Chapter 33

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Something odd

The dining hall was quiet, everyone had their heads raised in hope, nervously gulping out loud while fixating their eyes in the numbers that Jin Liuli was pulling out of the ballot box.

“Number five.” her beautiful voice sounded making many of those present stared resentfully at the person holding the number 5 in his hands.

A head came out of the second box, curiously, a person lifted the sign in their hands and shouted: “Here, it’s us over here!”

Jin Liuli turned her head, catching a glimpse of the young maid hurrying over with a wooden token in her hands. She nodded her head slightly at her, saying: “Invite the patient to come, follow me to go.”

“Ok.” that maid quickly returned to where she came from and then returned supporting her household’s madam to come with a face filled with joy.

Jin Liuli stood up, sensing the shift in the atmosphere in the surroundings, knowing full well that the nearby folks were unable to hold any longer, she had already started moving. With a cold smile, she was already reaching the rear part of the tavern.

As soon as Jin Liuli left, the whole hall burst with noise.

There were people praying so that the next turn the number called would be theirs, there were people who started sighing dejectedly at their own bad luck and there were people glaring resentfully at the wooden token in their hands, almost as if they wanted to drill a hole on it.

Ye Xiudu drank a mouthful of tea, smiling softly: “Shen Ying, you go check it out.”

“Yes.” Shen Ying knew that the secret guards that the Lord had arranged so were certainly spotted by Jin Liuli, it seems that they underestimated that woman.

The room’s door opened and closed, Nannan’s head was standing weirdly as he swayed it drowsily from time to time. He was feeling hungry, how come Aunty Jin didn’t bring him anything to eat? He also didn’t know where his mother strayed to again.

In the rear of the tavern was an exquisite courtyard. It was Jin Liuli’s own place, the inner design and all of the furniture seemed upscale.

Yu Qingluo was laying down at the divan her eyes were slightly closed, and her mouth curved upwards. Her fingers were tapping against the armrest as she seemed to be in a good mood.

There was a knock outside of the door, and before she could say a word, Jin Liuli had already led a wealthy-looking madam inside. After that, the door closed, blocking the golden rays of the sun shining outside.

“Sit.” the lady brought inside was blindfolded (TL: and the word just now was spoken by Jin Liuli). Yu Qingluo has always liked to play her mystery, so most of the people that she treated before had undergone treatment in such fashion. Of course, there was a handful of people that have seen her true face, such as Jin Liuli who was a powerful martial expert.

The madam seemed to be curious about Yu Qingluo but dared not to speak rashly. She also didn’t hear Yu Qingluo talk at all, only feeling two cold fingers covering her wrist. She felt an invisible pressure surrounding her making her not dare to say a word.

Not long after, she heard a rustling sound and very soon she was taken by Jin Liuli to leave the room and return.

As soon as they went outside of the door, the cloth was taken from her eyes and a note filled with words stuffed in her hands.

“Mrs Yi, the Ghost Doctor said that your disease isn’t that serious, you only have to follow the prescription written down and take the medicine accordingly, after 10 days you’ll make a complete recovery. And one more thing, the consultation fee is 100 taels.”

After that, Jin Liuli extended a hand in her direction.

Mrs Yi asked the maid that followed beside her for the silver, but many doubts raised in her heart: Shopkeeper Jin, is my illness really not that serious? I have seen many doctors and they all said that I didn’t have much time left. Can I really be completely cured after just 10 days?”

Jin Liuli smiled after receiving the money, nodding she said: “Naturally, if you can’t get better you can come to this Fulong tavern to look for me at any moment and the money shall be returned in full. As for the doctors in your mouth, heh. I can estimate that their skills aren’t that much. You take a look at this prescription. How do you think it differs from other doctor’s prescriptions?”

The little maid accompanying Mrs Yi unfolded the paper in her hands, and after a brief survey, she exclaimed: “Madam, this is completely different from other doctor’s prescriptions, but… what is this? ‘Every morning you have to collect dewdrops’? Why?”

(TL: I have a guess. I believe that to keep the mystery Yu Qingluo chose to write part lies and part true in her prescriptions. That way other doctors will see nothing wrong with it but won’t know for sure what is the key to curing the patient. XD)

Jin Liuli shrugged her shoulders, just how could she know why? Yu Qingluo’s prescriptions were always very weird.

“Mrs Yi, you just have to follow the prescription and you’ll fully recover. This signboard is my, Jin Liuli’s, face. So I won’t destroy it casually.” (ED: What?)(TL: She’s saying that she won’t throw her reputation away. What she has been promised will be fulfiled)

Mrs Yi hesitated for a bit, although she was still very curious about the Ghost Doctor inside, she ended up nodding her head and walking away with her maid supporting her, accepting the treatment she has given.

From beginning to end, she never even heard the voice of the Ghost Doctor nor saw what he looked like. So much so that she even doubted whether the person inside was really the legendary Ghost Doctor. However, with the guarantee given by shopkeeper Jin, she could relax her nerves, after all, her reputation in Jiang Cheng was extraordinary.

Seeing Mrs Yi behind being helped outside by her maid, Jin Liuli raised her head to look at the roof, then walked back into the room chuckling.

“There are probably 4 or 5 different groups of people interested in you.” She sat next to Yu Qingluo on the divan striking a pose filled with charm, her smile exuding a seductive feeling.

“Oh, there’s a lot of people that are interested in me in this world, to add these 4 or 5 groups of people won’t make a difference to me.” Yu Qingluo raised her head as her voice lowered. “Have you prepared well on your end?”

“Naturally. It is guaranteed to give everyone an everlasting memory.”

Yu Qingluo nodded, raising a leg to kick the other woman’s leg playfully. “Then you can go out, let the second patient come in.”

Jin Liuli’s mouth slanted downwards, feeling unsatisfied by the other’s attitude of dismantling a bridge after crossing it [1]. However, there was an urgent matter to be dealt with and she didn’t want to delay it. After all, watching this play unfold was important, ya know?

“Ah, right. Where’s your son?” Before leaving, Jin Liuli suddenly thought about that kiddo who she hasn’t seen in ages, missing him dearly, and couldn’t hold herself from asking.

A thought flashed by Yu Qingluo’s mind; she felt a bit powerless. “He found himself something to play with.” That little devil is now blinded by his desire to fawn over Ye Xiudu’s black panther. He had already thrown this mother of his miles away off his mind.

But this was also fine, to have something to shift his attention to. Otherwise, with that restless temper of his, she wasn’t sure if he would mess her plans up.

Jin Liuli gave her a weird look. She had always been suspicious that it seemed that something was going on. Nannan never misses the fun, and this is a fact. Not seeing him joining this time, unless… That kiddo didn’t know about what is going to happen today.

While thinking she walked towards the main hall, the doubts growing in her mind.

When she put her hand to pick the second number, she suddenly remembered Yu Qingluo’s previous warning.

The ballot contained a bunch of numbers, except for Yu Zuolin’s number 1 and that mysterious Mo Residence’s number 3.

Yu Zuolin was taken out on purpose by her to avoid drawing his number out. In the end, their main objective today was that guy. The purpose was to make him wait in worry.

But the Mo residence…

Jin Liuli felt it was weird. They had no intersection at all with the Mo residence. So why did Yu Qingluo also didn’t allow their number to be put inside?

There’s something odd going on.

Jin Liuli caught the scent of an unusual smell in the air and her eyes gleamed craftily, one of her boys came at her motion “Go, write a number three card for me.”

Translated by C, The Apostle of Coffee

Edited by NoveLeo, Life is a Drama

Translator’s Notes

[1] 过河拆桥 – It symbolizes the act of abandoning someone after they achieved their goal;