One Try, Three Pills

At first he saw something appear on

his palm and didn't care much for it.

But then it started spreading and it

covered both of his arms. There were

red lines all over his arms and it

looked as if all of his blood vessels

had appeared on top of his skin. If

someone who didn't know what was

going on saw this, the would probably

think he had contracted some sort of

weird disease.

He moved his arms all over the place

to see if they still worked and after a

while, he tired himself out. He then

rubbed his eyes and pinched himself

to see if he was dreaming. He tried to

suppress the color from appearing on

his skin, but nothing worked.

Moreover, no matter how hard he

tried, he couldn't use any of the

Shadow Ghost's spirit powers. He

didn't even know whether or not

there were some requirements to use

the spirit's power either.

"I don't care if I can't use that damn

spirit's power…. But these red lines

are too visible. He can't leave it alone.

What if someone accidentally sees it?"

Ye Zifeng was getting worried.

He calmed down and tried to think of

a solution. He went into his dream

realm to find the shadow ghost but

this time, it was completely empty.

There was nothing in there at all.

"It seems like I'll have to wear long

sleeves during the summer now….."

Ye Zifeng couldn't think of a solution

and sighed.

　　...

Right at that moment, quick footsteps

could be heard approaching the room.

Ye Zifeng could tell who the footsteps

were belonged to, it was Ye Xueyi.

"Brother Zifeng, that pill you gave

me. It wasn't fake. It was a real Huang

tier Golden Marrow Pill!" That was

the first thing Xueyi said after flying

into the room.

Ye Zifeng nodded, "I told you already.

You didn't believe me."

"No way….." Ye Xueyi gasped, looking

very surprised and amazed.

"No way. There's no way. Could it be

that you actually went and stole from

some alchemist?" She still didn't

think that Ye Zifeng could refine pills,

let alone a huang tier pill.

She had just gone to the store to get

some ingredients and wanted to use

this super inferior tier fake Golden

Marrow Pill to help lower the price by

a bit. Who would've thought that

when she showed the pill to the clerk,

he would tell her to wait and brought

the owner out. After evaluating the

pill, the owner confirmed that it was a

real huang tier Golden Marrow pill.

By exchanging the pill, she was able

to get all the ingredients and the

store even gave her an extra 30 gold

coins.

"Only 30 gold coins?" Ye Zifeng coldly

laughed. The ingredients are worth

around 20 gold coins and the pill is

probably worth at least 100 gold

coins. Ye Zifeng was not very happy

with the owner of the store. It wasn't

because he ripped Xueyi off, but

because he was probably looking

down on the Ye family.

"You're not satisfied with 30 gold

coins? Two years ago, you were

fighting with me for just ten copper

coins. After losing to me, you cried for

half a day!" Ye Xueyi smiled. She

didn't have to spend a single coin and

she got thirty gold coins in return, she

was feeling really good.

Ye Zifeng on the other hand felt a

headache coming. Even if it was two

years ago, this trash wasn't that

young then. And yet, he was still

fighting with his own younger sister

for some copper coins. The most

important thing was that he lost! That

was utterly disgraceful. Man that guy

was trash to the max…

"Alright alright, let's not talk about

the old days…" Ye Zifeng shook his

head and smiled slightly. That guy's

history is completely black. It seems

like he has to suffer a bit before he

can build up his reputation.

He sighed and then looked at the bag

that Xueyi was holding. "Did you get

everything that I asked for?"

"Of course! Look. Everything is in

here."

Ye Zifeng examined the ingredients

and muttered to himself, "Hm…. Even

though the quality is not that great,

everything is still here. I can finally

start refining some Golden Marrow

Pills."

Hearing that he was going to refine

some pills, Ye Xueyi couldn't help but

stare deeply at Zifeng. Looking at how

serious he was, it seems like he

actually had the aura of an alchemist.

He looked nothing that that weak and

sickly good for nothing Ye Zifeng at

all.

"Xueyi, Xueyi, get the hell out here!"

Suddenly a voice called from outside

the cellar.

"This voice…. Its mother!" Ye Xueyi's

expression changed. Before she was

able to react, the woman was already

in the room. Looking at her face,

anyone can tell that she was very

angry.

That woman is Tang Feng. Ye Xueyi's

mother but not Ye Zifeng's. The two

of them had the same father but

different birth mothers.

"Mother, you came….�� Ye Xueyi softly

said as she gulped.

"Good afternoon, Madam Tang…" Ye

Zifeng smiled and greeted her.

Seeing how Ye Zifeng greeted her, she

was a little shocked. Normally, Ye

Zifeng wouldn't even make a sound

breathing while he was in front of

her. How come he wasn't scared

today?

She ignored him and turned towards

Ye Xueyi, "How many times did I tell

you, you're talent is not bad and you

have a good future in front of you.

Why are you always around this good

for nothing? I've told you this many

times already. Why do you never

listen to me?"

She showed no mercy to Ye Zifeng

while talking about him. Actually, she

was just too used to calling him a

good for nothing.

Ye Xueyi was a bit mad and rebutted,

"Mother, Brother Zifeng isn't a good

for nothing!"

"Don't call him brother!" Tang Feng

glared at her. "If he isn't a good for

nothing trash, then who's that guy

that everyone in Leizhou City is

calling trash? Also, I heard that this

guy became crazy from being beaten

too much. Saying something that he

was to refine pills. Hahahaha. What

can he make besides slag? I've

already told you father to not waste

money on this guy, but he really is

getting old. He actually went and go

him the ingredients himself. It was

really funny. You've should've seen

the look on his face after hearing

what this trash did to the ingredients.

Ye Xueyi wanted to talk back but

couldn't find a way at all.

"Oh right, I came to talk to you about

something else. If it wasn't for the

guards by the doors, I wouldn't have

known that you sneaked out and

bought some ingredients for this guy.

Xueyi…. When did you become so

dumb? The ingredients aren't that

expensive but it's still money. You

can't be like your father and throw

your money away for this guy."

After Tang Feng stopped talking,

Xueyi finally said something, "Mother.

I didn't use any of my money. Brother

Zifeng refined a huang tier Golden

Marrow Pill and exchanged it for the

ingredients.

Tang Feng was shocked. She looked at

Xueyi and then looked at that pile of

slag on the side.

"A huang tier Golden Marrow Pill?

How is that possible?"

Xueyi nodded and with a serious look

she said, "It was a real huang tier

Golden Marrow Pill. When I went to

the store before, the owner came out

and gave me all the ingredients and

an extra 30 gold coins in exchange for

it."

Saying that, she took out a small coin

pouch and took the gold coins out.

"Look. It's all here.

There were exactly 30 gold coins on

the table!

When Tang Feng saw this, her eyes

widened and her expression changed.

30 gold coins wasn't a small amount.

It was about what she received in a

month's time.

"I know now….."

She dryly chuckled a few times and

fiercely looked at Ye Zifeng, "You

dishonest bastard. Tell me the truth.

Where did you steal it from? If the Ye

clan offends an alchemist because of

you, the entire clan will fall!"

"I refined it." Ye Zifeng replied.

Ye Xueyi stood in front of Zifeng,

trying to protect him and said,

"Mother, at first I had the same

thought as you. However, brother was

locked up in here and cannot leave.

How could he go out and steal

something, let alone something from

an alchemist? He probably did refine

it himself."

Stealing a pill was not a small crime.

If Tang Feng had told her father about

this, who knows what will happen to

Ye Zifeng?

Tang Feng coldly glared at Xueyi,

"Then I'll ask you this. Did you see

him refine the pill with your own

eyes? He probably stole it from

somewhere before he was locked up."

"I….." Ye Xueyi couldn't answer that.

However, after thinking for a while

Xueyi opened her mouth again, "But

mother. You've known brother Zifeng

for so long already. He usually locks

himself in his room and not go out at

all. Every time he sees someone

besides me he would get scared.

Where did he get the courage to go

and steal from an esteemed

alchemist?"

Tang Feng thought about it for a

while. She knew what kind of person

Zifeng was. He could not have gone

out and stole from someone like an

alchemist.

"Fine. He didn't steal it. It probably

fell from the sky or something and he

accidentally picked it up."

Tang Feng coldly smiled and

continued talking, "Okay. there's no

point in arguing. Xueyi, go back to the

store and return the ingredients. If

the store owner doesn't let you, come

back to mother and we'll go

together."

"Mother…. Why are you in such a

hurry to return the ingredients. Let's

believe in brother Zifeng." Ye Xueyi

pulled Tang Feng's arms and pleaded.

"You!" Tang Feng was furious. Xueyi

had never argued with her like this

before.

Ye Zifeng suddenly smiled and said,

"Whether you believe it or not… How

about I give it another try and show

you?"

Tang Feng coldly looked at him, "Yeah

okay. If you make another pile of slag,

how can I go back and return the

ingredients?

"Doesn't Xueyi have thirty gold

coins? If I can't refine a pill, then you

can have all of it. And also, I'll never

concoct pills again"

Hearing this, Xueyi was shocked, "No.

I can't do that. At most, I can only

take a few copper coins as the

middleman. Thirty gold coins is not a

small amount, how can I keep it all

for myself?"

Tang Feng then fiercely glared at

Xueyi, signaling her to not speak

anymore.

A smile then appeared on her face,

"Wow, how unexpected of you to not

care about money at all. It sees like

you've gotten more daring as well.

Fine. Then i'll go along with your oath

of "never concocting pills again" and

see what you can do.

She had turned something that Ye

Zifeng had casually said into an oath.

This Tang Feng woman is very

scheming.

However, Ye Zifeng didn't mind at all.

He was a heaven tier alchemist. If he

can't even concoct such a low level

pill, then he shouldn't be concocting

pills anymore..

"Madam Tang, If I can somehow

create a Golden Marrow Pill, then you

have to keep whatever happened

today a secret.

"Fine. I promise you." Tang Feng

looked deeply at him. She didn't

know what that good for nothing has

up his sleeve but she's got nothing to

lose either.

After saying that, he immediately

prepared the ingredients and lit the

furnace.

In a while, then a strong aroma

started to seep out of the furnace.

Tang Feng was surprise but didn't do

anything.

An hour later, purple steam appeared

from the furnace.

Tang Feng knew that a purple steam

would only appear when a high

quality pill was being concocted.

After seeing the steam, she couldn't

sit still anymore. She jumped up and

walked towards the furnace.

"Sit back down. I'm in a critical

moment right now so don't bother

me." Ye Zifeng frowned and coldly

said. The imposing manner in Ye

Zifeng's tone had caused Tang Feng to

return to her seat immediately.

When she sat down, she felt that

something was wrong. Why was she

forced back by that good for nothing's

words?

After two hours, the fire in the

furnace stopped burning and started

to cool down.

Ye Zifeng let out a long breath and

looked towards Tang Feng, "I'm done.

Do you want me to open the furnace

or do you want to open it?"

Tang Feng gulped, "Let me do it." At

that time, she felt very nervous.

She slowly moved towards the

furnace and opened the lid.

At the same time, rays of golden light

appeared and filled the entire room.

It was dazzling and very blinding.

Tang Feng's expression froze. Her

jaws fell and she couldn't say

anything. All she could do was stare

at Zifeng as if she had never seen him

before.

In the end, because Ye Xueyi was

somewhat mentally prepared, she was

able to withhold the shock and finally

spoke.

"Three pills in one try... and they're

all high quality pills!"