Trafford’s Trading Club

Chapter 3678 [Four Seasons Bloom]

Eastern Sea Region, deep sea... somewhere within the Sea Abyss.

"...Princess, according to your instructions, we have inspected the sealed land and found no abnormalities!"

"Mm."

Su Ziju pondered, "Increase manpower and closely monitor the movements of the sealed land.

From now on, anyone who is not from the Xuanyuan clan, but approaches within a hundred miles of the sealed land, should be immediately driven away."

"This... Princess, has something happened?" The subordinates of the Qian Division couldn't help but ask, puzzled.

Su Ziju didn't explain in detail, but Mo Mo's words still lingered in her mind, "I'll go take a look at the sealed land."

She decided to personally go and see the sealed land.

"Quick, follow!"

The subordinates of the Qian Division quickly ordered.

However, the generals of the Qian Division were quite suspicious of Su Ziju's excessive nervousness at this time... How many years has it been since anything happened in the sealed land?

In fact, the Xuanyuan clan had not become complacent because the sealed land was stable.

For so many years, the most elite warriors of the Xuanyuan clan had been stationed here.

Not only that, but any young generation within the clan who reached adulthood, their first trial after adulthood, was to be conscripted and serve for at least three years in the sealed land—even Su Ziju herself had followed this rule back then.

Refusing to serve was a serious crime within the Xuanyuan clan.

Because they never slacked off, because they had always been conscientious, the subordinates of the Qian Division felt confused.

...

Su Ziju had been stationed here before, so she was quite familiar with the terrain.

With a normal expression, she left the sealed land and soon arrived at the Xuanyuan Palace.

Soon, a hunched figure came running, hobbling on a cane... also carrying a large turtle shell—Gui Qianyi!

"Princess, you were looking for me?"

Su Ziju waved her hand, dismissing all the maids.

Gui Qianyi immediately understood, silently tapping his cane and actively releasing a sound-proof barrier.

There were many old ghosts within the Xuanyuan clan, and there were always a few who liked to eavesdrop.

"Come in, has there been anything unusual with the Gongsun clan?" Su Ziju asked thoughtfully.

"Gongsun?" Gui Qianyi paused, thinking for a while before cautiously saying, "Reporting to the Princess, since the incident with Gongsun Shiyu, the Gongsun clan has been quite low-key recently.

They rarely leave their homes except for necessary roll calls, focusing on cultivation, probably to bide their time... It's still normal."

Su Ziju pondered in silence.

Gui Qianyi tentatively asked, "Princess, has something happened with the Gongsun clan?"

Su Ziju thought for a moment and said, "What do you think?"

Gui Qianyi had no choice but to say, "In this old servant's opinion, the Gongsun clan has followed Emperor Xuanyuan in battles on all sides since ancient times, guarding the sealed land for generations.

Their loyalty is naturally beyond doubt... As for that Gongsun Shiyu, he was just an anomaly after all.

Moreover, that day, this old servant personally saw Gongsun Shiyu being executed... We can't erase the Gongsun clan's accumulated merits because of one person!

Furthermore, for a long time, the Gongsun clan has already been deeply rooted among the major clans within the Xuanyuan Palace... If the Princess wants to take action against the Gongsun clan, I'm afraid it will cause panic and be detrimental to unity?"

"When did I say I wanted to take action against the Gongsun clan?" Su Ziju glared at him, annoyed.

"Isn't that so?" Gui Qianyi couldn't help but widen his eyes—then why did you ask?

"Forget it, maybe I'm just overthinking it." Su Ziju waved her hand.

"You may leave, I want to think about some things."

"This old servant takes his leave." Gui Qianyi nodded, retracted the barrier, and silently withdrew.

Outside the main hall, several old demons from the Kun Division were waiting early—as soon as the Princess returned, she went straight to the sealed land, and then summoned Gui Qianyi alone, making the demons of the Kun Division panic.

"It's nothing, the Princess just asked me to secretly inquire about who that Onmyoji young master from [Mitou Manor] had been in contact with." Gui Qianyi said calmly.

"So that's it!" Several old demons from the Kun Division nodded, indicating they understood.

"That Onmyoji brat dares to covet our Princess, if I hadn't restrained myself in recent years, otherwise... Humph!"

After dismissing the old demons, Gui Qianyi quickly left the palace and returned to his own cave, only then summoning his true confidants.

"Go, withdraw all the personnel monitoring the Gongsun clan." Gui Qianyi said indifferently.

The confidant didn't ask much, nodding to indicate understanding.

Unexpectedly, Gui Qianyi immediately added, "From today onwards, the monitoring of the Gongsun clan will change from overt to covert... You don't need to worry about those younger generations of the Gongsun clan."

"...Alright."

Gui Qianyi waved his hand, letting the confidant leave, only then exhaling a breath... Why would Princess ask about the Gongsun clan for no reason?

Overthinking it?

That must be because something happened... Since the Princess is overthinking it, then Gui Qianyi can only be more suspicious and worried—it's naturally good if the Gongsun clan is fine, but if there is a problem, it can be discovered in time.

Anyway, the Kun Division suppressing the Qian Division, the old turtle doesn't feel any pressure at all.

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[Qilin City].

"...Thank you, Dr. Ji Ran, your medical skills are really good!"

"You're welcome, take care, Granny."

Ji Ran raised her hand and yawned, finding that there were no new patients, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief... Luo Pianxian was organizing documents at the front desk.

Ji Ran walked over nonchalantly, casually saying, "Speaking of which, I don't seem to have seen Dr. Long today?"

Although Ah Xiruo wasn't very reliable, she would still show up at least once or twice a day—but not today.

It seems that she hasn't returned since going out yesterday?

"Speaking of which..." Little Butterfly was stunned for a moment, "Sister Long didn't come back last night indeed... But it's not a big problem, Sister Long occasionally disappears for a few days, she has other things to do."

The little butterfly demon didn't worry about Ah Xiruo at all—a True Dragon of Shenzhou, what could possibly be the problem?

Probably either bullying people, or on the way to bullying people?

"I see..." Ji Ran nodded, thought for a moment and said, "By the way, are there any appointments today?

I see there are no patients outside anymore, if there are no appointments, I would like to ask for half a day off."

Luo Pianxian then looked at Ji Ran with an apologetic expression... It seemed that Dr. Ji hadn't taken a day off since she came.

It was really hard on Dr. Ji, she hadn't mentioned taking a break for so long.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I should have arranged for you to rest!" Luo Pianxian quickly said, "How about this, this afternoon, and tomorrow, how about the whole day?

You don't have to worry about the hospital, I can handle it!"

"Would that be too much trouble?" Ji Ran hesitated for a moment.

"It's okay, before Dr. Ji Ran came, I was handling everything alone." Luo Pianxian smiled slightly.

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Ji Ran nodded—she was indeed a little tempted.

Although she came with the secret mission of Master Youye... But even hanging oneself needs to catch one's breath, after all, coming to this strange world, she hadn't even had time to observe it properly.

At most, she could only learn about it through the internet, or listen to the conversations of patients.

She had already learned how to use the internet here... Actually, it's similar to the Spirit Web, very easy to get the hang of.

...After quickly changing her clothes, Ji Ran left the hospital and headed towards her apartment -- the apartment was arranged by Master You Ye, located in the community next to the hospital, only a ten-minute walk away... She could even grab breakfast on the way.

Ah Xi Ruo, besides sighing that Ji Ran was the best workhorse of the year, had nothing else to praise.

Dong—!

A phone message notification sound.

Ji Ran subconsciously picked up her phone and looked at it.

In a friend group interface called [Sweet Home], there were already 99+ unread messages.

This was a group Ji Ran had unintentionally joined. Curious about everything in this strange world, she desperately needed a lot of common knowledge -- starting with a friend group seemed like a good choice.

But she mostly just lurked. She had been in the group for a while, but was still a transparent newbie... However, the discussions in the group were quite interesting.

The newest and fastest novels are first released on 6_9_shu_ba!

Limited to female group members, the most frequently discussed topic was the relationship between men and women. The group owner often appeared to guide members on how to protect themselves in the process of dating the opposite sex, and to solve some of the problems they encountered in life.

— 【Silk Stocking Wildcat】: So annoying, I want a divorce... Recently, he seems to be a little suspicious of me, but if I divorce, I feel like I'm losing out too much!

— 【Hot Tongue Demon】: Sister, want me to give you an idea?

— 【Silk Stocking Wildcat】: Tell me the details!

— 【Hot Tongue Demon】: You introduce your husband to me, I'll seduce him, you catch us in the act, then file for divorce and make him leave with nothing? Just give me a big red envelope~

— 【My Kitty Cat Dances on the Balcony】: 666

Ji Ran was immediately shocked by the different culture!

Afterwards, Ji Ran silently scrolled up and downloaded and saved a short video shared by a group member... Her ears slightly heated up, and she planned to properly criticize the different cultures of this world.

What did the group member say this was?

Oh, right... it's called spellcasting material!

The name of the short video was actually called [Spellcasting Material for Little Sisters]!

Ji Ran... had actually secretly cast spells twice -- this was a field that even she, as the [Netherworld Princess], had never set foot in!!

— 【Retired Canary】: Sending out an activity notice.

— Time: Tonight 9:30

— Location: Beyond CUP Private Room

— Cost: Men A4000 Women Free

— Drinks: Foreign wine, beverages

— 【If we don't go crazy, we'll all be old~ Seeking a good time! Seeking a high! Seeking to be force-fed! Seeking to stay up all night!】

— Games: Tipsy, hug and sway, silk stockings, drinking buddies, finger grabbing, fist dancing, listening to music, etc...

— Note: Kisses or hugs are acceptable (with mutual consent)

— Note: Must be fun, not awkward, know how to play and let loose, good atmosphere

— Note: Pure player game, serious quality drinking game, private message me if interested in signing up!

Ji Ran silently closed the group again... From the moment she unintentionally captured her first spellcasting material, she knew that this friend group was not a good thing, almost comparable to a demonic sect.

— 【Retired Canary】: Girl, do you want to join the game too?

Just then, the private chat interface of [Retired Canary] popped up.

Ji Ran hesitated slightly... As the only channel currently able to stably obtain spellcasting materials, she just wanted to lurk silently.

— 【Four Seasons Bloom】: Sorry, I'm not interested in this, maybe next time?

— 【Retired Canary】: Girl, is your profile picture you?

— 【Four Seasons Bloom】: Yes, why?

— 【Retired Canary】: It's like this, girl, I checked, it seems that after you came in, you haven't participated in any group activities. We have a rule here, if you don't participate in activities, we can only ask you to leave [Smile] [Smile] [Smile]

— 【Four Seasons Bloom】: But I'm really not interested, then I can only leave the group.

— 【Retired Canary】: I have another event here, see if you are interested?

Before Ji Ran could reply, the other party had already sent a lot of information.

Displayed above was a Chinese painting salon, which felt quite high-end. Entering as etiquette, hourly wage: 500. In addition, if the accompanying customer makes a successful purchase, there is also a commission.

Looking at the hourly wage: 500... Ji Ran almost couldn't take her eyes off it.

She did receive her first month's salary from working at the hospital, but after paying the rent and daily expenses, there was very little left!

Mainly, she didn't dare to ask Master You Ye for financial support... What if self-reliance was also part of this cultivation?

As the [Netherworld Princess], although Ji Ran was not a extravagant person, she had never lacked food, clothing, and other necessities... Basically, everything was allocated according to the top standard.

Her current days can be described as poor.

The Chinese painting salon looked quite serious... and judging from the information sent by the other party, the level of the limited number of paintings was also quite good, she even felt the artistic conception.

— 【Four Seasons Bloom】: Can it be settled on the same day?

— 【Retired Canary】: Of course, we are doing it for reputation, if there is a problem, you have been in the group for a while, someone would have exposed me already, right?

— 【Retired Canary】: I don't invite just anyone to this event, mainly because you are beautiful enough! You also know that high-end events like this are attended by high-net-worth individuals, and you can take off by getting to know a sister! But let me say the ugly things first, if your real person doesn't match your profile picture, I can only ask you to take a taxi and leave!

Ji Ran thought for a while, then replied with an "okay" answer.

Then Ji Ran hurriedly rushed back to the apartment, pulled all the curtains, and seriously cast a spell once... After completing a spiritual cleansing, she took a shower.

Bring the silver needles for acupuncture (defense/body).

Bring the elixir for emergency (defense/body).

Detoxification pills or something... take them in advance.

Put on a baseball cap and go out!

...

Not long after, Ji Ran, who had arrived by online car-hailing, arrived at the place where the salon was being held -- she raised her head and looked at the luxurious building.

— 【Song Dynasty Hotel】

"Quite grand?"

Ji Ran narrowed her eyes and began to contact the group owner [Retired Canary].

Just then, an ear-piercing friction sound suddenly rang out, and a large red supercar suddenly swerved in, cutting into the parking space at an extremely precise angle.

Then, a woman with long wavy hair, super long legs, and a leather jacket walked out of the supercar... Before long, a lot of people hurriedly walked out of the hotel and respectfully welcomed the long-legged woman in.

Ji Ran widened her eyes, looked incredulously at the woman coming out of the supercar, and muttered to herself, "This is... Instructor Song from Jixia Academy? Could it be that she was also thrown into this world?"

She subconsciously followed.

Suddenly, a fair palm rested on her shoulder, "Are you [Four Seasons Bloom]?"

Turning her head, Ji Ran saw a woman in her thirties, with a plump figure, charming posture, wearing a stepmother dress, and releasing hormones all over her body.

"Canary?"

"Call me Sister Qing!"