Secretly Forming Fetus Pearls, Flesh and Blood Refined into Pills

"Master is not here?"

Liang Qu knelt on the ground, feeling uncomfortable with Xu Shi gripping his collar, but he couldn't struggle.

Xu Shi is quite old and doesn't seem to have practiced martial arts, so it would be bad if she got injured.

"Yes, they're not here. They went to Chao River County and won't be back for at least ten days to half a month. Not only your Master, but also your Second Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Sister, and Sixth Senior Brother are gone. They went with them."

Liang Qu lowered his head, his brows furrowed.

Why did you disappear at this time, and why have you been gone for so long?

"You feel like there's a conspiracy going on, don't you?"

"Yes, um?" Liang Qu nodded subconsciously, then realized something was wrong and looked up at Xu Shi, "How did you know, Master's Wife?"

"It's a diversionary tactic," Xu Shi said calmly. "Two days ago, the Chao River County Magistrate sent his eldest son over, saying that he had discovered the Water Blessing Sect's demons. The Bronze and Iron Badge Arresters investigated for more than half a month and finally pinpointed their location. To prevent any accidents, they asked your Master to go and oversee the situation. There are so many coincidences, one after the other."

What is the Water Blessing Sect?

"An old dog hiding in a vast marshland is mostly Former Dynasty Remnants, a pathetic worm plotting to restore the country."

"Master agreed?"

"Yes, the County Magistrate promised a lot of benefits, and we didn't realize anything was wrong at the time."

"If this is truly a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, wouldn't that mean the County Magistrate is also involved?"

"It's hard to say. If we get involved, telling them about it would be like alerting the enemy. If not, it could be a conspiracy by the Water Blessing Sect to make us suspicious. Either way is possible."

Nan Di gracefully approached from the side, carrying a small medicine bottle on a tray.

Xu Shi reached out and took it, Opening Red stopper, and poured out three pills the size of fish eyes.

"Open your mouth."

"Master's Wife, you really don't need to."

"Just open it when I tell you to."

Liang Qu had no choice but to open his mouth, and a pill was stuffed into his mouth.

"Mmm, good girl."

Then Xu Shi directly pulled open the gauze on his shoulders, arms, and chest, crushed a pill on each of them, and sprinkled it on the wounds.

After applying the medicine, Liang Qu immediately felt a warm sensation in his wound, which then healed at an astonishing speed—many times faster than lotus root! Extravagant, far too extravagant, for such a minor injury.

Liang Qu was heartbroken; he was terrified of poverty and felt he was wasting things.

"This bottle contains ten pills. Use three, and the rest are yours. Don't be stingy with medicine when you're injured. No one knows when an accident will happen, so don't let yourself be weak."

Liang Qu lowered his head. "This disciple has learned much."

Xu Shi leaned back in her armchair. "If it really is the Water Blessing Sect, then I have some clues about the Mountain Ghost matter. Do you know that the Mountain Ghost can conceive?"

"I know."

"Hmm, it seems you have indeed been working hard these days. The Mountain Ghost's embryonic formation is extremely fast, and it will quickly drain the Blood Qi of the person whose embryo is being formed. The stronger the person whose embryo is being formed, the more Blood Qi it absorbs, and the stronger the Mountain Ghost that will emerge. If you dig it up before it hatches, it will be a top-quality medicine."

If a pharmacist knows how to refine, he can fuse several fetal pills together to refine them into Fetus Pearl Pill.

The Water Blessing Sect had done this before, with remarkable results. A hundred doses of the Fetus Pearl Pill could instantly transform a normal person into Galloping Horse Martial Master, and the upper limit was unknown. At that time, they slaughtered thousands of people in several villages.

Grand Ancestor was furious and sent the veteran general Xu Youguang to suppress the rebellion. I was only a teenager at the time and remember it very clearly. After this incident, the Water Blessing Sect did not reappear for decades.

I suspect that the Mountain Ghost in Yi Xing City might not be a coincidence, but rather a spy planted by the Water Blessing Sect long ago, who was unexpectedly disturbed by your River God worship and awakened prematurely.

Liang Qu was filled with worry. How could there be such a powerful boss in his newbie village?

"Since this is a diversionary tactic, could you please get Master back as soon as possible?"

"Xiao Jiu, you just said you came from the mud, how can you be so naive? If we really use a diversionary tactic, will they just stand by and let your Master come back?"

"What do you think I should do, Master's Master's Wife?"

Xu Shi rolled her eyes. "How would I know? I'm just an old woman who can't even kill a chicken. I know a lot because I read a lot of books. Ask your senior brothers about this. If Xiao Er, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Liu aren't here, aren't there Xiao San, Xiao Si, Xiao Qi, and Xiao Ba? Five grown men and you expect an old woman like me to figure it out? Aren't you ashamed?"

"In that case, we should not delay. I will go to the Martial Arts School to discuss this with my fellow students."

Liang Qu was about to leave when Xu Shi grabbed him.

"What's the rush? Have dinner before you leave. Just as I suspected, they won't dare to make a move anytime soon. Your Master has only been gone for two days, and they're afraid Master might come back for a surprise attack."

It's no wonder she's the wife of the Hunting Tiger Great Martial Master; even without martial arts training, she's so composed and has the air of a great general.

"Let's forget it. I have a friend waiting for me outside watching the boats."

"Send a servant to check on things, and have your friend come over to eat with us."

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Um?"

"Yes, yes, I'll go call him."

"If you dare to sneak away, don't ever come back through this door again."

Liang Qu tripped over the threshold and hurriedly went to the riverbank to call Chen Jiechang.

"This, this, you're too kind. I'm very grateful."

Chen Jiechang left the Yang Residence in a daze, clutching the two small medicine bottles tightly in his hands, not daring to let go for fear of dropping or damaging them.

Not only did I enjoy a meal full of delicacies, but I also received two bottles of precious pills!

At the dinner table, upon hearing that Chen Jiechang and Li LiBo Xu Shi greatly helped Liang Qu in killing the Mountain Ghost, Madam Xu was quite generous and immediately presented them with two bottles of Blood Qi Pill, one for each of them. The effect of one bottle was equivalent to that of a ten-pound Red Blood Perch! Combined with the medicinal soup in the Martial Arts School, the two of them truly had hope of Martial Artist!

Chen Jiechang said gratefully, "A Shui, thank you!"

"Oh, thank me for what? If you want to thank someone, thank my Master's Wife. I should be thanking you. If it weren't for the two of you handing me the knife, I would have been in real danger."

"I just wanted to do something."

"That's enough."

Liang Qu patted Chen Jiechang on the shoulder.

Men don't need so much talk; one action is enough.

Back at the Martial Arts School, Liang Qu found Xiang ChangSong and Hu Qi and recounted his entire conversation with Xu Shi.

Xiang ChangSong crossed his arms and rested his chin on his hand. "Water Blessing Sect? I have no recollection of it, I've never heard of it."

"I have heard some rumors, which are roughly the same as what my Master's Wife knows. It is said that the Fetus Pearl Pill created more than a dozen Galloping Horse Martial Master."

Combined with the battle formations of the Water Blessing Sect, they managed to withstand the attacks of three Wolf Smoke Martial Master. The key was their speed; as long as they poured lives into the effort, they could continuously produce Martial Master.

Xiang ChangSong shook his head. "The records are probably untrue. If he were just an ordinary person, without martial arts skills or experience of different realms, how could he possibly combine his sudden surge of power with the formation to resist three Martial Artist more than one realm higher? That's ridiculous."

"Well, I think that those dozen or so people were originally Martial Artist who had reached the Flesh Barrier or broken through to the Stage, and they had a foundation of skills. It was only after receiving the Fetus Pearl Pill that their strength increased dramatically that they experienced such an effect. In short, the Fetus Pearl Pill is very strong, but not that exaggerated."

Xiang ChangSong nodded. "According to Xiao Jiu, the only problem now is to find the mastermind, force them to reveal the location and plans of all the Mountain Ghost, and then kill them. That would solve the problem?"

"The problem is, we don't know where the mastermind is, and we also need to ask the other two Martial Arts School to come and help us."