Chapter 52. Grade Three Pills? But I Have a Plenty!

Lu Fuyue glanced at Yun Luoxue indifferently. So that's what she was planning. It seems someone has already planted something in this room.

However, she actually has a lot of those third-grade pills, so let's play along.

"If I didn't take Master Lin's breakthrough pill, wouldn't you be deliberately slandering my innocence?"

What kind of compensation should you give me?

The others' gazes fell on Yun Luoxue.

A cold glint flashed in Yun Luoxue's eyes. This good-for-nothing was indeed a good-for-nothing, utterly stupid. Since she had come in person, she must be absolutely certain that she could prove that this good-for-nothing had indeed stolen the Breakthrough Pill.

Even on the verge of death, he was still thinking about those unrealistic compensations.

Out of consideration for her good image, Yun Luoxue pretended to ponder for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Miss Lu, if it is confirmed that you did not steal that Breakthrough Pill, I will personally refine a batch of Grade One Qi-Replenishing Pills for you, how about that?"

The maid behind Yun Luoxue immediately said proudly, "My young lady is a famous alchemy genius in the Southern Spirit Kingdom. She is only seventeen years old and can already refine first-grade pills."

"There are countless people in the capital who want to obtain a pill personally refined by my young lady. Now that she has lowered herself to refine a batch of pills for you, you mustn't be ungrateful."

Yun Luoxue gave the maid an approving look, and only after the maid finished speaking did she pretend to scold her.

"Shut up. There are plenty of geniuses in this world. Don't say that again."

The maid glanced at Lu Fuyue disdainfully, then reluctantly pouted and said, "Yes, Miss."

Lu Fuyue was stunned when she heard this. She didn't seem to have any first-grade pills.

When she first tried alchemy, she produced a first-grade pill. Later, she directly started refining second-grade pills, and now she can even refine third-grade pills.

Moreover, she doesn't usually take pills, so she doesn't need any first-grade pills at all.

Lu Fuyue remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Let's forget about this compensation."

Yun Luoxue's face stiffened, and she looked at Lu Fuyue in disbelief. "What did you say?"

Everyone present stared at Lu Fuyue in utter shock.

Does she even know what she just said? That was a first-grade pill, and it was a first-grade pill made by the genius girl Yun Luoxue.

No wonder she couldn't cultivate; she's a fool.

Seeing the shocked expressions on these people's faces, Lu Fuyue felt helpless.

She wouldn't be of much use to the first-grade pills; they would only take up space. She might as well get something more practical.

So Lu Fuyue thought for a moment and said, "How about this, if I don't take that Breakthrough Pill, then Miss Yun, please open your storage bag and let me choose any three items, how about that?"

Yun Luoxue hesitated for a moment, but then she remembered that she had personally sent someone to place that item by Lu Fuyue's bedside while Lu Fuyue was away, so it couldn't be wrong.

Even if I agree to her request, nothing will happen.

Luo Xue nodded. "Alright, it's a deal."

She then glanced at the guards beside her and said, "Men, go in and search."

"Yes, Miss."

Several guards rushed into Lu Fuyue's room. Lu Fuyue didn't stop them, after all, she hadn't done anything for a long time and it was a good opportunity to stretch her muscles.

A moment later, someone suddenly shouted, "Found it!"

Immediately, everyone looked at Lu Fuyue with disgust, never expecting that what Miss Yun said was actually true.

Yun Luoxue's gaze, which held an ambiguous meaning, fell on Lu Fuyue, and then she said to the guards inside, "Bring the things up."

Soon, a guard brought up a small jade bottle and respectfully handed it to Yun Luoxue, saying, "Miss, this is the Breakthrough Pill."

Outside the courtyard, Honghua watched as Yun Luoxue led a group of people into Lu Fuyue's courtyard, and remembering her methods, she immediately became anxious.

What to do, what to do? Miss Lu is a weak and frail woman with no cultivation. How could she possibly endure Miss Yun's torment?

No, she had to save Miss Lu, but she was just a maid at the third level of Qi Refining, how could she possibly save Miss Fu?

Suddenly her eyes lit up. She really couldn't do it, but there was still His Highness the Crown Prince. Yes, she would go find His Highness the Crown Prince.

...

Inside the room,

Yun Luoxue picked up the jade bottle and opened it. A faint medicinal fragrance wafted into her nose. Yun Luoxue's heart stirred. If this pill could be used on herself, wouldn't she be...

Yun Luoxue quickly regained her senses, poured the brown pill into her palm, and coldly looked up at Lu Fuyue.

"Miss Lu, I never thought you were really this kind of person. Now that the evidence is irrefutable, what else do you have to say?"

People began to discuss and criticize Lu Fuyue.

"She looks so delicate and frail, I never expected her to be so cunning. She actually dared to steal alchemist Lin's pills, which were meant for the Emperor."

"She is truly shameless. It's a shame that His Highness the Crown Prince treated her so well, yet her heart is black."

...

Lu Fuyue took in everyone's expressions, then calmly extended her hand, and the next second a jade bottle appeared out of thin air in her hand.

"You mean this kind of pill? I thought it was something else entirely."

"I have many more pills like this, Miss Yun. Do you really think I would steal it?"

Lu Fuyue poured the pills from the jade bottle into her hand. There were ten pills in total, and the quality of each one far exceeded that of the one in Yun Luoxue's hand.

A faint medicinal fragrance emanated from Lu Fuyue's palm. Just by smelling it, everyone felt their cultivation, which had been stagnant for many years, begin to stir. It was completely different from the pill that Lin Dan had refined.

Everyone present was stunned.

It really is a Grade 3 Breakthrough Pill, and it seems to be of even better quality than the one refined by Alchemist Lin.

So... just who is she?

A terrifying thought simultaneously surfaced in everyone's minds.

Could she be from the cultivation world?

Yun Luoxue looked at Lu Fuyue in disbelief, and said through gritted teeth, "You did this on purpose?"

Lu Fuyue nodded frankly, "Yes, I did it on purpose."

Yun Luoxue was so angry at Lu Fuyue's attitude that she almost vomited blood. No one had ever dared to treat her like this before.

Lu Fuyue slowly said, "Moreover, wasn't Miss Yun's performance today also intentional?"

Yun Luoxue shuddered, her heart pounding with panic. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do that on purpose?"

Lu Fuyue looked at Yun Luoxue's feigned composure and laughed sarcastically.

"Everyone knows that I had no cultivation before. How could someone without cultivation steal such a precious pill?"

“Miss Yun, even if you’re going to frame someone, you should at least come up with a better reason. This one is full of holes, and people who don’t know better will think you’re not very smart.”