It seemed that Lu Jiu Que was much more fortunate than Lu Jiuque had been. At least, she had such an existence by her side, someone who was more familiar than family itself, right?

 And from that day on, she was also going to be a lucky person.

 After thinking about this, the corners of Lu Jiu Que’s mouth slowly raised, and her eyes were filled with an unprecedented softness.

 …

 Lu Jiu Que and Aunt Chang lived in the same courtyard as the other people who were going to take part in the test, but the others had yet to return because they were “poisoned,” so their surroundings were extremely quiet.

 Lu Jiu Que collected three big buckets full of water at once before she finally washed herself completely clean. She looked down at her hands, then stood there feeling stunned.

 These… were these really her hands?!

 From what she could recall, the original host’s body should have been small, thin, and sallow. There were old calluses on the fingertips and also many scars.

 But this pair of hands, though still as small, was very slender and delicate. The color and luster of the skin was like beautiful jade, and it seemed like it would tear with a breath of wind or a mere flick of fingers. There wasn’t even a single blemish to be found, let alone scars. They were simply a work of art.

 With hands like these, it was needless to mention the other parts. This porcelain-white and delicate body was the embodiment of a woman naturally endowed with intelligence who always looked beautiful and graceful, rain or shine.

 With tightly knitted brows, Lu Jiu Que looked at her own appearance in the reflection. Even if what she saw was blurred and unclear, it was already astonishing!

 A pair of brows that were pretty and defined, a pair of bright eyes that were as clear as blue waves, a pair of lips the color of a rose, and an expression that was bright and clear like the ocean…

 This… What was going on?

 Was she not someone who lacked the nine essentials of life, including the good looks?

 Why would she possess a beauty that could overthrow and ruin an entire country?

 Wait a minute!

 It was that silver flame!

 After being burned by that flame, all the impurities in her body were cleared, which then revealed her original appearance.

 She vaguely remembered someone saying that her birth mother had been a great beauty whose identity was a mystery. The moment she appeared, almost every single person in the whole empire went crazy for her. However, later on, Lu Jiu Que’s father took a shot and won her heart in one fell swoop, thereafter preventing the occurrence of a bloodbath.

 Back then, Daddy Lu finally won the heart of the beauty to bring her back home with him. Along with her mother, the couple went to travel the world. Indeed, they themselves had no idea that they were the envy of everyone around them.

 And after figuring out that this was not a sudden genetic mutation, Lu Jiu Que was relieved.

 However, as for whether she was beautiful or not, Lu Jiu Que really didn’t care.

 The only thing was, with such an ostentatious appearance, she would most probably find herself getting into a fair share of trouble, right?

 Thinking about it, Lu Jiu Que decided to first concoct a medicinal potion to apply on herself. While it was impossible to change her facial features, at least she could make herself look a little duller, so that she wouldn’t look overly dazzling.

 And this body was still much too thin. She had to give it a good round of conditioning.

 Conditioning! Right, she also had that technique the Great Demon King had given her!

 Lu Jiu Que could hardly wait to take out the Great Demon King’s technique, but alas, she was suddenly hit with a wave of disappointment.

 What secret technique…

 Crap. This was just a battered book that was so tattered and torn that it didn’t even have a cover! Except, why were the contents of this book so familiar?

 Lu Jiu Que flipped through the book to take a closer look. The more she saw, the more afraid she felt. The more she looked, the more she could feel her emotions run high!

 She couldn’t be mistaken about this, absolutely couldn’t be mistaken at all!

 This technique, it was the other half of the “Classics of Remedies.” So, God really did help those who helped themselves!

 Just as Lu Jiu Que became so excited that she was ready to do a thorough study of this technique right that instant, she accidentally tripped over something. Then, facing the ground, she fell down directly. Her head hit the sharp edge of the table heavily, and instantly, blood oozed out like water flowing into a river…

 Lu Jiu Que was in such great pain that she bared her teeth in a grimace as she looked to her side, but she realized that there was nothing by her leg.

 So, she had tripped over herself?

 Heaven and Earth!

 Could she have been any unluckier than she already was?!

 Lu Jiu Que held on to her forehead as she got to her feet. She didn’t realize that her blood had splattered onto the battered book and been completely absorbed by it…