Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss Volume 6

by North Night (夜北)

  It was not until the appearance of Jun Wu Xie, that he saw that his life was about to take a complete change!

  Fan Zhuo told the companions everything about himself. His candid revelation of his past greatly shocked Qiao Chu and the others.

  Fan Zhuo had been right. They were all still fortunately alive and it was due to one man. Yan Bu Gui. Yan Bu Gui had hidden them all at the Phoenix Academy and successfully escaped from the persecution of the Twelve Palaces, but Fan Zhuo had been more unfortunate than them.

  He had not only witnessed the killing of his mother with his own eyes, but had sustained heavy injuries from their attackers. They had injured him all the way into the core and it had made him live his life, greatly handicapped.

  Qiao Chu and his companions were all only too aware of how thickly their hatred for their enemies ran within their hearts and completely understood why Fan Zhuo had tested their allegiance in such a manner earlier.

  “But things have greatly changed and is completely different now. I noticed that all of you are intending to go find the Dark Emperor’s tomb, why?” Fan Zhuo was calm, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted in a slight smile, looking as if all that he had said had happened to someone else and not himself.

  But Qiao Chu and the others could not forget, just a mere moment ago, the terrifying and unbridled hatred that had burned so brightly in Fan Zhuo’s eyes.

  “We need to become strong, and the Dark Emperor’s tomb contains the most powerful magical items that exists in the Middle Realm. And once we find the Dark Emperor’s tomb, we would definitely acquire enough strength to exact our revenge against the Twelve Palaces!” Qiao Chu exclaimed after drawing in a deep breath, not intending to hide anything.

  Fan Zhuo laughed out loud.

  “Not a bad plan, but the Dark Emperor’s tomb would not be so easily located.”

  “However difficult it is, we have to give it a try. This is the only way we can attain enough strength to go against the Twelve Palaces.” Hua Yao said resolutely.

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  Chapter 561: “Heaven’s End Cliff (8)”

  Fan Zhuo raised an eyebrow and said: “If that’s the case, count me in as well.”

  Qiao Chu’s face broke into a wide smile.

  “You mean it?”

  “Of course.” Fan Zhuo nodded and he turned to Jun Wu Xie. “Little Xie, you are not a lost orphan from the Twelve Palaces. Why are you involved in this?”

  Jun Wu Xie raised her eyes and replied calmly: “To go home.”

  Fan Zhuo gave a look of utter confusion.

  Jun Wu Xie suddenly raised her hand and a mist appeared before her fingers, gradually coalescing at a spot beside her, forming into the shape of a tiny figure.

  “MEH!!” Lord Meh Meh who had plopped lazily at the side without making a single sound suddenly stood up upon seeing the figure start to form up, its eyes brilliantly lit up!

  [So… FRAGRANT!]

  “Argh! Don’t bite me!” Little Lotus had just appeared and Lord Meh Meh had immediately pounced on him, pressing his soft chubby little body to the ground. They next saw the woolly ball that was Lord Meh Meh happily plopped upon Little Lotus, licking its little wet tongue incessantly upon Little Lotus’ tiny chubby face.

  At that moment, Little Lotus broke into tears from the sudden “attack”.

  He could feel the strong desire to chomp on him emanating strongly from Lord Meh Meh!

  Plant type spirits were always highly sensitive to the desires of herbivores.

  Fan Zhuo’s eyes widened as he stared at Little Lotus who was being helplessly violated by Lord Meh Meh.

  “Little Xie’s ring spirit is a plant type spirit.” Qiao Chu said helpfully.

  It finally dawned on Fan Zhuo. Everyone in the Middle Realm knew exactly how much interest a plant spirit would attract from the Twelve Palaces. The innocent would be deemed criminal by the mere possession of a prized treasure others seeked. Jun Wu Xie’s plant based spirit would undoubtedly bring her endless persecution.

  If she wanted to live, she had to become stronger than the Twelve Palaces and make them fear to dare lust after her ring spirit.

  Fan Zhuo genuinely laughed out loud, his eyes absolutely sparkled.

  “After all that’s been said, everyone in this room are enemies of the Twelve Palaces?”

  “That’s right.” Hua Yao replied, nodding affirmatively.

  “Since that’s the case, let’s all retrieve the Dark Emperor’s treasures and put them to good use!” Upon saying that, Fan Zhuo took out a brocade bag from his hip and opened it up. A old and tattered map drawn on skin lay open on the table.

  From what they saw was showing on that map, it really looked very similar to the map they had with them!

  Fan Zhuo explained: “My parents had climbed down the Heaven’s End Peak together at that time. A portion of the map of the Dark Emperor’s tomb had been drawn on my mother’s back as well. After my father returned to the Twelve Palaces, he did not come back for quite a time. My mother suspected something had gone wrong and had the map cut out off her back and handed it to me to have it hidden properly. So, the map of the Dark Emperor’s tomb had never been complete from the beginning because the number of people who got to the Dark Emperor’s tomb actually numbered eight, not seven.”

  And the last portion of the map to the Dark Emperor’s tomb laid in the hands of Fan Zhuo, the only child who survived against all odds under the endless persecution of the Twelve Palaces.

  With the knowledge of this newfound fact, Qiao Chu and the others found themselves in sudden shock.

  “We had previously discovered that someone within the Zephyr Academy was in contact with the Twelve Palaces. The Twelve Palaces had given their own portions of the maps to the respective powers they were grooming in the Lower Realm. The piece you hold was not from the Twelve Palaces, so….. Does your father hold another one?” After their goals were aligned, Hua Yao saw no need to hold back their misgivings anymore.

  Fan Zhuo shook his head.

  “My adoptive father is not in contact with the Twelve Palaces. He knows my real identity and it is impossible that he will establish such a form of contact with them. So, if the information you received is true, then the person that has links with the Twelve Palaces will be someone else, and not my father.”

  If not Fan Qi, then who could it be?

  Hua Yao and his companions found themselves suddenly having to rethink their options.

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  Chapter 562: “An Auction for the Filthy Rich (1)”

  “Actually, if we really want to find out who it is, we do have a lead we can work on.” Fei Yan said suddenly.

  “You mean Mu Qian Fan?” Rong Ruo asked, her brows raised.

  Fei Yan nodded. “Mu Qian Fan said that someone gave them money and told them to go to the Heaven’s End Cliff. Moreover, Little Zhuo has already confirmed for us that the Dark Emperor’s tomb is indeed at below the Heaven’s End Cliff. That would mean that the person who commissioned Mu Qian Fan and his brothers to go there must be the same person who has links with the Twelve Palaces and he must have the map with him! Mu Qian Fan was more becoming a more valuable ally then they had expected. He was not only able to bring them to the Heaven’s End Cliff but would be able to provide them with more clues to identify the person within the Zephyr Academy who held the map.”

  Fei Yan paused a moment before he turned to look at Jun Wu Xie and asked in a serious tone: “Little Xie, are you confident of curing Mu Qian Fan completely of his poison?”

  Jun Wu Xie replied softly: “Yes.”

  With Jun Wu Xie single worded reply, Fei Yan was undoubtedly convinced.

  “Before that, we had better make a trip to the Heaven’s End Cliff and see what that place is all about. We still do not have a complete map of the place and although we would not be able to find the exact location of the Dark Emperor’s tomb, a better understanding of the area would definitely help us.” Hua Yao reasoned.

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veryone agreed with what Hua Yao said.

  After their discussions came to a close, all of them parted and went about their own tasks.

  There were two more days before the auction at the Chan Lin Auction House would be carried out and they would remain within Chan Lin Town during that period and Jun Wu Xie was intent on concocting the antidote for the poison within Mu Qian Fan’s body.

  The days passed quickly and the Chan Lin Auction House opened up its auction once more. And this time, before the auction itself, He Chang Le had hired people to spread the word throughout Chan Lin Town. The word was that in the upcoming auction, they would not only have the usual string of precious and unusual treasures, they also had a bunch of rare and priceless elixirs in their line up!

  Many people who had not been really interested in the auction suddenly pricked their ears and rushed towards the auction house.

  Rare and priceless elixirs, no matter the time, no matter the place, had always been in great demand. Although no details on what kind of elixirs they had were released, but based on the high standards of goods and items the Chan Lin Auction House had always managed to bring in for their auctions, it would not be common stuff.

  This day, the Chan Lin Auction House was visibly more packed than usual. The auction had not even started and the ground floor was already filled to capacity, while all the private rooms on the second level were fully taken.

  Fortunately Qiao Chu had come and spoken to He Chang Le the day before on their intention to attend and a room had been reserved for them.

  When Jun Wu Xie and her companions reached the place, even the staircase leading up to the second level was filled with people. They had to squeeze past an immeasurable amount of people before they managed to get to the room reserved for them.

  “Heavens! Does it need to be so crazy? The place is just too crowded today isn’t it?” Qiao Chu was holding his shoes in his hands. While climbing up the steps earlier, both his shoes had been stepped and stomped by the surging crowd and he had almost lost them. His quick reflexes had saved him and the still new shoes that he had bought just not too long ago.

  The smiling servant allocated to their room served them their tea. Knowing that these were He Chang Le’s honoured guests, his attitude was especially attentive.

  “My Young Masters, you might not know it, but the items we have lined up for today’s auction are much more interesting than usual. Besides the usual bunch of spirit stones, we have a dazzling line of exquisite and priceless elixirs which had drawn almost the whole town’s people here. The auction itself has not started yet and this is not when we are most crowded. Once the auction starts, the place would be bursting at the seams.”

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  Chapter 563: “An Auction for the Filthy Rich (2)”

  “Are elixirs really that popular with the people?” Qiao Chu asked while putting on his shoes, his eyes filling up with anticipation.

  “You say! Under the skies, those able to concoct and cultivate good quality elixirs had only come from a few clans. Ever since the Qing Yun Clan suddenly disappeared, the supply of elixirs in the market had greatly diminished and those few other clans who had been overshadowed and their reputation as elixir producing places previously suppressed by the Qing Yun Clan had suddenly found their fortunes reversed, enjoying unsurpassed recognition and greatly revered. Even the common medical halls and shops selling herbs have seen the prices of elixirs increase in folds.” The servant saw that Qiao Chu was intrigued by the topic and prattled on non-stop.

  The Qing Yun Clan might have been corrupted and they committed heinous deeds, but it had been an enormous clan and they had nevertheless provided the people with huge quantities of elixirs every month. Besides the elixirs produced by the twelve elders, the disciples in the Inner House had supplied a large quantity of elixirs and medicines to the people throughout the lands.

  Although those elixirs and medicines might not be top grade, but compared to the common herbs and medicines sold in the medical halls and herb shops, they were of a much better quality. And the Qing Yun Clan’s reputation as the top clan throughout the lands had further made their supply of elixirs in high demand.

  And thus, the disappearance of the Qing Yun Clan had suddenly caused a huge deficiency in the supply of elixirs.

  Not only was the supply of top grade elixirs greatly reduced, but even elixirs one grade lower had their quantities greatly diminished.

  The inadequate quantities of elixirs had caused the people to place greater significance on purchasing all the diminishing supply of elixirs they could find.

  Many of the clans that produced elixirs had long been allied or joined with various powers and the best of the elixirs they produced were always supplied to their allies and only a small portion that was in excess or of inferior quality would be released to be sold externally.

  Besides those few clans, even individuals who excelled in producing medicine were either from prominent families themselves or recruited by the major powers as well, and the amount they could produce was even less.

  Once a person highly skilled in producing medicine was discovered, people from different powers would immediately rush in to recruit them.

  Buying quality elixirs and medicine had become a highly arduous task.

  And it was due to this very reason, that when the Chan Lin Auction House had released news that they had elixirs available in their line up, it had drawn the attention of so many people. Within the vast auction house, the place was beginning to show signs of being unable to accommodate the crowd who had come forth to take part in the auction.

  “If the Young Masters here are interested in the batch of elixirs, you are most welcome to make a bid for it during the auction. The boss has informed us previously about these elixirs. Due to the request of the client, the auction house would not be able to offer our honoured guests special privileges on them.” The servant noticed that Qiao Chu had seemed invariably interested in the elixirs and he explained apologetically.

  If it had been something a little more common, He Chang Le might be able to use his position as the owner to open some doors of privilege for them, but not this time, and for such precious items.

  Qiao Chu laughed and waved his hand at the servant, dismissing him from the room.

  “If I was interested in them, you think I would need to buy them? I will only need to ask for them from Little Xie.” Qiao Chu stole a peek at the unaffected and unmoving Jun Wu Xie, his eyes narrowed into two crescents from his smile.

  “Little Xie, wouldn’t you agree?”

  Jun Wu Xie glanced briefly at him and turned away, refusing to grace such a dumb and senseless question with a reply.

  Completely undeterred by Jun Wu Xie’s cold treatment, Qiao Chu cozied up against Hua Yao and asked: “Brother Hua, how many elixirs did Little Xie give you to sell at this auction?”

  Hua Yao replied: “Seven bottles.”

  “Seven bottles….. Hmm….. If one bottle sold for one hundred thousand taels, that will be seven hundred taels!!” Qiao Chu gulped at the figure, estimating the price based on the time they had “set up a con” in front of the Zephyr Academy gates previously.

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  Chapter 564: “An Auction for the Filthy Rich (3)”

  “The elixirs this time are different from those before.” Jun Wu Xie said calmly, throwing a whole bucket of cold water on Qiao Chu.

  That time at the gates of the Zephyr Academy had left her with no other choice or she would not have taken out those elixirs that could develop and improve veins and arteries.

  “But, they would still fetch a hefty price wouldn’t they? Seven bottles should still at least fetch us a hundred thousand taels at least, wouldn’t it?” Qiao Chu asked, scratching his head, feeling a little less sure.

  Jun Wu Xie shot him a glance. “Who told you that I am selling them by the bottle?”

  “Huh?” Qiao Chu was even more confused.

  Hua Yao shook his head helplessly. He could not
bear to see Qiao Chu display his stupidity a moment longer.

  “Little Xie gave me seven bottles of elixirs this time and there are five elixirs in each bottle. I have already discussed it with He Chang Le and he has agreed that the elixirs in every bottle would be individually auctioned, with a single pill each time.”

  Qiao Chu nodded in confusion and after pondering on it for a long while, he only managed to ask one question.

  “Will we earn a lot of money then?”

  “…..” Hua Yao shot Qiao Chu a look of utter contempt, and decided not to waste his breath on the intellectually lacking dumbo.

  Qiao Chu shrank back mortified as he rubbed his nose, suddenly feeling like he needed a drink of water.

  More and more people arrived at the auction house till finally, they could not even shut the doors as people continued to try to squeeze themselves in.

  This unprecedented situation was never seen before and it greatly surprised Jun Wu Xie who sat in the private room on the second level.

  She did not know that elixirs was in such high demand. Although the response had been very overwhelming before the gates of the Zephyr Academy before, but those elixirs she had taken out then had Heaven defying effects that was unheard of in the world. The elixirs she had given to Hua Yao this time, though were rather good as well, but their effects could not compare in the least to those they sold before.

  He Chang Le had only spread the word to the people that the Chan Lin Auction House would have elixirs in their lineup and had not mentioned a word on their effects and it had already incited such an overwhelming response.

  Jun Wu Xie decided that she would have to give her elixirs a little bit more consideration.

  All along, she had only intended for her elixirs to be given to the people of the Lin Palace and the Rui Lin Army and other than that, she did not spend much more time into her elixirs.