“Honestly, a hundred spiritual stones for a bottle. There’s no need to look at me like that. You’re flattering me,” added Ru Xin.
Under various forms of speechlessness, Li Qingshan ingested a spoonful of Water of Recollection. The dust-laden matters of the past suddenly shook off their dust and lunged at him, clearly replaying in his mind. There was a page in a book covered in thickly-dotted words.
The first sentence was, “Zhang Wuji turned around…”
TL: Zhang Wuji is the main character of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, a wuxia novel written in 1961 by Jin Yong, which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heaven_Sword_and_Dragon_Saber
Li Qingshan yelled inside, There’s hope for my illness!
PS: I finally made it at the last moment. I heard people say how nine thousand words isn’t a mass release, so does thirteen thousand words count? Though, there probably aren’t going to be any tomorrow morning. Ah, I’ve fully burnt.
Chapter 318: Plagiarising a Novel | Legend of the Great Sage
“That’s north!” Ru Xin pointed her thumb backwards.
Li Qingshan could not be bothered with dealing with her. “Just how much are you selling the Water of Recollection for?”
“Hah. I originally refined it for fun, but I never thought I’d actually be able to sell it.” Ru Xin’s smile vanished, and she extended her hand. “A hundred spiritual stones for a bottle. Thank you for your patronage!”
Li Qingshan ground his teeth. “Weren’t you joking earlier?”
Ru Xin said, “And who’s fault is it that you didn’t laugh? This must be very important to you, right?”
“I’m being serious here. Stop messing with me.”
Li Qingshan grabbed her hand. The Water of Recollection was extremely important to him, and it was not just for writing novels. It was for Xiao An too.
“One spiritual stone, two spiritual stones, three spiritual stones…”
“What are you doing?”
“Calculating your fee!” Ru Xin glanced at the hand he held.
Li Qingshan shook away her hand immediately.
Ru Xin smiled. “Forget it, forget it. Doctors treat their patients with the same selflessness as parents to their children. Seeing how anxious you’ve become, I can’t bring myself to charge you. I’ll just give you this bottle of Water of Recollection.”
Li Qingshan asked, “Since when were you so nice?”
Ru Xin said, “Though, promise me one thing.”
Li Qingshan said, “What thing?”
Ru Xin whispered, “When you fight the disciples of the school of the Military again, be more heavy-handed with them. It’s best if you beat them until they’re half-dead!”
“So much for treating your patients with the same selflessness as parents to their children!”
“Children won’t listen unless they're disciplined.”
“Fine. I’ll be going then.” Li QIngshan casually agreed to it. He accepted the Water of Recollection and stowed it away in his hundred treasures pouch. He was in a hurry to rush back and experiment with it.
“Hold on, three spiritual stones.”
“What three spiritual stones? Didn’t you give it…” As Li Qingshan said that, he saw Ru Xin extend her hand over with a smile. You’re actually charging me!?
“Fine then. Let’s do a hundred spiritual stones then.” Li Qingshan grabbed Ru Xin’s hand and stared straight into her eyes.
“Four spiritual stones, five spiritual stones…” Ru Xin was unperturbed. She began to count.
However, this was not a particularly quiet place. Instead, it was a dispensary where people came and went. Many disciples of the academy came here to buy medicine. When Li Qingshan grabbed Ru Xin’s hand earlier, he had already attracted some attention.
Ru Xin was a great beauty renowned throughout the academy for quite some time now, while Li Qingshan was a prominent figure at the peak of his prominence.
The two of them were both primary disciples too. They held hands and stared at each other in broad daylight, causing everyone to look over and whisper among themselves in discussion.
“Oi, oi, look.”
“Does Li Qingshan have that kind of relationship with senior sister Ru Xin? How courageous of him!”
“Thirty-three, thirty-four…” Ru Xin maintained her smile. She snorted. “You’re actually serious?”
“I think I can afford a hundred spiritual stones.” Li Qingshan wanted to teach a lesson to this improper woman.
“Then let’s go for it. Are spiritual stones really that easy to make?” As Ru Xin snorted; her face blushed slightly, but who knew whether it was from embarrassment or anger.
“Li Qingshan, what are you doing!?”
Two furious bellows rang out from outside the dispensary simultaneously.
One of them was Chu Tian, radiating with five-coloured true qi, while the other person was actually Han Qiongzhi. They both glared at Li Qingshan furiously.
Chu Tian had looked over along Qian Rongzhi’s gaze, and he immediately spotted Li Qingshan. He blazed with hatred when he saw his enemy, and when he saw how he was with Ru Xin, he could not help but follow them over. From the moment he had arrived at the school of Medicine and spotted Ru Xin for the first time, he had begun treating her as his woman.
He saw Li Qingshan holding Ru Xin’s hand the moment he arrived, and Ru Xin actually seemed like she allowed him to too. He immediately felt like he had been betrayed. He was utterly furious, tempted to lash out and kill Li Qingshan with a palm strike.
As for Han Qiongzhi, she heard that Li Qingshan had woken up, so she wanted to come take a look at him. Unfortunately, this visit utterly enraged her. Hua Chengzan stood with his arms crossed with a smile as he stood to her side. This kid sure has some bearing. He seems to be able to get all the ones I can’t get. He could not help but think of Gu Yanying. He shook his head. Impossible.
Li Qingshan was slightly surprised, and Ru Xin took advantage of this to pull her hand back. She said resentfully, “Thirty-five spiritual stones.”
“I’ll pay once I get the remaining portion of the goods.”
Li Qingshan waved his hand. He did not even look at Chu Tian, directly making his way over to Hua Chengzan. “Chengzan, what brought you here? Senior sister Han, long time no see. Why are you glaring at me?”
“Fuck your grandfather!”
Through the use of true qi, the voice clearly rang out in Li Qingshan’s ears. Li Qingshan felt like he had been struck by lightning, as the voice came from neither Han Qiongzhi or Chu Tian. It came from Ru Xin.
He turned around and stared at Ru Xin in disbelief. “What did you say?”
“Nothing.” Ru Xin maintained her gentle smile, standing there elegantly in her white clothes. She seemed like a legendary angel in white.
Han Qiongzhi said, “Li Qingshan, I’m talking to you! I’ve specially come to see you!”
“Oh, thank you. I’m mostly fine. I have some matters I need to attend to, so I’ll be taking my leave first. When I have some spare time, I’ll invite you two to lunch or dinner.” The only thing on Li Qingshan’s mind about right now was the Water of Recollection. All he wanted to do was go back and experiment with it.
Han Qiongzhi said, “Oi, you…”
Li Qingshan had already flown off on a cloud. His distant voice rang out, “Oh right. Chu Tian, I wish you a speedy recovery.”
Chu Tian’s face darkened as he held back his urge to attack him. The hundred or so strands of sword qi had caused extremely severe damage in his body. Even after all these days, he had yet to completely adjust to the damage.
He trotted over to Ru Xin and asked in concern, “Senior sister Ru Xin, are you fine?”
“Junior brother Chu, you should be fine now, right? It’s all thanks to the care and concern from the three beauties. Hmm? Where are the other two?”
Chu Tian said proudly, “They’ve both entered secluded cultivation for me!”
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