Wish-Fulfilling Mask

Was he destined to remain nothing more than an ordinary man for his entire life?

So even Li Ruxue, born a wealthy young lady, had things she could only long for but never obtain.

But for ordinary people, if they could live out their lives in happiness, that was a kind of happiness in itself.

Though Lin Fei also harbored hopes of becoming a Cultivator, he was not obsessed with it.

After all, the stroke of fortune he had encountered had already surpassed that of countless ordinary people.

Whether in Nanli City or on Earth, he would be content to become a wealthy man and enjoy life to the fullest.

"Miss Ruxue, since everything has been settled, I'll go make arrangements for what comes next."

"Wait!"

Li Ruxue called Lin Fei back again and glanced at the little maid, Xunmei.

Xunmei took out an ornate brocade box and held it out before Lin Fei.

"This is a gift from our young lady!"

A gift?

Lin Fei looked at Li Ruxue in puzzlement. Why was she giving him a gift for no reason?

When he opened the brocade box, he found a pearl the size of an egg inside.

"What is this?"

Li Ruxue explained, "This is called the Wish-Fulfilling Mask. It can be considered a magical treasure."

"A magical treasure?"

Lin Fei was greatly startled. Though he had heard that there were Cultivators in Nanli City, he had never seen one with his own eyes.

Magical treasures were precious objects that only Cultivators could refine.

Ordinary people had no chance to come into contact with them, and they were not things that could be bought with gold or silver.

"Miss Ruxue, isn't this gift a little too valuable?"

Li Ruxue smiled faintly, seemingly pleased with Lin Fei's reaction.

"Do you know why it is called the Wish-Fulfilling Mask?"

Lin Fei shook his head.

It was clearly a pearl. Why did it have such a strange name?

Li Ruxue continued, "It is called the Wish-Fulfilling Mask because it can freely alter a person's appearance. You only need to drip fresh blood onto it, then place the Wish-Fulfilling Mask over your face, and your appearance will change."

"To ordinary people, this magical treasure is indeed precious. But to Cultivators, it is as tasteless as chicken ribs, with little practical use."

"Cultivators have many methods to alter their appearances, even changing their own aura so that others cannot identify them. I'm giving you this Wish-Fulfilling Mask so you can change your appearance and avoid certain troubles in Nanli City."

The little maid Xunmei quickly added, "Our young lady earned this Wish-Fulfilling Mask as a reward from the Lineage after making contributions to it."

Lin Fei was secretly excited. With this Wish-Fulfilling Mask, getting around Nanli City would indeed become far more convenient in the future. He would no longer have to fear being followed.

"I accept Miss Ruxue's kind intentions. I will surely repay you someday."

Lin Fei did not put on a false show of refusing. He immediately bit his finger and dripped blood onto the Wish-Fulfilling Mask.

Like water soaking into a sponge, the blood was absorbed by the Wish-Fulfilling Mask.

Lin Fei picked up the Wish-Fulfilling Mask and wiped it across his face. Like real dough, it automatically adhered to his skin.

Yet there was not the slightest sense of suffocation, as though he had merely applied a breathable facial mask.

The maid Xunmei brought over a bronze mirror. In its reflection, Lin Fei's appearance had turned into that of another person.

"Hehe, you look so ugly now!"

Xunmei covered her mouth and giggled. Lin Fei now looked like a man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, with a black mole the size of a soybean growing on his face.

Li Ruxue said with a smile, "The appearance created by the Wish-Fulfilling Mask is random. If you are dissatisfied, rub your face, and your appearance will change accordingly."

Lin Fei immediately rubbed his face again. Sure enough, when he removed his hand, he had changed into yet another face.

This face was merely average, the sort that would vanish into a crowd.

"Then how do I take it off?"

"When you wish to remove it, just pull outward with your hand, and you can peel off the Wish-Fulfilling Mask. It has already recognized you as its master through blood. Unless you encounter a Cultivator, no one else will be able to pull it off. You can rest assured."

"Excellent. Farewell!"

Lin Fei turned and left, his mood growing much lighter. He no longer had to live in constant fear of being watched.

After Lin Fei left, the little maid Xunmei looked at Li Ruxue in confusion.

"Miss, why did you give the Wish-Fulfilling Mask to him?"

"He is only a petty street vendor. Even if he agreed to cooperate with our Thousand Gold Pavilion, there was no need to give him such a valuable gift."

Li Ruxue's lovely face was icy at that moment, without the slightest trace of a smile.

Her eyes were black as ink, like two ancient wells so deep that their bottoms could not be seen.

"A petty street vendor?"

"Those cold drinks and ice creams he sells are things never seen before. Looking across the entire Dragon Abyss Dynasty, nothing like them has ever appeared."

"In just these past few days, those cold drinks and ice creams have brought us quite a few customers. Many customers want to place orders. If he sells them to the shops of other Lineages, it would not be a good thing for our Thousand Gold Pavilion."

Despite her young age, Li Ruxue had become the person in charge of Thousand Gold Pavilion. Her talent for business was beyond doubt.

The depth of her calculations and scheming was far from the innocence she outwardly displayed.

"Though I am the pavilion master of Thousand Gold Pavilion and manage the business of many shops, there are many within the Lineage eyeing my position greedily."

"Once others in the Lineage notice the source of these cold drinks and ice creams, and find Lin Fei, I fear my position will not be secure."

By giving the Wish-Fulfilling Mask to Lin Fei, Li Ruxue appeared to be helping him avoid many troubles.

At the same time, she was helping herself.

Lin Fei could alter his appearance at will. Even if he entered and left Thousand Gold Pavilion many times in the future, he would not draw outsiders' attention.

It would also become much harder for the others in the Li Family to uncover Lin Fei's true identity.

"Earlier, I arranged for household guards to follow him, thinking they could find where he was staying. Who would have thought that two guards at the third level of Qi Refining would lose him?"

"This shows that Lin Fei is no simple person, certainly not an ordinary man. I am also very interested in the boss behind him. You must cast a long line to catch a big fish."

The little maid nodded repeatedly and clapped her hands in praise.

"As expected, Miss has considered everything so thoroughly. Xunmei was foolish."

"Hehe, you little girl only know how to flatter people. I'll reward you with a Qiaolezi later."

"Wow, thank you, Miss!"

Lin Fei did not return to Earth immediately. Instead, he went to the guest room he had rented at Tongfu Restaurant.

Along the way, he remained vigilant and made certain that no one was following him.

Inside the guest room, he took out the Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill and swallowed it.

If he took it on Earth, its effects would not appear until the next day.

One day on Earth was more than three months in Nanli City, so staying in Nanli City was more time-efficient.

At the same time, Lin Fei ordered more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages through Tongfu Restaurant to transport goods in the days ahead.

Just as Li Ruxue had said, by the next day, Lin Fei felt no pain in his chest, and strength had returned to his entire body.

"This Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill is truly effective. Li Ruxue did not deceive me."

"It's time for me to go back. Preparing a year's worth of cold drinks and ice cream is no small undertaking."