Chapter 49
Xiao Minghuang emerged from behind the large rock and saw Ye Ruoshui standing still in place, her beautiful large eyes filled with confusion.
“Sister and Miss Lin, how did they both disappear so suddenly?”
In the next moment.
Xiao Minghuang took a step, her figure flickering as she appeared in front of Ye Ruoshui.
“Your Highness…”
Before Ye Ruoshui could even speak, she felt herself enveloped in a warm, soft embrace, and then everything went dark.
A gentle, sweet kiss landed on the corner of her lips.
The kiss was not slow; it was fleeting.
As the warmth faded, so did the kiss.
Ye Ruoshui opened her eyes.
She saw that stunning, ethereal face, now with a hint of playfulness. Xiao Minghuang blinked her enchanting peach blossom eyes, her natural charm enough to outshine the moon and put flowers to shame, making Ye Ruoshui’s heart flutter.
“Big Sister is leaving now. Make sure to stop Wanqiu for me later!”
Perhaps bewitched by that charming, coquettish smile, Ye Ruoshui found herself nodding involuntarily.
Having received her response, Xiao Minghuang casually patted Ye Ruoshui’s little head, her figure flickering once more before disappearing.
Time passed, though it was unclear how long.
Ye Ruoshui slowly came to her senses, her hands covering her burning cheeks as she softly murmured:
“Big Sister…”
Around the same time.
Lin Wanqiu emerged from behind a large rock.
That kiss had been too much for her to handle.
It was the first time in her life that someone had kissed the corner of her lips.
And it was the first time that the person she liked had kissed her there.
In that moment, she forgot about the heavens and the earth, the boundaries of time and space blurred, and she wished to forever immerse herself in that fleeting happiness, to make that instant eternal.
But it was just an unrealistic illusion. She quickly came to her senses and understood.
“Your Highness… I really can’t do anything about her!”
Lin Wanqiu let out a bitter laugh. She was at a loss, perhaps even in the midst of a calamity, but she was willing to sink into it for the sake of that beauty.
As she stepped out from behind the rock, she saw Ye Ruoshui standing there, her face covered, looking bashful.
Lin Wanqiu’s mind raced, and she quickly understood.
Did Ruoshui see when Your Highness kissed me just now?
If she were an ordinary, shallow woman, she might have strutted over to Ye Ruoshui with her nose in the air, disdainfully saying:
In Your Highness’s heart, I am the most important. You’re just a mere maid. How dare you even think of your master? Why don’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror? Are you even worthy?
But Lin Wanqiu was not such a crude woman. She knew that Ye Ruoshui was innocent and pure-hearted, genuinely devoted to Xiao Minghuang. To such a lovely girl, one should not cause harm but instead cherish her, letting her feel the beauty and kindness of the world.
Lin Wanqiu walked over to Ye Ruoshui, intending to say:
Don’t be disheartened. Your Highness will surely kiss you too in the future.
But the words stuck in her throat.
After all, kissing was an extremely private matter.
It wasn’t something to be spoken of lightly. Whether it would comfort Ye Ruoshui was uncertain.
If it had the opposite effect, making her think Lin Wanqiu was here to provoke her, things could get even more complicated.
And so.
Lin Wanqiu stood beside Ye Ruoshui, her brows furrowed, wanting to speak but hesitating, hesitating but wanting to speak, repeating this cycle several times.
After some time to calm down, Ye Ruoshui gradually recovered and noticed Lin Wanqiu standing beside her, her brows tightly knit, looking as if she had a lot to say but couldn’t get it out.
Ye Ruoshui’s mind quickly turned to the recent event of Xiao Minghuang kissing her.
Oh no! Did Miss Lin see when Sister kissed me just now?!
In an instant, Ye Ruoshui’s expression shifted rapidly, alternating between dark and light.
The thought of such an intimate moment between her and Sister being witnessed by a third party filled her with embarrassment and shyness.
But then, considering that it was Lin Wanqiu, who also had feelings for Sister, she felt it was only right to let her see.
Letting her witness Sister kissing her would surely crush any inappropriate thoughts in Lin Wanqiu’s mind.
She’s just a poor girl from the countryside, how dare she have thoughts on my princess!
As she pondered, Ye Ruoshui considered openly admitting that Xiao Minghuang had kissed her, and even bringing up the previous kisses to thoroughly humiliate Lin Wanqiu and make her give up in despair!
But then she hesitated.
Miss Lin seems to really like my sister. If I say these things, wouldn’t it hurt her too much?
Thinking this, Ye Ruoshui’s small brows furrowed, and she hesitated again.
She knew that Lin Wanqiu was born with blocked meridians and had lost her mother early, much like her own experience.
Although she was the daughter of the city lord, she had endured countless sneers and ridicule.
Despite her outwardly sunny and cheerful personality, deep down she might harbor profound insecurities.
If she were to say these things, Lin Wanqiu would surely be deeply hurt, and in her despair, she might even consider taking her own life.
Considering this, Ye Ruoshui decided to keep her mouth shut and not mention the matter, waiting for Lin Wanqiu to speak first.
And so, the two of them stared at each other, neither saying a word.
…
While a game of “statues” was being held outside the cave, Xiao Minghuang had already descended deep into the mine.
“This spiritual vein is over a hundred miles deep, traversing several mountain ranges. If fully mined, the output of spirit stones could easily reach millions!”
Xiao Minghuang ventured deeper into the mine, sensing the surrounding spiritual energy, and murmured to herself.
Spirit stones are formed when the concentration of spiritual energy in the world reaches a certain level, precipitating and attaching to soil or rock. Over time, the rock and soil, enveloped by spiritual energy, undergo a qualitative change and become spirit stones.
Unprocessed spirit stones do not have a fixed color; they take on the color of the elemental spiritual energy that influences them most.
The spirit stones Xiao Minghuang saw in the vein were mostly yellowish-brown, clearly influenced by earth spiritual energy, mixed with the other four elements, and containing many impurities, making their colors uneven and rather unattractive.
After being mined, spirit stones need to be refined and processed to remove impurities and balance the elemental spiritual energy, gradually becoming pure and transparent.
Spirit stones processed through these steps are the common ones seen in the market.
High-grade spirit stones can rival some elixirs in efficacy, even surpassing them.
Some special spirit stones are on par with high-grade elixirs, existing only in legends, with no one having ever seen them.
Recalling Ye Ruoshui’s explanations, Xiao Minghuang continued deeper into the spiritual vein.
She remembered that high-grade spirit stones could be used as the main ingredient in alchemy, greatly aiding in cultivation and spiritual recovery.
If I could find high-grade spirit stones in this vein, that would be truly wonderful.
Xiao Minghuang thought to herself.
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《The Witch in the Mysterious World》
【I am the Conqueror of Bad Women】【I am Not a Bad Woman】【Bad Women are All Big Sisters】 The decaying poem of the new mysterious era unfolds a new chapter with the awakening of the Blue Star transmigrator mage, Miss Yane Xunos.
Unknown entities have destroyed the magical civilization, and the whispers of madness linger endlessly. We, the humble and insignificant beings, chase the truth with our fragile senses, truly pitiful.
The dawn of the gods, the twilight of humanity, the celestial guardians of the spirit world, the gods beyond the world.
There are ten shackles on mortals; can true freedom be obtained after breaking them all?
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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