Medical and Martial God

Qiuchanyi didn’t leave but whispered a reminder, ”Don’t trust Ye Daoxuan. He’s only pretending to be weak to lull you into a false sense of security. In reality, he hasn’t given up on having you concoct the Return to Origin Pill for him.”

Ye Xiu gave Qiuchanyi a deep look. This girl really is talented in the intelligence field. This deeply suspicious nature of hers is an indispensable quality for an intelligence operative.

He tested her, asking, ”With his strength, he could easily force me to make the Return to Origin Pill for him. Why hasn’t he?”

Qiuchanyi thought for a moment before replying, ”First, ever since we arrived, you’ve acted in a way that is too inscrutable. He can’t fathom your depth and doesn’t dare to act rashly. Second, he’s worried that force wouldn’t just fail to subdue you but would ruin your relationship. In that case, he would be completely cut off from the Return to Origin Pill.”

Still a bit green... Ye Xiu critiqued internally.

Wanting to offer her some guidance, he said, ”When observing people and events, you must see to their very core to analyze them thoroughly and accurately, rather than making presumptuous doubts, guesses, and conclusions.”

Qiuchanyi was not convinced and retorted sulkily, ”I’m just kindly warning you, so don’t bite the hand that feeds you. When Ye Daoxuan plays you for a fool, you’ll regret not listening to me.”

Flighty, unstable, and quick to anger... Ye Xiu assessed her again internally.

He asked, ”Would you like to hear my analysis of Ye Daoxuan?”

”What? Just because he knelt before you and said some hollow, meaningless words, you’re going to accept him as your great-grandfather?” Qiuchanyi assumed Ye Xiu was about to defend Ye Daoxuan.

Ye Xiu ignored her comment and began his own analysis, ”First, a man who hasn’t seen his family in sixty years has no familial affection. The life or death of the Ye Family means nothing to him. No matter how outstanding a descendant of the Ye Family I am, I could never move his cold heart.”

Qiuchanyi was startled. She realized Ye Xiu was not defending the man at all. Furthermore, she had never considered this perspective on his character.

Ye Xiu continued, ”Second, Hundred Flowers Valley and Seven Killings Valley are adjacent to the Extreme Abyss, a place filled with Poisonous Spiritual Energy. Ye Daoxuan secluded himself there for sixty years just to increase his power. This shows that he is someone who, for the sake of pursuing strength and achieving his goals, will stop at nothing and pay any price.”

Qiuchanyi was deeply ashamed. This, too, was a point she hadn’t considered.

”Third, he claimed he was returning to the country to bring Seven Killings Mo Qingdi and Greedy Wolf Tang Buyi over. That’s laughable. A phone call or sending someone to run the errand would have sufficed. Why would he need to make the trip personally? I refuse to believe he has no connections in the country.

”Moreover, Sha Po Lang is a group. Since Ye Daoxuan is in Tamwood City, Seven Killings Mo Qingdi and Greedy Wolf Tang Buyi must be here as well.

”The real reason he said that was to psychologically implant a suggestion: I should have the Return to Origin Pills ready by the time he ’returns’ with Mo Qingdi and Tang Buyi.

”In reality, he won’t be returning to the country at all. He’ll lie low here in Tamwood City, wait for me to concoct the Return to Origin Pills, and then find a way to steal them.”

Qiuchanyi listened, completely stunned. She suddenly realized that her self-proclaimed analytical prowess was utterly useless compared to Ye Xiu’s. His analysis, in both its logic and accuracy, was practically a statement of fact.

”Since you see through him so clearly, why did you let him go?” Qiuchanyi asked curiously. ”Are you worried you can’t beat him, or did you have a moment of weakness? Don’t you know that by letting him go, he’ll come back with Mo Qingdi and Tang Buyi to kill you and take the Return to Origin Pills?”

Ye Xiu didn’t answer her question. Instead, he simply smiled at her, wordlessly prompting her to figure out the answer herself.

Qiuchanyi understood his meaning. After pondering for a moment, she said, ”I get it now. He knows you’ll only make two Return to Origin Pills, but Sha Po Lang is a group of three. So, he’ll either send someone or come himself in disguise to steal the two pills. Afterwards, he’ll bring Mo Qingdi and Tang Buyi over, and you’ll have no choice but to make two more pills for them.”

Ye Xiu nodded in satisfaction. ”Smart!”