Chapter 70: Is Cheng Xi Really That Amazing?

Cheng Xi left.

Li An sat cross-legged in the tub, his forehead already covered in fine beads of sweat.

Cheng Xi said he had many impurities in his body; he did not know what "many impurities" meant, but he lifted his arm slightly, and faint blue veins could be seen beneath his skin.

Soon, the medicinal soup slowly seeped through his skin into his body, bringing waves of stinging pain, as if countless fine needles were traveling through his extraordinary meridians.

He could not help but let out a cry of pain, the veins on his forehead bulging, sweat sliding down his cheeks; after only an hour, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, his teeth chattering.

Baohua stared at him like a tiger watching its prey from the side, making his hair stand on end; he simply dared not let himself be swallowed by the pain or show any sign of fainting.

The water temperature was slowly dropping when suddenly he heard a series of crisp sounds; he opened his eyes slightly and saw Baohua dragging firewood taller and thicker than herself to throw into the furnace...

Li An:...

Cheng Xi sat in the front courtyard, still awake well past midnight.

Mulan came over and said softly, "Eldest Miss, go get some rest; this servant will help you keep an eye on the movements in the back courtyard."

Cheng Xi shook her head; with her current physical condition, it would be fine to go without sleep for a day or two.

"You go rest; there are things to do tomorrow," Cheng Xi said, waving her hand.

Mulan dared not disobey the Eldest Miss's order; she hesitated, but still brewed a fresh cup of Spirit Tea for the Eldest Miss before withdrawing.

An indescribable odor began to permeate the air; Cheng Xi checked the time—it had only been four hours, yet the purging had already begun.

Li An was faster than she had expected.

With a wave of her wide sleeve, an invisible Barrier enveloped the front courtyard, blocking the scent outside.

At this moment, the filth seeping from Li An's skin dissolved into the medicinal soup, causing even the soup to emit a foul odor; now he understood that this was what Cheng Xi called impurities.

The pain in his body grew more intense; Li An gritted his teeth and persisted, and whenever he truly could not bear it, he would open his eyes to look at Baohua, which immediately perked him up.

By the time the filth stopped overflowing, a full day and night had passed; Li An climbed out of the medicinal tub, exhausted, and fell asleep the moment he hit the ground.

Now that he was out of the tub, if he fainted, Baohua could no longer hit him.

Baohua looked at the bath tub, then at Li An, her wooden head stiff for a good while before she finally lowered her raised fist.

She ran to the inner chamber, dragged over a thick blanket to cover Li An, and then went to Cheng Xi to gesture wildly.

Cheng Xi patted Baohua's little head, "You're getting smarter; you did the right thing."

Baohua proudly put her hands on her hips.

Cheng Xi took a piece of Demon Bone to give her as a snack, and Baohua proudly carried the Demon Bone off to show off to Mulan and the others.

Cheng Xi was wondering, if she really went to the Academy, what would happen to Mulan and the others?

They were just ordinary people and could not follow her to a place like the Academy; in the world of the strong, mortals were not only out of place but also easily killed.

To cultivators, mortals were like ants to an elephant, liable to be crushed to death inadvertently.

When Li Zhi'an came again, he keenly sensed that something was different.

He looked at Cheng Xi and asked, "Did it succeed?"

So fast?

Cheng Xi nodded, "It was only a Primary Marrow Cleansing."

How hard could it be?

Li Zhi'an's mouth twitched as he looked at Cheng Xi and asked, "Can you sell this prescription?"

"Sell?" Cheng Xi frowned at Li Zhi'an.

Li Zhi'an said with an unchanging expression, "I've inquired for you; even if you go to the Academy, you must fight for all resources yourself. With money in hand, you won't panic."

Survival of the fittest, Cheng Xi understood.

She really hadn't thought about this issue; she looked at Li Zhi'an, "Who do you want to sell it to?"

Li Zhi'an looked at Cheng Xi, "The Seal is loosening more and more often; this is not a good sign. Ordinary armies cannot fight against them. If they can undergo marrow cleansing to strengthen their physiques, more people will be able to survive."

Cheng Xi glanced at him after hearing this and said, "If you want to use it, take it."

It was only a primary version; in the past, this was just worthless, common goods.

Li Zhi'an was also stunned, not expecting Cheng Xi to be so generous, "No conditions for me?"

"Could the Regent possibly let me suffer a loss?" Cheng Xi countered.

Li Zhi'an laughed; naturally, he could not.

"Cheng Xi, thank you."

Cheng Xi waved her hand, "Just a mutual exchange of needs."

Li Zhi'an sometimes truly could not understand Cheng Xi; such a precious thing, yet she didn't care at all. He had only probed, and she had actually given it away just like that, without even discussing terms.

"Xixi, this is a deed of immeasurable merit."

"A clean transaction, no need to be so sentimental."

Li Zhi'an smiled, "Don't worry, I will announce this to the world so that everyone knows it is your contribution..."

"Wait a moment, that won't be necessary." Cheng Xi immediately stopped him; it wasn't as if she had done something earth-shattering, and she didn't want to be stared at like a monkey when she went out.

Li Zhi'an did not expect Cheng Xi to refuse again; he was silent for a moment, then added, "Even if it isn't announced to the world, at least the high officials of the Imperial Court and the Emperor must know."

This time, Cheng Xi did not refuse.

Before Li Zhi'an left, he took a palm-sized box from his bosom, placed it on the table, and then turned and left.

Cheng Xi looked at him suspiciously, reached out to take the box, and saw a box of Medium-grade Talisman Beads inside; her eyes lit up instantly.

Li Zhi'an was actually able to obtain such things; he was indeed quite capable.

She couldn't even buy a single one from Lao Wutou, yet Li Zhi'an had given her a whole box.

What should she give as a return gift?

Cheng Xi thought of the primary marrow cleansing prescription from before and decided not to charge any fees; she would give it to Li Zhi'an, and he could sell it however he pleased.

In the blink of an eye, the day for the talent test arrived; Yan Shengyu had greeted Cheng Xi a day in advance, and they had agreed to go together.

When that day arrived, she drove the carriage over to find Cheng Xi, and Cheng Xi took Li An onto the carriage.

Upon seeing Li An, Yan Shengyu did not know how to greet him for a moment.

Li An gave Yan Shengyu a faint smile, then sat in a corner of the carriage and did not speak again.

Yan Shengyu had no choice but to smile back at Li An, feeling quite awkward.

She glanced at Cheng Xi, and in a corner where Li An could not see, she gave her a thumbs-up.

To be able to hoodwink a dignified Prince into becoming her medicine boy, she was truly not someone ordinary.

However, when they arrived at Tongtian Ta and Li An also went in to test his talent, and after his talent was measured, not only was Yan Shengyu stunned, but the expressions of everyone present changed.

Who in all of Jindu did not know that Li An was a person without talent!

But after he became a medicine boy for Cheng Xi, he suddenly had talent.

Everyone then recalled that Cheng Xi was also originally a person without talent, and later she also had talent!

For a moment, the gazes everyone cast at Cheng Xi were incomparably scorching.

Under the gazes of the crowd, Cheng Xi also entered Tongtian Ta and came out very quickly; she was holding a blue stone in her hand.

As for the others, most held white ones, and a few had Grey ones.

The blue ones were very few; including Cheng Xi's, there were only two.

The other one was in the hands of Fang Huiru.

Cheng Xi was actually blue; was she really this formidable?

The crowd was filled with doubt and uncertainty, simply unable to believe their own eyes.

Clearly, just a few months ago, she was still a good-for-nothing known to everyone in Jindu.