Bai Sheng entrusted the Ghost Shadow Pavilion base construction to Lu Ye and Feng Pingyuan. She remembered something important and planned to go home immediately to deal with it.
The assassins previously captured by the Hongshu Village guard team were all sent by the Empress and the Crown Prince, and were very likely Dark Guards. Although their martial arts had been crippled, their memories remained.
Furthermore, the Ghost Shadow Pavilion members would also help with sand control and tree planting in the future. If the two groups encountered each other, the assassins would surely recognize old acquaintances, thus risking the exposure of her and Lu Ye's "scheme."
In addition, the assassin laborers and bandit laborers had already mingled. For safety's sake, the bandit laborers also needed to forget their past.
Therefore, Bai Sheng decided to give all captive laborers a memory-erasing pill, making their memories completely disappear so they could start anew.
However, Bai Sheng did not find them at home. According to Zhao Dazhuang, Ga Mei’s father and the others had taken the captives to the sand dunes two miles away to plant trees today.
In that case, she would have to wait until evening.
There was also another matter that Bai Sheng needed to consult with her master, A Wu.
A Wu was grinding medicine at the medical hall. Upon seeing Bai Sheng arrive, she waved her over and exclaimed excitedly, "Sheng’er, come quickly and see the new medicine my master has developed!"
"What medicine?" Bai Sheng excitedly ran over.
A Wu leaned close to Bai Sheng's ear and said mysteriously, "An aphro... er... an arousal medicine."
Bai Sheng's eyes lit up. "Master, is this medicine an aphrodisiac?"
A Wu shook her head disdainfully, swaying her head and saying, "Your master is a connoisseur of old impropriety. I don't make harmful things like aphrodisiacs. This arousal medicine is purely for bedroom fun. How about I give some to you and Xiao Ye to try?"
"No, no, no... no need," Bai Sheng immediately shook her head and waved her hands, her face blushing. "We don't need it."
A Wu chuckled. "Indeed. You two already have excessive interest. If you add some arousal medicine, it might cause death!"
"It's good that you know," Bai Sheng chided her playfully. "However, Master, you should make more of this arousal medicine. I'll take it to the capital to sell, and we'll split it three-seven, with me getting three and you getting seven."
"Deal!" A Wu nodded happily.
Bai Sheng continued, "And that stamina... and tightening medicine, you also need to hurry and make more. It will definitely sell well in the capital!"
A Wu expressed doubt. "Ordinary women are too embarrassed to even mention these medicines, how will you sell them?"
"Master, do I look like an ordinary woman?" Bai Sheng leaned on A Wu's shoulder, tilting her head and asking with her bright, clear black eyes.
A Wu glanced at her. "Very unusual. Thick-skinned and shameless!"
"Exactly. Master, you just mass-produce the medicine. With my thick skin, I'll find a way to sell it!" Bai Sheng said with confidence.
"Alright, then I'll follow your arrangement and make the men and women in the capital restless," A Wu said with a sly smile.
Bai Sheng suddenly had a thought and leaned closer to A Wu. "Master, you are so skilled in the art of the bedroom, perhaps in your youth... hmm?" Bai Sheng raised her eyebrows ambiguously.
A Wu stopped what she was doing and raised her hand to touch her wrinkled cheek, saying proudly, "Naturally. When I was young, I was a great beauty whose charm could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and flowers and the moon hide their faces. Naturally, I had no shortage of admirers."
"Then, Master, did you have someone you truly loved?" Bai Sheng sat beside her, propping her chin with her hand, ready to hear all about her master's past.
A flicker of loneliness flashed in A Wu's eyes, and her voice became heavy. "Yes, there was, but the result—"
"What was the result?" Bai Sheng's eyes sparkled with excited gossip as she was about to get the juicy details.
A Wu suddenly raised her hand and patted Bai Sheng's head, chiding, "You girl, why are you asking me about these old, dusty matters? I am old, almost in the grave. I barely remember past events."
"I just want to understand Master better," Bai Sheng giggled.
Alas, it was a pity. Master was too good at leaving people hanging. She suddenly stopped at a crucial moment.
A Wu glanced at her. "Is there anything else? If not, leave quickly and don't disturb my medicine grinding." This girl had started gossiping about her. All her old secrets couldn't withstand such scrutiny.
Bai Sheng then restrained her smile and said seriously, "Master, I do have something to ask you. If one uses Gu techniques and suffers a backlash, disfiguring their appearance, is there still a possibility of healing?" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
A Wu clearly hadn't expected her beloved disciple to ask this question. She smiled. "What, are you afraid of suffering a backlash if you're not careful in the future? Don't worry, as long as you remember my words, there will be no backlash. Moreover, the Gu King will delay aging and keep you young."
"Really?" Bai Sheng was pleasantly surprised. She wanted to stay young, preferably being passionate with Lu Ye even in her seventies or eighties and enjoying intimacy.
"Of course, it's true. When have I ever lied to you?" A Wu glared at her.
Bai Sheng shifted her body to the side, preparing for a potential scolding, and then said playfully, "Then why haven't you stayed young, Master?"
Master was only in her early fifties. She hadn't suffered a Gu backlash, yet her face was full of wrinkles, resembling a woman in her sixties or seventies. There must be a story behind this.
A strange glint flashed in A Wu's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "I was a bell doctor for more than ten years, exposed to the wind, sun, rain, and endured hunger and cold every day. How could I not age?"
"Ah, that's true," thinking of how much hardship her master had endured, Bai Sheng couldn't bear to tease her further.
"Even if you use the Gu King to maintain your youthful appearance, you cannot arbitrarily damage your face. Do you remember that?" A Wu cautioned.
"I remember, I remember," Bai Sheng nodded like a garlic. "Master, it's not that I'm afraid of backlash, but I met a woman. To save her husband, she used Gu techniques and suffered a backlash, disfiguring her face. Because she helped me a great deal, I want to repay her. It's about reciprocity in interactions."
A Wu frowned and pondered for a moment. "There aren't many people in the Great Xia Kingdom who understand witchcraft and Gu techniques. Who is it you know?"
Bai Sheng hesitated slightly because she had long noticed that her Master and Sister Du inexplicably disliked Prince Yu.
Although Prince Yu himself wasn't particularly likable, Tian Guihua, Liu Shi, and Yang Shi had a very good impression of him after getting to know him.
Only Master, Sister Du, and Brother Feng had always been very cold towards Prince Yu, a coldness that ran deep into their bones.
Bai Sheng didn't know the reason. Perhaps some people just didn't get along.
Since Master disliked Prince Yu, she naturally wouldn't like Prince Yu's mother. Therefore, Bai Sheng was reluctant to mention her, but since Master had asked this far, she could only tell the truth. "That person is Prince Yu's mother, Consort Mei of the palace."
As expected, A Wu's expression instantly darkened, and she said coldly, "Sheng’er, don't bother me with royal affairs in the future. I don't like them!"