Chapter 97: 96 Soothing the Loneliness of a Beloved Disciple

【Notification: Liu Qingmei, owner of the Number One Sub-System, has chosen the second option for Task Two and the third option for Task Three!】

Time slipped away in an instant.

In the blink of an eye.

** days had passed since entering the city.

The neighboring courtyard had already been rented by Xia Chan to be used for storing grain and as a distillery.

Several Disciples whom Liu Qingmei had summoned from Cangjian Villa lived there; they were all quite capable and responsible for guarding the safety of the grain and liquor.

Over three hundred catties of liquor had already been brewed; counting the previous batch, there were eight hundred catties in total, all uniformly bottled into half-catty jars, totaling over 1,600 jars, ready to be sold at any time or taken to the Yichun Courtyard clubhouse.

The production of Perfume was slower.

Collecting floral materials was a troublesome task.

But because of the massive acquisition of floral materials, many commoners and disaster victims eagerly left the city, picking clean all kinds of flowers around Yonghang.

Many residents even pulled up the flowers they grew at home to send over and sell.

The Shopkeeper of the spice factory also took the initiative to come to the door to peddle flowers.

Just buying various flowers had cost nearly five thousand taels.

Watching the cold, hard silver flow away like this, Chunzhi felt nothing but heartache.

Every night, she needed a good spanking to slightly soothe her bitter and resentful mood over the money being spent.

March 27th.

Suitable for: Forming alliances, breaking ground, traveling, opening a business.

Avoid: Moving house, moving into a new home.

Early this morning.

After finishing breakfast, Ning Mu took Xia Chan out for a stroll.

Walking and looking along the way, the master and servant arrived outside the East Market.

"... Hurry, hurry, the Fu Ji Liuchun Pavilion is opening for the first time today. I heard business is incredibly hot, and there's some kind of 'slash-a-price' event!"

"Slash a price? What slash a price? Do they have to kill someone just for opening a new shop?"

"Geez, it's not the kind of slashing you think. Follow me, you'll see once you go look; the rules are quite simple!"

"..."

"Hey Li Jie, what a coincidence, hurry, hurry, come help me slash a price!"

"This slash-a-price event is just too interesting. If I'm lucky, I can save a lot of silver!"

"Yeah, yeah, this event really saves money. I just slashed a bottle of gardenia-scented Perfume. The original price was forty-eight taels and eight mace, guess how much I got it for?"

"How much?"

"Twenty-three taels of silver!"

"Wow, that's more than half off!"

"I heard Perfume is hard to make, so Liuchun Pavilion set a rule: you must register your real name to buy, and each person is limited to one bottle every three months, just enough to last until the Perfume is used up. Plus, this slash-a-price event is only for half a month; it returns to the original price after the Sacrificial Saint Festival ends. Aren't you getting a huge bargain?"

"The rules are indeed like that, I just happened to be lucky~"

"But you can use the names of your mother-in-law, sisters, or maids to buy it. Anyway, there are so many people, who knows who is who!"

"Great idea! That makes sense, hehe, I have to hoard a bit more, at least get five or six bottles to keep!"

"..."

"I'm going too, I'm going too. These days I've just been watching those women wearing Perfume wandering around the streets. I didn't expect the Perfume shop to finally open. I must buy a bottle for my wife!"

"..."

Just arrived at the entrance of the East Market.

They saw this bustling scene.

There were those who heard the news and rushed over, and those who directly dragged their companions and friends along.

Without exception, they were all jogging in the same direction.

And among them, women were the majority.

Seeing this, Ning Mu couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

Jiang Fuling was indeed intelligent. Even without him stepping forward personally, after spending only a day or two teaching her how to operate it, she had learned it clearly.

She was a good talent for doing business.

These were methods he had seen in an adapted film and television drama in his previous life; he didn't expect them to be quite useful in this world too.

"Ah, Young Master, it seems they are all going to our shop~"

Xia Chan looked at the crowd and said to Ning Mu with great interest.

Ning Mu smiled and nodded, saying: "Let's go, we'll go too, I'll buy you a bottle."

Hearing that he wanted to buy one for her, Xia Chan's expression immediately turned joyful, but she still shyly said: "No need, Young Master, Yuhuan and Yuzan gave me and my sister so many, we can't even use them all."

Ning Mu was startled upon hearing this, then immediately pinched Xia Chan's cheek.

The few pretty maids were all quite sensible and well-behaved.

What Yuhuan and Yuzan gave them were all semi-finished products that were either too fragrant, had the wrong scent, or were too faint to be sold.

Ning Mu had formulated a set of strict management processes and supervision rules.

And since they were all his own people, there was no such thing as stealing from the shop.

At least for now, such a situation would not occur.

Walking all the way, they arrived in front of the newly renovated shop.

Hanging above was a plaque with ink not yet dry, inscribed with the three large characters 'Liuchun Pavilion'.

On the side were written words like 'Fu Ji' and 'Perfume Shop'.

This was Liu Qingmei taking action, personally requested from an Instructor of White Deer Academy! At the shop entrance, the opening-day flowers sent by various families out of respect for Liu Qingmei covered more than half the street.

Of course.

It was not just those who respected Liu Qingmei.

There was also He Daqian, whose handle had been seized, who united a group of merchants to send congratulations.

At this moment, the shop was packed.

The shop, which did not occupy much space to begin with, was teeming with people; the shouting and cheering were enough to nearly blow the roof off.

Jiang Fuling, with several servants newly purchased from the slave market, was busy and dripping with sweat.

Seeing Ning Mu and Xia Chan at the very edge, Jiang Fuling's eyes lit up, and she was about to squeeze out of the crowd to greet them.

But Ning Mu waved his hand at her, letting her stay busy and not worry about him.

After looking around, the effect was quite good; it had basically gotten on the right track.

Ning Mu then left and headed toward the South City gate.

Before he had even set off.

He saw Liu Xiaoya, her face covered in sweat, rushing over in a panic with two Disciples from Cangjian Villa.

Upon seeing Ning Mu, a look of joy immediately appeared on her face, which was slightly flushed from the haste.

"Young Master, I've finally found you!"

"The Mistress sent me to inform you that she is waiting for you on the South Gate tower~"

Running up to Ning Mu, Liu Xiaoya said at a very fast pace.

"Understood, let's go!"

Ning Mu understood, his heart rippling slightly; it seemed Liu Qingmei had finally let go of her reservations and was prepared to complete the task.

"Young Master, I still have to go back to transport grain; the Charity Porridge Shop is running low, so I won't accompany you. You should hurry over; the Mistress seems quite anxious," Liu Xiaoya said.

Ning Mu understood and waved his hand to signal her to go attend to her work.

Liu Xiaoya had arrived a few days ago.

Arriving with her were Qiuxiang, Dongxue, more than thirty Disciples of Cangjian Villa, and some servants and maids. Qiuxiang and Dongxue had already been sent to Ning Mu's small residence, under the care of Chunzhi.

Ning Mu planned to call Qiuxiang, Dongxue, Yuzan, Yuhuan, and the other maids into his bedroom tonight to reward them properly.

After all, it had been such a long time, and they worked hard every day!

"Very well, Young Master, then Xiaoya will take her leave!"

"Second Young Master, we take our leave!"

Liu Xiaoya and the two Disciples bowed, then turned and headed in the direction of the Ye Family residence.

"Chan'er, you go back to the residence; no need to come along!"

Ning Mu turned his head and dismissed Xia Chan.

After Xia Chan left.

He directly utilized his movement technique, Floating Mystery Steps, and hurried toward the South City gate.

……

South City gate.

On top of the outer wall, behind a certain battlement.

Liu Qingmei stood there all alone, her slender jade hands behind her back, her gaze looking out at the tattered disaster victims on the flat ground below.

But in reality, her mind had already drifted far away.

Today, she was wearing a black forged martial outfit, decorated with gold-thread trim, her beautiful hair combed into a ponytail swaying in the wind.

Her curvaceous and graceful figure appeared even more charming under the tailoring of the martial outfit.

Her full, upright breasts stretched the black martial outfit high, and the gold-thread patterns on the clothing were stretched slightly out of shape.

Her long, plump legs, wrapped in the form-fitting trousers, appeared even more vigorous and strong, full of moving charm.

On her feet, she wore those Black Red Crystal Protective High Heels.

The nearly three-inch-high heels pulled her already well-proportioned, beautiful legs taut and straight.

It completely and vividly displayed her graceful curves and the allure of her body.

And if Ning Mu were here at this moment.

He would only need to slightly lift her top to discover that what she was wearing underneath was the very Black Xuan Sand Silk Lace Garment rewarded by the system!

Under the enhancement of this garment, her body had become even more exquisite and curvaceous.

Ever since she discovered that this garment also had the effect of enhancing her figure, she wore it almost every moment, rarely taking it off.

With Cultivation Points at her level, whether or not she washed her clothes was of little consequence.

The power of her cultivation allowed her to remain free of dust and keep herself clean.

And at this moment.

A faint blush rose on Liu Qingmei's bright and beautiful face.

Thinking of the scene about to unfold, she could not help but feel her heart racing.

She had been cold and aloof for thirty-eight years.

She had never done anything to actively please a man.

But now.

She had to use her own slender, jade-white hands on this city wall to soothe her beloved disciple's loneliness!

And below this city tower, there were tens of thousands of disaster victims.

The Cangjian Villa Ye Family Charity Porridge Shop had a total of eight locations.

She was the Mistress of the Ye Family; distributing porridge for disaster relief naturally had to be done in the name of the Ye Family.

Moreover, this could also expand the influence of Cangjian Villa, thereby easing some of the burden of the current perilous situation! Because she was sincerely providing disaster relief and porridge, and the portions were very generous, the number of disaster victims queuing at the Ye Family Charity Porridge Shop was the largest!

These disaster victims only needed to look up slightly to see her presence.

And behind her...

She had specifically chosen this outer city wall to prevent anyone from peeking from behind.

Even for the sake of today.

She had also utilized her influence to communicate with the commander of the city garrison several times, finally getting the commander to compromise so that for the next hour, no soldiers would come to patrol the entire outer city wall.

In this way, it facilitated her upcoming actions.

It was just that she didn't know...

Whether one hour would actually be enough!

Last time in that small residence, that brat spent nearly an hour just fondling her breasts, playing with them to his heart's content.

At the thought of having to use her hands...

To relieve Ning Mu, that brat, of his boredom and fatigue.

And to do it in such a public place.

She could not stop her heart from pounding with nervousness.

"Hoo..."

As time passed, Liu Qingmei became increasingly nervous and could not help but let out a soft breath.

And just at this moment.

She heard the sound of footsteps approaching.

She turned her head to look.

She saw a white figure approaching rapidly like a ghost.

The movement technique was light and swift, floating as if weightless, seemingly merging with the surroundings, fluid and eerie; at times it swept past like a drifting wind, at times it flashed like a phantom, leaving one unable to keep track. Every one of his movements seemed to transcend the scope of ordinary human understanding, giving one an eerie feeling.

Her eyesight was astonishing, and she instantly saw clearly that this figure approaching rapidly was her beloved disciple, whom she had not seen for several days and had been thinking of constantly.

Ning Mu!

In an instant.

Liu Qingmei's expression changed, like a delicate red flower blooming toward the sun under the bright sun, her eyes shimmering with deep affection, as if a pool of spring water had been poured into them.

Those slender, fair, and tender hands, smooth as congealed fat and plump as jade, were immediately clasped nervously in front of her abdomen.

For the sake of today.

She had done thorough preparation work for these jade hands, which were already plump without appearing fat, and delicate as if without bones.

In order to let her beloved disciple have a perfect experience.

Every day, she would soak them for a good half-hour in milk supplemented with various skincare medicinal liquids, making them even softer and smoother.

Only after confirming they were sufficiently smooth and delicate was she satisfied.

But a moment later.

Her expression changed slightly, and her moth-like eyebrows, long and alluring like distant mountains, knitted together slightly.

This brat...

Since when did he cultivate a movement technique that is so mysterious and unfathomable?

Although it still looked quite unfamiliar, it seemed even more exquisite than her own movement technique, Jade Spring Fish Leap! "Mei'er!"

And just as she was filled with confusion, with a trace of astonishment flashing in the depths of her eyes.

Ning Mu's figure was already close by.

He stood directly behind her, pulled her into his embrace, leaned against her shoulder, inhaled her refreshing body scent, and spoke of the longing in his heart.

"You haven't come to find me for these past few days, making me miss you so much; how can you be so heartless, Mei'er!"

Ning Mu feigned grievance.

"..."

"Let go, what kind of place is this? How can you be so reckless about the influence? If we are seen by others, both of us will lose all face; how could we continue to live in this world!"

(End of this chapter)