Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss Volume 18

by North Night (夜北)

  Jun Wu Xie felt that Elder Ying was a little strange, different from the other Elders of the Twelve Palaces who were all blinded by greed. This Elder Ying seemed to possess his a strong belief of his own but as to what that belief was, Jun Wu Xie really found it unfathomable.

  But, as long as one seeked something, then it would be possible for enemies to turn into friends. No matter what Elder Ying’s motives were, there was one similar point they both shared.

  And that was they both would not be pleased to see Elder Yue living too comfortably.

  “What is it?” Jun Wu Xie asked.

  “I need you to help me go into Elder Yue’s library, to look into something.” Elder Ying’s eyes darkened slightly.

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  Chapter 1781: “Taking What Each Needs (2)”

  “I need you to help me go into Elder Yue’s library, to look into something.” Elder Ying’s eyes darkened slightly.

  At the same moment Elder Ying’s voice fell, he took out a broken and fragmented piece of jade from the Cosmos Sack he carried with him. He then put the jade pendant gently onto the table and pushed it across with his finger before Jun Wu Xie.

  That was an almost perfectly carved piece of white jade but most regretfully, that piece of white jade was not whole with only one half, its missing portion seemingly cut off by a sharp object, its surface smooth and clean.

  “I want you to go to Elder Yue’s library to find this jade piece’s other half.” Elder Yue’s voice was slightly suppressed.

  “I had initially intended to give this job to Chang Huan. Although he is mostly just useless trash, but he is nimble and quick with his fingers and is able to find things that normal people are unable to find, or retrieve things that regular people find irretrievable. Now you can take Chang Huan’s place, and I leave this task to you to complete.”

  Jun Wu Xie raised an eyebrow.

  [So, that Chang Huan was a petty thief as well?]

  Without knowing why, at that moment, Jun Wu Xie was feeling that it was all rather laughable. A person that was so easily killed was actually a quick and nimble little thief, which just truly tainted the very word for “thief”.

  “How do you know that the other half of the jade is in Elder Yue’s hands?” Jun Wu Xie asked as she toyed with the jade pendant in her hand, her eyes narrowing as she looked at Elder Ying’s face.

  Elder Ying replied: “I do not know. I am just guessing. But if you can find it, I will guarantee your safety here in the Shadow Moon Palace. And if you cannot…..” Elder Ying’s gaze glinted sharply.

  “The crime of impersonating a disciple of the Shadow Moon Palace, is enough for you to die in here eight hundred times, even if you are a Purple Spirit.”

  Jun Wu Xie was not frightened by Elder Ying’s threat at all. She then placed the jade pendant back onto the table.

  “Alright.”

  “Then now, in order to not let Elder Yue have a handle against you, I will now have you locked in the dungeon. Rest assured, I will have everything arranged, to not let you have to worry that your life would be at risk. With your skills, I believe that the dungeon would not be able to stop you all that much.” Elder Ying said meaningfully.

  Jun Wu Xie shrugged her shoulders, as a sign that she accepted Elder Ying’s suggestion.

  Very soon, Elder Ying personally sent Jun Wu Xie into the Shadow Moon Palace’s dungeon. The Shadow Moon Palace’s dungeon was dank and dark and in one of the cells that was standing solitary from the others, several curled up figures could be faintly seen that were shaking slightly.

  “These are all disciples who have committed wrongs and they would not be able to leave from here for the rest of their lives. If you do not wish to become one of them, then remember what you need to do.” Elder Ying said under the dim firelight, as he stared at Jun Wu Xie.

  Jun Wu Xie instead asked: “You’re not worried at all with letting me remain in the Shadow Moon Palace like this? Aren’t you afraid that I will stir up chaos within the Shadow Moon Palace?”

  Elder Ying laughed lightly and answered: “So what if you create trouble? What does it matter to me? Moreover….. Since you are able to come to a consensus with Yue Yi, I do not feel that you would be a stupid person. Whatever you seek to do, do it after you carry out your task and I will not stop you in the slightest.”

  Upon saying that, Elder Ying pointed to a jail cell that had its door open, indicating that Jun Wu Xie was to go in.

  Jun Wu Xie walked into the cell, her mind reverberating with the exceptionally deep words Elder Ying had just said.

  This Elder Ying, was definitely not as simple as he looked, his mind much more intelligent than that Elder Yue with his powerful spirit power. To think that he could actually see that she had had some links with Yue Yi, which just gave her much food for thought.

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  Chapter 1782: “Taking What Each Needs (3)”

  “You won’t stop me in the slightest?” Jun Wu Xie whispered as she looked at Elder Ying’s back as it grew more distant, and she waved her hand lightly to summon the little black cat. She then carried the little black cat in her arms to walk right into a corner of the cell. The cell looked to be very clean and tidy, and Elder Ying must have sent someone in to clean it up before.

  Jun Wu Xie found herself a clean spot to sit down and the little black cat shifted itself a little, as it tried to find a comfortable position for it to snuggle down into.

  “Meow?”

  [This Elder Ying is rather strange. Why do I feel that he seems to hold sinister intentions against the Shadow Moon Palace?]

  An animal’s sixth sense is always exceptionally sharp and the little black cat had already heard every single word Elder Ying had said while it was inside Jun Wu Xie’s body.

  Jun Wu Xie had obviously taken his disciple’s place and appeared within the Shadow Moon Palace but Elder Ying did not even ask a single word about Chang Huan’s whereabouts, and had instead given Jun Wu Xie a hand in help. Although he had now given Jun Wu Xie a condition for her to continue to leave, but….. he wasn’t the least bit concerned whether Jun Wu Xie would pose to be a threat to the Shadow Moon Palace at all.

  The little black cat had wrecked its brains out but it still could not understand what this Elder Ying was intending to achieve.

  Jun Wu Xie lowered her head slightly, slowly stroking the little black cat’s fur, while she sorted out the thoughts in her mind at the same time.

  “Elder Ying is not of the Shadow Moon Palace’s direct lineage. Still remember what Yue Yi had said before? Elder Ying joined the Shadow Moon Palace when he was thirty five years of age and before that, he was the successor of an ancient family clan and the only heir.” Jun Wu Xie’s eyes lowered slightly. The strange way Elder Ying was acting might have something to do with his lineage.

  In the Middle Realm, though the might of the Nine Temples and the Twelve Palaces might be alluring, but many of the old and ancient family clans and other powers that existed avoided attracting too much attention.

  Although it was great to enjoy the shade under a big tree, but if the tree was a carnivorous species, not many people would be all that willing to become nutrients for it.

  With every old and ancient family clan, they all always had their own sense of pride and beliefs, a inheritance accumulated from the times of their generations of ancestors, wealth they behind for their descendants. Asking them to join the Twelve Palaces or the Nine Temples, would mean that they would have to abandon their identities in their family clans, to become a member of the Nine Temples or the Twelve Palace, a mere byword of embodiment.

  Especially if it was a large extended family clan, it was not strange that some of them would occasionally harbour such ideas.

  But Elder Ying was the last person left in his family clan. The day he became Elder Ying, meant that he had given up on his own family clan, completely wiping off all traces of the existence of his family.

  Before she had met Elder Ying, Jun Wu Xie had guesse
d that Elder Ying was a person who was eager to seek immediate gains, or he wouldn’t be locked in a struggle against Elder Yue on opposing sides. But having seen Elder Ying now, Jun Wu Xie quickly overturned her earlier assumption.

  In Elder Ying’s eyes, she did not see the tiniest spark of fiery desire, but such a sense of highly suppressed emotions.

  What was he suppressing?

  Jun Wu Xie had no way of knowing. But there was one point that she could be certain of. And that was Elder Ying was not all that loyal to the Shadow Moon Palace.

  Otherwise, he would not possibly allow an imposter of unknown origin like her to carry out her impersonation like this.

  “No matter what his motives are, we’re just taking what we each need, and there’s nothing bad about this.” Jun Wu Xie was rather satisfied with the current situation she was in. Being imprisoned in here, might make it easier for her to move around.

  “Meow…..”

  [There isn’t anything that bad about him alright. Do you know? If Elder Ying had not appeared there in time, that great demon lord would not have been able to hold himself back from coming out to wash the entire Shadow Moon Palace in blood!]

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  Chapter 1783: “Taking What Each Needs (4)”

  In the Shadow Moon Palace’s main palace hall, Elder Yue and Elder Ying stood on two sides of the palace hall. Seated upon the main seat, the Palace Lord was rubbing at his temples, his head aching as he looked at the two Elders who were arguing heatedly till their faces turned red.

  “This is the kind of answer that Elder Ying had promised to give? After Chang Huan injured several of the Shadow Moon Palace’s disciples, he is only being locked up in the dungeons to reflect on his actions? Elder Ying, isn’t your way of dealing with it carried out a little too half heartedly?” Elder Yue sneered in disdain as he stared at Elder Ying. He had known that it was impossible that Elder Ying would punish Jun Wu Xie and he had very quickly brought the matter up to the Palace Lord and made a big fuss out of it. Having failed to get rid of Jun Wu Xie had already driven him to almost vomit blood and if he was still unable to at least strike a blow upon Jun Wu Xie, which would also take Elder Ying down a peg, then he would have two swallow two consecutive blows himself.

  “Chang Huan has just returned from the Pure Grace Palace and he witnessed with his own eyes the deaths of his fellow disciples, which caused his heart quite a bit of distress. My Lord knows this as well. The child Chang Huan has been timid and a very much coward from young and he did not even dare fight back when he was bullied by others. Today’s incident is just because he was overcome with fright and lost his mind for a moment that made him err in such a manner. This old man could not bear to punish him too harshly due to the unwavering loyalty he holds towards the Shadow Moon Palace and also because he has finally achieved a breakthrough in his spirit powers after so long. Afterall, the child was really greatly affected which caused his heart and mind to fall into chaos, never expecting that some good would actually come out from that setback, leading him to breakthrough to the Purple Spirit realm!” Elder Ying said, surreptitiously defused Elder Yue’s aggressive onslaught piece by piece, and even offhandedly mentioning about Jun Wu Xie’s “breakthrough”.

  The Palace Lord who had been feeling his head ache suddenly heard of “Chang Huan’s” breakthrough to the Purple Spirit, and he immediately perked up, his eyes lighting up slightly.

  “Chang Huan broke through to the Purple Spirit? Is what Elder Ying said really true?” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord asked, his voice tinged with surprise.

  The Shadow Moon Palace’s might was becoming weaker and weaker and in the Middle Realm where might made right, it was becoming increasingly difficult for them to progress. A pity they had not been able to rope in any talented youths with good potential in the last Battle of Deities Grand Meet with many of the good ones snatched up by the other palaces. That had only caused the Shadow Moon Palace which was already in a rather poor state to be put in an even more awkward position.

  What the Shadow Moon Palace lacked the most now, was skilled disciples among their younger generation. Only when the younger one grew, would the Shadow Moon Palace have hope of being able to rise up!

  “Yes my Lord, Chang Huan has indeed broken through to the Purple Spirit. That kid possessed rather good gift from a young age but it was because he was just too faint hearted and cowardly which greatly impeded the progress of his spirit power’s advancement. It might be because this trip to Pure Grace Palace made him witness such a gory and blood filled scene within the struggle among the Twelve Palaces that made him realize that he cannot continue to remain so weak, and all the pent up potential within his body suddenly exploded.” Elder Ying said, taking advantage of the situation to explain.

  Elder Yue on the other side was so infuriated his beard bristled and his eyes widened to glare fiercely, not knowing how the topic of assuming blame had suddenly taken such a turn.

  Seeing the Shadow Moon Palace Lord’s expression of pure joy, Elder Yue knew that his plan to strike at Elder Ying and Jun Wu Xie had already gone down the drain!

  “Oh? That kid actually held such great potential? No wonder Elder Ying had wanted to keep him no matter what at that time. I had thought that Elder Ying sheltered him then merely because you thought him pitiful. But my eyes had been proven to have misjudged him. Elder Ying has expended quite a lot of effort on Chang Huan all these years and it must have been hard on you to have groomed such an outstanding talent for our Shadow Moon Palace.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord complimented with a smile at the edges of his mouth.

  “It is all due to my Lord blessed fortune. All of the Shadow Moon Palace’s disciples, are all my Lord’s and this old man does not dare to claim any credit.” Elder Ying said humbly.

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  Chapter 1784: “Taking What Each Needs (5)”

  “Elder Ying is being too modest.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord then continued with a laugh: “Elder Ying is indeed worthy of being the successor of a battle family clan. Your expertise in the cultivation of spirit powers is definitely not what regular people can compare to and I hope Elder Ying will be able to groom more talented disciples for our Shadow Moon Palace in future.

  Elder Ying smiled and nodded his head, but that smile did not reach his eyes.

  “Alright. Chang Huan must have suffered quite a shock and since it turned out to be such a blessing, I do not think that there is too much of a problem with the way Elder Ying has dealt with the matter, and the whole incident is just a case of a little friction between the disciples. They are all just young and exuberant youths and it is understandable that they would occasionally commit a momentary lapse of judgement. Elder Yue, I know that you are a candid and straightforward person and this matter shall be laid to rest from here. There is no need for you to get enraged over such a small matter.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord was in a great mood and he even went on to give an order to Elder Yue.

  The expression on Elder Yue’s face was highly displeased but could do nothing but to endure the dissatisfaction in his heart, to put on a forced smile.

  “Everything shall be as my Lord has said.”

  “I’m also tired already, both of you are dismissed.” The Shadow Moon Palace Lord said with a wave of his hand.

  Elder Ying immediately retreated out from the room.

  Elder Yue’s front foot was just about to step over the threshold of the palace hall when the Shadow Moon Palace Lord spoke.

  “Elder Yue.”

  “Your subordinate’s here.” Elder Yue halted his steps, and immediately turned himself around to acknowledge.

  The Shadow Moon Palace Lord yawned and said: “I have not been feeling too great these few days. Have Little Ye to come to my room.”

  Elder Yue immediately smiled and said: “Yes, my Lord.”

  The Shadow Moon Palace Lord then got up and left the palace hall, while Elder Yue went walking to Yue Ye’s little courtyard.

  Inside the courty
ard, Yue Ye was dressed in a simple set of clothes as she squatted down at the side of the flowerbeds while holding a little shovel in her hand and working on the well thriving plants.

  Elder Yue’s gaze fell on the side of Yue Ye’s pretty face.

  Already twelve years old, she was gradually blooming and starting to reveal traces of a young girl’s gentle beauty. Compared to Yue Yi, Yue Ye’s looks suited Elder Yue’s tastes a little more.

  But…..

  Elder Yue recomposed himself and cleared his throat before he called out: “Little Ye.”

  When Yue Ye heard Elder Yue’s voice, she immediately raised her head, and with a wave of the little shovel in her hand, a bit of the soil on the shovel stuck onto Yue Ye’s little face.

  “Grandfather?” Yue Ye said as she looked at Elder Yue, her eyes blinking.

  Elder Yue’s brows creased slightly and he said: “Come here.”

  Yue Ye shrank her head into her shoulders and stood up carefully, to slowly walk over to stand before Elder Yue.

  “Toss that shovel away.” Elder Yue said stiffly.

  Yue Ye immediately dropped the little shovel to the ground, and a clear clatter sounded.

  Elder Yue’s gaze swept sternly over Yue Ye’s face and when he saw the dirt on her face, his expression become even more disapproving.

  “As a girl, what are you doing messing around with these plants all the time? These tasks are what the gardeners are supposed to do.”

  Yue Ye trembled slightly as she lowered her head and said in a soft voice: “Little Ye knows it now.”

  Elder Yue drew in a deep breath. “Alright. Go clean yourself up and change out of those clothes. The Palace Lord wants to see you.”