Old Tricks, but Most Effective

Old Tricks, but Most Effective

Heaven Dou City.

As the empire's capital, Heaven Dou City was naturally extremely prosperous. Every street was paved with blue bricks, and any one of them was as wide as Suotuo City's main roads. The entire city could only be described as magnificent, covering more than ten times the area of Spirit Hall. The Heaven Dou Imperial Palace alone was large enough to rival Spirit City.

On one of Heaven Dou City's streets, an extremely long line wound along the road. At its front sat a stunningly beautiful woman with a tall figure, dressed in a blue gown, her long blue hair flowing behind her. She had set up a table and a small medical box, treating the people before her.

This person was naturally Ah Yin. She had traveled the continent with the Haotian Twin Stars for a year and earned the nickname Blue Silver Fairy. However, she had never dared come to a major city like Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, where powerful individuals gathered in great numbers. Thus, no one recognized her.

But now, with Lovesick Heartbreak Red concealing her presence, even the strongest members of the Upper Three Sects could not surpass Qian Xunji in either strength or Spiritual Power. Twenty years later, Chen Xin would be level 96, yet his Spiritual Power would be too weak to see through Demon Charm's red mist during the Soul Master Tournament. Tang Hao, at level 95, could see through it, showing just how pitifully few soul bones Chen Xin possessed.

Ah Yin wanted to know whether Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had truly been slaughtering soul beasts everywhere, so she boldly came here to practice medicine and gather information.

In the eyes of creatures obsessed with appearances, beauties always enjoyed privileges. The moment Ah Yin set up her stall, people came flocking over. Even setting aside the genuinely free treatment, merely being able to get close to such a beauty was enough to draw a crowd.

Qian Xunji sat in a nearby teahouse, quietly sipping tea. As a man—and the Pope—he needed at least a basic degree of patience.

Blue light glowed from Ah Yin's palm as Soul Power containing the aura of life pressed against the kidney area of an elderly man with a hunched back. The old man's back straightened, his hair darkened slightly, and he seemed to have grown several years younger.

"Sir, your condition is the result of long-term exhaustion that has accumulated into an underlying illness. If you want to recover completely, you must rest. Your body's ability to recover simply cannot withstand such intense labor."

"Lord Soul Master, I have no choice. My son is almost twenty and still hasn't married. I need to save up money for his bride price."

The old man spoke with utmost reverence. Ah Yin was not only a Soul Master, but also incomparably beautiful, and she treated people without charging them. All of this could stir the goodwill in people's hearts, which was also how Ah Yin had earned the name of fairy.

"I'll prescribe you some medicine. Take it three times a day, morning, noon, and night, on time."

Ah Yin opened her medical box and took out several medicinal ingredients. She was not surprised by the old man's words. In the small villages she had visited, people generally married and had children at twelve or thirteen.

"Lord Soul Master, how much does this medicine cost? If it's too expensive—"

"The medicine is free as well."

"Thank you, Lord Soul Master. You truly have the heart of a bodhisattva."

The old man stretched out his withered, work-worn hands to receive the medicine. After bowing to Ah Yin three times, he left.

Time slowly passed. Thanks to her breathtaking beauty and free treatment, Ah Yin's fame in Heaven Dou City steadily grew, and more and more people gathered around her.

"Move! Move! Move!"

Just then, an untimely voice rang out. Several large, muscular men shoved aside everyone blocking the way in the line. Among them stood a handsome, elegant young man in a silver robe, carrying himself with poise and refinement.

The young man stared at Ah Yin. His eyes first widened, then swept over her peerless face and graceful figure, immediately filling with burning desire. Ah Yin's beauty was among the most astonishing he had ever seen. Aside from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess, even the leading courtesans of Heaven Dou's most expensive brothels were far inferior to her.

In the teahouse, Qian Xunji, who had been waiting so long that he was starting to doze off, finally perked up. Why else had he brought Ah Yin to Heaven Dou City? He had been waiting precisely for this sort of arrogant show-off getting slapped in the face. Heaven Dou City had the most nobles, so naturally it also offered the greatest chance for such scenes to win a beauty's favor.

Since ancient times, sincerity could not hold a woman's heart, while only tricks could win it. The tricks might be old, but for Ah Yin, who had never been to a large city and had always been well protected by the Haotian Twin Stars, they were the most effective.

"Miss, I'm feeling somewhat unwell too. Could you treat me?"

The young man walked over with a smile. The patient Ah Yin was treating immediately gave up his chair and retreated awkwardly to the back.

Ah Yin's delicate brows furrowed in displeasure. "You cut in line."

"You can't put it that way. I didn't cut in line. They willingly gave up their place for me." The young man sat sideways in the chair and looked at the commoners behind him. He still wore a smile, but there was a hint of threat in his eyes. "Isn't that right? You willingly gave this spot to me."

The citizens behind him showed fear and nodded frantically like chickens pecking grain.

"You're threatening them!"

The young man feigned surprise. "I'm not. Miss, you're slandering me again. Did you hear me say anything threatening?"

Ah Yin felt as though her fist had struck cotton, completely useless. She had never encountered such a scoundrel before, so she decided to treat him quickly and send him away.

After taking his pulse and examining his tongue, Ah Yin said, "You're not sick. You merely have a slight deficiency of kidney yang. Take some tonics and restrain yourself a little."

Ah Yin had no intention of giving this man, whom she found somewhat unpleasant, the medicine in her box for Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Origin. After telling him his condition, she wanted to dismiss him.

"Miss, to be honest, I've also been poisoned."

"What poison?" Ah Yin asked doubtfully. Why had she not noticed that this person was poisoned?

"I've been poisoned by love."

"Poisoned by love?"

"I've been captivated by your charm, Miss. If you don't believe me, feel my heartbeat!"

The young man suddenly grabbed Ah Yin's fair hand and pressed it against his chest. "From the very first moment I saw you, I knew that you were the one meant for me. I can never be with anyone but you in this life!"

"Let go!" Ah Yin was beginning to get angry. This was only the second time in her long life that she had become angry. The first had been when Qian Xunji attacked Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.

"Miss, I am the son of Nicholas Earl and a student of Moonlight Pavilion. Follow me, and I'll let you enjoy glory and wealth for the rest of your life."

What kind of place was Moonlight Pavilion? It was Heaven Dou City's most prestigious school for etiquette. It only accepted one hundred students each year, and graduating from Moonlight Pavilion was equivalent to being gilded in gold, ensuring a bright future.

Thus, countless nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire fought until their heads bled every year for those hundred spots. It was also known as the gathering place of those with the highest status in the entire Heaven Dou Empire, an existence above the clouds.

Just as Ah Yin was preparing to use force, another graceful figure suddenly appeared and sent the young man stumbling back with a palm strike.

"She's unwilling, yet you still want to force her? Your behavior truly disgraces Moonlight Pavilion!"

This woman was slightly older than Ah Yin. Her light pink hair flowed down her back, and her beauty was in no way inferior to Ah Yin's.

That was right—this woman was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess Bibi Dong, the very woman the young man had just been thinking of.