She deliberately touched some aphrodisiac poison, wanting him to use his body as the antidote and help her detoxify while lying down.
Hah.
But he was a poison cultivator and didn’t need to offer his body. He directly neutralized her poison.
After he left, she angrily punched the pillow, even speculating if his body had been ruined from all the poison testing, leaving him with some impotence issue.
…She then went looking for disciples in the valley, and he promptly transferred all the good-looking ones out.
When she learned those disciples were going out to travel and heal, she actually wanted to follow them. If he hadn’t intervened in time, she might have nearly eloped with someone.
She seemed to reach her limit and had a fight with him.
She proposed ending the marriage.
She wanted to divorce him.
Of course, he didn’t agree.
[Favorability -30]
His madam stopped paying attention to him.
The purification gu was already refined, but he itched to destroy it with a dagger.
Clearly, all he needed to do was give her the gu, explain things properly, and then properly dual cultivate with her in bed, and she might turn her heart back to him.
But those doubts had long since taken root. He increasingly spied on her behavior, and her every action only fueled his suspicions—
If he gave in to her wishes, she would eventually tire of him, discard him as useless, and abandon him after playing around.
While he hesitated, she actually sneaked out. Unfortunately, her cultivation was low, and she couldn’t withstand the poisonous barrier outside the valley. She collapsed from poisoning halfway.
He brought her back. While waiting for her to wake, he held a dagger and the purification gu, debating whether to destroy the gu and pretend he had never refined it, or give her both the gu and himself, seizing the chance to win her back…
His madam woke up quickly. She was startled to see him holding the dagger.
Back when his hands were covered in blood, she had dared to approach. Now, she acted as if he might hurt her.
She seemed unwilling to look at his face anymore and fought with him again, bringing up divorce once more.
…She clearly liked his face the most, didn’t she?
[Favorability -20]
She was determined to run away, to leave this place, to leave him.
He issued a confinement order, forcibly keeping her in the valley.
His madam seemed set on abandoning him and no longer hid it, directly seeking out other disciples in the valley.
She was truly blinded by lust for beauty, not even noticing that the disciple had ulterior motives and was deliberately approaching her.
He didn’t execute the schemer in front of her. Instead, he captured the person in secret and interrogated them. Turns out, it was one of the disciples from the group that had fled earlier—the old Valley Lord’s people.
The disciple confessed, and the fugitives were dragged back. It was the old Valley Lord’s surviving personal disciple. He grinned mockingly at the young Valley Lord: “What’s this, Valley Lord? Doesn’t your madam like my gift?”
The thick fog solidified, and he slapped the man’s mouth shut.
“A stray dog dares to bark.”
His purple eyes cold and stern, he looked down imperiously and executed the so-called “gift” from the man’s mouth with a backhand strike.
That disciple had a pretty face and had come specifically to seduce her. Once he died from poison, it would be the old Valley Lord’s personal disciple’s turn next.
With life and death already decided, right before dying, he saw through his weakness and sneered: “I thought it was really some tale of supporting each other through thick and thin. What a joke, you blather about ‘madam’ every day…”
“Hook her with just anyone, and she bites. What Valley Master Madam, what life-saving grace—she probably never took you to heart at all…”
Seeing those demonic purple eyes grow colder, his death was foreseeable, yet he mocked even more arrogantly: “That’s not quite right. You only have that one decent face. Swap in anyone, and she’d probably take them anyway. You’re just a poison freak deluding yourself…”
Ci Yuan ignored him, merely watching coldly.
Several strains of spirit poison took him silently. The old Valley Lord’s confidant finally breathed his last, and his position was thoroughly secured.
The youth looked at the lifeless corpse on the ground, standing once again amid the bodies.
Once again, she found him.
He didn’t move. She looked at him, and he looked at her.
Her footsteps halted as she scrutinized the corpses on the ground. She recognized a few somewhat familiar faces—disciples from the valley she had only recently met, along with a junior whose looks weren’t bad.
She stirred but did not approach him.
She seemed unprepared for such an event. She broke down and shouted at him a few times, seizing the chance to demand a divorce.
He refused.
【Favorability -20】
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【…】
【”Ci Yuan” executed the traitors in the valley.】
【”Ci Yuan” rejected your divorce request.】
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【”Ci Yuan” rejected your divorce request.】
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【Favorability 0】
【”Ci Yuan” rejected your divorce request.】
【…】
【Favorability 0】
【Your movement range has been restricted. Escape failed.】
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【Your movement range has been restricted. Escape failed.】
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【Your movement range has been restricted. Escape failed.】
【…】
【Identity: Valley Master Madam of Medical Poison Valley】
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He should go find her, explain everything properly, clear up the misunderstandings—things could still be salvaged.
But the most pressing issue right now wasn’t those misunderstandings. It was her.
The mocking words the old Valley Lord’s confidant had flung at him before dying actually rang true to him now.
The young Valley Master had long since separated from his madam. He sat silently in the quiet chamber, not cultivating. His purple eyes stared fixedly at the Purification Gu in his palm.
Madam… his madam…
That damned madam, so fickle and promiscuous.
Once she gave herself to someone, with her personality, she would eventually grow tired of him too. But if they remained at an impasse like this, she would hate him just as much. They could no longer be husband and wife…
He pondered for a long time, hating her so fiercely that he nearly spat blood, yet he had no choice but to make a decision.
Many disciples had been sent out on external assignments over the years. A small portion of them—those with exceptional looks—had caught her attention, which was why he dispatched them away.
Rather than let her pine after those beauties everywhere, it would be better to… raise one he knew inside and out.
This person’s looks and demeanor could not resemble his own; they needed to be distinct enough to serve as a palate cleanser without encroaching on his position.
By that logic, the ideal candidate would have a gentle, kind temperament, unskilled in scheming or rivalry. Such a person could care for her better and would feel guilty enough to yield, content to play second fiddle without challenging or threatening his status.
After much deliberation, he selected one person and summoned him back to the valley.
He carried the Purification Gu with him. With a cold face suppressing his hatred, he rehearsed his words and excuses over and over—
First, he would explain why he refused dual cultivation. Then he would present the Purification Gu to her. And to ensure her body remained unharmed after dual cultivation, he had recalled a medical cultivator from external assignment to attend her personally from now on.
He swallowed his unwillingness and resentment, thinking that this should finally satisfy her.
He arrived at her residence. She seemed to be cultivating, sitting cross-legged with her head bowed, motionless.
The young Valley Master noticed something. He set aside the item in his hand. All the words he had rehearsed countless times suddenly slipped from his mind.
He walked toward her step by step, his purple eyes gazing deeply. He grew somewhat dazed and lost, saying nothing—as if afraid of startling her awake.
Only after a long while did he take her into his arms. Watching her spiritual energy peel away and her physical body dissipate, he jolted awake.
“Madam…” he called softly. No response. “Li Yin…”
She had still left.
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Upon receiving the Valley Master’s summons, the young traveling doctor was truly shocked. He didn’t dare delay and hurried back to the valley at once.
On the road, he vaguely recalled that the Valley Master Madam was a very good person. He even remembered her praise—even if it was just complimenting his good looks.
Medical Poison Valley bordered the Demon Domain, so the area was never peaceful. The valley’s people were arrogant and harsh, indifferent to mortal lives. It wasn’t until the new Valley Master took over and the Madam persuaded him and the elders to open the valley to disciples that he had a chance to cultivate and enter the Dao.
If he had a chance to repay the Madam, he would be overjoyed.
But he waited a long time without receiving a second order from the Valley Master, nor did he see the Madam appear.
When he finally sought her out… he froze. The person in the Valley Master’s arms was indeed the Madam, but her physical body was dissipating.
The Madam had fallen.
Seeing him, the Valley Master actually asked, “If her spirit disperses into heaven and earth, how can she be saved…?”
Perhaps stimulated by the Madam’s death, even someone as decisive as the Valley Master had grown muddled.
The dead could not be revived. Defying heaven went against the Heavenly Dao—there was no method of salvation.
…The Valley Master had truly lost his wits. He even asked him to handle the Madam’s funeral arrangements and to bow before her memorial tablet.
Wen Xunzhu did not refuse.
May the Madam have another life.
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