Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 9: Fooling the Ghost
Unfortunately, Liu Sijun was also unable to enter the barrier silently.

She guessed that it must have been set up by a cultivator at least at the Nascent Soul stage.

There are quite a few cultivators above the Nascent Soul level. At this level, they usually work in sects, a very small number work for the mansions of powerful and wealthy people, and there are also some highly talented rogue cultivators.

We must not alert them yet.

Liu Sijun decided to go back first and have her master take a look at the dregs of the medicine. It was already past midnight when she arrived at the mansion, so she could still sleep for a few hours.

As soon as it was light, Master Lu came to give Liu Sijun acupuncture.

"Master, please take a look at this."

Master Lu glanced at it: "Where did the dregs come from?"

"Take a look first. I've examined it carefully several times, but I still can't find any problems."

I've been learning alchemy from my master for two years, but I still haven't mastered it.

When Liu Sijun said he couldn't see the problem, Master Lu became interested.

He picked up the dregs and placed them on the table to identify them: "Ghost Face Jade, Silver Frost Flower, Dragon Tooth Bone, Silver Qi Grass..."

He stroked his smooth chin and exclaimed, "There are more than a dozen kinds of medicinal herbs here, each one extremely rare. Hey, where did you get them?"

"Master, can you focus on the key points?"

Liu Sijun sighed helplessly: "I'm asking you, what is the purpose of this medicine?"

Master Lu's tone suddenly became serious: "Its effect is to make the skin smooth and clear, and after just three times, it will be as beautiful as a newborn baby."

"Where did you get this dregs of medicine?"

“A young woman went to Wuji Tower seeking help. This prescription is the medicinal bath her mother prepared, and she already took a bath there last night. Master, is there something wrong with this prescription?”

Master Lu nodded: "This is an ancient prescription, specially prepared for making medicine figures. To make medicine figures, there's more than just this prescription; she must have taken other medicinal baths beforehand. Where are the dregs?"

"here."

When Qin Suwei gave her the dregs of the medicine, just to be on the safe side, she also asked for the dregs from before.

"really."

After examining the dregs of the medicine, Master Lu sneered: "The medicine requires a prescription for each person; it's not something anyone can use. I never imagined someone would be so heartless and ruthless, resorting to any means for their own selfish desires."

"Master, there's a place I can't get into, you..."

"Come on, take me there now." Master Lu slapped his butt and stood up. "I'll see which scoundrel did this."

Liushuangyuan

"Have you gotten any results regarding the matter I asked you to investigate?"

"The old woman personally went to ask those people in the villa, and they all insisted that the Third Miss had been staying in the villa and there was nothing unusual about her."

The old woman's surname was Kong, and she looked to be around fifty years old, dressed respectably.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yingrong's anger flared up. Because of the years of loyal service from her mother, Kong Mama, she refrained from unleashing a torrent of abuse. However, she couldn't contain her rage: "Nothing unusual? A person lying in bed waiting to die suddenly appears at the Liu residence, disrupting my son's banquet and even vying with me for the position of steward. Is this what you call nothing unusual?"

If she had been so cunning, she wouldn't have been sent to another courtyard in the first place.

There must have been some kind of encounter at the other residence.

"Where's that idiot? When did he arrive at the villa?"

Mother Kong composed herself and replied, "He said he came to us two years ago. Those old women took pity on him and let him stay, giving him a bowl of rice to eat."

Zhu Yingrong sneered twice: "Trying to fool someone!"

Although that guard was mentally challenged, he was highly skilled in cultivation and would never be in such a state that he couldn't afford to eat.

It's obvious that he knows Liu Sijun; they knew each other back when the fool went to the villa.

Since we can't get any results from the villa, let's investigate from outside the villa.

She refused to believe that Liu Sijun could do something so flawless, leaving no room for doubt. As Liu Shiyuan entered, Kong Mama tactfully withdrew from the room.

Zhu Yingrong greeted him with a smile, but Liu Shiyuan noticed the worry hidden beneath her smile at a glance.

"What troubles Rong'er?"

Zhu Yingrong tugged at the corners of her mouth, but finally shook her head: "It's nothing."

"lie."

Liu Shiyuan said with dissatisfaction, "You're still keeping things from me? Does this mean you don't trust your husband?"

Zhu Yingrong said coquettishly, "I admire my husband the most, how could I not trust you? It's just that you promised the old lady to reinvestigate what happened back then, which must be tiring. I just don't want to cause you any unnecessary trouble."

"I know you are the most considerate of me."

Liu Shiyuan wrapped his arms around Zhu Yingrong's waist, his lips already close to her neck, his warm breath spraying out, teasing Zhu Yingrong until she trembled with excitement.

"Yuan Lang, it's still daytime..."

At such moments, the act of feigning reluctance while simultaneously inviting makes one's heart flutter even more.

"Whatever!"

There's a barrier in the courtyard; even if things get chaotic inside, as long as the people serving inside keep their mouths shut, no one outside will know.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Zhu Yingrong softly said, "Yuan Lang, I long to have another child for you, and it would be even better if it were a boy!"

Both of them possessed cultivation and were in their prime.

Logically speaking, having ten more children wouldn't be a problem.

However, when Zhu Yingrong gave birth to Liu Siqin, she was poisoned, which damaged her health, and the alchemist diagnosed that she would have difficulty conceiving again.

Otherwise, how could his first wife not have a single male heir?

Whenever he thinks about this, he just can't bring himself to like Liu Sijun.

With a wicked mother, how good can the daughter be?

"When you gave birth to Qin'er, you were injured, and the alchemist said that you would need to take good care of yourself from now on, and that your health was the most important thing."

Zhu Yingrong looked at Liu Shiyuan with great gratitude: "Thank you for your understanding, my husband. However, I was thinking of asking Master Lu Dan to come up with a solution. A few days ago, the Third Miss was poisoned, and he easily cured her. That was the Nine-Turn Turtle Poison. Perhaps he can find a way to cure my illness!"

Liu Shiyuan made an "hmm" sound, drowsy.

Although I possess cultivation, it seems that the tool is the tool, life is life, and cultivation is cultivation; they don't have much to do with each other.

Seeing that he did not understand the meaning of her words, Zhu Yingrong continued, "Yuan Lang, I am Qin'er's birth mother, and I should not interfere. But yesterday I sent my maid Kong to the other courtyard and learned some rather strange things. I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"Ok?"

Liu Shiyuan lifted his eyelids: "What's strange about this?"

"As you know, every now and then, I receive a message from the other courtyard to confirm that the Third Miss is well. But the Third Miss's health has actually been poor these past few years, and she has been bedridden for many years. I didn't want Yuan Lang to worry, so I didn't tell you. But look at the Third Miss this time. Not only has her health suddenly improved, but it seems that even her personality has changed a lot."

As she spoke, Zhu Yingrong nestled closer to Liu Shiyuan's chest: "It's not just that. I think the background of the guard beside her is very suspicious."

Liu Shiyuan suddenly stopped dozing off.

There was even a hint of shrewdness in his eyes.

"Is that the young man who beat Qin'er? I think his name is Li Qing?"

Hearing this title made Zhu Yingrong feel very uncomfortable.

What kind of half-grown man is this?

He beat Qin'er without saying a word. She's a fool; what right does she have to call herself a husband?

(End of this chapter)