Ancient Tomb

Upon seeing Su Ruoxi's attire, the two elderly in the ancient tomb couldn't help feeling embarrassed. After all, they had never seen anyone who dressed like that despite living for so long…

This time, even the old man in the black orb of light—who had a disdainful attitude all along—spoke in a slightly softer tone, "Surprisingly, this girl has some skills!"

Even though he was strict, it was usually nothing personal. In the past one month, he had thought Su Ruoxi would die plenty of times, and yet Su Ruoxi's actions managed to surprise him every time…

Su Ruoxi's movement techniques and tricks were endless. There were some movement techniques that he had never seen before, and there were some that he had never known had existed.

What truly rendered him speechless was the fact that the girl was actually a foodie. Taking advantage of her immunity to toxins, she really never mistreated her stomach. Even he had the notion of trying the dishes Su Ruoxi made upon seeing them. Not only that, but his wife also kept showering Su Ruoxi with praises beside him, which made him more curious about the girl…

Hearing the change in her husband's tone, the old lady in the white orb of light said happily, "Of course, the people that I fancy can't be bad. Ah, all the dishes that the girl makes seem delicious. When is she going to reach here? I really want to eat her dishes ahhhh…"

The old lady was no longer speaking in the calm and fairy-like tone she used in the beginning. Now, she felt like an old child speaking…

Meanwhile, Su Ruoxi was using the wild boar she had just hunted to make roast pork. She also discovered many useful items in the Five Toxins Forest. For example, herbs that tasted somewhat like cumin were common here, and a low-grade medicinal herb that tasted like majiao could be found here as well. She was ecstatic when she discovered them…

She did not let go of anything she saw. Any medicinal herbs in the Five Toxins Forest that tasted similar to modern-day seasonings were wiped out by her. Making use of her break time, she dealt with the herbs simply and turned them into seasonings that were unique to this world…

This could be counted as her unexpected gain…

Seeing the sky from afar turning darker and darker, Su Ruoxi had an instinct that she was nearing the depths. Maybe that was where the ridiculous so-called inheritance was at…

Looking at the golden-brown pork leg, Su Ruoxi couldn't help feeling grateful that she was a foodie in her past life. If not, even if she did not die from exhaustion, she would have died from hunger. At the same time, she was also very grateful that she was an assassin in her past life, which helped her survive no matter how arduous the circumstances were…

After filling her stomach, Su Ruoxi chose a big tree again as per usual. Then, she leaped onto the tree and started to cultivate by meditating with her eyes closed. Ever since she entered after reading the wooden sign, she was no longer able to return to her own realm. However, she could still retrieve items from her realm; it was just that she was not able to go back in…

But she was able to get used to it since there was nothing else she could do in that realm aside from sleeping…

One month later.

The short-sleeved shirt and shorts Su Ruoxi was wearing were so worn out that they were beginning to look like suspenders. She had finally arrived in front of a tomb, or more accurately, in front of the ancient tomb…

Upon seeing the enormous ancient tomb in front of her, Su Ruoxi's mouth twitched as she said, "I thought there was supposed to be some sort of Five Toxins Inheritance? It couldn't possibly be in the grave, right?"

"Cough, cough, what grave? This is an ancient tomb. It's an ancient tomb, understand?" The old man in the black orb of light couldn't help uttering upon hearing Su Ruoxi's words.

Su Ruoxi raised her eyebrows, looked toward the ancient tomb, and exclaimed, "You aren't dead? If you aren't dead, what are you doing inside the grave… ancient tomb?"

The old man paused. Shouldn't a normal person be afraid to hear someone speaking when standing in front of an ancient tomb? After all, the person inside the ancient tomb must be dead. Wasn't it scary if a dead person was speaking? And this girl even seemed to be curious…

This poor old man… if only he knew where Su Ruoxi came from. She was a soul from the 21st century, and there was nothing she had not seen in the modern world. She had even watched a bit of the Chinese drama, The Lost Tomb, so it was okay…

Once, to assassinate a drug trafficker, Su Ruoxi had to hide at a graveyard located behind the cave housing him. In fact, she had stayed there for three days and three nights. Even if someone came out from the ancient tomb, she would gladly greet him, let alone someone speaking from inside the ancient tomb…

"Since you are here, come on in!" The old man voiced out in displeasure.

Right after he had spoken, Su Ruoxi felt an invisible force wrapping around her. Then, her sight turned hazy. When she reopened her eyes, she found herself inside a tomb chamber, where a black coffin and a white coffin could be seen in front of her…

Two orbs of light floated on top of the coffins…

Seeing that Su Ruoxi had entered, the white orb of light shone, and an old lady with white hair slowly descended. Su Ruoxi could sense that the old lady did not have any evil intentions. Instead, she seemed to have taken a liking to Su Ruoxi. In addition, she had acutely detected that the old lady seemed to have no life force in her, which meant that the old lady was probably already dead…

Even so, Su Ruoxi just silently watched the old lady approach her. There was calmness in her eyes, without an ounce of disdain or fear…

"Child, are you not afraid of me?" the old lady asked with a smile.

"Not at all!" Su Ruoxi replied resolutely.

"Oh, why is that so? As you should have seen, I am actually already dead!" the old lady asked curiously.

"Compared to people who are dead, the living are the scary ones!" Su Ruoxi answered sentimentally.

"Hahaha, good girl. As expected from the apprentice that I fancy. My dear apprentice, could you make me some delicious food first? Just make me the roast pork leg, and that red seaweed soup, and that…" The old lady requested, turning into a foodie instantly.

Hearing that, Su Ruoxi raised her eyebrows. She did not find the old lady's sudden change in demeanor strange, but why was it that the old lady seemed to know whatever she had eaten?

While she pondered, her eyes swept through her surroundings. Upon seeing the screen on the wall, which showed the spot she was standing at before she entered, realization dawned upon her. It seemed like the two elderly had been watching her every move. This screen probably functioned the same way as her realm…

However, even though she did not really understand why the old lady called her her apprentice, she did not rush to question the old lady. Because seeing the old lady's eager look, she actually couldn't bear to reject the old lady's request…

Even she felt that it was funny when this thought crossed her mind. Sure enough, sometimes, a dead person was cuter than a living person. Or maybe it was because she knew that the person in front of her was already dead, so she couldn't bring herself to reject the old lady…

"Alright…" Su Ruoxi nodded with a smile.

The old lady thought Su Ruoxi would have asked her some questions, and she had also prepared a heap of answers. Who knew that after waiting for so long, all Su Ruoxi did was to agree to her request. Then, she crouched down, took out many items which the old lady had seen previously, and started preparing…

The smile on the old lady's face deepened. Su Ruoxi was more and more pleasing to the eye…

Bit by bit, Su Ruoxi took out what she collected from the Five Toxins Forest for the past two months. The aroma from four simple entrees and a simple soup quickly permeated the air…

Even the old man, who had been unwilling to appear, couldn't help but descend from the black orb of light…