Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 249 The Water City at Night

Who would have thought that to cure the Seven-Clear Beast's poison, one must use its poison and blood as medicine?

Two hours to process the medicinal materials, half an hour to condense the elixir.

With more practice, his technique became more and more proficient, and Feng Siyue's pill-refining time kept getting shorter.

Although we cannot refine the Seven Purities Pill to perfection for the time being, it has reached the superior grade.

Feng Siyue was quite satisfied.

She placed five pills from the bottom of the furnace into a porcelain bottle, then used her mental power to move it in front of Xuan Li, saying, "Ah Li."

Xuan Li looked up from the storybook and reached out to press the disc.

A flash of blue light, and the porcelain bottle was replaced by a new storage bag.

Feng Siyue continued.

On the third floor, a young servant, specially assigned to be in charge of room 502 on the fifth floor, stared blankly at the porcelain vase in his hand.

So fast?

However, he didn't waste any time and took the porcelain bottle into the next-door appraisal room.

Observation deck.

A light drizzle fell on the lake, causing birds to chirp softly.

"Miedu, why do you need so many Grade 6 medicinal herbs?"

Manager Cai looked at the list he had drawn up and asked in confusion.

The old man opposite him, dressed in dark green alchemy robes, shook his head. "Alas, Brother Cai, to be honest, the matter of the Possessive Ghost Insects is becoming increasingly troublesome."

"what happened?"

"I came here to verify the authenticity of the Possessed Ghost Insects of Thousand Water City, but now I am not so sure."

"how you said that?"

"As you know, the Possa Ghost Insect has been an open secret among sects and families since the great war a hundred years ago, and the Alchemist Guild has very detailed records of the Possa Ghost Insect."

"But the poison that has appeared in Thousand Water City in the past few months has made me uncertain."

Miedu was also troubled by this matter, and had no choice but to come up with that solution.

"Uncertain? Has something unexpected happened?"

Miedu nodded. "It's hard to explain, it's very complicated, but fortunately, no new corpses have appeared since last month."

"Now we're just hoping that the sixth-grade apricot-gold southern wood will be of some use."

"Okay, I'll apply to my family. If all goes well, it should arrive by tomorrow night."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Cai."

After Miedu left, Cai Zhongxi went to the appraisal room on the third floor. "Not yet old."

In the small room, the white-haired old man, who was engrossed in studying elixirs, looked up, saw him, and glared at him, saying...

"You, Manager Cai, who's always elusive, what brings you here today?"

Cai Zhongxi smiled ingratiatingly, "Old Master, you're joking. I've been busy with everything, inside and out."

"Heh, you little brat, do you really think I don't know what you're doing here?"

The old man took a porcelain bottle from a drawer and placed it on the table. "That little girl is indeed very talented."

A seventeen-year-old fourth-grade alchemist, with a bright future ahead.

Young Master's judgment is indeed sharp!

Cai Zhongxi opened the porcelain bottle, poured out a pill, looked at it, and then smelled it. "Not bad, not bad!"

"You're still young, thank you for your hard work."

"It doesn't matter."

After having dinner at Hanxi Auction House, Xuan Li took Tangyuan and Feng Siyue out.

The city of Thousand Waters is even more bustling at night than during the day.

Lanterns adorn the streets, and talented men and beautiful women gather by the moat to release lanterns together, wishing for their bonds to last forever.

Street vendors can be seen everywhere.

Nighttime delicacies, floral hairpins and masks—the list goes on and on.

Many unmarried young women, wearing masks, walked ahead curiously, with their maids following behind.

They may be alone or in groups of two or three.

Boats bathed in golden light sailed along the moat, while women in dark red flying apsara costumes danced on the decks.

The woman's face was beautiful and charming, with a shimmering light in her eyes, like a blooming peony burning with a dark, eerie flame, making people sigh in admiration of her beauty in this magnificent age!

"Frog Fun, was it like this before? You haven't been back for a few months, and Qianshui City has become this bustling at night?"

Xuan Li was amazed.

Feng Siyue walked along the roadside and saw a white jade hairpin with gold trim on a nearby stall. She picked it up and compared it to Xuan Li's head. "Maybe there's some kind of event going on recently?"

The middle-aged shop owner standing nearby smiled broadly, "Sir, take a good look, this is made of pure jade, it's absolutely gorgeous!"

Under the moonlight, the jade orchid carving shimmered with tiny blue lights and felt cool to the touch.

Feng Siyue asked, "Boss, what kind of jade is this? It even glows at night?"

"Sir, this is a vein of blue ice jade discovered at the foot of a snow-capped mountain in Snow Crystal Prefecture!"

"The jade produced is pure and translucent, and it emits a light blue glow when the surrounding light is dim. Isn't it beautiful!"

Feng Siyue nodded.

"It's really beautiful. How many spirit stones does it cost?"

The boss held up his hand and showed a number.

"Only five mid-grade spirit stones are needed."

A mid-grade spirit stone is not expensive compared to ordinary jade.

Feng Siyue paid the money and walked forward with the hairpin in her hand.

Xuan Li was filled with curiosity at every step, feeling that Qianshui City at night was full of rare and unusual things.

She stopped in front of an old woman selling lotus pods and said to Feng Siyue behind her, "I want to eat lotus seeds!"

As she spoke, she reached out and picked two plants, and also took away a pink bud that was about to bloom.

Feng Siyue followed behind and paid the bill.

The lotus seeds were fragrant. Xuan Li peeled off a stalk, gave half to Feng Siyue, and then fed Tangyuan with one hand and herself with the other.

Tangyuan leaned against Xuanli's shoulder, her eyes fixed on the lotus seeds in her hand, happily eating them.

Suddenly, Xuan Li stopped in his tracks.

She sniffed it. "What's that smell? It smells so good!"

This fragrance is like the coolness of summer snow, with the unique aroma of magnolia blossoms, and even a hint of fruity scent in the dry down.

It smells so good!