ALL NOVEL Chapter 40 - Detoxifying Pills
The tavern was a gathering place for all kinds of news. Soon, Gu Yao heard from others about the situation regarding Young Master Tian and the other two families. After all, they had to pass through the town entrance on their way back, and given how sensitive the situation was, many eyes were naturally watching them.
The first to return to the town was Tian family’s team. Someone saw Young Master Tian riding on the back of a horned lizard horse. Compared to the other two families, the Tian family’s team had suffered fewer casualties.
“It seems Young Master Tian had good luck, returning without a scratch. As for the other two families, especially the Young Master of the Lu family, he wasn’t so lucky. He was carried back lying down, but at least he managed to survive. Compared to the other cultivators who died in the ruins, he’s already very fortunate.”
“Is it Young Master Lu Minbai? How did he get injured? He should’ve had plenty of life-saving talismans and magic tools on him.”
“I heard Young Master Lu got stung several times by the Golden Ring Bees. Although he took detoxifying pills in time, the poison was too strong to be completely cleared. They rushed him back to find a way to detoxify him. I wonder if the Gu family is willing to help.”
“The Gu family’s Young Master seems to have returned safely. But from what I see, the Gu family’s team suffered more casualties. I suspect many people died in the ruins.”
“I’ve heard about it. Many cultivators have gone to the Gu family, begging for detoxifying pills. I think the Gu family’s alchemists will be busy for a while. Even if the Gu family didn’t gain much in the ruins, they’ll make a fortune selling pills.”
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The conversation grew quieter as they couldn’t hear any deeper details. After Gu Yao and Chi Changye had filled their stomachs, they left the tavern. Upon returning to their courtyard, they ran into Tian Feiyong, who had brought several people to guard the area. The moment Tian Feiyong saw the two of them walking back together, his eyes brightened, and he quickly ran over to Gu Yao, exclaiming, “Gu Yao, help! It’s up to you this time!”
Chi Changye guessed it was an issue related to the alchemy manual. Since the outside wasn’t a good place to talk, he interrupted Tian Feiyong from continuing: “Let’s talk in the courtyard.”
“Alright, alright.” Tian Feiyong quickly nodded.
After leaving the guards outside, Tian Feiyong followed the two of them into the courtyard. He cupped his hands and bowed to Gu Yao, saying, “Gu Yao, we truly depend on you this time. The pills you gave me earlier helped the Tian family immensely. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have known how many people would have died. But now, what we need the most is detoxifying pills. Gu Yao, you can make them, right? I’ve brought a lot of spirit herbs with me. You know, those useless people from the Gu family claim they’re too busy to help. If we go and beg them for pills, we’ll have to wait in line.”
Tian Feiyong looked at Gu Yao, eagerly hoping for a positive reply, believing that getting detoxifying pills from the Gu family would probably mean they’d first have to drag people to death waiting for them.
“I’ll try. It should be fine,” Gu Yao said. He hadn’t had spirit herbs to practice with before, but now that they were being provided, there was no problem. However, he didn’t say all of this in front of Tian Feiyong.
Tian Feiyong, overjoyed, almost rushed to hug Gu Yao to express his gratitude. However, as soon as he made the move, Chi Changye stopped him. Gu Yao didn’t like unnecessary physical contact either. He took the storage bag from Tian Feiyong’s hand and turned to go into the room to refine the pills.
Tian Feiyong wiped away his tears, looking up to the sky. “Gu Yao is truly a great person!”
Tian Feiyong wasn’t one to keep quiet. While Gu Yao went off to refine the pills, he chatted non-stop with Chi Changye in the courtyard, providing even more detailed information than what Chi Changye had heard in the tavern. Tian Feiyong also angrily cursed the Gu and Lu families, claiming that they had conspired to harm the Tian family, almost trapping them and his older brother in the ruins.
“How did Young Master Tian manage to leave safely?” Chi Changye asked curiously. He didn’t believe that the Tian family had no backup plan. Given the clear scheming between the two families, it didn’t make sense for them to blindly fall into the trap.
Tian Feiyong’s face showed an excited expression as he lowered his voice and said, “It’s my aunt who returned. I only just found out. Turns out, my aunt quietly became a Foundation Establishment expert. After meeting up with my older brother on the way to the ruins, she hid her identity and blended in with the group. Thankfully, my aunt was there to protect the Tian family members. Those two families are nothing but trouble. Also, their family’s Foundation Establishment ancestor secretly followed them as well.”
Chi Changye glanced coldly at Tian Feiyong. “Your Tian family’s ancestor must have come out of seclusion and followed too, right?”
Otherwise, how could a newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly resist the combined forces of two older Foundation Establishment cultivators? It was obvious that it was impossible.
Tian Feiyong scratched his head with an awkward laugh, feeling useless. He hadn’t known any of this before: “You and Gu Yao made the right choice not going. Who knows if that bastard Gu Yan would have taken action against you? And that Lu Minbai, he’s in a terrible situation now. I heard that when they brought him back, the poison had almost spread throughout his entire body. I don’t know if they’ll be able to completely cure him without leaving any lasting effects.”
Of course, what Gu Yao was refining was the intermediate-grade, nine-tiered pills. Even if he could manage to refine something higher, he didn’t want to expose his abilities too early under other people’s scrutiny. After all, he was still just a small cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining.