Chapter 16

"Are you a pill master?" Bai Xuan asked, her beautiful, watery eyes revealing doubt. How could someone who was notorious in Yaocheng suddenly turn into a pill master?

"Of course not!" Ye Chu laughed.

Bai Xuan's hope, which had risen with his words, instantly plummeted to the bottom. But this made sense; he couldn't possibly be a pill master. "Ye Chu! Please don't mess around! My father is in grave danger and needs Huang Yong'an!"

"Not being a pill master doesn't mean I can't save your father. Besides, in the face of the煞qi from the Great General's tomb, ordinary pill masters can do nothing. Even if you bring in a court pill master, your father will still be beyond saving!" Ye Chu said.

"The煞qi from the Great General's tomb!" Bai Xuan exclaimed, her face turning even paler. She naturally knew how dangerous that place was. Didn't her sister and brother-in-law die there? But she never thought her father would ignore the warnings and go there again!

Bai Xuan collapsed onto the bed, her face ashen. She knew what Ye Chu said was true. If it was the煞qi from the Great General's tomb, her father was as good as dead. Her father had once said that no one in Yaocheng could treat this kind of煞qi.

"Move aside! Let me take a look!" The man lying on the bed was becoming paler, and black spots appeared on his forehead. Seeing this, Ye Chu didn't dare to delay any longer. If the煞qi invaded his soul and caused him to go berserk, it would be a big problem, and who knew how many people would die at his hands!

Bai Xuan, who had been ashen-faced, was startled awake. Realizing what was happening, she looked at Ye Chu and asked, "Do you really have a way to save my father?"

"Let's try!" Ye Chu smiled. "But if I succeed, will you transfer the conditions you promised to Huang Yong'an to me?"

Pang Shao, who had just finished beating someone and entered, was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't help but curse: "Damn! Wasn't he pursuing a higher level of evil? Didn't he say he would take their hearts before their bodies? What is he doing now?"

"Scumbag!" Pang Shao looked at Ye Chu with disdain, thinking Ye Chu was too despicable. He had tricked him into being a good person, but when he saw a beautiful woman, he acted on his own.

Looking at Ye Chu, who stared at her with a hint of evil, and noticing the increasing black spots on her father's face, Bai Xuan fell silent for a moment before saying, "Alright! As long as you can save my father, I agree!"

Saying this, Bai Xuan seemed to have used up all her strength, and her whole body went limp.

Seeing Bai Xuan's state, Ye Chu smiled and didn't say anything more. He walked to the bedside, his playful demeanor disappearing, and he took a deep breath, reaching out to grab the man's wrist.

"Stand back!" Ye Chu told Bai Xuan to hold Yaoyao and move away. Bai Xuan watched as Ye Chu grabbed her father's wrist and performed a series of actions, her heart tightening. Although she would have to pay a price, she preferred her father to be alive. But could this man, who was called a scoundrel and a waste in Yaocheng, really save her father?

Despite her disbelief, did she have any other choice? She could only treat a dead horse as if it were alive!

Ye Chu's fingers moved in quick succession. Although the movements were not fast, Bai Xuan could clearly see that Ye Chu's fingers were surrounded by a nearly invisible aura, which merged into the black spots on her father's wrist, making the black spots fade.

This scene filled Bai Xuan with surprise and hope. "Could this scoundrel and waste from Yaocheng really help my father with the煞qi?"

Pang Shao and Bai Xuan held their breath, watching Ye Chu. Just as they were hoping, a grayish煞qi suddenly shot out from Bai Bao's wrist, heading straight for Ye Chu.

"Be careful!" Bai Xuan cried out. Who didn't know the dangers of煞qi? If it invaded Ye Chu's body, it could cause another death.

Bai Xuan warned Ye Chu to avoid it, but to her horror, Ye Chu didn't dodge. Instead, he used his palm to strike the grayish煞qi, drawing a few circles. The煞qi was trapped in his palm, and when Ye Chu clenched his fist, the煞qi disappeared, either dispersed or absorbed into his body.

Pang Shao was not surprised by this, but Bai Xuan's beautiful eyes showed shock. Her heart couldn't calm down: That was煞qi, and it was the kind that had invaded her father's body. How could Ye Chu grab it with his bare hands without fear of it invading his body and killing him?

"Don't worry! If I can't handle this much煞qi, how can I make you willing to make a deal?" Ye Chu smiled at Bai Xuan. "However, your father is seriously injured, with煞qi spread throughout his body's meridians!"

Without being surprised by how a scoundrel from Yaocheng could have such skills, Bai Xuan anxiously asked, "Do you have a way to save him?"

Ye Chu was silent, not answering Bai Xuan directly. Pang Shao, seeing this, asked in surprise, "You can't either? Is this煞qi really that terrifying?"

Pang Shao knew Ye Chu's special abilities. When they had recklessly entered the Great General's tomb, the煞qi had almost killed them all. Ye Chu had stood in front of the煞qi, buying them time to escape.

At that time, they thought Ye Chu was doomed. But to their surprise, although he was seriously injured, he didn't die. Instead, after recovering, his strength had increased.

Since then, they knew Ye Chu had a special constitution and special methods to deal with煞qi. They just didn't know what those methods were, which was what they were all curious about! If even Ye Chu couldn't treat it, the man was truly doomed.

Pang Shao didn't think anyone in Yaocheng could do better than Ye Chu when it came to dealing with煞qi, even cultivators much stronger than Ye Chu!

Seeing Bai Xuan staring at him anxiously, Ye Chu shook his head and said, "It's a bit troublesome, but not impossible to save. It just needs some time to treat slowly. The most important thing is: his body has been invaded by煞qi for too long. Suddenly removing the煞qi might be too much for his body to handle. He needs a ginseng over three hundred years old to replenish his essence."

"So troublesome?" Pang Shao muttered. "Then isn't this guy doomed? A three-hundred-year-old ginseng is hard to find, and by the time we find it, it might be too late!"

"That's not a problem. We can slowly remove the煞qi without being too aggressive, at least to keep him alive. When we find the ginseng, we can use it to forcefully remove the煞qi and save his life," Ye Chu said. "I know who has a three-hundred-year-old ginseng!"

Hearing that her father could be saved, Bai Xuan was overjoyed. "Who has it? Can we buy it?"

Ye Chu didn't answer Bai Xuan but turned to Pang Shao and said, "Three years ago, on the birthday of the young master of the Qingyang Marquis in Yaocheng, someone gave him a three-hundred-year-old ginseng. Given your special status, if you ask the Qingyang Marquis, he shouldn't refuse."

Seeing that Ye Chu was trying to involve him again, Pang Shao quickly waved his hands. "Don't come to me! I don't want to owe anyone in Yaocheng. Your king has already had his eye on me. If I owe a favor to someone in Yaocheng, I won't be able to refuse him. Otherwise, do you think I wouldn't ask your king for a few palace maids? Why would I have to come out and find women myself?"

Bai Xuan's heart sank again. She tightly hugged Yaoyao, tears streaming down her face, looking pitifully beautiful. Seeing this, Ye Chu's heart raced.

"Auntie, don't cry!" Yaoyao, seeing Bai Xuan crying, wiped her tears and, not understanding the situation, also started to cry, saying to Ye Chu, "Big brother, come and comfort Auntie! Tell Auntie not to cry! Sob..."

Looking at Yaoyao hugging his leg, Ye Chu patted her head and turned to look at Pang Shao, who was looking away. Ye Chu thought, "Don't let me catch you in the future, or you'll be in for it: Alright! I'll help you with the ginseng!"

Ye Chu couldn't let Bai Bao die in front of him. He still had things to ask him. Ye Chu wanted to know what he had brought out from the Great General's tomb. When he was treating him, he had searched his body, but found nothing!