Chapter 1991: Exchanges
Yang Xiao Er didn't really understand Feng Jiu's explanation and only looked at her blankly. After quite a while, she asked, "Sister Feng, can you help me to slim down?"
"You have to move more and sweat more. As long as you have a strong resolve, you can lose weight without my help." After taking a look at her, Feng Jiu smiled again. "But, don't get too thin. A little chubby is quite cute, too."
Hearing this, Yang Xiao Er secretly made up her mind to change herself. So, after taking a stroll with Feng Jiu for a while, she went home first.
Seeing Yang Xiao Er's previous low mood had disappeared, Feng Jiu smiled and then went home to the Feng Mansion.
In the Ling Mansion, Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Immortal Lord Stillwater had already discussed their departure time and set it to be the next day. Although Xuanyuan Mo Ze felt it to be a bit rushed, he thought that leaving and returning early was a good idea.
"I'd like to see Feng Jiu again tonight." Immortal Lord Stillwater told Xuanyuan Mo Ze.
Xuanyuan Mo Ze took a glance at him and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I want to exchange a few more medicinal pills from her." Immortal Lord Stillwater answered straightforwardly without concealing his plan.
Xuanyuan Mo Ze got up and took him to the Feng Mansion. Immortal Lord Stillwater was surprised when they passed the small gate between the two Mansions. These two Mansions were actually separated by a wall and connected here? He had been staying here for a few days, yet he hadn't found out until today.
When they arrived at the Feng Mansion, Feng Jiu still hadn't returned. They sat in the courtyard for a while and drank a cup of tea. Gray Wolf stepped in quickly. "Master, Ghost Doctor is back."
Feng Jiu walked into the courtyard leisurely. When she saw the two men sitting inside, she froze for a moment and then resumed her pace. "Immortal Lord, Ze, why are you here?" She didn't expect to see both of them sitting in this courtyard.
"My master wants to exchange a few medicinal pills with you." Xuanyuan Mo Ze answered. His dark eyes gazed at Feng Jiu with a smile.
When she met his gaze, she understood immediately. She walked up to the table and sat down, then asked Immortal Lord Stillwater with a smile. "What kind of medicinal pill would Immortal Lord like?"
He looked at her and asked again, "Are there any magical artifacts that you need? Aged spirit herbs are probably not much left, but I have many magical and immortal artifacts to exchange with your medicinal pills and potions."
Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Feng Jiu looked at each other. The former kept quiet and only took a sip of tea, while the latter smiled, took three medicine bottles from her space and put them on the table, then took another bottle of potion.
"I know that Immortal Lord has exchanged two medicinal pills. But, I wonder if these few suit Immortal Lord's liking?"
Immortal Lord Stillwater took a look at her, then his gaze fell on the bottles in front of him. "What kind of medicinal pills are these and what are their functions?"
"This is for internal alchemy. No matter how serious internal injuries you have, you can cure them. The bottle in the middle is the sixth-grade antidote pill. I'm sure Immortal Lord knows that this pill can solve all kinds of poisons, so I won't explain more. As for this bottle, it's the muscle regeneration and hemostasis powder. It's hard to avoid injuries when you're travelling outside. This bottle of medicine can be used for all injuries."
She explained slowly. After a brief pause, she took the last bottle of potion. "As long as one takes this potion, his strength will advance in an instant. This is a treasure that can help one to survive at a critical moment. These four kinds, I think should be the items Immortal Lord most need. What do you think?"
Immortal Lord Stillwater nodded and then took four items from his space.
Chapter 1992: Giving fruit as a parting gift
Feng Jiu was astonished to see the magical and immortal artifacts as well as the spirit herbs spread over the table. She didn't expect Immortal Lord Stillwater to have such a large collection of things and each one of the items looked good.
"Choose whatever you like." Immortal Lord Stillwater said, giving them to her to pick out, while he looked at the medicinal pills and potions.
Feng Jiu took her time to pick and choose, and finally took quite a few immortal artifacts that could save one's life and a few aged precious spirit herbs. Lastly, she returned the remaining items to him.
"Immortal Lord, I just want these." She pointed to the ones she had picked out.
Immortal Lord Stillwater took a glance and nodded. "You're not greedy." She didn't take everything in his possession.
Feng Jiu smiled without giving any reply and took another bottle of medicinal pill. "This is the Unique Fragrance Pill. It also has the effect of avoiding poisons. Immortal Lord can keep it, too!"
"This old man won't take advantage of you either. These two are for you." Immortal Lord Stillwater took Feng Jiu's pills and chose two self-defence magical artifacts for her.
"That being the case, I shall accept it without any reservation." She smiled and collected the things. Some of these were allocated to Leng Hua and others to protect themselves.
"We're leaving tomorrow, go to bed early tonight." Immortal Lord Stillwater stood up, told Xuanyuan Mo Ze, then turned around and went back to the Ling Mansion.
After the old man left, Feng Jiu took out the things from her space. "I went shopping before going home. Carry them in your space, you may need them later. In addition, I had more than ten sets of clothes made for you a few days ago. Take them with you."
"And this is for you, too."
She handed him a spirit fruit packed in an icebox. "This is the spirit fruit of the bottle tree in the space. Old White stole one to eat that time and it transformed into a white dragon. Later, I found out that if beasts eat this fruit, they can mutate and advance their strength. Immortal cultivators can also improve their cultivation strength. If one is lucky, he can also generate a mutant spiritual root from it."
"Mutant spiritual root?" Xuanyuan Mo Ze was amazed. "Is this the spirit fruit?"
"Mm. I read about it from an ancient book, but I haven't eaten it myself. I don't know whether it's true or not. Moreover, there are only a few fruits on the bottle tree. I learned from the ancient book that this kind of bottle tree blossoms and bears fruits in a hundred years and only produces a few fruits at one time. When you go abroad this time, you will have a chance to take the fruit and see the effect!"
"Mm." He nodded and said, "Don't let anyone else know about the fruit, or you'll be in trouble."
"I know." She answered softly. "Rather, you must pay attention to your safety when you go abroad this time. Don't be careless. You must come back safely and see me."
With his lips curved up, Xuanyuan Mo Ze held her hand. "I know, don't worry!"
"I asked the kitchen to prepare some food and wine. Let's go to the front pavilion to eat!" Feng Jiu suggested.
Alright."
He took her by the hand and went out. They took a walk around the garden before sitting down in the pavilion. They chatted for a while, and a short time later, the servants brought some food and wine.
The two of them enjoyed the calm and quiet in the pavilion until it was getting dark before they returned to the courtyard to rest.
Early morning the next day, Feng Jiu came to the Ling Mansion to send off Xuanyuan Mo Ze and Immortal Lord Stillwater.
Chapter 1993: The Medicine Order
"Immortal Lord, Ze will cross the seas with you. Although the return date is still unknown, I hope he will be all right whenever he comes back." She said, looking at Immortal Lord Stillwater.
Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Stillwater's eyes flashed. "Don't worry! I will do everything in my power to bring him back safely."
Her words warmed Xuanyuan Mo Ze's heart. He put his hand around her and kissed her forehead. "Rest assured! Don't worry about me. Just take care of yourself. "
"Mm hmm, you too." She put her arm around his waist and greedily smelled his scent for a long time before letting him go. "Take good care of yourself on the way."
Xuanyuan Mo Ze looked at her deeply, then turned to leave with his master. The two men took the flying swords directly out of the mansion gate and soon disappeared from sight.
"Ghost Doctor, please don't worry. Master will come back safely." Gray Wolf said from behind. Both he and Shadow One were left behind. Their master just left alone with Immortal Lord Stillwater. He did not know when his master would come back.
"Mm. Let's go back!" Feng Jiu turned around and returned to the mansion.
In the next few days, she sometimes cultivated in the mansion and sometimes she went to the Heavenly Pill Tower to refine medicinal pills. The days gradually became busy. Apart from the Hundred Rivers City's residents, people from other towns also came to the Heavenly Pill Tower to purchase medicinal pills after hearing the news. At first, however, only some commoners and cultivators came. After a day or two later, the people who frequented the place were only people of status.
It's because the Heavenly Pill Tower's medicinal pills were not cheap. Not to mention that ordinary people couldn't afford them, even some ordinary loose cultivators also had no way to purchase them. Those on the second floor, which still required some aged spirit herbs to exchange, were even unaffordable.
Most of the medicinal pills that Feng Jiu refined used dozens of precious spirit herbs. Naturally, the price couldn't be close to the commoner's budget. The Heavenly Pill Tower had no low-grade medicinal pills, so gradually, only people with status patronized the place.
"Mistress, the Alchemist Guild's president is here again. He says that he wants to see you." Leng Hua came to the rear courtyard, watching the mistress select herbs in the courtyard.
"I won't see him." Feng Jiu didn't even lift her head.
After hearing her reply, Leng Hua paused for a moment, and then said, "Then Subordinate will give them this reply." Although he thought it best to meet with the President of the Alchemist Guild, it was obvious that the mistress had no interest in them either. He just didn't know whether the rejection would make them hold a grudge in their hearts. After all, President Fan had come to see her many times.
Just as Leng Hua turned to leave, Du Fan walked in. "Mistress, a man came today to ask for medicine with a medicine order. This is the medicine order."
Feng Jiu glanced at the medicine order and asked, "What medicine did that man ask for?" While speaking, her hands were still busy selecting the herbs.
The Heavenly Pill Tower had issued some medicine orders and medicinal pills. Any alchemist or anyone possessing a medicine order could come to her to ask for the corresponding medicine as long as he prepared what she wanted.
"The man said that he would not say anything until he saw the master. " Du Fan said with his head bowed slightly.
Feng Jiu stopped moving her hands. She patted the dust on her hands and said leisurely, "In that case, show him in. I'll take a look."
"Yes." Du Fan answered and then walked out.
Chapter 1994: Enter from the side door
At this time, the Alchemist Guild president outside was talking to the man who sought medicine. He looked at the medicine order in the other party's hand and couldn't help but wonder. "I heard the Heavenly Pill Tower didn't issue many Ghost Doctor's medicine orders. Since you are not from the Hundred Rivers City, how did you manage to obtain one?"
The man was middle-aged and followed by four powerful cultivators. After seeing that the other party was the president of the Alchemist Guild, he answered. "I, the surnamed Gu, spent a lot of money and energy to buy it from others. Although not from the Hundred Rivers City, I heard that Ghost Doctor of the Heavenly Pill Tower has great medical skills. That's why I came here to inquire."
"I see." President Fan nodded with understanding. When he saw Leng Hua come out, he couldn't help asking, "Steward Leng, is your master willing to see me?"
"I'm really sorry, President Fan." Leng Hua answered apologetically.
He was disappointed to hear this reply. "I understand. Since your mistress has a guest today, I'll come again another day. I'm taking my leave first." He cupped his fists, smiled at the middle-aged man, then left.
The middle-aged man's eyes flickered to see this. He didn't expect that Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, the mistress of the Heavenly Pill Tower, wouldn't even meet the Alchemist Guild president. It's no surprise to him that without the medicine order, he might not be able to see Ghost Doctor.
Du Fan came out and made an inviting gesture with his hand towards the middle-aged man. "Please follow me. Your subordinates should wait here."
The middle-aged man gave instruction to the subordinates behind him and then followed Du Fan to the rear courtyard. When he arrived there, he saw that there was only a woman in red selecting medicinal materials. Recalling the widely circulated description of Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, he knew that the woman before him was Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu, the mistress of the Heavenly Pill Tower.
"I, the surnamed Gu, has seen Ghost Doctor." He stepped forward and saluted with cupped fists. He didn't despise her due to her being a woman and still young.
Feng Jiu looked up at the visitor. "Please have a seat." She motioned to one side of the table, put the herbs on her hand aside, took the medicine order and sat down.
Du Fan asked someone to serve two cups of tea and then stood quietly on the side.
"What kind of medicine are you requesting?" She asked, fiddling with the prescription in her hand. She didn't ask his origin or anything else but what kind of medicine he wanted.
His reply was respectful and sincere. "Ghost Doctor, I'm here today to request medicine for my son. He came back from outside a few months ago with wounds. He didn't say anything and we also didn't pay attention. Later on, his other injuries were healed, but a scald wound has never gotten better. No matter what medicine we used, the wound has been festering and is getting more severe until now. So, I'd like to request medicine that can heal my son. Please, Ghost Doctor, give us the medicine."
After hearing his reply, Feng Jiu pondered. "It festered after the scald? For this kind of wound, the ointment for muscle regeneration and blood flow is effective. If it doesn't, it's not a simple scald. "
She glanced at the upright middle-aged man in front of her and asked slowly, "Did your son come with you here?"
"Yes, but because his wound was festering and smelly, I told him to stay in the courtyard first and did not come to the Heavenly Pill Tower with me. "
"This afternoon, then! Bring him here this afternoon. There's a side door in the rear courtyard and you can enter from there." She said, pointing to the side door behind her.
Chapter 1995: Gu Xiangyi
Hearing this, the middle-aged man was overjoyed. He got up hurriedly and thanked her. "I will go back to prepare now. I'll bring the child in the afternoon."
"Mm." Feng Jiu nodded. She told Du Fan to send him off. After the two men left, she went to examine Old Tan.
"Grandfather Tan, how are you today?" She came into the room and sat down.
"Much better. I can get out of bed and walk." Old Tan answered. He looked at Feng Jiu. "Thanks a lot this time. If it weren't for you, my life might not be saved. Don't call me Grandfather Tan anymore. I really can't afford to be called your grandfather. If you look up to me, just call me Old Tan."
She smiled. "Alright." After giving him this reply, she asked again. "What are you going to do next? If you have no other plans or places to go, you might as well stay and help me."
Hearing this, Old Tan was surprised. "Can I? I can stay here?" He had no fixed address and could not return to the place he used to live before. If he could stay here, he would have a home.
"Of course, you can help me take care of some things here. With you helping out, I can relax a bit." She said with a smile. "Let's arrange it like this! You should get well first, then you will live in the Heavenly Pill Tower. I'll introduce some people to you at that time."
Old Tan couldn't conceal his excitement. "Old Tan's life will be yours from now on." She saved his life and gave him a home. How could he not repay her well!
After visiting him in the room for a while, Feng Jiu left. She went to the attic to rest after dealing with the affairs in the rear courtyard. In the afternoon, Leng Hua reported that the Gu Family had arrived.
In the rear courtyard of the Heavenly Pill Tower, in addition to the middle-aged man, there was a man around twenty to thirty years old. The man, dressed in a navy blue robe, was tall and sturdy with a resolute face, somewhat similar to the middle-aged man. He sat upright, drinking tea, with a calm and indifferent look. He didn't seem to care whether his injuries could be cured or not.
When Feng Jiu came in, she immediately saw the man in the navy blue robe.The man gave the impression of being very tall even when he was sitting up straight. His figure was somewhat similar to that of her brother Guan Xilin. What drew her attention most was his calm and indifferent temperament.
"Ghost Doctor." Seeing Feng Jiu's arrival, Patriarch Gu stood up quickly and gave her a salute. "This is my son, Gu Xiangyi."
Gu Xiangyi also stood up but didn't salute her. He just nodded. "Ghost Doctor." Then, he looked at Feng Jiu calmly. Like many people, when they first met Feng Jiu, their eyes were filled with amazement.
But, Feng Jiu noticed that in addition to the surprise when meeting her for the first time, he soon returned to normal and looked at her with an ordinary admiring glance. It's rare to find this kind of temperament and determination.
"Ghost Doctor, here's the thing. My son's injury is on his shoulder. Because of the severity of the wound, his right hand is numb and lost sensation, so..." Patriarch Gu explained why his son didn't salute her.
Feng Jiu smiled. "It doesn't matter. Please take a seat!" She motioned for them to sit down and then said to the man, "Hold out your hand."
Gu Xiangyi stretched out his left hand and put it on the table. He saw the other person put her finger on his wrist and felt his pulse. After a short while, she withdrew her hand.
Chapter 1996: Burn wounds from the Volcano Forest
"Take off your coat. I'm going to take a look at your wound." Feng Jiu motioned to him.
Gu Xiangyi paused and glanced at her hesitantly. "Ghost Doctor, I have a somewhat scary wound." She was a woman, after all, and he thought it was best not to frighten her.
Feng Jiu couldn't help laughing. "A scary wound? It doesn't matter, I haven't met a wound that scares me."
Patriarch Gu who sat next to him couldn't help saying, "Ghost Doctor is a physician. What kind of wounds has she not seen before? Come on, let me take your coat off. He was worried that his son could not move his right hand to take off his coat.
"No, I'll do it myself."
He refused his father's help. He unfastened his belt and took off his coat. It was easier to remove the coat, but it was not that easy to take off the inner clothing. Moreover, his forehead was already drenched with sweat by this simple action.
Seeing this, Feng Jiu told Leng Shuang. "Leng Shuang, help him take off his clothes. Remove the binding also."
"Yes." Leng Shuang replied and took two steps to Gu Xiangyi's side to help him to undress.
As the woman opposite him suddenly come closer, Gu Xiangyi instinctively retreated. "No, I'll just ask my father for help."
When she saw this scene, Feng Jiu raised her eyebrows and stared at Gu Xiangyi with interest.
When Leng Shuang saw the situation, she stopped immediately. She glanced at the man in front of her and looked at her mistress.
Patriarch Gu came forward, smiling while explaining. "I'm sorry to let Ghost Doctor and Young Miss Leng see this. My son is a little strange, but he means no harm."
"It doesn't matter. Just take off the clothes." Feng Jiu held her cheek in one hand and stared at the pair of father and son with a smile in her eyes.
Gu Xianyi was a little uncomfortable when he heard this. Why did it sound so strange? He glanced at Feng Jiu and saw her smile with amusement in her eyes, while the cold-faced woman in black named Leng Shuang walked back and stood quietly aside.
He couldn't help but wonder that there was still a young man behind Ghost Doctor. Why didn't she ask him to help him remove his clothes and open the bandage? Why did she call the woman in black instead?
He didn't understand what kind of person this Ghost Doctor was. She seemed to behave differently from the average person.
With the inner garment off and the cloth on the wound was untied, a festering smell heavier than before came out, making Gu Xiangyi a little embarrassed.
Feng Jiu frowned at the smell. She stared at the wound and stood up. The wound was where the right arm connected to the shoulder. The festering wound was bigger than a palm and the shoulder bone could be seen faintly. The situation was very serious. To Feng Jiu's surprise, with such an injury in his body, he was able to keep a straight face. He's a remarkable person.
"How did you get this wound? What caused your wound?" She asked, looking at the resolute and calm Gu Xiangyi.
Gu Xiangyi paused for a moment and then answered. "It was a volcano eruption in the Volcano Forest. I was scalded by the erupted lava."
Feng Jiu was surprised and there was a trace of doubt in her eyes. "The scald by the lava shouldn't be so serious. What's so special about that lava?"
Chapter 1997: Supply of medicinal materials
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Gu Xiangyi's eyes flickered. He glanced at Feng Jiu and asked, "Ghost Doctor isn't familiar with the Volcano Forest?"
"No, I haven't been here for long." She shook her head.
"The Volcano Forest is the forest where most people go to experience. But, deep inside the forest, there's a large volcano that has been erupting once every three months. Although the eruption is dangerous, the molten rocks from the underground contain precious materials. That special material can even melt the ground, let alone human's flesh."
"At that time, I was only splashed by a few small molten rocks. I used medicine, but it was ineffective and made the wound more and more serious."
Feng Jiu nodded and told the two of them. "This wound has worsened and infected the bone. If it is not dealt with as soon as possible, losing this hand is just a small matter. It is even very likely that your life will be lost."
She looked at Gu Xiangyi and explained. "If you haven't been taking medicinal pills to suppress the internal heat in your body, the internal heat caused by this wound alone would have poisoned and attacked your heart."
When they heard this, the father and the son were shocked. It's really because he took medicinal pills to remove poisonous heat. Since the wound festered and inflamed, if the poisonous heat couldn't be expelled from the body, it would be forced into the body. If those pills to remove poisonous heat weren't available, he would not still be alive.
As far as they knew, no one who had been scalded by the molten rocks had ever survived and they had come here to try. After all, there's a glimmer of hope that he could survive.
"Please save him, Ghost Doctor." Patriarch Gu said in a hurry.
Feng Jiu smiled. "Patriarch Gu should know the rules here."
"I know. In addition to the medicine order, there must be the equivalent amount of gold coins and three 500-year-old spirit herbs, all of which I have brought." Patriarch Gu answered quickly, taking out the three spirit herbs from the space.
To their surprise, Feng Jiu shook her head when she saw those three spirit herbs. "Although these three are indeed 500-years-old, they are not what I need. They are also not the necessary medicine to cure the Young Master's injury. So, your spirit herbs are useless to me."
Hearing this, Patriarch Gu turned pale. He looked at Feng Jiu, then at Gu Xiangyi. For a time he had no idea what to do. These spirit herbs were precious collections of his family. They were all rare spirit herbs that had reached 500 years maturity. It was very difficult to collect them. Now, these were not the spirit herbs she needed. Then...
Gu Xiangyi listened with a frown. He looked at Feng Jiu and asked. "Ghost Doctor, are you sure you can cure my injury?"
"Of course." Feng Jiu smiled and nodded.
"Then, what are your conditions? I will never refuse as long as I can do it."
When he heard his son's reply, Patriarch Gu finally reacted. He looked at Feng Jiu and promised. "As long as Ghost Doctor can save my son, my Gu Family will never forget this great kindness. If you have any orders in the future, I will not refuse."
Feng Jiu shook her head and looked at Gu Xiangyi with a smile. "Don't be so serious. I just need you to do one thing for me."
"What is it? The Gu father and son were surprised.
"I know that your Gu Family is in the spirit herb business. What I want are only the spirit herbs that we at the Heavenly Pill Tower regularly use every month. You will deliver all those to us. Of course, you won't lose money price-wise. All you have to do is help us collect the spirit herbs and supply them to us."
Chapter 1998: The wound was treated
"Just, just that?"
Patriarch Gu was somewhat in disbelief. Was she telling them to be the Heavenly Pill Tower's spirit herbs supplier? Having a partnership with the Heavenly Pill Tower was a great thing, not just for them, but also for any family in the spirit herbs business.
But, what surprised them more was that it only took her half a day to learn that they were in the medicine business. Thinking of the three 500-year-old spirit herbs he had just taken out, he blushed with shame.
Although the three types of spirit herbs were not easy to obtain and were part of their precious collection, it's not difficult for a medicine supplier like their Gu Family. They only needed time.
However, the other party didn't haggle. Instead, they brought such a partnership opportunity forward. It made him think of himself as a villain.
Feng Jiu smiled. "I want the best spirit herbs. But, you can't give me random ones. Besides your Gu Family, I still have another source of spirit herbs. However, if the business expands, we must not run out of herbs."
Gu Xiangyi listened and nodded. "This is not a problem. I will personally supervise all the spirit herbs for the Heavenly Pill Tower."
"Very good." She nodded with satisfaction. "Come in with me!" She turned around and walked to another vacant room.
Gu Xiangyi followed. When Patriarch Gu was about to follow in, he was stopped. "Patriarch Gu, please wait here!"
When they're inside, Feng Jiu motioned him to lie down on the bed. While taking out a knife from the space and disinfecting it, she explained. "The rotting flesh on your wound has to be removed first before putting the medicine. Otherwise, the medicine is of no use. The process of removing the carrion from the wound is a bit painful. You have to endure the pain."
"Mm."
Gu Xiangyi replied with a hum. He lay down on the bed and didn't move until a sharp pain struck. His body tensed up immediately and sweat dripped from his forehead.
Leng Hua stood quietly, watching his masked mistress remove the rotting flesh bit by bit until the wound was clean. As all the carrions were removed, a fist-sized hole appeared in the shoulder. Because of the poisonous heat, the bone colour was black. His mistress was holding a sharp knife and scraped the black bone until the black poisonous heat was cleared and then applied a transparent light green ointment to the wound.
The cold feeling penetrated into his flesh and blood, making Gu Xianyi exhale lightly. It also helped gradually ease his wound's stinging pain. The numbing pain disappeared and only the icy cold feeling remained. He felt that his right hand's fingers that previously numb gradually regained their senses.
After cleaning and disinfecting the knife, Feng Jiu put it away and washed her hands. Then, she took off her mask and stood up. "I have finished treating the wound and applied the ointment. This is a plaster to regenerate muscles and relieve pain. After you go home, use it once every morning and evening. It will take about half a month to cure the wound."
"Thank you so much." He got up and sat down, turned his head aside to look at the medicated wound on his shoulder.
"Leng Hua, bandage his wound." Feng Jiu ordered him and soon walked out of the room.
Chapter 1999: The news of Han Rong
When Gu Xiangyi came out after his wound was bandaged, he heard his father asking Ghost Doctor the reason why she wanted to cooperate with them. When he heard this, he halted his steps. Indeed, he didn't understand why she wanted to cooperate with them.
Feng Jiu smiled as she listened. "Naturally, it's because I value your Gu Family's integrity and reputation."
Patriarch Gu looked at her deeply. "We're grateful for Ghost Doctor's regard. Rest assured, our Gu family won't let you down."
Feng Jiu nodded. "Then, let's find another time to discuss our partnership."
"Alright." Patriarch Gu looked at his son who proceeded towards him and saw that his face was paler than before. He came over to his son and asked, "Xiangyi, how are you feeling?"
"I'm alright, Father." Gu Xiangyi replied, then looked at Feng Jiu. "Ghost Doctor, we'll come to visit another day."
Feng Jiu's face was wreathed with smiles. She told Leng Hua, "Send them off for me."
"Patriarch Gu, Young Master Gu, please come this way." He motioned to them with his hands and took them out.
"Farewell." The two of them said and left.
Not long after, Leng Hua came back. "Mistress, they have left."
"Mm." Feng Jiu nodded and saw Luo Yu walk in. "Mistress, there's news."
"Huh? What news?"
"Mistress told us to check about Han Rong, it's his news."
Luo Yu answered. Seeing the smile on his mistress' face disappeared, he reported solemnly. "He has indeed entered the Devil's Path. Subordinate has received news recently that he may take a trip to the Volcano Forest. He's there to collect some natural volcanic substance. This is an opportunity to kill him."
After Mistress came back, she asked people to investigate Han Rong's news secretly. They only received the news today. That Han Rong caused the Feng family so much suffering. He believed that his mistress would never let Han Rong go after knowing this news.
"The Volcano Forest.. ha ha..."
She chuckled but there's no smile in her eyes. She took a walk in the courtyard. After some time had passed, she gave the instruction. "Leng Hua, handle the cooperation with the Gu Family with other staff. Take care of the Heavenly Pill Tower. At present, ordinary people won't provoke us. I'm going to the Volcano Forest. When the time comes, I'll leave Fire Phoenix to keep watch."
When they heard this, several of them couldn't help but glance at each other. Luo Yu asked, "Mistress, why don't take us with you? We have seen his portrait and recognize Han Rong. If we go, won't it be better for Mistress to stay here?"
"If Han Rong is easy to deal with, he won't stay alive until today." Feng Jiu sneered. "Since he possessed someone by force, he should know that the people of the Hell's Palace and I are looking for him. He rarely went out and stayed next to Mo Zun. Since there's a chance right now, I have to meet him in person."
"With Han Rong's cunning, I won't rest assured if you're going. I have to do it myself. It just so happens that I also want to see the Volcano Forest's natural substance. If it's useful, I will bring some of it back."
She explained slowly. She glanced at a few of them and then smiled. "If you have something that you can't solve, go find Mo Chen. I will ask him to help out at the Heavenly Pill Tower during this time."
"Mistress, if you decide to go there yourself, why don't you ask Young Master Mo Chen to accompany you? We'll be worried if you go there alone..."
Chapter 2000: Going there in person
"No, it's more convenient for me to act alone. What's more, Mo Chen is like a moving night pearl. He's so dazzling wherever he goes. Won't I invite trouble if he's following me?" She chuckled. Mo Chen's appearance and temperament were like a banished immortal. How could it be concealed easily?
"But..." They still wanted to say something, but Feng Jiu stopped them.
"All right, I know what you're worried about, don't worry! It's not the first time I've been out alone." She waved her hand to indicate that they need not say more. Then she said to Luo Yu, "Sort out the information and materials for me, and give them to me later."
"Yes." Luo Yu replied and then turned to leave.
"If anyone requests pills or potions while I'm away, you can deal with yourselves. But, if you can't, wait for my return." Feng Jiu told Du Fan and Leng Hua.
"Yes." The two men responded.
After that, she went to the top floor, took out the teleportation device from the space, looked at it, and smiled when she found the Volcano Forest's landmark.
"It's a real treasure. Using this, one can go in and out freely." She whispered. Her heart moved, wondering if there were any places beyond the sea up there.
So, she looked carefully but couldn't find any locations marked as a foreign land on this teleportation device. But, there were places marked as the Phoenix Empire and others.
"There are no places abroad but the Phoenix Empire. So, it's easy to go back." She whispered softly and finally stored the teleportation device.
She took care of some of the Heavenly Pill Tower's matters and made arrangements until the evening when Luo Yu brought the sorted materials to her. She told him that she would go back to the Feng Mansion first and asked someone to send a message to the Nalan's house tomorrow, asking Mo Chen to come to the Feng Mansion.
Early morning the next day, Mo Chen came to the Feng Mansion. Leng Shuang led him to the inner courtyard. There were already a few drinks and dishes on the table. Feng Jiu, who was sitting there, smiled at him. His eyes flickered and he walked over with a smile.
"What's the occasion? You're inviting me for a drink?"
"Didn't I tell you before that I'll invite you here to drink some wine? These are my treasures." Feng Jiu smiled and poured him a cup of wine. At the same time, she told him jokingly. "Don't worry, mine is not the 'drop after 3 cups' kind of wine. You can rest easy."
Mo Chen laughed. He pulled up his robe to sit down and then said. "Tell me frankly! If you don't explain yourself to me first, I won't enjoy today's drink either!"
Feng Jiu's eyes were filled with mirth. "It's nothing serious. I'm going on a journey and would like your help to take care of the Heavenly Pill Tower for me."
"Oh? Going on a journey? Where?" He was a little surprised. Xuanyuan Mo Ze had just left for a few days. Why did she go out too?
"I'm going to the Volcano Forest to deal with some things." She took of a sip of wine. "I'll leave in a few days."
"Do you plan to go alone?"
He frowned slightly. "Are these the things your subordinates cannot handle so that you have to go by yourself? If so, you should take some people with you. If there's something wrong in the journey, how can I explain it to that petty man?"
Hearing this, Feng Jiu chuckled and shook her head helplessly. "If you call Ze petty on his face, I guess you two will start to bicker again."