64: Take the Hook

“It seems the relationship between the Princess Consort and the Prince is not harmonious,” Chen Xuan said, grabbing a piece of tender lotus root and feigning indifference.

“Shut up!” Gao Yueting’s face turned cold, and she glared at Chen Xuan with an unfriendly gaze. “My affairs as Princess Consort are none of your business!”

Gao Yueting kicked Chen Xuan again, then distanced herself from him.

This Chen Xuan changed his expression too quickly; just now he was defiant, and now he was smiling and teasing her. It was… a bit strange!

“I’ll give you one last chance, will you give it to me, or not?!”

“Princess Consort, have you considered that I don’t even have a storage ring on me? How am I supposed to get it for you? Everything is with my wife!” Chen Xuan spread his hands like a bear.

“So you mean you’re no longer of value to me, is that right?” Gao Yueting suddenly had a murderous look on her face.

However, she was only trying to scare Chen Xuan. She had paid a huge price to abduct Chen Xuan, so actually killing him was unrealistic. At the very least, she had to squeeze out all the value from him!

“That’s not it. The Medicinal Pills were originally refined by me. As long as I have the Materials now, I can naturally reproduce them.”

“At that time, I will hand over the Medicinal Pills to help you Breakthrough your Realm, and you will let me go. How about it?”

Gao Yueting narrowed her eyes, considering Chen Xuan’s suggestion.

A moment later, she suddenly broke into a radiant smile, like a hundred flowers blooming, dazzling and enchanting.

“Alright, I, the Princess Consort, agree to it!” She agreed verbally.

But as for truly letting Chen Xuan go, don’t even think about it! Seeing her arch-nemesis Zhao Lingwu happy would be more unbearable than killing her! She absolutely had to witness Zhao Lingwu’s suffering!

“The environment here is too poor; it will severely affect my skill. I hope the Princess Consort can change my location.”

“Granted.”

Gao Yueting said indifferently, then left the dungeon with Chen Xuan.

Once outside, Chen Xuan muttered to himself, “I never thought I’d enter this way! General Zhao, oh General Zhao, what you painstakingly schemed for, I accomplished so easily here. Fate truly plays tricks on people!”

“What are you talking about?”

“Nothing. I’m just curious where the Princess Consort intends to take me for Alchemy. If your Prince Residence suddenly has an extra person like me, I’m afraid it might…”

“Hmph, what do you think if my Prince Residence had an extra eunuch serving me, the Princess Consort?”

Chen Xuan immediately felt his body tense. He didn’t expect this woman to be so ruthless!

“If the Princess Consort truly insists on that, then our transaction will likely not be completed.”

“Noisy! Just follow me, the Princess Consort!” Gao Yueting waved her hand, intending to show Chen Xuan a thing or two, but Chen Xuan dodged it.

A hint of surprise flashed in Gao Yueting’s eyes, but then she relaxed, as she hadn't exerted much effort.

Soon, Gao Yueting led Chen Xuan out of the dungeon and arrived at Qi Prince Residence.

Then the two walked into the core pavilion, into the innermost room, and closed the door.

“This is my room, the Princess Consort’s. It’s quite quiet. You can perform Alchemy here,” Gao Yueting said.

Chen Xuan surveyed the room. Gao Yueting’s room was extremely luxurious, with exquisite furnishings that exuded a faint, delicate fragrance.

That was the scent that emanated when Gao Yueting stepped on him earlier.

“Princess Consort, the environment here is quite good, but it still lacks some necessary items,” Chen Xuan said.

“Tell me, what else is missing?” Gao Yueting said impatiently.

“Princess Consort, Alchemy requires a Pill Furnace, as well as some medicinal herbs, and also some Spirit Stones as fuel. I don’t have any of these things on me right now. Do you have them prepared?”

Gao Yueting was startled, then nodded and said, “I, the Princess Consort, have these prepared. However, you can only perform Alchemy here and cannot step out of the room by half a step!”

“Alright, then please bring the items over, Princess Consort,” Chen Xuan said with a smile.

Gao Yueting glared at Chen Xuan, then turned and left.

Not long after, Gao Yueting returned with a few maids, bringing a Pill Furnace and some of the medicinal herbs Chen Xuan had specified, along with a box of Spirit Stones.

She had originally thought that the medicinal herbs for refining Medicinal Pills would be very rare, but she didn’t expect that the people in Qi Prince Residence had gathered them quite easily.

“Are these things enough?” Gao Yueting said coldly.

Chen Xuan glanced at them, nodded, “Enough, but I still lack some ‘tools’ needed for Alchemy.”

“Write them down!”

Chen Xuan did as he was told.

Gao Yueting looked at the list, frowned, then called out, “Someone!”

Several maids walked in and knelt on the ground.

“Go and find the tools needed for Alchemy according to this list and bring them to me, the Princess Consort!”

“Yes, Princess Consort!”

The maids got up and left, and soon returned to the room with a pile of Alchemy tools.

“Are these tools enough?” Gao Yueting asked Chen Xuan.

“Enough, enough. However, I need a very quiet environment to refine good Medicinal Pills,” Chen Xuan said.

“You all may withdraw.”

“Yes.”

“Alright, then hurry up and begin,” Gao Yueting said impatiently as the many maids left.

Chen Xuan nodded, placed the Pill Furnace in the center of the room, then arranged the medicinal herbs by category, and finally placed the Spirit Stones at the bottom of the Pill Furnace.

“Princess Consort, I’m about to begin Alchemy. Please leave as well,” Chen Xuan said.

“I, the Princess Consort, will not disturb you.” Gao Yueting glared at Chen Xuan.

“Alright then, if I don’t refine it well…”

“I said I wouldn’t disturb you, and I won’t!” Gao Yueting’s attitude was very firm.

This was the entire process of Chen Xuan refining that rare Medicinal Pill. She had to record everything with a recording stone so that in the future, if her Gao family produced Alchemy prodigies, they would have something to observe.

“Alright then, since the Princess Consort insists, I can only obey.”

“You don’t have cultivation now, can you still perform Alchemy?” Gao Yueting suddenly thought of the most crucial point.

“Cough cough, this Medicinal Pill was originally created by me, so I naturally have my own method to refine it!”

“Understood. Start now!”

…

An hour later, a burst of medicinal fragrance wafted from the Pill Furnace, and a smile appeared on Chen Xuan’s face. It seemed this Alchemy session was quite smooth.

Another hour passed, and the medicinal fragrance from the Pill Furnace grew stronger and stronger. Without Chen Xuan needing to say anything, Gao Yueting knew that the Medicinal Pill was about to be completed.

However, when this Medicinal Pill was released, there were no unusual phenomena like the Pill Furnace shaking; instead, it was very calm.

“This, this is it?” Gao Yueting asked blankly, holding the small bottle Chen Xuan handed her.

“Otherwise? Do you think the Pill Furnace needs to explode for it to be considered a success?”

Gao Yueting: “…”

Seeing Chen Xuan’s casual attitude, she felt a bit displeased.