Chapter 1031: Chapter 309: The Outbreak of War! Entering Medicine Master Valley!
After all, the reason he’d left behind the Medicine Master Valley’s location last time was mainly to build a decent relationship with Yuchi’s side, but he really hadn’t expected the other party to show up this fast. It hadn’t even been that long, okay? So what on earth had happened over there?
Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Yuchi smiled wryly at Sun Miaoxing and said, "Elder Sun, we can think certain things in our hearts, but can we not say them out loud, alright? And if you really have to say them, then just say them. Don’t act like you ’accidentally’ blurted out your true thoughts. Who seriously sits there and solemnly announces what’s in their heart?"
"Haha, I said it like that on purpose." Sun Miaoxing burst out laughing. Seeing Yuchi also show a decent smile, he took the initiative and said, "Come with me. We’ll walk toward the alchemy furnace and you can tell me what you’re here for along the way."
"Alright."
Right now he was walking with Sun Miaoxing along a small path in Medicine Master Valley. On both sides were neatly laid-out herb fields, and between the fields stood one ancient-style building after another, each with its own distinct flair.
But Yuchi himself didn’t put all his attention on the scenery of Medicine Master Valley. His gaze had already fallen on the disciples of the Valley.
At any time, objects don’t really matter; people are what’s crucial. These young male and female disciples all looked pretty good. If he could somehow get them into Ascension Gate, Ascension Gate would instantly gain a downright domineering side business in pharmaceuticals.
"I just don’t know how I’m supposed to sweet-talk these disciples into joining our sect. This is the Medicine Master Valley’s own turf; even I feel embarrassed to open my mouth." A line like this popped into Yuchi’s mind.
Walking in front, leaning on his cane, Sun Miaoxing could practically feel what Yuchi was thinking beside him.
His mood was downright great. This was like dragging your enemy into your own home for a tour, letting the other side see what your place was really like. That sense of pride just welled up naturally. Yes, this was Medicine Master Valley!
"So, what brings fellow Daoist to our Medicine Master Valley this time?" Sun Miaoxing asked proudly.
Yuchi didn’t immediately answer Sun Miaoxing’s question. He reluctantly glanced at the disciples not far away, then looked at the old man walking beside him, grinning as he said, "Senior Sun Miaoxing, long time no see. You’re looking younger and younger. And that’s not even mentioning how your Medicine Master Valley has become such an aboveboard, shining presence. Right now, I honestly feel insanely envious and jealous."
The last time he’d met Sun Miaoxing was back in Tiesi City. It had only been, what, a few months? No big deal. Now that he was seeing this cane-wielding old man again, Yuchi was a bit depressed, because he hadn’t planned on coming to wander around Medicine Master Valley again so soon.
Although Sun Miaoxing was very pleased by Yuchi’s flattery, he wasn’t that easy to fool. When Yuchi looked at him with that honest face, he gave him a resentful sideways glance. "Heh, and who was the one calling me ’Old Man Sun’ before? How come the moment you see me now, it’s suddenly ’Senior’ this and ’Senior’ that?"
"Young man, do you change faces faster than turning pages?"
"And you, a Nascent Soul cultivator, first conned away one of my disciples, and now you come here to find me. How is your skin this thick?"
Yuchi scratched his head with a sheepish chuckle, not feeling guilty at all, his expression pure and "adorable." "Hehe, this isn’t me being thick-skinned; it’s because Senior has such vast divine abilities that I had no choice but to come. If Senior were just a salted fish, I honestly wouldn’t bother coming to disturb you. This just proves again and again how amazing you and the entire Medicine Master Valley are!"
Sun Miaoxing believed that my ass.
You, Yuchi, are sly to the core. The second you stepped into my Medicine Master Valley, your eyes couldn’t help drifting over to my disciples. You think I don’t know what that look in your eyes means? You think I don’t know exactly what you’re after?
Still trying to act cute with that "hehe" and scratching your head, sticking your tongue out—seriously, my eyes are bleeding...
Sun Miaoxing asked irritably, "Enough, enough. What did you come to me for this time? You already walked off with one of my disciples last time; you’re not here in my Medicine Master Valley to poach people again, are you? If that’s really what this is, don’t blame me for being unreasonable and kicking you out on the spot."
Seeing the grievance in Sun Miaoxing’s eyes, Yuchi immediately took out a small gift he’d prepared in advance. His original plan was to bring tea worth one hundred coins a tael, but now he’d directly switched it to Cuncha from Cuncha City, which he’d casually bought back when he’d been there.
Even if it wasn’t on the same level as the tea set Yu Yao had given him before, it was still pretty high-grade.
Suspicious, Sun Miaoxing accepted the tea box, opened it, and sniffed the leaves. The expression on his face gradually became satisfied. So this kid still had a bit of conscience left—after sweet-talking one of his disciples away, he’d at least thought to bring some tea as compensation.
"So how’s Qin Miaoyu doing? Her technique’s pretty skillful, isn’t it?" Sun Miaoxing asked.
"Very good. With her elder sister helping now, the techniques of the two sisters are downright impressive." Yuchi answered.
"Far beyond their peers, right?" Sun Miaoxing.
"Yeah, they’re incredibly strong." Yuchi.
Yin Shuang: Can you two not talk in such a misleading way, hey!
Sun Miaoxing sighed again. "Ai, so it really is a profit for you. Qin Miaoyu is a really outstanding female disciple. I’d originally planned to take her as my direct disciple, but I didn’t expect her to actually be tricked away by you, and I even lost a Heart-Piercing Sword in the process."
"This is probably the biggest loss I’ve taken in years. I honestly don’t even know what kind of sect you are, to be able to pull this off."
"..."
Sun Miaoxing talked on while Yuchi listened with a smile. Then halfway through, Sun Miaoxing suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
Something Yuchi had just said didn’t sound right, did it? Sun Miaoxing’s eyes bulged as he stared in disbelief at the grinning young man beside him, and couldn’t help blurting from the bottom of his heart, "Wait a second. What do you mean, ’the two sisters’?! You actually know Qin Miaoyu’s elder sister?!"
Yuchi: "Yeah."
Sun Miaoxing: "What’s up!"
