Chapter 86 - More Dangerous Than A Demon

"You seem tired." Manager Jun commented as he entered the west being where Jiang Ying Yue was currently busy inspecting the jewelry that she ordered one of the famous jewelry shops of the city to prepare according to the wedding dress that she had finalized for Miss Fang.

There were still more than two weeks left before the wedding day and she had around ten days or so left before she had to present her dress and jewelry in front of Madam and the Second daughter of the Fang family. Unfortunately, she still had not thought of a plan for how to handle the situation.

"It's already past seven o'clock in the evening and I'm still here working. Should I not feel tired?" She asked the young man who nodded his head with a bitter smile. 

In the past two months, Manager Jun had developed a good bond with all the staff of the store as well as her. He was a hard-working dude who was kind and good-natured. Most importantly, he was specifically grateful towards her because, after such a long time, his little brother's health was finally showing some improvements.

Jiang Ying Yue hadn't told him yet that it all happened thanks to the Third Prince. She was not doing anything at all other than visiting the boy every now and then to check his health. What she could not understand was why Wu Xie was suddenly being so kind to treat the child. It was not like him at all.

"Miss Yue, you should not tire yourself out. If there's still any work left, I'll finish it." The man spoke as he came forward to help her in tidying up the table.

"You should also not overwork yourself and don't worry about me. I'll be fine even if I've to work twenty-four hours a day without any break." She told the man who nodded his head with a little smile.

They hurriedly wrapped up everything before she finally took her leave and walked out on the busy night street. People were passing by the stores as they all headed towards restaurants, pawnshops, food stalls, and entertainment houses. The nighttime was mostly for people to enjoy themselves and eat to their hearts' content.

"Wanna take me out for dinner?" Silver suddenly spoke from behind her as he appeared in the busy market street out of nowhere. As usual, no one seemed to realize that a person had just appeared among them out of the thin air.

"Can't you stop showing off your powers?" She murmured while heading towards the restaurants and Inns that were located around the stream that flowed through the middle of the city. It could be called the hub of the Capital City where all the fun things could be found. Not only that but she had recently learned that the location of the Black Market was also somewhere near that place.

"Can't you stop being jealous?" Silver threw back at her as he came to walk side by side to her.

"Silver..." She almost started whining as she recalled her previous night session with Qing Shan when she once again failed in calling out those freaking blue sparkly particles.

It's been over a week since the night when the First Prince showed her the pure essence of the water and asked her to call it out on her own, but no matter how hard she had been trying, nothing seemed to work in her case.

And worst of all, Qing Shan didn't seem helpful at all. He refused to answer any of her questions, neither did he agree to show her how to call the spiritual energy of the water out. According to him, every person had their own way of communicating the spiritual energy and even if he showed her his own method of molding the spiritual qi, she won't learn anything from it.

As for his promise of not letting her sleep uncomfortably ever again. Well, just thinking about it made her blood boil in rage. Ever since that day, she hadn't gotten a chance to sleep at all as she had to spend the entire night working on her connection with the spiritual energy. There was no time for her to even take a nap, let alone enjoy a comfortable sleep.

If she had known that her idea of learning spiritual cultivation would bring so much trouble for her, she would never have dared to even think of such an idea.

"Alright! Don't make such a sad face. Let me take you to enjoy a nice dinner before your torture of the night starts." Silver said as he pulled her towards the direction of the famous restaurant that was opened the previous year. What made this restaurant stand out was that it was built inside a huge boat that took turns around the city while providing the best resources of entertainment to the customers.

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Gu Chen entered the shop from the back door as one of the servants led her directly to the upper floor where Miss Yue was busy setting up new cosmetics on the shelves.

In the past two months, the shop had gone through various changes, and the more its popularity was rising, the more Jiang Ying Yue was trying to keep up with the good image.

"Miss Yue, Second Young Master Gu is here." The servant notified the lady before he left the hall and returned to his work. 

It was after six o'clock in the evening and the shop was almost empty beside Manager Jun and a few servants, making it the perfect time for her to meet with the young master without alerting anyone.

"You asked for me. Let me guess, there's something crazy that you are plotting in your mind." Gu Chen commented as he moved to inspect the newly made batch of cosmetics. Even though he knew almost nothing about makeup and such stuff, he could tell that the ones Miss Yue was selling were of the best quality that anyone would have ever seen.

The popularity of the 'Glamour and Fashion' had increased to such levels in the past month that almost every lady in the Capital City was aware of the makeup skills that Miss Yue possessed.

"I have found a really good doctor who is ready to take a look at Madam Gu. Try to settle things up so that we can do it as quickly as possible. Madam has been in poor health for such a long time. We should not delay her recovery anymore." Jiang Ying Yue told the young man as she continued to adjust the shelves.

The protective ward that Silver had placed around the store made it easier for her to talk about such an important matter without worrying about someone eavesdropping on them.

The silence that followed her words made her finally take a glance towards Gu Chen who was staring at her with a shocked expression on his face. Was it really that hard to believe that she was being helpful? His next words answered this question of hers.

"What do you want in return?" 

Jiang Ying Yue stared at the man with a grim face as she tried to not feel offended. Even though it was true that she needed something in return from him, the way he was asking the question made it sound like she was being heartless, calculating, mean, and a selfish person who seemed to always consider about her prons and cons before doing anything.

Well, it's true that she was exactly what kind of person but still... he had not to make it so obvious, had he?

"What if I want you to sell me your soul? Will you do it to save your mother?" She finally asked, giving up on the act of feeling offended. 

A smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips that didn't reach his eyes at all. "Can you promise that your doctor friend will be able to cure my mother?" He asked instead of answering her question.

This time, it was Jiang Ying Yue's turn to smile as she replied, "As long as a person isn't already dead, the doctor friend of mine can cure anyone. It's up to you if want to believe me or not." 

Gu Chen remained silent for some time but then he finally nodded his head. "Alright. As long as you can cure my mother, I'll do whatever you want. I can be your slave for the rest of my life or I can really sell my soul to you." 

Jiang Ying Yue observed the young lad who seemed as serious as if he was making an oath. His words made her chuckle as she slightly shook her head. "Do you think I'm some kind of Demon who feeds on people's souls? As for you being my slave, I don't think I need such a useless slave." 

Gu Chen slowly shook his head as he replied, "You don't look like a demon at all but.... I always feel like you are even more dangerous than a demon."