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Chapter 34. (1/2)
After Lu Ya left in the morning, Gu Fan followed her usual routine of watering several herb plots with spiritual water, and then she started her alchemy work.
For Gu Fan, alchemy was a form of cultivation. She never tired of it as long as it could improve her cultivation level.
She never slackened even when she thought she had no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. Now, being just one step away from the Foundation Establishment, Gu Fan was even more diligent.
She spent most of the day in the alchemy room, finished her work by nearly four o’clock, and began preparing for the evening’s meet-up.
In TV dramas, girlfriends always carefully choose an outfit when visiting their boyfriend’s family. Gu Fan opened her wardrobe, which contained primarily casual wear and a few dresses.
Gu Fan liked dresses. Before she came to Earth, her sect’s attire was a long gown she had worn for almost a century. Habits are hard to change. When Qingteng accompanied her to buy clothes after arriving at the base, she chose almost exclusively ankle-length dresses.
After changing into a dress, Gu Fan sat on her bed, pondering what gift to bring for Old Marshal Lu, the most powerful figure at the base.
She rummaged through her stock of pills.
Gu Fan’s jade bracelet contained a large batch of pills, some suited for cultivators and others with remarkable effects on ordinary people. Among the latter, she had only selected seven types of pills that could be cultivated with the herbs from her fields to sell. In fact, there were several other kinds of pills.
What does a seventy-eight-year-old elder need most?
Gu Fan took out a bottle of aphrodisiac pills and a bottle of longevity pills.
Old Marshal Lu enjoyed having children. An aphrodisiac pill could ensure his vigor for a year with noticeable effects. From the surprise perspective, Old Marshal Lu would likely appreciate this gift more. However, it seemed inappropriate for a female junior to present such a gift.
Longevity pills could help an elder stay strong and reduce illness. For an ordinary person, it could extend life by ten years. However, the effects might not be noticeable for ability users, especially those at an S-level level like Old Marshal Lu. It would seem insincere if she gifted this, and he felt no effect.
Before Gu Fan could decide, Lu Ya arrived to pick her up.
Gu Fan went to the first floor to wait for him.
When Lu Ya entered the hall, he saw her sitting on the sofa. She wore a sleek black silk dress that hugged her body, outlining her perfect figure. The dress was not rare, but she tied a matching belt at her waist, giving her an ethereal and valiant look.
Lu Ya first noticed her, then the two familiar porcelain bottles on the coffee table.
“These are the gifts I prepared for the old marshal. Which one do you think I should give?” she asked, explaining the effects of each pill.
“Longevity pill,” Lu Ya replied.
Gu Fan pondered, “This one was made by my grandfather. It’s valuable, but I dare not sell it. It might not be effective for the old marshal.”
Lu Ya said, “I don’t want any more uncles or aunts younger than my nephew.”
Gu Fan promptly put away the aphrodisiac pills.
Curious, Lu Ya asked, “You can make aphrodisiac pills? Why don’t you sell them? These would sell better than the hair-growth pills.”
Although he had no interest in women, Lu Ya knew what men in the base liked, as had always been the case throughout history.
Gu Fan sighed, “It’s not that I don’t want to make them. The aphrodisiac pills require an herb called Dragonlock Needle, which only grows in hot and dry regions like deserts. It’s impossible to find in Jiangnan.”
“Dragonlock Needle?” Lu Ya echoed.
Gu Fan took out her tablet and showed him a picture of the Dragonlock Needle.
With limited knowledge of post-apocalyptic mutant plants, Lu Ya saw a photo taken by researchers at the Northwest base. It resembled a cactus but grew sprawling on the sandy ground with ten-centimeter-long golden spines along its vines, aptly named Dragonlock Needle.
“Alright, let’s go,” Gu Fan said, putting away the tablet, somewhat looking forward to tonight’s visit to the Lu family. Considering Lu Ya’s culinary skills, the Lu family, being the top family at the base, must have chefs better than any five-star restaurant.
“Wait a moment.”
Lu Ya glanced at her fair earlobes and took out a purple jewelry box from his space.
“This is my grandmother’s keepsake. If you wear it, Grandpa will know I’m serious about you and not just bringing a random woman to placate him.”
Gu Fan admired his meticulousness. She took the jewelry box, opened it, and revealed a pair of elegant and refined pearl earrings.
“Your grandmother had good taste,” Gu Fan remarked.
Lu Ya then took a framed photo of his grandmother and father before the Great Radiation Event, when his father was just one year old, and his grandmother was twenty-six.
Gu Fan was stunned by the young woman’s beauty.
“When my grandmother married Grandpa, she was the country’s top dance artist. If not for the apocalypse, she wouldn’t have been confined to Grandfather’s mansion,” Lu Ya explained.
Gu Fan understood. Beautiful women without self-defense abilities often became men’s appendages, no matter where they were.
She touched the already-worn pearl earrings and asked, “With so many wives, will the old marshal still recognize your grandmother’s keepsakes?”
Lu Ya replied coldly, “He always has their wedding photo hanging in his room, with her wearing these earrings in the picture.”
Gu Fan smiled, thinking Lu Ya was not so filial after all.
They got into the car.
Lu Ya drove while Gu Fan sat in the passenger seat. The late September mountain breeze was slightly chilly.
Lu Ya noticed her exposed arms and asked if she needed a coat.
Gu Fan replied, “I’m an ability user, not that afraid of the cold.”
Without a word, Lu Ya took a suit jacket from his space and placed it between them.
Gu Fan hesitated but put it on.
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