Imperial Treasure
Chapter 259 - 189: Strong Taste

Chapter 259: Chapter 189: Strong Taste

Just as Sui Yi was contemplating whether she should study more seriously to improve her grades, the living room was filled with a strange atmosphere.

It was hard for Lin Yun to grasp what kind of person Jiang Chenyu was. She seemed gentle and refined, a lady from a reputable family, but occasionally she revealed an alarming aura, as if hiding something...

Amnesia? There seems to be a lot of trickery.

And the Liang Qing in the kitchen, she also had a gentle and delicate style, just without Jiang Chenyu’s accumulative classic temperament, more fitting for a modern lady.

What would be the effect of putting such two people together?

Warm water meeting clear water, when mixed, becomes clear warm water.

The result was... no effect.

Lin Yun glanced back and forth between Liang Qing, who was busy yet orderly in the kitchen, and Jiang Chenyu, who sat in silence, her head bowed as she flipped through a book on the coffee table.

She seemed to be pondering something...

Alright, maybe she can’t understand the words on it?

Lin Yun didn’t dare to ask such a sharp question, especially when she felt the obvious "keep out" vibe from Jiang Chenyu at that moment, and instead went straight to the kitchen to help.

Liang Qing indeed was easy to talk to, and the two of them quickly started laughing and chatting, oblivious to the fact that Jiang Chenyu on the sofa had already closed her book and was sizing up her surroundings...

Her expression was serene, with only occasional changes in her eyes...

Finally, her gaze landed on Lin Yun and Liang Qing...

Mainly on Liang Qing.

A chef?

A strange chef.

The atmosphere was actually very quiet, just always a bit eerie...

In the midst of the eeriness, a click sounded.

All three turned to look towards the door at the entrance.

The door opened, keys jingled as they hung on the door, and the person who carelessly kicked off their shoes to the side, while still lowering their head, carrying a big bag full of what seemed like food~~, humming a tune.

"Sui Yi, dear, I’m here..."

No one responded, but she wasn’t annoyed, and she put on another pair of slippers, "I’m going to sleep with you tonight~~ I brought a lot of food, aren’t you happy...."

Still no response. Finally, she lifted her head and stepped towards the living room...

Her steps halted, staring at the person seated on the sofa diagonally in front of her.

Did the air freeze?

Not yet... it’s just...

Snap, the keychain in her hand spun in a circle.

Gong Jiu changed her downtrodden style with composure, transforming into an elegant and exquisite presence. She walked gracefully over, placed her things by the kitchen door, and glanced at Lin Yun and the other person.

The two of them showed welcoming gestures to this tycoon.

Gong Jiu nodded in satisfaction and then walked towards the sofa, "So you are the one who was saved by Sui Yi and, according to rumors, has lost her memory."

"Hello, Jiang Chenyu, and you are...?" Jiang Chenyu stood up and extended her hand politely, an act of etiquette.

This gesture made Lin Yun startle, then she muttered... she learns quickly.

Gong Jiu looked at her, her gaze meticulously sliding from Jiang Chenyu’s face to hand, skin, hands, NICE!

Great background.

Great temperament.

"Gong Jiu," Gong Jiu reached out and shook her hand.

In the presence of others, she always carried herself with distinction~~

As the two shook hands, Sui Yi came downstairs, the slippers making a slight noise, "Are you here, did you eat?"

"Not yet! I was waiting to eat with you~~" Gong Jiu changed her tone and ran over..

Jiang Chenyu felt somewhat uncomfortable with Gong Jiu’s type of person... like a drama queen.

She recalled this newly learned term.

However, she figured out that Sui Yi hadn’t told Gong Jiu much about her.

So, Gong Jiu’s probing was only that brief moment.

Dinner, five people, all females, and all quite beautiful.

Gong Jiu felt the scene wasn’t so hard to accept now, especially since she was the one closest to Miss Sui, wasn’t she...

After the meal, Lin Yun and Liang Qing took the initiative to wash the dishes, while Sui Yi was prompted by Gong Jiu to inspect some treasures, so she left the table.

In the room, Gong Jiu examined with great detail through a magnifying glass for a long time, finishing one item before moving to the next...

Sui Yi did know the approximate age of these items and could infer some of their origins. But she was aware that it was useless for her to know; if one were to open a shop in this field, official certification was essential.

"These items are genuine... it’s indeed indisputable that what is found in the mountains is real. I’ll arrange for someone to come over tomorrow, get some certificates, and that’s it..." Gong Jiu said casually, seemingly very familiar with this trade.

"I don’t have time tomorrow... You take them for appraisal. By the way, do you like any of them?"

"You’ll give one to me?"

"Sell."

"....." Gong Jiu rolled her eyes, "Can’t you just lie to me?"

"If I were to gift it, you would not take it for nothing, you would reciprocate in another way, so why bother?"

"Tch! Are you short of money?" Gong Jiu was quite sensitive.

"Hmm, I need to sell one or two pieces, but it depends on the specific valuation."

"Okay, I’ll handle it for you, we’ll talk after the valuation comes out."

The two of them always talked casually since they understood each other’s character so well, so they never crossed the line and got along happily.

However, Gong Jiu clearly wasn’t that interested in this matter and quickly changed the topic, pulling out her phone and pointing at the picture Sui Yi sent her, "I’ve seen this picture... Jie Jie, it really is full of wonders. I bet he’s mutated..."

"Mutated?" Sui Yi didn’t deny the possibility, after all, other animals can mutate due to changes in the environment or even genes, and humans naturally could do the same.

"Yeah... in our Martial Arts, there are some Cultivation Techniques that are quite malicious, with not a few instances of bloodsucking and bone refining, but the degree of mutation isn’t great, unlike this person... it’s almost like a throwback phenomenon, except he didn’t turn back into a monkey but became a fox..."

A fox?

Sui Yi thought of the Giant Fox, and Gong Jiu also mentioned it, "Definitely has something to do with that big fox... That fox actually isn’t that rare; like my family, there are a few old men who use Inner Strength and some treasures to nurture tigers and leopards and such, each one growing extremely fat... This fox must be similar, just that fox nature is cunning and smart, magnified... hence causing more harm, but such cleverness is rare.. It’s a pity you finished it off."

This was the difference in circles. In the eyes of ordinary people, that fox was akin to a Monster, but for people like Gong Jiu, it was quite common.

"Could the Fox’s Blood possibly cause a change in physique for someone practicing Martial Arts?" Sui Yi pondered for a moment and asked.

"That’s not so easy. For ordinary people, it might be possible to boost physical fitness, but for those of us with strength, there wouldn’t be much effect, let alone you said that boy is quite strong, with at least fifty years of Inner Strength, that would be even less likely..." Gong Jiu herself couldn’t fathom it completely, as she had never seen such a thing before.

Especially since she hadn’t experienced it personally...

"It’s a shame the corpse isn’t here, otherwise it might be good to do some research... Oh, I know someone I can ask!"

Gong Jiu seemed to remember something and started typing rapidly, sending another picture.

Sui Yi wasn’t in a hurry...

After a while, the other party replied, and Gong Jiu’s expression froze upon seeing the answer.

"What did Miss Hua say?" Sui Yi asked.

"You knew it was her?"

"Who else could it be..."

"Well, guess what she said?"

"I won’t guess."

Gong Jiu choked up, giving Sui Yi a resentful look and gritted her teeth, "She said two words."

"Man and beast."

"Benevolence and longevity?"

"Man... BEAST!"

Sui Yi fell silent, tilting her head and looking at Gong Jiu thoughtfully...

Gong Jiu tossed her phone, thoughtful your sister!

She can’t even understand this!

Are you intentionally mocking me for being too naive?

It took a while for Gong Jiu to excitedly explain the potent meaning and the taste for the grotesque behind those two words.

Sui Yi maintained a calm composure for a moment before finally uttering a sentence.

"It’s not impossible."

Gong Jiu: "....."

All of a sudden, I feel like I’m the naive one.

The two pure youngsters were really not suited to delve deeply into this topic. There was no need to prove anything, so they tacitly changed the subject.

"This person’s name, Wei Huan, is definitely into some crooked and deviant practices. Just not sure which faction he belongs to. If it’s the Wild Faction, then one or two individuals aren’t too troublesome, but if it’s a whole nest that’s formed, then it might be a bit of a problem,"

Gong Jiu reminded Sui Yi, then stopped discussing it after learning that Sui Yi had taken care of the loose ends. She quickly left for her own room...

Because Flower Demon’s calls were bombing her again...

She didn’t want to be seen by Sui Yi, arguing with the caller with a twisted face, lest she be scorned again...

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The next day, Lin Yun, Sui Yi, and Gong Jiu all had things to do, so they left separately. Lin Yun didn’t dare contend with the barbaric tycoon for anything due to Gong Jiu’s insistence, and could only watch Gong Jiu resentfully as she opened her own car door...

Then Sui Yi got into her own car.

Clack, the door closed, "Let’s go, Yunfeng High School."

"Okay," Lin Yun said with a smile, starting the engine while glancing outside at Gong Jiu’s furious figure.

Ha ha, she thought, only my little boss could infuriate Gong Jiu like this.

Yunfeng High School, a renowned institution in Provincial City for a hundred years, is a top key high school in the city and also nationally recognized. Although it doesn’t rank at the very top nationwide, compared to those top-tier schools in key cities, it still towers over countless other high schools. Just the cut-off score for middle school graduation, not more than thirty points below perfect, is enough to eliminate a large number of students yearning for admission and failing to pass.

Of course, every school has its exceptions, and there are all kinds of special cases; not all students can be elites.

As Gong Jiu puts it, if your grades aren’t enough, money will make up for it. If you have power, you don’t even need money; just one word will get you in.

If you have no power, connections might still do...

That’s society.

Lin Yun had also attended university in Provincial City and obviously knew how impressive this high school, which was even more pompous than many of the city’s universities, was. She also knew how outstanding Sui Yi must be to transfer mid-term and KO those rich kids ready to stuff their way in with a wad of cash...

By the time Lin Yun dropped Sui Yi off at the school gate and saw a range of luxury cars parked outside, something knotted in her chest. It hardly seemed like it was time for school to start or end, so these cars definitely weren’t here to pick people up. Which meant... they belonged to some of the teachers at the school?

Or... the students? (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)