Chapter 535: Pill King at the Grand Medicine Testing Convention (2/2)

The fourth elder immediately issued orders. “Someone come, take Xie Deyi into custody and put him in the prisons to await his inquest! Today’s competition is invalid! Once the Council of Elders is reorganized, we’ll rehost the competition on another date. The Mu and Xie Clans have committed grave errors and ruined the name of our Medicine City and its self-respect. The Council of Elders will punish them severely and give a proper explanation to both you all and the rest of the world!”

Of the seven members in the Council of Elders, Xie Deyi had fallen off his high horse while the second and third elders (who hailed from the Mu Clan) had long left the scene. It thus fell upon the fourth elder to preside over matters. As he finished speaking, he respectfully bowed towards His Excellency Pill King and Han Yunxi.

“I respectfully invite Old Senior and esteemed wangfei to honor us with your presence when the time comes, and to judge over the convention amongst us juniors.”

“It is better to accept deferentially than to decline courteously,” Han Yunxi replied immediately.

Although the Pill King was disinterested in such mundane things, he hesitated after Han Yunxi’s reply and nodded to show that he accepted. The fourth elder was thrilled beyond words. “Thank you, Old Senior. Thank you, esteemed wangfei. If the two of you don’t mind, please come to the Council of Elders—”

The Pill King raised a hand to refuse the offer before he could finish speaking. “Yunxi, come with this old man,” he said.

He left as soon as he spoke, leaving Han Yunxi to hurry after him. Long Feiye shot a glance at the Wang Clang Head before following suit. Once they were gone, the crowd left behind remained stunned, still too shocked to believe everything that had just happened. Ouyang Ningnuo was amongst him, his expression completely flabbergasted.

A single prescription for Sixty Rooms had not only ruined the Xie Clan, but earned favor for Han Yunxi in the Pill King’s eyes. Had he ended up making the wedding clothes for someone else—giving others all the advantages? This was probably the heaviest loss he’d incurred in his history of doing business. After all, he had spent an exorbitant sum to get the Sixty Rooms formula from the person who owned it…

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There were no limits to the Medicine Forest, so the Council of Elders only took up a portion of the land. Most of it still fell within the Pill King’s domain. His Excellency Pill King brought Han Yunxi deeper and deeper into the woods. Once they went past a thick copse of trees, a luxuriant field of medicinal plants appeared before their eyes. Within the field was a simple, crude courtyard—Pill King’s private quarters.

After entering the house, His Excellency Pill King turned to look at Long Feiye and murmured, “You should wait outside.”

It was the first time anyone had refused entry to His Highness Duke of Qin!

Long Feiye glanced at Han Yunxi and saw her nod, so he accepted the request and left. It was obvious His Excellency Pill King had matters to discuss with her. He ended up waiting an entire hour with no sign of Han Yunxi. When he was about to knock on the door, it suddenly opened. Only Han Yunxi emerged from the house. Long Feiye glanced behind her and saw His Excellency Pill King sitting inside with his legs crossed, intently reading a scroll as if nothing had happened.

“How did it go?” Long Feiye asked hesitantly.

Han Yunxi smiled. “We finished our talk. Let’s go.”

Just like that? She seems to be in a good mood, but what did they talk about?

After leaving the field with Han Yunxi, Long Feiye finally gave in and pulled her back. “What happened?”

“His Excellency Pill King wants to pass down everything he’s ever learned to me…”

That should be good news, but Long Feiye was unhappy. Before Han Yunxi could finish, he interrupted, “And the terms?”

A consummate expert like the Pill King would never take in disciples lightly, much less teach them his knowledge. The Pill King was so keen on Han Yunxi that he must have had high demands.

“He wanted me to stay in that hut with him for ten years,” Han Yunxi replied with a grin.

“You….” Long Feiye began to grow nervous.

“I agreed. I’ll clean up my things when we return to Southern Ning and make arrangements to have someone else take care of Pill Fiend Pharmacy,” Han Yunxi said earnestly, before adding, “Long Feiye, I’ll leave Mu Linger’s affairs to you. With Gu Beiyue and Gu Qishao there, I don’t need to worry about Pill Fiend Pharmacy, either. In the future I’ll be living here, so you can find me whenever you need something.” She was so thorough with her words that Long Feiye began to feel unwell all over. His fingers tightened their grip on hers as if he’d never let her go.

Finally, he asked in a heavy tone, “Han Yunxi, you won’t worry about your lordship either?”

Han Yunxi looked at him innocently. She wanted to continue the farce, but his serious expression made it impossible for her to keep up the act. When that man got serious, he was exactly like a persistent little child. She suddenly felt her heart ache and muttered, “I was tricking you. Long Feiye, how could I ever bear to leave you?”

She had chatted about many things with the Pill King in his hut, increasing the man’s admiration of her worth. He had given her many demands, but she refused to budge or agree to any of them. Finally, it was the Pill King who relented and gave her a medical book instead. He also said that she was welcome to come back at any time if she changed her mind.

When Han Yunxi saw Long Feiye realize the truth, she burst into laughter, so amused that she couldn’t stop. She was getting better and better at teasing him. Han Yunxi, ah, Han Yunxi. Was I really so self-abasing and air-headed before him in the past?

Suddenly, Long Feiye raised his arm and wrapped Han Yunxi within the depths of his large black cloak. Soon enough, muffled noises emerged from the depths that were enough to turn a listener’s face red. Long Feiye was severely punishing Han Yunxi with his kissing…

TLer’s Note: Once again, this will be the last release before I’m off to Hawaii for vacation (June 1st – June 12th!). Check the announcement post for other random reads! <3