The Attack of the Wastrel

When she first woke up, she realised a new space had opened up in her mind.

However, the situation with Xiao Tao had prevented her from investigating the matter further. But after so much time passed, she finally understood that the reason the space had opened up in her mind was because of a Legacy Inheritance.

The Spirit Tribe was a tribe that many considered to be too perfect and as a result, cursed to forever disappear from mainland China.

Never in her wildest dreams would Gu Lingzhi ever imagine herself to be a member of the Spirit Tribe.

The space in her mind was inherited from the Spirit Tribe.

According to the legends, every member of the Spirit Tribe had all five Spiritual roots and could control all five spiritual energies at will. This was also why members of the Spirit Tribe were more than competent enough to take up any job in Mainland China.

Closing her eyes, Gu Lingzhi felt herself entering the wonderful space.

This space was like a neat medical garden surrounding a simple wooden hut.

Gu Lingzhi passed through the garden and entered the wooden hut. Her aim was the rows of neatly arranged book cabinets that lay before her.

"These are…Earth-level techniques?" Gu Lingzhi flipped through the books on the shelves in disbelief. Although she was branded a wastrel and had no access to the clan's hidden library, she had heard that the precious collection of the clan's Earth-level books only contained around ten books. Now, as she looked at a cabinet in front of her, there were way more than that.

The technique levels of Tianyuan Continent were arranged into 4 different levels based on their level of rarity. They were, Heaven, Earth, Black and Yellow. Among them, Heaven-level was the most precious while Yellow was the most common level. Even the Gu Family, which was among the top five clans in the Xia Kingdom, only owned about ten Earth-level technique books and not a single Heaven-level technique was among them. However, here lay tens of books. Looking at the top most layer of the bookshelf, she saws seven books scattered above. The Heaven-level label on the books dazzled her, making it difficult for her to open her eyes.

"What a waste, there are so many technique books here yet they are sealed by a magical power such that no one can study them." Gu Lingzhi sighed to herself. 

As she turned her head, she saw a small porcelain bottle on the table.

Gu Lingzhi lifted the bottle and removed the cap. Suddenly, a wave of medicinal scent rushed into her nose. The moment she breathed in the smell, Gu Lingzhi felt her body become light as though every pore on her body had opened up. An unexplainable sense of relaxation washed over her and Gu Lingzhi's eyes lit up.

"This is…"

The next morning, Gu Lingzhi was awaken by a pair of noisy footsteps. As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard a clear female voice beside her bed.

"First Mistress, are you awake? I am servant Cui Lian. Xiao Tao will marry into Young Master's residence today. From today onwards, I will be the one serving you, First Mistress."

Lin Yue-er could bear to send her most trusted aide to monitor me? While still groggy from having just woken up, hearing this sentence jolted her awake. A sneer flashed across her face so fast that Cui Lian thought she had seen incorrectly. When she tried to confirm what she saw, Gu Lingzhi had lowered her head and replied, "From today on, I will have to rely on sister."

Seeing Gu Lingzhi's gentle demeanor, a look of despise appeared on Cui Lian's face. She did not understand why just before she left, her mistress had specially reminded her to pay more attention and observe Gu Lingzhi. What could a wastrel like her possibly do?

Once Gu Lingzhi was properly dressed, she came out of her room only to see Xiao Tao, adorned in her new attire, step up into a marriage sedan with two red ribbons hanging from them.

"First Mistress, Xiao Tao is just about to leave, are you not going to see her off?"

Gu Lingzhi shook her head, and turned to see Cui Lian examining her closely again.

"I have said whatever I needed to say to Xiao Tao last night. It is her blessing to marry into Cousin Bi's family. There is nothing I am worried about."

Thinking back on the unknown and strange habits of Bi Lingcan,  Gu Lingzhi already knew Xiao Tao's fate without contemplating much.

In her past life, for her own selfish benefit, Xiao Tao had sent her there. In this life, this karma shall be pushed back onto her. There was nothing for her to worry about.

Cui Lian looked at Gu Lingzhi, trying to confirm if she was telling the truth and there was nothing suspicious. Once she finished, she turned around to take care of Gu Lingzhi's breakfast.

Gu Lingzhi’s expression did not change when she saw the familiar bowl of medicine placed in front of her. She scooped the medicine to her mouth and tested the temperature before turning to Cui Lian, "The medicine is too hot, you can leave. Once I am done, I will call you to take back the bowl."

"First Mistress, drink the medicine while it is hot in order for it to be most effective." Cui Lian picked up the bowl that Gu Lingzhi had placed down and handed it back to her. 

"Are you ordering me what to do?" Gu Lingzhi frowned.

Facing Gu Lingzhi’s cold demeanor, Cui Lian hesitated. Without waiting for her to regain her composure, Gu Lingzhi continued.

"Since you are so concerned about this bowl of medicine, you can drink it."

What?

Cui Lian's mouth gaped open in shock, only to see Gu Lingzhi stand up from her sitting position and shove something into her mouth, forcing her to swallow it.

Gu Lingzhi looked at Cui Lian as Cui Lian tried to force out what she had just swallowed. But Gu Lingzhi gave her a look as if to say that whatever efforts of hers would be in vain as she laughed coldy, "This was a poison that I specifically found someone to create. Without my antidote, your whole body will rot and you will die within three months."

Cui Lian's eyes widened. "How can that be, how is it possible that you have a poison like that?"

"Why can't I have it?" Gu Lingzhi snorted. "After all, I am still Father's eldest daughter. Even if the person with the surname Lin wants to deal with me, it is impossible for her to control my actions. If not, how do you think my poison was removed?"

Gu Lingzhi raised a single hand and placed it in front of Cui Lian’s face.

A green ball of light the size of a nail was floating on her slender white palm.

"This is……Spiritual power?" It was one of the rarer types of Spiritual power, wood-based power.

Since Cui Lian was highly treasured by Lin Yue-er, it was almost certain that she knew what was added into Gu Lingzhi's medicine. How did Gu Lingzhi, who lived under Lin Yue-er's nose, know that there was something wrong with the medicine? For that matter, how did she obtain the antidote?

In just a short moment, Cui Lian's mind was jumbled with thoughts.

"I even managed to cure the insignificant poison that the woman named Lin gave me. Now, will you go plead for help to your master, or just listen to me?"

Facing Gu Lingzhi's question, even an idiot would know what to choose. Compared to following a unfavored young mistress, it was smarter to rely on her master who was completely in control. However, why would Gu Lingzhi let her choose?

Sure enough, Gu Lingzhi continued. "Before you go plead to your master for help, I would first like to remind you. The medicine I made you swallow was one that I specifically asked someone to create. I’ve mixed in at least ten different poisons. Should you want to create the antidote, I believe it would be impossible before the poison takes effect. Otherwise, why would Xiao Tao ruin Madam Lin’s plans, knowing that she would risk angering Madam Lin. What do you think?"