The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Chapter 106 : A Night Visit to the Jiang Fu

Trigger Warning: mention of disturbing violence towards an animal.

As soon as Xiao Jungkook returned to Dong Feng Lou, a maidservant on the lower floor informed him that someone was waiting for him in his private room. When he reached the hidden chamber on the second floor and walked in, he saw Ye Feng staring at the person in front of him tensely.

On seeing Xiao Jungkook , Ye Feng quickly stood up, lowered his head, and said, "Master."

Xiao Jungkook waved his hand, whereupon Ye Feng bowed and left the room. As Jiang Lisa raised her head, Xiao Jungkook seated himself opposite her and gazed at her while he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Is there any kind of medicine that can restore one's complexion? Or is there some method to cause a person to become more . . . charming, like a seductive fairy," Jiang Lisa asked, getting straight to the point.

There were really too many things about Jiang Su Nancy that were strange. Even if one only took her appearance in consideration, it was enough to give rise to suspicions. The face that had been badly lacerated by thorns and thistles no longer bore a single scar, furthermore, Jiang Lisa had clearly seen that Jiang Su Nancy had not applied any cosmetics on her face that day. To say that she had been miraculously healed was about right. Moreover, Jiang Su Nancy 's every movement had been deliberately executed to draw attention, which was even more strange. Since Xiao Jungkook had medical expertise, and was also experienced and knowledgeable, it was possible that he could shed some light on the matter.

Xiao Jungkook looked at Jiang Lisa with slight misgivings. After a moment of deep thought, he nodded and said, "Yes, there is."

Jiang Lisa was taken aback. "What is it?"

"A kind of black art," Xiao Jungkook said. "South Xinjiang[1] women are good at meishu[2], and the circumstances you've described are very possibly the result of practising this kind of secret technique."

[1] 南疆 (nan jiang) - could refer generally to the southern border, or specifically to South Xinjiang (the southern half of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, located in the northwest of China, near Central Asia).

[2] 媚术 (mei shu) - 媚 = charm, flatter; 术 = method, technique. Seems to refer to the method for women to cultivate charm to tempt or fascinate men, especially in the expression of the eyes and subtle body language. In a way, to be a femme fatale. It requires exercising one's qi (life force) and nourishing the blood.

Jiang Lisa 's heart sank. "South Xinjiang?"

When Xiao Jungkook saw her reaction, he said, thoughtfully, "Is there such a person like this by your side?"

"I want to ask Xiao Wangye, what does someone who practises this kind of technique have to do? What is the price? For example, does it require blood, or something along those lines?" Jiang Lisa asked.

"Not necessarily. There are many kinds of South Xinjiang black arts, but in regards to meishu, the people who practise it are all different, so the price varies as well. In general. Think of these secret techniques as a kind of medicine which fuses with the practitioner, and the deeper and stronger the fusion, the more remarkable the results. However, the price one has to pay will correspondingly be greater. The people who practise meishu behave differently from ordinary people. Some of them require the replenishment of a little fresh blood, or it could be something else. However, it's really hard to say for sure," Xiao Jungkook said as he patiently responded to her questions.

Jiang Lisa 's eyebrows gradually met in a frown. If she had been suspicious to some degree earlier, this suspicion had now grown significantly larger. In fact, Jiang Su Nancy 's abnormal behaviour and her smooth and fair face mirrored some of the points that Xiao Jungkook had just spoken of. However, she had only gone to the private temple to recuperate and restore her temperament, so how had this happened? The more Jiang Lisa thought about it, the more confused she became.