Chapter 780: Chapter 473: Every Member of the Old Zhao Family Possesses Unique Skills
“Mm, Rong’er brother, what’s wrong with you? Why… do you look like this?”
“Ah, it’s nothing, just… just didn’t expect you to come over in the middle of the night, it’s a bit of a surprise.”
Zhao Rong’s smile was awkward and strained.
“Hee hee, didn’t see that coming, huh? Hmph, the dumb woman in the west wing didn’t see it coming either, slept like a huge lazy pig.”
Zhao Qian’er’s little face was filled with smug satisfaction as she turned her head toward the west wing and made a face.
She walked forward happily, stood on her tiptoes, crossed her slender arms, and hooked them around his neck, whispering, “But it’s good this way, it won’t disturb the two of us.”
The young girl leaned her face against the chest of the young Confucian Scholar, looking up with her peach blossom eyes wide open, gazing into his.
Those eyes were large and animated, occasionally flashing with a touch of cunning.
“……”
Zhao Rong met her gaze briefly, then quickly and subtly shifted his eyes away.
At the same time, as they were so close, he slightly withdrew his waist backward…
Well, there’s another little detail.
“Hey, Rong’er brother, what are you avoiding? Why aren’t you looking at me?”
Qian’er held the young Confucian Scholar’s slightly stunned face with her delicate hands, tilting her head and asking with a crisp voice.
As she spoke, she looked around the quiet room with a hint of suspicion on her face.
Damn, Qian’er, you’re too clever… Zhao Rong immediately groaned inwardly.
It feels like you’re even more suited to be a little fox than Xiaoxiao; that silly girl should be stripped of her fox status.
Zhao Rong turned his head with a smile, shaking it, “Cough cough, it’s nothing, just a little worried.”
He glanced at the west wing, then tentatively asked:
“That is, are you sure… she really is asleep?”
Qian’er blinked, looked at Rong’er brother twice, and seeing the worried expression on his face, most of her suspicion faded away.
“Oh, that. Hee hee, with her little cultivation, I could see through her in a second.”
The hearts of a certain pair of ‘lovers’ rose high at once.
“The dumb woman is sleeping so deeply, before I went out, I even used a little bit of Whale Song Fragrance, which I got from Little Yue servant before. With it there, whether she’s truly sleeping or pretending, can a minor Heavenly Will Realm cultivator really withstand it?”
“Whale Song Fragrance? What’s that?” asked the young Confucian Scholar, widening his eyes.
The young girl gently cupped his face with her soft hands, a face she could never tire of looking at.
Their eyes met, and she tirelessly explained in a soft voice:
“Whale Song Fragrance, also known as Whale Song Amber, is a rare spice harvested from the depths of the North Sea, which has a mesmerizing, spirit-suppressing effect. In the auction houses of Du You City, it’s a rare item valued even higher than Golden Turtle Coins because of its scarcity and difficulty to obtain.
“In Du You City, only some of the top-ranking ancient families have special cultivators who know some nearly-lost North Sea natives’ methods to harvest it. Little Yue servant’s family, the Du You Zhao Family, is one of them.
“This item is controlled by a few powerful factions and is rarely available, so of course, its price is outrageously high. However, the item is so extraordinary that it truly merits such a high price.”
The young girl nodded.
Zhao Rong was already inwardly shocked just hearing the first part.
This thing is valued higher than Golden Turtle Coins? Golden Turtle Coins are currently the largest denomination of spirit coins circulating on Wangque Mountain, and they’re generally used only in large transactions between big businesses, utterly invaluable.
So far, Zhao Rong had never seen this kind of immortal money; even the Colorful Butterfly Coins, one level lower, he’d hardly ever touched.
Ah, my apologies, I underestimated the extent of your lavish spending.
At this moment, he glanced subtly at the desk, the corner of his mouth twitching:
“Hmm, that’s so expensive… Qian’er, Miss Su must be sleeping, we really don’t need to use… such good stuff.”
You extravagant little wench!
Zhao Rong felt a twinge of pain, almost wanting to ‘get up and slap something’.
Of course, it would be Qian’er’s little bottom, but he held back.
Little did he expect that Qian’er would then wave her small hand with a grand and magnanimous gesture:
“No problem at all, I still have plenty, um, using it on that dumb woman was just a tiny bit burnt, just as a precaution, hmph.”
She lifted her delicate little chin, as if to say with this little gesture…
A woman of the old Zhao Family must show off our grandeur.
You dare to provoke us, or even attempt to sneak into the Zhao Family without permission? Your ashes will be scattered!
The beautiful lady under the desk: “……”
Zhao Rong: “……”
Goodness, even a tiny bit is expensive; this stuff must be sold by weight on the mountain.
Thinking that the extremely precious and rare Whale Song Amber had been used on an illusion body without any sense of life or emotion in the west wing, Zhao Rong felt numb.
His facial muscles stiffened slightly as he nodded.
I get it; each of you has your own unique skill, a hidden killer move.
One uses a Starlight Body illusion, the other a rare exotic fragrance; both top-tier bluffs.
Little did the young girl know the profound meaning behind Rong’er brother’s nod.
She thought he was agreeing with her action, that their world for two must not be disturbed by that stinky woman.
Qian’er moved closer to him again, squinting with a sly grin, looking exactly like a clever little fox that succeeded in its scheme:
“This is a miraculous item that can even mesmerize North Sea behemoths; even Cultivators in the Golden Core Realm or those half-step into the Nascent Soul Realm, if careless, would fall for it. The mere Heavenly Will Realm is nothing to worry about.”