Chapter 42: Guest From the Su Clan

In a beautifully decorated cultivation room…

Pieces of white jade filled with spiritual energy surrounded Zhao Yafu in the center. Streams of milky white airflow poured into her mouth and nose in the rhythm of her breathing.

Her face was flushed red as if drunk.

Next to her, Zhao Zhenghao, Zhao Dongsheng, and Zhao Xi were all anxious to see what was going to happen next.

Their eyes glanced back and forth between Zhao Yafu and Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan, in contrast, was much calmer. He would sometimes raise his head and correct Zhao Yafu every once in a while.

“Swallow the Fire Breath Pill and use your inner strength to lead the pill’s energy to your Middle Core.”

“The young dragon’s spirit will then follow.”

“Now! Ignite all the power from the pill and rush into the light!”

“…”

Following his words, Zhao Yafu was as red as a cooked shrimp.

On her bare arms, or neck, or waist, a faint blue light could be visible from time to time.

The blue light, aware that a disaster was about to end its life, bounced restlessly under Zhao Yafu’s white skin.

Zhao Yafu’s body was the last hiding place for it to survive.

Her body was a place that originally belonged to it.

But now, this place has turned into its living hell!

There was also a cloud of blood, as if a hunter, chasing right behind it constantly.

The cloud was there to help Zhao Yafu fully refine the dragon’s spirit.

It desperately wanted to escape from Zhao Yafu’s body and send his message to the people in Yinlong Lake.

Sadly, it was trapped after all.

Its not-yet-developed souls were fading away slowly.

“That blue light is shrinking!” Zhao Xi’s tried to brighten up. “Your instructions actually worked!”

“Of course!” Zhao Zhenghao glared at her. “If it wasn’t for Mr. Yu, how would the spirit be refined in such a short amount of time?”

“Finally!”

Zhao Dongsheng let out a sigh of relief and wiped his sweat with his handkerchief, looking as if more nervous than Zhao Yafu herself. He said to Yu Yuan again, “Yu Yuan, thank you so much for your help today.”

He could tell that it would only be a matter of minutes before the dragon’s spirit fully disappear.

He could also sense that his daughter’s strength was rapidly recovering, perhaps even exceeding her previous state.

“No need to thank me. I’m just keeping my promise.” Yu Yuan smiled and said, “I still have yet to thank you for your sincerity a while back.”

“Without the Huang Clan’s involvement, the Dark Moon City will be much more peaceful than before.” Zhao Dongsheng said cheerfully.

Yu Yuan touched his chin and went back to the main topic. “Since the young dragon’s spirit dies outside of Yinlong Lake, the people there will eventually find out about this and trace this back to you.”

“When the moment comes…?”

He was about to ask if when the moment came, would the Zhao Clan be ready?

Fooling with the Yinlong Lake would inevitably lead to its revenge.

“To be honest, we have already been trying to affiliate with another power.” Zhao Zhenghao said with a bit of unease. “We are still working on that, but I think it will be fine.”

“Then that’s good.” Yu Yuan nodded, without further questioning.

“You know that upcoming event? Yafu has also signed up to be a participant. I’m just hoping that along the way, you can give a helping hand if she gets in trouble.” Zhao Dongsheng said.

Yu Yuan glanced at Zhao Yafu and said, “Soon after that spirit is refined into her own strength, she will be able to advance into the Yellow Hall Realm. Do you think that she will still need my help by then?”

“Yes!”

Zhao Zhenghao, Zhao Dongsheng, and Zhao Xi all said at the same time.

Yu Yuan smiled at this unexpected reaction.

“We can offer you anything!” Zhao Dongsheng said quickly.

Yu Yuan nodded. “Let me think about it.”

“Oh, right.” Zhao Zhenghao frowned. “We recently got the news that your so-called fiance will also participate in that event. You should be prepared since by then she might already have reached the Dark Burst Realm.”

“Haha, looks like it will be hard to avoid her again.”

…

Yu Clan.

“Congratulations, Mr. Yu.”

In the hall that was still stained with blood, Su Yin bent over slightly when he saw Yu Can slowly stood up tremblingly to greet him. He smiled and congratulated Yu Can.

Su Yin was a cultivator who reached the Dark Burst Realm Middle Stage, an important member of the Su Clan.

And Su Clan was Yu Clan’s most important customer.

Su Yin came by to visit the Yu Clan after hearing some strange things that happened recently.

In the past, he had come to the Dark Moon City several times but never once had he ever stepped foot into the Yu Clan. He was at most interested in meeting the Mayoress.

“Having an honored guest here like you, I should be greeting you at the front door.” Yu Can laughed cheerfully. From the laugh, Su Yin could tell that he was in an excellent mood today. “But my poor legs won’t allow me to do so, please forgive me.”

“Oh no, why would I ever blame you for this.” Su Yin said while looking around the hall. “Which one of you is Yu Yuan?”

Inside the hall stood Yu Wei, Yu Ji, and Yu Li.

Looks like the guest from the Su Clan came here to look for Yu Yuan.

“Ah, I almost forgot to explain. I already met with the Mayoress, and after hearing about Yu Yuan, I decided to come and pay you a visit as well.” Su Yin said frankly. “Normally, I’m too occupied tending busy work for my clan, but since the Mayoress has such a high remark for Yu Yuan, I feel obliged to come.”

“Also, I even heard that she gave Yu Yuan a spot to attend the empire’s grand event.”

“The Su Clan will also be sending some people there. I just want to see if he is interested to go along with us so that they can help each other out when in need.”

When he approached the city, his men told him about some shocking changes that had taken place in the city.

The aggressive Huang Clan suddenly got removed from the city.

Moreover, he heard that it was the Yu Clan that took it over.

This came as a surprise for Su Yin.

As the most prominent producer of medicinal supplies in the Silver Moon Empire, the Su Clan had countless small clans around the empire to farm raw materials for them.

They had been planning to abandon the Yu Clan from their supplier list for a while now.

With the abnormal events that took place here, he was suddenly interested to find out a little more about this.

When talking to Yuan Lianyao, he also repeatedly heard Yu Yuan’s name.

Yu Yuan.

Despite being very busy traveling around the empire for his clan, he still decided to come and visit the Yu Clan.

“Sorry, my grandson Yu Yuan is not here right now,” Yu Can said. “He has been at the Zhao Clan for the past few days, maybe he will be back in another day or two.”

“The Zhao Clan?” Su Yin became even more curious. “What does he have to do in the Zhao Clan?”

Yu Can simply laughed and didn’t go on explaining.

“Mr. Yu, there have been rumors saying that there is an alchemist here in your clan. Is that true?” Su Yin glanced at Yu Can’s legs. “You know that the Su Clan is desperate to recruit more alchemists at any time, right? Raising an alchemist takes numerous spiritual materials, and I don’t think your clan is at that level yet.”

He finally revealed his second purpose for this visit.

He wanted to take a look at Yu Yuan to see if he could be used as a servant for those from the Su Clan who would be participating in the upcoming event.

To be simple, he wanted Yu Yuan to be part of his group, to ensure his group’s success.

If he needed to, Yu Yuan could easily be used as a disposable member to be sacrificed.

The second thing was to warn the Yu Can that if they had any alchemist in the clan, they better give him/her away to the Su Clan.

The Su Clan had been recruiting alchemists over the years to work for them.

This was also the major reason for the Su Clan’s prosperity.

As long as there was an alchemist that caught the Su Clan’s attention, the Su Clan would do anything to bring that alchemist over.

Su Clan even gathered potential teens who show even the slightest talent in the field. They might bribe with money or gather with force.

Because of their greed for talents, countless bloody incidents occurred.

The Su Clan was almost incomparable in the empire, making many people turn a blind eye.

“Hmmm…”

Yu Can looked hesitant.

“The Yu Clan should be grateful.” Su Yin raised his brows and looked a little unhappy. “The more powerful our clan is, the better your clan will be! Remember, we are on the same boat!”