[Ding! Congratulations host on a successful choice. For your meticulous care of Lan Wanting and gifting her the marrow cleansing pill and beauty preservation pill, Lan Wanting's favorability has increased by 7. Current favorability: 92.]
[Ding! Detected that Lan Wanting's favorability has exceeded 90. She has permanently broken free from plot control. The probability of death by plot kill has decreased by 5%. Since Lan Wanting has not been conquered by Ye Chen, his luck value cannot be directly plundered.]
[As a choice reward, the system will provide the host with a 100 destiny per day reward. Note: This reward has no effect on Lan Wanting's luck value.]
The system's prompt was well within Su Ci's expectations. Ye Chen's luck value was composed of nothing more than three elements: his own strength, his status and position, and his harem of beauties.
It was only reasonable that she couldn't reduce Ye Chen's luck value by plucking a female protagonist who hadn't been conquered yet.
If she wanted to reduce Ye Chen's luck value, she would have to start with the background and identity behind him.
It was getting late, but Su Ci didn't fall asleep holding Wanting.
Putting on silk pajamas and taking the marrow cleansing pill and beauty preservation pill, she walked to Jiang Su's door. Good things were naturally meant to win people over; that was what a person in power should consider.
However, the origins of the marrow cleansing pill and beauty preservation pill would be a bit difficult to explain to Jiang Su. After all, Jiang Su stayed by Su Ci's side all day; how could she not know what Su Ci had on her?
Furthermore, her mysterious entry into the ranks of Ancient Martial Artists was somewhat fishy. While the breath concealment jade talisman could hide her realm, her own strength would eventually be exposed the day she clashed with Ye Chen.
Click!
While Su Ci was still thinking of an excuse to explain, the door was suddenly opened from the inside. Su Ci met Jiang Su's searching eyes.
Jiang Su had long sensed someone standing at her door and only opened it to check when there was no movement for a long time. Seeing it was Su Ci, the intense look of investigation in her eyes faded: "Is something the matter, Miss? It's so late, and you're still not resting."
As she spoke, she stepped aside and invited Su Ci in.
Su Ci walked into Jiang Su's bedroom and sat on the bed. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Someone came just now."
Jiang Su's pupils contracted upon hearing this. Someone had broken into the villa, yet she hadn't noticed at all. This was her dereliction of duty; if anything happened to Su Ci, she would be to blame.
"Sister Su, don't be so nervous; the person is already gone," Su Ci said.
Jiang Su breathed a small sigh of relief and sat down beside Su Ci: "Then what did he do?"
"He said I have an extraordinary skeletal structure and am a good seedling for cultivation, possessing the Ciyang Physique. He also passed on two cultivation techniques and two bottles of pills to me."
Su Ci fabricated the lie without batting an eye.
Jiang Su looked at Su Ci suspiciously, her gaze sweeping back and forth as if to say: with a body that would fall seriously ill from a breeze since you were three, you could be a good seedling with an extraordinary skeletal structure?
It wasn't like she hadn't read novels before; the trope of encountering a peerless Master was far too old. Her face revealed a touch of helplessness: "Eldest Miss, there's no need to make such a joke. It's late, you should rest well, lest your skin quality deteriorates..."
Her voice stopped abruptly as she saw Su Ci take out two medicine bottles and pour out two pills.
A rich medicinal fragrance filled the entire room. Jiang Su picked up the black marrow cleansing pill and brought it to her nose to sniff. Her eyes were full of shock, and her voice was filled with disbelief: "This is a marrow cleansing pill?"
Su Ci nodded: "These are indeed marrow cleansing pills and beauty preservation pills, and I've already tried them."
Jiang Su's expression turned frantic instead. She grabbed Su Ci's wrist and placed her fingers on Su Ci's pulse to check her physical condition: "What did you say? You already ate one?"
"Sister Su, don't worry. Am I not standing perfectly fine in front of you?" Su Ci said, allowing Jiang Su to check her condition.
Jiang Su remained silent, her expression focused on Su Ci's pulse. Then, her brow furrowed tighter and tighter, and she said with shock and uncertainty: "Middle Stage of Bright Strength?"
Jiang Su took a deep breath and mobilized the blood and qi power within her body: "Miss, try hitting me with a full-strength punch."
Su Ci showed a fitting amount of hesitation and clenched her fist: "I'm going to start."
She punched Jiang Su's abdomen, and it felt like hitting a thick wooden board.
Jiang Su's body swayed slightly. She nodded, rubbing her chin with her fingers, her eyes filled with confusion:
"It's the Middle Stage of Bright Strength, indeed, but this shouldn't be possible! How can taking one marrow cleansing pill bring your realm to the Middle Stage of Bright Strength? Could it be that the marrow cleansing pill stimulated the medicinal power accumulated in your body over the years, causing your cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds? That's not right either; it's not like you've never taken a marrow cleansing pill before. Could it be because of the cultivation technique?"
Jiang Su talked to herself, completely forgetting Su Ci's presence.
Su Ci waved her hand in front of Jiang Su.
The next second, Jiang Su pinched Su Ci's cheeks with both hands: "Regardless of the reason, you can't just eat things given by outsiders in the future. If it were highly toxic, how would I explain it to the Master and Madam?"
Her tone was like warning a three-year-old child not to eat candy from strangers.
Su Ci nodded: "I know, Sister Jiang Su, there won't be a next time."
Seeing this, Jiang Su finally let go and prepared to return the marrow cleansing pill to Su Ci. Su Ci took the marrow cleansing pill, put it back in the bottle, and placed the beauty preservation pill in Jiang Su's hand.
For a martial arts genius like Jiang Su, the Su Family was naturally not stingy with generous resources; she had certainly taken marrow cleansing pills before.
As for the beauty preservation pill, that was a different story. Even Su Zhenguo looked like a scruffy old man, let alone anyone else.
Jiang Su knew how precious the beauty preservation pill was and quickly declined: "No, Miss, this is too precious, I can't accept it. You should save it for your Uncle and Aunt!"
"Sister Su, you're being too polite. You've followed me for so many years, we're like sisters. If I give it to you, just take it." Su Ci's face showed a hint of displeasure: "Besides, I have many more here. There's definitely enough for my father, mother, and Grandfather."
Without giving Jiang Su a chance to refuse, Su Ci pinched Jiang Su's chin with one hand, forcing her mouth open.
Jiang Su wanted to resist, but then she heard Su Ci say, "This is an order. Sister Su, do you want to disobey an order?"
Jiang Su immediately lost her steam. As an employee, how could she resist her superior's orders?
"Alright, Eldest Miss, the pill has been taken. It's really late today, go to sleep quickly!"
However, Su Ci still didn't move.
Jiang Su raised an eyebrow: "What, does Miss want to sleep with me tonight?"
To her surprise, Su Ci grabbed Jiang Su's wrist: "Sister Su, I want you to help me with my cultivation."
"???"
Jiang Su's forehead was full of question marks. What kind of wild words were these? She reached out to touch Su Ci's forehead: "You don't have a fever!"
Su Ci swatted away Jiang Su's hand and explained, "Didn't I say that hidden Master gave me two techniques? One is a breathing technique, and the other is a dual cultivation method. I want to try this dual cultivation method with you, Sister Su."