The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 254 - 250: The Anxious Divine Lord Xuanyuan

Chapter 254: Chapter 250: The Anxious Divine Lord Xuanyuan

Ruo Xuan hadn’t paid attention to how her uncle was helping Sister Xinghua carry water, after all, the men in the family, from oldest to youngest, never let women carry water as long as they were at home.

So, after a quick glance, she promptly headed up the mountain!

Ruo Xuan took the usual path towards the mountain villa, only this time she planned to take a detour halfway through.

She already knew that no adult would agree to let a child go deep into the mountains alone, so she had to sneak away.

Halfway up, Ruo Xuan turned onto a small path and began to use Qinggong, running swiftly along the tree branches.

Without running, it would take her all day to reach the deep mountain.

The Demon Lord, Little White Dog, followed right behind her.

Using Qinggong, you either consume Inner Strength or Spiritual Power, and once the Inner Strength runs out, you have to use Spiritual Power.

Ruo Xuan had exhausted all her Inner Strength and still hadn’t reached her destination, and she was reluctant to use Spiritual Power since there would be plenty of opportunities to use it later on.

The much-spoiled Ruo Xuan then said to the Demon Lord, Little White Dog, "Xiaobai, can you carry me into the mountains? You run fast."

Demon Lord: "?"

This lazy little thing, what a bold move to try riding him!

She didn’t consider herself; she’s plump as a dumpling, heavier than his piglets—how could his small frame possibly carry her?

"Woof woof woof!"

(Dream on!)

The Demon Lord barked a few times and then ran into the mountain by himself, teasing the tigers, playing with the black bears, breaching the wolf packs, scaring the wild boars, and deciding to teaseing all the fierce animals in the whole mountain.

Ruo Xuan had no other method and was about to continue running by herself.

Suddenly Xuanyuan Que appeared before her.

Ruo Xuan’s eyes lit up, and she reached forward to grab his sleeve, "Brother Xuanyuan, how did you get here?"

Xuanyuan Que glanced at her indifferently, "Have you gathered the herbs yet?"

"Not yet, I’ve run out of Inner Strength."

Xuanyuan Que turned his back to her in disdain, "You dare to venture into the mountains alone with such little cultivation? Aren’t you afraid you’ll have to spend the night in the mountains?"

And which dog is she counting on to protect her?

Ruo Xuan immediately leaped onto Xuanyuan Que’s back and wrapped her arms around his neck, "I’m not afraid, if it gets dark and I can’t return, I’ll just have Brother Xuanyuan come to pick me up."

The corner of Xuanyuan Que’s mouth twitched; this flower sure knew how to give orders!

"Where to?"

Ruo Xuan pointed him in a direction.

Xuanyuan Que carried her on his back toward the direction she indicated, using Qinggong to rush forward.

By the evening, after crossing over a dozen large mountains and even finding a gold mine, Ruo Xuan finally collected all the items she needed and headed back to the village.

Xuanyuan Que carried her down the mountain, curious about the use of the herbs and stones she sought, "What are you going to do with these things?"

"Turn them into the kind of phosphorescent powder that glows whenever you want!"

Upon hearing about powder, Xuanyuan Que thought of face powder and had a bad feeling; she wouldn’t be planning to add this glowing powder to the rouge and face powder she made, making people’s faces shine, would she?

Thinking about the golden, glittering birthday gift she mentioned preparing for him a few days ago, he felt a sense of foreboding.

He had assumed she would make some sort of gold ornament, especially since they had passed a gold mine, and she had made him extract quite a bit of gold to put in her Qiankun Bag.

The reason was that mining gold privately could get them caught by the government, but since the mine belonged to his family, he could extract gold without fear of arrest.

He ventured to ask, "Does your making this phosphorescent powder have anything to do with my birthday?"

Ruo Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Xuanyuan, you’re really clever!"

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

The birthday gift he had been somewhat looking forward to suddenly became something he no longer anticipated!

"Do you really plan to use this fluorescent powder on those cosmetics? To make people’s faces sparkle and shine?"

Ruo Xuan’s eyes lit up: "Why didn’t I think of that? Divine Lord Xuanyuan, you’re amazing! In that case, I’ll give you an extra birthday present."

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

"Really, I don’t care about birthday gifts at all, you don’t have to go to so much trouble preparing. If you really want to give something, just give me a bit of gold!"

"That won’t do, Divine Monarch always treats money like dirt, besides, Master Han says it’s the thought that counts in gift-giving, not the gift itself. The gold was given to me by Divine Monarch, giving it to you would be like not giving anything at all. And you don’t like gold, only I do. To show my sincerity for Divine Lord Xuanyuan, I must prepare your birthday gift well, otherwise, it won’t show my sincerity."

After speaking, Ruo Xuan yawned and rested her head on Xuanyuan Que’s shoulder: "Brother Xuanyuan, I’m sleepy, I want to sleep."

All the gold mines in the world belong to Divine Lord Xuanyuan, how much gold could he want?

Therefore, he didn’t value gold at all.

But she was in need of gold, as the saying goes, "Open the door to seven woes: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea," without gold, she couldn’t survive.

Divine Lord Xuanyuan was so considerate of her; how could she carelessly give him gold that he didn’t value for his birthday?

She had indeed used up all her inner strength and spiritual power today, she really was tired, and she soon fell asleep, feeling safe on Xuanyuan Que’s back.

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

He wasn’t that indifferent to money; hasn’t he been trying hard to earn silver lately?

This was driving him mad!

With so many things to tinker with, why did she have to like messing with cosmetics?

How was he going to get her to change this bad habit?

On the way back to the village, Xuanyuan Que thought of ways to get a certain flower to stop liking cosmetics, and by the time they got home, he finally had an idea!

He dropped her off at her doorstep and said seriously: "Actually, the cosmetics you’ve made are already sufficient. You can produce them in large quantities and sell them to other cities to earn a lot of silver. There’s no need for too many varieties; simplicity facilitates mass production. Don’t all women like to dress up? You might try designing clothes. If you open a ready-to-wear shop, women would spend even more on clothes than cosmetics."

Although her sewing skills were admittedly nothing to boast about, if the clothes she made were unwearable, surely that would be for the best; they wouldn’t be worn then.

Besides, even though she wasn’t skilled at sewing, there was no question about her aesthetic sense. The clothes she designed would definitely be beautiful. If she couldn’t make them herself, others could do it, and there wouldn’t be a problem.

Ruo Xuan felt that Divine Lord Xuanyuan was on the same wavelength as her, surely guessing that she planned to make a set of Moonlight Garments for him: "Brother Xuanyuan is right; I’ll make some more clothes for you to try on in the future."

Xuanyuan Que seized the opportunity: "Mhm, for my birthday gift, give me a set of clothes. Didn’t you fail to make them properly last time? Just do a better job this time."

Ruo Xuan: "Okay!"

That was what she had intended all along.

Good, the two of them were finally on the same page for once.

Ruo Xuan went back to her room happily to work on her luminescent powder.

Xuanyuan Que went back to the villa feeling relieved.

~

That night, Ruo Xuan finished making the fluorescent powder for Ruo Hai. The next morning, as soon as she got up, she went to look for Ruo Hai and gave him the powder, then she saw him helping He Xinghua draw water.

When Ruo Xuan arrived, Ruo Hai had finished watering all the herb fields.

He took the oil-paper package from Ruo Xuan and hurried back to his room to try it out.

Ruo Xuan smiled and asked He Xinghua: "Sister Xinghua, isn’t my uncle really nice?"

He Xinghua’s face turned as red as the peach blossoms of March at that moment.