Chapter 21: The Young Girl Becomes a Farmer's Wife.

"Yang Cunzhi furrowed his brows and pondered for a moment before his eyes lit up. 'There is actually a shortcut, but it's a mountain path and not very easy to walk. This shortcut leads directly to the back mountain of Zhangshu Village.'

Zhangshu Village is a village that one must pass through to get from Shanghe Village to the town. 'Great, let's take this shortcut back to the village,' Yang Lan'er clapped her hands and laughed excitedly, slamming her palm on her second brother's chest. 'Cough, cough, cough!' Her second brother choked on his own saliva.

When did his little sister become so bold? He touched his chest and complained, 'Lan'er, you...' 'Hehe, have you rested well? If you have, let's continue on our journey,' Yang Lan'er nervously asked and answered herself.

When she first arrived, she was more restrained in her personality. But now, she is becoming more and more uninhibited. However, she needs to gradually change and let everyone adapt to her current personality. When they returned to Shanghe Village after trekking through mountains and wading through water, it was already pitch black outside. The group stumbled back to the old house halfway up the mountain, ready to make do for the night.

After settling everyone in the main hall, Yang Lan'er returned to her bedroom, bolted the door, and slipped into her space. She was exhausted from the day's running around, and her thin and weak body was starting to show signs of fatigue.

It wasn't until she soaked in the bathtub, completely relaxing her body and mind, that Yang Lan'er breathed a sigh of relief. Her sore body was immersed in warm water, and she felt so comfortable that she was almost falling asleep.

She didn't know how long it had been before she was suddenly jolted awake. She seemed to have forgotten something very important. Yang Lan'er quickly leaped out of the bathtub and quickly put on her clothes. She ran out of the bedroom and arrived at the alchemy room. She knocked her head and regretted it. She was so stupid; she had almost forgotten something so important.

She took out the jade bottle that was placed at the back of the medicine cabinet. She carefully opened it and poured out a pill. The pill was quail egg-sized, with a glossy and translucent surface, a strong medicinal fragrance, and refreshing to the heart and lungs. Yang Lan'er knew that washing the marrow was extremely painful and torturous.

But she couldn't give up. Her body was too thin and weak now, and she wanted to become stronger. Her desire to become stronger prompted her to unhesitatingly pop the pill into her mouth, and the result... was tragic."

What she felt can be described using just one word: "Painful!"

She was in such pain that she broke out in cold sweat, feeling like her heart was being ripped out and her body was being pierced by a thousand needles. It was as if her body had been completely separated from her. She didn't know how long it had been, it felt like an instant but also like an eternity.

When Yang Lan'er regained consciousness from the numbness, she found herself covered in black dirt and reeking of a foul odor. She rushed into the bath, enduring the nausea and washing herself repeatedly until her skin was almost raw. Fortunately, the water in the bath was self-cleaning, or else she wouldn't know how many buckets of water she would need.

As she dressed and used her divine sense to look outside, she realized that it was still not yet dawn. She sat in front of the mirror, feeling relieved and admiring herself. The reflection in the mirror showed a beautiful woman with jet-black hair, a slim face with sparkling skin, long and delicate eyebrows, and rosy cheeks that looked like they were painted with the finest rouge. Her eyes shone with brilliant colors and her lips held a subtle smile.

She couldn't believe how stunning she looked, even better than before. In the past, she had been impoverished, but now, after taking the Purifying Pill, she had eliminated all the impurities in her body, making her appearance more beautiful than ever. She even lost herself in admiration.

Yang Lan'er felt overjoyed but soon sighed. Her beauty was not suitable to be shown in public, not because she didn't want to bother, but because she didn't want to draw unwanted attention. She resigned herself to her fate and went to pick some herbs, then made a medicinal solution and applied it all over her body. After applying it, the beautiful woman in the mirror once again turned into the same pale and haggard girl as before.

It was pitiful to see a beautiful young girl turned into a farmer's wife.

It was lamentable that her beauty couldn't be shown off.

In conclusion" "Pitiful and lamentable."