Why had she been two hours late?
Because after buying up the treasures, she had gone to buy some books.
She hadn't bought any Beauty Pills or Body-Shaping Pills because she already looked perfectly fine.
The Beauty Pills and Body-Shaping Pills she had bought before hadn't done a thing. Only afterward had she realized that those people had pushed their products with extravagant praise just to swindle her out of her money.
This time, she had asked the female elders beforehand.
A person's appearance was fixed in the womb. This was their so-called origin, and it could not be changed.
But if someone had aged, their looks growing older and their figure broader, those pills could be somewhat useful.
Yet for a woman to be beautiful, appearance alone wasn't enough. She had to pay more attention to her inner beauty.
And this so-called inner beauty meant her bearing, which she absolutely had to master.
That was why she had bought ten different books at the bookstore.
"How to Raise a Saintess."
"Secrets Men Won't Tell."
"One Hundred and Eight Ways to Handle Men."
"How to Make the One You Admire See You in a New Light."
"Three Sentences to Make a Man Willingly Spend Spirit Stones."
"The Path from Little Junior Sister to Stronghold Madam."
She knew that once she learned all this, winning over the Great King would be a piece of cake.
Chun Xiaobai noticed how pleased she looked and asked her about it, but she wouldn't tell him.
All she would say was that there would be a surprise later.
Chun Xiaobai rubbed his chin and pondered it, but he couldn't imagine what the surprise might be. As long as it didn't turn into a fright, that was good enough.
So they hurried back, and the next