Chapter 214: Your Moon Rage Is Beyond Any Cure

The new Head of the Alchemy Commission...

Lingsha.

In the past, her master had been Yunhua, the former Head of the Alchemy Commission.

To Lingsha, the years she spent studying under Yunhua had been the happiest and most fulfilling time of her life.

Back then, she spent every day buried among medicinal herbs.

Researching strange lifeforms from distant worlds.

Studying the origins of mara, the nature of the Denizens of Abundance, and developing medicines capable of easing mara’s onset.

Every experiment.

Every research project.

Every discovery.

Held her fascination for days on end.

But while Lingsha immersed herself in medicine and research...

The Alchemy Commission itself underwent a catastrophic upheaval.

After countless days and nights of relentless internal investigations...

The struggle for power finally reached her master, Yunhua.

With a single decree...

Yunhua was stripped of her position as Head of the Alchemy Commission.

Reduced to an ordinary citizen.

Lingsha wasn’t completely unaware of what had happened.

The whispered conversations among the Vidyadhara Preceptors...

The unfamiliar scents of strange medicines throughout the Alchemy Commission...

The mysterious message her master received before secretly departing for the Shackling Prison overnight...

She had noticed all of it.

But by the time she connected the dots...

It was already too late.

She begged the senior physicians of the Alchemy Commission for help.

Yet those elders—once so gentle and compassionate—had already become blinded by their struggle for the position of Commission Head.

All she received from them was indifference...

And warnings to stay silent.

She submitted petition after petition.

Appeal after appeal.

Only to receive the exact same official rejection every single time.

No matter what anyone said...

She simply couldn’t believe her master—

The woman who had devoted her life to healing others—

Would ever commit such unforgivable crimes.

But each time she argued on Yunhua’s behalf...

Her master merely returned...

And quietly took Lingsha away from the Luofu.

Even when Lingsha desperately chased after her...

Yunhua never uttered a single explanation.

By then...

Lingsha understood.

This entire affair was shrouded in shadows.

Leaving the Luofu...

Was the best possible outcome for both master and disciple.

With the assistance of certain Vidyadhara Preceptors...

The two of them departed the Luofu...

And traveled to the Xianzhou Zhuming.

Yet Lingsha secretly made a vow.

If she never learned how to confront people like these...

Then one day...

Her own ideals would be destroyed just as her master’s had been.

With Yunhua’s guidance...

She came to know the Vidyadhara High Elder of the Zhuming, Flamebearer.

There, she entered the Golden Scale, Burning Rhinoceros lineage, studying acupuncture, medicinal incense, moxibustion, and other specialized healing arts.

She abandoned her former habit of ignoring worldly affairs.

Instead...

She quietly learned how to navigate every kind of social circle.

Over time...

She discovered something curious.

Every person...

Had their own scent.

She could smell the sour stench of jealousy and slander.

The fishy odor of deception and conspiracy.

The foul reek of greed and ambition.

To her...

Every ailment hidden within the human heart was impossible to conceal.

And she always knew exactly which blend of incense could dispel those invisible afflictions.

Starskiff Haven, Xianzhou Luofu.

As the starskiff from the Xianzhou Zhuming slowly docked...

Lingsha stepped onto the pier.

She had witnessed the Borisin attack moments earlier.

But she hadn’t intervened.

Everyone who had fought...

Each possessed a distinct color.

A distinct scent.

She had already committed every one of them to memory.

Except...

One.

The young man standing behind the silver-haired swordsman.

She couldn’t see through him at all.

"...Never mind."

"If we’re destined to meet again..."

"We will."

She looked across the Luofu.

"So this..."

"Is the Luofu once more."

"If I cannot remain as detached from worldly affairs as my master..."

"Then I’ll simply learn what people’s hearts truly look like."

"And compete with them on their own stage."

Ever since the Alliance had appointed her as the new Head of the Alchemy Commission...

She had felt somewhat dazed.

After all...

She had been away from the Luofu for many years.

Yet upon returning...

She found herself deeply disappointed.

The Alchemy Commission was exactly as rumored.

Its internal power struggles had only grown worse.

Far worse.

Lingsha already understood much of what had happened.

First—

Certain members of the Alchemy Commission had colluded with the Vidyadhara Preceptors while secretly cultivating the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.

That alone gave her an enormous headache.

Although the conspiracy had been crushed...

The Alchemy Commission itself had been gutted.

Fortunately...

Lady Bailu was safe.

She had heard that several Nameless had rescued the young High Elder.

If fate allowed...

She intended to thank them personally.

Still...

The Alchemy Commission’s problems hadn’t arisen overnight.

Neither could they be solved in a single day.

The chief conspirators among the Preceptors had already been removed.

But there were still countless questions she wanted answered.

For example...

What had truly happened all those years ago?

Lingsha sighed.

Rather than speculate...

She decided to investigate the Alchemy Commission herself.

Only then...

Would she seek the truth.

Alchemy Commission, Xianzhou Luofu.

Following the Stellaron crisis...

The uprising of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus...

And the fall of the corrupt Vidyadhara Preceptors...

Nearly the entire leadership of the Alchemy Commission had been replaced.

As a result...

Lady Bailu had practically become the unquestioned ruler of the place.

Apart from Jing Yuan occasionally dropping by...

Hardly anyone could restrain her anymore.

Not even the newly assigned attendants.

As for the remaining Vidyadhara elders and Preceptors outside the loyalist faction...

None of them dared provoke Bailu either.

After witnessing a Preceptor pinned to the wall by a single spear...

Who still had the courage?

Besides...

The Astral Express had permanently anchored the Luofu into its route.

If anyone bullied Bailu now...

The Nameless could return almost immediately.

No one wanted that.

With most of the upper and middle management gone...

Life had become much easier for the little High Elder.

She had also heard that the Wardance Ceremony was about to begin.

Which meant...

Evan and the others would soon return.

That alone filled her with excitement.

Just moments after sending Evan, March 7th, and the others a message asking where they were...

She suddenly realized...

Someone was sitting across from her.

Someone she had never met...

Yet whose reputation she knew all too well.

The Skystrike General of the Xianzhou Yaoqing...

Feixiao.

The foxian general simply watched Bailu with a curious smile.

"L-L-Lady..."

"N-No..."

"General..."

"W-Why are you here?!"

"Oh no!"

"Did General Jing Yuan finally get caught?"

"I told him he should’ve eaten more hotpot!"

"W-Wait..."

"You’re not here because of the Stellaron incident, are you?"

"I really don’t know anything!"

Across the table...

The heroic foxian woman could only smile helplessly.

"I say..."

"Lady Bailu."

"I’ve had this appointment booked for quite some time."

"Did you forget?"

Her confident smile finally calmed Bailu down.

"Ohhh..."

"So you’re here as a patient."

"Why is it that every General ends up sick?"

"General Jing Yuan has heart problems..."

"Do you have some kind of illness too?"

"Oh, right!"

"A few days ago, an old man came by."

"He said he was the General of the Zhuming."

"He looked perfectly healthy!"

"How come you young people are in worse shape than an old man?"

Now that she knew Feixiao wasn’t here to arrest anyone...

Bailu relaxed completely.

The Yaoqing delegation had booked this appointment days ago.

She simply hadn’t expected the General herself to appear.

Carefully...

Bailu examined the famous foxian warrior before her.

The Skystrike General’s reputation was known throughout the Alliance.

Unlike Jing Yuan...

Who was renowned as a brilliant strategist...

Feixiao was famous for overwhelming her enemies through sheer martial prowess.

People often described her as bold, straightforward, and free-spirited.

Beloved by both soldiers and civilians alike.

For years...

She had led the Xianzhou Yaoqing in relentless campaigns against the Denizens of Abundance.

Every victory she reported through the Alliance’s communications network had become another celebrated tale across the Xianzhou.

Feixiao laughed heartily before sitting down.

Looking at the young High Elder before her...

She couldn’t help feeling a little nervous.

The title of Healer High Elder was renowned throughout the Alliance.

Everyone knew of Bailu’s unparalleled medical skill.

Even Jiaoqiu had only been able to suppress Feixiao’s condition...

Never cure it.

As time passed...

Even Jiaoqiu’s treatments had begun losing their effectiveness.

Now that she had arrived on the Luofu...

She naturally had to seek out Lady Bailu.

If...

Even Bailu couldn’t cure her...

Then...

Her Moon Rage...

Would truly be beyond medicine.

Silently...

Feixiao rolled up her sleeve and rested her arm on the table.

"Good."

"At least you know the proper procedure."

"Of course."

"Lady Bailu should understand."

"My condition can’t become public knowledge."

"It would only invite unnecessary speculation."

"Mmm..."

"Just as troublesome as Jing Yuan."

"Come on."

"Let me have a look."

After hearing her explanation...

Bailu stopped asking questions.

These Generals...

Every single one of them was the same.

Jing Yuan...

Feixiao...

None of them ever made life easy.

"But let me warn you first."

"I can diagnose illnesses."

"That doesn’t necessarily mean I can cure yours."

"I’ll simply do everything I can."

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