Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Beauty-Enhancing Pill
In the other cloth bag were spirit herbs she had never seen before. They came in all kinds of shapes-some had long, thin leaves that shimmered with a faint glow, while others had bright, delicate blossoms that gave off a strange fragrance.
Su Qian (Modern Metropolis): “Did you raid your Master’s pill room too? @Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder)”
Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “No, not that. Master robbed a pill cultivator yesterday and got all this. You don’t know-we sword cultivators are really poor.”
Su Qian: “…”
What a refreshingly elegant excuse.
She almost forgot Xia Meng Meng was a cannon fodder villain. If that was the case, then her Master was probably a big villain too.
And if he was a big villain, then stopping people on the road and robbing them actually made perfect sense.
Su Qian carried the weapons one by one into the empty room next door. If anyone saw this pile, they would definitely call the police.
Before she finished moving everything, crisp knocking sounded at the door.
Su Qian’s heart tightened. Who would come at a time like this?
Only after she had moved most of it did she finally come over and open the door, her nerves stretched tight.
To Su Qian’s surprise, the visitor was her so-called older brother, Su Yichen.
“What are you doing here?”
Su Qian had no fondness for anyone from the Su Family, and her tone carried a clear edge.
As for Su Yichen being able to find her address, she was not surprised at all.
Su Yichen stood at the doorway. His gray eyes flickered slightly, and an involuntary expression crossed his face. “Aren’t you going to invite me in to sit?”
Su Qian did not move. “There’s no need. Say what you want to say here.”
Su Yichen froze, as if he never expected her to reject him so bluntly. His expression turned awkward for a moment, but he quickly forced it back into that casual, careless look.
He was just about to speak when his gaze slid to the coffee table in the living room-and he saw a huge axe lying there.
And a big chopping knife.
It startled him.
Su Yichen frowned. “Why do you have things like that in your home?”
Su Qian’s face stayed calm. “I’m a girl living alone. Buying something for self-defense is reasonable, isn’t it?”
Su Yichen’s mouth twitched.
What normal girl bought an axe that big for self-defense?
And that chopping knife.
If someone told him it was meant for hacking people, he would believe it.
“If you’ve got something to say, say it. Then get lost,” Su Qian said, impatient now.
She could not be bothered to explain anything to him.
Su Yichen pressed down his doubts and cleared his throat. “Tomorrow is Grandfather’s birthday. We know you’ve been out there all these years, and you’ve suffered. At the banquet, Grandfather will officially announce your identity as the Su Family’s young lady.”
“So what?” Su Qian frowned slightly.
She honestly felt nothing toward the Su Family.
Su Yichen seemed to expect her reaction. “Grandfather really wants you to come back and attend his birthday banquet.”
Su Qian’s face stayed blank, but something in her chest shifted.
Out of everyone in the Su Family, the only person she felt any warmth toward was that kind-faced old man.
“And Grandfather’s health has been getting worse. He’s been thinking about you.”
Su Yichen watched her expression and continued, “When people get old, they like seeing their children and grandchildren gathered around them.”
Su Qian fell silent for a moment. “I’ll think about it.”
When Su Yichen heard her say she would think about it, satisfaction finally showed on his face.
His eyes swept over her place, and his brows knit again. “Since that’s the case, move back to the Su Family today. This dump isn’t fit for anyone to live in.”
There was a hint of disdain in his voice.
Bang!
Su Qian’s answer was the sound of the door slamming shut.
Su Yichen stood there, stunned by the sudden impact, a complicated look settling on his face.
He knew he had angered Su Qian.
But he also felt he was not wrong.
In his eyes, Su Qian’s place really was simple. Compared to the Su Family’s luxurious mansion, it was heaven and earth.
“What is wrong with him? Who spoiled him like this?” Su Qian muttered as she dusted her hands off.
Su Yichen was not worth ruining her mood.
After tidying up the weapons, she went back to her room and asked Xia Meng Meng about the different pills.
Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “Sister Qian Qian, that marrow-cleansing pill does what it sounds like. It washes impurities out of your body, makes your meridians smoother, and greatly improves your constitution. You can try it.”
Su Qian’s eyes lit up. She had read plenty of cultivation novels, and she knew what a marrow-cleansing pill was supposed to do.
After taking it, the body would change drastically-becoming stronger, faster, and capable of things ordinary people could not do.
She did not hesitate. She swallowed a pill.
A rush of heat rose from her stomach and spread through her whole body.
It felt almost alive, weaving through her meridians and leaving behind a faint, prickling pain.
A moment later, the heat gradually settled.
Su Qian slowly opened her eyes.
She realized, delighted, that her vision had sharpened. Everything around her looked clearer, and her mind felt unusually bright and energized.
Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “Earth doesn’t have spiritual energy, so you can’t open your meridians like I can or absorb spiritual energy through breathing, but at least it can strengthen your body.”
Su Qian stood and stretched a little.
Her movements felt lighter and more agile than before, as if she had been reborn.
[This marrow-cleansing pill really is incredible!]
Then she took the beauty-enhancing pill.
Sure enough, her skin became smoother and finer, like mutton-fat Bai Yu. The tiny flaws on her face vanished, and she looked like she was glowing with a natural radiance.
Su Qian (Modern Metropolis): “Next time we trade supplies, I’ll send some of these pills to you too. @Lin Yue (Ancient Household Intrigue) @Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival)”
If she had something good, of course she would share it with her good sisters.
Lin Yue (Ancient Household Intrigue): “Qian Qian, girl, I love you to death!”
Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival): “Su Qian, you’re seriously my lifesaver! [finger heart]”
Su Qian divided the pills into three identical portions and saved two sets to transfer to them next time.
As for the spirit herbs and spirit plants, she still did not know what to do with them. She could not refine pills, after all.
“Wait-refining pills?”
A thought flashed through Su Qian’s mind. “I can’t refine pills, but I can use them as medicine!”
Most special-effect drugs on the market were chemically synthesized.
They worked, to a degree.
But they also came with side effects.
These spirit herbs and spirit plants from the Cultivation World might become natural medicine instead.
Su Qian could already see the beginnings of a path to getting rich.
If she wanted to make money long-term, she could not rely on selling antiques forever.
If these spirit herbs and spirit plants were used properly, they could bring enormous commercial value.
Once she decided, she acted.
Su Qian opened her computer right away and searched for the biggest, most influential pharmaceutical company in Lin Jiang City.
“Zhou Group?”
Looking at the information on her screen, Su Qian felt it was familiar.
“Zhou Ran?!”
She suddenly remembered Zhou Ran, the one she had run into at the auction today.
Wasn’t he the Zhou Group Young Master?