bookandnovel Chapter 270 270: 270
Chapter 270 270: 270
The moment the cauldron opened, Yang Ze was blinded by the golden radiance that, in his eyes, turned the entire basement golden. The middle-aged woman tied at the corner of the room only saw her 'doppleganger' rubbing her hands in excitement while staring blankly at the air.
By now, she was used to her acting this way, attributing it to some kind of mental illness. Needless to say, her fear of Yang Ze only increased. She didn't know why she was still alive and what her 'doppleganger' had planned for her.
"Please be something good." Yang Ze didn't have time to pay attention to anything else. Ignoring the occasional shivering of the middle-aged woman tied at the corner, his focus was on the blinding golden light that was slowly reducing in intensity. He couldn't help but pray in his heart. The last two items he got from the cauldron were heaven-defying in nature. This made him even more excited and expectant for what he was going to get this time.
With every passing moment, the golden light reduced in intensity, and a single item was displayed in front of Yang Ze, quietly hovering there.
"This is?"
Narrowing his eyes, Yang Ze glanced at the small palm-sized herb in front of him in confusion.
"..."
"..."
"What the hell?" He reached out to grab the herb before bringing it close to his face.
No matter from which angle he looked, it looked like just another ordinary herb that a person can find on the roadside. There was nothing extraordinary about it. If he were to throw it out, not a single person would spare it a glance.
Without any hesitation, he used his All-seeing eyes to take a look at the property of the herb, and the next instant, the frown on his face only deepened.
[Evergreen Grass: Clears the mind](Ineffective to you.)
"..."
"..."
"What the fuck?" It took a moment for him to come back to his senses before Yang Ze cursed out in a loud voice.
He even rubbed his eyes in disbelief, wondering if he was under some kind of hallucination or was just seeing things due to anxiety. But even after a long time when nothing had changed, he had to accept the outcome.
"What am I supposed to do with it?" To say that he was disappointed would be an understatement. He had spent so much money and thrown almost a hundred herbs inside the cauldron. For him to end up with such an ordinary herb, Yang Ze didn't even know what he was supposed to feel.
"Sigh…"
"Forget it." With the outcome already at hand, there was nothing he could do now. The only thing he could do was to attribute it to bad luck and hope for something better in the future.
At one moment, he even wanted to eat the herb to see what it was all about, but the small text at the very end that said it was ineffective for him made him drop the idea.
In the end, Yang ze just stored it safely. Perhaps in the future, he could find a use for this thing.
"Had I known, I wouldn't have bothered with the mission." Thinking about what he did to Chen Meili and how she was going to react in the future, Yang Ze couldn't help but shake his head with a forced smile.
From the moment he stepped into the capital, everything was all over the place. Every plan he made, every little thing he thought about doing… nothing worked out.
His initial plan of sneaking in as a young, curious lass to join the imperial family was thrown out the window the moment he was kidnapped by one of the crazy women who wanted to boil him alive.
From there on, one thing led to another, and now he was finally at a stage where he didn't know what he was supposed to do.
Every plan that he made or has been making in his mind… all of it seemed to be in vain. It was as if there was something invisible controlling his fate, forcing him away from his plans.
"Now then." Taking a deep breath, he slapped both his cheeks simultaneously and cleared his mind of all those distracting thoughts.
Now that his initial curiosity about the merged item from hundreds of herbs was satisfied, he needed to focus on his next course of action. The corpse of the woman had already been discovered, and the entire Imperial city was looking for the perpetrator. Even though he was confident in his illusion, it was better to be safe than sorry, especially when he had a feeling of unease from the Imperial Palace.
"Let's just try to find some more information about the Imperial Palace and then decide whether to proceed with Lin Meilin's mission or not."
He was grateful to Lin Meilin for saving his life and then teaching him things that he desperately needed to know, but he wasn't going to put his life at risk just to complete the mission that she handed to him without any rhyme or reason.
He wasn't running away from trouble, but there was no sense in getting involved in it purposefully. There was a big difference between rushing blindly and avoiding needless conflicts.
Avoiding unnecessary risks and conflicts didn't mean he was a coward.
"But before that." Muttering to himself, Yang Ze looked at the girl meditating in the room, wondering if he should tell her the truth or not.
After hesitating for a while, Yang Ze entered the room and stood directly in front of the girl sitting there cross-legged on the bed.
Looking at her small, thin face and that firm expression that resembled his little sister from Earth, he was at a loss for words.
The girl didn't even open her eyes to look at him. She already knew who the person standing in front of her was, even with her eyes closed. After all, in this dark, suffocating room, there was only one person who would appear in front of her.
Perhaps she didn't even want to look at the face that had been the cause of her suffering and nightmares.
"..." At first, Yang Ze was going to say a few things, but after seeing her reaction, he didn't know what to say or how. He merely checked for her injuries and her progress in cultivation before heading out of the room.
He then glanced at the figure of the middle-aged woman at the corner of the room, hidden by his illusion, before walking towards her and then knocking her unconscious before heading up and sitting there in silence.
"What am I supposed to do now?"
At the moment, he only had a handful of options, each with its advantages and disadvantages.
He could either pretend that nothing had happened and continue to live like this, or scour for more information as well as an opportunity to head into the imperial palace.
He could give up this identity, change his appearance and act like a newbie to join the new batch of girls that would be joining the imperial city.
Or he could just give up the mission and get out of this place.
As for the thought of going to the imperial palace to steal whatever there was… this thought never crossed his mind after he felt the heart-stopping palpitations after glancing at the imperial palace.
"So… what would it be?"
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While Yang Ze was still deciding on his next course of action, inside one of the dimly lit rooms that was filled with a fishy smell, the enchanting figure of a mature woman who was sprawling naked on the bed with her hair scattered all around, finally moved for the first time.
"Ummm…"
Chen Meili didn't even know where she was or what was going on. Her memories were fuzzy, and the only thing she recalled was the otherworldly pleasure that was unlike anything she had ever experienced.
Just thinking about it was enough to soak her legs once again and speed up her heartbeat.
She tried to move her body, but there didn't seem to be any strength left in her body.
It took all her strength to just turn her body around, with her face towards the sky.
"..."
"..."
"Who was it?"
After a long time, she finally managed to utter a single sentence.
She didn't know who the other party was or what they wanted to do with her. From how easily the other party was able to control her, it was clear that they were vastly superior to her in strength. If she had to make a guess, then Foundation Forging would be her guess. As for the other party being a powerhouse in the realm of Vein Expansion… this thought never crossed her mind. What a joke… a powerhouse like that was akin to the ruler of the entire kingdom. Why would someone like that do something like that?
She knew she was beautiful, and she was even proud of her figure, but she was clear that in the imperial city, her appearance could be at best put at 'above-average'. She wasn't beautiful to the point where such a powerhouse would sneakily do such things, especially when there are women much more graceful and beautiful than her in the capital.
"Could it be one of the people I know?" This was the first thought that came to her mind after thinking for a long time.
And the more she thought about it, the more it seemed to be the case.
And thinking about the people she was familiar with, a name inexplicably appeared in her mind.
"SUN QIAO."
She was the only person she had a conflict with, and judging by the sudden changes in her personality, as well as the wanted person that the entire capital was looking for…
It didn't take too long for her to arrive at a wild conclusion.
"Could it be?" Chen Meili's eyes narrowed into slits, and her breathing almost stopped.
She hurriedly mustered all her strength to pull her body, took out a pill from the corner of the room, and after gulping it down, finally managed to move her tired body.
But even though she managed to stand up and move, her constantly trembling legs, as well as her awkward movement, were enough to show her poor condition.
Grabbing a long, oversized robe, she wrapped it around her body and walked directly out of the room.
She was going to directly confront Sun Qiao. She wasn't worried about her life. Since the other party left her unharmed, it could only mean that they wanted her to live.
Besides… she just wanted to confirm her suspicion. She wasn't going there for confrontations.
After thinking for a moment, she grabbed a bottle of black pills just in case there was any danger.
It was only then that she grabbed the umbrella and made her way towards Sun Qiao's house.
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"It is decided then." Yang Ze, who finally came to a decision, was about to head back in the basement for one final time when he heard the sounds of footsteps.
"What the." Peeking from the window, he could see a familiar figure slowly making their way towards him.
"What is she doing here?" Looking at the plump figure, tightly grabbing her robe and walking awkwardly, Yang Ze couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
He waited patiently for the other party to arrive, and sure enough, after waiting for a while, there was finally a knock on his door.
*Knock… knock… knock…
"....."
"....."
"Can I come in?" After a brief silence, the hazy voice of a mature woman sounded in his ears.
Yang Ze hesitated for a long time, wondering if he should let her in or not.
"Could she have guessed?" For her to arrive at this moment, out of nowhere… it could only mean that she had either guessed it was him who did those unspeakable things to her or she was suspicious of him.
"....."
"....."
Yang Ze didn't give an immediate answer but thought for a long time before exhaling a mouthful of air and slowly opening the door, revealing the enchanting figure of Chen Meili quietly looking at him.