Chapter 93: Chrysanthemums All Over the Platform, Full of Sorrow¹

“It’s a long story. In a certain cave…” Ye Wenxin was also very embarrassed. After coming to the Azure Wings Sect, she first gained the formula for the ancient Heart-Cleansing Pill, acquired the [Soul Suppressing Eighteen Needles] manual from Fairy Fengya, given the [Record of Pills] by Long Qing’er, and lastly had the [Shapeshifting Technique] forcefully shoved onto her by Xiao Zhang.

It must be said, Ye Wenxin had earned big.

But because each person’s manual could not be known by another, Ye Wenxin racked her brains for dog-blooded plots she still remembered.

“Let it be, I’ll stop asking, but could you teach me this recipe?” Ling Jue glanced at Ye Wenxin fleetingly, thinking about her current situation, she decided to give Ye Wenxin more privacy.

As for this Beauty Pill, that was certainly something every woman quested after.

But its market price had already shot up sky high, even Ling Jue, the Junior Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, had no way of getting the recipe. Unexpectedly, however, Ye Wenxin had gotten an opportunity from an unknown source, and Ling Jue knew not wether she should be envious or happy.

“Of course I can, I’ll write it for you now.” Seeing Ling Jue remaining so gentle, considerate and empathetic, Ye Wenxin immediately fished out brush and parchment, writing down the Beauty Pill formula.

Ling Jue took this time to close her eyes and recuperate, only to feel her body relaxing substantially. She had a hunch that her symptom would surely be cured and she would even break through.

Half an hour later, Ye Wenxin pulled out the needles on Ling Jue’s body, their original silver white color had turned black. Ye Wenxin observed this result with satisfaction, put those poisoned needles on the table, and called out to Ling Jue, who was somewhat muddle-headed.

“Get up Big Sister.” Ye Wenxin held a towel in her hands, intending to wait for Ling Jue to come out.

Ling Jue nodded lightly, just about to get up, yet found that she had no strength left in her body, only able to stare impatiently at Ye Wenxin.

This kind of gaze reminded Ye Wenxin of the cat she used to raise back on Earth, she would toss around during bath time, struggling helplessly, and eventually would be so scared by the water that she had no strength left, only able to look anxiously at Ye Wenxin.

Until now, Ye Wenxin had not expected she would go from bathing a cat to bathing a human, still unable to escape from this established law.

“I’ll carry you out,” Ye Wenxin sighed, first spreading out the towel flat on the table before she picked up Ling Jue from the bathtub, and then carefully dried her off.

Having soaked in the Beauty Pill just now, Ling Jue’s skin felt more pleasant to the touch, her complexion rosy. Not only that, her face also looked much better, bearing shyness and the tenderness unique to her, causing Ye Wenxin to almost drown beneath such attractiveness.

An absolute calamity to the country and its people, leaving one’s heart tickled.

“Enough…I’ll do the rest…” Ling Jue refused in a small voice, although she was a full generation older than Ye Wenxin, she was being taken care of by a little lady like this.

Fortunately, she and Ye Wenxin were both women.

But unfortunately, precisely because they were both women, nothing happened, making Ling Jue feel regret instead. She hated her own conservative character, truly unable to manage anything gutsier.

Ye Wenxin was unaware of Ling Jue’s thoughts, watching Ling Jue seemed to have regained her strength she took the iniative to hand the towel to Ling Jue, and then she dawdled in destroying the silver needles and cleaning up the site.

After a while, Ling Jue eventually put on some clothes, becoming the gentle as water Ling Jue again. But due to the initial treatment and the Beauty Pill, Ling Jue was filled with an indefinable womanly flavor.

Quiet as a maiden, nothing more beautiful could be imagined, but it was a pity that as soon as she saw the formula on the table, Ling Jue’s expression changed again.

“Little Sister Wenxin, your handwriting looks really good. When did you learn it?” Ling Jue’s a hundred thousand why’s went online. Ye Wenxin began to search for a dog-blooded plot again, hoping she would not mix it up.

“Let me guess, it must be a certain cave again.” Judging from Ye Wenxin’s almost tearful expression, Ling Jue knew that this was another secret.

Smile blossoming across her face, she carefully put away the formula and walked slowly towards the bed.

The lightness in her body brought about a sense of tiredness, she wanted to sleep, but worried there would be danger if she did.

“I’ll be here to keep an eye on you,” Ye Wenxin said, noticing Ling Jue’s concern. At this, Ling Jue finally slackened, entering the land of dreams.

Watching Ling Jue relax, despite feeling somewhat sleepy, Ye Wenxin still fished out a book to pass the time.

The days of sleeping were a luxury for those plagued by illness, and to dream was an even greater luxury within that. Ling Jue had a strange dream, in which she was once again overwhelmed by Ye Wenxin. But this time, Ye Wenxin possessed her wildly.

“Big Sister Ling, Big Sister Ling.” And this dream did not last long, as it was interrupted.

Ling Jue was quite displeased, but said nothing once she saw the person who interrupted her was Ye Wenxin.

“What is it?”

“Come on, come see something interesting.” Ye Wenxin smiled evilly, opened the window, and could see a picture of chickens flying and dogs jumping (chaotic) on the opposite side.

At Ye Wenxin’s reminder, Ling Jue recalled the girl’s prank. Looking closer, three men were having a great wrestling battle in the courtyard.

With scarlet eyes and chrysanthemums in full bloom, some people laughed while some made noise, it was quite lively.

Thinking of herself tumbling with Ye Wenxin in the dream earlier, she finally realized why she would have such a strange dream.

“Senseless.” Ling Jue blushed and abruptly sat back in bed.

Ye Wenxin regarded it as Ling Jue being thin-skinned, unable to watch such a vulgar scene, so she did not take it to heart, while she watched on with keen interest, as if long used to this wrestling scene.

“Sadly bestie isn’t here, if she was, she’d definitely be ecstatic,” Ye Wenxin muttered to herself, recalling the Eldest Princess Long Qingyue, who was nothing short of a fujoshi (a fan of BL) before she transmigrated.

And because her best friend always believed that same sex love was the true love, she had always been alone in this world.

Ye Wenxin’s reason for being alone was simple. In the first half of her life, she had only pursued strength, and strength was her wife. But in the latter half, she knew not what interesting things she could do aside from killing Fairy Fengya.

From Ye Wenxin’s perspective, her eyes were filled with confusion, but from Ling Jue’s viewpoint, she could sense Ye Wenxin’s keen interest in those matters.

“Wenxin, don’t look anymore.” Ling Jue furrowed her pretty brows and pulled Ye Wenxin away from the window.

“I won’t, there were just a few poses anyway.” Ye Wenxin recovered from her contemplation, smiled lightly at Ling Jue, and decisively closed the window.

“Big Sister Ling, change your clothes, she’s here.” Just as Ling Jue was about to give Ye Wenxin an ideological education, Ye Wenxin added another sentence.

“Who?”

“That miss who’s going to the Alchemy Association with us.”

She already saw the shadow at the doorway. Luo Miaoyi was probably coming to seek answers from them after discovering the three men’s peculiarity.

“Alright.” Ling Jue also saw the shadow, gave a light answer, and used the Yin-Yang Transformation, but it was faster this time, the previously stifling feeling was gone as well, leaving Ling Jue feeling even more fantastic.

“The Yin-Yang Transformation Technique cultivation method you learned before was incomplete, so I made some small changes during the acupuncture treatment earlier.  After this, even if you keep using this cultivation method, there will no longer be any side effects.” Seeing the confusion on Ling Jue’s face, Ye Wenxin explained the cause of the side effects before.

“Could it be that you also discovered this from the cave?”

Ye Wenxin laughed hard at Ling Jue’s astonishment, “What are you talking about, Big Sister Ling? I just reached this conclusion after I finished reading all the medical books you gave me.”

“But that’s more than a dozen books!”

Ling Jue knew not how to describe the shock in her heart. The innate skill Ye Wenxin displayed was no longer on the level of a genius, but a monster.

“Mmhm, so I seriously read each book. Hurry up and change, or else that miss might mistake you for a pedophile.” Ye Wenxin kept urging. In fact, this credit was also due to the Soul Suppressing Eighteen Needles, but Ye Wenxin decided to take the credit this once, garnering further gratitude from Ling Jue.

Ling Jue still wanted to press for more, but after chewing it over, the road ahead was still long, so she hurriedly changed her clothes.

Luo Miaoyi was standing outside when the door opened. Seeing the tenderness like droplets of water in Ling Jue’s eyes, she wished she could eat Ling Jue alive. Also because of the completed Yin-Yang Transformation, Ling Jue now brimmed with the masculine aura of a man, which easily drew in the attention of the fairer sex.

Ye Wenxin pondered if she should acquire the Yin-Yang Transformation too, when Luo Miaoyi opened her mouth to speak.

“Young master, the three lechers outside, is that young master’s doing?” Luo Miaoyi was really embarrassed. She had considered all possible ways Ling Jue might handle the situation, but she had not expected the dignified Ling Jue, the rumored Peerless Gentleman, would resort to such simple and cruel methods.

“Brother didn’t do it, hehehe, I did,” Ye Wenxin naturally answered. It would be bad for the well-known Ling Jue’s reputation if such a method was spread.

As for Ye Wenxin, she was originally a big villain, so she did not mind those false reputations.

“So it’s like that. Miss Ye truly has remarkable skills. I saw the constables coming over, and even they almost fell victim to the evil scheme.” Recalling those three lecher’s frenzy, Luo Miaoyi sighed even more.

Looking at Ye Wenxin’s innocent eyes, although her method was cruel, Luo Miaoyi could not help her newfound favorable impression towards Ye Wenxin.

“The constables are here? You two chat first, I’ll go down.” Another bad idea brewed in Ye Wenxin’s mind, she quickly rushed downstairs, catching up to those few embarrassed-looking constables.

“Big Brother Constable, was it you who caught those bad guys?” Ye Wenxin approached one of the constables, pinching her small voice, staring at him with innocent yet adoring eyes.

Initially feeling frustrated, the constable’s mood improved somewhat upon seeing Ye Wenxin’s adorable appearance. He smiled and responded, “Yes, little sister, we caught this group of bad guys.”

“They were so scary, I was really frightened,” Ye Wenxin continued to play her part, and then tremblingly pulled out a few spirit stones from her pocket.

“They bullied my big sister before, Big Brother, can you do a good job and lock them up for a few decades?”

Ye Wenxin’s innocent and pure smile, coupled with her adorable appearance and Iceborn Constitution, caused the constable’s heart to flutter. He pushed back the spirit stones and said, “It’s our duty as constables to rid the people of harm. Rest assured, I will report to the authorities and they will be sentenced for decades.”

Ye Wenxin showed an even more grateful expression and praised the constable some more. However, she still was not at ease, thinking that these people must have a powerful backing behind them.

After some consideration, Ye Wenxin took out a bottle of Conjugation Powder from her bag of holding and whispered to the constable. The constable looked puzzled but nodded in agreement.

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1. A line from “菊花台” (Chrysanthemum Terrace), a song by Jay Chou. ↩︎