Chapter 55 : About to Fight

Chapter 55: About to Fight?

“Hurry, clean this place up!”

“Sort out those medicinal herbs and place them all here!”

Before the carriage had even stopped, Qin Yu had already rushed forward, energetically giving orders.

This was a small courtyard with no walls, only three buildings arranged in a triangular formation.

In the courtyard, medicinal furnaces were set up, while inside the buildings, various herbs were piled high, filling the air with a rich medicinal fragrance.

Opposite the courtyard was a quarantine zone surrounded by thousands of stationed troops. The dense plague aura was emanating from there.

From afar, one could hear the chaotic noise rising and falling within the quarantine zone, mixed with pain and groans.

The carriage came to a halt. Xiaolan supported Li Yunqing’s arm as she stepped down.

Qin Yu, who had been issuing commands, suddenly fell silent. His eyes locked firmly onto Li Yunqing, unwilling to move away.

Looking at her gentle, picturesque face and alluring figure, and smelling that faint fragrance, Qin Yu felt his heart pounding violently, as if it would burst out of his chest.

“Graceful as a willow, delicate in form—unadorned, yet captivating through the ages.”

His gaze was fixed, countless poetic lines surfacing in his mind, yet none could fully describe her beauty and aura.

That gentle, serene, and ethereal presence made one lose themselves upon sight, stirring waves within the heart.

Especially her skin—fair with a faint blush, jade-like yet moist and supple, as if it would break at a touch.

“Miss Li, perhaps you should sit and rest for a moment?”

Qin Yu spoke, suddenly feeling a trace of regret.

Why had he brought someone like her here to labor? Why let her step into such a filthy place?

“The epidemic is urgent. It’s fine.”

Li Yunqing replied, walking straight to the medicinal furnace and instructing the guards beside her to begin lighting the fire and refining medicine.

Xiaolan followed closely behind, helping process the herbs. Seeing Qin Yu staring blankly at her young lady, she quickly leaned close to Li Yunqing’s ear and whispered, “This young master of the Qin Family looks quite handsome, but he seems a bit dull. Good thing Miss’s fiancé isn’t him!”

“Oh! I know—it’s because Miss is too beautiful and has stolen his soul!”

Li Yunqing: “……”

She hadn’t stolen anything—she hadn’t even paid him any attention.

“Stop gossiping. Be quiet!”

Li Yunqing shot Xiaolan a glare. Just as she was about to begin preparing medicine, another set of footsteps sounded from afar.

Turning slightly, she saw Jiang Yu seated in a wheelchair, being pushed slowly forward by a young general in armor.

“His leg still hasn’t healed?”

Seeing Jiang Yu still in a wheelchair, Li Yunqing felt puzzled.

Ordinary people took a hundred days to recover from broken bones, but martial artists healed much faster.

Even those who hadn’t entered the ranks of martial arts could recover within a month with renewed blood vitality and medicinal nourishment.

For those who had entered the ranks, it would take less than ten days.

Jiang Yu, at the Upper Tier of the Initial Realm and close to completion, with his family background—such an injury should have healed within three to five days.

Being pushed forward in the wheelchair, Jiang Yu’s expression was somewhat stiff. But when he saw Qin Yu staring at his fiancée, his body tensed instantly, and his expression darkened.

Anger surged within him as he quickly spoke, “Brother Qin, why are you here?”

Hearing this, Qin Yu snapped back to his senses. Seeing Jiang Yu, a trace of awkwardness flashed across his face.

Who could understand the feeling of being caught staring at someone else’s fiancée?

“I’m here arranging some matters. The epidemic is severe—I have no choice but to handle it personally.”

Qin Yu replied, cupping his hands toward Jiang Yu. His gaze shifted again toward Li Yunqing.

Seeing this, Jiang Yu clenched his fists but could do nothing. He also turned to Li Yunqing and spoke gently, “Junior Sister Yunqing, do you have enough manpower?”

“I can arrange for some soldiers to assist.”

“Thank you.”

Li Yunqing responded softly. The more help, the better—there would be medicine to distribute later, so she would not refuse.

Looking at Jiang Yu approaching in the wheelchair, she asked, “Your injury still hasn’t healed?”

“Ahem!” Jiang Yu’s face reddened as he replied awkwardly, “It had healed, but I fell again this morning…”

Li Yunqing: “……”

She almost lost her composure.

Under what circumstances could an Upper Tier Initial Realm martial artist break his leg from a fall?

It was most likely Jiang Jing’s doing again.

Li Yunqing felt like laughing, once again recalling Jiang Jing’s words at the engagement banquet.

Since she had refused, Jiang Jing had resorted to underhanded methods, preventing Jiang Yu from getting close to her.

“Your injury hasn’t healed—go back and rest early.”

She suppressed her laughter and spoke, then ignored Jiang Yu and Qin Yu, who clearly disliked each other.

She focused on refining the medicine.

The Medicine King Scripture began operating instinctively. Strands of medicinal aura and surrounding plague aura were drawn as if by an invisible force, surging toward her.

“Medicine King Scripture Experience +5.”

“Medicine King Scripture Experience +5.”

With the Undistracted Mind state, Li Yunqing instantly immersed herself. The entire world seemed to contain only her.

The prepared medicinal soup was distributed by guards and stationed troops to the infected.

As the medicine took effect, even denser plague aura rose, drawn toward her by the Medicine King Scripture.

“Medicine King Scripture Experience +5.”

“Medicine King Scripture Experience +5.”

The experience gain was extremely fast. Li Yunqing could clearly feel the Medicine King Force within her body increasing, until it spread through every part of her being.

The jade-green Medicine King Force now carried a faint purple hue, intertwining with the sword force and Mingyu Force.

Like waves, they continuously tempered her tendons and bones.

Especially the faint golden sword force—it was the sharpest, most effective at tempering her body.

Yet it was then healed and nourished by the Medicine King Force, and finally stabilized by the Mingyu Force.

With the addition of the Pure Yin Body’s capacity to carry and harmonize everything, Li Yunqing clearly felt her tendons and bones strengthening rapidly.

Faint sounds of metal and jade colliding, like sword chimes, echoed within her body.

“Medicine King Scripture Experience +5.”

“Medicine King Scripture (Minor Completion 1813/3000)”

“Strength: Middle Tier of the Initial Realm (1% → 11%)”

By noon, a familiar tingling, numb, and itchy sensation surged from her tendons and bones.

Only then did Li Yunqing snap out of her focus.

“So fast… this is already the first stage of tendon and bone tempering?”

She instinctively gritted her teeth, her body trembling slightly, feeling weak all over.

The tingling sensation within her tendons and bones grew stronger.

It felt as if countless feathers were brushing against them, making it impossible to endure.

She glanced around and, seeing that Jiang Yu and Qin Yu were no longer nearby, finally let out a sigh of relief.

“Miss, are you feeling unwell?”

Xiaolan, noticing the flush on Li Yunqing’s face, moved closer and asked softly.

At this moment, fine beads of sweat dotted Li Yunqing’s forehead and neck, strands of dark hair lightly clinging to her skin.

She looked like a blooming flower in the morning light, adorned with dewdrops, gently swaying—strikingly captivating.

Even beneath the scent of medicine, her natural fragrance could still be detected.

“I’m fine.”

Li Yunqing replied softly. The first tempering had come quickly—and passed just as quickly.

In only a short moment, the tingling sensation receded like a tide.

But as her tense body relaxed, she suddenly felt an indescribable lightness, as if a slight leap could send her soaring into the air.

“My strength has increased so much!”

She stretched slightly, feeling the vibrations within her tendons and bones, her eyes shining.

In just one morning, she had completed the first stage of tendon and bone tempering.

If she treated all these infected patients, she might reach the fourth or fifth stage.

“And the Medicine King Scripture… it might even reach Mastery.”

Thinking of this, Li Yunqing felt even more delighted.

At that moment, footsteps approached again, and the voices of Jiang Yu and Qin Yu sounded simultaneously.

“Junior Sister Yunqing, have something to eat and rest.”

“Miss Li, have something to eat and rest.”

Li Yunqing raised her head slightly.

She saw Qin Yu and Jiang Yu approaching, each carrying a food box.

One sat in a wheelchair, the other stood tall—neither yielding, both filled with hostility.

They looked as though they might start fighting at any moment.