Chapter 74: Shocking Words
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
She really hadn't expected it, that in the end, her proficiency in Medicine would be what helped her the most. But, these are just medicine that she had mixed together into a concoction, but if is was done by an Alchemist of this world…..
When that thought crossed her mind, a trace of a glint showed in her eyes and an idea slowly took shape in her head.
She raised her eyes and looked at Overseer Dong before her and asked: "I saw a young girl dressed in black kneeling outside. She seems to be the one that consumed the medicine the other day?"
"Yes, it's her. She has been kneeling there for two days already and she is actually doing that to meet with Sire here."
"Meet me?" She raised up an eyebrow, feeling rather surprised.
"That's right. She is a rather popular warrior fighter in the Black Market Arena and it is said that she has a brother, but he is rather ill. She has used up all the money she won here on treatment for her brother but all the physicians they had gone to see said that her brother will not have much longer to live."
As Overseer Dong spoke, he saw that Feng Jiu was showing some interest and he continued on to say: "Just two days ago, her brother fell into a coma and all the physicians in town were helpless. She doesn't know what else to do and so she has decided to kneel there, begging to meet Sire. We have promised Sire that we would not reveal any information about you and we had naturally not told her anything. And since then, she had been kneeling there all this time and she wouldn't budge even when we tried to chase her away."
Feng Jiu nodded and did not say anything. After a short while, she left some instructions for the medicine and then got up to leave.
As she strode out through the gates of the black market and passed the young girl, Feng Jiu noticed that the girl was looking at her. Feng Jiu paused a moment mid stride, and cast her a glance before resuming her wide strides to walk away.
The young girl in black turned to stare after the departing figure, and her eyes shone brightly before she immediately got up to follow after.
After Feng Jiu has gone past three streets, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, and her voice rose tauntingly.
"Having tailed me for so long, are you thinking of robbing me?" At the same moment she spoke, she turned herself around.
A figure in black walked out from behind. It was the young girl and she had even smeared her face black. She was staring at the flamboyant figure in red and while biting her lip, she said: "There is the smell of medicine on you. You are the one who concocted the medicine."
Feng Jiu smiled and she crossed her arms in front of her chest, a corner of her lips lifting up in a sinister curl as she said: "And?"
The girl dressed in black looked at Feng Jiu and was silent for a while, before she suddenly fell to one knee and knelt down with her head lowered: "I beg you to save my brother."
Her voice was stiff and cold. Although she was kneeling, her back was however ramrod straight. Obviously, this was not someone who was used to begging people.
The smile on Feng Jiu's face grew deeper but she shook her head: "I refuse."
Immediately upon saying those words, Feng Jiu immediately opened up her stride and continued walking forward.
However, the figure which had been kneeling behind rushed up and this time she knelt at a spot three steps away from Feng Jiu.
"I beg you to save my brother."
The voice was just as stiff and hard, her back just as straight as ever.
When Feng Jiu saw that, it reminded her of the day back in the arena. Those eyes had then been just like a little beast, strong and determined.
"Then you tell me. Based on what should I save your brother?"
"I can help you kill people."
Feng Jiu shook her head: "For killing, there are professional black market assassins."
"I can give you my life."
Feng Jiu shook her head again: "I have no use for your life."
Upon hearing that, she raised up her eyes and looked straight into the eyes of the person before her and asked: "Then what do you want?"
Feng Jiu's gaze looked at the young girl up and down in scrutiny and then shook her head once more as she gave a sinister smile before walking away without saying a word.
Watching the red figure gradually getting further away, the girl dressed in black stood up and shouted: "I can warm your bed!"
Suddenly hearing those words from behind her, Feng Jiu's feet stumbled, almost causing her to smash her face into the ground.
Chapter 75: Two More Additions
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
eng Jiu turned her head back, somewhat shocked as she looked at the young girl who had her face smeared black and she asked the young girl with uncertainty in her voice: "What did you just say?"
The young girl bit down on her lip as her eyes stared determinedly at the figure in red and said: "I can warm your bed for you."
When Feng Jiu heard those words very clearly this time, she fought to suppress the strong urge within to laugh out loudly and she said teasingly instead: "I would very much prefer beauties. A black faced little lass like you offering to warm my bed and I have to accept?"
When the girl dressed in all black heard Feng Jiu's words, she quickly raised up her sleeve and wiped at her face, revealing her original countenance below.
"I am not ugly." She looked up at Feng Jiu to say.
That's right, the young girl was not only not ugly, she actually possessed highly exquisite features. That was the face of a natural beauty and her intricately fine features combined with her small palm sized face was supposed to exude the allure of an highly enchanting beauty.
However, there was not a tinge of the coy bashful demeanor of a young girl on her, but instead, she exhibited a icy cold and distant front. But that cold front of hers still somewhat exude a certain kind of frosty charm around her.
Besides having smeared her countenance black and dirty, she had also altered the way her brows and eyes looked as well to make herself look less outstanding.
Without having to even look, Feng Jiu guessed that her flat board chest must have been tightly bound with thick cloth as well.
The girl was at least smart enough to hide her outstanding looks, or they might very well have brought her quite a lot of trouble.
Feng Jiu took wide strides to walk back, coming close to the black robed girl. Feng Jiu's gaze was teasing as she asked: "You would really warm my bed?"
"As long as you save my brother, my life is yours to own, what's more this shell of a body."
The girl put up an apathetic front, seemingly highly indifferent. But her body had tensed up due to Feng Jiu's close proximity and her hands that were gripped so tightly told Feng Jiu that the young girl wasn't as indifferent as she was trying to portray herself to be.
Anyway, which girl would not mind warming just any stranger's bed like this? Or even handing over their own life so casually?
Feng Jiu stared at the young girl for a while and the ends of her lips curled up before she said: "Lead the way then!"
"Yes."
The young girl lowered her eyes as she acknowledged, and she got up to lead the way to the place where she lived.
-About one hour later-
Feng Jiu looked at the bare and decrepit house that looked like the slightest gust of wind would blow it over before her eyes. She saw the black robed girl going into the house hastily immediately after opening the door and she followed the girl in right behind her. Once inside, she immediately saw a youth lying upon a sparse wooden board bed.
The robed girl rinsed a cloth with water and wiped the youth's forehead and palms before turning to look at Feng Jiu to say: "This is my younger brother. After taking medicine two days ago, he vomited out blood and suddenly fell unconscious."
Feng Jiu stepped forward and saw that the boy was so thin his chin had grown pointed, his face was pale and completely drained of colour. With just that one look, she reached her hand out and placed her fingers upon the boy's wrist to take his pulse.
Retrieving her hand after a while, she ordered: "Undo his shirt." As she spoke, Feng Jiu pulled out her silver needles.
The black robed girl obeyed and undid her brother's shirt. She watched on as Feng Jiu had seemingly stuck those silver needles carelessly into several acupoints on her brother's body. Her heart leapt up into her throat as she strongly resisted the urge within her to go stop Feng Jiu, fixing her gaze upon her brother's face instead, deeply fearful of any repercussions that might suddenly manifest.
After a rather long while, Feng Jiu retracted the needles and she stood up. "Carry him on your back and come with me." Immediately after saying that, Feng Jiu turned and walked outside.
The black robed girl saw that Feng Jiu was already moving and she hastened to drag her brother onto her back, rushing up to follow closely behind Feng Jiu.
When Feng Jiu got back to the courtyard house, she saw Guan Xi Lin carrying a soft mattress to put into the horse carriage. When he saw Feng Jiu return, he called out jovially: "Little Jiu, what so you think of this carriage? I had specially chosen the biggest one so that you can lie down and sleep along the journey if you need to rest. In this way, it will be more comfortable for you."
When his eyes caught sight of the two other people behind Feng Jiu, Guan Xi Lin's face twisted up in puzzlement as he asked: "What are they here for?"
Feng Jiu smiled slyly and said: "Bed warmer."
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