Chapter 4 Father's Letter

Ever since she could remember, she had been refining pills every day. If she made the slightest mistake, the elders of the ancient clan would scold her. In all the years of her previous life, she had hardly had a single day of good rest.

"Miss? Miss!" Seeing that Luo Li hadn't responded, Qing Gu began to panic, "Could it be that after going out, your mind has become smaller again?"

"I'm fine, Qinggu."

Luo Li recovered and let out a breath. All the past events were like passing clouds. She only needed to live in the present and there was no need to recall the past events.

She looked normal, too normal. Qing Gu said in a trembling voice, "Miss...you..."

Qing Gu didn't continue, Luo Li continued, "Yes, I'm not stupid anymore."

Qing Gu stumbled and almost fell. Luo Li gently supported her and said softly, "You heard me right. I'm not stupid anymore. I met a master this time when I went out."

Qing Gu's eyes almost instantly turned red, and she shook Luo Li's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Okay...Okay!"

Her hands were covered with thick calluses from years of hard work, but they felt dry and warm to Luo Li.

"It's the blessing of the young master and his wife! The young lady has become normal again!" The girl's eyes were filled with tears, but she smiled again.

Luo Li looked at Qing Gu, who was only in her early forties but already had a head full of silver hair, and said softly but firmly, "From now on, no one can bully me, Luo Li!"

Qing Gu was stunned, looking at the beautiful and high-spirited Luo Li,

She really looks like her father, Luo Qi, the peerless genius who dominates the entire Tianyuan Continent.

"Miss, the things the young master and the mistress left for you are in the secret compartment under the bed." Qing Gu suddenly remembered what Luo Qi had told her before he left, and whispered in Luo Li's ear.

"I'm going to cook for the young lady. You go clean up first."

Qinggu left after she finished speaking.

Luo Li followed her memory back to the bedroom and indeed found a secret compartment under the bed.

There was a black box the size of two palms in the secret compartment. She blew away the dust on it and carefully opened the lid.

There was a storage ring and a letter inside. What surprised Luo Li the most was that there were two Bodhi roots and two seven-petal lotuses inside.

There are also one or two round beads emitting a purple halo. Judging from the aura, these are undoubtedly the inner cores of two thunder-type divine beasts, and the divine beasts were definitely not lower than seven-star divine beasts when they were alive.

These are the medicinal materials for refining the Hun Tian Pill, and they are also the most difficult materials to find. Why would Luo Qi leave these behind?

With a state of doubt, Luo Li opened the letter:

"Li'er, Zhan Xinyue,

I am your incompetent father, Luo Qi. Your mother and I have been very happy since you were born, but because your mother was kidnapped by thieves, your father must go to rescue her.

When you were born, a master said that you were missing your soul and mentally handicapped, and placed a spiritual seal on you, saying that one day your soul would return. Therefore, your father left you the materials needed to refine the Hun Tian Pill and a storage ring.

However, the experts say that if you restore your soul and break the seal, you will be in danger. If you do not break the seal, you will live a peaceful life under the protection of your grandfather's uncles.

Your father hopes that you can decide for yourself what is more important. No matter what choice you make, your father will always support you.

I'm sorry for leaving you when you were so young, Li'er, my daughter. I wish you a safe and happy life."

The letter was short, but it revealed a man's softest side. Luo Li's fingers gripped the letter paper so hard that they turned white.

Luo Qi paved the way for the original owner, but he didn't expect that the brother he trusted would bully his daughter and even ruin his life.

From now on, she will protect the family of the original Luo Li and shoulder her responsibilities.

"call--"

Luo Li exhaled lightly and began to think about her next plan.

She is penniless now, and the materials needed for the Hun Tian Pill are still missing: Shou Yuan Fruit and Tian Qing Cao. These two things can probably only be bought at Fengyun Auction House.

The profession that can make money quickly on the Tianyuan Continent is undoubtedly the alchemist, which happens to be her profession.

When Qing Gu came to deliver the freshly cooked meat porridge, Luo Li was thinking about how to make money.

Seeing Qing Gu coming in, her eyes lit up, "Qing Gu, do we still have money?"

Qing Gu was stunned, but still took out a purse from her waist and handed it to Luo Li, "There is a purple crystal card in it, with tens of thousands of silver coins, ten thousand gold coins and two purple crystal coins, all given to you by the head of the family. There are also a few hundred silver coins in the bag."

Luo Li took the bag, her beautiful face full of seriousness, "I'll return it to you soon."

Qing Gu smiled kindly, "It originally belonged to you, young lady. I'm just keeping it for you."

Luo Li smiled. Although Qing Gu said so, she knew that some of this money must have been saved by Qing Gu herself.

"Qing Gu, you should go and rest first. I will go back to my room."

Qing Gu sighed and turned back to the side room next door.

After Qing Gu closed the door, Luo Li went back to the room, changed her clothes and put on a veil, then turned around and walked out of the yard.

Coming out from the side door of the City Lord's Mansion, Luo Li walked towards the market in Luocheng with a clear goal.

Although Luocheng is a remote town far away from the capital of Longyue Kingdom, there are still many people on the streets.

She walked through the crowd and casually entered an herbal medicine shop. The shopkeeper, upon seeing a customer, hurriedly came forward and said, "What can I do for you? Our shop carries the most comprehensive variety of spiritual plants on this street."

Luo Li handed the boss two lists filled with spiritual plants and said calmly, "Twenty copies of each spiritual plant on the first list, and ten copies of each spiritual plant on the bottom list."

The spiritual plants that Luo Li wanted were very common, basically first- and second-grade spiritual plants and the inner core of second-tier magical beasts. Only the inner core of fourth-tier magical beasts was more expensive, and the others combined should not exceed five gold coins.

The shopkeeper was startled when he heard such a young voice. His eyes rolled around and he replied with a flattering smile, "Okay!"

After saying that, he turned around and swiftly took the spiritual plants for Luo Li. In just a quarter of an hour, the shopkeeper had packed the spiritual plants.

"I'm sorry, miss, but we don't have any inner cores for fourth-tier fire-type monsters right now. Could you please suggest a water-type one?"

The shopkeeper took the spiritual plant and apologized to Luo Li.

Although the inner elixir of a fourth-level magical beast is not rare, it is normal that such a small shop does not have it, so Luo Li plans to take the spiritual plant to a store that specializes in selling magical beasts to buy it.

"That's it then. How much is it in total?"

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands flatteringly and held up three fingers. "Fifty gold coins in total. How would you like to pay, young lady?"

Luo Li's hand holding the purse paused, her brows slightly raised, and she felt funny. She thought that maybe because she was young, they thought she didn't understand the market and wanted to rip her off.

One hundred silver coins equal one gold coin, and one gold coin is enough for an ordinary family to live on for half a year.

He dared to ask for a huge sum of money, asking for fifty gold coins.