The Healer Demands Payment!

Chapter 4 - Rumor

Translation: Aerial Rain Translation (aerialrain.com) by koffeam

IOU?

Chu Tianfeng took the bamboo slip. It was only a finger length, smooth like jade, and very comfortable to hold in one palm. With one glance, he could read the whole content written on it: ‘On this day Chu Tianfeng owes Meng Qi five pieces of sixth-grade spirit stones and nine pieces of first-grade spirit stones. The deadline for payment is one month, and for every month overdue, he would have to pay 50 percent interest.’

This was the first IOU the Fentian Palace young master ever see in his life. With a loud ‘clack’, the small excitement and appreciation that just had been ignited inside his heart were completely wiped out. Clenching his teeth, he left his spiritual mark on the bamboo slip.

Chu Tianfeng returned the bamboo slips to Meng Qi, then he turned around and walked towards the residential area of Qingfeng Valley.

Meng Qi returned the bamboo slips to her storage bracelet. She did not leave immediately. After taking another spring warmth pill, she sat cross-legged by the cold lake. One day and one night of continuous treatment had consumed too much of her energy, yet she also gained a lot. This world has never been peaceful, even on the surface. Thus, she needed to become stronger, little by little.

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The moon shifted, and the stars slanted, then a new day rose. Meng Qi’s long eyelashes flickered twice, slowly opening her eyes. The sunlight fell on her white cheeks. Yesterday she repeatedly used her spiritual aura until completely exhausted, then waited until it refilled before once again emptying it. And her opponent was the poison from a fifth-rank devil beast. After one day and one night, her cultivation, originally on the eighth realm of the Qi Condensation stage, has reached the peak, directly promoted into the ninth realm.

Meng Qi nodded with satisfaction and stood up. Half of Chu Tianfeng’s poison still not been solved. She needed several herbs, which can be found in the mountain area around Qingfeng Valley, next to Demon Realm’s border. Now, that area was still safe to explore.

Meng Qi had done similar treatment in her previous life. But at that time, she had no experience. Moreover, her Qingfeng spell was one level lower than in her current life, so it took her ten days and ten nights to cure Chu Tianfeng. With the progress now, it should take only five days.

But first, Meng Qi returned to the sect. It was quiet and peaceful in Qingfeng Valley. Before noon was the time for the morning class, and the disciples were cultivating individually. Meng Qi had a personal small bamboo house located halfway to the peak. She packed up her simple traveling bag and prepared to forage medicinal plants. As soon as she went out, her senior sister Lan Zhuxuan stopped her.

“Junior Sister Meng.” Lan Zhuxuan folded her arms across the chest and examining Meng Qi from head to toes. “You haven’t returned last night?” Her eyes fell on the blue robe on Meng Qi’s body. Lan Zhuxuan raised her lips and chuckled gloatingly: “I heard that last night, Fentian Palace’s Young Master has returned alone.”

“Really?” Meng Qi responded indifferently.

“Of course.” Lan Zhuxuan rolled her eyes. “As soon as he came back, he went to visit Junior Sister Lu Qingran.”

“You know, Junior Sister Lu still hasn’t wake up yet, and Young Master Chu stayed by her side overnight.” She continued with a smile: “Everyone said that Young Master Chu really likes Junior Sister Lu.”

“Yes.” Meng Qi nodded. Of course, she knew that. Otherwise, she would not directly extort Chu Tianfeng ten times a normal price.

“Where is Junior Sister going?” Meng Qi’s calm face annoyed Lan Zhuxuan, “Don’t say this Senior Sister never remind you. Now Young Master Chu was still staying at sister Lu’s room. Even if you go looking for him, I’m afraid you’ll only annoy him.”