Chapter 105: There's Something Off About You

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Whoosh!
A blaze of scorching flame suddenly erupted from Xu Zhe’s fingertips, instantly illuminating the dim, shadowed room.
He withdrew several herbs from his storage ring, wrapping them directly in the flames, suspending them midair.
With his vast spiritual power controlling the fire, the herbs rapidly melted at a visible speed. Tendrils of black smoke rose as the herbs gradually fused into a single drop of crystal-clear green liquid.
The woman lay on the bed, pale and dazed.
A storage ring, spirit herbs, refining medicinal materials by hand—
And that surge of spiritual power!
This… this man definitely was not Yu Song!
“Y-You… who are you?” the woman asked, her voice trembling as she looked at Xu Zhe.
She could clearly sense that this impostor claiming to be her brother was overwhelmingly powerful—absurdly so.
“Sister, this is brother!” the little girl, Yu Shui’er, looked on with wide, curious eyes as Xu Zhe refined the herbs, responding eagerly.
Xu Zhe paid her no mind. His mind stirred, and he took two ginseng roots from the storage ring, once again enveloping them in flames to refine.
Soon, the two roots merged into a single golden droplet.
Only then did he spread his hands, slowly bringing the two droplets—one green, one gold—closer together, still wrapped in flames.
Within the fire, the green and gold liquids quickly fused, spinning at high speed in a swirl of gold and green hues, wisps of black ash flickering off and falling to the ground.
“Divide!”
Xu Zhe suddenly barked in a low voice, lightly tapping his fingertip forward.
The golden-green droplet exploded, splitting into five smaller droplets that continued spinning under the fire’s heat.
Yet the flames gradually cooled and weakened step by step.
“The fire… the temperature isn’t enough. You… quickly get the alchemy furnace to store them and continue heating. Maybe one or two pills can still be saved,” the woman said anxiously.
“You know alchemy?”
Xu Zhe was momentarily surprised but immediately shook his head. “No, you don’t understand.”
If she did, she wouldn’t say such nonsense.
What fire temperature not enough? Using an alchemy furnace to collect the pills?
I deliberately lowered the fire’s heat to preserve every medicinal property, locking all the essence perfectly into the pills without waste.
As for the furnace…
Sigh, a mere handful of “Foundation Restoring and Blood Reviving Pills”—do I really need to use a furnace?
A pill like this can be refined by hand, can’t it?
Xu Zhe cast a strange glance at the woman as he withdrew the flames from around the golden-green liquid. With the other hand, he summoned a thread of water element spiritual energy, swiftly transforming it into a clear spring that seamlessly enveloped the liquid.
“Y-You… what are you doing?” the woman’s eyes widened in shock.
But soon she realized something was wrong—the clear spring summoned by Xu Zhe did not touch the medicinal liquid but merely wrapped around it, cooling it with intense cold.
“Water cooling to reduce temperature,” Xu Zhe replied calmly.
Then, with a wave of his hand, the clear spring instantly dissipated into thin air.

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After cooling, the five droplets of golden-green liquid had solidified, their colors deepening into dark jade green.
The surface of the pills shimmered faintly with golden light, and a refreshing, soothing fragrance wafted gently from them.
The woman inhaled a breath of the scent, and suddenly her spirit stirred sharply.
Her expression changed immediately.
“This quality is… a first-grade pill?” she exclaimed, astonished and fearful.
She had suffered such grievous wounds that even the lowest ninth-grade blood-fixing pills were beyond her means, and she knew that even if she could afford them, they wouldn’t heal her. She was ready to accept her fate and die.
Never in her wildest dreams did she expect this man before her to have refined several first-grade pills by hand.
These were top-tier pills that only the highest-ranking elites ever had access to!
“What first-grade pills?”
Xu Zhe suddenly shook his head. “I only refine supreme-grade pills. First-grade pills are toxic; eating too many causes pill poisoning.”
He then handed the five Foundation Restoring and Blood Reviving Pills to the woman.
“Supreme… supreme-grade?” she stared in dumbfounded disbelief.
Wasn’t first-grade already the highest quality for pills?
How could there be a supreme grade beyond first?
And what was that about first-grade pills being toxic and causing pill poisoning?
Was this man insane?
Did she look like someone who could afford first-grade pills?
Even if there was pill poisoning, give her a hundred and she’d still eat them without hesitation.
“Take them quickly. Taking them will save your life. Take all five at once—I’ve carefully controlled the dosage for your injuries,” Xu Zhe said calmly.
The woman stared at the five pills in her hand, then suddenly looked up at Xu Zhe.
“You’re not right,” she said gravely. “Who exactly are you?”
“Who I am—don’t you already know?” Xu Zhe replied coldly, a streak of rebellion and defiance flashing in his eyes.
The woman was stunned.
How could she possibly know?
“I’ve only been away from home a few years, and you already don’t recognize me?” Xu Zhe continued.
The woman’s expression instantly changed.
“N-No… impossible,” she gasped, struggling to sit up.
Is this really her own brother?
Just a few years, and he’s so powerful?
No, that’s not right—when she secretly visited him before, he was only at the Qi Refining stage…
Could it be that he had been hiding his strength all along?
Her mind raced wildly. Compared to the idea of some mysterious powerful stranger impersonating Yu Song and coming to save her, she found it more believable that Yu Song had been concealing his true power.

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Though both scenarios were outrageous, the former was clearly more so.
“Why impossible? You know Xu Zhe, right? He can reach the Golden Core stage in just a few dozen days. I’ve also worked hard these years; reaching Golden Core is not difficult for me,” Xu Zhe said calmly, tilting his head back with a hint of pride.
He picked up the blanket beside the bed and gently covered the woman, shielding her modest form.
The woman blinked, still struggling to accept it all.
“Xu Zhe… but he is Xu Tianjiao. How could we possibly compare?” she shook her head.
“That’s why it took me years to reach Golden Core. Now take the medicine, or your injuries will worsen again,” Xu Zhe said softly.
Only then did the woman nod blankly and swallow the pills without hesitation.
Though she still didn’t understand the situation, whether she took the medicine or not made little difference—she was already on the brink of death. Even if the pills were poison, she had nothing left to fear.
“Yu Song…” After taking the pills, she looked up at Xu Zhe again, about to say something, but suddenly felt a wave of dizziness overwhelm her.
“Rest well for two days. When you wake up, your injuries will be fully healed.”
Xu Zhe smiled faintly, leaned forward, cupped her head, and gently laid her back on the pillow.
“By the way, I’m Xu Zhe. I mean no harm. I’m borrowing your brother’s identity for just one day, so don’t worry,” he whispered close to her ear.
The woman’s eyes, which were about to close, suddenly snapped wide open.
Xu Zhe?
This man was Xu Zhe?
Her… her idol!
Eventually, she could not resist the medicine’s effects and drifted into a deep sleep.
“Brother, is sister… sister wet?”
At that moment, the little girl nearby suddenly burst into tears.
Xu Zhe was momentarily stunned before realizing what the girl meant.
“No, don’t cry. Sister’s not dead; she just took medicine and will be fine after resting a day or two,” Xu Zhe said softly, patting the girl’s head with a smile.
“Really?” The girl looked up at Xu Zhe, her eyes red from crying, tugging at one’s heartstrings.
“Really!”
“You can’t lie to me.”
“I’m not lying.”
“Then… then can you sleep with Shui’er tonight? She’s afraid of the dark.”
“No way, don’t even think about it.”
“Wah…”
The girl froze for a moment before her cries echoed through the surroundings.

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