Chapter 98
Even the best honey is far denser than water. A drop of fuel falling into water can’t disperse immediately, yet this single drop of spiritual essence had spread through the honey in an instant?
Both Lin Tian and Xuan Yuan Qingya were stunned by the sight!
It was as if some higher-dimensional substance was eroding a lower-dimensional one. The honey had no resistance at all before the essence.
The jade-green liquid swirled gently inside the cup, brimming with vitality itself.
Back when the spiritual essence rested in the Heavenly Pool bowl, its radiance wasn’t so obvious. But once dropped into the honey, especially after triggering such a peculiar reaction, its astonishing beauty was suddenly unleashed in full!
Gazing at that exquisite liquid, breathing in a fragrance that made every pore in their bodies feel as though it had opened wide, both Lin Tian and Xuan Yuan Qingya couldn’t help but swallow hard.
The next moment, the sound of her own gulp jolted Xuan Yuan Qingya back to her senses, and her face instantly flushed crimson!
Flustered, she turned her head aside, her slender hand rising to gently tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear.
She looked exactly like a young girl newly awakened to love, terrified of leaving even the slightest bad impression in front of the one she liked…
Lin Tian, too, was startled awake by her panicked movements. Looking at Xuan Yuan Qingya’s utterly shy demeanor, he couldn’t help but heave a heavy sigh in his heart!
【What kind of cursed nonsense is this… Wasn’t Xuan Yuan Qingya supposed to be the cold, aloof queen type? How the hell did she suddenly turn into a delicate, bashful little girl… Truly, strange things happen every year, but today’s got a surplus!】
After muttering a few complaints inwardly, Lin Tian simply stopped caring.
This woman could act however she wanted—as long as it didn’t interfere with him, he couldn’t be bothered.
How her personality shifted was hardly something Lin Tian had any control over.
…
“Here, just use this cup—let him drink it down,” Lin Tian finally said after a pause.
Xuan Yuan Qingya nodded. Since it concerned treating her fourth uncle’s illness, much of her shyness faded, replaced by earnest focus.
The two of them moved to the bedside, where Lin Tian helped prop up Xuan Yuan Chen.
Looking at her fourth uncle’s frail, haggard face, Xuan Yuan Qingya’s heart ached. She carefully brought the cup to Xuan Yuan Chen’s lips and tilted it slightly.
But the very instant that the emerald liquid touched his mouth, the entire contents seemed to find an outlet, surging into him in one swift rush…
Even Lin Tian was startled by this sight!
He had just been wondering whether an unconscious man could even swallow something—and now such a bizarre scene unfolded before his eyes!
Yet the next moment, Lin Tian quickly pieced it together…
This spirit essence, preserved since ancient times, was a substance the human body instinctively craved. Just moments ago, when he caught its fragrance, even he had felt an overwhelming urge to gulp it all down.
If, in the age of antiquity, humans truly possessed traces of extraordinary power, then by now, that power had long since faded away.
Still, though the power itself had disappeared, the desire for it—the primal yearning for transcendence—remained imprinted deep within human DNA. That, perhaps, was why Xuan Yuan Chen could absorb every drop the instant it touched his lips.
Of course, this was merely Lin Tian’s speculation. There was also the possibility that the spirit essence was simply that miraculous…
……
“Lin Tian, um… what do we do next?”
Xuan Yuan Qingya looked at him anxiously as he laid her fourth uncle flat on the bed.
The corner of Lin Tian’s mouth twitched.
Wasn’t she the one who called him here to help? Why was she asking him about everything now!!
How the hell was he supposed to know what to do next?!
The spirit essence didn’t exactly come with an instruction manual, and he had no clue how much was needed to cure an illness.
Treasures of heaven and earth like this weren’t meant for ordinary people. Unless someone had a special constitution like Jiang Yifeng, drinking too much could easily backfire—if the body couldn’t withstand such overwhelming power, disaster was all but guaranteed.
After a moment of thought, he spoke.
“Why don’t we… call those doctors in to check his condition?”
Xuan Yuan Qingya considered it, then nodded.
“That makes sense. At the very least, they can monitor Fourth Uncle’s body to see if there are improvements. The results won’t show immediately anyway.”
As she spoke, she moved to rise and head toward the inner chamber to summon Zhao Yi’an and the other doctors.
Lin Tian quickly stopped her!
“Xuan Yuan Qingya! Wait… I should step aside first. Otherwise, if the others see me here, they might get the wrong idea.”
“Alright… then Lin Tian, could you keep these two things safe for me?”
She pointed to the box on the table. Inside it lay the piece of agarwood and the bowl of spirit essence—of which only a single drop had been used.
Lin Tian instantly felt a heavy pressure settling on his shoulders…
These two items together were worth well over a hundred billion!
“How about… you call a member of the Star Group to safeguard them for you instead?”
After thinking it over, Lin Tian still chose to refuse.
But just as he did, Xuan Yuan Qingya immediately pouted, her face carrying an unmistakable air of coquettishness. Her voice was laced with girlish charm and dependence as she said:
“No… I don’t trust anyone else.”
Lin Tian felt his whole body go numb. Sister, we’ve known each other for less than a single day. Where on earth does this trust of yours come from?!
Still, he didn’t want to waste more time bickering with her. After tidying things up, he simply picked up the box and walked straight out through the other door.
It wasn’t like the thing could get lost inside the Xuan Yuan family’s castle anyway, so what was there to be afraid of?
If he kept dragging things out with Xuan Yuan Qingya, he was terrified that Jiang Yifeng might suddenly swoop down from the sky and slap him to death on the spot…
And just as Lin Tian pushed open the side door and slipped away, Xuan Yuan Qingya too opened the door leading into the inner room.
At the very moment she did, the attendant standing behind the Dragon Lord, Shang Yan, cast his gaze straight past her—fixing directly on the bedridden figure of Xuan Yuan Chen.
When that attendant saw that Xuan Yuan Chen had not woken and was still lying in a coma, a sharp glint instantly flickered through his eyes!
Xuan Yuan Xing, noticing Xuan Yuan Qingya’s arrival, quickly stood and asked in a deep voice: “Qingya, your fourth uncle… how is he?”
Xuan Yuan Qingya deliberately shook her head with a sorrowful expression. “I already gave Fourth Uncle that ‘miraculous elixir,’ but the effect…”
The moment those words fell, the room fell into silence.
Just then, the attendant standing behind Shang Yan suddenly spoke. “Miss Xuan Yuan, allow me to try.”
Xuan Yuan Qingya’s eyes narrowed slightly as she turned to look at this attendant whom Shang Yan had introduced as the Dragon Group’s most skilled in medicine.
“And how should I address you?”
“Qi Yun.” The attendant replied calmly.
If Lin Tian had been present, the instant he heard the name “Qi Yun,” he would have immediately seen through the disguise.
Because… in the later stages, whenever Jiang Yifeng had to enter certain places where revealing his true identity was inconvenient, the alias he always used—was Qi Yun!