Chapter 6: Pure Rice
Lu Yucai sneered. Does she think he was an idiot?
He hated her, for sure, but she? She loathed him. No way she would kiss him. It was an empty threat. And a threat he wasn’t scared of!
"Sure, go ahead and do it..."
Before he could finish, Ni Mengxue’s lips crashed with his. A sweet smell resembling purple passion fruit assaulted his mouth. It was a kiss full of love, longing, and passion.
Lu Yucai felt his heart skipping a beat, and before he could stop himself, he took control. His hands snaked behind her head, and his lips sucked on her lips, chasing the sweet taste.
’How can she taste so sweet and delicious... no! Yucai, what are you doing? Get a grip.’
The next second, he pushed her away and panted heavily. Meanwhile, Ni Mengxue stumbled a little but quickly balanced herself. A triumphant smile appeared on her face as she thought.
’General Lu of this life is very easy to trick.’
In her past life, she couldn’t even get to hold his hand, but in this life? She had already kissed him!
"You..." Lu Yucai pointed his finger at Ni Mengxue in disbelief.
"What? Want another one?" She asked with a hint of roguish air.
Lu Yucai was speechless. Damn her! This wasn’t Ni Mengxue at all! She was a devil in disguise.
This time, though, he didn’t dare provoke her. Though disappointed that she couldn’t take advantage of her husband, Ni Mengxue decided to retreat. One shouldn’t be too greedy.
Checking his pulse, her expression turned serious. Just as the system had described. Lu Yucai had internal injuries, and he was depressed.
The most pressing matter was his leg injury. Lu Yucai’s spine was shattered, and even though it was healed, the spinal nerves healed into useless scar tissue
According to the current standard of medicine, reconstructing complex nerve pathways that have scarred over is difficult. Even the healing light was useless.
Healing lights of this world most likely restore but can’t create.
A treatment plan quickly formed in her mind. She wasn’t a divine doctor; however, she belonged to an era when cancer was a common flu, and its treatment cost less than a basket of vegetables.
With herbs and proper rehabilitation, Lu Yucai would be cured. Her expression eased at that thought, and she walked out.
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Venturing outside, Ni Mengxue was once again hit by the gloom of the apocalypse.
A few men were snatching food from a child, a man was selling some earthenware for a few crystals while eyeing everyone warily, and a few women were offering to take up husbands.
She observed everything around her with a passive face and soon arrived at the herb shop. To call it a herb shop was an overestimation.
The shop was practically empty, with few herbs lying on the shelf. A lady with ginger hair was sitting behind the counter, looking distressed.
For some insane reason, Ni Mengxue was reminded of a tabby cat.
"Hello." She called out to wake the lady, who was still lost in her daydream.
The lady perked up on seeing a customer, but when she saw that it was Ni Mengxue, her expression changed.
"Do you have turmeric, ginger, frankincense, ashwagandha, gotu kola, garlic, bacopa, and ginkgo biloba?"
"No," the ginger-haired lady said coldly.
Ni Mengxue arched a brow as she pointed at the left shelf. "Lady, do you have a problem with me? Isn’t gotu kola and turmeric right there?"
"Hmph! I will never sell items to a male abuser like you! Dream on! And why the heck are you calling me, lady? My name is Jamie Hallmark!"
"Alright, Jamie, so here is the thing: I’m planning to use these herbs to cure my hubby, so are you still going to prevent me from purchasing them?" Ni Mengxue smiled like an innocent girl.
Jamie deflated like a balloon. "Really?"
"Really."
"Alright." Jamie pursed her lips and quickly placed all the herbs that Ni Mengxue needed, making the latter stunned.
If the herb shop had so many herbs, why not place them on a shelf but hide them? And why was the Ginger lady even sighing?
"How many grams?" Jamie asked as she brought out a scale to measure. "10 low-tier zombie crystals for 250 grams of any herbs."
"Do you accept rice?" Ni Mengxue asked. Currently, she doesn’t have money and can only rely on supplies given to her by the system.
"Yes, we do. 100 low-tier crystals for 1 kg of rice."
Ni Mengxue nodded and pretended to bring it out of her pocket.
Since the plastic covering the rice was transparent, Jamie right away saw the pureness of the rice, her mouth hung open.
At the exact same time, Ni Mengxue felt various stares on her. Some were filled with malice, some with anticipation, and some with interest.
"Are you kidding me! I don’t have change for this!" Jamie whispered, her voice filled with excitement.
"How much is the total?" Ni Mengxue pressed.
"64 mid-tier zombie crystals. I have 20kg of each type of herb. But even with that... I will still owe you 36 mid-tier zombie crystals. After all, a single packet of pure rice like this is worth 100 mid-tier zombie crystals." Jamie answered.
"Then, when you stock up again, just give me an equivalent amount of herbs." Ni Mengxue proposed, but in her heart, she was already thinking about how to use the rice wisely.
"This... aren’t you worried I will scam you?" Jamie asked with uncertainty.
"You won’t." Ni Mengxue grinned. Before Jamie could feel touched, Ni Mengxue continued, "Because I will hunt you down."
Even after Ni Mengxue left, Jamie was still in shock. How did this Ni Mengxue change so much?
Just then, she heard the rapid footsteps, and a harsh light flashed in her eyes. "Ling Dong, a few dogs are here to cause trouble. Teach them a lesson."
Did these brats truly think they could take away her hard-earned food? Dream on!
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Ni Mngxue cursed her weak body for the 100th time. She had shaken off the trails, following her, and had returned to her shanty house, but now she was feeling dizzy from all the running.