Chapter 1939 - 1937: Wooden Beads with a Formation
Chapter 1939: Chapter 1937: Wooden Beads with a Formation
Gu Qiaoqiao had to stop in her tracks, turned around, and looked at Choo Lan with a half-smile, "First, I’ll answer your first question. Am I afraid of you? Are you a ghost that I’d need to be afraid of? Since you’re obviously not a ghost, naturally, there’s no need to be afraid. And lastly, we don’t seem to be familiar with each other. You suddenly reach out to grab me, so why can’t I dodge? Don’t you think your actions were quite rude and abrupt?"
Choo Lan was speechless.
She couldn’t say a word for a moment, clenched her teeth, glaring hard at Gu Qiaoqiao. These days, that voice which said it would help her hadn’t reappeared. She felt anxious, even doubting if it had been a dream. However, she felt her strength had indeed increased.
Normally, she could lift thirty pounds, but now, she’s unfazed by three hundred. Although this currently serves no practical purpose, it is still terrifying.
How could her strength increase for no reason?
Perhaps it’s something that voice has given her, maybe there are other abilities it will bestow her as well. Then she noticed that her appearance seemed to have changed a bit in the past two days, her complexion seemed fairer, and she wasn’t sure if this was an illusion, or caused by a change in environment. She couldn’t confirm just yet.
Earlier, when she saw Gu Qiaoqiao, she hadn’t intended to greet her because they were not close.
But thinking of her own increased strength, she wanted to pretend to grab her hand, squeeze Gu Qiaoqiao’s wrist hard, ideally breaking her bones so she would be useless thereafter. Thinking of carving again? What a dream, she’d end up a wastrel.
Who would’ve thought Gu Qiaoqiao would dodge so quickly.
Moreover, her retort left Choo Lan speechless. Just as she was about to speak, the voice that had been gone for days suddenly echoed in her ear, "This woman is not simple, it’s best not to provoke her for now."
The sudden voice startled Choo Lan, staring at Gu Qiaoqiao in a daze.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s mouth curled in mockery as she turned and walked away.
This time, Choo Lan didn’t do anything but stood there blankly because the voice in her ear told her to find a way to build a good rapport with this woman. Once it regains its ability, it will help her seize the fortune from this woman, rendering her impoverished beyond even a beggar’s state.
Choo Lan hadn’t expected to hear such words, feeling both surprised and delighted.
For some inexplicable reason, a tinge of dread welled up within her.
How was this voice appearing in her ear, and where was that black mist hiding now?
Seemingly aware of her thoughts, the voice spoke again, "Don’t worry, I won’t interfere with your life. I’ll be by your side when you’re outside, and have my own place when you return home."
Choo Lan, feeling somewhat awkward, clenched her hand hanging at her side, suddenly realizing she had such a strange encounter. Perhaps she’s the only one in this world with this opportunity.
While she inherently believed in science, she couldn’t help but feel a secret joy when such a mystical event occurred around her.
Accepting it rather comfortably, Choo Lan also turned and walked away.
Sitting in her seat, Gu Qiaoqiao suddenly remembered that Choo Lan seemed a bit fairer than a few days ago, though she exuded an eerie aura.
But she currently had no definite answers, so she could only keep the question to herself.
However, she decided it was necessary to find a chance to tell Qin Yize to inform Shen Manru to be cautious around Choo Lan in the future.
In the evening, Gu Qiaoqiao began carving wooden beads. Although this set of tools wasn’t quite up to par, affecting her speed somewhat, she still managed to carve dozens of beads within an hour, then drilled a hole in the middle of each bead so they could be strung with the Protective Buddha Amulet.
Each of these small beads was identical, same size, with identical patterns. Gu Qiaoqiao carved these patterns based on instinct. After the two pieces of wood had been placed in the space for a while, the spiritual energy on them seemed even more intense.
And the wood emitted a subtle woody fragrance.
Such premium wood was hardly seen these days. If it appeared occasionally, it was passed down through ancient families or preserved in museums for public viewing.
So, Gu Qiaoqiao was genuinely curious about how the vendor obtained these two pieces of wood.
Couldn’t help but think of the Spiritual Spring outside the swamp in that forest; perhaps it was related to that place.
In this world, everything indeed has its predetermined course.
These two pieces of wood weren’t small, one measuring seventy centimeters, the other a meter long.
So there was plenty to use.
Gu Qiaoqiao first experimented on herself, stringing the carved wooden beads with the Protective Buddha Amulet, then clearly seeing the spiritual energy from the beads and the amulet merge instantly. After spinning for a few moments, they became tranquil but formed a natural formation.
This formation was called the spiritual energy nourishing formation.
Such a formation wasn’t large, primarily protecting the human body without any offensive nature, but it offered strong protection to evade impure entities and unexpected dangers, meaning it could protect the bearer in dangerous circumstances.
Just this point alone made Gu Qiaoqiao beam with satisfaction, reassured her immensely.
She even took down the Wolf’s Fang necklace around Qin Yize’s neck to string it with a wooden bead. Surprisingly, the bead with the small fang hanging underneath looked quite nice together.
Yet, the formation created with the wooden bead and fang was different from hers. After observing for a while, Qin Yize suggested it might be related to his own aura.
The next day, preparations were underway for departure. Gu Qiaoqiao took the wooden beads to give to Qin Sisi.
With the things Gu Qiaoqiao brought out, Qin Sisi treated them like treasures.
Let alone this bead with a subtle fragrance that brought physical and spiritual comfort at first sight.
She promptly had those at home string the beads, keeping the remaining ones carefully aside.
The morning of the next day arrived quickly.
Luo Fan, Gu Qianqian, Luo Ye, and Su Ye went to the airport to see them off.
While at the airport, Gu Qiaoqiao handed over a box containing ten wooden beads to Gu Qianqian.
And instructed Gu Qianqian to string them with the peace Buddha pendant first upon returning, with the rest for Luo Fan and Luo Ye, allowing Gu Qianqian to decide the allocation of any remaining.
With reluctant farewells, Qin Xuan and his family, along with Elder Luo, boarded the plane bound for Huaxia Country.
After returning home and resting for a few days, Gu Qiaoqiao saw that the carved wooden beads and peace Buddha pendant complemented each other perfectly, enhancing the spiritual energy stacking ability significantly, forming a natural formation. Thus, she decided not to prepare carving bracelets anymore, opting to carve these wooden beads for family members, and, of course, gave one to each of her friends.
Those who knew their stuff recognized immediately that it was Golden Phoebe Wood.