The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 787: For the Shi Family, Even an Ugly Marriage is Worth It

Chapter 787: For the Shi Family, Even an Ugly Marriage is Worth It

Shi Miaomiao gasped in shock.

Even for her, it would be quite rare to have a furnace of pills that contained even one or two top-grade pills. But this person before her—he managed to control an entire furnace filled with top-grade pills! No wonder he had been so confident earlier.

However, she glanced at the modified Heaven-Turning Pill in her hand. The patterns on it were slightly different from the old ones, and she couldn’t help but question, "How can you confidently claim that this pill works exactly as you say?"

Nanli replied calmly, "You can have someone test it."

Shi Miaomiao’s interest was piqued, and she made no objections. The closest person to her was her trusted subordinate. She glanced at him, and he immediately responded, fetching the pill and swallowing it without hesitation.

As the pill went down, the effect surged directly to his Dantian, quickly radiating throughout his body. At that moment, he felt his strength reach its peak! He needed to release it, to vent it!

Shi Miaomiao saw this and immediately kicked him down into the courtyard below.

Her subordinate, though not there to protect her but to serve and deliver messages, was at the Base Building stage. Yet, in that instant, his spiritual power skyrocketed several times, and the power he unleashed reached the Golden Core late stage!

This was even more potent than the old Heaven-Turning Pill!

Shi Miaomiao was secretly amazed, but her expression remained calm and unchanged.

The burst of power lasted for no more than an hour. Afterward, her subordinate was completely exhausted, collapsed on the ground without the strength to get up. Another hour passed, and he fell unconscious. However, when Shi Miaomiao checked his pulse, she found that his spiritual power had been drained, but his meridians and Dantian were fine. Just as the man had said, he would recover in three days.

Although using this pill did cause some damage, the regression in cultivation was minimal. Compared to losing his life, this was a light price to pay.

Shi Miaomiao returned to her room, now cautious and respectful. She asked carefully, "May I take a look at this pill recipe?"

Nanli nodded, "Of course."

Shi Miaomiao’s eyes lit up as she quickly opened the pill recipe. There were more than a dozen pills listed, all of which were sold as bestsellers in Shi Family’s pill shop, the kind of pills that cultivators commonly bought for self-defense.

These were passed down by previous alchemists, and if they involved battle-related pills, their effects were strong, but their side effects were severe. However, the modifications in this recipe used existing materials to reduce the side effects while preserving the efficacy. For healing pills, the effects were enhanced to speed up recovery.

Even pills that could no longer be made due to the loss of certain ingredients had substitutes found in this recipe!

It was exactly as he said; this recipe was unique!

Shi Miaomiao, who had been refining pills for hundreds of years, had often thought of improving pill formulas, but her lack of skill had caused repeated failures. She could only stick to the recipes passed down by her ancestors.

Suppressing her excitement, she fixed her gaze on Nanli, "Did you personally improve all these formulas?"

"Yes," Nanli nodded.

Shi Miaomiao’s breath hitched.

She hadn’t expected that the plain-looking man before her not only knew about the Shi Family’s pill formulas but had even improved them! This was someone who truly knew how to cater to Shi Family’s tastes.

For a moment, Shi Miaomiao found his appearance somewhat more agreeable. However, she didn’t let this cloud her judgment.

With a single command, Shi Family members immediately surrounded the Piaoxiang building and the room.

Ye Yanqin was startled and stammered, "What... what are you doing?"

Nanli frowned slightly.

Shi Miaomiao’s face darkened, "The Shi Family’s pill formulas have always been kept secret. May I ask how you obtained them?"

Nanli replied, "I know. You don’t need to ask why. I’ve shown my sincerity. I wonder if Miss Shi would be willing to exchange it for a Five Elements Nascent Soul Pill?"

With just these dozen modified formulas, the Shi Family could shine for hundreds more years, without rivals.

Shi Miaomiao, holding the recipe, refused to let go. She said, "This is Shi Family’s territory. What if I don’t return it to you?"

Ye Yanqin grew anxious and retorted, "How can you be so sinister?"

Shi Miaomiao’s expression remained unchanged as she countered, "Sinister? You’ve used a Face-Changing Talisman, which proves your identity is hidden. You even stole our Shi Family’s formulas, and yet you accuse me of being sinister?"

Nanli remained unfazed, "So, does this mean we’re going to fight?"

She stood up, and the force of her Nascent Soul emanated, causing many Shi Family members to falter. However, the Shi Family’s pills were no ordinary pills, and the front-line members remained unaffected.

Yet Shi Miaomiao was still shocked.

This person was formidable! To be able to refine a whole furnace of top-grade pills with just the power of a Nascent Soul!

"Big sis, let’s fight!" Shi Honghong called out from behind.

Anyone who dared to steal Shi Family’s formulas should be killed on the spot!

Ye Yanqin clenched her teeth, thinking to herself that since she was now Nanli’s disciple, she couldn’t let her master take the front. She drew her sword, intending to charge in first.

However, Nanli grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back, saying with a bit of irritation, "Stay aside."

With such low cultivation, if she rushed forward, she would be crushed in an instant. What was the point of showing off?

Ye Yanqin immediately stood to the side, reassured.

As Nanli was contemplating which weapon to use, Shi Miaomiao suddenly said, "I have a way that could work for both sides. I wonder if you would be willing?"

"Let’s hear it," Nanli said, not expecting any compromise.

"As long as you marry into the Shi Family, marry me, we’ll be one family. We won’t have any more secrets between us. As for the Five Elements Nascent Soul Pill you want, I’ll gladly hand it over," Shi Miaomiao said.

Everyone froze.

So did Nanli.

What kind of solution was this?

But Ye Yanqin took another look at Nanli’s "appearance" and couldn’t help but gag. "Miss Shi, with that face of hers, how can you stand it?"

If it were her, she would only see an ugly face. As for talent and skill, she couldn’t see any of it.

Shi Honghong had a hard-to-describe look on his face, but he understood his sister’s intentions. He also shared the vision of expanding the Shi Family, so he immediately scolded Ye Yanqin, "What do you know?"

For the Shi Family, no matter how ugly the marriage, they would endure it!

He turned his gaze back to Nanli, "If you refuse to marry my sister, I’ll make sure you spill blood right here!"

Nanli, however, helplessly said, "Miss Shi, didn’t you just hear her call me ’Master’?"

Shi Miaomiao froze, thinking hard.

Indeed, she had heard her call him "Master."

And then... "Sister?"

Sister?!

Shi Miaomiao’s eyes widened as she finally realized, "You’re a woman?!"

Nanli nodded, "I did say I’m just borrowing Zhang Dan’s appearance."