Chapter 32 Liu Linlang, Have You Eaten Waste?

Chapter 32: Liu Linlang, You Eat Shit?

His entire outlook was also quietly shifting.

Those who have never been in despair wouldn't understand. For Luo Junhe, these subtle changes brought a sense of joy like being reborn every day.

At this moment, Ji Yuntang had also prepared the silver needles. She unrolled the cloth bundle, revealing one hundred and eight neat silver needles arranged from thin to thick.

"A-He, if you're ready, I'm going to begin inserting the needles."

Ji Yuntang selected a relatively thin silver needle, sterilized it in a flame, and then slowly inserted it into an acupoint on the top of his head.

She focused completely, moving with extreme caution, every movement deliberate and careful.

Ji Yuntang had rarely used this acupuncture technique in her previous life because it consumed the practitioner's spiritual energy. Given her current physical condition, she could only insert one needle at most.

"Alright, lie still and don't move. I'll come to remove the needle in an hour."

Luo Junhe felt a sensation as if something as fine as an ox hair pierced his scalp. A burning pain suddenly erupted from the insertion point, rapidly spreading across his entire head.

The pain lasted for about the time it takes a stick of incense to burn, then completely disappeared. His eyes felt an unprecedented warmth, as if bathed in sunlight, with a slight tingling around the edges of his eye sockets.

This feeling of being enveloped in warmth was so comfortable that Luo Junhe quickly fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already the early morning of the next day. The silver needle on his head had also been removed by Ji Yuntang at some point.

Ji Yuntang was already up and about. Since Chen Hu had brought the fitness equipment into the West Courtyard in the morning, she had begun her workout.

She tied her hair into a simple ponytail, picked up a forty-jin barbell, and began lifting it, again and again.

Chen Hu watched in astonishment. He had never seen this kind of training before. Seeing Ji Yuntang's face flushed with exhaustion yet not stopping to rest, his admiration was genuine.

And so, Ji Yuntang exercised for a full three hours before ending today's session.

She then slipped into her Space and took a nice, hot bath.

On the other side, Liu Linlang had also sent someone to purchase several large piles of dog shit at a high price.

Looking at the black, elongated, foul-smelling dog shit, Liu Linlang felt her stomach churn. She only glanced at it once before she couldn't help but run off to the side to dry-heave.

In less time than it takes to drink a cup of tea, Liu Linlang had almost vomited up all the bile in her stomach.

Nanny Xu pinched her nose and stepped forward to persuade her: "Lin Lang, stop being so squeamish. This is the best and most complete dog shit they could find for you. You mustn't waste all this effort!"

"For your face to recover to its original state, what's a little shit smeared on it?"

Liu Linlang wanted to die.

Easy for you to say!

It's not like *you're* the one who has to smear shit on your face.

If her few friends outside found out about this, she could just imagine how they'd laugh at her.

"Mother, think of a way, please invite an imperial physician to see me. I really don't want to smear dog shit on my face."

Liu Linlang looked troubled. She felt she still couldn't bring herself to smear shit on her face; to her, it was worse than killing herself.

"And where am I supposed to find an imperial physician for you?"

"I'm just a servant in the Night Prince's mansion. Without the master's order, how could I possibly invite a court physician from the palace?"

Nanny Xu was visibly displeased. She had already offended Ji Yuntang, and Luo Junhe had now sided with the other party. Liu Linlang's face condition was probably Ji Yuntang's doing.

Even if she went and knelt before Luo Junhe to beg, he might not agree to help her.

Besides, there was another very practical factor.

Inviting a court physician from the palace cost a fortune. Nanny Xu had just taken out a large sum of money in front of Ji Yuntang the day before yesterday to fill the gap in the prince's mansion's finances and to pay Chen Hu five years' worth of monthly salary.

Over eight thousand taels of silver had vanished into thin air; it made her heart ache. Where would she find extra silver now to hire an imperial physician for Liu Linlang?

"Lin Lang, it's not that Mother won't help you, but money is very tight right now and we really can't spare any extra silver."

Liu Linlang grew anxious and said, "Mother, what about that other property you own outside the mansion—"

Before Liu Linlang could finish her sentence, Nanny Xu covered her mouth with her hand, gritting her teeth and warning angrily, "Shut up! How dare you speak of such a thing? Do you have a death wish?"

Liu Linlang immediately shut her mouth.

She knew this was their last secret asset.

Unless absolutely necessary, this matter must not be known by anyone, or it would cost them their lives.

"Mother, I was wrong. I won't mention it again."

"I'm willing to try using the dog shit on my face." Liu Linlang gritted her teeth and made a decision in her heart.

If Ji Yuntang could use dog shit to clear fifteen-year-old dark spots on her face, her own dark spots had only appeared two days ago; how could they not be removed?

Perhaps after using it, the effect would be even better than Ji Yuntang's.

Thinking this, Liu Linlang immediately instructed Bi Chi: "You, go add water to the dog shit to dissolve it, mix it into a paste. I want to use it as a face mask."

Bi Chi immediately complied, "Yes, Young Lady."

When she brought up a bowl of foul-smelling, black, watery liquid, Liu Linlang slapped Bi Chi right across the face.

"Didn't I tell you to mix it into a paste? Why did you add so much water? How can I apply something this runny to my face?"

She had heard from Qiao Ye that the black substance Ji Yuntang applied to her face was sticky.

That's how it would be effective.

Liu Linlang threw the bowl in her hand at Bi Chi. "Take it away and mix it again."

And so, it was remixed three more times.

Too much water made it too runny; too little water made it too dry. And dog shit didn't dissolve well in water.

Just as Bi Chi was stirring the dog shit to the point of despair, she thought of a clever trick.

Wouldn't adding some flour work?

Finally, on the fourth attempt, she succeeded.

Bi Chi was so excited she almost cried.

She immediately rushed to present it to Liu Linlang without stopping.

Liu Linlang didn't think much and smeared it on her face.

She sat contentedly in the courtyard, praying that the dark spots on her face would disappear quickly.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Ji Yuntang, who had come to the kitchen to fetch ingredients.

She poked her head in from outside the door, "What's that awful smell?"

"Liu Linlang, what, did you eat shit?"

Liu Linlang opened her eyes to find herself staring at Ji Yuntang's snow-white face. That infuriating expression made her see red.

"Just you wait, Ji Yuntang! Once the dark spots on my face are gone, let's see how you keep acting so arrogant!"

Ji Yuntang replied with a smile, "Why are you so worked up? If you wanted dog shit, all you had to do was ask. Why go to all the trouble of buying it outside for ten taels of silver per jin?"

"My dog, Baiyi (which means 'hundreds of millions'), produces plenty. I can give you a friends-and-family discount—eight taels a jin, sound good?"

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