nucmednet Chapter 39 Spirit Stone Trial
Chapter 39 Spirit Stone Trial
Jiu Xiao relayed Liu Xueying and her daughter's words to Ye Qing'an verbatim.
"They hired people to spread the rumors themselves?" Ye Qing'an chuckled. "I knew they wouldn't be able to hold back. They're desperate..."
When Jiu Xiao heard Ye Qing'an compare them to dogs, he couldn't help but click his tongue: "Do I need to find a way to stop the people they send out so that the rumors can't spread?"
"It is possible to stop them, but there is no need to stop them too rigidly."
You can stop them, but you don't need to stop them too rigidly?
Jiuxiao looked completely bewildered.
Ye Qing'an then explained softly, "Even if they wanted to spread the news, they have already missed the best opportunity today. They will most likely choose to spread the news as quickly as possible tomorrow morning when teahouses, taverns, vegetable markets, and streets are busiest."
"But tomorrow morning, Ye Qinghao will arrange to open the ancestral hall to test my innate physique. Once it is confirmed that my innate physique is the Holy Spirit Physique, Ye Qinghao will not allow rumors about me to spread. And at that time, Liu Xueying herself will probably try her best to stop the news from spreading."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "So you help me stop them, stop them until 9 AM. Around 9 AM, you can have some places spread the news, so that a very small number of people hear the rumors, such as the places that the people in charge of purchasing at the Ye residence often go."
"In this way, the news is kept within a controllable range and has not been completely spread, but it can still reach some people in the Ye family. Then, I can legitimately confront Ye Qinghao and hold Liu Xueying and her daughter accountable."
Ye Qing'an smiled and glanced at Jiu Xiao: "Remember, starting with Liu Xueying, write down the details of everyone involved in this matter. This will make it easier for me to collect witness testimonies and physical evidence later."
Jiuxiao stared in disbelief: "This is much more troublesome than simply asking me to stop it or not."
"If it were something so simple to do, why would you need to personally take charge? How can something so easy demonstrate your value? After all, you are the first ancient spirit beast, the only guardian spirit beast of this Cloud Dreamland. How can ordinary people compare to you?"
Jiu Xiao was completely bewildered by Ye Qing'an's flattery, and could only nod with a smile: "That's true. Then let's do it your way, I promise I'll arrange everything perfectly for you."
With that, he disappeared from the spot.
Looking at his impatient appearance, Ye Qing'an couldn't help but lower her head and chuckle softly. This fool is really easy to coax.
Early the next morning, Ye Fu opened the ancestral hall to conduct a test of innate talent, summoning everyone in the clan to attend.
Everyone waited outside the ancestral hall for the auspicious time to arrive and for the hall doors to open.
Ye Weilan was speaking quietly to Liu Xueying: "I haven't heard that the clan has gained any new members? Who is going to take the spirit stone trial?"
"I don't know either. I haven't had time to find out about these things these past two days because of you. The only pregnant woman in the clan is the third wife of the fourth branch, but I remember that she is only seven months pregnant."
"Could it be premature? But we haven't heard anything about it."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips, somewhat eager to see how Liu Xueying and Ye Weilan would react when they learned that she was the one to undergo the spirit stone trial.
The bell in the mansion rang, signaling the arrival of Chenshi (7-9 AM), and the ancestral hall opened.
Ye Qinghao led all the clansmen into the ancestral hall in a grand procession, where they worshipped the ancestral tablets of the Ye family. Afterward, they gathered together in the courtyard of the ancestral hall, where a stone about two people tall stood in the center. This was the spirit stone.
Has a new member been added to the clan? Why hasn't anyone come to announce the good news?
"Probably so. The Spirit Stone Trial is only held when a new member is born. Perhaps they forgot to announce the good news?"
"You can forget to announce good news?"
The clansmen in the courtyard shared the same confusion as Ye Weilan. Ye Qinghao stood outside the main gate of the ancestral hall, his gaze sweeping around the courtyard before landing on Ye Qing'an: "Qing'an, come here."
All eyes turned to Ye Qing'an. As the regent princess in her previous life, Ye Qing'an was already used to all kinds of gazes. Now, being looked at by these people, she was not afraid at all. She simply walked slowly to Ye Qinghao's side, turned around calmly, and faced the surprised, astonished, or puzzled gazes of everyone.
"I have gathered you all here today for the Spirit Stone Trial for my eldest daughter, Ye Qing'an."
Ye Qinghao casually tossed a stone into the water, and the stone stirred up a thousand waves.
"Ye Qing'an? Didn't Ye Qing'an already undergo the spirit stone trial at birth? She's already nineteen now, why would she need to undergo another spirit stone trial?"
"Isn't she...a good-for-nothing? Could the result of this spirit stone trial possibly change?"
"Wasn't Ye Qing'an expelled from the Ye family because she was pregnant out of wedlock?"
"You haven't heard, have you? They came back with the child a few days ago. Who knows what happened..."
"Ye Qing'an? How could it be her? What is Father doing? Why is he giving Ye Qing'an another spirit stone trial?"
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Ye Qinghao didn't interrupt their discussion, waiting for it to subside before continuing, "Qing'an did indeed undergo a spirit stone trial at birth. However, because her dantian was damaged from birth, the trial didn't go well. We tried everything we could, but couldn't repair her dantian and meridians..."
"She is probably destined for great fortune. Some time ago, she had the good fortune to meet a master who repaired her dantian and meridians. Qing An told me about this a couple of days ago, and I tested it with my spiritual power. I found that there was spiritual power flowing in her dantian, so I thought that after her dantian was repaired, her innate physique might also change. Therefore, I have gathered everyone together today to witness her next spirit stone trial."
Ye Qing'an's lips curled slightly as she kept an eye on Liu Xueying and her daughter's reactions, and they did not disappoint her.
Doubt, astonishment, disbelief, inability to accept, anger...
Perhaps because the incident happened so suddenly, the mother and daughter displayed a variety of emotions on their faces without any attempt to hide them, giving Ye Qing'an a real spectacle of changing expressions.
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and chuckled softly. "They can't accept this?"
The real show has only just begun.
Ye Qinghao turned to look at Ye Qing'an: "Are you ready?"
Ye Qing'an then withdrew her gaze and nodded gently: "Ready."
"Go."
As soon as Ye Qinghao finished speaking, Ye Qing'an took her first step and then walked step by step to the Spirit Testing Stone.
Then, he slowly stretched out his hand and placed his palm on the spirit-testing stone.
Soon, the testing stone began to emit a faint light, which gradually intensified until it was almost blinding.
After a moment, the light gradually dimmed, and three words slowly emerged on it—Holy Spirit Body.