Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapters... 162: Testing the Blood
"Mother?" call Zhang Yu once again because Xiao Mei is just silent like a statue.
Xiao Mei slowly blinked her eyes then checked the condition of Zhang Yu's body making sure it was fine.
"Is anyone feeling any pain?" tanyakanya.
"I'm fine, Mother." Not just good. Zhang Yu felt his body was extremely free. He was breathing so smoothly as if his lungs were enlarged.
Not only that, Zhang Yu was also able to feel his soul power increasing though not so significantly.
"Thank God you're okay." Xiao Mei sighed then turned around before walking to the seat next to the bed.
At this second Zhang Yu only realized the chaos that was happening inside his room. A fallen bulkhead and a few items scattered. He wondered who had done it.
"Is it because of me?" muttered. It's hard to believe that all this was caused by him.
Zhang Yu lifted his foot from the water bath. He put it all back together and changed his wet clothes.
"Mother, what business are you doing here looking for me?"
For a moment Xiao Mei only looked at Zhang Yu as if she was admiring his face. Because basically Zhang Yu's face was quite similar to his father's, Zhang Long. It could treat the longing in his heart.
"Now we will be reunited. I have to be patient, I must be very happy when Mom comes home to see her," Zhang Yu said realizing her mother's sad expression.
Xiao Mei immediately wiped her tears and began to straighten her body. "You don't have to rush. I've been waiting all this time, a few weeks, a few more months and a little bit."
After saying that Xiao Mei took out a sheet of taro leaves that were bright green in color.
"Is this Mom?" zhang Yu asked curiously.
Xiao Mei asked Zhang Yu to sit down first. "Before doing a blood test, we can find out the purity level of your blood by this particular method."
"Indeed the results are not as accurate as blood tests, but using the taro leaf method can make the estimate. At least we can roughly guess how big the percentage is."
Zhang Yu frowned. He did not expect that there was such a method. Although the results are not very accurate, it can be useful to get an estimate.
"Now drop your blood" Xiao Mei asked after putting the taro leaf on the table.
As soon as Zhang Yu dripped his blood, the color of the originally bright green taro leaves changed slowly to dark red. It's getting darker and darker.
"Mom, how did it go?" ask Zhang Yu.
Yet Xiao Mei was still speechless with her eyes focused only on the taro leaves on the table. It was not an ordinary taro leaf, but rather a taro leaf of a type of herbal plant in a rare category. Its main function is as a resource. But it also has the function to test the purity of blood.
After the blood drips on the surface of the leaf, the blood will collect at the center of the stalk then be absorbed slowly. At the same time, as the completion of the process of absorption of taro leaves will change color following the purity of the blood. The darker the more pure the blood.
Xiao Mei had witnessed the taro leaf method several times including on herself. But just this once saw the taro leaves change color to blackish red.
"Zhang Yu, he ...." Xiao Mei still did not speak. Every word seemed to be stuck at the base of his tongue.
"Mother?" call Zhang Yu again.
At this time Xiao Mei was already somewhat calm. Yet he still could not help but a happy smile on his face.
When he heard this Zhang Yu also became excited. Because Xiao Yuze's percentage was forty percent, so he had high hopes of surpassing it.
"Zhang Yu, I'm going to go see your grandfather. I'll ask you when the blood test was done." Xiao Mei felt she had to act and urged Xiao Nie to hold a blood test immediately.
Until the time comes Zhang Yu will have the opportunity to annul Xuan Yin's marriage and enter the ancestral altar.
"Xiao Wang, what are you doing here?" Xiao Mei who had just walked out of Zhang Yu's room was startled by Xiao Wang's existence.
"Aunt Xiao Mei ... I-I came to tell you if you were asked to come to the Patriarch Sepuh residence. I-I went straight in because I saw the door open and there was no one outside."
Xiao Mei narrowed her eyes as she watched Xiao Wang.
"What's wrong with him. He looks weird" he murmured. But Xiao Mei did not have time to think about this because she had to go to Xiao Nie's place.
"You can come back. I really intend to go there."
"Alright," Xiao Wang came out quickly and even forgot to say hello.
Xiao Mei who saw him so nervously just shook her head then went to Xiao Nie's place.
After arriving outside the residence, Xiao Wang did not immediately leave but instead stood beside the archway while taking a calming breath.
"I didn't see it wrong, did I? It's the thickest color I've ever seen." Xiao Wang did not dare to compare the test results of the taro leaf method with his because it was clearly very far apart. Yet who would have thought that even Zhang Yu's results were more concentrated than Xiao Yuze's.
"Zhang Yu is too horrible. If anyone had known about this, everyone would have been shocked." Xiao Wang was a little regretful as he thought of the encounter that was lacking in wear between them. But also lucky because this afternoon managed to avoid conflict with him.
Xiao Wang was busy muttering in his mind to the point of not realizing that someone had been watching him since.
"What do you mean?"
Instantly Xiao Wang raised his head to hear the voice. His forehead gradually shriveled as he realized the figure speaking.
"Sir Yuze ...."
"What would surprise people?" ask Xiao Yuze again.
"Th-that ...." Instantly Xiao Wang became stuttered. Especially with Xiao Yuze's sharp sword-like gaze. He gulped his saliva a few times and took a big breath.
"Zhang Yu, he ...." Finally Xiao Wang told him everything he saw from the crack of Zhang Yu's room while trying to convey Xiao Nie's message to Xiao Mei.
Xiao Yuze's facial complexion turned cold and flat upon hearing all of those things. Unknowingly his hands clenched. "The color is thicker than me? Are you sure?"
"Can't be wrong. I saw it directly and clearly enough. The color of the taro leaves turned to a blackish red. Really concentrated and ...."
"Enough!" cut Xiao Yuze while gripping Xiao Wang's shoulder. He added, "The method of taro leaves is not necessarily accurate. The deep red was also not necessarily indicative of the purity of his blood."
"But as I recall the taro leaf method with the blood test is not so striking the difference."
Xiao Yuze remained silent for a while before turning her body."If you don't believe me, just wait for him to do a blood test. At that moment you can see for yourself."