However, Lu Lin never expected that his ancient prescription would have such a profound impact on Grand Master Gao Wei's future.

After all, in his eyes, that prescription was just an ordinary one with a little bit of interest. He felt that he had made a great deal by exchanging the medicinal materials and the black card with Gao Wei.

"The medicinal materials are not a problem anymore, and my mother's rice jar... should still be usable." Lu Lin thought of the legendary pill furnace that had been forgotten at home, and it gave him a headache.

There were still six months left before the curse in Mercedes' body would erupt. Whenever he thought of the agonizing and determined look on the girl's face in the future, when she would be powerless against the curse, his heart couldn't help but ache.

But luckily, he was reborn. The trajectory of his and her lives would no longer stay the same, and he would make sure that Mercedes would forever be far away from that pain.

"Mercedes."

Suppressing all the gloom and discomfort in his heart, he suddenly turned around with a smile on his face.

The girl, who was walking with her head down behind him, stopped in her tracks and timidly looked up, her face filled with shyness.

"Is... there something, Lu... Ling?" she stumbled, changing the pronunciation from "Master" back to his name. It seemed like she still wasn't used to directly calling him by his name.

"Don't you want to see something you desire?"

"I... don't have anything I want. There's no need to trouble Lu Lin." She answered.

Lu Lin sighed lightly as he looked at Mercedes' hesitant expression, then put on a serious look.

"What if this is an order?"

"An order..." The girl paused, "If it's Master's order, then I can only fo--"

"Let's go." Lu Lin didn't wait for Mercedes to finish speaking. He turned around again and stretched out his hand, as if waiting for her response.

Then, the girl's fingertips lightly touched his, and Lu Lin continued walking forward with Mercedes following behind. Along the way, their hands that occasionally touched were always just the right distance apart.

Not intimate, but not distant either.

......

"Sir, what style of underwear would you like to buy for your slave?"

"...Let her choose what she likes." Lu Lin rubbed his nose, it was his first time entering an underwear store and his face felt hot.

"Hey, wait! What are you doing in the adult section, Elf?"

"Eh? The organization said that Masters would like... something more... sexy."

"I don't like that! So just stay in the girls' section like a good underage person!"

"Really?"

"Yes! Just choose what you like, I'll take care of the price and everything!"

Although he did have some great expectations for sexy underwear... Lu Lin did have that moment. After Mercedes returned to her old self in the future, he definitely wanted to try it with her!

"Lu... Lu Lin, does this fit well?"

While Lu Lin was fantasizing, the girl had already come out of the fitting room.

Mercedes was wearing light blue underwear, revealing her slender figure, exuding a girlish charm from head to toe.

"Um... it suits you very well." Lu Lin looked at Mercedes, his face becoming even redder.

"......"

Mercedes blushed, lowering her head. It seemed like it took a lot of courage for her to stand in front of Lu Lin like this.

"Alright, alright. Hurry up and change back, then we'll go buy a few more things." Lu Lin didn't let Mercedes feel embarrassed. He waved his hand and the girl hurriedly returned to the fitting room, as if escaping.

"Hehe..." The blush on Lu Lin's face faded away, and the saleswoman giggled to herself.

"I've never seen a Master who treats his slave so well before." She said to Lu Lin.

"Is that so?"

"Pardon my presumption, sir, but you and your slave give off the feeling of a newly in love couple, both a little shy.""Cough... "

......

"Thirty gold coins, which converts to three purple gold coins."

"Well, here's the money."

"Welcome to visit again, sir."

Lu Lin's heart was bleeding. Three purple gold coins, and now he only had ten purple gold coins in his savings! Although the underwear store he entered was a famous branch in the entire empire, it was still too expensive.

In addition, Mercedes had an impeccable sense of choice. Lu Lin told her to choose what she liked, so she chose based on the best hand feel... Of course, the best fabric also meant the highest price.

If only he had known to use the prescription to extort some cash.

"Did Lu Lin spend too much?" Mercedes sensed Lu Lin's unease and asked with a hint of worry.

"Not at all." Lu Lin quickly shook his head.

"Want to take a look at dresses and coats?"

"Yes."

......

"Lu Lin! Accompany me to the market!"

"Just wait a moment... I'm almost done with this formation!"

"Lu Lin, let's go. Accompany me to buy clothes."

"The limit of the domain is not here... It can go further..."

"Lu Lin, you idiot, it seems you're busy again today..." The girl's voice came through the door of the secret room, separated by the grand hall.

"Never mind, you better focus on your cultivation. You probably can't hear me now... No matter what you do, I will always be with you..."

"Good luck, dummy."

Then the girl's voice could be heard fading in the distance.

- He heard it, he heard it clearly.

......

Since when did it start? At that time, he ignored everything around him in pursuit of power.

- If I were to compensate you in this way, would you accept it?

Mercedes.

He stared at the changing room, a complex and faintly sad expression passing through his eyes.

"Lu Lin, what about this one?"

Mercedes walked out of the changing room, and Lu Lin looked up. The girl was wearing a pale white dress, with a slightly nervous expression on her face.

Her hands were restrained and held in front of her chest, and the simple golden lace extended along the hem of her skirt. She gracefully spun around, and the skirt swayed with her movements.

The simple, golden patterns seemed to be the pendulum of time, as everything returned to the beginning after completing a cycle, as if time had slowed for him in that instant.

"It looks very beautiful." He murmured.

The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

Innocent, kind.

- The only thing that spoiled her beauty was the chain around her neck.

......

"Sir Beichen, where are you planning to go to have fun today?"

Several fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys walked confidently on the street, attracting a wave of resentment from passersby with their flashy outfits.

"The usual place."

"Going to meet Hui'er again? Tsk tsk, you really can't forget about her, can you?"

A boy with emerald green hair jokingly said.

"This girl is quite obedient, skilled, and has a pleasant voice. Enough to keep me entertained for a year."

The boy named Beichen didn't scold him. Instead, a sinister smile appeared on his face. "She has been pestering me to buy her gifts lately. Maybe if I buy her one today, she'll be even happier and we can have an even more thrilling night."

"What about that store?"

"That store? Empire chain... A famous brand, worth taking a look."

"Beichen, you're really rich. Are you interested in sponsoring me?"

"Goon, I'm not interested in men."

The group bantered back and forth and walked into a shop, their words drawing disgusted looks from the passersby.

"What is... what is..."

Suddenly, one of the boys exclaimed in excitement.

"What's wrong... Have you never seen the world before..." Beichen looked up to where the boy was pointing and also lost the ability to speak.He saw Mercedes.

With flowing blonde hair, skin fair as snow, and a white dress, she had a timid look that evoked a feeling of sympathy.

"A slave..." It took a while for Bei Chen to come back to his senses. He also noticed the chain around the girl's neck and Lu Lin standing not far from her.

How could there be such a slave in this world? Why has he never encountered one before!

"Interesting." He licked his lips, a trace of amusement and malice flashing in his eyes.

"This slave is so beautiful. How about, I'll take her for myself."

He looked at Lu Lin and whispered to himself.