Chapter 91: The Correct Routine of Villainy (Eleventh Update)

“Esteemed guests, why have you returned?” The attendant found it very strange seeing Ling Jue and Ye Wenxin returning to the inn.

“We’re a bit tired today,” Ling Jue answered, still looking the part of an elegant young master, attracting every nearby gaze as soon as she entered the inn.

The women’s adoration, the men’s curiosity, Ling Jue’s handsome face would become the center of attention no matter where she went.  Although Ye Wenxin standing in the background was also adorably charming, she was thirteen of age, unless there were lolicons, she did not gain as much attention as Ling Jue.

And in order to not get murdered by the surrounding gazes, Ye Wenxin changed her address to ‘Brother’ ahead of time. Lest she died in the hands of Ling Jue’s suitors before she reached the Alchemy Association.

In the middle of the conversation, Ye Wenxin’s eyes scanned around, observing the surroundings as usual. Then she noticed a woman excitedly looking at Ling Jue, compared her with a portrait, stared at Ling Jue again and again, before breaking out in dance and gesticulating with joy.

“Exactly the same!” the woman exclaimed, plainly gleeful, itching to strike up a conversation with Ling Jue while holding that extremely ugly portrait.

“What part is the same, it’s so ugly,” Ye Wenxin could not help but start muttering, and Ling Jue, upon hearing this, confusedly asked Ye Wenxin.

“Has something happened?”

“Do you know about your portraits being circulated in the market?”

Taken aback, Ling Jue perplexedly shook her head, as if entirely unaware she had been framed in paintings by people.

“This is just between us, your portraits cost a hundred thousand spirit stones in the market. Say, if I hold a handshake event in your name, how much money do you think I’ll make?” Ye Wenxin recalled that extremely ugly portrait, and then glanced at the extraordinarily handsome Ling Jue beside her, rather than desperately refining pills, the one next to her was the biggest cash tree.

“Handshake event? What do you mean?” Ling Jue was further confused, as Ye Wenxin was about to offer an explanation, that woman from earlier already bounded over.

“Ling… May I ask, are you Young Master Ling Jue?” The woman had a delicate and pretty face, leaning towards above average, dressed in exquisite silks, appearing to be a wealthy family’s young mistress.

Ling Jue smiled lightly, “Yes, I’m Ling Jue, and this lady is…”

The woman was even more excited at this and hurriedly cupped her fist, “This humble woman is Luo Miaoyi, an Alchemist.” She was so excited her whole face flushed, staring unblinkingly at Ling Jue.

Ling Jue turned a blind eye to this sort of admiration, continuing politely, “Miss Luo, do you have some business with a certain Ling?”

Luo Miaoyi shook her head hastily, “None, it’s just that I heard there’s someone like me in the inn also intending to participate in the Alchemy Association’s assessment in the city, so I waited here. I didn’t expect to see you.”

Her voice shook as she talked. Listening to this, Ye Wenxin recalled that the attendant indeed mentioned this matter. Unexpectedly, it would turn out to be this Luo Miaoyi.

She did not seem to have an obnoxious personality, but Ye Wenxin could not ignore the feeling that the timing of Luo Miaoyi’s appearance was too coincidental.

“I see, then we should be the ones you’re looking for. This is my little sister Ye Wenxin, I’m bringing her to take the exam.” Ling Jue briefly introduced Ye Wenxin, however, due to safety she omitted the part about Ye Wenxin taking the Advanced Alchemist assessment.

“So you’re also taking the Beginner Alchemist assessment, we really have fate.” Luo Miaoyi also got enthusiastic towards Ye Wenxin. Her voice was not loud, but it was audible enough for the people around to hear.

As if prompted by a keyword, the three men at the side looked over.

“Are you all also taking the assessment? Would you mind going together?” a man with shifty eyes stood up and said, aiming at Luo Miaoyi with ill intentions.

Luo Miaoyi frowned slightly, not the least bit hiding her disgust for this man, “Xun Lezhi, I’m talking to Young Master Ling Jue and Little Sister Ye, why are you butting in?”

Obviously, Luo Miaoyi was acquainted with this Xun Lezhi, but the relationship was not very good.

“This inn belongs to everyone, and we all paid the money, why should you be the only one allowed to chat, while we’re not allowed to speak?” Xun Lezhi replied like so, his eyeballs constantly wandering around, seeming to actually be planning some nasty idea.

If this Luo Miaoyi were to really go by herself, what awaited her along this road might only be nightmares.

As Ye Wenxin glanced at Ling Jue, she noticed Ling Jue was also looking at her, seeking her opinion.

“Brother, let’s go with this sister.” Ye Wenxin specially emphasized Luo Miaoyi, even though she felt that Xun Lezhi ought to be cleaned up, it was truly too conspicuous now.

“As you wish,” Ling Jue agreed. Luo Miaoyi gratefully thanked Ling Jue, repeatedly calling her Young Master Ling, making it somewhat hard for Ling Jue to ward her off.

“Wenxin, although I agreed for your sake, this girl talks overly much, I’m not good at dealing with her.” Ling Jue showed a wry smile, actually regretting giving her consent, but since she did agree, needless to say Ling Jue would safeguard Luo Miaoyi.

“Alright, leave it to me, you go ahead to the room, I’ll come to find you later.” After Ye Wenxin whispered a few sentences to Ling Jue, Ling Jue quickly went back. Luo Miaoyi watched Ling Jue’s departing back, reluctant to part, but afraid of putting aside a girl’s modesty, she could only stare longingly.

Xun Lezhi and the others had yet to leave, shifting their gaze away from Luo Miaoyi, seeming to develop an interest on Ye Wenxin.

Ye Wenxin pretended not to notice, greeted the approaching Luo Miaoyi, saying in her ear, “These worthless dogs seem to have errant plans. We’ll sleep in another room later.”

Luo Miaoyi nodded as she listened, but as soon as she processed the words ‘worthless dogs’ from Ye Wenxin’s mouth, she huffed out a laugh.

“Miss Ye, you’re really cute.”

“Alright, I’ll go upstairs first. We’re staying in the room right next to yours, if something’s up, just give a shout.” Ye Wenxin amplified her voice, deliberately letting Xun Lezhi hear.

Xun Lezhi’s face turned ugly at this. He had followed Luo Miaoyi for so long, wanting to make something happen with Luo Miaoyi. Be that as it may, a pair of brother and sister now showed up halfway down the road to disrupt his plans, making Xun Lezhi feeling very aggravated.

“How about either we don’t do it, or we don’t rest?” A bald-headed one among them made a killing gesture.

“Didn’t you guys see Luo Miaoyi’s mannish behavior just now? This prodigal young master Ling whatever seems quite unnerving. Follow the original plan, tonight we’ll first place some aphrodisiacs, and then…”

These few guys revealed devious expressions, completely oblivious to the fact that in a certain corner someone was eavesdropping on their entire exchange.

“But this method is really too childish, I could manage it at ten years old. If it were me, I’d put Conjugation Powder in the candle, combine it with the candle’s heat, letting those inside the room first hover between life and death (suffer terribly).”

Ye Wenxin was surprised at the incompetence of villains nowadays, a disgrace on the villain’s name even. But as she considered it, it seemed she need not be passive. Taking advantage of night’s darkness and high wind, she could instead give these three men a taste of what was called the proper way to be a villain.

Ye Wenxin’s mouth corners rose in a grin. Looking at the attendant in the distance, she displayed a sweet smile, inquiring the attendant about those three’s rooms.

Perhaps aware of tonight’s operation, the three men rented only one room, making it even more convenient for Ye Wenxin to set about her task. Ye Wenxin asked briefly how often the attendant cleaned the rooms, changed their candles and such, making sure her plan was as seamless as heavenly clothes (flawless).

Although the attendant was baffled, after seeing Ye Wenxin spending generously, he told her everything he knew.

Ye Wenxin chewed it over, and then jumped through the window into the room Xun Lezhi and the others were staying. Using a tool to hollow the candle’s core, she stuffed a specially made incense stick along with the Conjugation Powder inside.

Feeling this was still not enough, Ye Wenxin smeared the Conjugation Powder inside the teapot and teacups. After finishing all of this, Ye Wenxin leaped back out through the window and happened to see Ling Jue standing by the window of their room.

“Erm, so you saw.” Ye Wenxin was beyond aawkward, recalling Ling Jue was a genuinely upright person, her approach would not just make Ling Jue angry.

At a closer look, Ling Jue’s eyes indeed carried a hint of displeasure, but seeing the pitifulness in Ye Wenxin’s eyes, she said, “Just this once.”

She was originally worried about Ye Wenxin’s safety when she had not come back after a while, she did not expect Ye Wenxin would instead turn from being passive to actively attack Xun Lezhi and them.

Ling Jue disapproved Ye Wenxin’s approach, but those people indeed deserved to be thoroughly punished.

“Thanks Big Sister Ling, tonight let’s just wait and see their chrysanthemums bloom.” Ye Wenxin entered their room and then took the iniative to act coquettish with Ling Jue, as if she could imagine the wonderful scene between those three men tonight.

“Chrysanthemums? Why would chrysanthemums show up here?” Ling Jue was increasingly bewildered as she listened, however, she still tenderly caressed Ye Wenxin’s hair. Her smile remained soft as ever, despite somewhat helpless, it was apparent that she was not angry.

“You’ll find out tonight, but for now, we have other things to do,” Ye Wenxin responded with a smile, this time, she locked the room door, and then completely sealed the window, not allowing even a sliver of sunlight to leak through.

At one side was a bathtub filled with hot water, which Ye Wenxin had asked the attendant to send up just now. Ling Jue read the atmosphere, assuming Ye Wenxin wanted to bathe, she somewhat awkwardly turned around.

“Big Sister Ling, why are you turning around? Strip.” Ye Wenxin was a little dumbfounded by Ling Jue’s reaction, but thinking carefully, they were interrupted earlier, so she had yet to tell Ling Jue what she planned on doing.

“Ah, sorry, my mistake. Big Sister Ling, I’ve found the way to treat your illness. That Mu Lin Shu was always present before so I was unable to experiment it on you. But now it’s fine, we’re alone in here, you can leave it to me without reservation.” Ye Wenxin currently had already learned up to the fifth of the Soul Suppressing Eighteen Needles, there was absolutely no other difficulty in treating Ling Jue.

She only needed three treatments to restore Ling Jue like new.

“Are you speaking truth? Do you really know how to treat me?” Ling Jue had yet to react, unable to shake off the feeling that after not seeing her for just a few months, Ye Wenxin had gained more secrets she did not know of.