Chapter 116: Everyone is suspicious
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Sima You Yue gave a bow to Wan Wu Feng, saying, "This lowly one, Sima You Yue, greets His Majesty, wishing you a long and prosperous life."
Wan Wu feng saw that Sima You Yue was well aware and admitted to his status, so he said, "What you meant earlier was that you were the secret person of the Sima Clan?"
"Your Venerable Majesty, actually, no such secret person exists. These were merely conjectures made by everyone." Sima You Yue smiled, saying, "Their thoughts ran wild because they did not know where the pills my Clan produced came from."
"The pills recently sold by the Sima Clan were refined by you?" Wan Wu Feng asked in astonishment.
"This lowly one does not have the talent. It was just under the instruction of Master Feng that I learnt a bit of alchemy." Sima You Yue replied.
"Master Feng?" Wan Wu Feng looked at the old Principal.
The old principal looked at Sima You Yue for a long while, saying, "I'm not too sure of this myself. Master Feng's identity is rather mysterious and he didn't tell me he knew alchemy, so I'm not too sure. However, he does indeed pay more attention to Sima You Yue."
Wan Wu Feng nodded. The old principal had told him before about how Feng Zhi Xing had come to the academy. He had not clearly told him about his identity, only saying that he had come from up above. So even if it was himself, he had to yield somewhat .
"However, Sima You Yue, when did you start refining pills?"
He didn't mention anything about him being a waste, but his expression was showing exactly that.
"Your Majesty, this lowly one has not yet refined for a year." Sima You You said. After that, she bowed towards Shi Lei, "I wonder if Great Master Shi stills remembers the time when my Grandfather used the hundred year old ginseng in exchange for two Third Ranked pills from you? At that time, I don't know why but I actually learnt alchemy. Speaking of which, I really have to praise Great Master Shi's pill, or else I would have remained as a waste forever."
"Then I really have to congratulate you." Great Master Shi said enigmatically.
Although he really liked it when others praised the usefulness of his pills, when it came to the Sima Clan that he really couldn't get along with, it was better for them to have a wastrel than a Spirit Master.
"Clan Leader Nalan, do you still have any questions?" Wan Wu Feng asked as he looked to Nalan He.
Nalan He never thought that the secret person of the Sima Clan was actually Sima You Yue. This actually gave him a huge shock.
He wasn't even able to cultivate a year ago, but but now he was standing there with the rank of an Alchemist. This caused him, along with the others, to completely disbelieve it.
"Your Majesty, from what I understand, that Alchemist is a second ranked Alchemist. Sima You Yue did not even know alchemy a year ago. In the span of a year, it's not possible for him to become an Alchemist, much less a second ranked Alchemist. I can't be the only one who suspects something, right?"
When Wan Wu Feng heard what Nalan He said, he remembered the impossibility of the situation. Who, within the span of less than a year, would be capable of learning alchemy, even becoming a second ranked alchemist?
"Sima You Yue, Clan Leader Nalan is right. Did you really learn alchemy only a year ago?" Wan Wu Feng asked.
"I'm sure that everyone has heard of the situation where I was beaten until I was only left with my last breath. If I knew alchemy, I think I would not have been beaten up so badly at that time." Sima You Yue said, "Murong An and Nalan Lan can be my witnesses with regards to this. They could be said to have been there to watch me get beaten up with their own eyes."
Seeing that Sima You Yue was so confident, everyone believed that she had never learnt alchemy before. After all, one merely had to ask the parties involved and they would uncover the truth. It was also impossible for her to lie.
It was only when Shi Mo Li heard Sima You Yue talk about these two people that she realized Murong An and Nalan Lan were not in the great hall!
"So what you're saying is that, within the span of one year, from an..... ordinary person who could not refine pills at all, you became an Alchemist, and even a second ranked one at that?" Nalan He said.
Sima You Yue touched her cheeks and said narcissistically, "Oh my, this talent I possess, I can't do anything about it, either."
"Pfft..." her brothers were tickled pink by her current appearance.
"Impossible!" Shi Lei shouted loudly, "An ordinary person cannot possibly become an Alchemist without spending a few years. There is also a huge chasm between each rank, where crossing over each one is immensely difficult. How could you possibly become a second ranked Alchemist within the span of a single year?!"
He took ten over years in order to reach the level of a second ranked Alchemist from the time that he first began to learn alchemy. Up until this point, he had yet to reach the level of a third ranked Alchemist. If Sima You Yue took a year to become a second ranked Alchemist, what would that make him?
Sima You Yue shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, saying, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that nobody else can."
Shi Mo Li had always felt that she, having spent only a few years in order to even come close to touching the doors of a second ranked Alchemist, was a talent amongst talents. She never thought that would heard that Sima You Yue had used the time span of less than a year to surpass her. She taunted her, saying, "Sima You Yue, since you say that you're a second ranked Alchemist, do you dare to refine a second ranked pill in front of everyone?"
"Trying to manipulate me?" Sima You Yue raised her eyebrows, "But this doesn't benefit me at all."
Shi Mo Li saw that Sima You Yue was unwilling, so she said, "Your Majesty, Clan Lord Nalan said just now that the Sima Clan's alchemist was a second ranked Alchemist and Sima You Yue claimed that the person he spoke of was himself. However, what happens if he cannot refine a second rank pill? Wouldn't it mean that the secret person was somebody else? Wouldn't that mean that General Sima and the others have lied to Your Majesty?"
When Wan Wu Feng heard this, the color of his face changed. Even if it was an outsider like himself, he knew the difficulties of becoming an Alchemist. Wanting to become a second ranked Alchemist was exponentially difficult! Hearing them say it this way, it really seemed as if Sima You Yue was lying to him.
"Sima You Yue, since things have progressed to this point, you have to refine a second ranked pill in front of everyone. If you can refine one, then it's fine but if not, this means you are not an Alchemist and you cannot blame me if I pronounce judgement upon your Sima Clan!"
There was no discussion, it was a direct order.
Sima Lie wanted to open his mouth to say something, but he was pulled back by Sima You Yue.
She smiled, saying, "Since everyone harbors suspicion in their hearts, there no harm in me concocting some pills. However, Your Majesty, if I am able to refine a second ranked pill, since the Nalan Clan has been forming such assumptions, shouldn't they also give me a gift in apology?"
Wan Wu Feng cast a glance at Nalan He, and the two of them replied immediately, "If you are really able to refine a second ranked pill, my Nalan Clan will definitely apologise to you in front of everyone!"
"Okay." Sima You Yue said, "Grandfather, you can return to your seat first. You just have to watch You Yue refine some pills."
"Mm. You just have to give it your best." Sima Lie said.
If it was successful, then the Sima Clan would be able to pass this trial smoothly. But if they failed, he would handle all the resulting consequences. She didn't need to feel pressured, she just needed to properly refine pills.
Sima You Yue understood his meaning as she smiled and nodded her head.
"Do you need a pill furnace or anything like that?" The old principle voiced out in question.
"Thanks to the principle for your care. Being an alchemist, I have brought along all the things that I need. However, Your Majesty, allow me to go look for a long table."
As Sima You Yue finished speaking, a pill furnace appeared in front of everyone.
Chapter 117: Refining pills onsite
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Seeing that Sima You Yue really took out a pill furnace, many people began to believe that he really was an alchemist. However, Nalan He, Shi Mo Li and the others felt that this was merely the result of prior preparation.
Wan Wu Feng waved a hand and the Imperial Guards beside him moved a long table to the middle of the great hall.
At this moment, Nalan Lan and Murong An walked in one after the other. Seeing Sima You Yue and the pill furnace, they were both incomparably surprised.
Shi Mo Lie saw that the two had come in around the same time and hatefully glared at them. However, this was not the right time to interrogate them, so she cast her glance back to Sima You Yue.
Sima You Yue patted the table and waved her hands and a few pill ingredients were displayed upon the table.
Nalan Lan heard the discussions of the people around them and was astonished when she found out that Sima You Yue knew how to refine pills.
Wasn't he a waste? How could he be an Alchemist!
She had yet to ask the people beside her when she saw Sima You Yue take out some firewood to place it under the pill furnace. After that, he poured out Spiritual Qi onto the firewood and it began to burn.
This was a method that Sima You Yue had discovered herself. She used Spiritual Qi to control the flame so that she could easily manipulate how big the fire would burn.
Everyone started to believe that he could refine pills when they saw that what he was really using was indeed Spiritual Qi.
The others had pretty much been prepared beforehand, but Murong An and Nalan Lan were given a rude shock.
The person beside Nalan Lan recited the story of what Sima You Yue had said before, and hearing that Sima You Yue had only began to cultivate because of the time that he was beaten, she and Murong An exchanged a glance.
Sima You Yue waited for the pill furnace to heat up before she began to purify the pill ingredients. Everyone saw that Sima You Yue methods had substance to them and wondered in their heart if he was indeed capable of refining pills.
It was a common saying that, there was a huge difference between a profession and an amateur; while the others were still wondering whether or not Sima You Yue could really refine pills or not, Shi Lei and Wu Lin had already pretty much figured it out.
The pill that she had chosen was the White Lotus pill, which was the easiest pill within the second rank pills to refine. Although it was relatively easier than other pills, it was one of the most sought after second ranked pill which value was worth the price.
Furthermore, observing the methods that he used to refine pills, even comparing him to Shi Mo Li, who had already been refining pills for a few years, Shi Mo Li was far behind.
As a result, even though they were unwilling, the two of them had already understood that Sima You Yue had indeed terrifyingly achieved the rank of a second ranked Alchemist.
The moment Sima You Yue started refining pills, she emptied her heart of any greed and completely ignored whatever was happening around her. The White Lotus Pill was already a pill that she was extremely familiar with, and had spent around less than an hour in total to successfully refine it.
After she had successfully refined the pill, she extinguished the flame before taking out the pill from inside the furnace. In order to avoid standing out, she only took out a single pill.
"Your Majesty, this is the second ranked White Lotus Pill, I invite your majesty to take a look."
She passed the pill over to the imperial guard to let him pass it to Wan Wu Feng. Wan Wu Feng stretched out a hand to touch it before waving his hand to indicate to the guard to pass the pill over to others to appraise.
"It truly has just been refined. The pill still feels hot."
"So you're saying that she really is a second ranked Alchemist?"
"This rank of talent is really the level of an evildoer!"
"It looks like the future of the Sima Clan will be limitless!"
"..."
The faces of the people from the Nalan Clan as well as the people from the Alchemist Guild were long and gloomy. Sima You Yue had already used actions to prove herself as a second ranked alchemist. In the future, they will have to treat the Sima Clan with a different attitude.
This was the first time that the people from the Sima Clan had seen Sima You Yue refine pills. Seeing the smooth and practiced actions, they were incomparably surprised.
Sima You Yue kept the pill furnace as well as the remaining pill ingredients into the Spirit Pearl as the imperial guards stepped forward to move the table back.
"Your Majesty, it was said just now that the Nalan Clan Leader would have to apologise to me in front of everyone if I was able to refine a second ranked pill."
"You..." Nalan He glared at Sima You Yue as his face contorted with anger.
"What's wrong. It was you, the leader of the Nalan Clan who said it yourself just now. Could it be that you want to back out of it?" Sima You Yue looked at Nalan He fearlessly and was completely unafraid of his intimidating aura.
"Clan Leader Nalan, since you admitted it yourself, you have to carry it out." Wan Wu Feng said.
Nalan He forced his rage down as she hatefully forced out a "sorry".
"Clan Leader Nalan, what did you say? Your voice was so soft and my ears are no good so I couldn't hear it." Sima You Yue cupped her ears and smiled as she said.
"Sima You Yue, don't go too far!" Nalan Lan slapped the table as he shouted at Sima You Yue.
"Oh? Am I going too far? A second ranked Alchemist that was called into question is the one who has suffered a great grievance. I merely asked the Nalan Clan Leader to apologise to me and didn't say anything else. If we compare it, wouldn't the Nalan Clan be the one that has gone too far?!"
"You..."
"Lan'er, step down." Nalan He chided. After that he took a deep breath as he spoke louder as he said to Sima You Yue, "Sorry."
Sima You Yue nodded, saying, "Since the Nalan Clan Leader has already apologised, this lowly one will not pursue anything further. I hope that the Nalan Clan Leader will not make this kind of mistake in the future in order to avoid. After all, not all Alchemists will speak as kindly as I do."
After speaking, she looked at Shi Lei and the others especially deeply, turning around to return to her seat with the Sima Clan.
"Fifth Bro, that was awesome!" Sima You Ming and the other four all looked at her with gazes filled with praise. Sima You Le even stuck gave her a big thumbs up.
"Enough, let's end this here." Wan Wu Feng said, "I have prepared a wine party for everyone. All you young people who enjoy having fun can all go and play. Bai Chuan, take good care of everyone."
"Yes, Father Emperor." The First price stood up and replied to Wan Wu Feng.
Wan Wu Feng took his imperial guards with him as they left the great hall. Wan Bai Chuan clapped his hands and a group of palace maids entered successively, leading everyone to yet another palace.
Because they knew that all these were young people who enjoyed having fun, all those who were more advanced in age went back first. As a result, when they reached the location for the wine party, only the young guests remained.
Sima You Yue had initially not planned to participate. However, thinking about the sound stone in her hand, she changed her mind.
"Fifth Brother, you want to participate in the wine party?" Seeing that Sima You Yue was going to follow after the palace maid, Sima You Ming and the others called after her.
It was only now that Sima You Yue recalled that she had said she wanted to go back home with everyone. She waved her hands at them, saying, "You all can head back first. I want to see how that wine party is going to be like."
"But will you be alright on your own? Why don't we go with you." Sima You Ran said.
"No need, you all won't enjoy this kind of wine party, right." Sima You Yue said, "I'll just go and play for a little one become going home."
"But..."
"I want to go to the wine party as well so I'll go with You Yue. Brothers, you can all relax. I'll definitely take good care of her." It was unknown where Fatty Qu had popped out from as he came beside Sima You Yue. He wanted to stretch forth a hand to hook over her shoulder, however, thinking about how she was female, he gave up the idea.
Seeing that someone was accompanying Sima You Yue, Sima You Ming nodded, saying, "Since this is the case, then we'll go back home first. We'll leave the Beast Carriage for you."
"No need, in a moment, I'll just let Fatty Qu send me home." Sima You Yue said.
"Alright then. Then we'll head back first."
Sima You Yue waved at the few of them before she turned around to walk towards the wine party with Fatty Qu.
"You Yue, say it. What do you want me to do?" Fatty Qu said.
Sima You Yue started at Fatty Qu with astonishment, "How did you know that I had something I wanted you to do?"
Chapter 118: A plan for Murong An
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Fatty Qu laughed twice, saying, "If you didn't have anything planned, you definitely would not participate in something as pointless as a wine party. Since you want to go, you definitely have something planned."
"Smart!" Sima You Yue gave him a look of praise.
Fatty Qu raised his chin proudly, saying, "Of course! Say it, what do you want me to do for you."
"It's actually really simple. Come over, I'll explain it to you..."
When they came to the palace where the wine party was held, Sima You Yue saw that most of those from the younger generation had attended. Amongst the numerous guests, she recognised Murong An's silhouette at a glance.
At this moment, Murong An was currently telling Shi Mo Li something. He was probably explaining why he had left earlier. As for Nalan Lan and the Nalan Clan, another woman was holding on to a wine glass talking to others not far away. Her eyes would occasionally drift over to where Murong An was, observing their conversation.
"Fifth Young Master."
Sima You Yue captured everyone's attention the moment she entered. When they thought about how she was always a waste, but had become a genius just like that, everyone felt extremely weird about it.
However, feeling weird was one thing. Wherever a genius walked, they would be praised by others. As a result, many wanted to seize this opportunity to form some ties with her.
Sima You Yue had neither the desire nor energy to entertain those people. She had absolutely no interest in them. Very quickly, many tactfully decided not to disturb her again.
Murong An, Shi Mo Li and Nalan Lan naturally all realised that Sima You Yue had returned. There were traces of resentment within the gazes they used, to look at Sima You Yue.
He was clearly a waste, so how did he manage to become a precious Alchemist?!
Shi Mo Li saw Sima You Yue and almost shattered the wine glass in her hand.
She used to be the undisputed genius who had already touched the entrance of a second rank alchemist even before reaching the age of twenty, but now that Sima You Yue had appeared, she had immediately been forced off her throne. For someone like her, who had viewed herself as the centre of the universe, this was something she really could not accept.
At this point, Fatty Qu suddenly said something in a loud voice. This voice attracted the attention of all the people in the main hall.
Sima You Yue pretended to pull Fatty Qu while saying, "Keep it down or else there will be trouble if others hear about it!"
While speaking, she even cast a glance over at where Shi Mo Li was standing, as if she was afraid that they would hear what she said.
Shi Mo Li's interest had already been attracted by Fatty Qu much earlier, now seeing that Sima You Yue had cast a glance in her direction, her heart started to feel uneasy.
Could it be that they were talking badly about her?
After thinking it over, her legs could not help but to walk towards their direction.
Fatty Qu and Sima You Yue turned their backs towards everyone and said to her in a low voice, "You Yue, you really heard it?"
"Of course. I just went out when I happened to see Murong An and Nalan Lan whispering sweet nothings to each other by the riverside, so I went over to listen for a bit." Sima You Yue said, "It's a pity that Shi Mo Li is still being kept in the dark; Murong An is toying with her in the palm of his hand!"
"Really? You Yue, you can't say this thing randomly If Shi Mo Li heard it, she would think that you were slandering Murong An, okay!" Fatty Qu said.
"Of course I wouldn't say this randomly. At that time, I happened to have a sound stone and managed to record down their conversation. If you want to listen to it, I'll let you listen to it after the wine party is over."
Sima You Yue drank a mouthful of wine while waiting for Fatty Qu to follow up.
"Sima You Yue, what nonsense are you blathering!" Fatty Qu had yet to speak when Shi Mo Li shouted from beside them.
It was as if Sima You Yue and Fatty Qu had been struck by lightning. They slowly turned around, saying, "Shi Mo Li, how could you eavesdrop on other's conversations."
"What did you say just now?" Shi Mo Li looked icily at the two of them.
"We didn't say anything." Sima You Yue and Fatty Qu's eyes were spinning. They purposely kept it from her, like dangling a piece of bait on a string.
"Say it quickly, what did you say just now?" Shi Mo Li shouted when she saw that they weren't speaking.
With this one shout, she attracted the attention of every single person in the main hall. Thinking of how she had created trouble for Sima You Yue in the great hall just now, everyone guessed that these two were fighting once again.
Fatty Qu looked at Sima You Yue with a troubled expression, saying, "You Yue, why don't you just tell her. Or else others will think you've done something to her. At that time, the Alchemist Guild will investigate and you'll be troubled again."
Hearing what Fatty Qu said, everyone guessed whether or not Sima You Yue had taken revenge on Shi Mo Li.
Sima You Yue glanced at the surrounding people and saw that everyone's gazes were filled with some interest. She sighed, saying "This is what you wanted me to say, yourself. When the time comes, don't blame me."
"Hmph, what did you slander Murong An about just now?" Shi Mo Li said.
"I saw him whispering sweet nothings with somebody else." Sima You Yue said, "We're both Alchemists so I'll tell you one thing. This Murong An is not faithful to you, you should leave him quickly."
"Sima You Yue, what nonsense are you spouting?!" Murong An never thought that this situation would eventually end up involving him so he came over while roaring.
Sima You Yue shrugged, saying, "Wouldn't you be the most clear on whether or not I'm speaking nonsense?"
Shi Mo Li looked at the two of them suspiciously. Thinking about how Murong An and Nalan Lan both disappeared at the same time just now, she asked, "Murong, did you really do something that would let me down?"
"Mo Li, you still don't believe me? This Sima You Yue has always had improper thoughts about me. Wanting to tear us apart is completely impossible." Murong An never thought that Sima You Yue would find out about whatever he had done with Nalan Lan, and unscrupulously tossed out the scandalous news where Sima You Yue used to chase him in order to shift their attention.
"Tch, it's only someone like you; randomly changing the topic, cheating on women. You're not even fit to carry Sima You Yue's shoes!" Fatty Qu looked down on Murong An, saying, "You Yue, didn't you tell me just now that you had evidence? Take it out so everyone can see it. Let them see whether or not you are slandering him and trying to break them up."
"This..." Sima You Yue hesitated for a moment, saying, "That wouldn't be too good, would it?"
"What's not good about it!" Fatty Qu started to exclaim, "This jerk had slandered your good name out here, so what are you still hesitating for?!"
"What proof do you have." Shi Mo Li looked at Sia You Yue, "You better really have proof. If you really were slandering Murong An, then don't blame the Alchemist Guild for blacklisting you!"
A threat? Sima You Yue raised her eyebrows.
"Alright then, although I don't really care about whether or not I join the Alchemist Guild, since so many people are looking on, I can't shoulder the charge of slandering anyone. Shi Mo Li, I hope you don't regret this!"
After saying this, she took out the Sound Stone and inserted her Spiritual Qi. The veins on the Sound Stone began to move as a conversation played out for all to her. It was really the conversation that Murong An and Nalan Lan had by the riverside!
Hearing what they said to each other, the people onsite were all shocked speechless. At first, Shi Mo Li did not dare to believe it, however, in the end, she could not contain her rage as she turned around to see a deathly pale Murong An and gave him a huge slap.
"You scoundrel that plays according to the tides. So you actually were a player! You despicable thing!"
Chapter 119: Murong An's downfall
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When Nalan Lan first heard the conversation from the Sound Stone, she was a bit happy at first since there was no way that Murong An would be able to be with Mo Shi Li anymore.
She never thought that the moment she looked away, Shi Mo Li would give him a slap. She quickly walked over and pulled Murong An, shouting at Shi Mo Li, "What are you hitting people for!"
Shi Mo Li snorted coldly, saying, "I'm not just going to hit him, I'm going to hit you as well!"
After saying this, she tried to slap Nalan Lan.
However, Nalan Lan was not some weak chicken. When she saw Shi Mo Li reach out in an attempt to slap her, she stretched forth a hand to block it and was pulled to a stop by Murong An who was standing beside her.
"Nalan Lan, don't make a fuss!"
Nalan Lan's hand was pulled to a stop, but Shi Mo Li's hand wasn't. As a result-
"Slap-"
A handprint mark appeared on Nalan Lan's face.
Nalan Lan was dizzy from the slap and blankly turned her head to look at Murong An.
"Why did you pull me?"
Murong An had no time right now to bother with Nalan Lan. He released her hand and came in front of Shi Mo Li, saying, "Mo Li, don't believe these words. It was all because she kept pestering me just now and even seduced me. In order to deal with her, I had to say those words. You have to believe me!"
In front of thousands of stating eyes, Nalan Lan could not believe what she heard at all and held her face as she stepped backwards slowly.
"What, what did you say..."
Murong An glared at her, saying, "I stopped liking you a long time ago. You kept pestering me. Wasn't it you just now who kept pestering me to go to the riverside with you?"
"Murong An, you scoundrel!" Nalan Lan was pierced by Murong's An words and cursed and swore as tears streaked down her face.
"Mo Li, you have to believe me. I really love only you." Murong An ignored Nalan Lan and only cared about explaining himself to Shi Mo Li.
When comparing the Nalan Clan with the Alchemist Guild, there was completely no competition. As a result, he had no choice but to continue hugging onto the thigh of Shi Mo Li in order to continue receiving support.
"Oh? How come I didn't hear even a hint of you being coerced from the way you spoke? It sounded like you were really enjoying it!" Fatty Qu suddenly cut in.
The others nodded their heads successively. They didn't hear any irritation or coercion. It sounded exactly like he was the one who was taking the initiative.
Shi Mo Li kept silent. She merely gazed coldly at Murong An and Nalan Lan. When she saw that Murong An was pulling her hand, she forcefully threw it off, saying coldly, "Murong An, it's over between us. I don't want a husband like you and my father cannot accept a disciple like you!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and ran out.
"Mo Li!"
Murong An broke into a run and wanted to chase after her but he was stopped by Nalan Lan who kept berating him.
"Murong An, if you chase after her today, I will break off all ties with you!"
Murong An turned his head to cast a glance at Nalan Lan, before running outside without turning back.
Nalan Lan never thought that Murong An would dash outside without a second thought and was completely stunned before breaking out into hysterical laughter.
"Murong An, you're definitely cruel enough! I will definitely make you regret it! We're leaving!"
The girl who had been accompanying Nalan Lan the whole way had not said a single thing before leaving with her.
As they were leaving the great hall, Nalan Lan suddenly recalled the true mastermind behind it all and and turned around to hatefully glare at Sima You Yue. A deep hatred ran thick behind her gaze, as if it would leak out like water.
Sima You Yue smiled at Nalan Lan, looking as if she merely wanted what was best for her. It enraged her so much that she turned her head and left.
The lead had already left, so Fatty Qu waved his hands at everyone, saying, "Alright, alright, the show is over, you all should eat whatever you wanna eat and drink whatever you wanna drink."
Wan Bai Chun left for a moment and realised that something about the atmosphere was off when he returned. He called a palace maid over to ask her what happened before he knew that such a big thing had actually occurred.
Seeing the two people drinking by themselves in the great hall, there was no way he believed that they had done so innocently. However, now that Sima You Yue was an Alchemist, even if it was him, he had no way to interrogate him. In the end, he merely heaved a few sighs and let them do as they please.
They remained at the wine party for a bit longer before Sima You Yue and Fatty Qu went to look for Wan Bai Chun to tell him that they wanted to leave. Wan Bai Chun said a few pleasantries before letting them leave.
After leaving the palace, Sima You Yue and Fatty Qu burst into laughter. Holding it back the entire night really almost suffocated them.
"You Yue, did you see Murong An's expression just now? His entire face was green! HA HA HA, I can't breathe!"
Sima You Yue smiled, saying, "In the future, being blacklisted by those two great powers, the future of this Murong An will definitely be uncertain."
"Right. This Murong An is definitely not a good guy, it's only normal that he would end up this way!" Fatty Qu nodded, "However, You Yue, why did you come up with this idea to attack him?"
Why? Sima You Yue looked up at the moon in the sky. She whispered in her heart; she merely wanted to carry out the vow that she made to the original owner of this body at that time...
The situation that happened in the wine party had spread throughout the entire capital on the second day. When Shi Lei and Nalan Le heard the cries of their own daughters, they naturally blacklisted Murong An.
Nalan He ordered that not a single person from the Murong Clan would be allowed to work in their shop, and refused to have a single dealing with their clan.
Shi Lei was even more cruel. He directly stopped the Alchemist Guild from supplying them with any pills and would no longer sell their clan any pills in the future.
When the Murong Clan heard about the punishment metered out to them by the two large Powers, they were stunned. After they heard that this was the result of what Murong An had done, they harshly berated Murong An, so much so that in order to appease their anger and achieve the forgiveness of the Alchemist Guild and the Nalan Clan, they got him to withdraw from the Imperial Academy and sent him to some area on the fringes to govern some project for the Clan. It was only after this was done that the two large powers removed the punishment metered out on the Murong An Clan.
When Sima You Yue received the news, she just happened to be lying inside the house sunbathing while eating some spirit fruits. Thinking about how Murong An would never be able to turn this around for the rest of her life, her mood was extremely good.
"Would this count as taking revenge for you?"
A gust of wind blew as if it was giving her an answer.
She lay on the imperial consort's chair and closed her eyes in a moment of bliss.
Chun Jian walked over. Seeing the peaceful aura emanate from her body as well as the look of bliss, she was momentarily stunned.
"What's up?" She felt it the moment Chun Jian walked in and asked when she didn't say anything.
Chun Jian came back to her senses and said, "Young Master, the General has sent men to invite you over."
"Grandfather has returned? I got it, you can go down."
Chun Jian gave a bow before leaving the house as Sima You Yue finished eating the Spirit Fruit in her hand before standing up to walk towards the Sima Lie's study.
Ever since she had returned from the banquet, Sima Lie had been going out early in the morning until late at night every day. Sima You Yue had not managed to meet him at all. She didn't think that he would come back so early today.
But what did he call her over to do?
When she arrived at Sima Lie's house, the guard bowed towards her and pushed the door of the study open. She happened to see Sima Lie standing there blankly.
"Grandfather, you're looking for me?"
Sima Lie came back to his senses and waved his hands at Sima You Yue, saying, "You Yue, you're here. Come and sit."
Sima You Yue went over. Seeing how strangely Sima Lie was behaving, she said, "Grandfather, did something happen?"
Chapter 120: Hundred Revolutions Pill
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
"You Yue, I'm considering giving up the idea of exterminating the Nalan Clan." Sima Lie said.
"Why?" Sima You Yue looked at Sima Lie with astonishment. "Could it be because of that person from the Pu Luo Mountain Range?"
Sima Lie nodded, saying, "Although I have already caused His Majesty to develop some suspicion towards the Nalan Clan, if we continue to fight with the Nalan Clan, even if our family wins in the end, we would have to pay a price for it. Since this is the case, I would rather spend our energy on increasing our influence and strength."
Seeing the worry on Sima Lie's face, Sima You Yue's heart was a bit puzzled. Just how much strength and influence did that Clan have that it would cause him such worry?
"But Grandfather, even if we take a step back, the Nalan Clan might not necessarily..."
"The Nalan Clan has already taken a step back." Sima Lie said, "It was all because of you. They have also realised that there is nothing good that can come out from fighting with us head on. As a result, two days ago, they have already come to look for me in hopes that we can let them off. Of course, they will also give us no small amount of compensation."
"Because of me?" Sima You Yue blinked her eyes, saying, "Aren't I the same as the Alchemist from their clan? Why would they retreat of their own initiative?"
"Don't you know how you have shaken up the entire capital?" SIma Lie looked at Sima You Yue, who appeared completely puzzled. "Ever since you have revealed your power as a second ranked Alchemist, everyone knows that you have managed to become a second ranked Alchemist within less than a year's worth of time. They all treat you as a ghost, you know."
"Which part of me is a ghost." Sima You Yue touched her nose; she was completely speechless towards the praise of the people.
Sima Lie smiled, "That Nalan Clan and us are currently around the same. You're both second ranked Alchemists. However, in the eyes of everyone, you will have even greater accomplishments in the future. Furthermore, your ability to rally supporters is far greater than the Alchemist from their clan. They're not retreating because of your current ability but because of your potential."
"Hey hey, I didn't know that I was so powerful." Sima You Yue smiled as she said, "Since Grandfather feels like letting this go, then let's just let it go. In any case, I have already settled that Nalan Qi, and that Nalan Lan has already been expelled from school and has even been abandoned by Murong An and didn't meet and good end either. Right, do my brothers know about it?"
"I haven't told them yet." Sima Lie said, "I was planning on waiting for your agreement before telling them. If you agree, they probably won't have too much objections."
"Mm. Then we'll just do it according to what you've said." Sima You Yue said,
"Okay."
"Then since there isn't much else, I will return first." Sima You Yue said as she stood up.
Sima Lie waved his hands and she turned to leave. Looking at her retreating back, his heart felt unsettled as a kind of moodiness lingered on his heart. It was precisely because of this mood that allowed him to let go his feelings of dealing with the Nalan Clan.
When she returned to her own house, Sima You Yue dispatched Chun Jian and the others, entering the Spirit Pearl when she was alone.
"What's up?" Mo Sha could feel the person who had suddenly appeared in front of him and opened his eyes as he asked.
Sima You Yue gazed at the Golden Snake Fruit tree, saying, "Do you know how to turn the Golden Snake fruits into pils?"
Mo Sha furrowed his eyebrows, saying, "The best would be to turn them into Hundred Revolutions Pills."
"Hundred Revolutions Pill? What kind of pill is that?" Sima You Yue asked.
"The rank of Hundred Revolutions Pills are not high. They won't allow one to directly increase their strength. However, they will be able to cleanse the muscles and boost the marrow, improving one's physique that will advance future cultivation." Mo Sha said.
"Is it easy to refine?"
"Not difficult." Mo Sha said, "This is a type of pill from the ancient times. Later on, because pill methods were lost and because it was hard to obtain the Golden Snake Fruit, the slowly got lost."
"If I let you refine them, how many pills would be successfully refined?"
"If it was my previous life, a hundred percent success rate. If you have to be the one who injects the Spiritual Qi, the success rate would be around eighty percent."
Sima You Yue took in a breath. A hundred percent success rate in refining pils... was it too easy to refine these pills or was he just too powerful?!
"What about the other pill ingredients?"
"We have them here." Mo Sha said, "However, refining this consumes a massive amount of energy. I can't do it in my current condition."
"How long do you need?"
Mo Sha glanced at her, saying, "That depends on how many you want to refine. A single Golden Snake fruit allows you to refine eight to ten pills. You have four fruits right now, so it depends on how many you want to refine. Right, for this, one person should only eat two at most. How much they can improve depends on their own physique. It's pointless to eat more than two."
Sima You Yue calculated the amount. She had ten people including herself, so she needed twenty pills.
He could feel whatever she thought, so Mo Sha directly said, "This Hundred Revolutions Pill is useless to you. You don't have to count yourself in."
"Why?" Sima You Yue was extremely surprised.
"When you and that egg formed a contract, he already used the Nirvana Fire to reforge your body. This Hundred Revolutions Pill has no real use to you." Mo Sha said.
"Eh, if you didn't remind me, I would have completely forgotten about that guy, Crimson Flame ." Sima You Yue said.
Ever since she had formed a contract with Crimson Flame back at the Pu Luo Mountain Range, he had always stayed quietly in the contracted space. He had never taken initiative to speak. Whenever she had tried to sense him, she always found him sleeping. After time passed, she slowly neglected him.
The previous time, when she had been wrecked with excruciating pain from the Nirvana Fire, she subconsciously felt a cold shiver.
Mo Sha noticed Sima You Yue's look of sudden revelation and pondered over the fact that this person's luck was really too good. Many people had heard of Nirvana fire, and not a single person had ever had a Divine Beast like hers. Even he, who had exerted huge amounts of effort into looking for it, could not get a single hint of it.
What he had never thought would happen was, he had actually been neighbors with that Divine Beast for so many years. Even more inconceivable was the fact that he would actually form a contract with this brat as well as a contract with that beast.
No, it would be more accurate to say, that beast would actually let her become its Master, and even took initiative to do so.
Seeing her act this way, he figured that this brat had probably forgotten about the beast and had thrown him into some corner of her mind. Someone who would treat Crimson Flame this way... no matter what, it could only be someone like her.
"Since it's useless to me then I won't count myself it. Then cancel my two pills, I'll only need eighteen pills. Then we'll just refine two fruits for now. If it's not enough then we'll do it again." Sima You Yue said.
"I'll let you refine it half a month later." Mo Sha said.
"Okay."
She knew that, actually, every time she let Mo Sha refine pills, it would consume his soul power. As a result, when she heard the time of half a month, she had no intention of contesting it.
After settling things with Mo Sha, she went to the Alchemy room to refine a few pills for the Sima Clan's shop. It appeared that, adding on the two days she had spent refining, she had bought herself a bit of time so, with a flash she exited.
She let Chun Jian send the pills over to Sima Lie before sitting down to recover her energy. Thinking that she would be able to refine some pills that would change one's physique for them, she needed to make use of every single bit of time to increase her own strength.
She had initially thought that fifteen days would come quickly, however, she never thought that some unforeseen event would occur so suddenly, where Sima Lie and the others would not even have time to wait for her to refine those Hundred Revolutions Pills.
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