CHAPTER 273: CHAPTER 268: HEROINE AND DEMONESS

Ye Lingxian watched as her daughter poured the Corpse Dissolving Liquid, not stopping her but instead taking out another bottle, until all the assassins at the scene were completely eradicated before the whole family started to set off and leave.

After experiencing this assassination, the family hastened their return to Medicine Valley, despite understanding that Ji Nan’s identity might not be simple, no one had the intention of abandoning him.

Medicine Valley fears no one and dreads no one, since Ye Chongtian had accepted Ji Nan as a disciple, then he is to be the successor of the Medicine King for life.

Though Ji Nan was only five or six years old, his intellect was bright, and he was not an ignorant child. On the contrary, he was also aware of some matters, but being too young, there was nothing he could do but deeply remember the kindness of the Ye Family.

Upon returning to the valley, whether it was the couple Ye Chongtian and Ye Lingxian, or the siblings Ye Qiu and Ji Nan, they all truly sensed the lurking dangers.

The two adults, aside from training even harder than before, didn’t dare to slack in their duties toward the children, eagerly imparting all their knowledge to them. As for Ye Qiu and Ji Nan, both of them showed great talents, and Ye Qiu was no longer as playful as before, seriously memorizing Pharmacy Scripture and Poison Manual.

The parents were amazed by their daughter’s talent and, in order not to waste such aptitude, they grew increasingly strict with Ye Qiu.

Luckily, Ye Qiu had the Spiritual Spring Space. Drinking a cup of Spiritual Spring Water daily improved her memory, and under the influence of the Spiritual Spring Water, her Inner Strength also grew increasingly profound. Her parents and younger brother also enjoyed the same benefits.

Ji Nan, being young, thought after learning of Ye Chongtian’s identity that this was just a secret of Medicine Valley not to be disclosed. But Ye Chongtian and Ye Lingxian were not so easily fooled.

Both being seasoned in the world, they knew quite a bit about various Spiritual Medicines. From their understanding, only the century-old Vermilion Fruit could enhance one’s powers for 60 years, and they had never heard that a cup of water could so rapidly increase one’s Inner Strength.

Especially for people like them who had reached middle age with their martial arts at a stagnating stage, breaking through was exceedingly difficult, yet the water their daughter gave them daily shattered their conceptions.

And after several thorough experiments, they discovered that this water could not only enhance the properties of medicine but also poison.

Ye Chongtian and Ye Lingxian’s eyes flashed, keeping their daughter’s secret rather than exposing it, just occasionally asking her to bring more of this Spiritual Water.

Three months after returning to the valley, Ye Chongtian and his family received news that the Medicine Hall and Nursery Hall in Jiangning City under the control of Medicine Valley were destroyed. Fortunately, they had previously worried about retaliation and had already transferred the children in advance.

But this incident made them more cautious, not only retracting the Medicine Valley’s external powers but also secretly strengthening the capabilities of Medicine Valley.

This event also had its advantages; at least it made the various forces of the world take notice of this unusual move. The news of Demon Sect moving in secrecy in the Central Plains Martial World began to spread throughout the world. Everyone sensed the dangerous atmosphere, and martial arts sects everywhere deepened their defenses.

Ye Qiu knew that a major attack from the Demon Sect was ten years away; she must use these ten years to rapidly enhance both her own and Medicine Valley’s strength.

Over and over, eight years later, Ye Qiu finally cultivated the Body Forging Technique to Level 7. Combining this world’s Inner Strength and Martial Arts techniques, Ye Qiu felt power brimming throughout her body, then focused entirely on responding to an attack from her father.

"Sister is so powerful!" Ji Nan’s eyes sparkled with admiration and pride, unblinkingly watching the sparring in the courtyard between his master and sister.

Ye Lingxian also felt equally relieved but somewhat heartbroken. Now, her daughter was only slightly inferior to her and her husband in Medical Poison, but her martial arts were in no way weaker. Only she and her husband knew how their daughter had spent these past eight years.

They used to hope that their daughter would become sensible, but when she actually did, it only made their hearts ache even more.

Now their daughter was eighteen, gracefully beautiful. Chongjian Manor had already sent word; how could she bear to let her daughter marry off just like that?

"Father, I concede!" Ye Qiu sheathed her twin blades, clasped her hands, and smiled at her father.

"Not bad." Ye Chongtian was not only devoid of any disappointment from losing, but he was actually very pleased. His daughter had surpassed the teacher, which indeed brought honor to him as a father.

"Senior sister, are you leaving the valley?" Ji Nan stepped forward, unwillingly asked.

Ye Qiu patted his shoulder; the once naive child had now grown into a boy of thirteen or fourteen. Although his martial arts were not as advanced as hers, his medical skills, which seemed to be almost magically efficacious, surpassed even the talent her father possessed in his youth.

"Junior brother, your senior sister is going out to take a look first. When you grow a bit older and your martial arts improve slightly, we as brother and sister can roam the world together," Ye Qiu comforted him with a smile.

"Senior sister, I will definitely practice hard this year," Ji Nan said, clenching his fists firmly.

Ye Qiu packed her belongings and said goodbye to her family. In fact, most of her items were stored in her space: healing medicines, poisons, hidden weapons, all piled up in a small room.

Although she hadn’t managed to produce Rainy Pear Blossom Needle these years, she developed a hidden weapon similar to it from the last two residual cores left and the one that killed Thousand Faces. Although less powerful, a sky of toxic needles still posed a significant threat.

And she also brought a real one when she left the valley, so her parents weren’t worried about her safety.

This time, Ye Qiu left the valley for her marriage to Yin Shaochen. She was eighteen this year, and Yin Shaochen was twenty-three. Although people in the martial arts didn’t have as many rules as the court, since the marriage was arranged when they were infants, Chongjian Manor wanted the wedding sooner rather than later.

At this moment, Ye Qiu cursed Yin Shaochen in her heart. He had promised to call off their engagement initially, but after so much time he didn’t even make a peep, which showed that his promises were empty. Hadn’t he met his true love yet? What about the demoness Leng Zhaoyue from the Demon Sect?

At this moment, just as Ye Qiu left the valley, she was unaware that Yin Shaochen was currently having a dispute with Leng Zhaoyue.

"You’re engaged?" Leng Zhaoyue, dressed in white robes, coldly questioned Yin Shaochen.

Yin Shaochen’s typically handsome and composed face was now covered in cold sweat and innocence as he frantically grabbed his loved one’s sleeve, hurriedly explaining, "Zhaoyue, listen to me, this infant betrothal was arranged by my parents when I was naive. I am sincere with you, please don’t misunderstand me."

Leng Zhaoyue snapped his hand away in anger, her face still frosty: "Since you’re engaged, why bother flirting with me?"

Yin Shaochen, regardless of everything, pulled his beloved into his arms, not noticing that her body stiffened and a trace of annoyance flashed in her eyes, he declared affectionately: "Zhaoyue, I have already sent a letter to Medicine Valley. Once people from the Medicine Valley arrive here, I’ll break off the engagement."