Insanely Pampered Wife: Divine Doctor Fifth Young Miss Chapter 3: Enemy Encounter

Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations

“Yue Er, don’t be upset—the revenge can wait for now. The key thing is to recover completely first, then have your brothers go with you to get payback. Let’s see who dares to stand against you then! Anyone who resists will suffer their fury; you can relish giving those idiots a taste of their own medicine… and pummel them till they drop!” Sima Lie boomed heartily upon noticing his precious granddaughter hadn’t uttered a word and figuring she was still seething. This was his way of soothing her.

Still, Grandfather, is this really how to comfort someone? Wasn’t it just digging an even bigger hole for later troubles? Yet in her previous life as an orphan, Sima You Yue felt a warm glow spread through her heart from Sima Lie’s ‘encouraging’ words.

So this is what family feels like…

Just minutes after swallowing the bitter pill, the excruciating pain she’d endured vanished completely, and in half an hour, every wound had healed fully! Never before had she witnessed such a miraculous recovery! It sparked a fresh wave of wonder about the world she’d entered.

‘Grandfather, this thing is incredible!’ Sima You Yue’s eyes lit up as she bolted upright, feeling refreshed and bursting with vitality!

“Haha, yeah, pretty impressive, right?” He chuckled with delight, nodding as he gazed at her fondly. “Sigh… if only our family had an alchemist, you wouldn’t have suffered like this. Even snagging this single pill was a hassle.

“Don’t we have alchemists on our payroll?” Sima You Yue huffed in frustration. After all, they were the General’s Residence—what were a few pills to them?

“We’ve hired some, but they only stock common tier one pills, with just a few tier two ones. And those tier two pills aren’t for healing, so I had to beg Master Shi for this specific tier two healing pill.” He shot Sima You Yue an apologetic look. “Sorry, it’s on me. Tsk, if my hot temper hadn’t soured things with the city’s alchemists, it wouldn’t have taken so long. Sorry you endured that agony.” He bowed his head, speaking in a self-blaming tone.

“Grandfather! Don’t blame yourself—if anyone’s at fault, it’s those pesky, unlikeable alchemists! You don’t like them, so neither do I! If I become an alchemist someday, I’ll smack them with real skill and show them true alchemy!”

“Haha, I’ll look forward to that then.” He burst into joyful laughter.

Yet at that moment, neither recalled that alchemy demanded cultivation first. Pill refining needed spiritual energy to fuel the furnace, requiring alchemists to sense and master it perfectly. Sima You Yue couldn’t detect even a hint of it—let alone ignite a furnace with spiritual energy?

Thanks to the pill her grandfather fetched, Sima You Yue healed swiftly. By next morning, the eager and spirited girl slipped out alone to wander the streets.

Though she held this place’s memories, she yearned to witness this intrigue-filled new world firsthand.

“This world is truly wondrous!” Sima You Yue cried out in thrill. After roaming a few streets, she halted before a shop displaying various spirit beasts and gawked at one that spoke.

“Oh, isn’t this the Fifth Young Master? Come in, please! What catches your eye today? We’ve got fresh spirit beasts in stock—want to check them out?” The friendly shopkeeper approached with a warm greeting, clearly on good terms with the former Sima You Yue.

She rifled through her memories briefly and understood the shopkeeper’s enthusiasm. The old Sima You Yue frequented this place, snapping up spirit beasts to gift other Young Masters in town for their favor.

Her frequent visits had built a solid rapport with the shopkeeper.

“Fifth Young Master, take a peek at our new stock. Here’s a fifth low-ranked firefox, and a sixth low-ranked wind wolf. Nice, huh?” The shopkeeper grinned while showing off the caged spirit beasts.

Sima You Yue eyed the lifeless, emotionless wind wolf, its fur thick and shiny—top quality. “Nah, I’m not buying today; forgot my money. Besides, I can’t form contracts with spirit beasts anyway, so why bother?”

Everyone knew the General Residence’s Fifth Young Master was trash, unable to forge a spirit link, so no spirit beast contracts for him. Any he bought went straight to gifts. The shopkeeper didn’t care, as long as sales happened.

“If the Fifth Young Master wants it, take the spirit beast home now and settle payment later. Oh! Young Master Murong An craved a wind wolf last time, but we were out. Grab it quick before it sells!” The shopkeeper urged eagerly.

The previous Sima You Yue would’ve jumped at it, handing over anything Murong An desired regardless of price.

But Sima You Yue just responded to the shopkeeper, “If I run into him, I’ll mention it.”

Then she spun around and exited the shop.

“…”

The shopkeeper stood stunned for seconds. Only after she’d gone did he slap his forehead in bewilderment, muttering: “No fever here—am I seeing things? Sima You Yue heard about Murong An wanting it and walked away without buying? So casually too? Did the sun rise in the west today?”

Sima You Yue reflected on the shop encounter. Even a lowly shopkeeper leveraged Murong An’s name to peddle a spirit beast to her—how notorious was her crush on him?

Recalling the spirit wolf, she marveled softly at this enchanting new world. Though the old Sima You Yue couldn’t cultivate, her infatuation with Murong An led her to study spirit beasts a bit.

This realm featured spirit beasts ranked as Low rank, Saint Rank, and Divine Rank.

Low Ranked ones possessed basic smarts, grasping simple human speech and obeying basic orders, while Divine Ranked beasts were sharp, fluent in human tongue, and chatted effortlessly.

Spirit Masters formed contracts via spirit links with spirit beasts. But wild-caught ones, untamed, unleashed savage spiritual energy through the link, risking backlash on the cultivator.

Beast Tamers could tame that wild frenzy temporarily, soothing the spirit beasts to docility before contracts, slashing backlash dangers. That’s why Beast Tamers were in huge demand. Post-contract, spirit beasts turned fierce again but couldn’t harm their bonded Spirit Master due to the pact.

After wandering the streets for a while, Sima You Yue turned homeward. Lost in thoughts of Beast Tamers, she overlooked her path and slammed into someone while rounding into a narrow alley.

“Who’s the blind fool?! Courting death?!” The man yelped, rubbing his head in rage. Spotting Sima You Yue, his lips twisted into a mocking sneer: “Oh, it’s the famous trash! Still kicking? Guess my punches were too soft last time!”

Sima You Yue shook off the collision daze, but upon hearing him, she lifted her gaze and narrowed her eyes sharply.

This guy was one of the thugs who’d beaten her before! Since she’d vowed vengeance for the old Sima You Yue, time to begin with him right here!