Although Fang Jueyu spent most of his time at the Super God Academy these past few days, aside from his internship, he still kept his habit of walking the dog during the day. It seemed because of his health that he hadn't seen Bai Ruhai at their usual spot.
Fang Jueyu knew where Bai Ruhai lived; they lived quite close to each other. Fang Jueyu found his villa, but Bai Ruhai wasn't home. Only a housekeeper responsible for cleaning was there.
After asking around, he found out that Bai Ruhai's son had taken him away the night his old injury flared up, saying he had invited a very skilled doctor to treat Bai Ruhai.
"Oh well, if he's not here, then never mind. They probably didn't take my words seriously anyway." Fang Jueyu chuckled to himself. They didn't invite him over to help, and he couldn't just invite himself, could he?
"Ergouzi, let's head back!" Fang Jueyu patted Ergouzi's head on his shoulder.
"Woof!" Ergouzi nodded intelligently.
As it happened, just as he turned around, he saw Bai You walking in this direction. However, she was looking worried today. Could it be that something happened to Bai Ruhai again?
"What are you doing here?" Bai You was surprised to see Fang Jueyu there. Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire
After taking Bai Ruhai back that day, his condition remained relatively stable, but the family was well aware that the frequency of his injury flare-ups had been increasing. If they couldn't find a way to completely eradicate the injury, it would likely become more dangerous.
Her father, Bai Xun, had paid a significant price to invite an Alchemy Master on the verge of becoming an Alchemist from another ancient martial family to help treat Bai Ruhai's injury. However, that master made a ridiculous demand, asking for a family heirloom from the Bai Family in exchange.
Long ago, the Bai Family had produced an Alchemist with a bit of luck, who obtained an excellent Medicine Tripod. The Alchemist seemed to have gotten wind of this, and demanded the Medicine Tripod as the price for his assistance.
This Medicine Tripod was an ancestral heirloom. How could Bai Ruhai possibly be willing to part with it? But Bai Xun thought differently. Their alchemy technique had long been lost. Even having the Medicine Tripod held no practical use.
Although there were still a decent number of Alchemists nowadays, their student admission standards were very stringent. Alchemy was their trade secret, and they wouldn't teach their students without reservation. Under such circumstances, for the Bai Family to produce an Alchemist to inherit this ancestral treasure was even more unrealistic.
After a day of deliberation, Bai Xun decided to secretly invite the Alchemist without informing his father.
Bai Ruhai had long stepped down from his position as head of the family, residing in the Jiangnan villa just to enjoy his twilight years. The Medicine Tripod was kept in the villa where he lived, and Bai You had come to retrieve it.
"I, well, I recently learned alchemy, so I thought I'd check on Grandpa Bai and completely heal his injury while I'm at it."
"You learned alchemy in two days?" Bai You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In two days, one couldn't even fully understand the properties of various medicines, let alone practice alchemy. Even for an Alchemist, it required decades of accumulation and experience.
"What? You don't believe me?" Fang Jueyu saw Bai You's expression and knew what she was thinking. "I told you I attended a crash course on alchemy. If you knew who my teacher was, you'd change that look on your face."
"Who's your teacher?" Bai You instinctively asked, but regretted it right away. Even if his teacher was one of the three existing Alchemy Masters, it was impossible to teach him alchemy in just two days, right?
"My teacher is Yao Chen, known as the Medicine Venerable!"
"Lunatic!" Bai You cursed. She felt she must be crazy to have this nonsensical banter with a deluded kid. Why didn't he just claim Emperor Yan Xiao Yan taught him his martial arts?
"Hey, why are you insulting me?" Fang Jueyu was immediately unhappy. "I'm sincerely trying to help your grandfather, and yet you don't appreciate it!"
"Idiot!" Bai You cursed again and went straight inside the villa, ignoring Fang Jueyu.
Not long after, Bai You came out holding a square box, which seemed to contain something quite substantial.
"Host, what that young lady is carrying is a Medicine Tripod!" Xiao Yi suddenly said. "This Medicine Tripod seems familiar!"
"Hmm? You've seen it before?"
"Oh, right, this Medicine Tripod was left by your ancestor," Xiao Yi suddenly recalled. "Before he left Earth, he had taken a kid as a student, but only taught him for a few months. That kid seemed to have the surname Bai."
"What a coincidence?" Fang Jueyu smiled slightly. It seemed he had some connection with the Bai Family; he certainly couldn't just stand by and do nothing. Descendants of his ancestor's students needed his help, after all.
"Hey, Bai You, do you recognize this?" Fang Jueyu took a pill out of his pocket. This pill was called a Fasting Pill, and taking one meant a person wouldn't need to eat for nearly a month.
However, Ergouzi was a big eater, and common food couldn't fill his bottomless stomach. Therefore, Fang Jueyu had to be extravagant and feed it Fasting Pills.
When Bai You saw that Fang Jueyu was still hanging around, she wanted to scold him, but when she caught sight of the Fasting Pill in his hand, her gaze changed.
Although she didn't practice alchemy, she had at least seen it done. This pill was smooth and full, with intricate patterns resembling those crafted by renowned Alchemy Masters.
Dan lines, the most distinctive feature of alchemical pills. Some Alchemists could extract the essence of medicine and condense it into pills, but their pills didn't form dan lines, and their efficacy was worlds apart.
But regardless of the type of pill, even the most basic, only an Alchemist could produce it!
"Is this a pill?" Bai You asked.
"Duh, what else would it be, a booger?"
"Where did you get it?"
"I stole it!" Fang Jueyu replied grumpily. He had kindly come to help, yet was called a lunatic. He was the richest man in the world, okay? People sought his help, not the other way around. When had he ever been treated ?
He turned and left, tossing the Fasting Pill into Ergouzi's mouth as he went.
Ergouzi chewed contentedly, burped loudly, and showed a satisfied expression.
"You actually feed pills to your dog?" Bai You was so angry she could have killed Fang Jueyu. Any pill on the market was priceless, yet he used it as dog food.
"Did I use your family's ingredients? Did I use your family's Medicine Tripod? Did I use your family's gas?" Fang Jueyu turned around and said with a provoking tone, "Pills I made myself, feeding them to the dog, got a problem?"