Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1285: Tacit Acting

Chapter 1285: Chapter 1285: Tacit Acting

"Why did you come?"

Ye Qingci’s straightforward words were directed at Long Xuan, especially since Long Xuan had promised Ye Qingci back in Dongying not to get involved in Su Chengyu’s issues in the Capital City.

"The Long family and Su Chengyu were bound to come to a resolution someday. My intervention should have been the best outcome, but I hadn’t expected..."

"Hmph, you just didn’t expect Imperial Concubine Chen to pull such a move?"

Ye Qingci spoke with an indifferent tone.

But not only Long Xuan, even Ye Qingci hadn’t anticipated that the woman who stood at the top of the Red List within the palace walls would harbor such intense enmity towards Su Chengyu.

When Cang Xue produced the token belonging to Imperial Concubine Chen, everything had already slipped beyond their control.

"Long Winter True Man, Imperial Concubine Chen, and the Ancient Clan—the situation seems to have temporarily drawn to a close, but even if Su Chengyu survives, it will only cause these people to fear him even more."

Ye Qingci said this as he laid the semi-conscious Su Chengyu on the mat, opened the elixir bottle, and after confirming it was fine, he controlled the elixir, allowing it to float in front of Su Chengyu.

Unlike the previous time when Su Chengyu recklessly had Yu Yanshu ingest the medicine directly, Ye Qingci skillfully used his mana to control the potency of the elixir, allowing it to enter Su Chengyu’s body smoothly.

This way, not only would it not put too much pressure on Su Chengyu, but it would also help Su Chengyu better absorb the effects of the God-ranked Elixir.

"The Long family naturally won’t trouble Su Chengyu after this affair since I owe him a life debt."

Ye Qingci glanced sideways and continued to inquire, "Will the Patriarch of the Long Family not have any more to say?"

"The patriarch indeed has some reservations about Su Chengyu, but after this matter, he certainly won’t do anything to Su Chengyu publicly."

As for what happens behind the scenes... once Su Chengyu joins the Demon Slayer Department, even if the Long family wanted to, it wouldn’t be right to do anything.

The Demon Slayer Saint, the Dragon Soul Eighteen Guards, and the Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoys, who are almost unseen in Xia Country—they occupy the most crucial positions amongst the three departments.

Once Su Chengyu becomes a Demon Slayer Saint, if any mishaps occur, the Demon Slayer Department will certainly conduct a thorough investigation, a price the Long family can’t afford.

Ye Qingci was well aware of this, so after confirming that Su Chengyu was bound to come to the Capital City, he went out of his way to try to get him to join the Demon Slayer Department.

As long as Su Chengyu had this legitimate identity, even if many people behind the scenes did not wish for Su Chengyu to appear in the Capital City, they would have to weigh the presence of the Demon Slayer Department.

Ptui!

A mouthful of black blood spurted out of Su Chengyu’s mouth, and a surge of golden light radiated from him. Su Chengyu’s sudden rejection of the medicine’s effects furrowed Ye Qingci’s brow.

Ye Qingci had already confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the elixir, and the application of the medicine was directly under Ye Qingci’s control. At that moment, he didn’t understand what was happening.

Long Xuan frowned as he looked at Su Chengyu, then quickly stepped forward and tapped his fingertip on Su Chengyu’s forehead, while his other hand produced three yellow talismans that rapidly attached to three places within Su Chengyu’s body, causing his complexion to improve significantly.

"It’s due to resistance to the medicine. Su Chengyu had taken Heaven-tier Pills with extremely potent effects to restore his mana during his previous three battles. Although the God-ranked Elixir in itself had no issues, his body instinctively rejected it. I have used the Longhu Technique to temporarily dampen the medicine resistance inside him. Continue administering the medicine."

Ye Qingci turned to glance at Long Xuan in surprise, but quickly proceeded to help Su Chengyu absorb the effects of the God-ranked Elixir while ensuring that Long Xuan wasn’t doing any tampering.

After confirming there were no issues, Ye Qingci finally said, "Thank you."

Ye Qingci could have handled Su Chengyu’s condition as well, but since she didn’t have a comprehensive understanding of pharmacology, it would have taken her quite some time to discern this detail.

During this time, it might have been enough for Su Chengyu to be completely dead in both body and spirit.

Long Xuan fell silent and did not speak, which made Ye Qingci even more puzzled. After hesitating for a moment, she still spoke up.

"You seem to never really want Su Chengyu to die, do you?"

"If he dies, don’t I also have to die?" Long Xuan responded.

"What if there were no threat from me?" Ye Qingci asked again.

Long Xuan remained silent and said no more.

This strange dissonance always made Ye Qingci feel something was amiss, but she couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Just when Ye Qingci was at a loss for answers, Su Chengyu’s voice rang out.

"Aunt Ye, Daoist Long never really thought about killing me. Even in the end, when he was pressured to take a stand, if I hadn’t spoken up first, I’m afraid Daoist Long would not have agreed to this life-and-death battle."

"Huh?" Ye Qingci was taken aback and then looked incredulously at Long Xuan.

With Su Chengyu speaking on the side, Long Xuan finally said, "Acting against Su Chengyu has already gone against my original promise to you. If we have to settle life and death, then I, Long Xuan, would be ashamed not only before you but before my own heart, and it would violate my Dao."

Hearing their conversation, Ye Qingci finally understood where the dissonance was coming from, and then she spoke, "So that life-and-death battle just now was just an act?"

"Yes, and no."

Long Xuan spoke and then glanced at Su Chengyu, saying very seriously, "That sword stroke, if I were to take it at the Nascent Soul Realm, I couldn’t do it. The first to die would definitely be me."

A pale Su Chengyu revealed a bitter smile and said, "But when in the Realm of Selflessness and deducing his next move, Daoist Long could have preempted me, leaving me with no chance to strike, right?"

"To fight a life-and-death battle without being sure of the opponent’s methods, it’s not a problem to be conservative and probing."

Long Xuan spoke calmly, and Ye Qingci fully understood.

The two had been acting, and their act was flawless.

Long Xuan’s choice to adopt a conservative defense while fighting Su Chengyu seemed to have no problems—after all, nobody thought Long Xuan would lose, so a steady approach was naturally the best strategy.

But this steady approach also meant that Long Xuan was constantly giving Su Chengyu the opportunity to test and make mistakes.

And Su Chengyu did not miss this opportunity. He struck that sword blow, which Long Xuan could not directly defend against, and that finally put an end to the life-and-death battle.

"No wonder even I couldn’t see it."

Ye Qingci’s tone had completely softened, and her animosity towards Long Xuan had finally dissipated.

However, after glancing at Long Xuan, Ye Qingci looked towards Su Chengyu and said, "When did you and Long Xuan reach a consensus?"

Su Chengyu smiled and said, "When Cang Xue appeared and demanded that Daoist Long fight me in a life-and-death battle, and Daoist Long showed a distressed expression, I was certain that from the beginning, he did not wish to kill me. The likelihood of coming here is probably the same as me, out of sheer necessity."

Long Xuan was silent, which was as good as confirming the matter. If it weren’t for the heavy pressure from the Long family, why would he have come to the Demon Slayer Department?

But even if he had agreed with the Long family not to strike Su Chengyu lethally, it was still a violation of his initial promise.

Therefore, regarding Ye Qingci, he had nothing to say and didn’t want to explain anything.

Ye Qingci looked at the two who had reached a silent consensus and said coldly, "What a great play, to have me worried on the sidelines for so long. Very interesting."