“News that could circulate, and it’s already from a day ago. What happened, I’m afraid only the parties involved know…”
Shu Yue stood on the empty street, muttering to herself:
“Let’s not go back to the manor for now. Eustia never guaranteed my safety. Maybe this is targeting the identity of Liya White?”
Her own safety was most important.
She didn’t trust that cheap father-in-law.
What good person would sell off their own children?
After thinking it over, she decided not to reveal that “Liya” had returned for the time being.
Of course, she hadn’t considered just running away either.
She had to keep her promise to Eustia.
Shu Yue had already taken the benefits, so she couldn’t just leave.
Besides, Eustia had the ability to sense her general direction—running was useless.
“I need to get stronger again…”
Shu Yue was currently at the first-order mid-stage.
In the Outlands, this strength was considered at the level of a minor expert.
Against those zero-order third-stage apprentices, it was like an adult beating a child—one kick and they’d fly away.
But in Grey Pine City, it might not be enough.
Especially when getting caught up in those noble conflicts.
A Baron was at least second-order, a Viscount at least third-order, not to mention the City Lord of Grey Pine, also a third-order expert.
Shu Yue currently had no means to contend with a third-order, so she did need to hurry.
Achieving third-order in the short term was probably impossible, but…
Second-order was something to consider!
Shu Yue had already walked into a narrow alley to avoid being spotted by patrolling city guard soldiers.
As she walked, she pondered how to quickly improve her strength.
If an ordinary first-order Transcendent wanted to improve, the method was nothing more than accumulating day by day, constantly expanding Mana Circuits in the body, increasing the efficiency of mana circulation, until a complete circuit was established, achieving a state of mana saturation, and then advancing to the second-order realm.
The reason she could fight against Belang, who was wearing Magic Element Armor, with only first-order mid-stage strength, was the enhancement from the Silver Dragon Bloodline, which gave Shu Yue nearly double the power of someone at the same realm.
So the simplest way for Shu Yue to become stronger was to gather dragon blood and complete the bloodline.
The bloodline not only amplified strength and speed but also improved her garbage talent, allowing her cultivation speed to increase.
If her main body got stronger, she’d be much safer.
…
“Why?”
Vanessa asked back.
Sharon explained casually:
“They say those who like drinking tea have kidneys full of little stones, and when they pee, it hurts so much they can’t stand it.”
Vanessa glanced at Sharon and shook her head.
“Of course I know.”
Knowing doesn’t stop you from drinking?
That’s how people are.
Even knowing there’s danger, they always think they’ll be the lucky ones.
So they resolutely take the risk.
Vanessa put down the half-empty teacup.
The tea in the cup was very light, so light it had almost no flavor—just enough to refresh the mind, but not enough to relieve the body’s fatigue.
Although as a noble lady, she had nothing to be tired about, with servants doing everything for her.
Knock knock
The door was knocked.
Vanessa turned her head to look.
Sharon said lazily:
“Come in.”
The door opened, and a female attendant entered.
“There’s a gentleman who wishes to see Miss Vanessa. He says he’s here to purchase dragon blood from you.”
Vanessa was stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to her senses.
Her beautiful eyes glanced at the attendant.
“Bring him here.”
“Yes.”
The attendant received the order and was about to execute it, but was suddenly called back by Vanessa.
“Wait, never mind.”
Vanessa stood up from the blue leather armchair and politely took her leave of Sharon.
Sharon waved her hand, telling her not to be so formal.
Leaving the private room, she followed the attendant’s lead all the way to the waiting room, where she saw the young man sitting.
The moment she saw Shu Yue, she furrowed her brows, as if sensing something unusual.
But that anomaly dissipated so quickly that it left no trace in her memory.
Vanessa only felt a momentary daze.
She walked up to Shu Yue, who had stood up.
“Mr. Liya, long time no see.”
“Long time no see. Miss Vanessa is as beautiful as ever.”
Shu Yue was in a fairly good mood, so she added a few nice words.
She thought girls would be happy being praised for their beauty.
Just like she was happy being called handsome.
Vanessa looked Shu Yue up and down, then asked with some doubt:
“If I remember correctly, Mr. Liya’s wedding is tomorrow, isn’t it?”
“Ah, that seems to be right.”
Shu Yue nodded.
The wedding was indeed tomorrow, but here she was still wandering outside.
She wondered what Baron Leicester was thinking, insisting on holding the wedding without the groom.
Was there some compelling reason?
Shu Yue didn’t feel like going into detail, so she bluntly changed the subject.
“Miss Vanessa, do you still have dragon blood? I need more. We can negotiate the price.”
Vanessa’s dark eyes met Shu Yue’s amber pupils.
“Dragon blood…”
She had always been puzzled as to what Shu Yue was doing with dragon blood.
She hadn’t seen Shu Yue make it into Dragon Blood Potion to sell—was she hoarding it?
But she didn’t pay it much mind.
There was something else that Vanessa found very interesting.
“I do have some information on dragon blood. The Guild recently replenished a batch and can sell it to you. Additionally, I can get a batch of dragon blood from my family—more than what the Guild can provide.”
Dragon Blood Potion was used to enhance a warrior’s talent.
Drinking it strengthened bones and body, so it was controlled by the Alchemists Guild and the nobles.
The City Lord also had a batch of Sub-dragon Blood, specially prepared for his soldiers.
In other words, Sub-dragon Blood was a strategic resource.
That Vanessa could take a share from her family surprised Shu Yue.
Although Vanessa was exceptionally intelligent, she had not made a name for herself on the Path of Transcendence, whether in Battle Methods or Spell Arts.
Shu Yue didn’t know if she was deliberately hiding her strength or if she truly had no power.
As Shu Yue sensed the noble lady before her, her aura was that of a gentle woman.
Although she had cultivated Spell Arts and had denser mana than ordinary people, her strength was only that of a zero-order official apprentice.
As if sensing Shu Yue’s doubt, Vanessa answered with an explanation that was hardly an explanation.
“My father-in-law has always doted on me. Such a small matter is within his ability. Mr. Liya need not worry.”
“Then thank you…”
Shu Yue wasn’t going to be polite—she was buying it anyway.
Even if Viscount Hermann later came after Shu Yue for the dragon blood because of his extravagant daughter, Shu Yue could confidently say that it was a mutual agreement between her and Vanessa.
“Just so you know, I didn’t deliberately guide you. You willingly sold me the dragon blood.”
“Hehehe~”
Vanessa covered her mouth and chuckled lightly.
“Mr. Liya is as amusing as ever.”
She liked interesting people.
Shu Yue pouted inwardly.
Was that saying she was funny?
But since Vanessa agreed to get her the dragon blood, she could laugh if she wanted.
Shu Yue wouldn’t lose a piece of meat.
“But all this comes with a condition.”
“Oh?”
Shu Yue hadn’t expected a condition.
She frowned and stared intently at Vanessa’s pretty face.
Vanessa’s eyes grew more playful.
“Mr. Liya, I have a banquet to attend tonight, but I don’t have a male companion to go with. I hope you can be my escort. What do you think?”
“Don’t worry about that. You won’t have to lift a finger.”
“As long as it’s within my ability, I can agree.”
“Ah? You don’t have a male companion?”
Shu Yue looked Vanessa up and down.
The Viscount’s daughter was beautiful and kind—shouldn’t she have suitors?
Then she suddenly understood.
It wasn’t that Vanessa had no men chasing her, but that Vanessa didn’t like them.
Shu Yue put on a solemn expression and patted her chest in assurance.
“Miss Vanessa, you want me to help you shoo away those annoying flies, right? Leave it to me! As long as you provide enough dragon blood, I’d even duel someone for you!”
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass… ahem~
Vanessa was momentarily taken aback.
“Aren’t you the least bit curious about who the banquet is for?”
“Not curious.”
Shu Yue shook her head.
She agreed to Vanessa because of the dragon blood, and also to do Vanessa a favor.
“For the banquet… will there be lots of good food?”
“Mm-hmm~”
Vanessa’s brow twitched imperceptibly.
She felt that Shu Yue had changed somehow after going out and coming back, but she couldn’t put her finger on exactly what was different.
Shu Yue was also inwardly marveling.
Sister Zi’s disguise skill was really impressive.
Even a girl as meticulous as Vanessa couldn’t see through Shu Yue’s current disguise.
It seemed that, barring special circumstances, the mirror’s disguised form wouldn’t be seen through.
Knowing this, Shu Yue breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Her eyes sparkled as she excitedly said to Vanessa:
“The dragon blood? Where is it?”
“Mr. Liya, please wait here for a moment.”
Shu Yue nodded.
After parting with Vanessa, she sat in the waiting room, waiting for the dragon blood.
The Alchemists Guild’s dragon blood arrived quickly, while the portion Vanessa promised came much later.
Shu Yue stored them all using the mirror.
The mirror given by Eustia was quite handy—no need to accumulate weight, the body was small and portable, and the space was large.
But Shu Yue hadn’t discarded her small satchel yet. Magical tools with storage abilities were still very rare.
She found an inn to stay at, set up a barrier, and began refining the batch of dragon blood.
Watching the dragon blood under the silver fire of the Star Tempering Art gradually reduce into golden threads of Giant Dragon bloodline power, Shu Yue muttered to herself:
‘I wonder if a transformation will happen this time.’
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