The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"Qin Ya, don’t you go too far."

"You... Stay away from me! I’m from the Lu Family."

"If you hurt me, the Lu Family will not let you get away with it! You’d better think carefully—is it really worth making an enemy of the Lu Family, one of the Imperial Capital’s Four Great Noble Families, all for a mere Peiyi?"

Lu Yuwei continuously retreated, her voice harsh as she yelled. But Qin Ya advanced step by step, unhurried, his gaze chillingly cold.

Seeing Qin Ya pressing closer, a murderous glint flashed in Lu Yuwei’s eyes. The moment Qin Ya was within five steps of her, she suddenly burst into an attack, her Deep Blue Poison Claw tearing through the air, aiming for his heart.

Qin Ya remained perfectly composed. He swept his long spear, forcing Lu Yuwei to dodge. She leaped into the air, changed her angle of attack, and lunged for Qin Ya’s head. However, the young man before her merely flicked his wrist. The long spear, like a mystical serpent, coiled and shot upward.

"AARGH..."

Showing no mercy, Qin Ya’s spear pierced straight through Lu Yuwei’s shoulder. He then whipped the shaft around, and with a CRACK, shattered her kneecap. A Spiritual Element Seventh Grade Martial Artist was like an ant in his hands, unable to withstand a single blow.

This was simply unbelievable...

"The Lu Family will never let you get away with this! Never!"

Lu Yuwei glared at Qin Ya with a venomous expression, but the young man before her was cold as ice—colder, even, than the surrounding blizzard.

"The fact I’m not killing you is the greatest mercy I can show. Go back and tell Lu Chen to come for me directly if he has a problem. He should stop with these underhanded schemes. If there is a next time, I’ll pay him a personal visit."

After speaking coldly, Qin Ya walked over to Li Peiyi. His brow furrowed slightly. She was deeply poisoned, and the Healing Medicine he carried was ineffective against it. At this point, it was incredibly difficult for Li Peiyi to even stand.

After a moment of thought, Qin Ya swept her up into his arms. The sudden move stunned Li Peiyi for a second, then her delicate brows arched.

"What do you think you’re doing?"

"In your current condition, you can’t walk at all, so I have no choice but to carry you. What’s with that expression? Are you angry?"

"No. Do as you wish."

Li Peiyi said indifferently, then closed her eyes and groggily fell asleep. The series of battles had left her utterly exhausted.

Panlin and the others had already taken Qin Ya’s Healing Medicine. Though they hadn’t fully recovered, they could move again. Cheng Fei picked up Gongsun Jing, his eyes filled with adoration as he watched the young man ahead of them. ’One day, I’ll be that strong, too.’

When the group reached the entrance of Ice Moon Valley, they saw two Guardians stationed there. Qin Ya said coolly, "Inside Ice Moon Valley, there’s a group of injured students. You’d better go get them out quickly. Otherwise, if you’re too late, the Snow Bears will eat them all."

With that said, they departed.

The two Guardians exchanged a look. One of them said, "Is he telling the truth? Should we go have a look?"

"Hmph. We’re only here to stop the Fierce Beasts inside the valley from getting out. The students who go in for training... their life and death are up to fate. What’s it got to do with us? I’m not going."

The other Guardian thought for a moment before saying, "Tell you what. You stand guard here. I’ll go in and take a look. They are Academy students, after all."

"Go on, you big softie."

The Guardian hurried on his way and soon reached the location of the Celestial Star Squad. But the scene before him shocked him to his core.

"Isn’t that the Celestial Star Squad?" the Guardian whispered in shock.

He naturally recognized them. The Celestial Star Squad was one of the Academy’s training teams, and they’d undertaken missions in Ice Moon Valley more than once.

But the once high-spirited members of the Celestial Star Squad were now all lying in the snow, their agonizing howls and screams filling the air.

’What in the world happened here?’ The Guardian was baffled. He quickly checked their injuries and sucked in a sharp breath. ’Good heavens... shattered kneecaps, crippled arms. Such vicious methods. This was damn well intentional.’

’Just who could have reduced the Celestial Star Squad to such a state?’

"Damn you, Qin Ya! I’ll make sure you die a horrible death!" Lu Yuwei’s face was so contorted with rage that none of her beauty remained. The cold, vicious light in her eyes was like that of a demon crawling out of Hell.

’Qin Ya?!’

The Guardian froze, his confusion deepening. ’High-Level Teacher Qin Ya? He’s the one who did this? But isn’t he a High-Level Teacher at the Academy? How could he have gotten involved with the Celestial Star Squad?’

The Guardian slowly asked, "What exactly happened?"

"Enough with the questions! Hurry up and get people to move us out of here!" Lu Yuwei, whose mood was absolutely foul, barked at him.

Hearing this, the Guardian’s brow tightened. He spoke in a cold tone, "A member of the Lu Family, are we? Such impressive authority. This is Mingxin Academy, not your Lu Family compound. You’d do well to remember that."

At his words, Lu Yuwei’s expression became utterly foul. When in her entire life had she ever been so humiliated? The thought that Qin Ya was the cause of all this made the hatred in her heart deepen.

"I’m sorry. I misspoke."

Lu Yuwei gritted her teeth, lowered her gaze, and spoke slowly. She had no choice but to submit. All of them were injured, and in the Ice and Snow World of Ice Moon Valley, a few more Snow Bears would be enough to finish them off. She had to swallow her pride.

"Hmph, just wait here!"

The Guardian snorted coldly and then slowly departed. It wasn’t that he had decided to abandon the Celestial Star Squad; he just couldn’t carry so many people out by himself. He had to go find help first.

...

After bringing Li Peiyi and the others back to the Freshman Inn and getting them settled, Qin Ya’s eyes were fixed on Li Peiyi.

On the way, Qin Ya had already gotten a good grasp of the poison in Li Peiyi’s system. Curing it would not be difficult.

Right now, however, he was contemplating Lu Chen’s next move. ’To actually target Peiyi... that man is incredibly petty.’ Qin Ya had a feeling this wasn’t over, and he was trying to figure out a permanent solution.

’Should I challenge Lu Chen to a deathmatch, too?’

’Even if I were willing, Lu Chen would never agree to it.’

’Looks like I’ll have to ask that old man Huaa Que for help,’ Qin Ya thought. As the Mansion Master of Mingxin Academy, Huaa Que’s status was paramount. A trivial matter like this would be nothing more than a single sentence for him.

Li Peiyi had already woken up. Seeing Qin Ya frowning in thought, she assumed he was worrying about the poison in her body.

"Qin Ya, is the poison in my body very troublesome?" Li Peiyi asked indifferently. This poison would continuously dissolve the True Essence in her body. If it went on for too long, she would be crippled.

"No, your poison is easy to cure," Qin Ya said simply.

"Is that so? Then I’ll have to trouble you," Li Peiyi said.

Qin Ya paused, then chuckled. "Heh, not so reserved anymore, are you? When the Celestial Star Squad was causing you trouble, why didn’t you come find me then? Look at the state you’re in now."

"At that time, I simply didn’t want to trouble you. But since you already beat them all up, what’s the point? Besides, if I don’t get this poison cured, how can I continue my cultivation? I’m not about to let this ruin my Martial Arts future," Li Peiyi said indifferently.

"Heh, you’re surprisingly pragmatic about it."