Medical and Martial God

Tu La, Xue Man, and the others were utterly devastated by Qin Qing’s performance.

Tu La, in particular, was too embarrassed to refuse her any further, even though he didn’t truly regard Ye Xiu as one of his own and only wanted to use him to deal with the Restorer Alliance. But he couldn’t admit that!

”Madam Ye, that’s not something I can decide on my own.” Tu La adopted a humbler stance and spoke in a negotiating tone. ”The most I can do is give you two totems and the methods to enhance them.”

Qin Qing nodded. ”That’ll do, then.”

Tu La was baffled. Xue Man and the others were equally confused.

Why did she suddenly become so agreeable? It almost gave us whiplash.

Little did they know, Qin Qing had been aware from the very beginning that Tu La would not agree to her conditions. But if she hadn’t proposed those conditions, Tu La would never have agreed to give her and Leng Yue the enhancement methods for the two totems. This was a negotiation tactic! For example, if Person A wants one million but Person B is only willing to offer half a million, Person A could start by demanding ten million. When B refuses, A’s revised request for one million suddenly seems much more reasonable.

For a business tycoon like Qin Qing, tricking a simple warrior like Tu La was all too easy.

”Ahem, in that case, what totems would you two like?” Tu La’s head was still buzzing, unable to comprehend why Qin Qing had suddenly become so cooperative.

Qin Qing thought for a moment. ”We aren’t very familiar with totems. We’ll take the same kinds as the Medicine King Valley and the Dongfang Family.”

”I can give you a totem like the Dongfang Family’s, but not one like the Medicine King Valley’s,” Tu La refused again. Seeing Qin Qing was about to get upset, he quickly explained, ”The Medicine King Valley’s totem is called the Life Totem. To date, none of the three Judicator Families have mastered the method to enhance it. This means that after receiving the Life Totem, you will only be able to awaken the First Stage and will be unable to progress any further.”

These words stunned Qin Qing and Leng Yue. Their Life Totems had clearly already advanced to the Second Stage.

Was Tu La unwilling to give it and just making up an excuse? Unlikely. There was no reason for him to continue negotiating at this point.

Suddenly, Qin Qing and Leng Yue realized at the same time that their Life Totems had been given to them by Ye Xiu. He had seized the totem from the Jiang Family, absorbed it into his own body, and then transferred it to them.

Could the Life Totem have undergone some change while passing through Ye Xiu’s body, which allowed it to awaken to the Second Stage by absorbing Spiritual Energy once it was in them? Yes! They had to tell Ye Xiu about this!

”What other totems do you have?” Qin Qing asked.

Tu La promptly listed the names of all the totems.

Qin Qing pondered for a moment. ”We’ll consider it. Once we’ve decided, we’ll tell Xue Man to inform you.”

”Alright!” Tu La nodded. ”In that case, please return to Sanyan Village. I will have someone deliver the totems tomorrow morning.”

Qin Qing shook her head. ”No, from now on, Leng Yue and I will live in this Abandoned City. Have your people find us a decent house, clean it up, and bring us living supplies. Then, just deliver our food and drinks on a regular basis.”

Tu La frowned. ”This place is filthy and stinks. Is it really suitable for our distinguished guests to stay here?”

Qin Qing shrugged. ”Then have your people clean up the Abandoned City. And after that, clean it once every three days.”

With that, she and Leng Yue turned and left with their army of Mutated Beasts. This left Tu La with a growing headache.

He was the kidnapper, while Qin Qing and Leng Yue were the hostages. So how had the hostages killed over 4,000 of his Martial Artists? And now the kidnapper had to compensate the hostages with two totems, and even send people to clean the Abandoned City for them regularly. Most importantly, the army of Mutated Beasts his family had raised for years had been subdued by the hostages! What the hell is this?!

Tu La took a deep breath in anger and roared at Xue Man and the others, ”What are you all standing around for? Get to cleaning the Abandoned City! Also, since Qin Qing and Leng Yue have tamed the Mutated Beasts, clear the tunnel. It will make it easier for you to come clean regularly and deliver supplies to them.”

He turned and left, pondering as he walked why Qin Qing, who had been so aggressive with such harsh and unreasonable demands, had suddenly agreed so readily to the compensation he offered.

Is something wrong with her brain?

”I’m so exhausted!” Xue Man said to An Bai.

An Bai deeply sympathized. ”It seems we’ll only be able to deal with Qin Qing and Leng Yue after the Restorer Alliance has been destroyed.”

The remaining defeated troops began cleaning the Abandoned City that very night. Meanwhile, Xue Man and An Bai, along with a few Third Realm War Gods, used brute force to blast open the rocks blocking the tunnel. They then summoned the 200,000-strong army to come and clean the city.

”Even though the Abandoned City isn’t huge, it’s at least the size of a county town. How long is this going to take to clean?” Xue Man said listlessly.

”And we have to do it every three days,” An Bai said, on the verge of a breakdown. ”Why don’t we just have the 200,000 troops live in the Abandoned City? That would make cleaning easier.”

Xue Man scoffed, ”Heh, if 200,000 troops live here, where will the beasts live?”

An Bai was speechless.

Meanwhile, Leng Yue was using the Stone Mirror to report the situation to Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu replied, ”You two did beautifully.”

”So, Young Master, which totems should we ask Tu La for?” Leng Yue asked.

Ye Xiu told her, ”Ask for an Earth System Totem and one like the Dongfang Family’s. Also, once you get the enhancement method for the Earth System Totem, send it to me immediately.”

”Okay!” Leng Yue replied. She then turned and shouted to Xue Man, ”Tell Tu La we want an Earth System Totem and one like the Dongfang Family’s!”

Xue Man called back, ”Oh!”

The next morning at six, Tu La sent someone with the two totems and their enhancement methods. Leng Yue immediately transcribed the method for enhancing the Earth System Totem into a text message and sent it to Ye Xiu.

Meanwhile, it was the middle of the night on Xuanse’s side. Ye Xiu was hosting distinguished guests: every member of the Medicine King Valley’s conservative and neutral factions who had awakened the Life Totem.

”Master, why have you summoned us here?” asked the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley. He and Gu Mufeng, the leader of the neutral faction, now firmly addressed Ye Xiu as Master, finding it more dignified than calling him their owner.

”I’m going to use you for an experiment!” Ye Xiu walked behind Baishan Jun, placed his right hand on the top of his head, and said, ”In a moment, I’m going to inject some Spiritual Energy into your body. Cooperate by absorbing it and let’s see if you can awaken the Second Stage of the Life Totem.”

Baishan Jun trembled with fear. ”An experiment? It won’t be dangerous, will it?”

”Don’t worry, it won’t be,” Ye Xiu said, converting his Martial Prowess into pure Spiritual Energy and injecting it into Baishan Jun’s body through the Baihui acupoint on his head. He didn’t inject too much—just enough to awaken the Second Stage of the Life Totem. After finishing the injection, he asked expectantly, ”How is it?”

”The Spiritual Energy entered my Dantian and merged with my Martial Prowess. Then... a black hole collapsed into existence inside my Dantian,” Baishan Jun said, nearly in tears from fear. That black hole was terrifying!

”That’s the Qi Sea. Now, you are truly a Second Realm War God,” Ye Xiu explained briefly.

So that’s it. It seems the reason I, Qin Qing, and Leng Yue were able to awaken the Second Stage of the Life Totem is that it underwent a transformation while inside my body. Perhaps this is the totem’s true form.

”Alright,” Ye Xiu announced. ”Next, I will help all of you awaken the Second Stage of the Life Totem.”