This is not my work, just for my offline reading purposes only. All credits go to the translators and the author.
Chapter 93: Its Owner Was Simply Amazing!
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While Rong Chu and Gu Xixi were busy catching poisonous worms in the abandoned palace, Gu Xijiu had teleported back to her bedroom.
By then, it was already midnight. As usual, no one had realized that Gu Xijiu had been out. The maids who guarded her bedroom could be heard speaking very softly as they assumed that she was sleeping soundly.
The Firmament Stone admired her, "My master, how did you know that the Tianwen saint would have interest in the abandoned palace?"
Its owner was simply amazing!
Not only had she teleported back to her bedroom before being noticed, she even removed all traces of her presence in the area. The timing was simply too accurate.
Gu Xijiu closed her eyes and meditated. She did not answer its question. As a former assassin, she would have died many times if she did not have good instincts.
Instead of responding to its question, she asked the bracelet, "Is 'Long' the surname of the Overload of Tianwen?"
The Firmament Stone answered confidently, "Yes."
"What is his full name?"
"Long Siye."
"Long Siye..." Gu Xijiu subconsciously repeated his name and asked another question, "In this world, are there any doctors specialized in surgical skills?"
"Only the disciples of the Tianwen clan will know about this. I am aware that two pupils are extremely competent in this skill; however, I heard that their skills are not as good as their master's. Long Siye is the undisputed champion of this skill, but he seldom comes out from his territory, and ordinary people are not able to invite him. Rong Jialuo had invited him for his hidden disease, but his invitation was rejected. They sent the Tianwen saint instead. Presently, this Tianwen saint seems to have a better relationship with the Fourth Prince..."
Gu Xijiu appeared to be more interested in Long Siye and asked, "How old is Long Siye?"
"108 years old." The Firmament Stone answered very accurately.
"How long have his disciples been famous for surgical skills?"
"I suspect it might be about 50 years. I heard that 50 years ago, a disciple helped a king remove a malignant tumor in his body. Needless to say, he became famous after that."
Gu Xijiu sighed lightly. It seemed like this skill had been practiced here for so long. This meant that the Overlord of the Tianwen clan should not be Long Xi. If he came across to this world at the same time as her, it should have happened only a few days ago, yet this skill had already been practiced for so many years...
She raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows again. She chuckled at herself for being so ridiculous. She had suspected that Overlord Long was Long Xi just because they had the same surname... In this world, there were so many people with the surname 'Long'. Not to mention that skills in surgery had been practiced for a long time now. For example, Hua Tuo from the Three Kingdoms already knew how to use anesthetics and often performed surgery to cure his patients...
Thus, it was not surprising to learn that there were at least a few proficient people in this area.
Gu Xijiu stopped questioning and started to think about a way to cure her body which was the most important thing to do now. This petite body was too weak; she was thin and small with dry skin. Even when she disguised herself as an adult, her features were still pronounced.
"Is it possible to move on from my lousy physique?" Gu Xijiu pondered again.
"It is not impossible, but it is challenging..." The Firmament Stone Bracelet replied.
This gave Gu Xijiu a glimmer of hope as she was not afraid of challenges.
"What do I need to do?" She asked.
"First, you need to get some precious herbs to produce the pill that can wash off your essence..." The Firmament Stone Bracelet explained the entire process to her thoroughly.
Chapter 94: A Gay Couple
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As Gu Xijiu listened to the details, her face changed.
It was complicated to change her lousy physique. In normal terms, it was as difficult as touching the moon in the sky.
First, she required some precious herbs - an Illusion Weed that was at least 2,000 years old, a dragon horn that was at least 1,000 years old, a spiritual fruit that was 3,000 years old, and a spiritual turtle shell that was 10,000 years old...
All these materials were priceless treasures. The existence of either one would have caused chaos in this continent.
She had no money, and even if she were a millionaire, she could not afford to buy these things. The material listed above were only the main ingredients... She still needed to get a few more herbs to complete the process.
These additional few herbs were also rare ingredients. Although they could be bought from the auction house, it required millions of dollars to get the complete set. It was all money! Her priority was to earn more money!
She had to think of a good way of making more money.
...
The next few days were very peaceful for Gu Xijiu. After being expelled a few times, her sisters never came to disturb her anymore.
Gu Xijiu had gone out for a few times. She would change her appearance every time she went out so that no one would ever notice her even when she walked on the street.
Though it was peaceful, Gu Xijiu was certainly busy over the two days. She found a few ways to make more money. For example, being an assassin. There were always some 'wanted' notices hung at the city hall that offered an excellent reward to those who manage to catch their thief. The rewards ranged from 5,000 to 50,000 dollars.
Gu Xijiu even found her image (when she was dressed as a young man) in one of the notices. It indicated that she and a young man were partners who stole money and precious treasures from the rich. It added that they had also raped and murdered a young lady from a government servant's family. The reward was the highest – 1,000,000 dollars.
Gu Xijiu shook her head when she read the notice. She knew that someone was framing the Fourth Prince to get revenge from the auction house. Of course, the main purpose was to get the Illusion Weed from her...
According to the wanted notice, she and the young man were like a gay couple who did everything together and could not leave each other apart.
It was only Gu Xijiu who knew the truth. She did not even know where he was now.
Although she was not fooled by the young man when he sold the Illusion Weed to her, he successfully put her in the same boat with him on the 'wanted' notice.
Gu Xjiu stood in front of her image for a long time. This gave her the opportunity to hear what others had to say about the 'wanted' notices. As she was also on the list, she doubted the guiltiness of the other 'wanted' people as well. She suspected that some of them might have been wrongly accused too.
After that, she lost interest in this method as a way to raise money and went to look for other avenues.
Soon after, she found a quick path to make money! Her best bet was to be a herb collector in the mountains and wild forests. In this world, it was extremely dangerous to be in the forest. There were many ferocious beasts and widespread malaria. A herb collector would need talent and at least be at level three to fully equip them to go into the forest. Even so, some of them died during the collection process.
A rare herb could only be sold at a high price because collecting it was an extremely dangerously process. Some of these herbs cost more than the expensive ones in the market.
