Speaking of Cao Rui's illness, Jing Li lost her appetite even more. She took two bites and put down her chopsticks, saying, "I'm going back to rest now."
"Respectfully seeing off Master."
Zishu sat down and continued eating, while Ye Xiruo slowly drank tea to aid digestion.
"This looks like a tricky situation."
"yes."
"System mission: Heal the Heavenly Soul Body." The system's cold notification sounded in Ye Xiruo's sea of consciousness.
"You mean Cao Rui?" Ye Xiruo asked, somewhat uncertainly.
"yes."
What is a Celestial Soul Master?
"Those with a Heavenly Soul are born with a powerful soul. They are born with the spiritual power of a fourth-level alchemist, and their soul power will continue to increase with age. Such people are born alchemists or assassins."
"A dead genius is no longer a genius." Ye Xiruo sneered. If even her master found it troublesome, there were almost no people in this world who could save Cao Rui.
"The treatment period is six months," the system continued.
"Six months? I don't have time." She had originally planned to start her seclusion in a couple of days. Cao Rui wasn't anyone to her, so why waste her time and energy saving her? As for the system's rewards, she didn't care.
"These are the treatment plans." Several prescriptions appeared in Ye Xiruo's mind.
"Can these prescriptions be passed on to outsiders?" She didn't have time, but her master did. If her master cured Cao Rui, it would also benefit the entire Danwang Palace.
The system started playing dead again, and Ye Xiruo took it as her consent.
"Junior Sister, what's wrong?"
Ye Xiruo came to her senses: "I want to go see Cao Rui, maybe there's some way?"
"She probably hasn't rested yet, so I'll go with you."
"Have all the people from Medicine King Valley left?"
"Almost everyone has left, except for Senior Medicine King, Ying Xun, and Cao Rui."
"Could it be that Yingxun stayed behind for the sake of Senior Brother?" Ye Xiruo smiled faintly.
"Don't talk nonsense. He stayed behind to protect Cao Rui because he was worried that his junior sister would be wronged."
"Oh." Ye Xiruo drawled, clearly not believing Zishu's explanation.
"However, as the hosts, we must take good care of our guests who have come from afar. If you have some free time these next few days, Senior Brother, you could take Yingxun to visit our Pill King Hall, or invite him to give a lecture to our disciples, to enhance the friendship between our Pill King Hall and Medicine King Valley."
Zishu was speechless. His junior sister was talking nonsense with a straight face. The Pill King Hall and the Medicine King Valley were already at odds, and she was talking about revolutionary friendship?
"Young Master is right."
Ye Xiruo covered her head. The voice sounded like Ying Xun's. What a coincidence!
"Brother Ying, what a coincidence! You're out admiring the moon, aren't you?"
Zishu pointed to the dark sky: "It's a cloudy day today."
Ye Xi wanted to cry but couldn't shed a tear; this reason was too embarrassing.
"I wonder if Master Cao is resting? My senior brother and I would like to go and see him, is that convenient?"
"Junior sister just finished taking her medicine, she shouldn't be asleep yet. Let me take you inside!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother Ying."
Cao Rui was wrapped in a large, snow-white cloak, which made her small, pale face appear even smaller.
"Greetings, Young Palace Master, Senior Brother Zi."
"I'm so sorry to bother you so late, but I came across some descriptions of the Heavenly Soul Cult while reading ancient books today, and I felt that they matched Master Cao's symptoms, so I took the liberty of coming to bother you."
“The Heavenly Soul Master.” Although Cao Rui disliked Ye Xiruo, she had no choice but to cooperate. Even though she didn’t believe in her heart that Ye Xiruo could heal her.
"Please speak frankly, Young Master."
"You were born with the mental strength of a level four alchemist, right? Alchemy is as easy for you as eating and drinking, with no bottlenecks, is that right?"
Cao Rui nodded. It wasn't exactly a secret; anyone could guess it with a little effort.
"Your soul power has now reached the level of a ninth-grade alchemist! The reason you are still a seventh-grade alchemist is not because you lack experience or have weak control, but because once you advance to the eighth-grade alchemist, your body will immediately be burst by the expanding soul power. Am I right?"
Cao Rui nodded, her face pale: "If that's all you're going to say, then there's no need to say anything more. I don't have much time left; this is my last hope."
After much discussion with her master, the safest solution was to seal a portion of her soul power and then recuperate. This would require at least six months, during which time she would be unable to refine pills. Even after six months, when she could refine pills again, she would face many limitations.
“It’s not like it’s incurable.” Ye Xiruo rolled her eyes. Over the years, it’s already quite remarkable that Cao Rui has managed to hold on this long with her frail body.
"Are you telling the truth?" Cao Rui and Ying Xun asked at the same time.
"Of course it's true. It's quite a coincidence that there's a recipe for the elixir in an ancient book. I'll go back and tell my master."
"How confident am I?"
"About 80%! The medicinal materials in the prescription are all of high quality, so be prepared."
"As long as it's not a miracle drug, it's fine."
A faint smile appeared on Yingxun's handsome and unrestrained face. This was truly good news.
"Thank you so much, Young Master, for saving my life," Cao Rui said, bowing down immediately.
Ye Xiruo quickly turned to the side: "Master Cao Dan is too kind. It is my master and Senior Jingli who should really take action."
Zishu looked at Ye Xiruo thoughtfully: "I wonder what kind of ancient book it is." Junior Sister has been busy all day, how could she have time to look through ancient books?
Ye Xiruo touched her nose and said shyly, "It's one of the books in my father's study. I just happened to use this one as a bedpost, and then you saw it."
Zishu turned his face away, "What a waste!"
Yingxun and Cao Rui were also surprised. They thought it was in some corner of a library. They never expected to find it by searching like this.
However, it seems Ye Xiruo's identity is not simple; what does this ancient book signify? But Yingxun and Cao Rui both decided to forget about it.
It's already a blessing that the illness can be cured; how can we ask for more?
Leaving Cao Rui's place, Ye Xiruo's mood was not as light and cheerful as she had imagined.
"Junior sister, don't think too much. You've done a great service this time. You can go to Master's treasure vault and pick out a couple of items."
"Are you telling the truth?" Ye Xiruo's eyes gleamed with excitement as she thought of the treasures in her master's vault.
"Of course it's true. You saved the reputation of our Pill King Palace. And those improved spirit wines, I heard Master made a fortune again."
"But Master said he would give me 20% of the profits from the spirit wine."
Zishu sighed softly, "I truly envy Junior Sister's unparalleled talent and incredible luck." Although, envying such things is pointless. (To be continued.)
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