Chapter 6: Buying and Selling

“Why are you here?”

Chu Liuyue’s heart eased, and her voice softened considerably.

Although this white lion looked extremely fierce, she could feel that it seemed very close to her; it had even deliberately suppressed its powerful magical beast aura.

The white lion stood up, leaped down from the bed, and jumped silently directly in front of Chu Liuyue.

Its physique was tall and robust. Standing before it, the already thin Chu Liuyue appeared even more petite, as if it could easily swallow her whole with a single gulp.

Even the entire room seemed much narrower and lower.

Xue Xue’s ice-blue eyes blinked, and its massive head lowered, swaying near Chu Liuyue’s hand.

Chu Liuyue froze, momentarily unsure of what it actually wanted to do.

Seeing that she made no move for a long time, Xue Xue moved a bit closer, looking up at her expectantly.

Chu Liuyue’s eye twitched. Was this... asking for pets?

She tentatively reached out her hand, placed it on its head, and gave it a gentle stroke.

The sensation was of incredibly soft and smooth fur; the texture was excellent. It was evident that it had been living a very good life to develop such a coat.

Only then did Xue Xue close its eyes in satisfaction, stretching its body and letting out a satisfied low purr from its throat.

"Guh—"

Chu Liuyue: "..."

Has it decided it's not leaving?

"Hey, shouldn't you be going back to your master? What's the meaning of staying here with me?"

However, Xue Xue didn't seem to care, keeping its eyes closed and remaining motionless, seemingly having truly fallen asleep.

Chu Liuyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Although she didn't know why this white lion was doing this, it was already late. If she insisted on making it go back, who knew what kind of commotion it might cause.

That would only lead to more trouble.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Liuyue simply stopped obsessing over the matter, gently patted its head, and went to bed to rest by herself.

When she touched the quilt, she realized it was actually warm.

A flash of inspiration struck her: *Could this fellow have come here specifically to warm my bed?*

In the next moment, she couldn't help but laugh at herself: *I'm overthinking things!*

"If you insist on staying here, we have to agree on one thing: you cannot let anyone else know."

Xue Xue opened its eyes and wagged its tail happily.

Lying in bed, Chu Liuyue organized the tasks she needed to do the next day before gradually falling asleep.

As she drifted into a deep sleep, the white lion, which seemed to have long since fallen asleep, opened its eyes and looked at Chu Liuyue.

Unknown what she was dreaming about, her small face was tightly furrowed, fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead, and her lips were pale.

A stream of silvery light overflowed from Xue Xue's body, slowly and silently seeping into Chu Liuyue's body.

In her dream, Chu Liuyue felt as if her body were submerged in warm water. With this rare sense of relaxation and comfort, her tightly furrowed brow gradually smoothed out, and she fell into a peaceful slumber.

...

While Chu Liuyue slept peacefully, there was one person who could not sleep at all—Chu Xianmin!

"Speak! What exactly happened!?"

In Tingfang Court, the doors were tightly shut.

Chu Xianmin’s gaze was fixed intensely on the man kneeling before her, as she struggled to suppress her rage.

"This... this... Third Young Lady, your subordinate has investigated thoroughly, but we truly could not find any trace of Song Lian and the other two..."

Cold sweat broke out on Chu Liansheng's back.

"How is that possible!?"

Chu Xianmin interrupted him sharply.

"The plan was arranged flawlessly! As long as Chu Liuyue went out, we were supposed to knock her unconscious, take her into the forest, and deal with her! You were the one who said before that Song Lian was already a third-stage martial artist and that dealing with a mere Chu Liuyue would absolutely not be a problem! But now? Chu Liuyue isn't dead, and even Song Lian and the others have vanished!? Is this how you handle my business!?"

"Third Young Lady, logically speaking, that is correct. Your subordinate saw them take Chu Liuyue out of the city gates with his own eyes! But—but who knew she actually wouldn't die!"

Upon learning that Chu Liuyue had returned alive, he sensed something was wrong and immediately went to investigate the traces of Song Lian and the others. But no matter how much he searched inside and outside the Imperial Capital, those three had vanished as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth!

Only at this moment did he realize things were bad!

"She must have known it was my doing!"

Chu Xianmin said hatefully.

Thinking back to how she had actually been intimidated by a single glance from Chu Liuyue, she felt a surge of irritation!

"Third Young Lady, even if she knows, so what? She's just a useless trash, what kind of waves can she possibly make—"

"Idiot! If she truly had nothing, then how could Song Lian and the others be missing!?"

Chu Liansheng did not dare to speak again.

Chu Xianmin gritted her teeth secretly.

As long as Song Lian and the others couldn't be found for a day, she couldn't rest easy for a day. Who knew how Chu Liuyue had managed to return alive and how she had dealt with those people!

If she could use this as leverage...

"Keep searching! Additionally, send people to secretly monitor Chu Liuyue. If there is any abnormality, report immediately!"

"Yes!"

After Chu Liansheng left, Chu Xianmin's gaze gradually became gloomy.

Chu Liuyue actually dared to target her in return; in that case... don't blame her for being unkind!

...

A night of good sleep.

The next morning, when Chu Liuyue woke up, she found that Xue Xue had already left.

In this way, it was almost as if it had been keeping watch for her...

Chu Liuyue smiled and shook her head.

This was her first night after being reborn. She had thought it would be difficult to fall asleep, but unexpectedly, she had slept very sweetly and peacefully.

Perhaps for this reason, her entire body felt much lighter.

After a simple wash, Chu Liuyue sat before the mirror, wanting to see this reborn face.

In the worn and blurry bronze mirror, a young girl's face was reflected.

Likely due to years of malnutrition, her small face was quite sallow. Although she was nearly fourteen, she looked about twelve.

A pair of pitch-black, rounded eyes appeared exceptionally large.

Even so, it was not hard to see that this small face was actually quite exquisite.

She was still youthful now, but if she matured more in the future, she would surely be a rare beauty.

Perhaps because her soul had changed, those eyes that were always dim and timid had become calm and determined, bright as starlight. Between her brows, an air of nobility faintly emerged.

Like a dusty pearl being wiped clean, beginning to radiate a dazzling light!

Chu Liuyue gazed at this face, the expressions in her eyes shifting, before she finally let out a long sigh.

This face actually bore a forty to fifty percent resemblance to her in her previous life!

After a moment, she composed her thoughts, tidied herself up simply, and went out the door.

...

The Chu family had strict rules, and entry and exit were usually checked very strictly.

However, Chu Liuyue's status was low, and she was often sent to do servant chores, so the guards did not question her much when they saw her leaving.

Inadvertently, this made it much easier for her to get things done.

After leaving the Chu family, she headed directly toward the Treasure Pavilion.

As soon as she stepped into the Treasure Pavilion, a middle-aged man approached her with a face full of smiles.

"Eldest Miss Chu, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you all day!"

This middle-aged man was none other than the second-in-command of the Treasure Pavilion—Yan Ge.

Ordinary people would politely call him Second Master Yan when they saw him. Everyone knew that a mysterious force backed the Treasure Pavilion and could not be offended, so their attitude toward Yan Ge and the Treasure Pavilion was very respectful.

But now, he was exceptionally enthusiastic toward Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue smiled

"It seems Second Master Yan was very satisfied with yesterday's business."

Yan Ge laughed heartily.

"That is all thanks to Eldest Miss Chu!"

That item had been sitting there for several years; it wasn't that no one liked it, but because it was too expensive and the cost-performance ratio was low, it had been kept on a high shelf.

Who would have thought that when Chu Liuyue came yesterday, she directly said she could sell it?

At first, he didn't believe it, but early this morning, the Chu family and the Lu family had respectively sent over silver!

Now, when he looked at Chu Liuyue, he saw her as if she were a God of Wealth!

"You said yesterday that there would be another good deal today. I wonder—"

Yan Ge rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes shining as he looked at Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue tapped her fingertip lightly on the table

"Second Master Yan, I didn't come here today to buy things, but to—sell things."

Yan Ge froze.

Chu Liuyue took a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it over.

As Yan Ge took it and looked, his eyes instantly widened in shock!

Chu Liuyue said leisurely

"Three hundred thousand taels of silver. Not a penny less, or I won't sell."

(End of Chapter)