My Wife is a Hidden Big Shot-Chapter 140 - 134: Apothecary Warner, This Is Robbery
When Aurora Sinclair woke again three days later, the first thing she saw was two pairs of red, puffy eyes. Leigh Miles and Titus Miles were standing guard by her bed, staring at her.
"Senior Sister, you’re finally awake... WAHHHH..."
"WAAAH... Sen... ior... Sis... WAAAH..."
Aurora Sinclair was starving. Her whole body ached, and she had no strength. A loud RUMBLE from her stomach successfully cut off Leigh Miles’s sobs.
Leigh Miles sniffled as she walked out the door, telling the adults waiting outside, "Senior Sister... is hungry..."
"Rory’s awake?"
Flora Guthrie and Ronan Warner immediately entered the room.
Ronan Warner took Aurora Sinclair’s pulse as the Power in her body flowed through her meridians.
Seeing his grave expression, Flora Guthrie assumed Aurora hadn’t recovered and fumed inwardly.
But after pulling his hand back, Ronan Warner suddenly burst out laughing. "This medicine both stimulates the body’s potential and suppresses her overactive nerves. It really killed two birds with one stone."
"Rory, how are you feeling now?"
"Hungry..."
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"
Aurora Sinclair shook her head.
Flora Guthrie finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although Ronan Warner had kept telling her everything was fine, she had been on tenterhooks. If anything had happened to Dawn Miles, The Radiant Sect would have undoubtedly returned to cripple Ronan Warner.
She was his chosen successor; there could be absolutely no mishaps. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Senior Sister, where did your Power go?" Leigh Miles suddenly blurted out, her eyes nearly bulging from their sockets.
Feeling the pressure of Flora Guthrie’s glare, Ronan Warner quickly explained, "The medicine also successfully suppressed the fluctuations of her internal Power. As long as she doesn’t use it, no one will be able to tell she’s a High Rank Martial Cultivator."
"Really?" The older woman and the young girl eyed him suspiciously.
Ronan Warner looked at Aurora Sinclair. "Try to hit that teacup."
Aurora Sinclair suddenly thrust her palm toward the table. With a sharp BANG, the Power from her hand sent the teacup flying, and it crashed to the floor.
"A ranged strike? Senior Sister, you’re about to surpass Master!"
Leigh Miles’s worried expression was replaced by joy. ’Senior Sister’s Power seems even stronger now.’
She quickly ran over to pick up the teacup from the floor, but it crumbled into dust the moment she touched it.
Such immense Strength!
"That’s incredible!"
Aurora Sinclair shook her head. "Master can pierce a hole through the cup. I can’t do that yet..."
"That’s still amazing! I still can’t even project my Power out of my hands."
Leigh Miles was incredibly envious of Aurora. Even Titus Miles, who was much younger than her, could uncontrollably project his Power whenever he had a crying fit. She was the only one who couldn’t manage to project it at all.
Master always said that cultivating Ancient Martial Arts required talent. This talent wasn’t just about one’s physical condition, but also an intuitive understanding of Power.
’Senior Sister and Titus Miles both have outstanding talent for Martial Cultivation. Especially Titus. If there wasn’t something wrong with his head, his Combat Power would probably be on par with mine by now.’
"What are you going on about ranged strikes for? Your main goal right now should be memorizing those eight medical texts," Ronan Warner suddenly chided her irritably.
Leigh Miles’s face fell as she remembered the eight books, each as thick as a brick.
Ronan Warner was displeased.
’This girl has a keen sense of smell and an outstanding talent for Ancient Medicine and pharmacology. It would be best for her to study medicine at The Verdant School.’
’But she’s stubborn and dead set on mastering the Radiant Void Fist, with no interest in medicine whatsoever.’
’What’s so great about the Radiant Void Fist anyway? The further you progress, the more demanding it is on your body. If your Constitution can’t meet the requirements, practicing it is a death sentence.’
The Radiant Void Boxing Manual was an Ancient Martial Arts Technique unearthed over a century ago. Unfortunately, it was an incomplete copy—the last few, most crucial pages had been torn out.
As a result, the further one progressed in the technique, the greater the demands on the body. Attempting to force cultivation without meeting the required standards would cause immense physical harm.
Master Aerion’s own grandmaster had seen this flaw, which was why he had confiscated the Cultivation Technique. Unexpectedly, his actions led to suspicion and war.
After the battle, the grandmaster was severely wounded. He fell into a deep depression and became a recluse in The Aurum Mountains, his fate since then unknown.
Many of the Radiant Void Sect’s legacies were destroyed in that war. Master Aerion’s master was an intense man himself.
He declared, "If this technique is the cause of it all, then I shall cultivate it and settle this karmic debt."
He then began to practice the Radiant Void Boxing Manual. After more than twenty years, he reached the Sixth Layer of the Radiant Void Fist, but his body’s potential had been pushed to its absolute limit, and he could not break through any further.
But he refused to accept his fate. He went into seclusion to force his cultivation to the Seventh Layer, but in the end, his meridians ruptured, and he died a gruesome death.
Fortunately, before entering seclusion, he had passed down the leadership of the Radiant Void Sect and the complete boxing manual to his youngest disciple, Master Aerion, who was quick-witted but not exceptionally talented in Martial Cultivation.
Master Aerion’s Constitution should have only allowed him to cultivate to the Fifth Layer, but against all odds, he found a way to break through his physical limitations and successfully reached the Sixth Layer.
Subsequently, Dawn Miles and the other children all used his method to cultivate, progressing smoothly and without any side effects.
Dawn Miles’s Constitution, in particular, was as if she were born for this Fist Technique. She reached the Sixth Layer in a mere ten years. However, since Master Aerion had never practiced the Seventh Layer himself, he didn’t dare let her attempt it.
Leigh Miles was currently stuck at the Second Layer precisely because her Power hadn’t reached the stage of external projection, so Master Aerion forbade her from practicing the Third Layer.
***
"Time to eat..."
Quentin Stone and Jared Miles walked in, carrying two large, tiered wooden food containers.
Flora Guthrie couldn’t stand slovenly men. She snatched the food container from Quentin’s hands, blocking him from entering the room. "How many days has it been since you bathed? Go wash up..."
Quentin Stone let out a laugh, scratched his head, and followed the path past the herb garden toward the mountain stream.
Having been starved for three days, Aurora Sinclair ate with incredible speed. In no time, she had devoured all the food from both containers.
"Feeling better now?" Ronan Warner asked, a look of concern on his face.
Leigh Miles knew immediately what he was up to and said indignantly, "Apothecary Warner, if you bring up money right now, I’ll lose all respect for you!"
Ronan Warner shot her a glare and held out his hand to Jared Miles. "Pay up. The new medicine is at least five times more effective than the old one, and it even enhanced her potential. Naturally, the price is five times higher. Add in the cost of the medicinal baths for the past three days, and the total comes to 3.58 million. Since we’re acquaintances, I’ll knock off the change. That’ll be 3.5 million. Card or check?"
"Apothecary Warner, that’s highway robbery!" Leigh Miles shrieked.
But Ronan Warner was deliberately teasing her. "If you agree to become my disciple, I might consider giving your senior sister a discount."
"How much?"
"How about ten percent off?"
"No way! Senior Sister and I will earn the money to pay you back!" Leigh Miles grabbed Aurora Sinclair and stormed outside, as if staying a second longer meant Ronan Warner would demand the cash on the spot.
Jared Miles glanced at Ronan Warner, who was now pouring himself tea. He started to reach into his pocket, but Ronan took a sip and said pointedly, "If you’re the one paying, add another zero."
Jared Miles’s expression shifted slightly. He looked at Flora Guthrie, who had remained silent the whole time. "This is..."
"Some things are understood without being said."
"Why?"
But Ronan Warner just shook his head and didn’t answer. Instead, Flora Guthrie sighed. "Every disciple of the Radiant Void Sect must leave the mountain to gain worldly experience when they turn eighteen. It was the same for you, and now it is the same for Dawn Miles. The difference is, she experienced a great tragedy when she was very young and has closed her heart to the outside world. Without this... arrangement, it would be difficult to make her stay in the world below to temper her character."
’If she doesn’t experience the full spectrum of human life and temper her spirit, how will she stay true to herself and bear her responsibilities when she finally obtains supreme power?’
But she left that last part unsaid, because she knew Jared Miles’s feelings for Dawn Miles went beyond those of a brother for his sister.
