Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 467 - 406: A Life-Saving Grace

"The Princess recently dispatched her people to all the major merchant houses and shops to purchase Refining Materials. Things like Senluo Skin, Mingxin Strange Sand, Broken Mountain Gold, and Fire Separation Jade... those are all materials for crafting top-tier Divine Artifacts! You can’t buy them even if you have the money. I heard she’s mobilized the entire Red Fox Clan and still hasn’t found more than half of the materials she needs..."

Kong scratched his head. With no outsiders around to watch him, he spoke without restraint. "Tsk. I wonder when that good-for-nothing Princess got interested in Artifact Refining. I bet it’ll be just like every other time—she’ll give up after a few days."

Yun Qi drew a piece of Red Jade from his sleeve. It was translucent, smooth, and utterly free of impurities—clearly a fine, ice-like specimen. "Coincidentally, I acquired a piece of Fire Separation Jade in my youth. I want you to deliver it to the Princess on my behalf."

Kong took one look at it and his eyes went wide. "Master! This is a Top Grade Fire Separation Jade! And it’s huge! Out in the market, this could sell for at least ten thousand Top Grade Crystal Cores! Why would we give a treasure like this to that good-for-nothing Princess just for her to waste it?!"

Yun Qi shook his head. "This item is of no use to me anymore. Since the Princess needs it, let her have it."

The look Kong gave his master grew even more sorrowful.

’His master was reduced to a cripple, and it was all thanks to that cruel Princess!’

’His master didn’t marry into the Princess Mansion just to be humiliated like this! Scoldings, whippings... his master endured it all. But that venomous woman actually dared to gouge out his eyes!’

Kong truly couldn’t understand why his master never fought back. ’His master is so powerful! He was the one who saved me from the jaws of an Abyssal Fallen Beast. He is the strongest person I know, the one I admire most. I swore that day to follow him for the rest of my life.’

’My master could have easily killed the Princess, left Qingqiu, and vanished without a trace.’

’Back then, I thought my master had agreed to this forced marriage as part of a larger scheme—a way to escape the control of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan. But I never imagined he would willingly stay and suffer so much humiliation for no reason. The more I think about it, the more I feel it isn’t worth it! The more I think about it, the more my heart aches for him!’

Yun Qi sighed softly. "She saved my life once. With this, I suppose I have repaid my debt to her."

...

Meanwhile, Sang Luo was pacing back and forth in her room, clutching a planning list so long it nearly dragged on the floor. She was at her wit’s end, practically tearing her hair out with anxiety.

She had been here for over a month, and of the thousands of rare materials needed to forge the Creation Furnace, she still hadn’t found even half of them. Items like Rainbow Light Water, Fire Separation Jade, and Heavenly Immortal Illusion Wings... these were all legendary Divine Rank Refining Materials. Forget about buying them; she didn’t even know where to begin looking.

"Princess, the personal attendant of the servant Yun Qi requests an audience," someone announced from outside the door.

Sang Luo was in a foul mood, and her tone was sharp. "What does he want?"

"He says he has a treasure to give you, one that he’s certain you need, Princess."

"Oh? Then let him in."

When Kong entered the hall, he saw Princess Ji Wan’s face twisted with frustration, and he instinctively recoiled. Doubt gnawed at him. ’Did this Princess really save my master when he was a child?’

’No matter how I look at her, she doesn’t seem like a kind person.’

’Could my master be repaying his debt to the wrong person?’

Steeling himself, he stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Princess. The servant heard that you are searching for Refining Materials and dispatched me to present this to you. It is a piece of Fire Separation Jade that he happened to acquire during his travels some years ago. He thought you might have a need for it."

Sang Luo’s heart leaped with shock and joy. "Is it really Fire Separation Jade? Quick, bring it here and let me see!"

She accepted the brocade box from the attendant.

It felt heavy in her hands.

She opened it to find a Top Grade Fire Separation Jade of the purest color, at least the size of her fist!

She’d never dared to hope for one this large.

This was exactly what she needed to solve her most pressing problem!

’This little servant of Princess Ji Wan really has some hidden depths,’ Sang Luo thought. She hadn’t paid much attention to this minor character before. She’d assumed he just had some connection to the Nine-tailed Fox Clan through Yun Qi and had helped him out on a whim. Now, her curiosity was piqued.

’Anyone who can produce a Top Grade Fire Separation Jade like this, regardless of how they obtained it, is no mere background character.’

Seeing the joy on the Princess’s face, Kong breathed a sigh of relief. It was a shame to give away such a treasure, but at least he had pleased the cruel Princess. Maybe now she would treat his master a little better in the future.

"Princess, I will take my leave, then. The servant still requires my assistance."

"You may go. Take good care of Yun Qi. If the Plum Blossom Garden needs any new provisions, just inform the Steward. And if you run into any trouble, feel free to come to me. I will back you up."

"Thank you for your generosity, Princess!"

After kowtowing in gratitude, Kong departed in high spirits.

Sang Luo couldn’t use her Space Talent, so for now, she could only store the Fire Separation Jade in a secret chamber within the Princess Mansion to prevent it from being stolen.

’Once I’ve gathered all the materials, getting them out of here will be another problem entirely. If I were in my own body, this would be so much easier. I could just use my Time Domain to take everything... sigh. I wonder where my original body is right now.’

’Minos once said that to best evade pursuit by the Heaven and Earth Laws, a separated soul will inhabit the body of someone in that time and space. The selection might be random, or it might seek out the body most compatible with the soul. Meanwhile, the original body falls into a deep slumber, usually not far from the soul, hidden away in a secret spatiotemporal rift.’

’A spatiotemporal rift...’

’It’s all so confusing.’

’Whatever. I shouldn’t get bogged down by this. Finding all the materials is what’s important right now.’

’Besides, the soul and body can sense each other. My original body can’t be too far away. I’ll find it eventually.’

"It’s been a while since I’ve checked on the servant Yun Qi. I wonder how his recovery is going," Sang Luo said to an attendant beside her. "Go to the treasury and select some tonics, treasures, and jewelry. I will go thank him personally for the gift of the Fire Separation Jade."

"Princess, it is getting late. Perhaps it would be better to have dinner first and go tomorrow."

The nights came early in the cold months. It had just turned 5 p.m., but the sky was already dim. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"It’s fine, I’m not hungry. Does one need to pick a specific day to express gratitude? I’ve been so busy lately, I’m afraid I’ll forget by tomorrow. I will thank him in person today."

Sang Luo led her attendants to the Plum Blossom Garden.

From a distance, she saw a slender, tall figure standing outside the door, slowly shuffling forward as his hands felt along the wall. Kong stood nervously to the side, watching his every move, wanting to help but not daring to.

The young man’s back was as straight as a pine tree as he slowly adapted to the unfamiliar darkness. Only a few minutes passed, but they felt like an eternity.

He made his way more than ten meters down the long corridor, where an uneven step lay ahead. Sang Luo subconsciously held her breath. Fortunately, the young man navigated the step smoothly. ’This must not be his first time practicing walking outside,’ she thought.

’He’s a proud man, down to his bones,’ she mused. ’Even without his sight, he refuses to live like a true invalid, wasting away in his room day after day, dependent on others for every little thing. To him, that would be a humiliation worse than death.’

Once he grew accustomed to a life without light, he would be able to live just like any other person.

After losing his sight, his hearing and sense of smell had grown more acute. Yun Qi’s ears twitched. He stopped and turned. "Princess. You’ve come."