Chapter 89: The Taming of the Ghost Doctor (3)
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Why? Are you scared?" Gu Ruoyun shrugged, "I’ve always thought that the Ghost Doctor would have more courage than anyone else. I didn’t think that a small little wager like this would scare you away. Since that's the case, then forget about it, I’m leaving now."
Gu Ruoyun then shook her head, her face full of disappointment.
Seeing how Gu Ruoyun was about to leave, the Ghost Doctor grit her teeth and said, "Hmph! Who told you that I was scared? Unless the Celestial Deity Daluo arrives, no one else can remove the scar on my face. It’s impossible for a silly little girl like you, no matter how great your abilities are! Fine then! I’ll accept your challenge! If you manage to remove the scars on my face, I’ll swear my fealty to you. If I ever betray you, I’ll willingly allow my family line to end with me, and enter the 18 levels of hell, never to be reborn."
Never underestimate the power of oaths. In this mainland filled with miracles, no one would dare violate their oaths, for fear of regretting the consequences in the future.
Once, there was a strong cultivator who broke his oath, and in the end, in accordance with the oath he made, his four limbs were broken and he was turned into ashes by lightning.
Thus, once you have made an oath, you had to follow it through!
Gu Ruoyun paused in her footsteps, she turned to look at the Ghost Doctor who was still gritting her teeth. She smiled as if she was getting away with some sinister plot.
"Take this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill."
Beauty Rejuvenation Pill? The Ghost Doctor was momentarily stunned. She looked hesitatingly at the pill in Gu Ruoyun’s hands. Finally, she took the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill and carefully swallowed it down.
The reason why the Ghost Doctor would daringly take the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill, was entirely because she was an expert in poison. Furthermore, she had already become immune to most types of poison and was not afraid of being harmed by Gu Ruoyun.
"Hmph! Let’s see how you’re going to end this!"
The Ghost Doctor scoffed and replied mockingly.
However, just as she had finished speaking, the wounds on her face began to itch, as if ten thousand ants were crawling over her wounds. It was so itchy that she couldn’t help but raise up hands to her face to scratch her wounds…
Suddenly, Gu Ruoyun's single rebuke stopped her hand.
"Don’t scratch, or you will bear the consequences on your own!"
"You…" The Ghost Doctor was infuriated to the point of insanity, "I’ve already become immune to most types of poison eight years ago, how is your medicine affecting me? What grudge do we have between us, for you to come here, simply to harm me?"
I have been too careless, she thought regretfully, thinking that I was immune to poison. And now, I have fallen into this little girl’s plot.
The Ghost Doctor grew so angry at the thought, that she gritted her teeth until it ached but she did not dare to make any reckless moves.
"Hon… Honorable Ghost Doctor, your face…" Mister Liu let out a cry out of shock. He was completely tongue-tied.
"What's happened to my face?"
The Ghost Doctor frowned and snatched up the mirror from a table. Then, with one glance, she was rooted to the ground in shock…
The terrible scars on her face were forming scabs bit by bit, then falling off her face. After every fallen scab, the light pink wounds then rapidly changed back into fair white skin …
There must be something wrong with my eyes! She thought in shock. That’s right, I must be going blind!
There was no need to mention about how hard it was to treat old wounds, even with the strongest medicines, there would not be any results so quickly. Furthermore, the scars were recovering at a speed that the human eye could clearly see.
What does this mean? She thought in panic. It was terribly frightening!
The Ghost Doctor stayed so still that she seemed lifeless. Suddenly, she burst into wild laughter — a kind that carried unbridled joy.
"You wretched couple… For the sake of stealing the Treasury of Medicine that the master left in my care, you joined forces and ruined my face… You've even poisoned the wounds you left, in order to use the antidote as a means to force me to give you the book. You probably never would have thought that I would successfully escape and cure the poison! It’s been ten years... For ten years, your betrayal has always come to mind whenever I look upon the wounds on my face! I never thought that I could ever recover my original appearance…"
Chapter 90: The Taming of the Ghost Doctor (4)
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
She hated them... And how could she not? Between the two of them, was someone who had made a solemn vow to her while the other was a fellow junior female apprentice who had been so reliant on her. The both of them had joined together in order to betray her... All for the sake of a medical book, and had even made it so that she could never return to the Medicine Order.
As she laughed, tears rolled down the Ghost Doctor’s cheeks.
She had remained independent for so long, not joining any organizations or any sects. One of the reasons for this was for freedom, but the second one, was because her roots were in the Medicine Order. However, with her face ruined, the disciples of the Medicine Order would never be able to recognize her for being the successor that her master had been most proud of, all those years ago…
Furthermore, now that the Medicine Order was under the control of that wretched couple, returning there was the equivalent of suicide!
"I will keep my word, little girl." The Ghost Doctor wiped away the tears on her face. Her lovely face held the glow of resolution, "However, while I’m willing to work for you, I don’t want to be a part of any organizations that are under your wing. My master had left his organization to my inheritance long ago, but I was not able to properly take care of it for him. So I will return to my organization in the future, whenever I get the chance. Since that was the most ardent form of hope that he had left for me, I don’t want him to have died with any grievance left in this world."
Gu Ruoyun smiled, she had not expected that the Ghost Doctor would turn out to be someone who highly valued relationships and loyalty. This is the kind of person that she needed.
"As long as you’re willing to stay by my side, it does not count as breaking your oath."
The Ghost Doctor felt such immense gratitude in her heart. If Gu Ruoyun had forced her to join her organization, she would have had no other choice. She had to return to her organization, even if she had to break the oath! However, Gu Ruoyun did not do so…
This made the remaining dissatisfaction that the Ghost Doctor had felt towards Gu Ruoyun, fade away.
"Did you make that Beauty Rejuvenation Pill, girl?"
The Ghost Doctor looked at Gu Ruoyun with anticipation.
"This…" Gu Ruoyun rubbed her nose in hesitation but nodded in the end.
The Beauty Rejuvenation Pill was one of the three pill formulas in the first level of the Ancient Divine Pagoda. Once she had thought of the rumors surrounding the Ghost Doctor in the mainland, she went ahead prepared this very pill.
Luckily, the Ghost Doctor had agreed to join her in the end.
"Did you really refine this, girl?" The Ghost Doctor’s eyes lit up, "Unless I am mistaken, that was one of the legendary pills? Although this pill isn’t of much use to cultivators, the women of the world are rather vain. If we put up this pill up for auction, we’ll surely be able to make a huge amount of money."
Auction? Gu Ruoyun’s heart trembled, why didn't I think of that? Especially since I've been lacking in finances of late…
Although Hundred Herb Hall made quite a bit of money, training her team would cost much, much more. She needed more money.
"What a pity," The Ghost Doctor shook her head disappointedly, "It’s already lucky enough to have one pill... Considering how miraculous pills are known to be. No one has ever been able to refine something like that for over thousands of years."
Upon seeing the regretful sighs of the Ghost Doctor, Gu Ruoyun said nothing but her eyes darkened, as she went into deep thoughts.
As if she had remembered something, the Ghost Doctor turned her head to look at Mister Liu, who was in a daze. She spoke to him coldly, "Remember, you’re not allowed to speak about what happened today. Otherwise, consider the life of your wife in forfeit! I can save her, but I can also kill her without anyone ever noticing! If you even dare to blurt a single word, you won’t ever be able to escape from me even if you run to the edge of the world!"
Mister Liu could not help but shiver, he hurriedly replied, "Please rest easy, honorable Ghost Doctor. I won’t say a single word, no one will know what happened today!"
Satisfied, the Ghost Doctor nodded, "I hope that you’ll remember your own promise. Otherwise, I’ll ensure that your Liu family will never have a day of rest! I have something else to do today, so I’ll return tomorrow to treat your wife."
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