Chapter 2154: Should Have Thought of the Consequences
When Xi Tao betrayed Ning Shu, she should have thought of the consequences. Dreaming of a higher position could cause her to lose what she currently had.
Xi Tao wanted to be Li Jiuge’s woman, not a maid who served him. Gu Rui simply encouraged that wish, and Xi Tao was hooked.
“Uncle Fang, take her away.” Ning Shu waved a hand.
Xi Tao saw Ning Shu’s cold expression and how she was not shaken in the slightest. Xi Tao was extremely frightened and her voice choked, “Miss, where will this servant go?”
“The broker will choose a good master for you,” Ning Shu said lightly.
Xi Tao got up and rushed out of the room. She ran to Gu Rui’s study to beg him for help.
Outside the door, Xi Tao’s voice was hoarse from tears. Gu Rui went to Ning Shu and asked her to keep Xi Tao and deal with her when they came back.
Ning Shu refused.
In the end, Xi Tao was taken away by the broker. Xi Tao was delicate and pretty, but as a servant, there was no place that could compare to the Fang family.
Xi Tao’s treatment in the Fang family was quite good. If the broker had been a bit more wicked, he may have even sold Xi Tao to a brothel.
Other servants were also dismissed. After all, it wasn’t certain whether Gu Rui and Mo Juechen would return to the Fang family and they couldn’t support so many people.
Ning Shu took out some ingredients from a cabinet and started making poison.
Since she was going to the state preceptor’s tomb, there would definitely be hidden mechanisms and tunnels, so Ning Shu also prepared some wound medicine.
Then, there were those monsters. Ning Shu didn’t know if the monsters were zombies or not. There were probably many demons and monsters around the tomb so she specially went to buy some cinnabar and yellow paper to draw talismans to stick on her body.
Ning Shu mobilized her spiritual energy and drew talismans with the cinnabar.
After she’d depleted the spiritual energy in her body, Ning Shu sat cross-legged on the bed and cultivated. After cultivating, she continued to draw talismans.
After two consecutive days of drawing talismans, Ning Shu was extremely tired.
She’d made quite a lot of talismans.
Now she had wound medicine, poison, and talismans, but she lacked a suitable weapon.
In a tomb, large weapons would only be a hindrance so Ning Shu went to a weapons store and bought a dagger.
On the morning of the third day, Ning Shu tied several pouches around her waist. They were filled with the things she had prepared.
Outside the gate, Mo Juechen and Gu Rui sat on horseback.
Mo Juechen snorted when he saw Ning Shu.
“Lanxin, you sit in the carriage,” Gu Rui said to Ning Shu.
“The horse that has to pull that carriage is so pitiful.” Mo Juechen sighed sympathetically.
Ning Shu: …
“Mo Juechen, just you wait. I’ll make you die an ugly death.” Ning Shu looked at Mo Juechen.
“I guarantee you’ll die more wretchedly than me. You’ll die before me, you damn fatty.” Mo Juechen rolled his eyes.
Ning Shu’s eyes flashed. What did Mo Juechen mean?
“Mo Juechen, if you’re going to cause a fuss, you can just obediently wait at the house,” Gu Rui said lightly.
Mo Juechen acted like he didn’t care, but he didn’t speak again.
Ning Shu got into the carriage. She lifted the curtain and looked at Mo Juechen and Gu Rui.
“Let’s go.” Gu Rui shouted.
Several handcarts filled with medicinal herbs led the way and the procession slowly left the city.
Ning Shu’s heartbeat was very fast and irregular.
This operation seemed very dangerous.
Ning Shu felt restless and couldn’t cultivate properly.
Translator: Lili
MTL Editor: Wheat
TLC: Kaho
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