Chapter 592. Fated or Not Fated (1/2)
Yu Xiaocao turned around fiercely and glared at Zhu Junyang. He had misled her and caused her to be embarrassed in front of a stranger! She took the realistic-looking mask, which was as thin as a cicada’s wings, and carefully stroked the lines on the mask with her hands. It actually felt the same as the texture of one’s skin. Even the so-called goatee on the mask was flawless!
“How many of these human skin masks do you have? Are there any suitable for a girl to wear? I want to buy it from you!!” Yu Xiaocao also wanted to buy a mask to wear. She could go out to play in disguise or scare her close friends. It seemed like a very cool idea!
With a helpless expression on his face, Xu Ziyi sighed and said, “The more exquisite the mask is, the more difficult it is to make it. Not to mention the rare and fine materials used for the masks to ensure that others won’t be able to see the flaws, but it might also take over a year to make a mask based on the bone structure and expression of a person’s face. I was afraid that people would question my medical skills because of my young face, so I asked a master craftsman in the valley to make a mask for me. This one isn’t considered a superior quality, otherwise, this brother wouldn’t have seen through it with one glance!”
“You’re wrong! The most top-quality human skin mask is one that can be worn by anyone and won’t be seen through!” Su Ran looked at the mask. Like the person in front of him said, it indeed could only be considered an ordinary mask that was capable of fooling ordinary people. But it would be very difficult to fool experienced people in the jianghu.
Xu Ziyi was very surprised at this person’s familiarity with the affairs of the jianghu. He continued, “The mask that you mentioned can only be made by Heavenly Mechanic. It’s a pity that the old gentleman passed away a long time ago. All the masks he made were burned before he died, lest they fall into the hands of the bad guys and be used to do evil, and thus ruining the old gentleman’s reputation.”
“All burned? Not necessarily!” Seeing that Xiaocao had lost interest in the mask, Su Ran decided to return it to the owner. After all, Medicine King Valley had a good reputation in the jianghu. There were many talented people in the sect, especially in terms of medical skills. It was possible that they might need their help in the future, so it was necessary to maintain a good relationship.
Xu Ziyi took the mask and casually stuffed it into his chest pocket. Then he nodded his head and said, “I also think that the old gentleman’s manuscripts should still exist somewhere in the jianghu, but no one would easily show such a treasure.”
Su Ran lifted his eyebrows but didn’t say anything more. He handed the ginseng wrapped in a handkerchief to Xiaocao. Since they came down the cliff, the little kitten had been eyeing him, as if it was guarding against him from taking the thousand year ginseng. He wasn’t so greedy as to ruin his own reputation for a mere thousand year ginseng. Over the years, his subordinates had offered him countless good items as a show of respect. Thus, even a rare old ginseng might not catch his eyes.
Yu Xiaocao uncovered the handkerchief and casually glanced at the ginseng inside, revealing a money-grubber smile. She took out a wooden box from the medicine box and put the handkerchief-wrapped ginseng inside. Xu Ziyi, who had a nose that was comparable to a dog’s, gently sniffled his nose as he anxiously watched her put the ginseng that caused him to fall off the cliff into her medicine box.
“You’re…using an ordinary wooden box to store the thousand year ginseng. Isn’t that too careless? Treasures like this must be stored in jade boxes, otherwise, they would lose their medicinal properties!” Although he knew that he wasn’t fated to obtain this ginseng, Xu Ziyi couldn’t help but remind her.
Before Yu Xiaocao stored medicinal herbs, she would have the little divine stone use its magic on them in advance. The little divine stone would cover the medicinal herbs with a layer of spiritual energy. Not only did it prevent the medical properties from dispersing, but it could also enhance its effects. But this was a secret that couldn’t be known by others.
Her eyes shifted around, and then she bent down and looked at Xu Ziyi with a smile, saying, “So you have a jade box ah! Let me borrow it?”
“Why should I?” Xu Ziyi had originally planned on lending her a jade box, but when he saw her forceful and self-confident manner, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
“Because I’m your life savior ah!” Yu Xiaocao had a matter of course expression on her face, “Don’t you, noble and righteous sects, ‘repay a drop of water with a spring of water’? I won’t make you repay the favor of saving your life. Let’s consider you giving me a few jade boxes as a show of gratitude for my kindness. How about that?”
It turned out that his status as the heir of Medicine King Valley was only worth a few jade boxes! Xu Ziyi didn’t know whether he should be happy or depressed!
“There’s also the saying ‘bestow favors without expecting repayments’ for upright gentlemen in the jianghu. What do you think about that?” Xu Ziyi suddenly thought that it was quite interesting to argue with this little lass!
“That’s something people in the jianghu says, and I’m not someone from the jianghu. Moreover, I don’t want to be an upright gentleman. I just want to be a quiet and cute young lady!” The smile on Yu Xiaocao’s face became even broader as she roasted in her heart, ‘Don’t people say that people of the jianghu are vigorous and unrestrained, and spend money recklessly? Why is this guy such a miser? He’s not even willing to give away a few jade boxes!’
Xu Xiyi was rendered speechless by her. He took in a deep breath and waved his hand as he said, “The jade boxes are in my medicine box. I don’t know if they have been broken from the fall. I’m injured, so please get it yourself!! Ay! I’m too unlucky today. I finally found a thousand year ginseng, but I got hurt because I didn’t take precautions against the beast that was guarding it. I fell off the cliff and almost died, yet the thousand year ginseng ended up in others’ hands!”
“You fell down because you were trying to get this ginseng?” Yu Xiaocao searched through the medicine box that Zhu Junyang picked up for her, and as expected, found several jade boxes of different sizes. This medicine box must have hung on a branch when it fell. There wasn’t any damage to the things inside, and the jade boxes were perfectly fine.