The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 485 - 489: Unrivaled in the World (1)

Chapter 485: Chapter 489: Unrivaled in the World (1)

In Chaos, there was always an enveloping silence, where time held no meaning.

After detaching from her previous world, she submerged into hibernation, unaware of how long had passed.

Upon waking, she noticed that the glowing smile floating above her head, belonging to the little bug, seemed to have grown a bit.

Su Li had no time to rejoice when a fragrant scent suddenly arising from her soul caught her attention.

She had nearly forgotten about it.

It was a stone bead she had inadvertently acquired from an Otherworldly during her time with the Pen Fairy.

Since binding with her soul, it had remained silent and unthreatening, making Su Li forget its existence until now.

Now, how should she describe it? If it was previously imperceptible, the stone bead had now flourished like a small flower nourished by rich soil, no longer barren as before.

Su Li immersed her consciousness into it, and the stone bead opened its gates to her without any resistance, permitting her unimpeded access to whatever she wished to see.

Compared to before, she could now explore a greater range, with access to deeper layers beyond the outermost Xuanxue knowledge.

Still, it was of little use to her, except for an additional Spiritual Spring and a space for storage protection, nothing more.

The closer she got to the center, a fog still shrouded it, causing a faint pain in her spiritual connection and triggering a red alert in her mind whenever she tried to approach.

Soon, Su Li cast the stone bead aside, feeling it was of no use to her.

Yet, reality always had a way of teaching the true essence of desires.

After Su Li "opened her eyes," Chaos also welcomed a new Merit Master.

It seemed that each time a Merit Master arrived, the timing was impeccably precise.

So precise it seemed orchestrated, and Su Li’s gaze flickered, revealing a profound and deep look.

Who could be unknowingly controlling everything?

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"Doctor, how is my young lady doing?"

Before even opening her eyes, Su Li heard a soft sobbing nearby.

Squinting through the hazy curtain towards the source of the sound, she saw a girl with maid’s hair, her eyes brimming with tears, anxiously and worriedly asking the old doctor.

The old doctor, with white-haired and seated at the desk, was stroking his long beard with one hand and holding his medicine box with the other, sighing heavily, "Your young lady has a stubborn illness. Taking such good care to keep her alive till now is already reaching the limit, as the problem is congenital. My abilities are insufficient to cure her."

Although the maid had somewhat anticipated this, she couldn’t help feeling disappointed. Hearing the doctor say this, she panicked and quickly turned to look at the young lady on the bed behind her.

Seeing that the person on the bed was still asleep, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Lowering her voice, she pleaded, "Is there really no other way, doctor?"

The old doctor solemnly shook his head and whispered, "Unless an immortal exists... otherwise..."

There was no need to continue, everyone present understood.

After the disappointment, the maid gathered herself and said, "Then, doctor, let me escort you out of the residence."

"Your young lady has had this chronic issue for a long time; don’t think too much about it, life and death are destined."

Xiao Xiao forced a smile, although everyone knew this was the case, they couldn’t help but harbor hope.

Lady Su’s illness had begun to flare up more frequently, it seemed her time was nearing.

Regarding this, everyone in the Su Residence seemed to have a tacit understanding.

Lady Su was wonderful, but her fate was not, predicted by a monk at birth that she wouldn’t live past sixteen.

Indeed, Madam endured a difficult birth with Lady Su, but she did not give her a healthy body; from childhood, she was never far from medicine.

From the time she could understand, she took more medicine than food.

If the Su Family hadn’t gradually prospered, and Old Master Su had not passed the exams and become an official, just her frail body alone could have dragged the whole family down.

There were also people who whispered behind her back, calling Lady Su a disaster that brought calamity upon her mother and relatives.

It was Madam who was cursed to death by Lady Su.

Fortunately, the others in the residence didn’t believe it, and even the monk who foretold Lady Su’s fate was politely asked to leave by the grandmother.

Out of pity for Lady Su, everyone in the residence indulged her, satisfying every one of her requests.

Even Mr. Liu, whom the Second Young Lady had favored, was given to Lady Su.

On the day Lady Su and Mr. Liu got engaged, many people in the residence noticed the Second Young Lady’s red-rimmed eyes.

Although Xiao Xiao felt a strange sensation thinking about this, she was still happy that everyone was good to Lady Su.

After sending the doctor out, she instructed a second-tier maid to fetch the medicine according to the prescription, and after arranging everything, she hurried back. Xiao Xiao found that the person who had been sleeping on the bed had already sat up.

She rushed over, asking with concern, "Miss, how do you feel?"

"Not bad." As soon as Su Li spoke, her throat itched uncontrollably, causing her to cough several times before it felt slightly better.

This body was sickly, barely moving would leave her out of breath.

This maid named Huang Ying seemed frail herself but was efficient in her tasks.

Seeing Su Li clutching her chest in discomfort, she habitually placed her hand on her back and gently tapped several times.

After alleviating some of Su Li’s discomfort, she said, "Miss, this illness really frightened the Old Master and Madam, the young master and the Second Young Lady also came to visit several times, but you were sleeping and didn’t know they came."

Su Li replied indifferently, "They are kind; thank them for their concern for me."

Although Huang Ying found Lady Su’s demeanor different from usual, she didn’t think too much of it, assuming she was just not feeling well.

"I still feel a bit unwell, I’ll lie down for a while; you may go."

Huang Ying nodded, "Then I will go and reassure Madam so she won’t worry too much."

Su Li gave a nonchalant nod.

After watching the bedroom door slowly close, she assumed a mysterious posture, ’Five Hearts Facing the Sky,’ and began to meditate.

The original owner’s body was terribly wrecked, like a pot with a leaking bottom, unable to retain Primordial Qi, constantly leaking from the gap, no wonder her body was failing.

But like the doctor previously said, not living past sixteen was somewhat laughable.

Ordinary families certainly couldn’t afford such a medical burden of a daughter, but the Su Family was different, their storeroom’s precious medicinal materials were far from being depleted by her.

Properly using the medicinal materials to sustain her, although she couldn’t run or jump, laugh or play like healthy people, it was still possible to live on, albeit sickly.