Chapter 32

Something noteworthy had occurred during this time – Qingyue had allowed Yun Che to call her 'wife', due to the growing affection in her heart for him.

Both of them landed in Divine Phoenix Empire and Yun Che led them to the Falling Flame Merchant Guild after asking around for its location. There, he found what he was looking for: a stalk of Phoenix Helianthus, a rare herb used for many different purposes.

"Husband, why did you buy this for so much money?"

"Wife, this is the Phoenix Helianthus. It can be used for many different purposes – refining meridians, temporarily opening profound entrances, breaking bottlenecks of those who cultivate fire attribute profound arts, refining the Sky Profound Universal Pellet and it has medicinal properties."

Qingyue was satisfied upon hearing this. Her husband had vast medical knowledge and it was only natural to trust him in this matter.

Soon after, they came across a scene of an old, frail lady being robbed in an abandoned alley. Jasmine immediately warned Yun Che, "Be careful. I can sense the weak looking lady is actually concealing her profound strength. She has significant profound strength, although not as much as you."

Yun Che smiled in victory and relayed to her, "I understand. Let's see what this lady wants." He went up and directly beat up the thugs trying to rob her, without giving any useless monologues. The lady smiled in thanks at him and he politely asked her if she was alright, after which they parted ways.

As soon as Yun Che had turned around, the lady behind him moved incredibly fast like lightning and attempted to seize the stalk of Phoenix Helianthus he was holding in his hand. But she went through an illusion, which vanished into thin air. The real Yun Che, who had used the Star God's Broken Shadow, emerged from behind the lady and grabbed onto her.

Having gained a lot of knowledge about disguise from the original Yun Che's memories, he was able to easily dismantle the old lady's disguise and reveal her true appearance. The 'old lady' turned out to be a man.

The man, who was stunned at the turn of events, was terrified upon feeling the Tyrant Profound realm aura that Yun Che was emanating. He knew that this theft was a complete failure, but he was unwilling to give up.

Kneeling down in front of his captor, he pathetically begged, "Sire, I beg you, please give me the Phoenix Helianthus. My wife is extremely ill and the Phoenix Helianthus is important to treat her. Please sire, I beg you!"

Yun Che looked up at Qingyue, who was looking at the kneeling man with a complicated gaze. On one hand, she was angry that he tried to steal from her beloved husband, but on the other hand, she was feeling sympathy after hearing that he was stealing for his ill wife. His devotion to his wife had moved her.

Yun Che remained silent for a moment, seemingly in contemplation, then replied, "Alright, take us to your wife. Only after seeing your wife's condition with our own eyes will we believe you and consider giving this Phoenix Helianthus."

The man was ecstatic. He replied, "My name is Hua Minghai. Come with me, I will lead you to my dwelling." Qingyue was surprised. She was not sure if giving away this rare herb was a good idea. Yun Che whispered to her, "Relax. Don't forget about my medical skills. I bet I can treat whatever illness his wife has without needing this Phoenix Helianthus."

She was reassured upon that and they followed Hua Minghai to a secluded place, where his residence was located. It was a fairly Spartan abode, with no luxuries or decorations. Entering it, they came face to face with his ill wife.

Yun Che went up and carefully performed some tests on the patient, including taking her pulse and such. He already knew it, but his medical knowledge reaffirmed that she was suffering from cold poisoning. It could be treated with the Sky Poison Pearl, and didn't need the Phoenix Helianthus.

He turned and told Hua Minghai, "I am a spirit doctor and I have diagnosed what illness she is suffering from. I am confident I can treat this without the Phoenix Helianthus. But the method I am going to use is a secret and I ask you give me some privacy."

Hua Minghai was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this. He had hoped the gentleman would give him the Phoenix Helianthus, but this was even better! He immediately vacated the room along with Qingyue, giving Yun Che some privacy.

Yun Che got to working. He cleaned the poison present in the lady's body with the Sky Poison Pearl and she steadily returned to normal condition. In just a few minutes, he had fully treated her and she was about to open her eyes.

At this moment, he went out of the room and called Hua Minghai in, letting him know that he had completed the treatment. Hua Minghai was taken aback – it had been only a few minutes since he had left the room. But Yun Che explained that he used a very special, secret medical technique, and he was persuaded.

Entering the room once more, he met his wife, who finally woke up from her long and painful sleep. He was euphoric to see that she had indeed been completely treated of her condition.

After spending some heart warming moments with his wife, he came out and profusely thanked Yun Che. He thought of how he could properly thank him – verbal gratitude was enough for verbal favor, but a practical favor required practical gratitude. He recalled his movement profound art, something that was among his most treasured possessions, and realized that it was the only thing he could give that would aid his benefactor practically.

He also recalled how his benefactor had used a powerful movement profound art when he tried to steal from him, meaning he probably wouldn't be as greedy for his own movement profound art as most people. This only reaffirmed his idea to give his movement profound art.

"Sire, I would like to give you this movement profound art – Extreme Mirage Lightning. It has been passed down in my family for generations and would perfectly complement the movement profound art you used earlier. I would also like to make a request – I have huge grievances against the Sun Moon Divine Hall. They were the ones who killed my family and poisoned my wife. Please help me take revenge upon them."

Yun Che replied, "In that case, you must promise me to stop your stealing activities from now on, unless of course it's absolutely necessary."

Hua Minghai fiercely nodded, "Since my wife has been cured, I don't need to steal anymore. I promise I will stop my stealing activities."

Yun Che nodded and took the Extreme Mirage Lightning with a smile – after all, this had been his objective for buying the Phoenix Helianthus in the first place.