Huangfu Yujia was slightly stunned to hear Ye Bufan's analysis and nodded frankly.
"I used to be, but not anymore." Huangfu Yujia's eyes were filled with sorrow, and there seemed to be some unspeakable past.
"Because of your face?" Ye Bufan guessed.
Huangfu Yujia looked at Ye Bufan and nodded, saying, "Those people are all hypocrites. After they saw my face was ruined, not only was the engagement broken, but they even went to great lengths to humiliate me!"
As she spoke, Huangfu Yujia's true qi fluctuated, and her fists were clenched tightly.
"It's because of them that I was expelled from the family. If it weren't for my grandfather helping me in secret, I might not have survived until today," Huangfu Yujia kept wiping her tears. "My grandfather told me that only when I cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage, or when my face is healed, will I have a chance to return to the family."
Ye Bufan looked at Huangfu Yujia and asked again, "Do you really want to go back to that family?"
Huangfu Yujia shook her head and said, "If my grandfather weren't still in the family, I wouldn't want to stay there for a single second. The stench of human nature is everywhere, and staying there only makes me feel disgusted."
Looking at Huangfu Yujia, Ye Bufan fell into thought. She was from a cultivation family, and it seemed he could start with her to establish his own influence in advance.
"Then what are your plans after your face is healed?" Ye Bufan asked again after some thought.
Huangfu Yujia shook her head blankly. Before meeting Ye Bufan, she only wanted to save money to buy a Marrow Cleansing Pill and try her luck to see if she could heal the burns on her face.
But unexpectedly, at the entrance of the cave where the Flame Horned Rhinoceros was located, Huangfu Yujia met Ye Bufan.
"If possible, I hope you can stay and help me," Ye Bufan said. "I've just entered the mortal world, and I need to develop my own forces."
Huangfu Yujia looked at Ye Bufan. If anyone else had said this, she might have thought it was a pipe dream. However, looking at Ye Bufan, she always felt that this man possessed a demeanor that could make her believe him.
"If you can really heal me, I promise to help you cultivate your strength," Huangfu Yujia said.
Ye Bufan nodded and walked up to Huangfu Yujia, examining the wound on her face. The wound extended from her face to her shoulder, and then down her shoulder to her elbow, covering a rather large area.
"Judging by the severity of the wound, it's been at least ten years, right?" Ye Bufan analyzed and said to Huangfu Yujia.
Huangfu Yujia nodded. Ye Bufan spoke again, this time giving an exact timeframe.
"Twelve years," Ye Bufan said. "And it was injured by fire-attribute spells."
This time, Huangfu Yujia looked at Ye Bufan with shock. Huangfu Yujia was twenty-two years old, and the wound was from when she was ten.
"Give me fourteen days. After fourteen days, I guarantee to restore your skin to be fair and smooth," Ye Bufan said.
"Really?" Huangfu Yujia couldn't believe her ears, but fourteen days was nothing. She had already waited for over ten years.
Seeing Ye Bufan nod, Huangfu Yujia tried her best to control her breathing, telling herself not to have too high expectations, lest she be disappointed and end up the same as before.
Ye Bufan called Zhu Zizhen and asked him to prepare some medicinal ingredients. He also asked Zhu Zizhen to move into the villa directly to help Huangfu Yujia with skin repair, as it was a major project and having a helper would make it easier.
When Zhu Zizhen heard that Ye Bufan wanted him to move in and abandon his pharmacy, he immediately packed his belongings and came to Ye Bufan's villa.
When Zhu Zizhen saw Huangfu Yujia, he was also startled.
"Are you... Divine Doctor Zhu Zizhen?" Huangfu Yujia said to Zhu Zizhen.
"Do you believe it now?" Ye Bufan looked at Huangfu Yujia. Ye Bufan had told Huangfu Yujia before that Zhu Zizhen was his disciple, but she hadn't believed it. Now, Ye Bufan had deliberately asked this question.
Ye Bufan told Zhu Zizhen about the upcoming treatment for Huangfu Yujia's burns.
Zhu Zizhen was extremely excited upon hearing this and said, "Really? I can learn too? Thank you, Master."
According to Ye Bufan's plan, Zhu Zizhen had already entered the Qi Refining stage, so he could start learning about alchemy. Among these, the Thirteen Needles of Zhu You, which Zhu Zizhen had always wanted to learn, was included.
After preparing all the medicinal ingredients, Ye Bufan threw them into the alchemy furnace for refining, grinding all the medicines into powder.
Next, Ye Bufan asked Zhu Zizhen to find a large bathtub and pour all the refined powder into it. Then, clear water was added. Finally, the entire bathtub contained a thick, emerald green liquid that emitted a foul odor.
"Get in," Ye Bufan said to Huangfu Yujia.
"Ah?" Huangfu Yujia looked at Ye Bufan, a little bewildered. "Now?"
Ye Bufan nodded. Huangfu Yujia's entire face flushed red instantly.
"Uh, Master, I'll go upstairs for a moment. I just remembered I have something to do," Zhu Zizhen quickly found an excuse and rushed to the second floor.
Only then did Ye Bufan realize Huangfu Yujia's embarrassment. Ye Bufan looked at Huangfu Yujia and said, "You can go in with your clothes on. Once inside, strictly refrain from using your true qi to resist the energy entering your skin."
Without a word, Huangfu Yujia leaped into the bathtub. Ye Bufan then moistened the remaining powder, mixed it with bandages, and wrapped up Huangfu Yujia's scarred face.
"Hiss—"
The energy from the medicinal bath entered Huangfu Yujia's skin. The energy raged, and Huangfu Yujia's skin surface felt a burning sensation, as if thousands of ants were biting her skin.
Ye Bufan's mind moved, and he took a medicinal bottle from his spatial ring and placed it in front of Huangfu Yujia, instructing, "This is the Grain Avoidance Pill I refined earlier. Take one a day, and you should be fine without eating for three days."
"Grain Avoidance Pill?" Huangfu Yujia looked at Ye Bufan, her heart once again unsettled. In major families, Grain Avoidance Pills were given to key trainees. Those key trainees were cultivating all day and had no time to eat, so they hired people to refine Grain Avoidance Pills for them.
However, those families' Grain Avoidance Pills could only guarantee one day without food, while Ye Bufan's pills could guarantee three days without any energy replenishment. This showed that Ye Bufan's alchemy skills should be very high.