Chapter 7 Ah! I want it! I want it! I really really want it!

  Zhuge Mingyue swiftly moved to protect the food in her hands, then glared at Liu Shu: "Liu Shu, I'll ask you a question. If you answer correctly, I'll give you some food."

  "Ah?" Liu's hand grasped at nothing, feeling displeased. But then she heard Zhuge Mingyue say this, somewhat surprised, yet still nodded, "Miss, you have something to ask, right?"

  "Who are you?" Zhuge Mingyue carried her own food, coldly snorting in her heart, daring to snatch food from her hands. She really wanted to kick her flying. But for now...

  "Miss, what's wrong? I'm Liu Shu!" Liu Shu's face showed a smiling expression, and she quickly replied before trying to grab the food from Zhuge Mingyue's hands again.

  "Wrong!" Zhuge Mingyue didn't show any mercy this time, her foot couldn't be controlled anymore, and she kicked Liu Shu's wrist with one kick.

  Liu's wrist transmitted a sharp pain, followed by a scream like killing a pig, covering her own wrist, looking at Zhuge Mingyue in horror. This was the first time Zhuge Mingyue had been so rude to her!

  "You, are, the, hired, help, come, to, take, care, of, my - servant!" Zhuge Mingyue enunciated each word extremely clearly, "Do you know what a servant is?" Zhuge Mingyue emphasized the two words 'servant' heavily.

  At this time, another servant came out of the house, a thin middle-aged man. This person was Liu's husband. When he saw Zhuge Mingyue coldly facing Liu and saying something, he chuckled and walked forward: "Miss, what's wrong? What happened?"

  "Heh heh, it's Uncle Liu. The matter is simple, return all the living expenses you've embezzled from me in the past, and then get out of this house immediately. I won't bother with you guys anymore. Otherwise...” Zhuge Mingyue said calmly, her voice light as a cloud, but her eyes narrowed menacingly at the end, "Otherwise, we'll go see the officials. I don't mind if you all eat prison food for the rest of your lives."

  "Little, miss, what's wrong with you?" Liu Shu smiled apologetically, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. He glared at Liu Shu's wife, his eyes reproaching her for whatever she had done to provoke Zhuge Mingyue into such an unusual state. She usually never interfered with family matters. Otherwise, how could they have gotten away with their corrupt ways?

  "Are you deaf or just pretending not to hear?" Zhuge Mingyue looked at the two with a hint of a smile, "Hand over the money and get out! I have an elementary summoner exam tomorrow, do you know what that means?"

  Liu Shu and Liu Shu's faces suddenly turned dark. Summoner! They had always thought that the useless Zhuge Mingyue could actually summon a demon pet! He was actually able to become a summoner! To ordinary people, being a summoner meant status, wealth, power...

  "Uh, miss, we don't mind handing over the money. It's just that...the money..." Liu Shu's heart was filled with fear as he suddenly remembered that the other party wasn't just an ordinary family's illegitimate daughter, but rather the illegitimate daughter of the Zhuge family. Nobody thought she had any abilities, so the family didn't place much importance on her. But now, she was going to become a summoner. Everything would be different from now on.

  "Is the money almost all spent by you?" Zhuge Mingyue continued with a sarcastic smile, "What should I do with you? Send you to prison or sell you to Honglin City to pay off debts?"

  Uncle Liu and Auntie Liu's faces turned pale as soon as they heard the three words "Hong Lin City", and with a thud, they directly knelt down. Auntie Liu wailed loudly, her nose running and tears streaming: "Miss, please, don't make us go! Hong Lin City is a place where people are eaten alive! We'll pay back the money, we'll sell our pots and pans to pay it back! Please, Miss, have mercy on us!"

  "Miss, it's all our fault. Please forgive us." Liu Shu also burst into tears. Honglin City, that was a remote and desolate place where exiled prisoners were forced to do the most arduous labor. Even the strongest person would not last long there. It was a place of death! So when Liu Shu and his wife heard about Honglin City, they were terrified, trembling with fear, and begged for mercy with tears streaming down their faces.

  "Alright, that's enough! Hand over all the money you have and get out of my sight immediately! Don't let me see you again!"

  Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu, as if they had been greatly pardoned, rolled and crawled into the house, handed over the remaining money, dared not stay any longer, packed up their clothes and hurried out of the yard, and ran away without looking back.

  Zhuge Mingyue weighed the purse in her hand, opened it to take a look, and furrowed her brow. There was only so much left, and after paying for tomorrow's primary summoner exam fee, there wouldn't be much left. It would still be some time before Zhuge family members sent money over. What a hassle! Zhuge Mingyue put the purse away and entered the house. Liu Shu and his wife hadn't thought that Zhuge Mingyue could participate in the primary summoner exam, so naturally they didn't leave this money behind, but instead squandered it all.

  One evening, Zhuge Mingyue was thinking about how to make some money to supplement the family expenses. Finally, he fell asleep in a daze. The next morning, Zhuge Mingyue got up and washed up, and as soon as he went out, he saw Wan Qi Chen stretching his neck not far away, waiting for him. As soon as he saw Zhuge Mingyue coming, Wan Qi Chen's face revealed a silly smile, and he ran over: "Zhuge, good morning, have you eaten yet?"

  "Not yet. I don't have enough money, please treat me to breakfast. I want to eat baozi." Zhuge Mingyue said straightforwardly and confidently, not feeling embarrassed about having no money at all.

  Wan Xi Zhen was taken aback for a moment, then his smile grew even brighter: "Alright, let's go, I'll treat you to breakfast."

  Like this, Zhuge Mingyue bit the baozi and walked with Wan Qi Chen to the Summoner Association in the city. At the entrance of the Summoner Association, Xue Zihao was seen squatting on the ground, saying something to a small vendor by the roadside. In the end, he seemed to have bought something after taking out money, then ran over with a pleased expression.

  "Hey, Fatty, Zhuge, you guys are here. We've been waiting for you for a long time." Xue Zihao was putting the things he bought into his bag.

  "What did you buy?" Wan Xi Chen asked curiously.

  "Alchemical potion, adds strength, very cheap, just a few dozen copper coins." Xue Zi Hao chuckled and shook the medicine bottle in front of the two.

  "What a waste of money! It's useless!" Wan Qi Chen said disdainfully.

  "It's fun to buy anyway. It's cheap after all." Xue Zihao muttered, "The effect of the medicine is only three minutes, it's not expensive, just for fun."

  Zhuge Mingyue stared at the medicine water in Xue Zihao's hand without moving her gaze, thinking about something. Alchemist, the most useless profession in this world! Not included in the three major professions. The things refined by alchemists are all useless. For example, the strength-enhancing medicine water that Xue Zihao just bought has an effect of only three minutes. It is basically impossible to play a big role in battle.

  But...

  Zhuge Mingyue furrowed her brow, narrowing her eyes as she gazed at the medicine in Xue Zihao's hand. However, if only she could prolong the efficacy of the medicine...

  What kind of situation will that be?

  The alchemy technology in this world is relatively backward. Zhuge Mingyue recalled a little, vaguely remembering some of the most basic alchemy techniques. Combining her knowledge from her past life, Zhuge Mingyue immediately found out the reason why those basic potions had short durations.

  "Xue Zihao, the medicine in your hand only has a three-minute effect?" Zhuge Mingyue asked.

  "Yes, just buying for fun." Xue Zihao nodded.

  "If I can make a medicine that takes effect within ten minutes, would you want it?" As soon as Zhuge Mingyue spoke, Xue Zihao and Wan Qichen were shocked and their mouths fell agape.

  What?! A ten-minute potion?! This is completely different from the three-minute kind! The three-minute kind, you drink it and only have one chance to attack, after that the effect disappears. But ten minutes, that's a whole different story. It could change the course of an entire battle, even the outcome. But will Zhuge Mingyue be able to refine it? How come they don't know?!

  "Do you want to?" Zhuge Mingyue asked again.

  "Really! I want it! I really, really want it!" Xue Zihao almost jumped up with excitement. "If you can really do it, of course I want it!" Xue Zihao's excitement was met with a look of disdain from Wan Qichen.

  Digression

  To those who have misinterpreted the name of this chapter, go face the wall for three minutes!