“Jianghu Emergency, no problem, but consider this money a loan from me—you’ll have to pay it back. Three hundred and eight Spirit Stones, not a single one less.”
Huangmao waved her fist in protest.
“Huh? Aren’t you being a little stingy? That time I bought Divine Oil at the pharmacy, I didn’t even ask you to pay me back! Do we really have to be so petty between friends? I—I’ll treat you to a meal when I have money in the future!”
“First, we’re not friends. Second, I have no morals, so don’t try to guilt-trip me. And third, I seriously doubt you’ll ever be able to earn money on your own. That day might never come.”
“Who are you looking down on!”
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There she goes again, so stubborn.
Of course you don’t want to just be ordinary friends with me!
“What if—just saying, what if I can’t pay you back?”
Ji Shiyu whistled guiltily, but Yun Liu swept his eyes up and down her flawless body with a stern face, making her hurriedly clutch at her singed skirt.
Meat repayment, no way!
You’re desperate to use Jade God Oil but have nowhere to put it, huh?
Just want to enchant your weapon and kill me with it?
“Then I’ll sell you to a Qinglou. Anything extra will be interest. I hate people who skip out on debts the most!”
Yun Liu threatened offhandedly, but just thinking of Qin Yao made him itch all over.
“You! Do you even have any humanity left?”
The young man couldn’t be bothered to argue with Huangmao.
He strode straight toward the most lavish storefront on the street—the Medicine Hut branch, Rosy Fragrance Pavilion.
“In any case, the priority now is to find a decently-paying job. Studying while working part-time is the only way.”
Ao Tian offered a suggestion.
The trouble brought by Xiao Xinran was gradually getting worse.
Even a hero can be stumped by money problems—in the cultivation world, it was no different.
But what could Shiyu actually do?
Other than fighting, she couldn’t do anything at all…
Yun Liu had just stepped through the door when Curious Baby Ji Shiyu followed right after, poking her head in curiously.
“What’s this place? Smells kinda nice.”
“Welcome, customer! What can I help you with?”
A Qipao Girl greeted them warmly, then greeted the cute young man with a sweet voice.
“Young Cloud, you’re finally here! Senior Sister isn’t in, so we’ll have to trouble you with some of these commissions!”
Ji Shiyu’s eyes darted around.
She’d already noticed the eye-catching recruitment notice outside the door—good benefits.
But what she cared about most was free meals!
A bunch of little girls, all sexy and flirtatious—no matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem like a very proper place.
“Mr. Yun? What are you doing here, working as a male host?”
“Working.”
“Working? Don’t kid me. The way you look now, like you’ve been up for three days straight—just walking fast is a struggle. You should go rest.”
Ji Shiyu shrugged. If even an injured person could do this job, then so could she!
“If it weren’t for me being such a wreck, you—our little hero—would’ve been taken to the discipline office as a troublemaking disciple.”
“Ugh, this time was an accident! Don’t get involved in a beautiful girl’s business!”
Yun Liu waved his hand and went into the inner courtyard’s Alchemy Room to get busy—he really was here to do a part-time job.
The Alchemy Room was off-limits to outsiders, so Ji Shiyu could only wander around the shop, getting more and more tempted—and more and more shocked.
All sorts of rare spiritual medicines were lined up on the counter, expensive and luxurious.
If it were the old Huangmao, she wouldn’t have blinked an eye, but now just looking at the price tags made her suck in a cold breath.
So Rosy Fragrance Pavilion was actually a medicine shop.
Most of the pretty girls here were apprentices, and there were three or four First-Grade Alchemists on shift, all Senior Sisters from Clear Mist Peak.
The strongest was around the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and even the weakest was at the ninth stage of Qi Refining—definitely impressive.
The sweet-smiling girls bustled to and fro, each treating Senior Brother Yun with respect and admiration.
That was really strange…
Huangmao was struck with inspiration and smacked her forehead.
Look at all the pretty sisters here at Rosy Fragrance Pavilion—even if you do nothing and just lounge around, it’s a feast for the eyes!
Plus, you get paid!
“Is there any place more suitable for me to work?”
“Great minds think alike!”
Ao Tian: The closer you get to Yun Liu = the closer you get to Fortune. You can advance your job and pursue your goal at the same time!
Crouching Dragon, Young Phoenix were perfectly in sync—though what they had in mind was completely different.
Ji Shiyu blinked.
Ao Tian was right—Yun Liu really was her lucky star.
She soon heard from a less experienced Inner Disciple that if an apprentice did well, the monthly pay could be over a thousand.
Huangmao couldn’t contain her excitement.
She clearly could get by on her looks, but insisted on using her talent instead.
That was the real backbone of a genius cultivator girl!
From today on, she’d be self-reliant, proving she could live independently at Sighing Peak on her own.
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“Senior Sister, Senior Sister, what do you think of me?”
Huo Tian Tian was tallying accounts at the counter when a blonde girl suddenly pointed at a torn recruitment flyer and volunteered herself, her bright eyes full of spirit and energy—she was dazzling.
“You… want to apply as an apprentice?”
“That’s right!”
“Okay, does Junior Sister know the properties of medicinal herbs?”
Ji Shiyu shook her head.
“Uh, does Junior Sister understand the Five Elements of refining?”
Ji Shiyu shook her head again.
“Then… what are Junior Sister’s special skills?”
Huo Tian Tian tilted her head. She didn’t know anything—this was a bit tricky.
The recruitment notice spelled it out clearly: Rosy Fragrance Pavilion needed versatile talents, not just pretty faces.
Ji Shiyu thought for a moment and said, “Does having a big appetite count?”
In every sense of the word—she could endure hardship too. Just from Huangmao’s (undying) (shameless) (tenacious) spirit, you could tell.
“……..”
Huo Tian Tian couldn’t help but laugh.
“Junior Sister, maybe try asking somewhere else. There are some simple commissions, like gathering herbs or clearing out monsters, that you can take. But alchemy is dangerous if you don’t have a foundation—it could cost lives.”
“Don’t say that! I learn things really fast! If he can do it, there’s no reason I can’t!”
Just then, Yun Liu slowly emerged from the inner room, Pharmacy Emblem at his waist, dressed in a Qingyun Robe.
With his sword-like brows and starry eyes, handsome and elegant, the splendid work attire suited him perfectly, making all the Senior Sisters’ eyes light up.
He had just finished a batch of Second-Grade Windwalking Powder and handed it to an Inner Disciple waiting in the hall—his efficiency was astonishing.
The young man in the purple cloud robe had been skeptical at first, thinking that with the shopkeeper absent, he might as well come back another day.
But after sniffing the jade bottle, he cupped his hands in thanks, paid generously, and looked extremely satisfied.
“As you can see, he’s not an apprentice, but a Second-Grade Alchemist at this shop.”
Huo Tian Tian covered her mouth and giggled.
The teacher had instructed them: with Qin Yao absent, Yun Liu’s word was final.
There’s always someone better in every field—she should learn from Junior Brother as much as possible!
“What!”
Ji Shiyu was shocked.
She only knew Oily Boy had made a windfall at the pharmacy, but hadn’t expected, just as Ao Tian predicted, that he was a bona fide Alchemist.
“That fast? Junior Brother, you’ve worked hard!”
Huo Tian Tian had thought Yun Liu would be busy all afternoon with just one batch of Windwalking Powder, but in the blink of an eye, he’d finished it, without even needing help from an apprentice.
She quickly grabbed the other backlog of commissions from behind the counter and brought them over.
Inner Disciples had a huge demand for Second-Grade pills. Usually, Senior Sister alone couldn’t keep up.
Any higher-grade pills had to be handled by Elder Kuai personally.
“This time was actually slow.”
Yun Liu glanced over the pill requests, then nimbly climbed the cloud ladder to the medicine cabinet to gather ingredients, clearly planning to multitask and work on several at once.
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