Tang San Doesn't Understand Immortal Grass At All? A Woman As Steady As An Eagle

Ye Family Clinic.

Ye Qingxian bolted the door, clapped her hands, and got off work.

She had not been very focused on the clinic lately.

She had already closed it at noon and stopped seeing patients.

It left some familiar old customers very dissatisfied. It had clearly been an established custom before: open at eight in the morning, close at four in the afternoon. Why had she been closing so early during this period?

Yet Ye Qingxian was utterly indifferent to it. She was skilled in medicine and was also the strongest Healing System Soul Master, but she had no obligation to serve everyone without fail, rain or shine.

Moral blackmail?

That would never work on Old Mother.

"Lingling didn't come home last night. She said in advance that she was staying over at Yan Yan's house, but in truth, wherever Lin Xiao is, she is too. Her whole heart is set on resolving the curse of the Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul."

"She really is just a little girl..."

Seeing how excited Ye Lingling had been lately, Ye Qingxian felt somewhat worried instead. Children were always full of hope, unaware that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. How could they compare to a mature, steady woman like her, who always prepared herself for failure in advance?

White Veil Masked, Ye Qingxian returned to Ye Residence and learned from the servants that Dugu Bo had actually come to the Ye Family, and that the three little fellows had returned with him.

Though she was somewhat surprised.

Her steps, however, remained unhurried. A light breeze brushed past the white veil. Her graceful figure moved as if treading over ripples, her Lotus Feet untouched by the slightest dust, elegant even in her casualness.

She, Ye Qingxian, was as steady as an eagle!

After entering the room and seeing Dugu Bo, Ye Qingxian gave a slight bow, without removing her veil.

"Qingxian greets Senior Dugu."

"Ye Family Head is too courteous. During the time This Old Man was away, Yan Yan was in your care."

Although Ye Qingxian was only a woman, in the single-lineage Ye Family, she was the undisputed family head. And a Healing System Soul Master of her level, though only at the Soul Emperor rank, held a status no lower than that of a Titled Douluo.

Even though Dugu Bo was aloof and solitary by nature, he still treated Ye Qingxian with courtesy.

Ye Qingxian's gaze shifted, lingering on Lin Xiao for a brief moment. Clever as she was, a hundred thoughts flashed through her mind, and she had already guessed the general situation.

Was there progress on resolving the Martial Soul defect?

"Senior Dugu has graced my humble home. I presume there is something you wish to discuss?"

Dugu Bo nodded. "I've discussed it with this boy. I know of an Innate Treasure Land, but I don't recognize the herbs inside, nor can I stay there for long. This boy, however, can move through it without obstruction."

"But before that, we still need to ask Ye Family Head to teach him some pharmacological knowledge, or provide theoretical guidance. Only then can we make the greatest use of the herbs in that treasure land."

Ye Qingxian glanced at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao smiled shyly at her.

Tang San knew jack about Immortal Grass!

In Lin Xiao's view, Tang San was someone who played with Poison. He had merely memorized the effects of the Immortal Grass recorded in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record by rote, and his method of using Immortal Grass was to swallow it directly.

Put that aside for now.

Within the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, apart from Immortal Grass, there were also many thousand-year and Ten Thousand Year Herbs. Although they were somewhat inferior to 100,000-Year Immortal Grass, they were still precious herbs born from the essence of heaven and earth, worth cities. Tang San's method of using them was still to eat them directly, without any pharmacological pairing at all. It was truly something of a reckless waste of heavenly treasures.

The Ice Fire Yin Yang Well was unmistakably an excellent Herb Garden.

In the original work, the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well was described as accelerating plant growth by hundreds and thousands of times, but it was clearly far more than that. For example, Ah Yin reached Ten Thousand Year cultivation in just a few years within the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

When it came to knowledge of herbs, people like Dugu Bo and Tang San, who merely played with Poison, still walked an unorthodox path with great limitations. Ye Qingxian, as a master of medicine, could analyze the Medicinal Properties and effects of herbs even if she did not recognize them, and could make reasonable pairings as well.

The last time Lin Xiao underwent Evil Fire Body Tempering, the Medicinal Bath and Medicinal Cuisine Ye Qingxian provided had been extremely effective. It could be said that they maximized the effects of the Evil Fire Body Tempering.

Having tasted the benefits, Lin Xiao naturally understood Ye Qingxian's tremendous value.

Therefore, he absolutely had to ask for her guidance humbly.

"That is not a problem."

"He has already learned quite a bit of basic pharmacology from me."

Ye Qingxian gave a slight nod, glancing sideways at Lin Xiao through her veil.

This boy had something to ask yet did not come to her directly, instead making Dugu Bo speak for him. Did he not know that even if she were willing to teach him, it would not be because of Dugu Bo's face?

Dugu Bo, in the end, was still used to coming and going alone.

Once the serious matter was finished, he did not stay for lunch.

After saying goodbye, he left.

After noon, Lin Xiao was called alone by Ye Qingxian to the corridor.

"Tell me in detail."

Ye Qingxian got straight to the point.

Lin Xiao did not waste words either. He told Ye Qingxian everything about the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, and along the way brought up the matter of that Ancient Text, then looked at Ye Qingxian eagerly.

His eyes could practically talk!

Sister, everything is ready. Now it all depends on you, the top-tier support, to carry me.

Ye Qingxian was first filled with amazement.

"Does such a treasure land truly exist in this world?"

"It really is a place blessed with all the grace and beauty of creation."

Then she took off her veil and looked at Lin Xiao with a half-smile.

"Is there really an Ancient Text?"

Lin Xiao paused, then said with certainty, "Of course. Would I lie to you, Aunt Ye?"

Sinful, sinful. Lin Xiao repented in his heart for two seconds.

Ye Qingxian did not care about that. Her willow brows drew together slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Medicine isn't that easy to learn. When do you plan to set out? Since you already know the characteristics and effects of the Immortal Grass, teaching you to simply identify medicinal herbs should be quick. As for pharmacological knowledge, learn some of the basics first, and take your time with the deeper parts. For now, I can help you pair the herbs."

Lin Xiao nodded and said honestly, "Aunt Ye, I want to preserve my evil fire. During this period, the evil fire in my body has been accumulating again, and there are faint signs that it will break out once more. I don't know, after the third Evil Fire Outbreak, if the evil fire evolves, whether it can still be preserved after I consume the Immortal Grass."

"If it can, then let's start preparing for the next Evil Fire Body Tempering."

Ye Qingxian looked at Lin Xiao in surprise. Her gaze lingered on his young face for a long while before she sighed and said, "I've never seen someone go looking for suffering for himself."

"Don't worry. When you underwent Evil Fire Body Tempering, your body was strengthened, but how could the evil fire not have grown stronger and stronger too? And because of the Evil Fire Outbreaks, your body has been destroyed and rebuilt again and again. It is already difficult to separate it from the evil fire."

"When I examined your body last time, I originally wanted to say this, but I was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept the blow. After all, who likes being tormented? Now that you can't wait for it, that's truly all for the best."

After saying that, Ye Qingxian sized up Lin Xiao with a strange gaze.

She had heard that some people had peculiar tastes.

The more they were abused, the more satisfied they felt instead.

Could it be...

Ahem. Should she verify it?

"Aunt Qingxian."

Lin Xiao could not stand Ye Qingxian's odd look and called out to her.

Ye Qingxian waved her hand.

"I'll call you after I've made the arrangements. This time, let Yan Yan and Ling Ling watch from the side. Let's see if they still envy you then. You can go for now."

After Lin Xiao left.

Ye Qingxian walked toward her own room.

She was going to retrieve the notes for improvements she had made during the last Evil Fire Body Tempering.

Only, this woman who considered herself as mature and steady as an eagle somehow found her steps growing lighter and lighter, as if she had returned to her days as a young girl.

Ah, it really seemed like there was hope of resolving the Martial Soul Curse!

Ye Qingxian's expression was somewhat dazed.

After entering the room and coming before the mirror, she discovered that the corners of her mouth had been lifted the entire time!

No matter how hard she tried to set her face, she could not press them down.