Chapter 1028: Dont look for him anymore (1/2)

Why?

Pill Furnace Master gave a contemptuous sniff. “The hell you wanna know?!”

There were plenty of things for Han Yunxi to worry about. If this didn’t involve Gu Qishao, she wouldn’t even bother asking. This old thing, how am I supposed to help if he doesn’t say a word?

Han Yunxi immediately pulled out the agreement she’d written with Pill Furnace Master in the past and tossed it back at him. “I’m giving this back! The original contract said I’d get everything in the Medicine Requesting Cave if I found your disciple within three years. First of all, I haven’t gotten anything from your cave without payment. Secondly, our agreement was for three years and time’s not up yet. If you’re saying I’m going back on my word now, it’s a little early for that!”

Pill Furnace Master was still flailing over how to retort when Han Yunxi took a step forward, forcing him backwards. She went on, “You said I wasn’t actually searching for him so I broke my promise. But you’ve never answered any of my questions about your disciple, so can’t I say you don’t really want to find him either? You never wanted to give me Medicine Requesting Cave in the first place, did you? Who are you trying to fool?”

“I, I…” Pill Furnace Master stammered a few times, but couldn’t finish his sentence. After Han Yunxi’s outburst, he felt like her words made sense.

Han Yunxi didn’t always censure others, but when she did, there was no mercy. “Old Pill master, you’ve lived for so long. Don’t you know what it means to be open and aboveboard? If you’re unhappy that I broke my word, then just tell me. Why did you screw with us instead? Heheh, I’m even giving you face by saying you’re untrustworthy. Since you won’t even save that, then I’ll tell it straight: you’re nothing more than a petty little villain!”

Pill Furnace Master was rendered dumb by Han Yunxi’s curses as he clutched at the contract. For a long time, he had no retort. Seeing this, Han Yunxi decided to make a clean break of things. “I’m returning the contract to you. I’m not interested in your Medicine Requesting Cave, so I won’t help you find your disciple! This matter between us is over!”

Then she took Long Feiye’s hand and stalked off, leaving Pill Furnace Master gaping after them with words stuck in his throat. Han Yunxi made sure to walk very slowly and even stopped briefly, but Pill Furnace Master still didn’t speak. Soon enough, Long Feiye took to the skies with her so they could fly out of the hole in the ceiling. The whole way, Han Yunxi was fighting the urge to go back and curse out Pill Furnace Master again.

“Let’s go,” Long Feiye coaxed.

“I’ll just count it as asking questions in Gu Qishao’s place,” Han Yunxi muttered. Yet she hadn’t turned back before Pill Furnace Master finally spoke.

“Lass, how about I tell you the truth and you keep looking for my disciple? As long as you find him for me, I don’t care about some Returning Dragon Pills. I’ll even give you this entire furnace!”

Thrilled, Han Yunxi immediately jumped back to the ground. “Done!”

Only then did Pill Furnace Master tell her about the events of the past. He’d ran into “Little Loony” by chance and discovered the boy was similar to himself. He was not only a medical genius, but had the same temper and personality. He doted on the boy like his own grandson and prepared to pass down his legacy to him. But one day, Little Loony accidentally kicked the furnace, so he beat the boy and forced him to kowtow to the furnace in apology. He even threatened to chase him off if he dared to hurt the furnace again.

Despite his years, Pill Furnace Master was a careless lunatic who acted more like a naughty brat. Still, he was every inch a lonely and pitiful old man when recounting these events.

“He’d only kowtowed once when it made his forehead bleed. The blood got all over his face and even into his eyes, because they were red when he looked at me.” Pill Furnace Master’s eyes were red too as he recalled the bygone scenes between master and disciple.

One day, Little Loony had held his hand and said, “Old Loony, I don’t want to be your disciple.”

He had chuckled and asked, “Who said you could call me Old Loony?”

“How about I call you grandpa?” Little Loony asked sincerely.

One day, he tricked Little Loony into refining a very bitter pill, then coaxed him by saying, “Little Loony, be good and eat this medicine. You’ll grow up very soon.”

“Master, I don’t want to grow up so fast,” Little Loony had been dead serious.

“Why?” he’d asked.

“If I grow up, master will get old and die. Then I’ll have no more family again,” Little Loony had replied.

One day, Little Loony had suddenly ran over to ask him a question.

“Master, will you toss me into the furnace to refine into medicine?”

He had laughed out loud and said, “Master couldn’t bear to do that.”

Little Loony had buried himself into his chest them, hugging him for a long time before letting go.

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Hearing all this turned Long Feiye’s icy face even frostier, while Han Yunxi was left knitting her brows. She finally understood why Gu Qishao was still denying knowing this master, much less returning to his side. For an ordinary child, even the fiercest beatings could be forgiven, but to Little Qi, Pill Furnace Master’s curse cast him into utter despair.

That was because the old man had first given him hope before destroying it by his own hands again!