Chapter 95: Another Transaction

The other few people, hearing that sound, withdrew their gaze, turned to look at the figure of the speaking Beastfolk being examined beside them, and then looked at the tall figure standing aside, hidden within a black robe.

—The other party emitted not a trace of breath, walking at an unhurried pace beside that Little Female; from their perspective it seemed as if they were half‑embracing the Little Female, showing no sign of danger.

A gut feeling honed by years of watching minions die tells me this person in black is not as harmless as they appear, evoking a terror like staring into an abyss that sends a chill down the spine.

Can't afford to provoke.

The crowd reluctantly averted their gaze.

Lin Manzhi: "……"

The picture in front of me, so much like the little yellow‑haired kids hanging around the school gate teasing girls, is simply everywhere.

In other cities, male beasts would not dare to tease with their eyes, which would make the females uncomfortable deep down; if a female voiced her displeasure, they could face a ten‑whip punishment.

In Kuangsha City there are no lords or laws; even if a female feels uneasy she can do nothing about them, there is no patrolling knight force, and females cannot even appear alone on the streets.

But there's no need to fear; this is in front of the Wushen Temple, and those male beasts dare not do anything. The Wushen Temple is the most protective; anyone who openly harms a female will be blacklisted and will never be able to buy potions again.

Lin Manzhi ascended the last stone step of the Wushen Temple, intending, as last time, to find a maid from the Witch Maiden Hall to have her report to Su Li.

"Hello, I am Wooden Female, please…"

Before she could finish, the maid sniffed the disguise on her, her breathing rapid, and ushered them into a lavish little courtyard, then hurried out to find the Witch Matriarch.

Over a month later, after that day Su Li began using Lettuce to craft three batches of mental suppressant, exclusively owned, which the few male beasts of Kuangsha City bought for a million each and took back. Just as she tasted success and planned to mass‑produce the elixirs,

When she woke the next day, the sky seemed to have collapsed; after only a day and a night… the Lettuce had actually gone bad.

Su Li almost fainted with anger; so many Lettuce she couldn't even bear to eat, left rotting in the herb room.

So now, finally hearing that Wooden Female had arrived, Su Li was momentarily flustered, dropped the herbs in her hand and bolted outward to find the Wooden Female.

After waiting for the star‑watching moon for over fifty days, she finally received Lettuce again, eager to dash to the Wooden Female's side.

Su Li rushed over, still out of breath, turned and sprinted to the extra wooden crate in the courtyard, hand feeling the massive wooden box, then turned to look at Lin Manzhi sitting in the courtyard:

"Your delivery interval is far too long,"

Lin Manzhi sat motionless on the stone bench in the courtyard, smiling, "It's not that I didn't want to come early; Lettuce is too hard to grow."

Su Li thought the same, "Lettuce is too delicate; the two thousand heads I bought last time went bad after just a day, and you didn't tell me in advance how to preserve them?"

She withdrew her hand from the crate, a faint glint in her eyes, "How do you keep them so fresh, as if just harvested? Could it be that your master grows Lettuce herbs right in Kuangsha City?"

Mo Lie's gaze drifted lightly onto Su Li by the crate, his cold blue eyes emotionless, as if observing an inanimate object.

Su Li paused her breathing, a prickling scalp as she suppressed her probing thoughts.

Because she came in haste, she didn't bring her Guard Squad along.

She has seen many blood‑line strong male beasts and clearly realized that the black‑clad male beast beside the Wooden Female, whose features were indistinct, was no ordinary one.

Being able to bring out such a rare Lettuce herb, and after a month still safely return to Kuangsha City and here, the backing force must be enormous.

I only want to become famous for the Lettuce‑based elixir and return to the Mountain Classic Beast Temple; there's no need to stir up a big trouble.

Su Li: "Haha, I'll take all the Lettuce you brought this time. How do I store so much? I'm really in a bind."

"Ah, did the Lettuce from last time go bad? What a pity," Lin Manzhi frowned, "How did you preserve the Lettuce before?"

Su Li answered blankly, "Those with roots can be buried in sandy soil; the Lettuce you brought has no roots, so of course it's placed in a sealed wooden box like other herbs."

Lin Manzhi stood, lifted her overly long cloak, walked to the crate, reached out to open the wooden box, then looked at Su Li, "Take a look."

Su Li, puzzled, leaned forward toward the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box over two meters wide and more than a meter high, after opening, there was another wooden box inside; the outer box held water, and the inner box contained neatly stacked, glistening Lettuce.

Lin Manzhi stood beside it.

These two wooden boxes were bought by Mo Lie yesterday from outside; he simply found two suitably sized boxes, removed the lid from the smaller one, and placed it into the larger box.

The water placed outside was chilled overnight on the balcony in low temperature; in the morning it was poured into the crate to lower its internal temperature, serving as a rudimentary ancient refrigerator.

Lin Manzhi then looked at the Lettuce in the box, as a cover.

She said naturally, "Ah, the ice we had before melted. If you have ice cubes, you can replace the water with them, and store it in a low‑temperature insulated wooden box like this, which can keep it for about seven or eight days."

Su Li stood very close; the dampness on her face, cooler than the outside air, made her increasingly cautious.

Ice cubes are available to noble females; in the desert, they are even more precious.

What magnitude of influence does the Wooden Female truly wield behind the scenes?

She concealed her inner shock, her expression brightening, "I'll take this crate too; how many Lettuce heads are inside?"

The wooden crate costs only a few thousand; if you want, you can buy another.

Lin Manzhi loves such straightforward customers, "The last cooperation with Su Wuxi went smoothly; this time the master gave me 6,000 Lettuce, the crate costs 5,500 Beast Coins."

Su Li quickly calculated in her mind, "6,000 Lettuce at 500 Beast Coins each equals 300 gold coins, plus the wooden crate at 5,500 Beast Coins…"

She deliberately made a friendly offer, "You've worked hard along the way; I'll round it up and give you 301 gold coins directly."

The extra 4,500 Beast Coins go to the Wooden Female herself.

Lin Manzhi understood naturally, feigning a surprised grin as she took the small money pouch, "Thank you, Su Wuxi, please count the Lettuce; I'd like to report back soon."

"Of course," Su Li said with a smile, nodding and calling a maid, "Remember to be gentle; don't damage any leaf."

"Yes," the ten maids replied, carefully beginning the count.

The transaction was still being tallied; Lin Manzhi also sat in the courtyard, opened the pouch and counted the gold coins.