48. I Have Plenty of Money
In some godforsaken place…
Gong Yiling felt she was being chased by a horde of people.
Some of them were saying,
“Master, I’ve seen your body. I have to take responsibility.”
—It was just a bath! What could possibly happen between two women in a bath?
Then another voice,
“Young Palace Master, doesn’t this talisman look like you?”
—Wait, why would you draw a living person’s portrait on a talisman? That’s so unlucky!
And then,
“Big Sister, do you like Little Heehee or me?”
—Why am I being asked such a life-or-death question about myself? How am I supposed to answer that?
And finally,
“Yiling, are they all your wings?”
This was the first question Miss Gong could answer without hesitation, but then!
After she said “yes,” the inevitable carnage began.
The king of the rooftop, the epitome of scumbags, the mobile cannon of the school, the true warrior who even made Wu Zhen bow down, Makoto Itou, he didn’t lie.
Such an answer would surely lead to a bloody end.
Of course, after being “dismembered,” Miss Gong opened her eyes and felt like she had entered another world.
Her head throbbed, as if she had been hit by something.
“Am I… in heaven?”
“You just woke up, you silly Youyuan.” Leng Yuli, beside her, said with a wry smile. “You’re spouting nonsense as soon as you wake up. Did you hit your head?”
“Hit… hit? Hit!”
Hearing this, Gong Yiling finally realized what a shocking thing she had just done. “Damn it, is there something wrong with this door?”
“Why does this door open outwards? I can’t push it inwards. Is this a deliberate trap?”
Leng Yuli calmly exposed her. “You were the one who opened the door. It opens outwards. I didn’t see you try to pull it then.”
“Ah Leng, Yuli, there’s a certain essence to words that you should learn. It’s called ‘don’t expose people’s embarrassing situations.'”
“You, who just ran headfirst into a wall, are saying this?”
Leng Yuli chuckled and handed her a bottle of medicine. “My grandfather gave me this when I was practicing forging. He said it would help with bruises if I ever hit my hand. It works much faster than regular medicine.”
“Thanks…” Gong Yiling, taking the medicine, suddenly remembered something and asked, “By the way! How was the auction?”
Leng Yuli shrugged, a hint of regret in her voice. “I’m sorry, the auction is already over.”
“What!?” Gong Yiling exclaimed, then, trying to get up, she slipped and fell to the ground with a thud.
“You…” Leng Yuli rubbed her forehead, then helped her up with a chuckle. “Alright, I was just teasing you. The auction isn’t over yet. You’ve only been asleep for about ten minutes.”
“Only ten minutes?” Gong Yiling muttered. “I thought it had been a long time.”
“You must have been dreaming, silly sister.” Leng Yuli leaned closer and smiled. “Did you have an interesting dream?”
“Interesting my ass…”
As she spoke, Gong Yiling suddenly realized a crucial problem.
Did she…
Talk in her sleep?
If she did, her dreams were not exactly… normal.
Although she didn’t know what she had said, given the absurdity of her dream, all the dialogues must have been quite bizarre.
“You…” Thinking of this, Miss Gong swallowed and asked curiously, “Did you hear anything?”
“Oh, no.” Leng Yuli pouted. “You were just restless for a few minutes, waving your hands and pushing people. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought you were practicing martial arts…”
“Ahaha, hahaha, hahaha…”
Miss Gong, relieved, calmed herself down.
She wondered why she had been so nervous. To ease the awkwardness, she walked to the window and looked outside.
The auction had just begun. The first item was a cultivation technique manual. Although the bidding wasn’t low, there weren’t many contenders, only three fighting fiercely.
Soon, the manual was sold for five high-grade spirit crystals.
Seeing this, Gong Yiling suddenly turned to Leng Yuli, who was eating snacks, and asked, “Did you see the list? Anything you want to buy?”
“Me?” Leng Yuli paused. “I do. I wanted to get a new furnace, and my hammer seems to be wearing out.”
“However…” she leaned back in her chair and shrugged. “I have no money.”
“The dignified young lady of the Leng family, whose grandfather is a world-renowned blacksmith who can sell his works for hundreds of high-grade spirit crystals, you’re broke?”
Leng Yuli sighed. “The Leng family is rich, not us.”
“My father had some money when he was in business, but he lost everything when he was scammed and needed the family’s help. And my grandfather had to sell many of his own things to cover his debts.”
No wonder, when she first met this young lady, Gong Yiling thought she didn’t look like a noble.
Even Qiu Shui and Chun Lian, who often followed her, had some small jewelry.
And as for herself, if she wasn’t so averse to wearing them, she could have dressed herself up like a transformer.
And when Leng Yuli saw the cosmetics from the Hundred Flowers Dao, the joy in her eyes was unmistakable. She was definitely a girl who loved to dress up.
But she had no jewelry on her, and even her hair ornament was just a simple, cheap ribbon.
Her clothes were even simpler. She seemed to have only worn three outfits since they met, and one of them was a practical set for forging.
For a young lady to live like this, if she wasn’t extremely frugal, then she truly had no money.
But her problem… wasn’t really a big problem.
After all, Miss Gong… had no idea how much money she herself had.
“Money…” Gong Yiling walked over and patted her shoulder with a grin. “This young master has plenty of money. I’ll buy it for you.”
