Taking a Shy Ye Leng Leng as His Master

"What defect? What defect?"

Ye Leng Leng asked curiously.

She had never felt there was anything wrong with the Nine Hearts Begonia.

Ye Qingxian's expression changed dramatically.

She immediately stood up and hurried over to Su Ze.

The pressure of a Soul Emperor bore down on him.

"Do you know what you're saying?"

Su Ze remained calm under the pressure.

Although Ye Qingxian was a Soul Emperor, she was only a Support Soul Master.

With Sikong Zhen's Martial Soul and the physical strength of a Soul Elder, he could withstand the pressure without a problem.

"Of course I do, Ye Family Head!"

"There are only two people left in the Ye Family now, you and Ye Leng Leng, right?"

"You should understand what I mean!"

The moment Su Ze heard what Ye Leng Leng had said, he realized Ye Qingxian hadn't told her that only two people of each generation could live with the Nine Hearts Begonia.

So he spoke vaguely.

At Su Ze's words, Ye Qingxian froze.

The pressure surrounding him ebbed away like a tide.

"Leng Leng, step outside for a moment!"

"And close the clinic. I have something important to discuss with this young man."

"Don't listen in!"

Ye Leng Leng keenly sensed that there really might be a defect in her family's Nine Hearts Begonia that she didn't know about.

Curious as she was, she still obediently went outside under her mother's pressure.

Once they were alone,

Su Ze raised his head, but his view was blocked.

He had no choice but to take two steps back.

Only then could he see Ye Qingxian's veil clearly.

"Given your age, Young Master Su Ze, I can forgive you if you admit now that you were joking."

"But if I find out you were trying to deceive me, the Ye Family has close ties with the Nine Great Sects and certain people in the Soul Martial Hall."

"I can't say what might happen to you then."

Su Ze had no reason to doubt Ye Qingxian.

After all, the Nine Hearts Begonia was the world's foremost Support Martial Soul.

Over the generations, its users must have formed quite a few connections.

Still, he wasn't worried. He was telling the truth.

"Rest assured, Ye Family Head. I wouldn't have come if I weren't certain!"

"The defect in the Nine Hearts Begonia is simple: only two people of each generation can survive."

"I can even tell you how to remove it in advance."

"The solution is simple. You need the Immortal Herb Lovesick Heartbreak Red!"

"I already know where to find it!"

"And I can get it for you soon!"

"My only condition is that you teach me medical skills and help me when I treat Senior Dugu."

There was so much information in Su Ze's words that Ye Qingxian needed a while to process it.

"Lovesick Heartbreak Red! My ancestors did leave behind notes saying that this Immortal Herb might be able to cure our curse!"

"Unfortunately, Immortal Herbs are incredibly hard to find!"

"And you even know its name, Young Master."

"It seems you really have come in good faith."

By then, Ye Qingxian was already convinced.

Someone might have guessed the defect in the Nine Hearts Begonia.

But the name of the Immortal Herb that could cure it—Lovesick Heartbreak Red—couldn't possibly have been guessed.

Seeing that Ye Qingxian believed him, Su Ze smiled.

As expected, his plan was going perfectly.

He had secured the help of Ye Qingxian, a top-tier Support Soul Master.

With the method from the Original Work for curing Dugu Bo's Martial Soul, getting the Immortal Herb was all but guaranteed.

"However, there's something I still don't understand, Young Master. What do you mean when you say you'll treat Senior Dugu Bo?"

Ye Qingxian was puzzled. This Soul Master named Su Ze clearly wasn't a healing Support Soul Master.

Why would he treat Dugu Bo?

"It's simple. Senior Dugu's Martial Soul also has a defect, and I know how to fix it."

At Su Ze's words, Ye Qingxian's lingering doubts disappeared.

This young man dared to approach Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

If he wasn't looking for death, then he must have something to rely on.

After all, Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo famed for his poison.

If Su Ze dared to deceive him, he'd surely meet a gruesome end.

"Since you'll be treating Senior Dugu Bo, Young Master, I have no more questions."

"I can agree to all your conditions."

"But I do have one question. If you want to study medical skills, you must know very little about them."

"How did you learn the name of the Immortal Herb and how to cure the defect?"

Ye Qingxian was puzzled. Anyone who knew the names of those Immortal Herbs had to come from a family of doctors.

But she had never heard of a medical family with the surname Su.

"That's a personal opportunity of mine, Ye Family Head. There's no need to ask about it."

Seeing that Su Ze didn't want to say more, Ye Qingxian wisely dropped the subject.

After all, she still needed him to find the Immortal Herb Lovesick Heartbreak Red for her.

"Though I'm the one asking you for help, Young Master Su Ze..."

"Since you're going to study medicine, I'll be your master!"

"As your master, I'll teach you strictly."

"So, Young Master Su Ze, are you serious about studying medicine?"

Ye Qingxian's gaze turned stern.

As the head of the Ye Family, she didn't mind outsiders learning the family's medical skills.

It was a sacrifice they had to make to break the curse.

Besides, the Ye Family's true foundation was the Nine Hearts Begonia Martial Soul.

It wasn't a big deal if their medical knowledge spread beyond the family.

Meeting Ye Qingxian's stern gaze, Su Ze immediately performed a formal bow and said,

"Please teach me medical skills, Master Ye."

Seeing his sincerity, Ye Qingxian nodded.

"Good! Su Ze, from today on, you're my disciple."

After helping Su Ze to his feet, Ye Qingxian went to the door and let Ye Leng Leng, who stood there looking bewildered, back inside.

"Leng Leng, from today on, Su Ze is your junior brother."

"Greetings, Master. Greetings, Senior Sister."

Su Ze bowed to Ye Qingxian and Ye Leng Leng again.

"Su Ze, medicine is a profound field, and the human body is full of mysteries."

"I'm still exploring it myself."

"The most basic requirement for a master of medicine is being able to identify medicinal herbs!"

"My family has a Medicinal Book compiled from countless records."

"I'll have Leng Leng show it to you. First, I'll see the patients outside, then I'll teach you."

"Leng Leng, you'll be responsible for explaining the effects of the herbs to your junior brother."

As she spoke, Ye Qingxian took a book from her Soul Tool.

Su Ze's eyes lit up when he saw the book being handed to him.

This was exactly what he needed.

"What happened?"

Ye Leng Leng was utterly confused.

What was going on?

How had Su Ze become her mother's disciple and her junior brother?

What on earth had happened?

And why had her mother brought out the family's record of medicinal herbs, compiled over hundreds of years?

Hadn't it been a closely guarded secret?

Even she had barely been allowed to look at it.

And now her mother was letting Su Ze look through it as he pleased?

Ye Leng Leng's mind was full of questions.

But when she saw her mother's departing figure and the unfamiliar Su Ze standing in front of her,

she wanted to ask, but didn't dare, so she kept her questions to herself.

After Ye Qingxian left, Su Ze picked up the book and began reading.

He immediately flipped to the section on Immortal Herbs.

On the very first page was an entry for the Immortal Herb, Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

It said the herb could evolve a Martial Soul and increase vitality.

As Su Ze read about its effects, he noticed a sentence at the very end of the entry, written in red:

The descendants of the Ye Family must find this Immortal Herb at all costs.

Su Ze didn't react to the note.

Then Ye Leng Leng suddenly gasped behind him.

Su Ze turned to look at her.

"What's wrong?"

At Su Ze's puzzled question, Ye Leng Leng came back to her senses.

She wasn't stupid. From what she'd overheard earlier, she had already guessed that her Martial Soul might really have a defect.

After seeing that sentence in the book, she finally understood why her mother rarely let her look through it.

It seemed to contain something her mother had been hiding from her.

"What's wrong, Junior Sister?"

Seeing Ye Leng Leng's reaction, Su Ze realized she'd probably confirmed that her Martial Soul really did have a defect.

But so what?

He'd be fixing it soon anyway.

As Su Ze was thinking, Ye Leng Leng stammered,

"J-just call me Senior Sister. You don't need to add 'little.'"

Her voice grew so faint by the end that Su Ze wouldn't have heard her if his constitution hadn't been so strong.

Watching Ye Leng Leng speak so softly, with a hint of red on her ears,

he understood what kind of person she was.

She was just like her name.

She was probably socially phobic.

Was she? Su Ze wondered. Feeling mischievous, he continued,

"Little Senior Sister, what did you just say? I couldn't hear you."

"Say it again!"

"I-I said not to call me 'little.' Just call me Senior Sister."

At first, Ye Leng Leng didn't catch on and repeated herself in the same quiet voice.

But when she saw the smile on Su Ze's face,

she immediately realized he was teasing her.

Her pretty cheeks visibly puffed up.

Though she was angry, Ye Leng Leng still didn't dare speak up to protest. She just glared at Su Ze with puffed-out cheeks.

But after Su Ze held her gaze for a while,

the blush on Ye Leng Leng's ears grew even more noticeable, and she lowered her head.

Seeing her with her head bowed, Su Ze smiled and said, "Little Senior Sister, I'll keep reading. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask you later."

At his words, Ye Leng Leng puffed up in anger even more, her face swelling like a pufferfish.

Watching Ye Leng Leng get angry, Su Ze asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Junior Sister?"

Ye Leng Leng puffed out her cheeks. After a moment of sulking, she said softly, "All right, Junior Brother!"

If you get to call me "Junior," then I get to call you "Junior," too.

That was how the socially anxious Ye Leng Leng planned to get her quiet revenge.

After that little exchange,

Su Ze and Ye Leng Leng, who had been strangers at first, began to grow closer.

While Su Suze was looking through the Medical Book, he asked Ye Leng Leng a few questions.

After going back and forth with questions and answers,

even socially anxious Ye Leng Leng began to act more naturally around Su Ze.

She wasn't even afraid to meet his gaze anymore.

So, an hour later, when Ye Qingxian came into the room after treating all the patients,

she found Su Ze and Ye Leng Leng leaning close together over the Medical Book.

Seeing the two of them sitting so close,

Ye Qingxian looked puzzled.

She knew her daughter had been socially anxious since birth.

Growing up, she had barely spoken to any of the boys around her.

She didn't have many friends at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, either.

So why was she so close to Su Ze now?

Though puzzled, Ye Qingxian didn't dwell on it.

After all, if Su Ze could help her daughter open up, that would be a good thing.

With that thought, Ye Qingxian walked over to Su Ze and said, "Su Ze, it's late. You don't need to rush your study of Medical Skill."

"From now on, you and Leng Leng can come here together one day each week. I'll teach you both personally."

"As for the rest of the time, you should focus on cultivating Soul Power."

"After all, Medical Skill is ultimately a minor path in this world. Strength is what truly matters."

"Before you turn twenty, you're in your prime. Don't waste your time."

Su Ze nodded at Ye Qingxian's arrangements.

There was no need to rush.

It was already dusk, and Dugu Bo might come looking for him tonight.

He really should get back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"All right, I understand, Master!"

After saying goodbye to Ye Qingshan, Su Ze returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ye Leng Leng.

Since they were starting from the same place and heading to the same destination,

it was only natural for them to travel together.

Beneath the evening sky, a breeze swept across the broad road and brushed past them.

Su Ze glanced at Ye Leng Leng beside him. Her black veil stirred in the wind.

Through it, he could see her beautiful face.

No wonder he remembered her name from the Original Work. She really was stunning.

As he watched her, he noticed a blush spreading across Ye Leng Leng's snow-white chin beneath the veil.

Seeing her blush under his gaze,

Su Ze shook his head. No wonder she liked to hide in corners whenever there were lots of people around in the Original Work.

That really was her personality.

"Junior Sister, I've got something to do, so I'll head off first."

He had teased Ye Leng Leng earlier mainly to grow closer to her, so he could ask about the Immortal Herbs.

Now that they were heading back to the academy, and Ye Leng Leng wasn't comfortable walking with a stranger,

he might as well accommodate her.

With the Ye Family's illustrated guide to Immortal Herbs in hand, Su Ze turned to leave.

He had only taken a few steps when Ye Leng Leng, who had been hesitating for a long time, suddenly spoke in a quiet voice:

"Su Ze... If there's anything you don't understand in my mother's Medical Book, you can come ask me anytime."

Thanks to his exceptional physique, Su Ze heard her and turned back in surprise.

Had this socially anxious girl really just invited him to approach her?

At Su Ze's gaze, Ye Leng Leng's snow-white chin turned even redder.

"Don't get the wrong idea. It's just my responsibility as your Senior Sister."

Without waiting for Su Ze to reply, Ye Leng Leng turned and left.

Her quick steps gave away the turmoil in her heart.

Watching Ye Leng Leng hurry off, Su Ze shook his head with a smile.

His Senior Sister really was interesting.