Supreme God Reborn as the Disgraced Son-in-Law

The First Lesson

"Why are you walking behind him, Master Sun?" Uncle Su Ming demanded.

The doors of the Su family estate slammed shut. Ye Tian walked into the grand parlor with a leather bag over his shoulder.

Doctor Sun trailed two steps behind him. The old doctor kept his eyes glued to the floor. His shoulders slumped forward like a beaten dog.

Su Ming stood by the fireplace holding his silver flask. He stared at the famous doctor in deep confusion. Madam Su and Su Zheng stepped out of the hallway to witness the bizarre sight.

"Master Sun, what happened at the market?" Su Zheng asked. "Did he try to steal the family funds?"

Doctor Sun did not answer. He pressed his lips together and refused to meet their gaze. The humiliation of kneeling in the dirt still burned fresh in his mind.

"I have the ingredients." Ye Tian ignored the confused family members. He looked at Su Qinghan. "Take me to your kitchen. I need a bronze pot and an open flame."

"Follow me Mr. Ye." Su Qinghan nodded quickly. She led him past her stunned parents and toward the rear of the mansion.

Su Ming grabbed Doctor Sun by the arm. "Why are you letting this street vagrant give you orders? You are the head of the medical board."

Doctor Sun yanked his arm away. A dark bitter resentment flashed across his wrinkled face.

"Just watch him." Doctor Sun spat out the words. "We will see if his arrogance survives the night."

The estate kitchen was massive. Stainless steel counters gleamed under the recessed lighting. A row of gas burners sat ready for use.

Ye Tian placed a bronze pot over the largest burner. He turned the gas dial to maximum heat.

He unrolled his leather bag on the clean metal counter. He pulled out a dried fire lotus, a twisted piece of aged sun root and a handful of spirit bark.

"You cannot boil those together." Doctor Sun mocked from the kitchen doorway. "The Yang energy of the fire lotus will scorch the sun root into useless ash."

Ye Tian did not acknowledge the noisy student. He possessed ten millennia of alchemy experience. He did not need advice from a mortal who prescribed tree bark for common colds.

Ye Tian tossed the ingredients into the boiling water. He rested his palms against the side of the hot bronze pot.

He channeled a thin thread of his immortal Qi through his fingertips. The spiritual energy penetrated the metal. It formed an invisible protective barrier around the delicate sun root.

The water rapidly turned a deep crimson color. The kitchen is filled with aroma. 

Doctor Sun watched from the corner of the room. His pride was shattered at the market but his malice remained intact. He needed to destroy Ye Tian to regain his reputation.

He slipped his right hand into his white coat pocket. His fingers traced the smooth glass of a small hidden vial.

The vial contained Heart Sealing Powder. It was an odorless poison favored by underground assassins. Doctor Sun carried it for emergencies along with the specific liquid antidote in his left pocket.

"Mr. Ye the water is boiling over." Su Qinghan warned. She pointed at the bubbling red foam near the rim of the pot.

Ye Tian turned his back to the stove. He walked toward the sink to grab a damp towel.

Doctor Sun saw his opening. He moved with the practiced speed of a master apothecary.

He stepped up to the stove. He flicked his wrist over the boiling pot. A pinch of invisible white powder fell into the liquid. The poison dissolved instantly without a single trace.

Doctor Sun stepped back into the shadows and smirked.

His plan was flawless. He would let Ye Tian feed the poisoned soup to the Patriarch. The old man's heart would stop.

Doctor Sun would then push Ye Tian aside, declare the soup toxic and administer the hidden antidote. He would play the hero. He would expose Ye Tian as a murdering fraud and send him to a dark prison cell.

Ye Tian walked back to the stove with the damp towel. He did not look at Doctor Sun.

He did not need to use his eyes. His Divine Sense blanketed the entire kitchen. He felt the exact moment the mortal poison hit the boiling water.

Ye Tian sneered internally. The old man was a treacherous snake.

Ye Tian did not stop the boiling process. He knew the dense spiritual Yang energy infusing his brew would easily suppress the mortal poison. The poison would not kill the Patriarch instantly. It would only cause a slow creeping paralysis.

That delay gave the Sovereign ample time to teach a very painful lesson.

Ye Tian wrapped the damp towel around the hot bronze handle. He poured the steaming crimson potion into a ceramic bowl.

"The medicine is ready." Ye Tian said. "Take me to the patient."

They marched back up the grand staircase. Su Zheng and Madam Su followed closely behind with anxious expressions. Uncle Su Ming carried his flask and glared at Ye Tian back.

They entered the freezing master bedroom. The four space heaters still glowed red in the corners.

The Patriarch lay perfectly still on the bed. His skin was a terrifying shade of pale blue. His chest barely moved. The medical monitors beeped with a slow sluggish rhythm.

"He is fading fast." Su Zheng rushed to the bedside. Tears pooled in the eyes of the acting family head.

"Prop his head up." Ye Tian ordered.

Su Qinghan leaned over the bed. She placed two pillows behind her grandfather's neck. She tilted his chin back to open his airway.

Ye Tian brought the steaming ceramic bowl to the old man's cracked lips. He poured the liquid directly down the throat.

The room held its breath.

For ten seconds nothing happened. The monitors continued their slow sluggish beeping.

"You failed." Su Ming scoffed loudly. "Your dirty weed water did nothing."

Suddenly the Patriarch's chest heaved violently. A loud cracking sound echoed from inside his ribcage. It sounded like thick ice breaking over a frozen lake.

The old man's eyes snapped wide open. They were bloodshot and filled with sudden intense heat.

He leaned over the side of the mattress.

He opened his mouth and vomited a solid chunk of foul black ice onto the carpet.

The ice hit the floor with a heavy thud. It immediately began to melt into a puddle of dark rotting Yin water. The room temperature spiked upward instantly.

The terrifying pale blue color vanished from the old man's skin. A healthy warm flush flooded his face. The medical monitors began beeping at a strong steady human pace.

"Father." Su Zheng dropped to his knees. He grabbed the old man's warm hand and wept in pure relief.

"Grandfather is cured." Su Qinghan covered her mouth to muffle a joyful sob.

Even Su Ming stood frozen in shock. He dropped his silver flask onto the floor. The vagrant actually cured the incurable Frost Vein Blockage.

"I can feel my toes again." The Patriarch whispered in a raspy voice. "The terrible cold is gone."

Ye Tian stood quietly beside the bed. He watched the crimson energy settle into the old man meridians. He knew what was coming next.

The Patriarch suddenly let out a sharp agonizing gasp.

His eyes rolled back into his head. The healthy flush on his skin mutated into a dark sickly purple. Thick angry veins spiderwebbed up his neck and across his jawline.

He fell flat onto the mattress. His body locked into a rigid convulsion.

"What is happening?" Madam Su screamed in terror.

The medical monitors shrieked a high pitched warning alarm. The heart rate graph spiked erratically before plummeting toward zero.

"He is dying." Su Zheng panicked. He grabbed Ye Tian by the shirt collar. "What did you feed him?"

"His veins are turning black." Su Ming yelled. "You poisoned him, you bastard."

Doctor Sun puffed his chest out. He stepped forward with a righteous triumphant glare. This was his chosen moment.

"Stand aside murderer." Doctor Sun shouted to the panicked family. "His toxic sludge is destroying the Patriarch's heart. I warned you he was a fraud."

Doctor Sun reached into his left pocket. He prepared to pull out the antidote and claim his victory.

Before Doctor Sun could even open his mouth again Ye Tian moved.

Ye Tian stepped right in front of the old doctor. He blocked Sun from reaching the bed.

Ye Tian's eyes were terrifyingly calm. He looked down at the treacherous mortal.

"Student." Ye Tian extended his open palm. "Give me the final herb."

Doctor Sun froze in his tracks. His triumphant smile shattered into a million pieces. His heart skipped a beat.

"What herb?" Doctor Sun stammered. His voice shook with sudden dread. "I do not know what you are talking about."

"You are wasting my time." Ye Tian said coldly.

Ye Tian did not wait for a confession. His hand shot forward like a striking viper. He bypassed Doctor Sun's defensive guard effortlessly.

Ye Tian reached directly into Doctor Sun's left coat pocket. He pulled out the small glass vial containing the clear liquid antidote.

Doctor Sun went pale. All the blood drained from his face. His knees buckled slightly.

He realized Ye Tian knew about the sabotage the entire time. 

Ye Tian popped the cork off the small glass vial.

He turned back to the convulsing Patriarch. He poured the clear liquid antidote directly into the old man's mouth.

The crimson potion already inside the Patriarch stomach had contained the poison spread. Because of that divine containment the antidote worked instantly.

The dark purple veins receded from the old man's neck in seconds. The rigidity left his limbs. His body went limp against the mattress.

The medical monitors quieted down. They returned to a strong steady rhythmic beep.

The Patriarch took a deep full breath. He opened his clear bright eyes. He sat up slowly against the pillows. He looked around the room with sharp lucid focus.

He was completely healed of the Frost Vein illness. He was completely purged of the poison.

The Su family stood in absolute stunned silence. They looked from the healthy Patriarch to the calm young man standing by the bed.

Ye Tian turned around to face Doctor Sun.

Doctor Sun trembled uncontrollably. He took a step backward toward the bedroom door. Ye Tian tossed the empty glass vial through the air.

It landed at Doctor Sun's feet. It bounced once against the carpet.

"Always provide complete ingredients student." Ye Tian delivered the crushing final words. "That is your first lesson."