Chapter 73: Peerless Prank

Ye Wenxin settled down as she listened, picked up the teacup again, briefly sniffed at the tea’s aroma, and accurately stated the herbs contained within.

“It’s Silver Pill Grass.”

“Then, what is the effect of this Silver Pill Grass?” Ling Jue was surprised, she had considered Ye Wenxin’s attainments in alchemy, but had not expected inadvertently, she had become so adept in herbalism as well.

To prevent the Alchemy Workshop from being overcrowded, she especially chose a more obscure type of herb.

“It’s both edible and medicinal, with the main edible parts being the stem and leaf, and its juice may also be extracted. For consumption, Silver Pill Grass may be used as a flavoring, spice, or mixed with alcohol, tea, and so on.” As for why Ye Wenxin could recite this so precisely, was because Silver Pill Grass had another name back on Earth, called mint.

The corners of Ling Jue’s mouth rose faintly as she listened, feeling very satisfied with Ye Wenxin’s answer. But in an instant, she realized she could not be too lenient on Ye Wenxin. Ye Wenxin took her less seriously the better Ling Jue treated her.

“How’s that, Big Sister Ling, did I pass?” Ye Wenxin noted that expression, knew that she had eliminated more than half of Ling Jue’s grievance, yet still feigned haplessness hoping to make Ling Jue waver even more.

“This is only the first question. Now close your eyes, I’ll feed you something and you must guess what it is.” Ling Jue ignored her act and continued the topic with a cold face.

Ye Wenxin could only do as she was told. For an instant, she did not feel anything touching her lips and instead, her eyes were covered with a piece of cloth.

“Big Sister, it’s just guessing something, is there a need to be this strict?” Ye Wenxin was bemused. She had once learned a cultivation technique that enabled her to see the things in front of her clearly even with her eyes closed. To her, Ling Jue’s measure was simply useless.

“I want this to be fair.” Ling Jue waved her hand in front of the blindfold apprehensively for a bit, confirmed Ye Wenxin truly could not see through it, before taking out a fruit from her bag of holding.

“This is Mountain Fruit.”

“This is Bodhi Fruit.”

After eating a few kinds, they were not herbs at all, but spirit fruits.

Ye Wenxin was somewhat at a loss for words, increasingly feeling Ling Jue was playing her out of her unwillingness to reconcile. Yet as she considered the lusciousness of the spirit fruit in her mouth, she could not help holding back the truth.

“Open your mouth.”

As Ling Jue spoke another sentence, a round pill entered her mouth, melting upon contact, its sweet taste spreading, and then she felt a surge of heat in her Dantian.

“Fifth-grade Qi Refining Pill!” Ye Wenxin exclaimed in amazement, no stranger to this taste.

However, an Advanced Alchemist like Ling Jue should not be able to refine the fifth-grade Qi Refining Pill that only a Master Alchemist was capable of. But now, the sensation in her mouth told her of its authenticity.

“You even know this?” Ling Jue was really shocked at this. She had originally wanted to take advantage of Ye Wenxin’s unresponsiveness to give her a nice surprise. Unexpectedly, Ye Wenxin had even had a fifth-grade Qi Refining Pill before.

“Uh, tried it once.” Ye Wenxin was a little guilty. During her time as the Demon Lord, she started out snacking on fifth-grade pills every day, even going so far as to kidnap no small number of Grandmaster Alchemists to refine pills for her. But how could she tell such a thing to Ling Jue.

“Is it that girl Long Qing’er?” Ling Jue’s brows furrowed slightly, her mind going through the list of people Ye Wenxin knew at the Azure Wings Sect, and felt the most likely person to casually give out fifth-grade pills could only be one Long Qing’er.

“Yeah, it’s Senior Sister Long.” Ye Wenxin nodded in agreement, thinking that with Ling Jue and Long Qing’er’s dislike of each other, this lie should not be uncovered so quickly, and thus could not help but silently sigh in relief.

“Don’t eat things from her anymore. I, your Big Sister, am already a Master Alchemist. When it comes to fifth-grade pills, I can make them myself.” Ling Jue softened her tone a little and it was apparent from that tone that she was not angry. Rather, her mood seemed to have taken a positive turn.

“Master Alchemist? I thought Advanced Alchemist was the most impressive?” Ye Wenxin acted to be in much awe, but in reality she had grasped the the Alchemist System beforehand, and the Advanced Alchemist was merely the middle dividing line. Only after reaching Advanced Alchemist would one be considered an average Alchemist.

“I completely forgot to tell you the fundamentals. From Beginner through Intermediate. until reaching Advanced Alchemist, among us Alchemists, it’s only then that one begins the path of being a true Alchemist. After that is Master Alchemist, to Grandmaster Alchemist, to Immortal Alchemist, and then there’s still Divine Alchemist at the top.” Ling Jue gave a brief introduction of the Alchemist System. Although there were only six stages, the more one advanced, the harder it got.

And being able to reach Master Alchemist at Ling Jue’s age was already completely within the scope of a genius. But Ling Jue herself did not have any joy in her advancement, her only happiness was in Ye Wenxin finally returning to her side to keep being her assistant.

“So there’s still that many, looks like I still have a long road ahead of me.”

“Alchemy is all about your state of mind and concentration. Don’t rush, and just take your time, Wenxin.” As she discussed Alchemy, Ling Jue’s mood finally improved some, her voice growing gentler.

Ye Wenxin promptly nodded, “What Big Sister Ling is teaching me, does this mean I’ve passed my assessment?”

Ling Jue shook her head upon hearing this, and then remembering Ye Wenxin could not see, she added, “Not yet, there’s still one final thing you have to guess.”

Ye Wenxin did not speak, her heart uneasy, imagining what secret weapon Ling Jue still had up her sleeve. However, after waiting a long time, Ling Jue did not feed her anything new.

Feeling it strange, Ye Wenxin gathered Qi in her mind, activated her Divine Sense, and then saw Ling Jue standing over there with her lips pursed. In her hand was a wooden box. Her slender and pretty fingers lightly tapped the box then immediately, something like lipstick appeared in those fingers.

Ye Wenxin looked curiously. She had come across countless bizarre things in the world, yet this was her first time seeing this novelty item. Could it be something Ling Jue had attempted to make?

She watched patiently. Ling Jue stared at her own fingers in a daze, took a while before making up her mind and dipped her fingers into the box.

With crystal clear liquid dampening her fingers, Ling Jue quietly walked up, again using a warm tone to say, “Open your mouth.”

Ye Wenxin reflexively did so, and then those fingers were stuck into her mouth.

“Lick gently.”

Ling Jue said again, her face already turning bright red, as if doing this kind of thing was already the limit of what she could bear.

Ye Wenxin complied, tasting the liquid which carried a fragrant and sweet smell, instantly making her shudder.

If Ye Wenxin guessed correctly, this was the royal jelly brewed by a thousand-year-old queen bee.

Beauty nourishing, it was one of the favorite foods for female cultivators, even for Ye Wenxin, this was only the second time she sampled royal jelly. It had a certain light and sweet taste, yet irresistibly addictive.

With just one mouthful, Ye Wenxin found herself intoxicated as well.

“Big Sister Ling, what is this, it’s way too yummy.” Ye Wenxin had trouble restraining her excitement, despite knowing the true identity of this liquid, she still could not control herself.

“I’m not telling you.” Ling Jue’s lips curled faintly in satisfaction. She then saw Ye Wenxin leaning towards her hand greedily, as if she wanted to lap up the royal jelly on it.

Even Ling Jue, the world-famous Peerless Gentleman, was rendered a little embarrassed by Ye Wenxin’s insatiable appearance. She had not planned on bringing out the royal jelly at first. The fifth-grade Qi Refining Piill was her ace in the hole. But now, Ye Wenxin had fully fallen into a frenzied state, which made her gleeful she had brought out the royal jelly as it revealed a different side of Ye Wenxin.

She looked at those lips, and for some reason, a crazy idea popped into her head.

“I just had a taste, but you make me want to try again. This time, I’m sure I can guess what it really is!” Ye Wenxin could not help but cry out again. That taste made her feel addicted, as if she could not control her brain and thoughts.

Forget about drugs made from poppies, there was nothing in the world that could compare to this taste.

“Do you really want another taste?” Ling Jue looked at the small box in her hand. Originally, this royal jelly was a gift she intended to give to Ye Wenxin when she became an Azure Wings Sect disciple. However, during their previous encounter, she did not have the chance to take it out.

But looking at Ye Wenxin’s current excited state, she felt she might be able to utilize this royal jelly for a bit.

“Of course, it’s too good.” Ye Wenxin answered without pause. If possible, she hoped they would not use this finger method. Naturally, she only dared to think this and did not dare to voice her true opinion.

“Very well, wait a moment.” Ling Jue considered it a moment then dipped a few drops of royal jelly, intending to sent it straight to Ye Wenxin’s mouth, but felt embarrassed again.

In the end, it was still her own fingers.

“Big Sister Ling, hurry up,” Ye Wenxin urged in confusion, not understanding why Ling Jue hesitated after agreeing just now.

Ling Jue also realized it, but saw that the royal jelly on her fingers had already fallen to the ground. Feeling a bit distressed, she finished the rest of the royal jelly. Seeing Ye Wenxin still urging her, she continued, “It was too wasteful to eat it like that just now. Let me feed it directly to you.”

Ye Wenxin nodded acquiescently then felt that something was wrong after agreeing. She wanted to stop, until she felt something soft touching her lips.

Even though Ye Wenxin had not opened her Divine Sense, she knew what that feeling was. But she had not expected that Ling Jue would choose this transitional method in order to not be wasteful.

The mortification only lasted for a second in her mind. Ye Wenxin acted without hesitation, swiftly sucking in the royal jelly. Lips and tongues began to battle fiercely; within just a few breaths, Ling Jue found herself becoming passive.

Even the world-renowned Peerless Gentleman was thrown into disarray at this moment. Clumsily, she accepted Ye Wenxin’s exploration. Though she should have resisted, her mind went blank instead. Not only that, but a strange energy drained all the strength from her body, leaving her reliant on Ye Wenxin.