like his injuries were a lot less severe from the moment he had woken up?

When she saw Old Tan drink the potion, Feng Jiu smiled: "Grandfather Tan, if you need anything just ask him. His name is Fan Lin. He has some knowledge in medicine and he will help you nurse your body back to good health. As for the people you are worrying about, you don't have to worry about them anymore. They have already been while you were unconscious. You can rest assured and recuperate here."

"Those people have already been here? Then you..." Old Tan was startled. His gaze fell on Feng Jiu involuntarily but saw that she was not injured.

"I didn't get hurt. However, those people fled for their lives desperately." She placed on hand on her chin, her eyes squinted as she smiled, and she said after a pause: "Oh yes, the old man is dead too."

The old man had been punched by her. The centre of her Flaming Fist not only contained the strength of her fist but also her spiritual energy and the scorching heat of the flame. Therefore, with only one punch, the old man was near death, and in the end, he had died...

"You..."

Old Tan's eyes opened wide in shock and disbelief. How did the old man die? He was a peak-stage Immortal Sacred strong exponent, how could she kill such a strong person?

"By the way, are you hungry Grandfather Tan? Tell you what! I will instruct someone to cook some medicinal porridge for you to eat. It can nourish your body and also tastes nice."

Saying that, she turned and looked at Fan Lin: "Do you know how to adjust the medicine proportions?"

"Rest assured Master. Subordinate has knowledge of medicated food. I will go and have someone prepare it now." Fan Lin said and retreated.

"Who exactly are you?" Old Tan couldn't help but asked. He looked at Feng Jiu, his eyes filled with confusion and questioning.

"My name is Feng Jiu! I'm also a woman, what else..." She smiled: "I have quite a few talents and a few identities, I also have quite a lot of subordinates."

Old Tan's lips moved but he was speechless. More than that! Didn't she destroy the Treasure Gathering Building? He was too ignorant before to have not seen such an outrageous ability and actually regarded him as an ordinary young medicine collector.

"Grandfather Tan, have a good rest! I'll leave first. I will come and visit you again tomorrow." Feng Jiu said and left the room with Leng Hua. When they came out of the room, they bumped into Fan Lin who was just returning and she instructed him to take good care of him.

Chapter 1984: Like This

"Rest assured Master! I will take good care of the elder." Fan Lin said with a smile and after he had watched them leave, he turned and walked into the wing-room.

Old Tan who had laid back down hesitated when he saw him enter, then asked: "Who exactly is she? Will I really not cause trouble for her by being here?"

"Rest assured Elder! Since my Master said that it will be fine, that means that she has the ability to deal with it. You can rest with peace of mind." Fan Lin said. He looked at the old man on the bed and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter who my Master is. Elder need only know that she won't hurt you."

Old Tan fell silent and didn't speak anymore. Of course he knew that Feng Jiu would never harm him. He had spent some time with this person and he knew that she was a trustworthy person.

"Was the potion I drank earlier very expensive?" Old Tan asked. He thought to himself, did he have anything of value in his space ring worthy of the potion?

Fan Lin smiled warmly and replied: "Actually, it's not considered expensive because it's not for sale. There is a Patriarch in the city who was willing to pay a lot of money to buy it, but my Master didn't agree to sell it." While he spoke, Fan Lin came to the table and poured a glass of water and brought it to the bedside: "Elder, have a glass of water."

Upon hearing this, Old Tan was speechless for a while and his heart was in shock. How could Feng Jiu give him such a precious thing to drink? How, how could this be?

The other side, Feng Jiu came to the attic and fell into Xuanyuan Mo Ze's arms: "Although I haven't been very busy, why do I feel so tired today? I don't feel like moving at all."

Xuanyuan Mo Ze put his arms around her waist and said in his deep magnetic voice: "Sleep if you are tired. I will be by your side, you can rest assured and sleep! I will carry you back to rest later on."

As she lay in his arms, Feng Jiu's eyes closed. The two of them looked a bit squashed as they lay on the soft couch. Most of her body was on top of his body and her lips involuntarily curled up as this gave her a strange feeling.

"Hey, I like sleeping squashed like this."

She didn't say that she had meant lying on top of him to sleep. When she thought of this, the corners of her lips curled up into a smile. Such dirty thoughts she had. She would be so embarrassed if he knew what she was thinking of right now!

"If you like sleeping like this, then I will hug you." Xuanyuan Mo Ze said. Although she was sprawled on top of him, all he could think of was the exhaustion that showed between her eyebrows.

She had been busy from last night till now and hadn't had the chance to rest today. She must be exhausted.

"But I haven't heard Leng Hua and Du Fan's report of today's performance! I also don't know how many medicinal pills and potions we have sold today" Her eyes closed and she fell asleep as she muttered quietly while she drifted off.

"You can find out tomorrow." Xuanyuan Mo Ze stroked her head. He touched her silky hair and stroked her hair gently. He felt her breathing lighten and knew that she had fallen asleep. He covered her with the cloak on the side and hugged her quietly.

Leng Hua and Du Fan were about to go inside to report today's performance. However, when they saw the scene inside through the crack in the door, they looked at each other and stepped back silently.

"Master must be exhausted today. Tell you what! We will give her the performance report tomorrow!" Du Fan said.

"Yes, let Master have a good rest." Leng Hua nodded in agreement.

Chapter 1985: He Also Exchanged Pills

Feng Jiu had only intended on resting for a while. However, she fell into a deep sleep in Xuanyuan Mo Ze's arms. Xuanyuan Mo Ze was worried that she would be uncomfortable sleeping like that, so after he had hit her sleeping acupressure point, he picked her up and walked outside.

"I'm taking her back. You can show her today's performance report and documents tomorrow. You should share more of the responsibilities of the Tower so that she doesn't get too tired."

"Rest assured Hell's Lord, we will." The two nodded. After they glanced at each other, Du Fan asked: "By the way, Hell's Lord, there is something I want to inform you."

As he held the familiar body of Feng Jiu in his arms and pulled the cloak further up to cover her body, Xuanyuan Mo Ze asked: "What is it?"

"Immortal Lord Stillwater came here today. He took a liking to two medicinal pills on the second floor. In the end, he exchanged the two medicinal pills with gold coins and medicines. Those two pills that have life saving effects are called Soul Returning Pills."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Mo Ze's eyes flickered. He looked at the two of them and asked: "Anything else?"

"Actually, he also liked a few other items but he didn't have any corresponding medicines to exchange for them. We saw him standing in front of a bottle of potion on the second floor for a long time before he finally left."

In fact, they had intended to inform their master of this matter. However, since their master was asleep, they didn't get the chance to do so and could only wait till tomorrow to tell her. But since Hell's Lord was Immortal Lord Stillwater's disciple, and he was leaving to go on a trip with him soon, naturally, it seemed wise to let him know.

"Alright, I know." Xuanyuan Mo Ze responded and left with Feng Jiu in his arms.

After the two of them had watched Xuanyuan Mo Ze leave with their master, they retracted their gazes and went back to the building to take care of the business.

As for Xuanyuan Mo Ze, he lifted his breath and skimmed through the air with Feng Jiu wrapped in the cloak in his arms and brought her back to the Feng Manor. Upon entering the wing-room, he placed her gently on the bed and covered her with a quilt before he walked outside.

"What's the matter?" He asked Gray Wolf who was standing guard outside.

"Master, Immortal Lord Stillwater went to Heavenly Pill Tower today. He..." Gray Wolf was just about to tell him the events that had happened today when he saw him raise a hand and stopped him.

"This Lord already knows about this. Besides, I ordered you to follow him not to monitor him but to take care of him if necessary." Xuanyuan Mo Ze frowned and instructed.

Gray Wolf sighed upon hearing this: "Subordinate knows, but Immortal Lord Stillwater doesn't need subordinate to do anything for him! He won't even let subordinate come too close to him because I will disturb him. He made subordinate swear that he will not speak if I follow him."

He had been holding back these few days because of this!

"Alright, you can tell me more tomorrow. Go back to Ling Manor and take care of things." Xuanyuan Mo Ze waved his hand and said, then turned around and entered the room. After he had removed his cloak, he lay down beside Feng Jiu and reached out to hug her in his arms.

The next morning.

Feng Jiu woke up and found herself in Xuanyuan Mo Ze's arms. She looked at the room and realised that they were no longer in the attic of Heavenly Pill Tower. She looked at the person who was still asleep beside her and had just raised her leg to get out of bed quietly when she saw that Xuanyuan Mo Ze had opened his eyes and reached out to hug her. With a twist of his body, he pinned her outstretched leg down and hugged her in his arms.

"Did I wake you up?" Feng Jiu asked with a smile, then said: "You should let me sleep on the outside of the bed then I don't have to climb over you to get out of bed when I wake up."

Chapter 1986: She's Here Again

"You can't go back to sleep?" Xuanyuan Mo Ze embraced her with his chin against her hair.

"I'm already awake, so I can't go back to sleep. I have to check on Old Tan today and take a look at the Heavenly Pill Tower." She leaned into his arms and asked, "When are you going to leave?"

"In a few days!" He felt uneasy about leaving her now.

"I'm fine here, you don't have to worry. Your master should have been waiting for a long time. Now that the Heavenly Pill Tower is open and everything is getting settled, it's not a problem whether you're here or not."

Hearing her reply, Xuanyuan Mo Ze asked, "You just want me to leave? After going out this time, I don't know when I will be back. I have a hunch that I won't return quickly." If things were easy to handle, his master would not say that he was uncertain.

"I just thought that if you go early, you can come back early." She hugged him and said with a smile. "I'll wait for you here. Come back when you're done. As for the things here, you don't have to worry. I'll take care of it."

"Alright then! I'll go back to the Ling Manor to see my master's preparation. I won't accompany you to the Heavenly Pill Tower today." He said slowly, thinking that it was better to go and return here as soon as possible.

"Yes." Feng Jiu replied and then got up to dress and get ready. After the two of them had a simple meal, one went back to the Ling Manor and the other left for the Heavenly Pill Tower.

After arriving at the Heavenly Pill Tower, Feng Jiu flipped through yesterday's sales record. After seeing the items sold, she couldn't help smiling. "I didn't expect that we sold a lot of the medicinal pills. It seems the city's clans have many medicine storehouses."

"Mistress, the spirit herbs have been collected here, please check." Leng Hua handed a space ring over. Such precious medicinal materials were generally handed over to the mistress to be refined into medicinal pills or potions.

After a glance, she transferred the herbs into her space and handed the space ring back to Leng Hua. "If you don't have enough pills, use the gold coins to cover the needs."

"Yes." The two stewards replied. They also reported that Immortal Lord Stillwater came to buy medicinal pills yesterday.

Feng Jiu was surprised to hear this. But, thinking that he was going to cross the sea with Mo Ze, she also understood his intention to buy medicinal pills as those pills could be used in case of emergencies.

"Alright, I know about this. You can go back to work." She motioned for the two to withdraw with a wave of her hand.

"Yes." They replied, then turned around and walked away.

On the first floor, Leng Hua saw that Yang Xiao Er was here again. He was about to evade her instinctively. After all, once he's stuck with her, it would be difficult for him to get away.

"You deal with the front, I'll go to the back first." Leng Hua told him. As soon as he turned around, he heard Yang Xiao Er's voice.

"Brother Leng Hua!" Yang Xiao Er shouted and walked over to him quickly.

Du Fan, who was next to him, couldn't help smiling. "Miss Xiao Er is here to look for you again. You'd better deal with it yourself." Du Fan patted him on the shoulder and turned to leave first.

Seeing Du Fan leaving, Leng Hua had a helpless smile on his face and shook his head to himself. Only then did he turn around to look at Yang Xiao Er who came close. "Young Miss Xiao Er, what's the matter?"

"Brother Leng Hua, I want to help out. Please tell Sister Feng for me! I can also help greet the guests on the first floor." With a face wreathed with smiles, she told Leng Hua cheerfully.

Chapter 1987: You Look Pretty When You Smile

"This..." Leng Hua looked at her hesitantly. "You want to help out here?"

"Yes! Didn't Sister Feng say that I can come anytime? There's nothing at home, so I'll just come here to help. But, I have to let Sister Feng know!" She smiled at him, then whispered. "Moreover, if I'm here, I can see Brother Leng Hua often."

The gentle smile on Leng Hua's face froze. "Well! Master is on the top floor. Why don't you go up and tell her yourself? I still have things to attend to, so I can't accompany you."

"Alright." She nodded. "Then, I'll go up first." She walked upstairs briskly.

Because Yang Xiao Er came frequently, nobody prevented her from going up to the top floor. It was just that Leng Hua stood in place looking distressed. After seeing Yang Xiao Er went upstairs, he shook his head and sighed.

"Why are you sighing so early in the morning?" Leng Shuang suddenly appeared next to him.

"Sister." Seeing that it was her, Leng Hua smiled. "Why are you here? Don't you need to wait on our Master upstairs?"

"She doesn't need me to wait on her. She told me to come downstairs and see if there's anything I can help with." Leng Shuang answered. Looking at her brother with concern, she asked. "What happened to you just now? Are you too tired these past two days?"

"No." He shook his head and smiled. "Just now, Miss Xiao Er said that she wanted to help out in the Heavenly Pill Tower. So, I told her to go to the top floor and ask our Master." He paused and looked at his sister. "I feel like Miss Xiao Er is...so enthusiastic towards me."

Leng Shuang looked at his jade-like appearance. "Mm, Young Miss Yang likes men with outstanding looks. Although you do look good, not inferior to those eight Feng Guards' captains, she does look like she has a special liking to you. One of the important reasons is that you're gentle and polite."

At this point, Leng Shuang couldn't help smiling. It was this smile that made her cold face look bright and beautiful.

"Young Miss Xiao Er has a straightforward character and isn't scheming. I can see that she's interested in you. Since you are not interested, you should tell her as soon as possible."

"Sister, you usually don't speak much. Why are you talking a lot with me today? Actually, you look really pretty when you smile." Leng Hua looked at her with bright eyes. He felt that his sister looked better smiling. She also looked gentler.

He knew that his sister was very kind to him since he was little. The siblings depended on each other. If they hadn't met their mistress at that time, maybe they wouldn't be where they were today. His sister, who had a frosty temperament, was not as cold and indifferent after staying with their mistress for a long time.

Leng Shuang glanced at him and a smile bloomed on her face. "Alright, I have to look around. Go back to your work!" She was about to leave, but suddenly, she saw Nalan Ziyan coming in when she turned around.

Nalan Ziyan saw her and gave her a big smile. "Young Miss Leng Shuang."

Leng Hua glanced at Nalan Ziyan, then looked at his frowning sister. With a smile, he walked over to him. "Young Master Nalan, why do you grace us with your presence today? Are you here to buy medicinal pills or for another matter?"

Chapter 1988: He Couldn't Say It

"Oh, I have nothing to do, so I'm here to have a look." Nalan Ziyan said while looking at Leng Shuang. He emboldened himself to speak out. "Young Miss Leng Shuang, are you busy today? I'd like to invite you to have a cup of tea. Do you have time?"

"I'm sorry, I'm very busy. Please excuse me." Leng Shuang answered while turning around to leave.

Nalan Ziyan stood there awkwardly, then looked at Leng Hua. "Well, I'd better go back first."

"I'll send Young Master Nalan off." Leng Hua smiled gently and sent him to the door. But, Nalan Ziyan stood at the gate motionless as if he was about to say something but then stopped. "Young Master Nalan, do you still have other business?"

"Leng Hua, what kind of things does your sister like?" Nalan Ziyan asked. He had never done anything to please a woman before. He thought of giving her jewellery, jade and the like, but he didn't think she would like those things.

Leng Hua smiled. "Young Master Nalan doesn't need to be concerned about this. My sister usually doesn't have things she especially likes. If it's from the person she likes, even if it's of little value, she will regard it as a treasure."

"Yes." He nodded to express his understanding. "Then, I'll go back first."

Watching him leave, Leng Hua smiled, shook his head and went back to the Heavenly Pill Tower. Nalan Ziyan, for some unknown reason, fell in love with his sister. It's a pity that his sister had no such intention.

When he came inside, he heard Yang Xiao Er's cheerful voice.

"Brother Leng Hua, Sister Feng agreed." Yang Xiao Er bounced across the room towards him. Her eyes narrowed with a smile as she spoke to him. "Sister Feng agreed. She said that I can help out here in the future."

"I see, if you have any questions later, you can ask me or Du Fan." Leng Hua answered with a smile.

"Alright." She answered with a silvery voice. A pair of eyes gazed at Leng Hua with unconcealed love and joy, making him a little embarrassed.

Thinking of what his sister had advised before, he said, "Young Miss Xiao Er, please come to the rear courtyard. I have something to say to you."

Yang Xiao Er was a little surprised, but still responded happily. "Yes." She followed him to the rear courtyard.

There was no one there. The two sat down by the table. Leng Hua looked at the happy little girl. For a moment, he had no idea what to say.

"Brother Leng Hua, what are you going to tell me?" Yang Xiao Er asked crisply. With her chin propped with both hands, she looked at him with a smile.

"You..." He opened his mouth, but changed his words to something else. "Well, I meant to ask you, does your father agree for you to come here and help? Will he have any objection?" When he said this, he sighed, but he actually couldn't say it to her.

"Brother Leng Hua, don't worry. My father agreed. He can't do anything about me always running here all day. He also said that he felt at ease if I'm at the Heavenly Pill Tower."

"I see! That's fine." Leng Hua nodded. Finally, he could only smile. "Then, you can start working! Please help greet the guests on the first floor."

"Yes, I'm going to the front. Brother Leng Hua, call me if you need anything." With a smile, Yang Xiao Er walked to the front area.

Du Fan came out of nowhere and sat beside the table with a light chuckle. He looked at the helpless Leng Hua and said with a smile. "How come our gentle and elegant Leng Hua look so helpless?"

"Don't make fun of me." Leng Hua shook his head with a helpless smile.

Chapter 1989: Love Everything About Her

"I also look dashing and elegant, why don't girls like me?" Du Fan unfolded his fan and gently fanned himself. His smiling face was both perplexed and doubtful.

Leng Hua smiled at his words and asked. "Why? Do you like Young Miss Xiao Er?"

Du Fan laughed out loud and shook his head. "Young Miss Xiao Er is cute, but she's too chubby. She's not my type. I like a beauty with a voluptuous figure and gentle personality."

"It's natural that all men like women with a great figure and outstanding appearance. Tell me, who would let go of such a woman and choose that chubby little girl?"

"Du Fan."

Leng Hua shouted to stop him from saying more. They both caught a glimpse of the light green dress at the corner of the courtyard. That little girl must have heard their conversation. If this was the case, she must have been deeply hurt.

As Leng Hua had expected, it was Yang Xiao Er who went earlier and came back. Tears welled up in her eyes when she overheard what they'd said. She looked down at her chubby figure and tried to pinch her waist. However, only her flesh was pinched and she couldn't feel her waist. When she thought of this, she could only burst into tears.

She had never thought herself fat before. But now, she felt so sad when she heard this. She didn't dare to let the two of them find out and left quietly.

Seeing that figure leaving, Leng Hua looked at Du Fan. "You've gone too far. She's a sensitive girl, after all."

Du Fan fanned himself and smiled. "I'm just telling the truth. Although sometimes the truth is heartbreaking, Young Miss Xiao Er is still in her youth. If she makes up her mind, she should be able to change her figure. This would help her to find a good husband in the future, wouldn't it?"

Leng Hua shook his head. "That's not what I said. If you really like someone, you will like everything about her. How can you dislike her because she's fat? What you fall in love with at first sight is beauty. But, love that grows from spending a long time together is a true love."

Hearing this, Du Fan laughed and joked. "You haven't met the woman that moved your heart, right? How do you know so much about love? Could it be that you have someone you like?"

"I have been around our Mistress long enough to know something about these things." Leng Hua smiled. "Do you think Hell's Lord only fell in love with her face?"

"How is that possible?" Du Fan replied without thinking. "I heard that when they met, Mistress' face was ruined. Later on, they gradually came together after experiencing some things. Even now, I believe that if Mistress loses everything, whether it is her appearance or her strength, Hell's Lord will love her as always."

Leng Hua nodded and smiled. "So, if you really love someone, you will love everything about her. Regardless of the advantages or disadvantages, in the eyes of those who love each other, they are all advantages." It's just like their Mistress and Hell's Lord.

Hearing this, Du Fan looked at Leng Hua seriously. After staring at him for a while, he moved his gaze and asked with a smile. "So, if you fall in love with Young Miss Xiao Er, you won't mind that she's chubby?"

Leng Hua glanced at him and answered leisurely. "The question is, do you think I will fall in love with her?"

Chapter 1990: The Inquiry

He didn't care about matters concerning love. He just wanted to do his job well and stay by the Mistress' side. It's impossible for him to be attracted to Young Miss Xiao Er!

Du Fan chuckled softly. "Nothing in the world is absolute. Who knows about things such as fate?" He stood up and walked out laughing.

The next day, Yang Xiao Er avoided Leng Hua. She also didn't dare to approach him because Du Fan's remark made her feel inferior, in particular Leng Hua's gentle temperament and outstanding looks. As long as she recalled Du Fan's words, she couldn't hold her head up whenever she saw Leng Hua.

Leng Hua was surprised to see her avoiding him, so he didn't say any more.

Feng Jiu took care of things in the Heavenly Pill Tower. After refining a batch of medicinal pills and was about to go back to the Feng Mansion, she saw Yang Xiao Er wiping the cabinet listlessly when she arrived on the first floor. She could not help but call Leng Hua to inquire.

"What's wrong with Xiao Er? She was so excited this morning. Why is she like this now? Is she not used to it?"

Leng Hua listened with a wry smile and told her what had happened in the morning.

"Well, she's been avoiding me since morning. When we're talking, she's not even looking at me. I wonder if Du Fan went too far with his remarks. Shall I talk to her?"

Feng Jiu smiled. "So, that's why. It's alright, you can go back to work! Leave her to me." She motioned for Leng Hua to leave and then walked towards Yang Xiao Er.

"Xiao Er."

"Sister Feng." Yang Xiao Er raised her head and looked at Feng Jiu. "Are you going home?"

"Mm. I'm planning to. How are you? Are you getting used to it?" Feng Jiu asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's not difficult to help out here." She answered, lowering her head again. Although it's not difficult to work here, she also discovered at the end of the day that the buyers preferred beautiful attendants who had nice figures and were unwilling to look for her.

Feng Jiu smiled. "I plan to go out and do some shopping. Please go with me!"

"Alright." Yang Xiao Er replied, then came out of the counter and followed Feng Jiu.

When she went outside, she kept her head bowed and her hands wrung the corners of her clothes as if thinking about things. Occasionally, she looked up at Feng Jiu as if she wanted to say something.

"What's wrong? You have something to tell me?" Feng Jiu asked with a smile when Yang Xiao Er said nothing.

Yang Xiao Er looked at Feng Jiu: her beautiful face, red dress, and voluptuous figure. Many people looked back at her when walking on the street. The men's infatuated gazes as well as the women's envious eyes all fell on her.

"Sister Feng, do all men like beauties? Is it their innate nature to like beautiful women?"

Feng Jiu laughed softly when she heard this question. While walking, she told Yang Xiao Er about her acquaintance with Xuanyuan Mo Ze and at the same time bought some things in the market for Mo Ze so that he could take it with him.

"So, my face was still disfigured at that time. Afterwards, I was still struggling. I had no idea when we gradually came together. In fact, it's men's instinct to love beauty. What keeps a man's heart is not a woman's appearance or figure, but it's you. It's one's inner beauty - that is real beauty."

She smiled and looked at her. "If a person really loves you, then whether you're fat or thin, you're the most beautiful in his eyes and no one can compare to you."

Chapter 1991: Exchanges

Yang Xiao Er didn't really understand Feng Jiu's explanation and only looked at her blankly. After quite a while, she asked, "Sister Feng, can you help me to slim down?"

"You have to move more and sweat more. As long as you have a strong resolve, you can lose weight without my help." After taking a look at her, Feng Jiu smiled again. "But, don't get too thin. A little chubby is quite cute, too."

Hearing this, Yang Xiao Er secretly made up her mind to change herself. So, after taking a stroll with Feng Jiu for a while, she went home first.

Seeing Yang Xiao Er's previous low mood had disappeared, Feng Jiu smiled and then went home to the Feng Mansion.

In the Ling Mansion, Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Immortal Lord Stillwater had already discussed their departure time and set it to be the next day. Although Xuanyuan Mo Ze felt it to be a bit rushed, he thought that leaving and returning early was a good idea.

"I'd like to see Feng Jiu again tonight." Immortal Lord Stillwater told Xuanyuan Mo Ze.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze took a glance at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I want to exchange a few more medicinal pills from her." Immortal Lord Stillwater answered straightforwardly without concealing his plan.

Xuanyuan Mo Ze got up and took him to the Feng Mansion. Immortal Lord Stillwater was surprised when they passed the small gate between the two Mansions. These two Mansions were actually separated by a wall and connected here? He had been staying here for a few days, yet he hadn't found out until today.

When they arrived at the Feng Mansion, Feng Jiu still hadn't returned. They sat in the courtyard for a while and drank a cup of tea. Gray Wolf stepped in quickly. "Master, Ghost Doctor is back."

Feng Jiu walked into the courtyard leisurely. When she saw the two men sitting inside, she froze for a moment and then resumed her pace. "Immortal Lord, Ze, why are you here?" She didn't expect to see both of them sitting in this courtyard.

"My master wants to exchange a few medicinal pills with you." Xuanyuan Mo Ze answered. His dark eyes gazed at Feng Jiu with a smile.

When she met his gaze, she understood immediately. She walked up to the table and sat down, then asked Immortal Lord Stillwater with a smile. "What kind of medicinal pill would Immortal Lord like?"

He looked at her and asked again, "Are there any magical artifacts that you need? Aged spirit herbs are probably not much left, but I have many magical and immortal artifacts to exchange with your medicinal pills and potions."

Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Feng Jiu looked at each other. The former kept quiet and only took a sip of tea, while the latter smiled, took three medicine bottles from her space and put them on the table, then took another bottle of potion.

"I know that Immortal Lord has exchanged two medicinal pills. But, I wonder if these few suit Immortal Lord's liking?"

Immortal Lord Stillwater took a look at her, then his gaze fell on the bottles in front of him. "What kind of medicinal pills are these and what are their functions?"

"This is for internal alchemy. No matter how serious internal injuries you have, you can cure them. The bottle in the middle is the sixth-grade antidote pill. I'm sure Immortal Lord knows that this pill can solve all kinds of poisons, so I won't explain more. As for this bottle, it's the muscle regeneration and hemostasis powder. It's hard to avoid injuries when you're travelling outside. This bottle of medicine can be used for all injuries."

She explained slowly. After a brief pause, she took the last bottle of potion. "As long as one takes this potion, his strength will advance in an instant. This is a treasure that can help one to survive at a critical moment. These four kinds, I think should be the items Immortal Lord most need. What do you think?"

Immortal Lord Stillwater nodded and then took four items from his space.

Chapter 1992: Giving fruit as a parting gift

Feng Jiu was astonished to see the magical and immortal artifacts as well as the spirit herbs spread over the table. She didn't expect Immortal Lord Stillwater to have such a large collection of things and each one of the items looked good.

"Choose whatever you like." Immortal Lord Stillwater said, giving them to her to pick out, while he looked at the medicinal pills and potions.

Feng Jiu took her time to pick and choose, and finally took quite a few immortal artifacts that could save one's life and a few aged precious spirit herbs. Lastly, she returned the remaining items to him.

"Immortal Lord, I just want these." She pointed to the ones she had picked out.

Immortal Lord Stillwater took a glance and nodded. "You're not greedy." She didn't take everything in his possession.

Feng Jiu smiled without giving any reply and took another bottle of medicinal pill. "This is the Unique Fragrance Pill. It also has the effect of avoiding poisons. Immortal Lord can keep it, too!"

"This old man won't take advantage of you either. These two are for you." Immortal Lord Stillwater took Feng Jiu's pills and chose two self-defence magical artifacts for her.

"That being the case, I shall accept it without any reservation." She smiled and collected the things. Some of these were allocated to Leng Hua and others to protect themselves.

"We're leaving tomorrow, go to bed early tonight." Immortal Lord Stillwater stood up, told Xuanyuan Mo Ze, then turned around and went back to the Ling Mansion.

After the old man left, Feng Jiu took out the things from her space. "I went shopping before going home. Carry them in your space, you may need them later. In addition, I had more than ten sets of clothes made for you a few days ago. Take them with you."

"And this is for you, too."

She handed him a spirit fruit packed in an icebox. "This is the spirit fruit of the bottle tree in the space. Old White stole one to eat that time and it transformed into a white dragon. Later, I found out that if beasts eat this fruit, they can mutate and advance their strength. Immortal cultivators can also improve their cultivation strength. If one is lucky, he can also generate a mutant spiritual root from it."

"Mutant spiritual root?" Xuanyuan Mo Ze was amazed. "Is this the spirit fruit?"

"Mm. I read about it from an ancient book, but I haven't eaten it myself. I don't know whether it's true or not. Moreover, there are only a few fruits on the bottle tree. I learned from the ancient book that this kind of bottle tree blossoms and bears fruits in a hundred years and only produces a few fruits at one time. When you go abroad this time, you will have a chance to take the fruit and see the effect!"

"Mm." He nodded and said, "Don't let anyone else know about the fruit, or you'll be in trouble."

"I know." She answered softly. "Rather, you must pay attention to your safety when you go abroad this time. Don't be careless. You must come back safely and see me."

With his lips curved up, Xuanyuan Mo Ze held her hand. "I know, don't worry!"

"I asked the kitchen to prepare some food and wine. Let's go to the front pavilion to eat!" Feng Jiu suggested.

Alright."

He took her by the hand and went out. They took a walk around the garden before sitting down in the pavilion. They chatted for a while, and a short time later, the servants brought some food and wine.

The two of them enjoyed the calm and quiet in the pavilion until it was getting dark before they returned to the courtyard to rest.

Early morning the next day, Feng Jiu came to the Ling Mansion to send off Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Immortal Lord Stillwater.

Chapter 1993: The Medicine Order

"Immortal Lord, Ze will cross the seas with you. Although the return date is still unknown, I hope he will be all right whenever he comes back." She said, looking at Immortal Lord Stillwater.

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Stillwater's eyes flashed. "Don't worry! I will do everything in my power to bring him back safely."

Her words warmed Xuanyuan Mo Ze's heart. He put his hand around her and kissed her forehead. "Rest assured! Don't worry about me. Just take care of yourself. "

"Mm hmm, you too." She put her arm around his waist and greedily smelled his scent for a long time before letting him go. "Take good care of yourself on the way."

Xuanyuan Mo Ze looked at her deeply, then turned to leave with his master. The two men took the flying swords directly out of the mansion gate and soon disappeared from sight.

"Ghost Doctor, please don't worry. Master will come back safely." Gray Wolf said from behind. Both he and Shadow One were left behind. Their master just left alone with Immortal Lord Stillwater. He did not know when his master would come back.

"Mm. Let's go back!" Feng Jiu turned around and returned to the mansion.

In the next few days, she sometimes cultivated in the mansion and sometimes she went to the Heavenly Pill Tower to refine medicinal pills. The days gradually became busy. Apart from the Hundred Rivers City's residents, people from other towns also came to the Heavenly Pill Tower to purchase medicinal pills after hearing the news. At first, however, only some commoners and cultivators came. After a day or two later, the people who frequented the place were only people of status.

It's because the Heavenly Pill Tower's medicinal pills were not cheap. Not to mention that ordinary people couldn't afford them, even some ordinary loose cultivators also had no way to purchase them. Those on the second floor, which still required some aged spirit herbs to exchange, were even unaffordable.

Most of the medicinal pills that Feng Jiu refined used dozens of precious spirit herbs. Naturally, the price couldn't be close to the commoner's budget. The Heavenly Pill Tower had no low-grade medicinal pills, so gradually, only people with status patronized the place.

"Mistress, the Alchemist Guild's president is here again. He says that he wants to see you." Leng Hua came to the rear courtyard, watching the mistress select herbs in the courtyard.

"I won't see him." Feng Jiu didn't even lift her head.

After hearing her reply, Leng Hua paused for a moment, and then said, "Then Subordinate will give them this reply." Although he thought it best to meet with the President of the Alchemist Guild, it was obvious that the mistress had no interest in them either. He just didn't know whether the rejection would make them hold a grudge in their hearts. After all, President Fan had come to see her many times.

Just as Leng Hua turned to leave, Du Fan walked in. "Mistress, a man came today to ask for medicine with a medicine order. This is the medicine order."

Feng Jiu glanced at the medicine order and asked, "What medicine did that man ask for?" While speaking, her hands were still busy selecting the herbs.

The Heavenly Pill Tower had issued some medicine orders and medicinal pills. Any alchemist or anyone possessing a medicine order could come to her to ask for the corresponding medicine as long as he prepared what she wanted.

"The man said that he would not say anything until he saw the master. " Du Fan said with his head bowed slightly.

Feng Jiu stopped moving her hands. She patted the dust on her hands and said leisurely, "In that case, show him in. I'll take a look."

"Yes." Du Fan answered and then walked out.

Chapter 1994: Enter from the side door

At this time, the Alchemist Guild president outside was talking to the man who sought medicine. He looked at the medicine order in the other party's hand and couldn't help but wonder. "I heard the Heavenly Pill Tower didn't issue many Ghost Doctor's medicine orders. Since you are not from the Hundred Rivers City, how did you manage to obtain one?"

The man was middle-aged and followed by four powerful cultivators. After seeing that the other party was the president of the Alchemist Guild, he answered. "I, the surnamed Gu, spent a lot of money and energy to buy it from others. Although not from the Hundred Rivers City, I heard that Ghost Doctor of the Heavenly Pill Tower has great medical skills. That's why I came here to inquire."

"I see." President Fan nodded with understanding. When he saw Leng Hua come out, he couldn't help asking, "Steward Leng, is your master willing to see me?"

"I'm really sorry, President Fan." Leng Hua answered apologetically.

He was disappointed to hear this reply. "I understand. Since your mistress has a guest today, I'll come again another day. I'm taking my leave first." He cupped his fists, smiled at the middle-aged man, then left.

The middle-aged man's eyes flickered to see this. He didn't expect that Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, the mistress of the Heavenly Pill Tower, wouldn't even meet the Alchemist Guild president. It's no surprise to him that without the medicine order, he might not be able to see Ghost Doctor.

Du Fan came out and made an inviting gesture with his hand towards the middle-aged man. "Please follow me. Your subordinates should wait here."

The middle-aged man gave instruction to the subordinates behind him and then followed Du Fan to the rear courtyard. When he arrived there, he saw that there was only a woman in red selecting medicinal materials. Recalling the widely circulated description of Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, he knew that the woman before him was Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, the mistress of the Heavenly Pill Tower.

"I, the surnamed Gu, has seen Ghost Doctor." He stepped forward and saluted with cupped fists. He didn't despise her due to her being a woman and still young.

Feng Jiu looked up at the visitor. "Please have a seat." She motioned to one side of the table, put the herbs on her hand aside, took the medicine order and sat down.

Du Fan asked someone to serve two cups of tea and then stood quietly on the side.

"What kind of medicine are you requesting?" She asked, fiddling with the prescription in her hand. She didn't ask his origin or anything else but what kind of medicine he wanted.

His reply was respectful and sincere. "Ghost Doctor, I'm here today to request medicine for my son. He came back from outside a few months ago with wounds. He didn't say anything and we also didn't pay attention. Later on, his other injuries were healed, but a scald wound has never gotten better. No matter what medicine we used, the wound has been festering and is getting more severe until now. So, I'd like to request medicine that can heal my son. Please, Ghost Doctor, give us the medicine."

After hearing his reply, Feng Jiu pondered. "It festered after the scald? For this kind of wound, the ointment for muscle regeneration and blood flow is effective. If it doesn't, it's not a simple scald. "

She glanced at the upright middle-aged man in front of her and asked slowly, "Did your son come with you here?"

"Yes, but because his wound was festering and smelly, I told him to stay in the courtyard first and did not come to the Heavenly Pill Tower with me. "

"This afternoon, then! Bring him here this afternoon. There's a side door in the rear courtyard and you can enter from there." She said, pointing to the side door behind her.

Chapter 1995: Gu Xiangyi

Hearing this, the middle-aged man was overjoyed. He got up hurriedly and thanked her. "I will go back to prepare now. I'll bring the child in the afternoon."

"Mm." Feng Jiu nodded. She told Du Fan to send him off. After the two men left, she went to examine Old Tan.

"Grandfather Tan, how are you today?" She came into the room and sat down.

"Much better. I can get out of bed and walk." Old Tan answered. He looked at Feng Jiu. "Thanks a lot this time. If it weren't for you, my life might not be saved. Don't call me Grandfather Tan anymore. I really can't afford to be called your grandfather. If you look up to me, just call me Old Tan."

She smiled. "Alright." After giving him this reply, she asked again. "What are you going to do next? If you have no other plans or places to go, you might as well stay and help me."

Hearing this, Old Tan was surprised. "Can I? I can stay here?" He had no fixed address and could not return to the place he used to live before. If he could stay here, he would have a home.

"Of course, you can help me take care of some things here. With you helping out, I can relax a bit." She said with a smile. "Let's arrange it like this! You should get well first, then you will live in the Heavenly Pill Tower. I'll introduce some people to you at that time."

Old Tan couldn't conceal his excitement. "Old Tan's life will be yours from now on." She saved his life and gave him a home. How could he not repay her well!

After visiting him in the room for a while, Feng Jiu left. She went to the attic to rest after dealing with the affairs in the rear courtyard. In the afternoon, Leng Hua reported that the Gu Family had arrived.

In the rear courtyard of the Heavenly Pill Tower, in addition to the middle-aged man, there was a man around twenty to thirty years old. The man, dressed in a navy blue robe, was tall and sturdy with a resolute face, somewhat similar to the middle-aged man. He sat upright, drinking tea, with a calm and indifferent look. He didn't seem to care whether his injuries could be cured or not.

When Feng Jiu came in, she immediately saw the man in the navy blue robe.The man gave the impression of being very tall even when he was sitting up straight. His figure was somewhat similar to that of her brother Guan Xilin. What drew her attention most was his calm and indifferent temperament.

"Ghost Doctor." Seeing Feng Jiu's arrival, Patriarch Gu stood up quickly and gave her a salute. "This is my son, Gu Xiangyi."

Gu Xiangyi also stood up but didn't salute her. He just nodded. "Ghost Doctor." Then, he looked at Feng Jiu calmly. Like many people, when they first met Feng Jiu, their eyes were filled with amazement.

But, Feng Jiu noticed that in addition to the surprise when meeting her for the first time, he soon returned to normal and looked at her with an ordinary admiring glance. It's rare to find this kind of temperament and determination.

"Ghost Doctor, here's the thing. My son's injury is on his shoulder. Because of the severity of the wound, his right hand is numb and lost sensation, so..." Patriarch Gu explained why his son didn't salute her.

Feng Jiu smiled. "It doesn't matter. Please take a seat!" She motioned for them to sit down and then said to the man, "Hold out your hand."

Gu Xiangyi stretched out his left hand and put it on the table. He saw the other person put her finger on his wrist and felt his pulse. After a short while, she withdrew her hand.

Chapter 1996: Burn wounds from the Volcano Forest

"Take off your coat. I'm going to take a look at your wound." Feng Jiu motioned to him.

Gu Xiangyi paused and glanced at her hesitantly. "Ghost Doctor, I have a somewhat scary wound." She was a woman, after all, and he thought it was best not to frighten her.

Feng Jiu couldn't help laughing. "A scary wound? It doesn't matter, I haven't met a wound that scares me."

Patriarch Gu who sat next to him couldn't help saying, "Ghost Doctor is a physician. What kind of wounds has she not seen before? Come on, let me take your coat off. He was worried that his son could not move his right hand to take off his coat.

"No, I'll do it myself."

He refused his father's help. He unfastened his belt and took off his coat. It was easier to remove the coat, but it was not that easy to take off the inner clothing. Moreover, his forehead was already drenched with sweat by this simple action.

Seeing this, Feng Jiu told Leng Shuang. "Leng Shuang, help him take off his clothes. Remove the binding also."

"Yes." Leng Shuang replied and took two steps to Gu Xiangyi's side to help him to undress.

As the woman opposite him suddenly come closer, Gu Xiangyi instinctively retreated. "No, I'll just ask my father for help."

When she saw this scene, Feng Jiu raised her eyebrows and stared at Gu Xiangyi with interest.

When Leng Shuang saw the situation, she stopped immediately. She glanced at the man in front of her and looked at her mistress.

Patriarch Gu came forward, smiling while explaining. "I'm sorry to let Ghost Doctor and Young Miss Leng see this. My son is a little strange, but he means no harm."

"It doesn't matter. Just take off the clothes." Feng Jiu held her cheek in one hand and stared at the pair of father and son with a smile in her eyes.

Gu Xianyi was a little uncomfortable when he heard this. Why did it sound so strange? He glanced at Feng Jiu and saw her smile with amusement in her eyes, while the cold-faced woman in black named Leng Shuang walked back and stood quietly aside.

He couldn't help but wonder that there was still a young man behind Ghost Doctor. Why didn't she ask him to help him remove his clothes and open the bandage? Why did she call the woman in black instead?

He didn't understand what kind of person this Ghost Doctor was. She seemed to behave differently from the average person.

With the inner garment off and the cloth on the wound was untied, a festering smell heavier than before came out, making Gu Xiangyi a little embarrassed.

Feng Jiu frowned at the smell. She stared at the wound and stood up. The wound was where the right arm connected to the shoulder. The festering wound was bigger than a palm and the shoulder bone could be seen faintly. The situation was very serious. To Feng Jiu's surprise, with such an injury in his body, he was able to keep a straight face. He's a remarkable person.

"How did you get this wound? What caused your wound?" She asked, looking at the resolute and calm Gu Xiangyi.

Gu Xiangyi paused for a moment and then answered. "It was a volcano eruption in the Volcano Forest. I was scalded by the erupted lava."

Feng Jiu was surprised and there was a trace of doubt in her eyes. "The scald by the lava shouldn't be so serious. What's so special about that lava?"

Chapter 1997: Supply of medicinal materials

Gu Xiangyi's eyes flickered. He glanced at Feng Jiu and asked, "Ghost Doctor isn't familiar with the Volcano Forest?"

"No, I haven't been here for long." She shook her head.

"The Volcano Forest is the forest where most people go to experience. But, deep inside the forest, there's a large volcano that has been erupting once every three months. Although the eruption is dangerous, the molten rocks from the underground contain precious materials. That special material can even melt the ground, let alone human's flesh."

"At that time, I was only splashed by a few small molten rocks. I used medicine, but it was ineffective and made the wound more and more serious."

Feng Jiu nodded and told the two of them. "This wound has worsened and infected the bone. If it is not dealt with as soon as possible, losing this hand is just a small matter. It is even very likely that your life will be lost."

She looked at Gu Xiangyi and explained. "If you haven't been taking medicinal pills to suppress the internal heat in your body, the internal heat caused by this wound alone would have poisoned and attacked your heart."

When they heard this, the father and the son were shocked. It's really because he took medicinal pills to remove poisonous heat. Since the wound festered and inflamed, if the poisonous heat couldn't be expelled from the body, it would be forced into the body. If those pills to remove poisonous heat weren't available, he would not still be alive.

As far as they knew, no one who had been scalded by the molten rocks had ever survived and they had come here to try. After all, there's a glimmer of hope that he could survive.

"Please save him, Ghost Doctor." Patriarch Gu said in a hurry.

Feng Jiu smiled. "Patriarch Gu should know the rules here."

"I know. In addition to the medicine order, there must be the equivalent amount of gold coins and three 500-year-old spirit herbs, all of which I have brought." Patriarch Gu answered quickly, taking out the three spirit herbs from the space.

To their surprise, Feng Jiu shook her head when she saw those three spirit herbs. "Although these three are indeed 500-years-old, they are not what I need. They are also not the necessary medicine to cure the Young Master's injury. So, your spirit herbs are useless to me."

Hearing this, Patriarch Gu turned pale. He looked at Feng Jiu, then at Gu Xiangyi. For a time he had no idea what to do. These spirit herbs were precious collections of his family. They were all rare spirit herbs that had reached 500 years maturity. It was very difficult to collect them. Now, these were not the spirit herbs she needed. Then...

Gu Xiangyi listened with a frown. He looked at Feng Jiu and asked. "Ghost Doctor, are you sure you can cure my injury?"

"Of course." Feng Jiu smiled and nodded.

"Then, what are your conditions? I will never refuse as long as I can do it."

When he heard his son's reply, Patriarch Gu finally reacted. He looked at Feng Jiu and promised. "As long as Ghost Doctor can save my son, my Gu Family will never forget this great kindness. If you have any orders in the future, I will not refuse."

Feng Jiu shook her head and looked at Gu Xiangyi with a smile. "Don't be so serious. I just need you to do one thing for me."

"What is it? The Gu father and son were surprised.

"I know that your Gu Family is in the spirit herb business. What I want are only the spirit herbs that we at the Heavenly Pill Tower regularly use every month. You will deliver all those to us. Of course, you won't lose money price-wise. All you have to do is help us collect the spirit herbs and supply them to us."

Chapter 1998: The wound was treated

"Just, just that?"

Patriarch Gu was somewhat in disbelief. Was she telling them to be the Heavenly Pill Tower's spirit herbs supplier? Having a partnership with the Heavenly Pill Tower was a great thing, not just for them, but also for any family in the spirit herbs business.

But, what surprised them more was that it only took her half a day to learn that they were in the medicine business. Thinking of the three 500-year-old spirit herbs he had just taken out, he blushed with shame.

Although the three types of spirit herbs were not easy to obtain and were part of their precious collection, it's not difficult for a medicine supplier like their Gu Family. They only needed time.

However, the other party didn't haggle. Instead, they brought such a partnership opportunity forward. It made him think of himself as a villain.

Feng Jiu smiled. "I want the best spirit herbs. But, you can't give me random ones. Besides your Gu Family, I still have another source of spirit herbs. However, if the business expands, we must not run out of herbs."

Gu Xiangyi listened and nodded. "This is not a problem. I will personally supervise all the spirit herbs for the Heavenly Pill Tower."

"Very good." She nodded with satisfaction. "Come in with me!" She turned around and walked to another vacant room.

Gu Xiangyi followed. When Patriarch Gu was about to follow in, he was stopped. "Patriarch Gu, please wait here!"

When they're inside, Feng Jiu motioned him to lie down on the bed. While taking out a knife from the space and disinfecting it, she explained. "The rotting flesh on your wound has to be removed first before putting the medicine. Otherwise, the medicine is of no use. The process of removing the carrion from the wound is a bit painful. You have to endure the pain."

"Mm."

Gu Xiangyi replied with a hum. He lay down on the bed and didn't move until a sharp pain struck. His body tensed up immediately and sweat dripped from his forehead.

Leng Hua stood quietly, watching his masked mistress remove the rotting flesh bit by bit until the wound was clean. As all the carrions were removed, a fist-sized hole appeared in the shoulder. Because of the poisonous heat, the bone colour was black. His mistress was holding a sharp knife and scraped the black bone until the black poisonous heat was cleared and then applied a transparent light green ointment to the wound.

The cold feeling penetrated into his flesh and blood, making Gu Xianyi exhale lightly. It also helped gradually ease his wound's stinging pain. The numbing pain disappeared and only the icy cold feeling remained. He felt that his right hand's fingers that previously numb gradually regained their senses.

After cleaning and disinfecting the knife, Feng Jiu put it away and washed her hands. Then, she took off her mask and stood up. "I have finished treating the wound and applied the ointment. This is a plaster to regenerate muscles and relieve pain. After you go home, use it once every morning and evening. It will take about half a month to cure the wound."

"Thank you so much." He got up and sat down, turned his head aside to look at the medicated wound on his shoulder.

"Leng Hua, bandage his wound." Feng Jiu ordered him and soon walked out of the room.

Chapter 1999: The news of Han Rong

When Gu Xiangyi came out after his wound was bandaged, he heard his father asking Ghost Doctor the reason why she wanted to cooperate with them. When he heard this, he halted his steps. Indeed, he didn't understand why she wanted to cooperate with them.

Feng Jiu smiled as she listened. "Naturally, it's because I value your Gu Family's integrity and reputation."

Patriarch Gu looked at her deeply. "We're grateful for Ghost Doctor's regard. Rest assured, our Gu family won't let you down."

Feng Jiu nodded. "Then, let's find another time to discuss our partnership."

"Alright." Patriarch Gu looked at his son who proceeded towards him and saw that his face was paler than before. He came over to his son and asked, "Xiangyi, how are you feeling?"

"I'm alright, Father." Gu Xiangyi replied, then looked at Feng Jiu. "Ghost Doctor, we'll come to visit another day."

Feng Jiu's face was wreathed with smiles. She told Leng Hua, "Send them off for me."

"Patriarch Gu, Young Master Gu, please come this way." He motioned to them with his hands and took them out.

"Farewell." The two of them said and left.

Not long after, Leng Hua came back. "Mistress, they have left."

"Mm." Feng Jiu nodded and saw Luo Yu walk in. "Mistress, there's news."

"Huh? What news?"

"Mistress told us to check about Han Rong, it's his news."

Luo Yu answered. Seeing the smile on his mistress' face disappeared, he reported solemnly. "He has indeed entered the Devil's Path. Subordinate has received news recently that he may take a trip to the Volcano Forest. He's there to collect some natural volcanic substance. This is an opportunity to kill him."

After Mistress came back, she asked people to investigate Han Rong's news secretly. They only received the news today. That Han Rong caused the Feng family so much suffering. He believed that his mistress would never let Han Rong go after knowing this news.

"The Volcano Forest.. ha ha..."

She chuckled but there's no smile in her eyes. She took a walk in the courtyard. After some time had passed, she gave the instruction. "Leng Hua, handle the cooperation with the Gu Family with other staff. Take care of the Heavenly Pill Tower. At present, ordinary people won't provoke us. I'm going to the Volcano Forest. When the time comes, I'll leave Fire Phoenix to keep watch."

When they heard this, several of them couldn't help but glance at each other. Luo Yu asked, "Mistress, why don't take us with you? We have seen his portrait and recognize Han Rong. If we go, won't it be better for Mistress to stay here?"

"If Han Rong is easy to deal with, he won't stay alive until today." Feng Jiu sneered. "Since he possessed someone by force, he should know that the people of the Hell's Palace and I are looking for him. He rarely went out and stayed next to Mo Zun. Since there's a chance right now, I have to meet him in person."

"With Han Rong's cunning, I won't rest assured if you're going. I have to do it myself. It just so happens that I also want to see the Volcano Forest's natural substance. If it's useful, I will bring some of it back."

She explained slowly. She glanced at a few of them and then smiled. "If you have something that you can't solve, go find Mo Chen. I will ask him to help out at the Heavenly Pill Tower during this time."

"Mistress, if you decide to go there yourself, why don't you ask Young Master Mo Chen to accompany you? We'll be worried if you go there alone..."

Chapter 2000: Going there in person

"No, it's more convenient for me to act alone. What's more, Mo Chen is like a moving night pearl. He's so dazzling wherever he goes. Won't I invite trouble if he's following me?" She chuckled. Mo Chen's appearance and temperament were like a banished immortal. How could it be concealed easily?

"But..." They still wanted to say something, but Feng Jiu stopped them.

"All right, I know what you're worried about, don't worry! It's not the first time I've been out alone." She waved her hand to indicate that they need not say more. Then she said to Luo Yu, "Sort out the information and materials for me, and give them to me later."

"Yes." Luo Yu replied and then turned to leave.

"If anyone requests pills or potions while I'm away, you can deal with yourselves. But, if you can't, wait for my return." Feng Jiu told Du Fan and Leng Hua.

"Yes." The two men responded.

After that, she went to the top floor, took out the teleportation device from the space, looked at it, and smiled when she found the Volcano Forest's landmark.

"It's a real treasure. Using this, one can go in and out freely." She whispered. Her heart moved, wondering if there were any places beyond the sea up there.

So, she looked carefully but couldn't find any locations marked as a foreign land on this teleportation device. But, there were places marked as the Phoenix Empire and others.

"There are no places abroad but the Phoenix Empire. So, it's easy to go back." She whispered softly and finally stored the teleportation device.

She took care of some of the Heavenly Pill Tower's matters and made arrangements until the evening when Luo Yu brought the sorted materials to her. She told him that she would go back to the Feng Mansion first and asked someone to send a message to the Nalan's house tomorrow, asking Mo Chen to come to the Feng Mansion.

Early morning the next day, Mo Chen came to the Feng Mansion. Leng Shuang led him to the inner courtyard. There were already a few drinks and dishes on the table. Feng Jiu, who was sitting there, smiled at him. His eyes flickered and he walked over with a smile.

"What's the occasion? You're inviting me for a drink?"

"Didn't I tell you before that I'll invite you here to drink some wine? These are my treasures." Feng Jiu smiled and poured him a cup of wine. At the same time, she told him jokingly. "Don't worry, mine is not the 'drop after 3 cups' kind of wine. You can rest easy."

Mo Chen laughed. He pulled up his robe to sit down and then said. "Tell me frankly! If you don't explain yourself to me first, I won't enjoy today's drink either!"

Feng Jiu's eyes were filled with mirth. "It's nothing serious. I'm going on a journey and would like your help to take care of the Heavenly Pill Tower for me."

"Oh? Going on a journey? Where?" He was a little surprised. Xuanyuan Mo Ze had just left for a few days. Why did she go out too?

"I'm going to the Volcano Forest to deal with some things." She took of a sip of wine. "I'll leave in a few days."

"Do you plan to go alone?"

He frowned slightly. "Are these the things your subordinates cannot handle so that you have to go by yourself? If so, you should take some people with you. If there's something wrong in the journey, how can I explain it to that petty man?"

Hearing this, Feng Jiu chuckled and shook her head helplessly. "If you call Ze petty on his face, I guess you two will start to bicker again."

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