Chapter 16: The Ancestral Master Seals the Tower
“Spiritual healer…” Yun Jiao absently rubbed her right index finger. It had been so long since she last held a scalpel—she almost missed it. Well, she wasn’t busy anyway. Maybe she could give this a try?
“Many thanks, Ancestral Master!” She glanced at the pile of books on the table, casually picked one up, and flipped through it. Mm, this material would probably take her two months to finish.
Only then did Bai Yu finally breathe a sigh of relief, and even Ye Yuan’s expression eased. Phew… good, good, they’d managed to keep her (and the soup).
Bai Yu peeked at Yun Jiao, who was already deeply engrossed in her book, so absorbed she’d forgotten to eat. Worse, she kept muttering in awe as she read—phrases like “cut open the aorta,” “expose the cardiovascular system,” “remove the lymph nodes.” Since he was sitting close, he inadvertently saw the illustrations in her book. Infused with mystical force, they etched vivid, bloody anatomical diagrams into his mind.
“…” How was he supposed to eat now?! He couldn’t help but remember the way she had butchered that chicken before. A chill crawled through him, and he blurted out, “Hey… girl, your food isn’t even finished yet!”
“Hm?” Yun Jiao looked up, puzzled, pulled from the ocean of knowledge.
Bai Yu’s lips twitched as he tried again, “Don’t forget, you’re a girl.”
“And?” She tilted her head. Weren’t you the one who told me to study this?
“Well… girls should pay attention to—”