Chapter 168: The Cauldron

Upon entering, Gao Daqiang found the room inside to be quite spacious, but there wasn't much furniture—just a large bed, two bamboo chairs, a tea table, and nothing else.

Sitting on one of the bamboo chairs was an old woman with crane-like white hair and chicken-skin complexion, her body hunched over, the wrinkles on her face too numerous to count. She was there with her eyes closed, resting.

As he was sizing up the surroundings, Zhao Xiaodie stepped forward and said, "Divine Doctor, we have an appointment to see you about an illness."

The old woman slowly opened her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Oh! What's the matter?"

Gao Daqiang said somewhat awkwardly, "It's just that a year ago, my… down there… suddenly had a problem."

"Sit down, give me your wrist."

Without saying anything more, the old woman began taking Gao Daqiang's pulse.

After a while, she withdrew her right hand. Gao Daqiang asked urgently, "Divine Doctor, can my illness be cured?"

"Of course it can. It's nothing serious."

After saying this, the old woman stood up, walked unsteadily into a small room next door, and soon came out holding a bowl of thick, black medicinal liquid.

"Drink this, and you'll return to normal immediately."

"Really? That's wonderful."

Over the years, Gao Daqiang had taken who knows how much medicine, so he didn't mind taking this at all. He directly picked up the bowl and drank the medicinal liquid inside in one go.

Soon after the bowl of medicine went down, he felt a surge of heat rise from his lower abdomen. Immediately afterward, a man's defining feature reacted fiercely. The sensation that had been missing for so long had finally returned.

"It's healed, I'm really healed!"

Gao Daqiang was overjoyed. Ever since falling ill a year ago, he had taken countless medications, even aphrodisiacs, but there had still been no effect.

That place had seemed as if it had lost all vitality, always remaining limp.

But now the situation had completely changed. The old woman had cured his illness with just one bowl of medicine. He was finally going to become a normal man again, finally able to marry the woman he loved.

"Divine Doctor, thank you, thank you so much. You are my savior…"

As he spoke, Gao Daqiang wanted to bow in gratitude to the old woman. But to his surprise, he found that aside from his mouth, he couldn't move any other part of his body. He couldn't even bend over.

"Divine Doctor, what's going on? Why can't I move suddenly?"

A great fear rose in Gao Daqiang's heart. Just having that part cured, only for his body to become immobile—wouldn't that make him a cripple?

"Can't move? That's just right! Hahaha…"

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At this moment, the sound coming from the old woman's mouth was incredibly charming, so seductive it seemed to drip with allure, sounding extremely bizarre.

"This…"

Before Gao Daqiang could figure out what was happening, the old woman's hunched body suddenly straightened. Her clothes exploded with a *bang*, turning into countless fragments. Immediately after, she wiped away the mask on her face.

Gao Daqiang discovered this was no old woman at all, but a tall and slender young woman, looking to be only about thirty years old.

The most critical thing was that she now only wore a red bellyband, barely covering the key parts of her body. Her snow-white skin looked incredibly glaring.

Moreover, this woman's figure was extremely good, curvaceous in all the right places, radiating endless temptation.

Looking at the scene before him, Gao Daqiang felt the heat in his body grow increasingly severe. The part that had just been cured was reacting more and more fiercely, as if it might explode at any moment.

"Xiaodie, what's going on?"

He asked nervously. Today's events were just too bizarre; he had never encountered anything like this before.

The old woman had suddenly turned into a beautiful young woman, and she was dressed so scantily—what was she planning to do? In his panic, he could only turn to Zhao Xiaodie for help.

But Zhao Xiaodie paid him no mind. Instead, she bowed respectfully to the young woman and saluted, "Xiaodie pays her respects to Master."

The young woman nodded and said, "Well done. You've worked hard this past year or more. Once your Master absorbs this Cauldron, I will immediately pass on the next stage of the Cultivation Technique to you."

Zhao Xiaodie said with a face full of joy, "Xiaodie thanks Master."

"Xiaodie, what on earth is going on? Tell me quickly!"

Gao Daqiang felt like he was going crazy. Why was the woman he loved calling the other one 'Master'? What exactly was happening?

Zhao Xiaodie respectfully retreated to the side without saying a word. The young woman stepped in front of Gao Daqiang and said, "It will take a few more minutes for the medicine's effects to reach their Peak state. Since we're idle, I'll let you become a knowing ghost.

Xiaodie is my disciple. The reason she became your girlfriend was also my arrangement. Otherwise, why would a poor guy like you think Xiaodie would take a fancy to you?"

Hearing these words, Gao Daqiang felt as if struck by lightning. He never imagined that the woman he deeply loved was just part of a scheme. He cried out frantically, "Xiaodie, is this true? Didn't you say you loved me?"

A mocking expression appeared on Zhao Xiaodie's face. "Gao Daqiang, why don't you take a piss and look at your reflection? With your wretched state, why should I fall in love with you?

If it weren't for completing Master's mission, I wouldn't want to spend a single moment with a pauper like you…"

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"…together."

"Xiaodie!"

Gao Daqiang's face instantly turned ashen. Although his body was unbearably hot, as if about to combust, his heart felt as if it had plunged into an icy abyss, filled with utter grief and despair.

For a long time, he had genuinely loved the woman before him, fantasizing every day about marrying Zhao Xiaodie, having children, and living a happy life together. In the end, it had all been fake.

"Young man, don't be like that. My story isn't finished yet." The young woman seemed to be in high spirits. As she circled around Gao Daqiang, she said, "I am Yin San Niang of the Yinji Sect.

You probably haven't heard of the Yinji Sect, but you've read Wuxia novels, right? It's the legendary evil sect.

The Cultivation Technique we practice involves absorbing Yang to supplement Yin. Right now, I'm stuck at the Yellow Rank Great Perfection Realm. To achieve a Breakthrough, I must find a Cauldron with abundant Yang Qi.

I searched many places and happened to come across you. You, a poor boy, actually possess an extremely rare Yang-attributed Physique. Although it's not quite the Extreme Yang Physique, it's not far off.

So I selected you as the Cauldron. And it was from that time that I had Xiaodie start getting close to you.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with your body. It was just to prevent the Yang Qi from leaking out that I had Xiaodie make some… adjustments on you."

Gao Daqiang finally understood what was going on. His heart filled with rage. He had once been deeply moved by Zhao Xiaodie seeking medical help everywhere for him. Who would have thought she was the very culprit?

"Zhao Xiaodie, I loved you so much, and you treated me like this!"

Zhao Xiaodie curled her lip and said, "You're just a Cauldron. What right do you have to like me!"

Yin San Niang reached out, tore off Gao Daqiang's outer garment, revealing his well-defined muscles. Then she extended a finger and slowly stroked them, as if admiring a rare treasure.

"Excellent, truly excellent. It wasn't a waste of all the time and precious medicinal herbs I spent on you these years.

Later, after I absorb all your Yang Qi, the remaining husk of your body can still be refined into an excellent corpse puppet. Xiaodie, you've really accomplished a great merit this time."

Though filled with fury, Gao Daqiang still couldn't control his body.

At this moment, the effects of the medicine inside him grew stronger and stronger. Coupled with the provocative teasing from the alluring Yin San Niang, not only were his eyes bloodshot, but even the skin on his body turned so red it seemed about to drip blood.

And that part of him reacted more and more fiercely, as if it might burst at any moment.

Yin San Niang licked her seductive red lips. "The medicine's effects are almost fully active. It's time for this old lady to enjoy her feast. Xiaodie, go close the door securely."