Ways To Be Powerful

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

The only way to neutralize the flame toxin was to take medicine made from the ice lotus located on the peaks of Yucang Mountain.

Yucang Mountain was worlds apart from the Lin town. It would take at least a month to reach there and come back. Si Qiong would not be able to survive until then if the flame toxin circulated quickly.

“I have already sent people to obtain the ice lotus from Yucang Mountain. Now, I need to go to the Duan family to ask for their Flame-repellent Pills,” Si Ye said and frowned.

The Flame-repellent Pills could suppress the spread of the flame toxin for a period of time. Only if the Flame-repellent Pills stabilized the flame toxin in Si Qiong, there would be sufficient time to bring back the ice lotus.

“Brother, the Flame-repellent Pill is the hereditary treasure of the Duan family. Even if you go over to the Duan family, I’m afraid that they would not give it to you.” Si Bai’s face was pale but dignified.

Si Ye frowned. Of course, he knew about that. However… without the Flame-repellent Pills, Si Qiong might be in danger.

“I can help to suppress the flame toxin.”

While everyone of the Si family was upset, a clear female voice could be heard.

Si Ye looked towards the direction the sound came from and noticed a young lady standing beside Si Bai.

“May I know who is this lady?” Si Ye asked.

“This is Ye Qingtang, the Young Lady of the Ye family.” Si Bai replied.

Si Ye’s dignified expression suddenly turned sharp after hearing Ye Qingtang’s identity.

“Brother, since when did you have connections with the Ye family?” Si Ye’s voice was colder than before.

Si Ye was older than Si Bai and knew about how his mother passed away. He abhorred the Ye family who murdered his mother.

“We do not welcome people from the Ye family here,” Si Ye said in a deep voice.

Si Bai was about to explain, but Master Si who sat on the chair said, “Si Ye, do not be rude to our guest. Ye Qingtang is here to treat your third brother.”

Si Ye was shocked. His eyesight gazed towards the skinny figure again.

“How could she treat my brother? She is so young.”

Master Si frowned. Actually, when he first saw Ye Qingtang, he also did not expect that she could really treat Si Bai.

“You do not need to ask about this. Now, what is important is the flame toxin in Si Qiong.” Master Si then turned and looked towards Ye Qingtang.

“Lady Ye, you said that you have a way to suppress the flame toxin?”

Master Si’s words made Si Ye frowned again. He could not understand why his grandfather, who always hated the Ye family, would now allow the Young Lady of the Ye family to treat his brother and enter the Si family freely.

Ye Qingtang nodded and said, “I just got something that could possibly treat the flame toxin.”

“Is it the scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast?” Si Bai immediately recalled the scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast Ye Qingtang bought from the Treasure Pavilion.

“Yes,” Ye Qingtang said.

Everyone’s face changed when Ye Qingtang finished her words.

Si Ye frowned heavily, trying to control his discontentment. “Lady Ye, I don’t know how you managed to convince my grandfather to allow you to treat my brother. However, I am afraid it’s impossible to suppress the flame toxin with only the scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast”

The scales of the Fiery Sunset Beast had very high heat resistance, but it was useless to people who suffered from the flame toxin. Unless one could crush it into powder and use it as medicine, it would be impossible for the scales to suppress the flame toxin in one’s body.

The scales of the Fiery Sunset Beast were extremely hard. Almost no one in the world could break it. It would be totally impossible to crush it into powder.

Si Ye words represented the opinion of the Si family. Even Master Si showed a trace of doubt on his face.

Ye Qingtang scanned through the Si family and smiled in her heart.

“Since there is no other option, how will it matter to just let me try?”

Si Ye frowned.

Master Si took a deep breath and said, “We shall give Lady Ye a chance to try.”

“Grandfather!” Si Ye disagreed strongly.

“Brother, Lady Ye’s words make sense. Besides the Flame-repellent Pills from the Duan family, we don’t have any other way to suppress the flame toxin in second brother’s body. We should try all possible ways to treat him.” Si Bai also tried to convince him.

Si Ye’s expression was not very pleasant. He turned and looked towards Ye Qingtang with a complex sight.

“We shall rely on you now, girl.” Master Si felt constrained.

Ye Qingtang nodded and said, “Please prepare an individual room for me. I need to make some preparations first.”

“Of course.” Master Si asked the servants to prepare a room immediately.

Ye Qingtang entered the room alone and locked the door.

Si Ye stood outside the room with Si Bai. He stared at the locked door and frowned. “Brother, this is full of nonsense.”

Si Bai chuckled and said, “Brother, don’t worry about that. You see, aren’t I much healthier than before?”

Si Ye examined Si Bai. Si Bai’s face was still a bit pale, but his breath was more stable.

“I heard from grandfather that Ye Qingtang wrote two pieces of prescription for you?”

“Yes.”

Si Ye sneered.

This only meant that Ye Qingtang had the prescription for Si Bai’s sickness and did not prove that she had substantial medical skills.

Si Bai could observe his elder brother’s deep hatred towards the Ye family and decided to keep quiet.

The two of them stared at the room for a while and did not notice any sound coming out of the room. They then turned and walked towards Si Qiong’s room.

Si Ye was around when Si Qiong was attacked by the fire beast. He witnessed how his brother was hurt with his own eyes, and no one could understand how upset and regretful he was.

“Master Physician Xu, how’s my brother now? How much longer does he have?” Si Ye was extremely anxious as he stared at his brother whose face was extremely red as a result of the burning of the flame toxin.

Master Physician Xu’s face was not pleasant as well. “I don’t want to lie to you. He has at most three days. If we still cannot find any way to suppress the flame toxin, then… I’m afraid that he will not able to live any longer.”

Master Physician Xu’s words weighed like a heavy stone on the two brothers’ hearts.

“Master Physician Xu, is there any way to use the scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast as medicine?” Si Bai said.

Master Physician Xu smiled wryly at him and said, “The scales of the fire beast can suppress the flame toxin. However, I have never heard about anyone who was actually able to use that as medicine. It’s extremely difficult to use the scale, which is harder than a rock.”

Si Ye glanced towards Si Bai after hearing his words.

Si Bai understood what his brother meant, but he did not plan to say anything. He was not sure whether Ye Qingtang could achieve that as well.

“Why do you ask about that, Third Young Master?” Master Physician Xu said.

Si Bai was about to explain, but Si Ye, who could not control his discontent anymore, said coldly, “The Young Lady of the Ye family just now said that she could use the scales of the fire beast to suppress the flame toxin in my brother’s body.”

Master Physician Xu was stunned after hearing his words. While Si Ye thought that Master Physician Xu would criticize Ye Qingtang, Master Physician Xu suddenly sighed in relief.

“If it’s Lady Ye, I think it is possible.” Master Physician Xu’s words revealed his high opinion of Ye Qingtang.

Si Ye did not expect that even a professional physician like Master Physician Xu would approve with what Ye Qingtang was about to do.

Si Bai could only sigh as he saw that things did not go as his brother had wished.

Ye Qingtang came to the Si family quite often these few days. She had multiple discussions with Master Physician Xu on medicine skills. Master Physician Xu had shown his admiration towards Ye Qingtang all the time.

When everyone was still waiting, Ye Qingtang finally appeared in Si Qiong’s room with a small porcelain bottle.

“Lady Ye.” Master Physician Xu greeted Ye Qingtang once he saw her.

Ye Qingtang nodded slightly and ignored the sharp stare from Si Ye. She looked towards Si Qiong on the bed.

Si Qiong was suffering from the flame toxin and bearing with the heat around his whole body. He had gone into a coma due to the high heat.

“How’s he doing?” Ye Qingtang stepped forward and asked.

Master Physician Xu shook his head slightly to show that the situation was not very optimistic.

Ye Qingtang checked out Si Qiong’s condition. The layers of bandages on his left chest was soaked with blood. Ye Qingtang took a glance and rolled her sleeves up.

“Master Physician Xu, help me remove the bandages on his chest,” Ye Qingtang asked.

Just as Master Physician Xu was about to step forward, Si Ye used his body to block his way and held Ye Qingtang’s hand that was trying to remove the bandages.

“My brother is heavily injured on his chest. What do you want to do to remove the bandages now?!” Si Ye shouted coldly.

Ye Qingtang raised her eyes, and they met the beast-like eyes of Si Ye. She smiled slightly and said, “You can drag on longer if you want your brother to continue to suffer from the flame toxin.”

Si Ye frowned and appeared to be very fierce.

“Young Master, Lady Ye is very skilled. If she wants to do something, she must have full confidence in her herself. How about we just let her try?” Master Physician Xu helped to explain.

“It should be you who gives a try, Master Physician Xu. I cannot put any faith in her. She is still too young,” Si Ye said staring at Ye Qingtang.

He was not convinced by her age, and furthermore, she was from the Ye family. He would never trust anyone from the Ye family.

Si Bai felt a slight headache. His brother’s temper was exactly the same as his grandfather’s. Both of them were extremely stubborn.

Si Bai decided to convince his brother to leave.

However, at that moment, Ye Qingtang suddenly flipped her hand. Her long and elegant fingers rotated to the top and gripped Si Ye’s arm straight away, leaving no time for Si Ye to react. She then kicked Si Ye at the area below his arm.

Si Ye did not expect that the young lady in front of him would attack him. He could not even imagine that Ye Qingtang would be so fast and swift!

Ye Qingtang’s one kick dislocated Si Ye’s arm.

“I need to save your brother now. I don’t have time to talk to you.” Ye Qingtang then threw Si Ye out and said to Si Bai, “Watch your brother for me!”

Si Bai was speechless, but he still rushed forward and held Si Ye from behind.

“Brother, you should let her try! I shall vouch for her!”

“You!”

Si Ye felt the pain from his arm, but he was afraid that he would hurt Si Bai, so he just stared angrily at Ye Qingtang.

He could not understand why his family would suddenly trust a person from the Ye family so much!

Ye Qingtang tore away the bandages swiftly. The wound burnt by flames was very serious. Ye Qingtang squinted her eyes and took out a dagger from her waist. She then immediately made a cut on Si Qiong’s chest with the dagger around the wound.

Everyone in the room was shocked by the scene.

Si Bai also did not imagine that Ye Qingtang would do that. His hands that were holding Si Ye relaxed.

Si Ye instantly raged like a beast after he witnessed that his brother’s chest was cut by Ye Qingtang. He literally wanted to rip her apart.

However…

When Master Physician Xu saw Ye Qingtang pouring red powder onto Si Qiong’s chest from a porcelain bottle, he immediately went forward and stopped Si Ye.

“Young Master, Lady Ye is using the scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast to suppress the flame toxin. Do not worry!”

“Scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast?” Si Ye was stunned when he heard that.

“It was I who had too little knowledge. I can’t imagine that Lady Ye really was able to crush the scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast into powder.” Master Physician Xu said with great admiration. Ye Qingtang was indeed very young, but she always had something that could amaze him even as a Master Physician.

“I think Lady Ye had preparations done before hand. It would’ve taken much longer if we used the powder as medicine. Now that she used the powder directly on the wound of the flame toxin, it would suppress the flame toxin straight away. This kind of method… I have never seen this before.” Master Physician Xu expressed his amazement.

Si Ye stared at Ye Qingtang. His eyes were puzzled and full of suspicion.

After she poured the entire bottle of the powdered scale of the Fiery Sunset Beast, the burnt skin began recovering at an unbelievable speed. Si Qiong’s body temperature was going back to normal, and his breath became more relaxed.

It was as if a miracle was happening in front of Si Ye’s eyes.

Ye Qingtang withdrew her hands after pouring all the powder.

She kept her porcelain bottle and said, “The powder can suppress the flame toxin for the time being. However, if you want to neutralize the flame toxin completely, you need to bring back the ice lotus.”

Si Ye took a glance at Ye Qingtang with a complex expression. He then asked Master Physician Xu to take a look at Si Qiong, but he was calmer than before.

Master Physician Xu checked out Si Qiong’s situation, and it matched with what Ye Qingtang had said. “The flame toxin in Second Young Master is stable now. It shouldn’t be a great problem anymore.”

Si Ye sighed in relief secretly after knowing that the flame toxin in Si Qiong was in control.

However… Si Ye’s eyes were now full of embarrassment as he met with Ye Qingtang’s eyes which seemed to be smiling. His handsome face was a bit stiff.

“Lady Ye… I am sorry… for just now…” Si Ye said in a stiff manner. Even though he did not wish to admit it, Ye Qingtang really did save his brother’s life.

Ye Qingtang smiled and did not say much. It was not easy to become friends with everyone in the Si family. If not because of that, she would not even bother to save people again and again.

Si Ye still felt embarrassed and said, “I shall tell grandfather about this.” He then left straight away.

Si Ye came to the main hall and told Master Si about Si Qiong’s recovery.

Master Si showed a complex expression after knowing it was done by Ye Qingtang. He remained silent for a while and said, “We owe her another favor now.”

“Grandfather, what happened with Ye Qingtang?” Si Ye was still very confused.

Master Si glanced at his grandson who was always very calm and explained slowly how Ye Qingtang had saved Si Bai in order to meet Mu Su. He also told him about what Ye Qingtang had gone through in the Ye family.

Si Ye was shocked by his words.

“Si Ye… we do owe her a great favor.” Master Si’s face was very serious. He abandoned his prejudice towards Ye Qingtang when she saved Si Bai. Now, he really trusted the poor girl from the Ye family since she also managed to save Si Qiong from the flame toxin.

Two lives were saved because of Ye Qingtang.

Si Ye contemplated for a while. Master Si suddenly noticed Si Ye’s injured arm, “What’s wrong with your arm?”

Si Ye was confused but then remembered that his arm was dislocated by Ye Qingtang. He smiled and fixed his dislocated arm. “It’s a lesson for me.”

“Grandfather, I was rude towards Lady Ye just now. I shall apologize to her later,” Si Ye said.

Master Si waved his hand and said, “Ye Qingtang is young, but she is more mature than others in her age. She won’t bother about that. Just remember, we must treat her well in the future.”

Previously, Master Si was unwilling to be involved in the internal fighting within the Ye family. However, his heart was wavering now.

If the Great Elder of the Ye family returned and were to harm Ye Qingtang, the Si family would not sit about and do nothing!

Si Ye nodded.

Master Physician Xu was ready to consult Ye Qingtang on how to grind the scales of the Fiery Sunset Beast into powder, but she cleverly changed the topic to something else.

She did not intend to casually let out the fact that she had the advantage of rebirth.

She had used two lives to trade for the Si family’s trust. This was all expected.

Step by step, she already had it all planned this lifetime.

After leaving the Si family, Ye Qingtang went straight back to the Ye family. She took out the Floating Pagoda in her space ring and started cultivating with a calm heart.

Regardless of her external support, she still had to rely on herself and collect the blood debt from her past life.

The days passed by quickly, and Lin Town welcomed a significant gathering.

The Worship Ceremony represented an auspicious omen where family clans in Lin town prayed for the happiness of all citizens. During the ceremony, family clan members would proceed to the worship stage and contribute to the prosperity of Lin Town.

On the day of the Worship Ceremony, Lin Town was decorated with lanterns and festoons along with a tall and huge worship stage in the central public square. Although it was not yet time for the worship, the citizens had already proceeded towards the worship stage early to wait for the start of the ceremony.

On the wide worship stage stood a spinning wheel made from Giant Dragon Stones. Its carvings were clearly visible: a few lifelike Giant Dragons were carved on the spinning wheel as if it would spring out alive the next moment.

This spinning wheel had been passed down for centuries. Hundreds of years ago, Lin Town had been met with natural disasters, and its people had no means of survival. Suddenly, a mighty figure appeared. In order to suppress the disaster, he took great pains to find the Giant Dragon Stone and hundreds of craftsmen, and after months of crafting, the stone turned into a spinning wheel. Whenever the spinning wheel was spinning, the emitted dragon’s breath would suppress the evil and shower the town with blessings.

For hundreds of years, Lin Town had been safe, and the worship ceremony was passed down. To the citizens, this was an act of seeking blessings for Lin Town from heaven, but in the eyes of the family clans, the worship ceremony was a battlefield to showcase their power.

The spinning wheel was extremely heavy, and one had to be at least of Connate Level 5 to spin the wheel. Each family clan took turns to spin the wheel, and a clan’s power was measured by the number of times the wheel was spun by the disciples.

“Amongst the Duan, Ye, and Si family clan, I wonder which clan’s disciple will be able to spin the most number of times in the worship ceremony this year,” noted the citizens as they waited for the start of the ceremony.

“There are outstanding disciples in all three great family clans. Previously, the Ye family had the greatest chance of winning as the Young Lady of the Ye family, Ye Qingtang, had a supreme-grade spirit root. Her talent could not be compared to those of ordinary people, and only Si Bai from the Si family could compete with her.”

“Although Si Bai was very talented, he was born with a weak body. He didn’t participate in the spinning of the wheel in previous years, and I reckon he won’t participate this year as well.”

“Ye Qingtang? I thought I heard that her spirit root broke?”

“Yes, it broke, that’s why it’s such a pity.”

“However, I heard that there was another lady in the Ye family, Ye You, who was accepted into Yunxiao Sect as a disciple some time ago. It seems that even though the Ye family lost Ye Qingtang, they gained Ye You. However, Ye You has been accepted as a disciple by the Yunxiao Sect Sect Master and has headed for the Yunxiao Sect. She probably will not participate this year.”

“In the previous years, either Ye You or Ye Xun would go on the worship stage. It seems like Ye Xun will be sent on stage today now that Ye You isn’t here.”

“Although Ye Xun is adopted by the Ye family, she has pretty good qualifications: a good nature and an outstanding appearance. It is suitable for her to go up the worship stage.”

The public discussed privately. During their conversation, the worship ceremony was about to start, and people from the three great family clans arrived at the side of the worship stage.

Drums sounded below the stage, marking the official start of the worship ceremony.

Si Ye was the first to walk up the worship stage. Standing in front of the Heaven-Spinning Wheel, he prayed for blessing and subsequently raised his hands, directing all his strength to spin the extremely heavy Heaven-Spinning Wheel.

The huge Heaven-Spinning Wheel turned. Hearing a loud dragon groan, everyone below the stage prayed for blessings with devotion while their eyes were locked on the Heaven-Spinning Wheel which was still spinning.

After spinning two rounds, the massive Heaven-Spinning Wheel stopped.

Other than its weight, the Heaven-Spinning Wheel’s chained points were very stiff as it had been passed down for hundreds of years. It was not just ordinarily difficult to spin the wheel; spinning just one round was already very strenuous to ordinary cultivators. Hence, the fact that Si Ye spun it for two rounds naturally attracted much praise.

“As expected of the Eldest Young Master of the Si family, his strength is indeed impressive.”

Below the worship stage, Duan Tianrao expressionlessly watched Si Ye walk down from the stage. Duan Tianrui, who was beside him, was full of smiles as he said to Duan Tianrao silently,

“Second brother, I see that there is nothing great about Si Ye. He is at most at Connate Level 5. You have just made a breakthrough to Connate Level 6 last month. You can beat him effortlessly.”

Duan Tianrao’s lips tugged up while his gaze directly looked past Si Ye and onto the good-looking Si Bai below the stage.

The real genius in the Si family was not Si Ye, but Si Bai.