The Birth Of A Villainess

Chapter 118 - Helonia's Root

Lin Xiaofei hadn't had the chance to speak to any of the Elders as they continued to fuss over her. They kept on telling her how to do this and that, that she couldn't get her thoughts straight.

They didn't even let her utter a word when she saw a chance to speak when they kept on cutting her off to remind her of what she must do.

What's more, what Elder Mo said just now made her wish she could get out of that place as soon as possible.

Glaring at Elder Mo, Lin Xiaofei spat some profanities inwardly.

However, because she refused to talk, Elder Mo thought of another meaning to her glares.

"Girl, don't stare at me too much. I know I'm handsome but you're going to marry the young Duke now."

Upon hearing what he had to say, Lin Xiaofei felt lightheaded.. This old man… Is he trying to say that just because she was staring at him, she fell in love at first sight?!

And what's more… she was clearly not looking at him with the eyes of love. She was glaring at him while thinking of how to murder him!

"Mo Ting." Qu Xing Xu suddenly called his attention.

"Yes, Duke?" Mo Ting raised his face to look at the Duke who had a smile on his face.

"My offer last time to you still stands." Qu Xing Xu informed him to which made Mo Ting stood with his back stiff.

What offer? Mo Ting initially wanted to ask Qu Xing Xu but upon seeing that smile that could make a dead man jump out of his grave, Mo Ting's memories reeled back when they were in a restaurant and Qu Xing Xu offered him a coffin with a few beauties to accompany him.

Shuddering at the evocation of what happened at that time, Mo Ting shook his head instantly.

"Ahaha… I was just kidding." He told the Duke and turned to Lin Xiaofei, "Anyway, make sure to drink a lot of Helonia's root for a better life."

"That's right. We should send a few boxes of Helonia's root."

"That's true… Maybe, we should also send some wild moon ginseng at the same time."

The murmurs of the Elders continued as they discussed what herbs should be brought over to the Qu residence. Their heads kept on bobbing up and down, agreeing with the others.

On the other hand, Lin Xiaofei had trouble understanding their train of thoughts and looked at Qu Xing Xu, "What is a Helonia's root?"

She's heard of wild moon ginseng and tasted it once when she was young through a nice old lady from the market. However, when she got married to someone, she never had the chance to buy it.

Because of how expensive it was, there wasn't that much of an opportunity to buy it as her allowance wasn't that large for her to procure a box or even a single root of moon ginseng. Yu Fangzhu also didn't seem to possess any of it in his treasury.

A single root of moon ginseng was worth a thousand gold taels. Imagine buying a box of it, it should cost more than tens of thousands of gold.

But upon hearing the elders considering sending a few boxes of it, Lin Xiaofei was now sure that these old men might appear small and amiable but they're unquestionably wealthy.

Blinking his eyes at her, Qu Xing Xu lifted the corners of his lips and whispered to her ear once again. "Don't worry… it's not poisonous. On the contrary, it is quite a great herb for your health."

Lin Xiaofei glanced at him. Must he really whisper to my ear when he answers? She thought as she felt bothered with how close their bodies were.

Hearing it from his mouth that it wasn't poisonous, Lin Xiaofei was glad to know that. She didn't like receiving any herbs from someone else. However z with Qu Xing Xu's honest answer, she could finally rest her restless heart.

Unbeknownst to her, the response she got from him was absolutely not as honest as she thought it was.

Certainly, the Helonia's root was good for the health. However, its major uses weren't just for improving health but also, boosting fertility and enhancing the possibility of pregnancy.

Smiling down at her, Qu Xing Xu's eyes darkened and he couldn't help but feel satisfied with how the Elders are acting.

Maybe, if he was successful, he would reward these old men for their help. They didn't even forget to take care of him and send some wild moon ginseng to improve his performance.

Now, the only question was… How would he find the perfect time to put these herbs to use.

Especially with Lin Xiaofei's guard as tall as the walls in the borders, he might have to think of some plans to tear it down.

Slightly bothered at how he kept on staring at her like he had nothing to look at but her, Lin Xiaofei wished she could put some space in between them and have someone stand there.

She believed that if she were a block of ice, she would have already melted from the intensity of his eyes that darkens whenever her eyes meet Qu Xing Xu's.

Thinking like this, she wished that Bai Jia Li could gather some courage and be like those beautiful sisters she had in the past and interrupt them.

Seeing her attention being taken by the Elders, Qu Xing Xu decided that it was time for him to give her some tour around the residence to make her get used to it and know her way in there as she will be living there now.

He reaches his hand out to her and found her hand. He took hold of it before she could say anything to stop him and lead her to the other side where a path was made for the two of them.

"Come with me, I'll show you, your new home."