Beauty is a curse
"Huh?" Xu Zhixun was both amused and exasperated.
"There's been a drought lately, you should have had the soldiers find more food and water, why did you have someone make swings?"
A look of intense jealousy appeared on Zhang Fuyao's beautiful face:
"Because the Sixth Prince wanted to make you happy, he tortured the poor soldiers!"
"The soldiers are starving to death, and they still have to make swings for you. You're simply a femme fatale!"
Xu Zhixun also felt that Long Qian's actions were simply outrageous.
Then, with a complicated expression, she said:
"Thank you, Long Qian, but please don't do anything like this again."
"This is not appropriate; it might make the soldiers dissatisfied with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the nearby soldiers eagerly chimed in:
"No, we have no complaints!"
"It is the greatest honor of my life to be able to make a swing for a fairy!"
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, we hope you like the swing we made."
"If you need anything, just tell us, and we will go through fire and water for you!"
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Upon hearing the soldiers' words, Xu Zhixun was both amused and exasperated.
However, she soon realized that Long Qian and his soldiers were trying to curry favor with her.
They were probably worried that she would no longer provide food and water for the 30,000-strong army, so they specially made a swing for her to cheer her up!
Thinking of this, Xu Zhixun smiled and said to everyone:
"Thank you, I'm very happy. I don't have any needs for the time being."
"In that case, I'll take you to sit on the swing!" Long Qian stood up from the chair.
"Okay, thank you." Xu Zhixun followed Long Qian toward the swing not far away.
The recent drought is particularly severe.
In the bamboo forest, many bamboo plants have withered and died.
But a few bamboo stalks remain green.
The ground was covered with yellow soil.
In some places, cracks even appeared on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Zhixun arrived in front of a swing.
This swing is quite large and made of bamboo; it has a very cute and refreshing feel.
A double bamboo chair hangs below the swing.
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment and said to Zhang Fuyao:
"Would you like to sit on the swing? If so, you can sit down first!"
Xu Zhixun said this because she didn't want Zhang Fuyao to hate her too much, and she didn't want Zhang Fuyao to send someone to assassinate her.
Zhang Fuyao was very fond of Long Qian and had assassinated several women who were in love with him.
Now, Long Qian has made a swing for Xu Zhixun.
Xu Zhixun felt that Long Qian's behavior might anger Zhang Fuyao, so she decided to let Zhang Fuyao sit on the swing first.
Zhang Fuyao was very pleased to hear Xu Zhixun's words and said without any hesitation:
"Then I'll sit on the swing first!"
After saying that, Zhang Fuyao sat on the swing and asked her personal maid to help her push the swing.
Seeing this, the soldiers all felt that Xu Zhixun had a very good temper.
Xu Zhixun, being a fairy, was slapped by Zhang Fuyao last time, and now she actually lets Zhang Fuyao sit on the swing first!
Therefore, some soldiers couldn't help but develop feelings for Xu Zhixun.
Zhang Fu swung on the swing for a while, then gave it to Xu Zhixun.
So, Xu Zhixun sat on the swing, and Yuzan helped her push the swing.
"Is it fun?" Long Qian asked Xu Zhixun with a smile.
Xu Zhixun said with a grin, "It's quite fun."
Long Qian curled his lips into a smile: "There's a drought and a war going on right now, so I can't take you sightseeing."
“I was afraid you would be bored, so I made this swing.”
"Oh, I know!" Xu Zhixun gripped the bamboo poles on both sides of the swing with her small hands and continued to swing.
In the past few days, she bought ten sets of Hanfu (traditional Han clothing), five pairs of embroidered shoes, and some ancient jewelry online.
Today, she was wearing a bright red Hanfu and had her hair styled in a flowing cloud bun.
She was petite, with a fair complexion and bright, almond-shaped eyes.
She lightly touched the ground with her toes and leisurely swung on the swing in the bamboo forest.
The emerald green bamboo leaves and the yellow earth covering the ground gave her a mysterious and strange beauty.
She was like a legendary femme fatale who brought ruin to the country, possessing unparalleled beauty.
"My goodness, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is so beautiful! She truly is a fairy descended from heaven!"
A young, handsome soldier stared intently at Xu Zhixun with infatuated eyes.
Meanwhile, the other soldiers were also eager to make their move.
Seeing that the soldiers all seemed to like Xu Zhixun, Zhang Fuyao became very jealous of Xu Zhixun.
Therefore, Zhang Fuyao made sarcastic remarks towards Xu Zhixun:
"Xu Zhixun, I heard you're 23 years old? Why aren't you married yet?"
"Is it because your standards are too high that no handsome man is willing to marry you?"
Xu Zhixun felt that Zhang Fuyao was mocking her age, and immediately snorted coldly:
"Because I'm still young, there's no need to rush into marriage."
"Fairies in the Heavenly Court usually get married at the age of 27 or 28, or in their 30s."
"There are also fairies who never get married in their entire lives."
"What? That can't be!" Zhang Fuyao exclaimed in shock. "You two got married so late?"
"But the average life expectancy in our country is only 27 years. Can you live to your 30s?"
Xu Zhixun almost laughed herself to death: "Have you forgotten? I'm not a mortal, I'm a fairy. The average lifespan of a fairy is 78 years."
Hsu Chih-hsun said this because the average lifespan of modern people is indeed 78 years.
Now, everyone was speechless after hearing Xu Zhixun's words.
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, I've heard that immortals live forever. Why do you fairies only live to be 78?" Eunuch Yang asked impatiently.
Xu Zhixun: "Immortals are not immortal. Immortality is just a legend."
Long Qian smiled and said, "78 years old is already a long life. Do you have any magic pills or elixirs that can extend the lifespan of the people of the Dragon Kingdom?"
Xu Zhixun thought about it seriously for a while: "Yes, if you eat more nutritional supplements, your health will improve."
"When you get old, maybe you'll live a few more months."
"Is this really true?" Long Qian asked, half believing and half doubting.
Xu Zhixun: "Of course it's true. Nutritional supplements can indeed make people healthier, but the effects vary from person to person."
"Perhaps some people can only live one more day after taking nutritional supplements."
"Some people may live a few months longer, some may live a few years longer, it's all uncertain."
Long Qian smiled and said, "It's alright, even living one more day is fine! Could you sell me some nutritional supplements?"
"I want to buy some nutritional supplements for my father, mother, and others."
Xu Zhixun: "No problem, but nutritional supplements are quite expensive, and they only work if you take them long-term."
Long Qian: "Nutritional supplements can prolong life, so it's only natural that they are expensive."
After speaking, Long Qian gave an order to Eunuch Yang beside him:
"Eunuch Yang, bring 500 taels of gold immediately."
"Yes, ma'am!" Eunuch Yang ran to a nearby tent and took out a large cloth bag.
Immediately afterwards, Eunuch Yang returned to Long Qian and handed him the large cloth bag.
Long Qian opened the cloth bag and said to Xu Zhixun:
"Here are 500 taels of gold. How many nutritional supplements can that buy?"
Xu Zhixun glanced at the gold ingots in the bag: "I don't know either. Let's go to the pharmacy together later and buy some nutritional supplements!"
"The pharmacy has many nutritional supplements; you can choose the one you like."
Long Qian handed the cloth bag to Xu Zhixun: "Okay, then we'll go to the pharmacy later."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixun used her mind to put the cloth bag into the system's personal space.
At the same time, the cloth bag in Long Qian's hand suddenly disappeared!
Everyone was shocked and began to discuss the matter.
Long Qian was also taken aback: "Where's my cloth bag?"
Xu Zhixun chuckled: "Didn't you give me the cloth bag? I put it away."
Long Qian: "..."
"Ahhhhh, Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, do you know magic?" Jade Hairpin screamed excitedly.
Xu Zhixun said with a grin, "I only know a little bit of magic."
"But you're already amazing!" Yu Zan said, looking like a little fangirl.
"Could you teach this servant magic?"
Xu Zhixun was both amused and exasperated: "No, because you are a mortal, you can't learn magic."
Yu Zan persisted: "Why can't mortals learn magic?"
Xu Zhixun continued to lie: "Because gods are different from mortals! Gods are more powerful than mortals."
Yu Zan hung her head dejectedly: "Alas, I really want to learn magic!"
Upon hearing this, everyone echoed his sentiments, feeling frustrated that mortals could not learn magic.
Next, Long Qian told everyone that he was going with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden to the "Heavenly Court" to buy nutritional supplements.
Afterwards, Long Qian changed into a black outfit and walked into the Time-Space Supermarket with Xu Zhixun.
[Ding!]
[System notification: The portal to another dimension has been opened!]
The warehouse door is about to become a gateway to the modern world!
[Countdown begins: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!]
After the system notification sounded, Xu Zhixun and Long Qian passed through the warehouse door and arrived outside the warehouse.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhixun took Long Qian and left the MSG factory.
She opened an online map and searched for the nearest pharmacy.
Next, she and Long Qian took a taxi to a large pharmacy.
The two spent some time choosing and selected ten gift boxes of nutritional supplements.
Honey gift boxes, calcium supplement gift boxes for middle-aged and elderly people, American ginseng gift boxes, bird's nest gift boxes, cereal nutrition gift boxes for seniors, abalone gift boxes...
Xu Zhixun then paid by scanning a QR code:
"Hey, the trunk of the taxi can't hold all the gift boxes!"
"Shall we take the gift box home first, and then come back to buy ten boxes of nutritional supplements?"
Long Qian chuckled softly, "Alright."
So the two took the ten boxes of nutritional supplements back to the warehouse in the suburbs.
Immediately afterwards, the two went to the pharmacy and bought ten boxes of nutritional supplements.
Because Xu Zhixun bought a total of twenty boxes of nutritional supplements, the pharmacy staff gave her a 20% discount.
All the nutritional supplements cost a total of 3,520 yuan.
Xu Zhixun felt that she was very much like a shrewd businesswoman.
She accepted 500 taels of gold from Long Qian, but only gave him nutritional supplements worth 3,520 yuan!
Therefore, after returning to the warehouse, she said to Long Qian, "Long Qian, I'll buy some more bulletproof vests and pepper spray!"
Long Qian smiled and said, "Okay."
So Xu Zhixun went online and bought 200 bulletproof and stab-proof vests, as well as 300 bottles of pepper spray.
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