2022-07-17 11:14:00The head steward could not help but swallow in apprehension, he could feel the chilling gaze behind the veiled hat of Peng Mingxia.
"It's about the antidote!" The head steward blurted out. Peng Mingxia finally turned his full attention to the man. This made the head steward sigh in relief inwardly.
"What about it?" There was a note of suspicion in Peng Mingxia's tone when he replied. He would not lie, not to himself, he was rather interested on what the head steward was about to say.
Though, it was not like the head steward could tell. Because said man was currently trying to find his voice. The head steward wonders how he should approach this topic with the fickle doctor physician in front of him.
"The general has found the antidote..." The head steward began, his body language indic
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The carriage arrived at the Liu Fu exactly 3 hours after the head steward somehow managed to convince Peng Mingxia.The head steward and Peng Mingxia was instantly welcomed and ushered inside the mansion by the head mama who was waiting for them anxiously.The carriage left not soon after.Walking to the familiar path where the general and his family was currently staying, Peng Mingxia was silent. This only made the head steward and the head mama more nervous."You called?" Was Peng Mingxia's greetings as he entered the room.As usual, the only person awake to welcome Peng Mingxia's blunt greetings was the general who was sitting up. His complexion didn't change over the past three days, rather it looks like his complexion o
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The general gave a long and heavy sigh when he heard Peng Mingxia."I need to use your identity for this transaction to happen." He motioned his arms towards his family and himself. "As you can see, my situation is not good.""What do you mean by that?" Peng Mingxia was quick to question.Peng Mingxia knew that something was up with the deal. But the temptations of solving one of the biggest headaches in medicine society was far too big for him to pass up.But he did not expect that the general was seriously striking this deal with him. Forget about the audacity (that was only felt one-sidedly by Peng Mingxia), the general in the first place should not have the right to make this negotiation with him in the first place."What I meant is, we w
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"When would the auction be starting?" Zhi Ruo asked. She was looking at the body of water in front of her.Her reflection was seen at the surface of the water. And behind her she could see Ravel looking down with her."Directly after the tournament ends." Was Ravel's answer. "Are you going to go in or not?" He asked."Of course I'm going in! You said I was stinky." Zhi Ruo laughed as she removed her mask. Her nails were covered in grime and dried blood. Her knuckles were also messed up, as it kept on bleeding."That was two days ago." Ravel said. "And you decide that it was today you are going take a bath." He point out.Zhi Ruo ran her mask through the water rendering it murky, before it turned to being clear again. Her knuckles
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A day passed by rather uneventfully, it was anticlimactic on Zhi Ruo's part. As for Ravel he went back as soon as Zhi Ruo finished bathing, he left the clothes for Zhi Ruo to wear and gave back he broken mask.The arm bracers, the wraith devourers, on Zhi Ruo's arms were getting cooler and more subdued after Zhi Ruo had constantly fed it the corpses and some cores from the beats she had slaughtered.Zhōngguó on the other hand was much more harder to feed because it was a picky weapon. But nonetheless she made progress with the Bo staff. But for the last few days, Zhōngguó's phantom projection didn't come out because Ravel was now visiting her almost daily.Ravel of course knew that Zhi Ruo had a weapon now, and that weapon was a sentient beings. But despite that, he didn't pry about the weapon as Zhi Ruo would have expected.
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"I'm back."Is what Zhi Ruo said as she finally made it through the gate. There was four figures waiting for her at the entrance. They stood, clearly waiting. Three men and one woman."Welcome back young miss." It was Ye Qing Qing that greeted her first. Her eyes distinctively looking at Zhi Ruo's messy appearance with a trace of satisfaction, Zhi Ruo saw this satisfaction manifest into Ye Qing Qing's smile.Ye Qing Qing looked at the broken mask on Zhi Ruo's face. She found it quite quite jarring, because she would normally see only Zhi Ruo's eyes and even then, because of the veil Zhi Ruo's eyes were always blurry. But now, she could see Zhi Ruo's tilting lips.The senior sister could feel Zhi Ruo's aura mystifying upon seeing the mischievous tilt in Zhi Ruo's lips.&
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The seniors of the group were quick to inform Zhi Ruo that her grandfather was back. And was waiting for her in her pavilion.On this, Zhi Ruo could not help but look at the quiet Ravel that was standing at the sides."By the way..." Ye Qing Qing spoke up. She glanced at Ravel that was smiling amiably. "I heard the servants on firefly pavilion call you Ravel?"The servant perked up at this, moving his gaze away from the ground when he heard that he was addressed. Looking at Zhi Ruo from the corner of his eyes he slowly nodded at the question."Ah, yes. Previously, I was called Ravel. But master thinks that it was far too foreign, so she assigned me a new name. Which is Duàn Xiaodan. I go by that name now." He explained. "But people in the firefly pavilion calls me w
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Apart from whipping the servants to shape, Ravel had considerably cleaned and decorated the whole Pavilion. Most of which Zhi Ruo could see was from the rewards she got of the tomb.Zhi Ruo watched as Ravel approached a wall and hanged her broken mask at the top most corner.Upon noticing Zhi Ruo's stare and the stare of all the people following them. Ravel addressed his actions with a smile."It would look good to hang the young miss's mask like this after she used it." Was his response.Zhi Ruo shrugged, not at all bothered by what Ravel said. Although the servant received odd stares from the people other than Zhi Ruo, he wasn't at all bothered and continued to lead the way to the room where the head of the Ye clan was waiting.
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"You are listening right? Come out they wanna meet you." With arms crossed Zhi Ruo leaned back, as she said aloud.There was silence before a person appeared next to Zhi Ruo, the kelpie like hair was the first thing that the people in the room noticed. Next was the towering figure, and then the blank eyes.To say that the eyes of the room didn't go to Tiān Dì the moment Zhōngguó leaned in towards Zhi Ruo's wasn't noticable, was an understatement, even if someone wasn't trying to notice it they will have no choice but to notice it.There was an uncanny resemblance on how Zhōngguó dressed chose to dress himself, with the librarian that was starting to get annoyed by the gazes that he was receiving. It was apparent on Tiān Dì's twitching brows that he did not like the fact that he was being gazed at oddly.
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[Surveillance]
Zhi Ruo's focus was on the host the moment the auction started, she placed her chin on the palm of her hand as she leaned on her knees looking ahead. Yuan Chuanli on the other hand, crossed his arms and leaned back on his chair, over looking the whole event with a 'ah, finally' written all over his face.Though his haughtiness was apparent on his face— well written on his facial expressions— the fact that his eyes kept in flickering on the other private rooms (much like the one that they were inside now) couldn't be kept hidden. At least, not from Zhi Ruo who was keenly aware of everything that was happening 10 meters around her."No matter how much you turn your head towards those rooms, you would never see what is inside them." Zhi Ruo spoke out, her eyes didn't leave the host who was explaining the rules of the auction per instructions. "Just keep your eyes peeled, the auction is just getting started." Her voice lightly adviced.
[Telltale]
[Qiao Liwei Auction house]Zhi Ruo gracefully accepted the outstretched hand offered by Ravel, who was dressed in his servant clothes. The only difference was, he had taken upon himself to don a white mask with no holes for the eyes nose and mouth. Stepping down from the carriage they had taken from the opulent mansion after their— quote on quote "satisfying lunch", she found Yuan Chuanli awaiting their arrival. As he had went out before her.His imposing figure stood tall, the clan's emblem prominently displayed on his back, drawing curious gazes from onlookers nearby. Both the participants of the auction and the bystanders that had nothing else to do but waut outside the auction house to try and take a good look of the rarely seem rich people.Zhi Ruo stepped beside Yuan Chuanli with a similar robe on her shoulders, adorning the Ye clan symbol of a similar fashion. She didn't mind the stares that was aimed at her, because in the first place, she didn't want to hide, nor cared to hid
[The Mansion]
With a brisk and determined pace, one that Yuan Chuanli grew to familiarize, Zhi Ruo arrived at the mansion she knew so well. Well, as much you can know from the daily reports of your butler that is. As she stepped inside, she couldn't help but notice the striking metamorphosis that had taken place. The familiar building and grounds remained, yet the ambiance and energy of the house had undergone a remarkable transformation. As Zhi Ruo led the way, Yuan Chuanli quietly followed, his initial grumbling fading away. Their path unveiled a street of lavish grandeur, unmistakably tailored for the privileged few who could afford such opulence. Yuan Chuanli couldn't help but entertain the thought that Zhi Ruo had led them astray. However, any words that formed on his lips died as his tongue was suddenly glued to the top of his mouth, he observed Zhi Ruo confidently and nonchalantly enter one of the most expansive estates.
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Yuan Chuanli stretched his hands upwards his shoulders popping in the motion, his face sported a refreshed look of satisfaction as he went out of the building with light steps. Obviously in a good mood. In the far distance, he could see Zhi Ruo's figure as she talked with her butler. He could not see Zhi Ruo's expression, but he certainly can see Ravel's.Without wasting anytime, he made his way towards the two with a look of inquiry. "The auction will start around one in the afternoon, it's still daytime and we haven't even gotten our lunch yet. What does the young miss intend to do?" Yuan Chuanli folded his hands underneath his clothes as he walked towards the duo.Upon hearing Yuan Chuanli, Ravel nodded his head. "Deciple Yuan Chuanli is right young miss, it would be advisable to eat before we attend the auction." Like a responsible servant, Ravel suggested to follow Yuan Chuanli's words. The two looked at Zhi Ruo's mask,
[Tassle]
The servant with the tassle smiled upon hearing Zhi Ruo's words, it was a tight lipped smile, as if she was saying that she knew something Zhi Ruo didn't. "It was the head that gave the order to give this to the young miss. I am to inform you that the resources that you chose and won from the tournament, along with the deed of the training ground, the plaque of the noble title, and the merit points, are inside the plaque in your hands."The servant's hands motioned for the rest of the servants in the room to line up at the sides, earning Yuan Chuanli's silent gaze. Zhi Ruo raised her brows upon hearing the servant's words, she then tied the plaque in the insides of her robe after shooting a nod towards the servant with a tassle."The head has had the heiress plaque be customize so that it can store storage now. The patriarch advices the young miss to not lose the plaque because it has now become more valuable than a mansion in the capital." The
[She's the heir]
Yuan Chuanli raised his hands and clenched on thin air as if he was clawing the clear sky above him, his face was red with unconcealed rage, and he looked close to launching himself towards Zhi Ruo. Who, even without showing the expression on her face because of her mask, still manage to annoy him to no end.Yuan Chuanli quickly realized that pretenses were useless in front of the person who is like Zhi Ruo. Because regardless of how you act in front of her her, in the end, if she is in the mood, you would be left coughing up blood in rage. Yuan Chuanli wasn't called 'boy genius ' for nothing, as he learned fast. And Yuan Chuanli learned to stop trying to control his emotions in front of Zhi Ruo, because Zhi Ruo wouldn't care if he broke his 'boy genius' façade anyways. The boy genius cannot help but feel rather offended of this somehow.But before he could do anything drastic, a woman greeted Yuan Chuanli
[Curious]
"Interesting people you say..." The owner echoed Alberu's words. The side of her lips pulled up in a quirk. A flash of uncertainty crossed her eyes looking at the representative of the Liu clan being led by her staff. 'Those guys are pretty bold to come inside without any disguises, are they not afraid of others spreading rumours? It's already bad enough that General Liu is already rumoured to have taken a bad turn in terms of his health. Now his people are coming in so brazenly. How careless, to think they even displayed their logo so proudly on their chests.' Yang Meixiang closed her fan, and tapped it gently on her palm, her thoughts were full of dissatisfaction towards the representatives of the Liu clan. Full of judgement she may have, but she could not voice these thoughts aloud.'Its also very unusual for his two concubine borne daughters to not appear in the socialite circles. In most cases, in big auctions like these, they are usually the first in line to book a private roo
[Information]
As if he doesn't know what was running through Yang Meixiang's head, Alberu turned his head and was heading straight towards the seat that was meant for the owner of the room. Which mind you, wasn't him.The owner could not help but break her expression upon seeing Alberu's audacity. It was clear to her that the masked man never put her in his eyes. But she could only open and close her mouth, knowing that she cannot afford to step on the toes of this young man. The fan on her hand fluttered quickly for a split second before Yang Meixiang chose to quietly regain her bearings. "Indeed I am busy these days..." The masked man crossed his legs as he made himself comfortable in Yang Meixiang's seat. "I hear you sell information?" He promptly changed the topic, his head tilting towards Yang Meixiang's direction. Even without seeing his eyes, Yang Meixiang knew that the young master wasn't in the mood for joking or beating around
[The Auction House]
Zhi Ruo rolled her eyes. "Quit yapping you brat, and just follow me." The young miss went inside first, before Yuan Chuanli sighed behind her and followed her lead. Behind the boy genius, Ravel followed calmly carrying Zhi Ruo's luggage. Inside, Zhi Ruo adjusted the container of Zhōngguó, and faced Yuan Chuanli unflappable façade. Before scoffing after seeing that the boy genius wasn't as unflappable as he wanted to be seen in Zhi Ruo's eyes. The vehicle started moving as soon as everyone was seated, Ravel who had already been instructed as to what to do, took over as the driver of the vehicle. And slowly, they departed from the Sighted Valley safely. The journey would take about 6 hours under Zhi Ruo's estimation given the speed that they were going, it was enough to catch up with the auction, so Zhi Ruo let Ravel do his thing and instead focused on Yuan Chuanli.
