Chapter 2638

Just as he thought he was about to float away, he felt a sudden weight return. It seemed he had arrived somewhere. The air here was a bit stuffy, but not unbearable.

After a while, when she seemed to have gotten used to this feeling, she heard Zhu Yanyi’s voice: "Alright, you can open your eyes now."

The Lord of Tianpu City opened his eyes and sat up. He noticed that he had originally been on the left side of the puppet, but now, he was on the right. However, he was certain that the person on his right was not a puppet, but himself.

She reached out and looked at her hand. Although there seemed to be no obvious difference, she could feel that the sensitivity was still lacking.

"It is not your original body. You will have a three-day adaptation period. After three days, the sensitivity of this body will be no different from your original one."

Zhu Yanyi continued, "Just remember what I said. Remember, do not go near fire, and do not have intimate relations with your wives and concubines. There are no other points of attention."

Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, the Lord of Tianpu City cupped her hands to her: "Thank you?"

Zhu Yanyi waved her hand slightly: "No need for this. This is all I can do. As for that favored concubine of yours, you need to deal with her yourself."

The Lord of Tianpu City nodded slightly: "I know." There was a thread of determination in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhibin said from the side, "Actually, I think your current situation is not bad. You can pretend to be controlled. I suppose your favored concubine would never expect this."

The Lord of Tianpu City said, "Although I want to pretend, I do not know how to do it properly. After all, I am not a worm in her belly; I simply do not know what she is thinking."

Zhu Zhibin replied, "It is actually a very simple matter. You just stay in your study in the City Lord’s Mansion. If your wives and concubines come to find you, you can pretend to be somewhat unstable in temperament. I believe that will be enough to fool them. The reason I suggest you pretend is that I want to know what the final goal of your favored concubine is. I feel her purpose in controlling you is not simple."

The Lord of Tianpu City naturally knew this. He was the Lord of Tianpu City. If he were simply controlled, it would be one thing. But he knew this was likely not simple. If it were just simple control, there were many people with higher cultivation, better status, nobler origins, and more handsome appearances than him. The fact that the evil cultivator’s trump card controlled him indicated that the trump card had a specific purpose. This purpose indeed needed to be investigated.

"In that case, I feel Tianpu City may not be safe either," Yu Yinuo said from the side.

The Lord of Tianpu City looked at Yu Yinuo and Zhu Zhibin: "It would be good if you two Daoist friends could help me."

Zhu Zhibin thought for a moment and looked at Zhu Yanyi: "Sister, do you have any pills that can change one’s appearance?"

"Disguise Pills." Zhu Yanyi tossed out a bottle: "There are ten Disguise Pills in here. After you take them, you can imagine what you want to look like, and you will become that. One pill lasts for seven days. If you want to maintain that appearance after seven days, you need to take another pill. I am giving you ten, five each. This can last for thirty-five days. If it is not enough by then, come find me again."

"It should be enough." Zhu Zhibin looked at the Disguise Pills in his hand, then took one out and handed it to Yu Yinuo. Yu Yinuo took it. He didn’t know what he was thinking, but in the end, he transformed into the appearance of a rough, burly man.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhibin also took the pill and transformed into the appearance of a relatively thin scholar with a yellowish complexion.

"We will follow the City Lord back like this. Later, the City Lord will just say we are his friends," Zhu Zhibin said.

"Agreed." The Lord of Tianpu City said seriously: "I was originally an orphan. I will say you are orphan friends I knew when I was an orphan. We happened to meet, so I invited you to the City Lord’s Mansion."

"Hmm, that sounds good." Zhu Zhibin nodded: "As for the rest, we will discuss it slowly after we enter the City Lord’s Mansion."

"Good, then let us depart." The Lord of Tianpu City nodded directly. she already hated that favored concubine deeply, wishing she could kill her right now. However, she also knew that there was a conspiracy behind her. Therefore, she had to investigate the conspiracy clearly before she could deal with her.

The Lord of Tianpu City, Zhu Zhibin, and Yu Yinuo, the three of them, said goodbye to Zhu Yanyi and the others, then left for the City Lord’s Mansion.

Zhu Yanyi watched them leave, then asked Yan Aohan: "Do you think that evil cultivator’s trump card is really that favored concubine?"

"Even if it is not, she must be one of the key confidants," Yan Aohan said seriously: "I will keep an eye on them at all times."

Meanwhile, Lv Huoyan, who had been watching Zhu Yanyi’s technique all along, finally spoke up: "Master, is that soul transfer technique really effective?"

Zhu Yanyi hummed: "That gu worm was meant to control the soul of the Lord of Tianpu City. Since her soul left her body, the gu worm naturally stopped causing trouble."

"Then after the soul transfer, won’t that favored concubine notice?" Lv Huoyan asked curiously.

Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly: "The gu worm will only be discovered by its master when it dies. I did not kill the gu worm; I only sealed it. So she cannot discover it."

Lv Huoyan tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Master, do you also study poison?"

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly: "A true healer must not only study medicine but also poison. The alchemy I have been teaching you recently is only a small part of being a healer."

"Master, what do you think if I start studying medicine now?" Lv Huoyan asked again.

"You are an alchemist, so you are already inseparable from medicine. If you want to study medicine, I naturally welcome it. But do you have the energy?" Zhu Yanyi looked seriously at her disciple.

"To be honest, you are better off practicing alchemy well now and raising your cultivation. Wait until you ascend to become an immortal, and then come learn medicine from me."

After all, once one ascended, life span was very long. It was good to learn more things then. Zhu Yanyi naturally hoped her student would be versatile, preferably an all-around disciple. However, she would not say these words at this moment.

Regarding Lv Huoyan, Zhu Yanyi saw that she had talent in alchemy, so she did not like her to be distracted. Therefore, the current arrangement was actually quite good.

Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, Lv Huoyan did not bring up studying medicine again. She understood clearly that it was indeed not too late to study medicine after she ascended.