Author note:

Lol, this chapter is really hard to translate. I don’t know if it’s because I made it convoluted or if the text is too complex.

ChatGPT gave up on translating the chapter, so I had to translate it sentence by sentence.

Sorry if the grammar is poor; I don't know why, but when I tried to fix it, many sentences got lost. So I'll just translate it directly.

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“Ugh, this cloak feels like a rag, with so many holes and tears. Ugh, this hastily sewn cloak is really terrible.”

“Should I sew it again? Well, whatever, I might as well just wear it since I’m only using it to cover my face. Hmm, it’s fine when I wear it, my face is covered, even though the holes on my body show my clothes and the stitching looks like it might come apart. At least my face isn’t visible. I should be able to sell in the city again now.”

Wearing a tattered cloak that could easily be mistaken for a beggar’s attire, Vheena went straight to the backyard to pick fruits and vegetables to take to the city. After gathering enough fruits and vegetables, she placed everything into a basket she could carry on her back and left her house for the border town.

"Ever since I started living with RuanRuan, I've found it easy to feel lonely after ten days of her being gone because I told her to train in the Forest of Death. Although it’s nice to be lazy without worrying too much about training, it still feels lonely being at home alone. I didn’t expect that, even though we’ve only lived together for a short time, she has made me less fond of being alone."

"Because I was bored at home, I decided to go to the city to sell some things. Is that a problem? I had to sew this cloak first, which made me quite late in heading to the city. Well, it doesn’t matter; even if the things I brought don’t sell, the important thing is that I won’t feel as lonely as I do at home."

"Ugh, Ruan-chan, hurry back! I miss your body—I mean, I miss you. It was wrong of me to send you off to train; I hope you aren’t hurt out there. I really feel bad; it’s only after ten days of RuanRuan being gone that I start to regret it."

As she walked toward the border town, Vheena, feeling lonely and regretful for sending her student to adventure in the Forest of Death, grew anxious about her well-being. Lost in her troubling thoughts about what could happen to her student, she didn’t realize how much time had passed and was surprised to find herself at the border town.

'Damn, did I just teleport? For some reason, I suddenly found myself in front of the city gate. This is great if it keeps happening every time I go to the city. I won’t feel bored just looking at the endless forest views leading to the border town.'

As she walked toward the line for the inspection, Vheena thought about random things while scanning her surroundings and eavesdropping on the conversations of the people waiting. She overheard strange things from the townsfolk, such as the mysterious disappearance of city prostitutes, a group of armored knights searching for a mysterious merchant woman for unknown reasons, and a conference about an alternative realm mentioned by a cultivator speaking near ordinary people, among other things.

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Vheena yawned, feeling a bit drowsy from all the stories that weren’t particularly useful to her. After waiting for a while, it was finally her turn to enter the city once her inspection was complete. As usual, she saw the bustling and crowded market and made her way to the spot where she usually set up her stall.

“Yawn… just like always, I’ll lay down the cloth I brought to sit on, and now I just have to wait until the afternoon for customers. Come to think of it, what’s the difference between waiting here alone in this quiet market and just lounging in the backyard of my house?”

Thinking about random things while waiting for customers, after half an hour, she saw a girl around her age who looked familiar approaching her stall. When the girl reached her, she immediately spoke up, wanting to buy the items Vheena was selling.

"Miss Merchant, you remember me, right?"

‘This beautiful girl is the cultivator who bought my fruits before, isn’t she? W-why is she coming back here? Is she going to kill me because my fruits didn’t taste good to her? I-i hope not,’ Vheena thought anxiously, wondering why the cultivator had returned to her stall.

"You… oh, you’re the girl who bought the fruits I was selling, right?"

"Yes, that’s right. I’m here again to buy all the fruits you have and also your vegetables. Can you tell me the prices?"

"You want to buy everything? Alright, since there are 25 fruits and 15 vegetables, the total price is 19 silver coins and 25 bronze coins. Since you’re buying everything, I’ll make it 19 silver coins. I've wrapped it up; how will you carry it, miss?"

‘Phew, thank goodness she just wants to buy my stuff, not to kill me. But this is really strange—why does she want to buy my fruits again? Especially since she bought everything I had last time. Could it be that the fruits and vegetables I grow are very delicious to people in this world, or is there some effect I don’t know about in the produce I brought?’

Vheena was suspicious and curious about why the cultivator was buying all her goods. She wanted to know if the fruits and vegetables were exceptionally tasty or had some special effects. However, her curiosity faded as she listened to the cultivator speak.

“It’s okay, I brought the storage ring; here’s the money.”

“W-wow, t-thank you for the money. The items just disappeared; did they get sucked into the ring?”

“Huh? You don’t know about storage rings?”

'Huh? Does everyone in this world know about storage rings? Is it strange for me to react like this? Even though I know about storage rings from Xianxia novels, this is the first time I’ve seen one with my own eyes. Why is this girl so happy and confident about it?'

“You… tell me, Miss Merchant, can you show me your face?”

“Eh?”

“That princ-lady is rude! I apologize, Miss Immor-Merchant, for my lady’s behavior toward you.”

“It’s fine.”

'W-who is this muscular middle-aged man? He just appeared out of nowhere; he must be a cultivator, right? W-why is he apologizing to me because of his rude lady? How strange.' Vheena was confused about why the muscular man was apologizing.

“Marquis! That’s enough! I told you this woman- eh...”

'W-what was that strong wind earlier? Was it from that cultivator girl’s hand? It would have been terrifying if I had been hit by it; even the thread of my cloak came loose, causing it to fall to the ground. Cultivators are definitely very stro-'

“I-im-immo-immortal, my lady and I, we are both truly sorry! P-please forgive us for rudely ruining the clothes you are wearing. We have both committed a huge mistake! With your anger, p-please punish us both!”

‘Haha… I am very sure it must be because he saw my face that made him act so extreme, to the point that he hit her lady’s head on the ground to prostrate and he himself also hit his head on the ground while prostrating just to apologize to me. Truly, my face is truly very deceiving. Even cultivators can be deceived by my face, d-don’t tell me that cheat is an appearance that can deceive anyone? N-no! I don’t want to! What’s the use of this deception skill if I can’t cultivate myself? I can’t even protect myself, if I get caught I might be killed, or worse I might be raped because of my very alluring appearance. N-no!!’

Vheena hugged herself, trembling to calm her fears about her uncertain future, which, unfortunately, was unknown to the two people who were kneeling and shaking. Taking slow breaths to steady herself, Vheena tried to clear her mind, thinking, 'I'm sure this isn't the cheat I received in this world; it must be because of my unusual appearance. As long as I don't get caught for lacking power, that should be enough.' Once calm, Vheena pretended to be an expert to navigate what she felt was a dire situation.

“Haah… both of you, please stand up. There’s no need to be so afraid; I can’t speak if you’re still kneeling in fear like that.”