I'm Not! (2)

"Knock!"

"Knock, knock!"

Yang Guang followed the same rhythm taught by Elder Yan as he gives the door a few knocks.

Soon, the owner of this courtyard came to answer the door. When the door is opened, a beauty with a feature capable of destroying a city appeared in a vermilion attire.

"Brother Yang Guang," Yanluo Yun smiled. The charm that only available from her radiates outward, making Yang Guang somewhat blushed.

"Yang Guang greets Miss Yan." Yang Guang cupped his hand together and addressed Yanluo Yun with a curtsey.

"Please come in." Yanluo Yun invited Yang Guang to follow her. The two quietly walk side by side until they reach the same pavilion in the middle of the garden.

After a cup of tea, Yang Guang stated his reason for his visit today.

"Miss Yan, do you mind if I asked about the reason for your internal injuries and also about the Forbidden Art elder Yan talked about?" Yang Guang questioned.

"Hmm... I guess it is only fair if I share them with you. Actually..." Yanluo Yun started to explain the reason behind everything.

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"Thank you, Miss Yan. I'll come back with another batch of Triple Concoction Pill soon." Yang Guang excused himself again after he reaches the door leading outside of the private courtyard.

Once he's back to his Pill-Refining Room, Xu Wenyang came to him immediately in case there's instruction for him.

"Wenyang, please bring me the same order again today. And at the same time, can you please purchase two large jars of wine for me? Purchase the one with the highest alcohol content." Yang Guang's instruction today is slightly different than before.

"Oh! Also, bring me some spices that were used in cooking. I'll need those that yet to be dried or processed." Yang Guang gives another instruction to Xu Wenyang to accomplish.

"I understand. Please wait for me, Senior Brother Yang." Xu Wenyang left.

This time, he took much longer than before. But his return also came back with a few trays of fresh herbs such as Rosemary, Thyme, Ginger, Garlic, Basil, Chive, Juniper Berry, Lemon Balm, Licorice, Mint, Mustard Leaf, Hot Pepper, and Sage.

And he's a person that worthy of Yang Guang's praise. To make sure that Yang Guang has no issue with insufficient supply on the cooking herbs, he prepared two pots of each plant, which is more than enough for Yang Guang to use for the whole month.

This time, Yang Guang rewarded Xu Wenyang with a bottle of Azure Soul Pills. With ten pellets inside, it can be sold for 30 to 40 Soul Jades without putting too much effort.

After Xu Wenyang has left, Yang Guang started.

But a part of his mind returned to the time Yanluo Yun is telling him a story.

Five years ago, the Yanluo Clan is still one of the four major clans inside Shanyu City, Shanyu Province. Although they're not the most powerful clan inside the city, they're not the weakest either.

The Yanluo Clan is known for its exceptional skill in Formation Arrangement. Not only they're the only ones with this profession, but the entire Shanyu City has also contracted the responsibility to maintain the defensive formation of the city to the Yanluo Clan.

But the Beast Stampede five years ago changed their fate. The defensive formation that was supposed to protect them failed to block the advancement of the Cultivation Beast, and more than a third of the population in Shanyu City sacrificed during this crucial period.

After the Beast Stampede, the Yanluo Clan is blamed by others for failing to defend the city. There is also multiple evidence that accused the Yanluo Clan of cooperating with the Cultivation Beast for more profits.

In that period, people from Yanluo Clan are killed one after another, either by the angry population or sneak attack from three major clans. And at the same time, the Yanluo Ancestor was attacked from behind and left without a will.

These changes cause both internal and external conflicts.

People with the surname Yanluo fought against themselves for the sake of the position of the patriarch, while the three major clans continued. The foundation that was built by the Yanluo using more than a hundred years only took three months to fall.

And as the youngest daughter of the deceased Patriarch of Yanluo Clan, Yanluo Yun escapes Shanyu City when she's ten years old. In a blink of an eye, five years have passed after that day.

She also inherited all the valuable treasures and martial arts from the Yanluo Clan. Eight Martial Arts Technique, two Formation Arrangement scrolls, and also the Forbidden Art of Yanluo Clan.

[Jade Venerated Great Shift]

This ability allowed the user to increases her cultivation by five layers upon activation for ten minutes. But in exchange, the Forbidden Art damages the five major organs.

Because of the Forbidden Art of such damage oneself before the opponent, Yang Guang needs to search for a solution quickly before her situation gets worst.

But to create an entirely new recipe is something even Master Alchemist will say that it is a difficult thing to do. Only this time, Yang Guang begin his preparation using a different approach.

With the application of Strong Flame on the bottom and Cold Flame at the top, Yang Guang forced the two jars of wine to undergoes a stage of distillation. In this way, Yang Guang can not only remove the residue left inside the wine but also increases its alcohol content.

The distillation that was powered by Soul Qi turned out to be mellower and much more fragrant than before. The strength of the alcohol was between 60-Proof also heightened to 130-Proof after processing.

Next, Yang Guang proceeds to work at the other ingredients.

Meanwhile, at the courtyard where Yanluo Yun stays.

"Why would I share so many stories about myself to him? He's... Still a stranger to me..." Yanluo Yun blushed as she thinks about what happened earlier when she's left alone with Yang Guang.

"Did I do that because he's helping me? Or... Was it something like sister Tang says... Love?"

"Ah!!!" the young lady turned into a red pepper the more she thinks about it.

Note:

Yu-Zun Da Luo Yi = Jade Venerated Great Shift