Chapter 5268: Good stuff
Chapter 5268: Good stuff
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Feng Jiu couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy. "Silly girl," she said, "if you love him, you should let him know. Besides, your master might just have feelings for you too."
However, Yue’er shook her head and said, "Mother, you don’t understand Master. All these years, there has never been a woman by his side, nor has he ever had a woman he fancied. I am already content just to be by Master’s side. Besides, we are master and disciple; I don’t want Master to be criticized by the world because of me."
If she were to break the master-disciple bond between them, she feared the world would view her master with suspicion, and she feared he would face public censure because of her. She did not want to see him treated that way because of her.
Therefore, simply being by her master’s side was enough to make her content.
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu couldn’t help but smile. "How do you know the Azure Emperor cares about what others think? Besides, what do other people have to do with you two? Whether you’re happy or not, only the two of you know. Why should you pay so much attention to the gazes and words of others? And anyway, in this world of cultivation, what hasn’t happened before?"
She smiled, reached out, and ruffled her hair, saying, "Your fate with the Azure Emperor was decided long ago. If you’re meant to be together in this life, wouldn’t it be better to open your heart and accept it? As for whether the Azure Emperor has you in his heart..."
She pursed her lips and gave a mysterious smile. "Mother will help you find out."
Hearing this, Yue’er stared at her in bewilderment. "How will you test it? Can—can you really do that? What if... what if..." She couldn’t help but worry.
"You’ll find out soon enough. Mother will go prepare first." With that, Feng Jiu smiled and left ahead of her.
Yue’er sat by the bed, gazing at her master who lay fast asleep, and couldn’t help but ask herself: Had her master ever been moved by her as well?
The next day, Feng Jiu toyed with a vial of medicinal pill in her hand, a mysterious smile playing on her lips.
She had enhanced the True Word Medicinal Pill by several grades, intending to give it to the Azure Emperor. Once he took it, she would know immediately whether Yue’er held a place in his heart. Considering his unfathomable power, she had deliberately increased the potency of the pill. With his cultivation weakened and his injuries still unhealed, this was the perfect opportunity to test it.
Upon entering the guest room, she saw Yue’er helping the Azure Emperor lean against the headboard. Smiling, she walked over. "Awake? It seems I’ve arrived just in time."
"Mother, Master just woke up. I was just about to go get you." Upon seeing her, Yue’er hurriedly said, "Mother, please take Master’s pulse!"
"Alright." Feng Jiu stepped forward, checked the Azure Emperor’s pulse, and said, "Do not use any spirit energy for the next three months. With gradual recuperation, he will naturally recover."
With that, she produced a medicinal pill and said, "Here, take this one first."
The Azure Emperor looked at the medicinal pill in her hand. The scent was somewhat strange, and he furrowed his brow slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Feng Jiu flipped her palm, and the medicinal pill was already stuffed into his mouth, sliding down his throat. His face instantly darkened.
"What did you give me?" Though he knew it couldn’t possibly be harmful, the medicinal pill’s scent was oddly peculiar, and he had no idea what its effects might be.
Yue’er blinked in mild surprise, staring at the medicinal pill her master had swallowed. That scent—if she wasn’t mistaken—seemed to be the True Word Pill her Mother had refined?
Unconsciously, she glanced at Mother, silently seeking an answer.
Feng Jiu smiled and said, "It’s for nourishing the body. The taste is a bit strange, but it’s definitely good stuff."