Chapter 54

"Here she comes!" Yuan Yao looked toward the sound, immediately responded, and then said to Instructor Li, "Instructor Li, let's talk again another day."

Instructor Li smiled gently: "Good."

Yuan Yao followed Qian Jueshan into the medicine room; as soon as she stepped inside, a rich, mixed scent of various medicinal herbs assailed her nostrils.

This unique aroma permeated the air, as if a thin mist had enveloped the entire space.

At that moment, a woman dressed in light blue attire, tall and slender, emerged from the corner of the medicine shelves inside the medicine room.

"Little Yuan Yao," the woman called affectionately, smiling.

Yuan Yao smiled, revealing a small dimple on her face, and immediately raised her hands in a salute: "Greetings, Second Elder!"

Second Elder Zong Rao looked at Qian Jueshan and said, "Jueshan, you may go out first."

Qian Jueshan nodded.

After Qian Jue Shan left the pharmacy, Zong Rao finally redirected her attention to Yuan Yao again. She smiled and waved, gesturing for Yuan Yao to come closer.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao stepped forward to Zong Rao.

She lowered her head, a bit shyly, and said, "Second Elder, you see my injury is almost healed......"

Zong Rao heard this, but she shook her head dismissively, firmly rebutting, "Whether it's truly healed isn't for you to decide."

"Come, let me take a look."

…

About an hour later.

As her wounds were healed, Yuan Yao instantly felt relieved.

"These days, be careful with your foot, don't overuse it, don't move it too much. By the way, how did you get this injury?" If it were any deeper, little Yuan Yao's whole foot might have been cut off.

The image of Xie Yan appeared in Yuan Yao's mind; she gritted her teeth and said, "I was injured by an unknown cultivator."

"You must be careful when going out in the future." Zong Rao patted her shoulder.

"Mm-hmm, I got it." Yuan Yao nodded in agreement, then seemed to recall something and couldn't help asking, "Second Elder, when I returned I saw Senior Sister Zong and her group heading to Yunming City; I heard everyone there has fallen into a coma. What do you think caused it? Could it be an illusion? Or poisoning?"

Seeing her interest, Zong Rao said a couple of sentences: "I don't know the exact situation either, but Cui Dao Shi sent a message saying it might be poisoning."

"Poisoning?"

Yuan Yao fell into thought.

The 250 system's voice sounded again: 【Target person Zong Rao, Awakening Value is 0.】

Yuan Yao ignored its prompt, because since she entered the sect, its voice has hardly stopped in her sea of consciousness.

After Yuan Yao left the pharmacy, she saw her master sitting not far away, tasting medicinal tea, while the surrounding disciples kept their distance, seemingly intimidated by his aura.

Qian Jue Shan set down his teacup, stood up, and walked toward Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, I'm fine now!"

"Have you thanked the Second Elder?"

"I have."

"Stay here; I need to speak a few words with the Second Elder."

"Okay."

After Qian Jue Shan entered the pharmacy, the disciples in the medical pavilion almost all walked over to Yuan Yao, asking concernedly, "Junior Sister, are you injured?"

Yuan Yao said, "I was injured, but I'm fine now! After all, my healer is the master of your Tianxue Peak!"

"Junior Sister, you haven't come to our Tianxue Peak for two months. Without you, we're terribly bored, because no one tells us stories."

"Yeah, Junior Sister, you can't favor the people of Heavenly Literature Peak and Heavenly Inquiry Peak."

"Junior Sister, try this quickly; the medicinal herbs I cultivated are sweet and sour, and they're delicious."

"Junior Sister, when will you come again to Tianxue Peak to tell us stories?"

Fellow senior brothers and sisters enthusiastically surrounded her.

"Everyone, I've been busy lately; when I have free time, I will definitely come to Tianxue Peak to tell you stories!" Yuan Yao said, looking at them.

In the past, when she slacked off on cultivation, she would read storybooks.

She also loved to retell the story contents to them.

So, starting from around eight or nine years old, she often wandered among the four peaks, telling stories to the senior brothers and sisters, so they wouldn't feel so bored while cultivating or studying.

"Junior Sister, I heard you've fallen in love with cultivation?"

Facing everyone's gaze, Yuan Yao raised her eyebrows, hands on hips, and said, "Yes, I've fallen in love with cultivation; I will become strong in the future and protect you."

These words made everyone laugh.

They didn't take it seriously, nor would they dampen her enthusiasm.

"Junior Sister, you can definitely do it."

"Keep up the good work."

"Whether you cultivate or not, set that aside for now; come try my newly brewed clear tea."

Yuan Yao took it and took a sip.

In an instant, she felt utterly refreshed; this tea was especially cool and refreshing, and after drinking it, her whole body felt relaxed.

"Delicious!"

The senior sister stuffed a large packet of Spiritual Tea leaves into Yuan Yao's hand, saying, "Come, this is a tea bag; if you want to drink it, go back and brew it. If you don't want to brew tea, then come to the medical pavilion and I'll brew it for you."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Yang!"

Yuan Yao caught up with everyone in the medical pavilion.

Meanwhile, inside the pharmacy, Qian Jue Shan's expression turned grave as he said to Zong Rao, "Do you still remember Lu Yue?"

Hearing this, Zong Rao's expression shifted slightly; she raised her eyes and stared at Qian Jue Shan, asking, "What is the relationship between your newly accepted personal disciple and him?"

"Father and daughter."

"She is actually Lu Yue's daughter..." Zong Rao murmured.

After a moment, Zong Rao raised her head to look at Qian Jue Shan, "So, that's why you took her as your disciple?"

Qian Jue Shan gave a soft "en."

Zong Rao figured out Qian Jue Shan's thoughts, "Do you think there's something off about her?"

"I suspect she is not Lu Yue's daughter," Qian Jue Shan said slowly, "but this matter needs to be investigated."

Zong Rao raised her brows slightly, arms crossed, "So, you want me to help?"

"Yes," Qian Jue Shan said, "I always feel she has killing intent toward A Yan and the others."

Moreover, Lu Xiangxiang's gaze toward her was very strange.

"Alright, I'll help you with this." Zong Rao pondered for a moment, stood up, and as she raised her hand, a transmission talisman appeared on her palm.

Unlike the transmission token and transmission crystal, the transmission talisman can send messages to another continent.

However, the transmission talisman can only be used once.

Therefore, in each continent, transmission talismans are extremely rare and expensive.

"I will have my family investigate and inform you of any news," Zong Rao said.

After a pause, she continued, "If you really think something's off about her, you should test her several times and stay on guard."

Qian Jue Shan's expression slightly tightened, and she nodded.

As the transmission talisman began to burn, Yuan Yao inside the Medical Pavilion suddenly heard the voice of the 250 System.

【Target: Qian Jue Shan, Awakening Value reaches 10. Target: Zong Rao, Awakening Value reaches 28.】