“Master, this is the Ghost Doctor,” Su Xue said quickly.
"Wh-what?" Old Qu looked at Liu Yue abruptly. He hadn't seen her clearly before, but now he examined her closely. "The Ghost Doctor?"
“Not bad.” Liu Yue nodded.
"You little girl... you look kind of familiar."
A young face flashed into Old Qu's mind, "Jun...Jun Jing? What is your relationship with Jun Jing?"
So alike! Absolutely so!
They are at least five or six points similar.
“My grandfather is Jun Tianlan, the head of the Jun family of Tianyan Kingdom. The Jun Jing you mentioned should be my father.”
Jun Liuyue was surprised to be recognized. She had never met Jun Jing before, and the Jun family did not even have a portrait of him.
However, the younger brother is handsome; Old Man Jun could tell that he was quite good-looking when he was young.
Therefore, Junjing's appearance is unlikely to be bad.
"So you're Junjing's child." Old Qu sighed as if he had thought of something. "It's a pity that such a talented person is envied by heaven. However, if your father could see your achievements now, he would be very happy for you."
"Speaking of which, your grandfather and I are old acquaintances. Your father also came to Lingyun Peak back then."
Qu Laoqing coughed twice: "Look at me, I'm rambling again."
"It's alright."
Jun Liuyue smiled slightly, but her heart was filled with suspicion.
Could it be that Junjing's death was suspicious?
Back then, everyone said that Jun Jing died on the battlefield! But with Jun Jing's cultivation and talent, he shouldn't have died so hastily.
Moreover, no one has ever mentioned who her mother was.
From childhood to adulthood, she had no memory of her mother.
Grandpa Jun never mentioned it.
All that is known is that Junjing brought the child back from outside, and no one knows who the child's biological mother is.
Suppressing her thoughts, Jun Liuyue entered the inner room, where the smell of medicine mixed with a putrid odor filled her nostrils.
The man lying on the bed was about twenty years old, with a handsome face, sharp features, a high nose bridge, and his eyes were lightly closed as if he were asleep.
He's a handsome man, and the kind who's gentle and refined.
"This is Junior Uncle," Su Xue said.
"How long has this been going on?"
Five years.
"Five years?" Liu Yue asked in surprise. She walked to the bedside and placed her slender fingers on the man's pulse.
The pulse is slightly throbbing.
It was so faint it was almost nonexistent, yet it was enough to sustain life; in other words, he was a living dead.
“Five years ago, Junior Uncle fought with Liu Yuan and fell into a coma after returning, never to wake up again,” Su Xue said. “Liu Yuan is now the sect leader of the Alchemy Sect. Master disliked him, so he separated Lingyun Peak.”
"My master and I have tried many methods and approaches, but we have been unable to awaken our junior uncle. We can only send him spiritual energy every day."
“He wasn’t poisoned.” Liu Yue looked at Su Xue and shook her head.
Upon hearing this, the latter's expression brightened: "That means..."
Liu Yue interrupted her, "But it's more serious than poisoning."
"If it's not poisoning, then what is it?" Old Qu asked in a deep voice.
Before his senior brother passed away, he promised him that he would help Qi Xia become the sect leader.
But in the end, he still broke his promise.
"There is an ancient secret technique called Soul Stealing. Has the elder ever heard of it?"
"Soul-stealing technique?" Old Qu was stunned for a moment, as if he remembered something, and broke out in a cold sweat.
He murmured, "No wonder, no wonder I haven't been able to cure him all these years."
He could only sustain his life with spiritual power, but there was no sign of improvement.
It turned out that it wasn't poisoning at all, but rather the loss of a soul.
“Only the closest and most unguarded person can use the Soul-Stealing Secret Technique.” Liu Yue looked at Elder Qu. “If I’m not mistaken, the soul he lost should be sealed away. As long as we find that remnant soul, there is hope that it can be awakened.”
But it's only hope. After all, he's been in a coma for so many years, and even if he's found, he might not be able to fit into his body.
"It must be that bastard Liu Yuan!"
Gu Feng said indignantly, "If Junior Uncle hadn't died, how could he..."
"Feng'er!"
Old Qu scolded, and the latter realized he had misspoke, swallowing back the rest of his words, but his expression was still indignant.
"I'm sorry, young lady, you must have seen this." Old Master Qu scratched his head sheepishly. "As you can see, the Alchemy Sect may appear calm on the surface, but in reality, it is turbulent beneath the surface."
"If I'm not mistaken, this young master is the only bloodline of the previous sect leader, while the current sect leader of the Alchemy Sect is merely the disciple of the previous sect leader?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Qu's expression changed, and he looked at Liu Yue warily.
I don't know why this little girl is asking about this.
Although it's not a secret, those who aren't interested won't bother to find out.
"The reason I agreed to come was not entirely because of the Tian Shan snow lotus, there is another matter."
Old Qu frowned.
Liu Yue got straight to the point: "I can wake Young Master Qi up, but besides this Tianshan Snow Lotus, there is another condition."
The girl in front of him was clearly only sixteen years old, but Qu Jingyun felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.
"Little girl, are you trying to negotiate with this old man?"
“I have the leverage to negotiate, don’t I?” Liu Yue said with a smile.
Old Master Qu was shocked. Jun Liuyue was right. Over the years, he had always thought that Qi Xia was poisoned and had been using antidotes. But after all these years, he still couldn't figure out what kind of poison it was. He was like a headless fly.
But Jun Liuyue immediately knew something was amiss.
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