3) The Great grandma

Of course, there is another method to suppress it.

Which is a Yin-Supressing pill.

This isn't a permanent cure but in the short term, it can be useful.

"Oh! So, you are efficient in alchemy too... I heard your ancestor, talk about your golden core just yesterday, but I can't comprehend how you can already make second-grade pills, perhaps, this is your so-called card? Did you awaken some kind of physique?" Her tone this time was steady and calm.

"But, don't tell me, you think that's enough reason to let you control the guild? I feel no indebted even if you hand me a Yin-suppressing pill. How much does it cost? Just 20 middle-grade stones?... Do you take me for a fool?" She added.

She could see through cheap tricks, gain favor through indebting, how childish.

Not to mention, the Yin-suppressing pill could no longer work on her.

She has already eaten a few of those.

...

Nonetheless,

A sinister dark smile appeared on Zhao Fan's face.

Shaking his head slightly, he looked at her with those cold bone-chilling eyes.

"Lady Ancestor underestimates me. I have never relied on tricks to get my way; I deal with certainties.

The Yin-Suppressing Pill is a temporary solution at best, and I wouldn't dare insult your wisdom by pretending otherwise.

Perhaps, you might have already taken a few.

But solutions? I have plenty of those,"

His tone was calm and measured.

How could he forget this isn't some cheap novel where only the protagonist saves the heroines in such a stupid method.

Not to mention, he isn't even the protagonist.

Zhao Jie tilted her head slightly, her sharp gaze never leaving him.

"Oh? And what solution does a young cub like you have for an issue even the patriarch cannot resolve?... Haha, don't tell me you have the 'wrong' idea, how amusing, don't court death when you are so young,"

The tone was icy cold, dropping the temperature of the surroundings.

Zhao Fan's shrugged. "You misunderstand me, lady ancestor, even in a thousand deaths I wouldn't dare to think that. But, It is not about having the solution, it is about controlling it.

I could refine a stronger pill, one capable of truly suppressing the Yin Poison for a long duration, or perhaps even curing it.

But why would I simply hand it over? Power is never given freely, isn't that what you just said?

Plus, I have to say, Lady Ancestor is wise and all-knowing, I do indeed have the physique that I recently awakened, which increases my talent in every path of Dao,"

For the first time in their exchange, Zhao Jie's eyes narrowed ever so slightly.

Physique?

A body physique that can increase talent on all paths of dao?

Is there even such a thing?

No, there is.

Dao harmony physique.

She went too deep into her thoughts:

'Does that mean, he didn't even tell this to my husband? How cautious, keeping his cards hidden even from his family, it seems this brat is definitely strange...

But, I have to say, for a mere raw-age brat, he does have an unfathomable aura, but, he seems to have bad thoughts about me, or, maybe, I am overthinking and he really wants to cure me with more powerful pills.

Ah, I think I got the news that, Divine Son brought a strange girl with an aura of pill Saint, yesterday.

Is that his other hidden card? No, he doesn't seem that stupid if, he can't even fully trust his own grandfather and great-grandfather.

Hmm, I get it, it must be to silence the elders and great elders since they support Zhao Meng.

How deep and vicious is his mind to think this ahead? Not to mention, a girl with the aura of a pill saint? Cultivating her would be great.

It's no longer Zhao Meng against Zhao Fan, but Zhao Fan and his possession.

Wait! Wait! Wait!

Everything are being revealed one by one after his position as divine son was threatened, maybe he was always hidden deep, and even now, he may have more hidden cards than I can imagine.

Recently awakened physique? Hmm? Another lie?

But, that might be possible too during the day of the twin moon... Ah, how strange, it seems, I can't see through him, it makes things more interesting,'

She could at least figure out his nature and pinpoint his physique as that wasn't very hard.

"Come, have a sit, and let's talk peacefully," She pointed towards the chair in the courtyard, an evil glint across her eyes.

Snap!

With a snap, the empty table was filled with jade pots and tea cups.

"Let this humble one pour Divine son, a cup of tea," her tone was strangely gentle.

Zhao Fan, looked at her with sharp eyes before taking the sit.

She poured him a cup, but, he just glanced at the cup and didn't drink, "Oh, I don't feel like drinking the herbal tea,"

Seeing the change in her demeanor, Zhao Fan refused to trust her.

Humble one? What a joke.

What if this is poisoned?

He doesn't wanna take silly chances.

However, seeing him worried, Zhao Jie, smiled in her heart despite the calm stoic face on the surface.

Fight iron with iron.

Since he wishes to be unpredictable and unfathomable, let her show him, how to do it properly.

Zhao Fan may be a master at winning chess games with the least moves possible but she? She can win it before the game even starts.

"Scared of poison, are we?" her tone was extremely sharp, exposing him instantly.

"Do you think a weak woman like me would dare poison the divine son? Or are you afraid of some other thing...," she continued in a teasing tone.

"If you are that worried then we can exchange cups, or perhaps, you are scared that poison might be in my cup and you will get yourself killed,"

Zhao Fan, looked at both cups but maintained a calm face.

What a mad woman.

Now, he can't tell whether they are poisoned or not.

25% chance it's not poisoned.

25% chance both are poisoned.

25℅ chance his cup is poisoned and a 25% chance of her cup.

He came here to meet his ancestor, not her.

Tch, what a bad luck.

Sippp!

Zhao Jie, not caring for him, began to take a sip from her cup.

"You can leave now, make sure to only return to ask for guild, when you are confident enough to drink tea," she muttered.

"Your cards seem to be useless," she further added trying to provoke him.

The goal was simple, to read more of him.

She wanted him to reveal more of what he was hiding.