The Destiny Villainess Wants Me To Work!-Chapter 125: Purchase!

Yang Qingxi didn’t rush into choosing immediately. After calming her excitement, she opened the system store and navigated to the technique section, specifically filtering for Earth-element abilities.

Her gaze first landed on the lowest tier.

[E-Rank Techniques: Earth Element]

The price was fixed, 500 Luck Points each. Although it wasn’t cheap, but still affordable given her current savings of points.

However, as she began scrolling... her expression slowly became very peculiar.

"Soil Plowing Technique..." she read aloud softly.

"Used to loosen soil for agricultural purposes. Enhances the efficiency of land tilling."

She blinked once.

"...Are you serious?"

She scrolled further.

"Dust Blowing Technique—gathers loose dust and blows it forward to obscure vision..."

"...Isn’t that just throwing dirt?" Her lips twitched as she complained.

Soon, another one appeared.

"Stone Pebble Toss—enhances accuracy when throwing small stones..."

Yang Qingxi stared at it for two seconds.

"Dear system, are you serious? I can already do that without cultivation."

She exhaled slowly, resisting the urge to close the entire interface.

Most of the E-rank techniques were... ridiculous.

They may be practical in daily life for some people. But in combat? They were barely worth mentioning.

Still, not all of them were useless.

Her eyes paused slightly as she found one that seemed somewhat decent.

"Dust Veil Technique—creates a brief cloud of dust to obscure enemy vision..."

"...At least this one can be used properly," she muttered.

Even if it was simple, in the right situation, it could still be effective.

She kept scrolling, her patience thinning with every absurd technique she encountered.

"...Would someone actually spend luck points on these?"

Her tone carried clear disbelief.

Eventually, she gave up on expecting too much from E-rank and moved her attention upward.

[D-Rank Techniques: Earth Element]

The price jumped to 2000 Luck Points for each technique. With her reserves, she could buy two of them.

As she scrolled, Yang Qingxi’s expression immediately became more serious.

These—were actually useful.

"Earth Bind Technique..." she murmured, reading through the description.

It allowed the user to manipulate the earth to restrain a target’s movement. It sounded simple, but was extremely effective in control situations.

Her eyes brightened slightly.

"This one is good."

She continued.

"Sharp Stone Bullet Technique..."

A ranged attack. Condensed earth projectiles with enough force to pierce defences.

Yang Qingxi nodded faintly.

"Finally, something decent."

Further down, she saw techniques like Muddy Swamp—capable of turning the ground into a trapping field, but it required having water affinity.

She frowned.

"So I can’t even use all Earth element techniques even if I have its affinity..."

Another one involved sand manipulation, but the description clearly stated it required wind affinity for optimal effect. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"...Then what’s the point?" she muttered. "If I had wind affinity, I wouldn’t be looking at earth-only techniques. I could directly learn Su Mo’s Air Bullet Technique."

She shook her head, dismissing those options.

After a moment of consideration, she made her choices decisively.

Two D-rank techniques.

One for control—Earth Bind.

One for attack—Sharp Stone Bullet.

Then she returned briefly to the E-rank list and selected a single technique—Dust Veil.

It wasn’t strong, but it filled a tactical gap. Especially combined with the Body Flicker Technique.

[Ding!]

[Purchase complete.]

As the knowledge of the techniques flowed into her mind, Yang Qingxi felt a subtle change within herself. Her understanding of earth-element manipulation deepened instantly, as if she had practised for years.

She exhaled slowly. Then, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"Anyway..."

She raised her hand slightly, feeling the faint connection to the earth beneath her feet.

"I can finally call myself a proper cultivator."

The excitement bubbled up before she could suppress it. "Hell yeah!"

"Miss Yang!"

The sudden voice cut through her jovial moment.

Yang Qingxi turned her head and saw Zhang Xulin rushing toward her, her expression unusually serious.

"Sister Xulin?" Yang Qingxi frowned slightly. "What’s wrong?"

"Miss Yang, did you watch the news?" Zhang Xulin asked hurriedly.

Yang Qingxi relaxed slightly upon hearing that. She waved her hand dismissively.

"If it’s about last night’s party, I’m not interested. I could guess what everyone’s talking about."

"No!" Zhang Xulin shook her head quickly. "That’s also on the news, but that’s not what I mean." Her tone turned heavier.

"Jiangnan Prison was breached this morning."

Yang Qingxi’s posture changed instantly. She sat up straight, her eyes narrowing. "Who escaped?"

Her mind immediately moved to one possibility.

Ye Chen.

Although as the protagonist she had expected him to escape the prison, it was never this early.

How long has it been? In just over a week, he is already out? As expected of someone blessed by heaven.

But Zhang Xulin’s next words made her expression freeze.

"Most of the prisoners escaped," she said. "A few were found dead inside their cells. All the guards on night duty were killed. Even the Chief Jailer... is dead."

"...What?" Yang Qingxi stood up abruptly. This was no longer just a plot development.

This was... excessive brutality.

Her pupils contracted slightly, her thoughts racing.

Not a simple jailbreak but a complete massacre. How did things become so extreme?

Is Ye Chen showing her true self now?

No! We have to find out where he is!

Her voice turned low.

"Where’s Su Mo?"

Zhang Xulin blinked, confused by the sudden question. However, she answered. "Umm, he should still be sleeping..."

"Wake him up—" Yang Qingxi started, then stopped herself mid-sentence.

"Never mind."

She turned immediately.

"I’ll go there myself."

Her movements were sharp and decisive. As she stepped forward, her figure flickered slightly; it was an unconscious use of the Body Flicker Technique.

Zhang Xulin stared for a moment, surprised, but didn’t stop her.

Yang Qingxi barely noticed what she had done.

Her mind was already elsewhere.

The image of the bar murder incident surfaced briefly. Then overlapped with the news she had just heard.

Her thoughts slowed for a moment.

A single question surfaced in her mind.

’Was it the right decision... to send him to prison?’

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