Rumors

Bai Yu's tone sounded extraordinarily relaxed, as though he were talking about something utterly trivial. But to Ba Longxiang, it was no different from a bolt from the blue.

Though he did not believe a word Bai Yu said, the fury in his chest blazed fiercely at that moment!

That bastard actually dared to insult his mother!

At that thought, Ba Longxiang fixed Bai Yu with an icy stare. Yet the instant their gazes met, an inexplicable wave of panic swept over him.

Could this guy be telling the truth...?

The unbidden thought flashed through his mind, then instantly spread through it like maggots clinging to the bone.

Of course, he was willing to trust Shu Lichuo. She was his mother, after all—and the Holy Empress of the Royal Court. Naturally, she would not become entangled with Bai Yu over a mere Great Medicine.

But! What if?

His mother's feelings for his elder brother, and her concern for himself—what if this bastard had deceived her in his brother's name?

Ba Longxiang's expression turned even uglier at the thought.

Watching Ba Longxiang's ever-changing expression, Bai Yu could not help but sneer.

As a Great Apothecary, he knew Great Medicine cultivators well. After all, the essence of Great Medicine was a twisted power formed from the resentment of countless wronged souls.

Though high-quality Great Medicine could suppress that side effect to the absolute minimum, Ba Longxiang had previously been left with only a single breath. After recovering, he had forcibly refined a massive amount of medicinal power in a short time. Unless he was the Dao of Heaven's own son, how could nothing possibly go wrong?

The moment Ba Longxiang approached, Bai Yu had sensed it. The unrefined medicinal power had already magnified his emotions. Coupled with the change in his mana's