He took another step forward, inhaling deeply the maidenly fragrance that belonged to her.
"Mmm, so fragrant, little lady. Today, this lord will let you taste what a man is like."
Driven by lust, the man failed to notice why Jiang Wanyue, who had been severely injured, could walk today.
A strange smile appeared on her lips. "Alright, come here. I'll play with you properly."
Suddenly, a gun appeared in her hand, its dark muzzle aimed directly at the man's forehead, amusing him greatly.
"Hey, you don't actually think you can hit me with a lump of iron, do you? I'm so scared…"
The man laughed wildly, but his laughter abruptly ceased before it could fade away.
A bloody hole appeared right between his eyebrows, gushing with fresh blood.
His entire body stiffened and fell backward, his eyes wide open, his face still frozen in a mocking sneer.
With a "thud," dust scattered everywhere.
Jiang Wanyue stored the corpse in her space, planning to dispose of it in some remote wilderness later.
She walked out of the alley openly and confidently, not a speck of dust on her.
Suddenly…
"Who's there?"
A dark figure appeared before her, and a flash of killing intent crossed Jiang Wanyue's eyes.
Just as she was considering whether to shoot and kill, the other person spoke.
"Concubine Jiang, the Young Marquis's intention in giving you the Letter of Divorce is for you to return to your registered residence and leave the capital city."
Hearing this, Jiang Wanyue curled her lip and crossed her arms.
"Does your Young Marquis live by the sea?"
"What?" The guard looked confused.
"Mind your own business."
"This lady is a free person now. I can go wherever I want. What's it to you?"
Rolling her eyes, she strode away without looking back.
Leaving the guard utterly bewildered.
Was this Concubine Jiang? That insecure, foolish Jiang Wanyue who would blush and become speechless at the sight of a man?
He rubbed his ears, wondering if he had hallucinated.
Quickly, he hurried after her.
Jiang Wanyue stopped impatiently. "What else do you want?"
"Concubine Jiang, you wouldn't want the affair of your infidelity to become public knowledge, would you? As long as you remain in the capital city for even a day, there's a risk of the news leaking. When that happens, the Young Marquis will surely deal with you."
Hah, this lady isn't easily scared.
However, this was ancient times. No matter where one went, household registration and travel permits were required.
Without a capital city household registration, she definitely couldn't stay for long, and the travel permit also had a specified time limit.
"Understood. I'll leave within three days."
After the guard left, Jiang Wanyue found an inn to stay in, painfully spending two taels of silver.
Before nightfall, lying in bed, she pondered how to earn some silver.
The spiritual fruits produced in her space were of excellent quality, but she couldn't sell them openly, as they would easily attract attention.
Then there were luxury goods.
Once again, she regretted not storing those ubiquitous luxury items in her space during the apocalypse.
That's it!
Jiang Wanyue slapped her thigh. The things in the villa hadn't been touched yet.
She remembered that before the apocalypse, her mother's room had contained many gold, silver, and jewels.
Getting up, she closed and locked the doors and windows, then entered her space.
She knew she could only stay in the space for ten minutes a day, so she wasted no time and headed straight to the villa's second floor.
Her mother's room remained as splendid as ever, everything appearing neat and tidy, without a trace of dust, as if it were an art exhibition hall meticulously cared for.
In the room, various luxury bags from major brands were casually placed, their brands and styles also being top-tier.
Yet these luxury items highly sought after in modern society were utterly useless in ancient times, unable to provide any practical value.
Her gaze slowly turned to the dressing table, where a dazzling array of jewelry was displayed.
A diamond necklace sparkled with brilliant light, gemstone rings radiated captivating colors, and jade hairpins exuded an ancient yet elegant charm…
The safe also contained many gold bars and emerald jade bracelets, all of them top-tier luxuries.
Jiang Wanyue gathered these treasures in her arms and gave them a firm kiss.
"Mwah, hehehe, I'm rich."
She planned to sell all these items and exchange them for rice and flour to store away.
Then, she would retreat to a quiet foothill to live in seclusion—just thinking about it felt wonderful.
But would the Marquis Manor find out?
Considering this, Jiang Wanyue decided to avoid trouble by waiting until she left and reached the next city before exchanging the items for money.
As for clothing and fabrics, her space was filled with them. The craftsmanship and materials of modern times were luxurious and soft, and any piece taken out would likely fetch an astronomical price.
Unfortunately, she didn’t know how to make clothes, and modern attire couldn’t be worn openly.
It was early September, just into autumn, and the nights were still quite warm. Jiang Wanyue woke up hungry. After all, she had traveled to ancient times to enjoy a life of comfort and never intended to suffer.
She took out some snacks from her space—beef jerky and a bottle of beer.
After eating and drinking her fill, her eyes suddenly fell on the now-empty beer bottle, and a wide smile spread across her face.
"Ancient times probably don’t have anything like glass, right?"
Early the next morning, Jiang Wanyue hurried downstairs to the inn for some rice porridge, then followed her memory to find the largest pawnshop in town.
The pawnshop clerk greeted her warmly as soon as she entered.
"Are you here to pawn or redeem something, madam?"
Jiang Wanyue "hesitated" for a moment before reluctantly pulling the beer bottle from her sleeve.
"This is a family heirloom, the Glazed Jade Purity Vase. My family has fallen on hard times, and I have no choice but to part with it…"
She placed the beer bottle on the counter.
"How much can you offer for it?"
The moment the clerk saw the beer bottle, his eyes lit up.
"Glazed Jade Purity Vase? What a beautiful bottle! Its shape resembles the Mutton Fat Jade Purity Vase held by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Oh, and it’s transparent too!"
Normally, no matter how exquisite an item was, the clerk could remain expressionless, but he had never seen anything like a beer bottle before.
He couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.
"I dare not estimate its value myself. Please wait a moment, madam. I’ll fetch the shopkeeper."
While waiting, Jiang Wanyue took out a piece of jade and held it in her hand.
In this era, there were no Zombie Crystal Cores, so if she wanted to enhance her abilities, she could only rely on the faint energy within jade.
By the time she had absorbed the energy from a thumb-sized piece of Hetian jade, leaving it dull and lifeless, the shopkeeper finally arrived.
He had a large belly and carried himself with an air of arrogance, muttering under his breath.
"You little rascal, what have you seen that got you so excited?"
The clerk carefully cradled the beer bottle from the counter and presented it to the shopkeeper.
"The Glazed Jade Purity Vase."
The shopkeeper’s initially indifferent expression froze, and his beady eyes slowly widened.
"This… the Glazed Jade Purity Vase?"
His first thought was of the Mutton Fat Jade Purity Vase held by Guanyin Bodhisattva, which bore some resemblance to this one.
He couldn’t put it down, turning it over and over in his hands. He sniffed the bottle’s opening, his nose twitching slightly, and frowned.
"How come there's a faint scent of wine in this jade purification bottle? Yet it doesn't quite resemble it."