Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 253 - 147, 148. Were you teased? ’Mass Producible’ Tribulation (Big Chapter - Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 253: 147, 148. Were you teased? ’Mass Producible’ Tribulation (Big Chapter - Please Subscribe)_2

Her tone was quite peculiar.

Song Cheng decided to retain a bit of curiosity and did not delve deeper.

But throughout the ride, he wondered what exactly was wrong with Su Mengzhen?

Hanping Village was not as large as Hanping Prefecture, and within a moment, the carriage arrived at the prefecture. From a distance, Song Cheng saw a figure wearing a snow-white full-body dress.

The figure was extremely charming, yet the full-body dress was exceedingly dignified, with long sleeves and a skirt hem dragging to the ankles.

Song Cheng was pondering who it could be when the figure turned its head with a smile brimming with meaning and briefly glanced at Song Cheng, those almond blossom-like eyes seeming like a pair of hooks.

Like hooks, yet it seemed to be just a simple glance, after which the owner of the figure turned back around to continue talking.

Three children surrounded her in front: An, Ting, and Lingxue.

For a moment, she exuded a quality as pure and innocent as a child’s.

Song Cheng finally understood why Ling found it strange.

Because Su Mengzhen was wearing too much...

Clothed in a pure white long dress, she appeared dignified, enchanting, and cold, yet being with the children made her seem... pure...

Song Cheng inexplicably thought of the small feet moving back and forth under the desk that day and muttered to himself, ’Indeed, I was overthinking, how could my elder sister-in-law flirt with me?’

He took a deep breath, walked over, and with a smile asked Ting and the others, "Did you call for Teacher Su?"

"Teacher~ Su~" the three children said in unison.

Su Mengzhen started to smile.

Not coquettish, but beautiful, like a pure white flower.

She listed some medicinal herbs needed for alchemy and handed them to Ling, then immediately began to teach the three children.

Song Cheng’s days temporarily returned to normal.

Train troops, train troops, train troops...

During this period, he also contacted Lady Zhushan and Zhao Hua a few times using the Twin Fish Skeleton Jade.

Lady Zhushan and the Great Barbarian King were in Feather State.

However, because the Noble Families in Feather State were also "colluding" with the Barbarian King, Lady Zhushan’s position began to lose its importance.

Nowadays, with the world in chaos, the hidden Noble Families had all started to emerge.

Lady Zhushan was just a "Junior Contemplator of a Noble Family Child"; although learned, she didn’t possess many advantages.

If it weren’t for her initial considerable help to the Barbarian Tribes and Song Cheng being the teacher of the Barbarian King’s son and daughter, she would have likely been completely sidelined from the power center of the Barbarian King long ago.

Song Cheng suddenly suggested "letting her return to Hanping Village."

Lady Zhushan, though looking splendid, was actually quite old.

Soul Refiners, themselves, do not enhance their lifespan, and perhaps in a few years, this lady, who had been kind to Madam Tong, would pass away of old age.

Lady Zhushan said she would think it over.

Song Cheng added, "If the Barbarian King refuses, let me speak with him."

Lady Zhushan hesitated, then nodded.

Having stayed with the Barbarian Tribes for so long, Lady Zhushan inevitably mastered a number of their key "techniques," which likely included the "most dreadful" of the Barbarian Tribes’ "Beast-Taming Method"; this "Beast-Taming Method" made the Barbarian Tribes’ Iron Cavalry exceptionally powerful.

In a situation where the quality of soldiers was similar, if the Barbarian Tribes’ army fought against Dashang’s army, the Barbarian side would only need a third-rate general to match a first-rate general from Dashang.

Beyond the "Beast-Taming Method", there was also "witchcraft".

With the Noble Family Children emerging in Central Plains, the power of the Barbarian Tribes became a rare commodity.

This rare commodity was likely mastered by Lady Zhushan, who had once been at the center of power among the Barbarian Tribes and was extremely studious.

And when these "techniques" could return to Hanping Village, could fall into Song Cheng’s hands, then... his sense of security would increase somewhat.

...

As for Zhao Hua, when Song Cheng saw that the goodwill level above his head remained constantly at 100, he knew that this was still his brother.

Zhao Hua began to discuss strange topics with him: the Imperial Capital.

He seemed to know quite a bit about the affairs of the Imperial Capital, bringing him fresh news each time they contacted.

"Big brother, the Imperial Capital’s power centers on two families, the Divine Weapon Feng Family and the Stargazing Yan Family, seem to have a great conflict... The Yan Family seems to have lost their lineage.

The Yan Family lineage? Allegedly stargazing, borrowing from heavenly timings. Heavenly timing is the momentum of heaven and earth. But now, no one in the Yan Family knows how."

"Big brother, there are rumors outside that the King of Li Mountain, who leads troops outside for the Yan Family, is not taking any action, staying behind the Wu River, this sounds like a rebellion.

I think, big brother, the struggles in the Imperial Capital are intensifying..."

"Big brother, the Feng State Cui Family says Soul Severing Valley, Gongyang Gu’s Three Thousand Invincible Army was actually annihilated by you alone. The relationship between the Yan Family and the Su Family has also been exposed... and the only person who could support the Head of the Su Family was you.

Now, the Qi Family is also quite wary of you and wants to meet you through me.

I know, big brother, that you don’t like these noisy affairs, so I helped you refuse.

But, big brother, are you planning to help the Yan Family?"

"Hmm, I see, big brother, you are not helping the Yan Family, but merely trying to save that general named Yan Baixiang."

Meanwhile, the Head of the Su Family, while teaching the three children, also took the herbs delivered by Madam Tong and started alchemy.

When she performed alchemy, Madam Tong assisted.

In this way, by the time Madam Tong returned, Song Cheng also found out that Su Mengzhen was now free, so he again sent the children for more learning.

Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had gone by.

Even in the northern lands, the weather began to warm up.

One day, the three children returned from learning in the neighboring courtyard.

Before long, Ling came running to Song Cheng, who had just returned from the training field, and said, "Son-in-law, the Head of the Su Family asks you to come over."

Song Cheng knew Su Mengzhen should be nearing the end of her alchemy work, ready to undergo transcendence.

He leisurely walked to the neighboring courtyard, contrasting with last month’s elder sister-in-law whose white long dress, now worn thinner and of silk, was light, thin, and even translucent, faintly revealing her hazy long legs behind it.