Chapter 2022 - Medicinal Catalyst (1)

Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations

Lu Yan liked her attitude. She was neither proud nor satisfied, and just wanted to study more.

As a talented youth, it was hard to find someone with an attitude like she did. Very few youths thought like she did.

“From today onwards, I will begin teaching you sound attacks.” Saying this meant that he had officially taken her as his disciple, “I will teach you different skills, if you want to learn it well, you will have to practice.”

“I understand, Master.” Sima You Yue replied.

“Then, let’s begin from today. I hope… you will be worthy of the Bone Flute sooner.”

For the rest of her days, Sima You Yue spent most of it studying and practicing. Occasionally, she would hear others talk about the things happening outside. When Wu Lingyu came over, he would study arrays with her.

When she was alone, she would go into her Spirit Pagoda to study other things, not letting herself fall out of practice.

Just like that, half a year went by peacefully. If one included the time spent up till now, then she had been here for a year.

Every time she practiced her sound attacks, she would set up a barrier, so nobody on the outside knew how she was doing with her music practice. However, from Lu Yan’s satisfied expression, you could tell that Sima You Yue’s improvements were definitely huge.

Also, she had been famous recently. It wasn’t because of what she did, but it was related to her and caused everyone to focus their attention on her.

Qing Cai had murdered a female disciple from the Alchemy Sect, and someone happened to see him prepare to burn the body.

Usually, one single person dying in the Hidden Sect would not be a huge deal, however, the person he killed just had to be a woman who was the granddaughter of an elder in the Hidden Sect. One who he had personally brought here. Furthermore, it was rumored that he had tortured her to death slowly while she was still alive. Her body was mangled beyond recognition, infuriating the Alchemy Sect.

Qing Cai had a backer. His grandfather was an elder, but the lady who died also had a grandfather who was an elder. Their backers were equally ranked. That was why the two sects were embroiled in conflict.

Initially, this had nothing to do with Sima You Yue. However, later on, it was discovered that the reason Qing Cai had killed that girl in such a malicious way was because of the poison that Sima You Yue had inflicted him with. Right now, he had no sense of empathy for others, which was why he was able to do this kind of inhuman thing.

Sima You Yue’s poison actually stumped the entire Poison Sect for an entire half a year despite their countless research. This shocked the entire Hidden Sect.

What was the Poison Sect? They possessed the poison geniuses under the heavens, but they were helpless against a single insignificant poison.

Someone went to ask Sima You Yue why her poison was so powerful, and she smiled, “It’s not that my poison is powerful, but that they just cannot think of the antidote. This ingredient is actually something that everyone possesses.”

When the poison sect heard this, they racked their brains but could not figure out what she was referring to. You’d look at me, and I’d look at you, but they couldn’t figure out what she meant when she said that everyone had it.

Sima You Yue felt like the answer she had given was obvious enough, but those people could not figure it out. Even Lu Yan had gotten curious and taken the time during her lesson to ask her about it.

When he heard her answer, he grimaced, and regretted asking her that question.

“Why did you think about using this item?” His words were filled with disdain.

“He he.” Sima You Yue snickered, “For a person like that, you have to use other methods to teach him a good lesson if you can’t kill him. Otherwise, I’d never be able to get rid of this anger!”

“Mm. You’re pretty bad yourself!” Lu Yan was disgusted when he heard of her plan, but he changed the topic, “Let’s end here today. You can go back and revise properly when you’re back.”

“Yes, Master.”

Sima You Yue left, but Lu Yan still felt rather disgusted. It was only after playing his zither for a while that he calmed down. He stopped, and smiled helplessly, “Really a devious brat!”

After another month passed, those from the Poison Sect still hadn’t figured out the antidote, and everyone in the sect was upset. They wanted to ask Sima You Yue, but they couldn’t put their pride down. Also, if she didn’t leave the Music Sect, even if they wanted to do something to her, they dared not go to her.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The Beast Tamer Sect members and Alchemy Masters were locked in conflict while those from the Poison Sect racked their brains every day. Although those from the Music Sect did not know what was so attractive about Sima You Yue, they were happy just watching them suffer.

Hmph, didn’t they look down on them in the past? Right now, their Little Martial Uncle and Young Master Ancestor had given them a good slap, didn’t she! When they thought about how they looked so constipated, they felt really good!

As for their Little Martial Uncle, their Young Master Ancestor, she was even such a powerful Poison Master. They were cocky wherever they went.

This kind of attitude was broken when a certain few elders personally went to the Music Sect.

Sima You Yue followed a servant to the Music Sect’s discussion hall. There, Lu Yan, Mo Wei and Jung Fu He were talking to two others. Qing Shi was talking to another woman inside.

“Master, Vice Sect Master, Master Uncle.”

“You Yue, this is Qing Cheng, the Fifth Elder of Sect operations, He Lan, the Sixth elder, as well as the Beast Tamer Sect’s Vice-Master and Ou Yu Ling from the Poison Sect.” Lu Yan introduced them and she bowed in greeting to each one. Then, she stood where she was without speaking.

She knew why they had come without thinking. They couldn’t take it anymore, so they came to ask her for the antidote. However, she would not take the initiative to talk about it.

“You Yue, the reason why you’ve been called here. Earlier on, you poisoned Qing Cai, and the Poison Sect has not managed to find an antidote after half a year of research. So, they are here today to beg you to tell them the antidote. Qing Cai and Elder Qing Shi’s grandson, and he has personally requested for it too, so just tell them the antidote.” Lu Yan said.

Sima You Yue was very satisfied that Lu Yan had used the word ‘beg’. Especially when she saw that most of the people there had fallen expressions, yet dared not refute it. She was extremely pleased in her heart.

“Elder Qing Shi, Vice Sect Master Qing, actually, if not because the situation demanded it and I had to protect myself, I would not have poisoned him. After all, he is the sole heir of your dozens of generations.” Sima You Yue said, “As a woman, it is too scary to be faced with a situation like this.”

“Qing Cai was truly in the wrong in this situation. However, you have already poisoned him for such a long time, so your anger should have abated by now.” Qing Shi said, “Please, tell us the antidote now.”

“Actually, there are many antidotes for this. I’m guessing that it should not stump the Poison Sect.” Sima You Yue said.

“We did figure out two different antidotes, but they did not have an effect. Every time he ate it, he would be fine for a few minutes, but then he would return to his original state. We’ve thought about the medicinal catalyst you talked about, for a very long time, but could not figure anything out. Can you tell us what it is?” Ou Yu Ling was not ashamed when she talked about their failure as she asked her candidly.

“Didn’t I already say it? It’s something everyone has.” Sima You Yue said, “I’ve already made it so obvious, so why couldn’t you guess it?”

“Something that everyone has. We tried hair, fingernails and so on. However, they were all useless.. That’s why, you should just tell us directly what it is.”