The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 95 - 94 Another Price

Chapter 95: Chapter 94 Another Price

Elder Yuan indeed knew his goods.

"I have some in my space button, I’ll get Qianqian to fry some for you," Qu Tong wasn’t stingy at all.

Only then did Elder Yuan grudgingly agree.

After the meal, Xu An went back to school first, and Qu Tong planned to return later.

Qu Tong sat on the rattan chair in the flower hall, sipped her fruit tea, and raised an eyebrow at the royal guard standing ten meters away, "Tell me what’s going on?"

Elder Yuan glared at Qu Tong irritably and nudged an antique blue-and-white porcelain cup toward her from his space button.

Qu Tong looked at the antique cup in front of her, meant for drinking tea, and rather speechlessly took out a cup of fruit tea from the fridge in the space button and handed it to him.

Elder Yuan happily accepted the fruit tea, and he carefully put his valuable cup back into the space button.

"It’s all because of you. You didn’t tell me in advance that you’re royalty, and just brought me back. The moment you left, I was bound and brought into the imperial palace. Those two are there to watch over me, even standing by the door while I sleep."

Elder Yuan went on and on, complaining bitterly.

"What did the Emperor and Empress ask of you by summoning you to the palace?" Qu Tong was actually curious.

"You don’t know?" Elder Yuan stroked his beard, his shrewd eyes fixated on Qu Tong.

"Should I know?" Qu Tong retorted.

Elder Yuan’s interest was piqued instantly, and he glanced at the two bodyguards not far away, then said mysteriously, "Come on, let’s go inside to talk."

"It’s not convenient in my place. Let’s go to yours."

Only she and Si Yuting lived in this building, so indeed it wasn’t convenient to bring outsiders in.

Elder Yuan gave her a blank look but didn’t say anything and led the way to his room.

Once inside, Elder Yuan couldn’t wait to share.

"You know your husband is the youngest level-nine psychic, right?"

"Everybody knows that," Qu Tong’s gaze suggested Elder Yuan should skip the nonsense.

Elder Yuan huffed and continued, "The stronger someone’s spiritual power, the more frequent their power flare-ups. Si Yuting recklessly uses his own spiritual power, constantly immersed in the battlefield, and after the previous battle with the Bug Emperor, his spirit has shown signs of instability. It’s only because of his strong endurance that he has been able to keep it under control, but that might not be the case in the future."

Qu Tong wasn’t surprised. She had faintly sensed this before.

Elder Yuan suddenly laughed with schadenfreude, "Maybe in a couple of years, you’ll be a widow."

"So, you’re just a useless piece of junk?" Qu Tong’s expression was serious, her eyes filled with utter disdain.

Elder Yuan bristled at this: "Hey, didn’t the empire’s basic education teach you to respect the old and love the young? What kind of way is that to talk?"

Seeing that Qu Tong was unmoved, Elder Yuan had to calm himself down and glared fiercely at Qu Tong, "According to you, all the pharmacists in the empire are junk."

Qu Tong raised an eyelid; she hadn’t said that.

Elder Yuan really couldn’t understand. He had seen through so much at his age, yet he always came up short in front of this young lady.

"You tell me, I don’t want to be locked up in the research institute working on potions, nor am I interested in being any dean."

"Isn’t that a good thing?" Qu Tong raised an eyebrow.

"What’s good about it? What use is a decrepit old man without any psychic abilities? To help old Song record data? He’d be thrilled."

Qu Tong’s eyes deepened as if pondering something.

Elder Yuan changed the topic and looked at Qu Tong, "Do you still have any of that Silver Special Grade Potion?"

Elder Yuan’s tone was certain, leaving no room for Qu Tong to deny: "The Emperor showed me the potions, including the Advanced Mind Stabilizing Potion sold by Miss Ali’s God of Wealth Temple, I could tell with just a sniff."

Qu Tong’s gaze narrowed slightly, but she didn’t answer.

Elder Yuan spoke for himself, "Si Yuting, that boy, is a special case. The Special Grade Potions from the Alchemist Association are barely having any effect on him now. At this point, we can only count on your Silver Potion. I didn’t say anything, just hurry up and get me to your planet."

"Oh, right, I also need to eat that kind of Energy Plant every day," Elder Yuan added.

"That’s a separate price," Qu Tong said, her tone somber.

Elder Yuan suddenly became unsettled, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to, girl. You’re trying to use me, and you still won’t feed me. Is there no justice in this world?"

Qu Tong just looked at Elder Yuan, and eventually, he compromised, "You say it, just don’t go too far."

Qu Tong smiled, bright and harmless, "Your Healing Chamber is pretty good."

"Don’t even think about it!"

"Oh, then you might as well continue to contribute to the Empire."

Elder Yuan: "..."

In the end, they each made concessions, and Qu Tong obtained the right to use the Healing Chamber without charge.

Qu Tong was not worried about Elder Yuan revealing anything. Elder Yuan’s intention was too obvious; he could be considered a grasshopper on the same rope.

After a round of discussion, Elder Yuan formally became Miss Ali’s mentor.

Similar to the "demolition effect," if you deny everything, it only raises suspicion.

By admitting to one of the lesser charges, they were more likely to let down their guard and automatically disassociate Elder Yuan from the Silver Potion.

In the end, by agreeing to provide an additional ten vials of Spirit Power Stabilizing Potion each month, Elder Yuan successfully left Yuelan Bay and made his way to Luyi Star.

Accompanying him back were Ke Jun and Xu An.

Although Ke Jun’s strategic plan was not as perfect as Qu Tong had imagined, it still had its merits.

Qu Tong, as promised, pre-paid a salary of 100,000 Star Coins.

Ke Jun immediately used 80,000 Star Coins to pay for his son’s medical treatment. Once he confirmed that his son’s gene therapy could proceed smoothly, he went to Luyi Star to conduct his investigation.

*

The points for this mission had been awarded. Since only one task was completed, the points weren’t much, just enough for Qu Tong to go to a middle-level virtual chamber once.

Qu Tong couldn’t help but ponder what she was really doing at the First Military Academy.

The original host wanted to come to the First Military Academy solely because Xu An was here. She asked the Empress for a spot just to experience the interstellar Mechas.

Who would have thought that she couldn’t even enter the Mecha Department, and the points for the virtual chamber were extremely hard to come by?

Thus, Qu Tong had no choice but to ask the netizens for help: [Other than the academy, where can I learn and train in Mechas?]

Soon, Qu Tong found the answer in the comments section.

On battlefields and in Underground Fighting Arenas.

Battlefields were definitely not an option.

Underground Fighting Arena? It sounded like a very irregular and bloody place. She wondered if her experience driving a Mecha in the virtual chamber was enough to handle it.

So, in the afternoon, Qu Tong went to sit in on a class at the Mecha Single Soldier Department again.

Xu An’s practical training instructor Han Song, who had retired from the battlefield and was once under Commander Gong Yun, also knew Qu Tong’s identity.

Today, seeing Qu Tong was somewhat a surprise, since she had always come with Xu An in the past and would just stand quietly aside, watching and delivering water to Xu An during his breaks. But Xu An had taken leave these past two days.

Qu Tong sat intently watching from a nearby seat when Han Song walked up beside her, his voice gentle with a hint of question, "Does student Qu Tong also have an interest in Mechas?"

Qu Tong showed no embarrassment at being caught; she admitted it generously.

With that, Han Song was sure that Qu Tong’s consistent presence was not just to accompany her brother but due to her own interest in Mechas.

Han Song did not ridicule Qu Tong’s wild dreams but instead said, "Before long, you might actually be able to pilot a Mecha."