Chapter 149: Ordering Around Two Heavyweights (1/2)
Chapter 149: Ordering Around Two Heavyweights
Qiao Baishi+ recollected his senses and pulled hih the door What greeted hiladdened his heart and refreshed hismistakenly stumbled into a lady’s boudoir
He lifted his head to see a well arranged rooirl from a respectable, cultured fa playfulness of a young girl amidst luxurious opulence
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Qiao Baishi+ would’ve been hard pressed to believe that this was the rooed female elder
“Qiao Baishi+? Hehe, can it it be that I know little of what goes on in this world recently? When did our Skylaurel Kingdoenius in the world of pills?”
Qiao Baishi+ was thirty some years old and it wasn’t quite a stretch to label hienius
Qiao Baishi+ cupped his hands and chuckled, “Your praise is far too high, far too high It’s rather Elder Ning who is a national beauty and possesses the wondrous reputation of an unaging legend Although I’ve always hu adend” was naturally fulsome flattery
But these tords had flair and innovation to them They were different fro heard these words, she was naturally pleased and a se was iend? Who said that? How co’s exquisite eyes danced Light rippled through her naturally h water would drip out at any point
“Eh? Elder Ning has never heard of this before? But of course, elder, you are a sage, indifferent to wealth and faer care about your reputation in the outside world”
Another wave of fulso’s face beca s person Did you say you cododos you to the Skylaurel Kingdom?”
“Would you believe me if I said I was attracted by your fame? You probably don’t know that in the noble circles of the Eastern Kingdom, all of us admire your sketches in private The noble circles take pride in collecting your sketches Although I too desire to collect them, unfortunately, reat nobles I truly hold regrets within my heart However, now that I’ve been received by you in person, I will have o back this time”
Qiao Baishi+ scratched his head quite “honestly” when he spoke of this and laughed dumbly
One had to say, women should never listen to men’s lies Qiao Baishi+’s lies had reached the level of being truer than the truth, giving Elder Ning no choice but to believe his words
Elder Ning was obsessed with beauty and was exceedingly narcissistic Add that to the fact that she did possess unco herself up, she looked twenty years old even at an age greater than forty
This hat she’d always been proud of
She’d had a stiff face on originally and wanted to see what this foreigner had come for, but now that Qiao Baishi+ had flattered and teased her, she was all giggles and a flutter, unable to re her sht, Qiao Baishi+, I ad to admire you a bit Did you say you were here on behalf of the Wishi+ng Tower?”
“Yes” Qiao Baishi+ didn’t deny this at all “I’’s wish”
“What?” Elder Ning found it even ed to her feet and padded over with her bare, jade-like feet “You can grant my wish? Do you knoish I’veandappearance for the next thirty years”
“You… you really have the reatly as fervent expectation suffused her char eyes Her expression was one anxious for a personal favor and worried that she would lose it, as if deathly afraid that Qiao Baishi+ would give a negative answer
“If I didn’t have the ability to, hoould I dare call upon you?” Qiao Baishi+ smiled
“But, why me?”
Qiao Baishi+ spread out his hands “There are not that do as beautiful as flowers, whereasthe family Women exist to be beautiful and to pursue beauty is both part of their innate nature and their responsibility Men have the heaven sent task of thinking of various methods to protect a wo ever heard such refreshi+ng words before? She was so delighted that floere bloo in her heart She was also filled with curiosity towards Qiao Baishi+ at the saer, “Don’t you tease erate as if we’re husband and wife”
“Heh heh, I spoke in error However, should it not naturally be the greatest wish of all ’s wishes?”
Elder Ning was so ahing as she coe of a demure lady She was beside herself with joy and was al with joy on the spot
“Mm mm, Qiao Baishi+, I realize that I admire you more and more I’ve decided that no matter whether or not you can help me fulfill my wish, I will hire you to be my assistant And, I will help you obtain the identity of a fifth rank noble to the best of !”
Elder Ning had promised the position of a sixth rank noble and simultaneous recruitment as a follower on the wish scroll
But now, the position of follower had turned into assistant and the sixth rank noble had risen to a fifth rank noble One could see fro was by Qiao Baishi+
Qiao Baishi+ , to be honest, this matter had been one hundred percent assured of success But, I have a business partner who’s gotten himself into a bit of a sticky situation Now, I have a pill recipe inyouthful looks na Pill, but it lacks that last bit ofwas a bit panicked when she heard these words
“Well, here’s the situation My friend obtained this recipe through a fortuitous encounter He gave redient He aiting for redient”