The Marshal's Wife is Wild

“Hello,” Qu Tong greeted him briefly and then led the architect to her residence.

The architect, named Ji Quan, had arrived in his flying vehicle.

However, Ji Quan’s flyer was visibly old and utilitarian in configuration, not as exquisite and luxurious as those of the Imperial Palace.

“This is the place. The vegetable plot needs to be fenced into the yard. For now, just build a two-bedroom and one-living room house. The labor cost should be as previously discussed. Make a list of the materials you will use and give it to me; just don’t exceed the budget. In the future, this might be remodeled into a large villa. Remember to leave enough space. Full house intelligent control is essential, and I’ll put aside the furniture for now—later I will give you a detailed list…”

Qu Tong detailed her requirements.

Ji Quan nodded, “Alright, I have a few architectural styles here. Employer, please take a look, or if the employer has a design, you can also show it to me for reference.”

Qu Tong randomly chose a blue and white minimalist style, then left Ji Quan to arrange it.

Although Ji Quan was alone, he produced a large auxiliary machine and several small robots from his Space Twist.

Qu Tong had not called for the demolition of the original dilapidated house, and Ji Quan himself had brought Nutrient Solution and a portable security house, so there was no need for Qu Tong to worry about these matters.

Qu Tong’s daily routine then became exercising in the morning, tending the vegetable garden in the forenoon, strolling in the forest in the afternoon, and learning online on Star Network in the evening.

Since Ji Quan was there, she did not research potions anymore and switched her diet to Nutrient Solution. She now drank fruit-flavored High-grade Nutrient Solution and never touched the uniquely flavored Bitter Gourd Flavored Nutrient Solution again.

Not even a dog would drink that.

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On the third day, the controversy about Miss Ali’s God of Wealth Temple selling fake goods sparked heated discussions again on the Star Network.

The cause was a well-known reviewing blogger who had purchased a potion from Qu Tong’s store and deliberately waited for a friend’s Mental Outburst to live stream the appraisal.

The blogger, Rice Ball, coming from a family with mines, did not skimp on the reviewing costs and was not afraid of retaliation from merchants. Speaking honestly online, and only reviewing without selling, gained a large following of fans.

He happened to visit a store one day, and with a professional eye, immediately took a liking to the products of this new store, which sold potions but had neither a quality certificate nor a pharmacist’s qualification certificate.

To know that stumbling upon a new Spirit Power Potion store is not something that happens every day. Even if the products were fake, it could offer a timely warning to everyone, and if they were genuine, that would be even more incredible—it would create a lot of traffic regardless.

He had started generating hype with a video from the moment of purchase, just waiting for three days to live stream the review today.

All preparations complete, Rice Ball turned on the camera, with the live stream set in his luxurious apartment.

Rice Ball looked at the number of viewers with satisfaction. There were even more than he had expected, probably boosted by the shop owner’s viral rant.

Rice Ball greeted his audience warmly, “Hey there! My dear fans! Today’s the day for the test of the Spirit Power Potion from Miss Ali’s God of Wealth Temple, which has been all the buzz online recently!”

The chat room quickly filled with a flurry of comments and gifts, pressing for the test to start.

“Now that Rice Ball’s getting involved, all the evil spirits and monsters will reveal their true form.”

“The shop owner sounded so confident, now with Rice Ball’s test we’ll see if it’s real confidence or just furious bluster.”

“To teach those unscrupulous merchants a lesson, we have to rely on our Brother Rice! Support Brother Rice!”

“Brother Rice is the coolest!”

…

Facing the adulation from the viewers, Rice Ball was already immune, and while instructing a robot to fetch the delivery, he said, “Don’t worry, fans, Rice Ball never lets you down. If it’s a fake, I’ll definitely bring her to court. Consider it thunderproofing for y’all.”

As Rice Ball showed the delivery box, he explained, “To ensure the authenticity of the test, I haven’t opened the express delivery at all, it’s all in the original packaging for everyone to verify.”

Viewer 1: “After being a fan of Brother Rice for so many years, what’s there not to trust?”

Viewer 2: “We trust Brother Rice’s character. Open it quickly, I can’t wait to know the truth!”

Rice Ball: “Alright, let’s start unwrapping.”

Using scissors to open the packaging bag, Rice Ball removed the top layer of foam, took out a bottle of potion, dug out the bottom layer of foam, and gave the small delivery box a shake.

After confirming there was nothing left, a twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth as he honestly remarked, “This is the most rudimentary packaging I’ve ever seen for a potion.”

Rice Ball displayed the potion in front of the screen, “There’s only one bottle of potion, nothing else.”

Viewer 1: “What the heck? This looks fake on first glance.”

Viewer 2: “That’s it?”

Viewer 2: “Do we even need to test this? The netizens are right, you can tell it’s fake just by looking.”

Viewer 4: “The shop owner really didn’t put in any effort, huh? It’s so obviously fake, do they think we’re fools!”

Viewer 5: “Haha, in this day and age, do scammers not even bother to conceal their tricks anymore? Such brazenness!”

Viewer 6: “Their goal is to scam your money by being ‘honest,’ so you realize right away that you’ve been duped, haha, I’m dying of laughter!”

Viewer 7: “Good thing I read the reviews and didn’t buy, or else wouldn’t my 200,000 Star Coins have been wasted?”

Viewer 8: “Exactly, just look at the potion bottle, it only says Spirit Power Stabilizing Potion without even daring to write the grade, how could it be real.”

Having unwrapped the delivery, Rice Ball had a hunch but still stuck to his principles, “Regardless of its authenticity, we should conduct a thorough review. We should still follow due process, and coincidentally, I have a potion detector at home. Let’s start with the detection.”

“You even have a potion detector? No wonder you’re from a family with mines.”

“I’m tired of saying how envious I am.”