Chapter 137 - 137 The Four Masters: Tall, Short, Fat, and Thin
Chapter 137: Chapter 137 The Four Masters: Tall, Short, Fat, and Thin
That evening, Qi Yue ate dinner as usual, returned to her room, and entered her space.
She watched the White Rhino, which seemed to be about to give birth these days, occasionally calling out in pain in a way it hadn’t before, no longer as fond of eating.
She felt anxious watching it but couldn’t really do anything to help.
All she could do was spend more time in the space with it, give it a massage for a while, and say words to comfort it.
“Xiaobai, you’re so mighty and beautiful, the baby you’ll give birth to will certainly be extraordinary, that’s why you’re going through such a hard time.”
“But once it’s born, it will be all right!”
“When the time comes, I’ll take care of your postpartum needs, what would you like to eat?”
“Moo moo… moo…”
The White Rhino let out a weak cry, seeming to say it was uncomfortable and didn’t want to eat.
“Xiaobai, in our world, cows like to eat a kind of corn, which is as sweet as sugar and should be no worse than apples. You should try it out when it’s time.”
“If you like it, we’ll buy more.”
“You like sweet things, don’t you? I even bought you bananas! You’ll be able to eat them tomorrow.”
As she spoke, she continued to stroke the White Rhino’s fur until it finally let out a comfortable “moo moo.”
The sound seemed much happier.
After calming the White Rhino, Qi Yue then went to her bedroom. She took a bath first, got herself tidy, and then remembered she had to make a visit to the washing room outside later to avoid Mrs. Zhang thinking she hadn’t bathed.
Next, she headed to the study.
The study was now her playground.
Although she couldn’t surf the internet and binge-watch videos like in her previous life, she could engage in all kinds of selling and buying!
Just today she had taken out those two large boxes of pearls. Anyway, she couldn’t use so many, so she decided to keep one box and put the other box up for sale online, selling them at 500,000 space-time dollars each.
Now she had grown wiser and would double the recommended price given by the computer.
Take it or leave it.
She had more than twenty billion space-time dollars in her account!
Money was not a problem; she was just that cocksure!
After doing this, she made an order for some snacks, and seeing a few new pharmaceutical machines listed under the medical equipment section, she went ahead and bought them too.
It was only after she had made the purchase that she remembered how big the pharmaceutical machines were and wondered how she would get them into the equipment room.
So she went to the medical room to find the medical assistant. Seeing him leaning against the wall in a dormant state, she woke him up and told him about the situation.
The medical assistant fiddled with something on his chest and said he had already added the address of the equipment room and that all she needed to do was change the address.
Qi Yue went back to check, and indeed, the address could be changed to another location.
In the future, if she bought anything large, she would just need to switch the address.
After everything was settled, before going to bed, she made a trip to the washroom and then went back to the bedroom in her space. She pulled the blackout curtains, ready to sleep.
Suddenly, she heard faint footsteps from the roof outside.
The sounds were extremely light, and the breathing was very shallow; if not for Qi Yue’s physique having been improved by the Spiritual Spring Water, she would have hardly heard them.
She immediately lost all desire to sleep.
A myriad of guesses flooded her mind.
An enemy?
Or was it the person who had been following and watching her before?
No, that person might also be an enemy, seizing the opportunity to catch her off guard!
Qi Yue quickly left her space, grabbed the choke and telescope she had bought, and prepared to go outside.
The presence outside remained.
There was no intense staring, no murderous intent; he seemed to just be sitting there quietly, looking up at the sky.
Qi Yue couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
Could it be a martial expert passing by, seeing how nice the moon was, and decided to stop and enjoy it?
This absurd thought made even her burst into laughter.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
“Pfft…”
Upon stepping out, she raised the telescope to look at the rooftop but found nothing.
Under the dark night sky, trees swayed their shadows, a few disturbed birds voiced their angry protests.
A full moon hung directly above the rooftop, like a giant white incandescent lamp.
Qi Yue climbed up to the roof only to find it completely empty, not even a trace of essence left behind in the wind.
But she was still certain that someone had sat under the moon on that rooftop.
Could it really be just a passerby admiring the moon?
She was amused by the idea once again and couldn’t help sitting on the roof to look at the moon in the sky.
Pure white, unattainable lofty, a moon that could only be admired from a distance and not to be profaned, just like Zhao Xiyan.
He was once her moon.
The few times of unforgettable intimacy hung in her mind like the moon that only becomes full once a month, lonely and vivid.
Could it be him?
No, he is in the Capital City, the lofty Great General!
Why would he be here, faithfully guarding her for months?
It’s truly laughable.
What’s more, he’s probably being all lovey-dovey with Lady Bai Shao!
But if not him, then who?
Qu Wei?
That guy makes a big fuss about doing even the smallest thing, as if he’s afraid she wouldn’t notice, lest he miss out on any benefits.
Hu Keqing?
Did he hire a high-skilled stranger from the Martial World because he was worried his father might harm her?
Impossible, in that case, he would certainly have dropped hints about what he had done for her, how he had racked his brains for her sake.
Could it be Chu Yuntian?
He had repeatedly tried to get her to return to the Prefectural Office to stay, claiming it was safer at home.
Could it be that he secretly arranged for this because he was worried someone might harm her?
No, such high-skilled strangers who come without a trace and leave without a shadow, Chu Yuntian probably couldn’t command.
Forget it, she shook her head, driving away the jumbled thoughts.
Whoever it is, as long as they don’t lay a finger on her, it’s all good!
Otherwise… hehe…
She glanced at the tool in her hand, sure to give them a taste of their own medicine and send them packing with a choking memento.
Having just come down from the roof, she saw Nanny Zhang also draped in clothes, standing under the eaves.
“Miss, why not hire a few more people to watch the house, how can this go on?”
Qi Yue nodded.
“Didn’t you say there are experts in the black market, ask around the next time you go.”
“The old servant will go tomorrow, the next auction might take some time yet.”
“That works too.”
The next morning, Qi Yue continued to go to the medical clinic to see patients and collect case histories, while Nanny Zhang headed to the black market.
When she returned to the residence at noon, she saw four strange men standing in the courtyard.
According to Nanny Zhang, they were experts found from the black market.
“Miss, specific prices and hiring periods haven’t been discussed yet, would you first see if you find them agreeable?”
Qi Yue couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
Based solely on their appearance, they certainly had the air of experts, but who knew what their actual abilities were like.
The four men stood there, perfectly embodying what one would describe as tall, short, fat, and thin.
Literally, one was as tall as a bamboo pole, another as short as a winter melon, one as plump as Maitreya Buddha, and the last as thin as a sheet of paper, as if a gust of wind could carry him away.
However, their attire and appearance were impeccably uniform.
All wrapped in black clothes, faces covered, heads adorned with bamboo hats, the entire person shrouded tightly without any gap.
Qi Yue couldn’t help but glance at the sun in the sky.
“Aren’t they hot?”
Nanny Zhang made a small bow.
“They said they cannot come under the eaves without the master’s permission.”
Alright, although it wasn’t the answer to her question, this attitude very much pleased her.
Qi Yue cracked a smile.
“Invite them in, and serve tea in the hall.”
“Yes, miss.”
Qi Yue went to change her clothing, then returned to the front courtyard, where Nanny Zhang had already come up to meet her.
“Miss, they say they can’t sit down without the master’s permission.”
Looking up, she found the four men standing in the hall like wooden blocks, stiff as logs…
Qi Yue couldn’t control the quivering of her lips again.
Heh, these people are quite interesting!
They’re amusing!
So sure of themselves that she’ll keep them?
Calling her ‘master’ repeatedly!