CHAPTER 271: CHAPTER 271 YUN SHU

Upon hearing these words, Wan Mingchuan, who trusted his master unconditionally, was even more excited, rubbing his hands eagerly waiting for the box to be opened.

Bai Yunqi stepped forward, grabbed the lock that had been smashed by the Venerable Family, and lifted it up. Everyone, including Jiang Yuan, craned their necks to look inside.

Yun Mo, being the largest and tallest, with sharp eye sight, immediately took a deep breath and exclaimed, "A person? There’s a... Wait, no, even a dead person shouldn’t look like this."

Inside the large box was a young lady dressed in an illusory gauze skirt, sitting curled up. The box made of Golden Scale Steel was obviously airtight, and the interior was dry and spotless, showing no signs of seawater invasion.

Her skin was fair and delicate, her head slightly lowered with her eyes tightly shut, her long, curled eyelashes distinctly visible.

Her black hair was lightly gathered and held in place with a lotus crown hairpin embedded with pearls and gems, her hands naturally resting on her legs in a relaxed manner, as if she had just fallen asleep.

"Indeed, she’s dead, she’s not even breathing anymore," Wan Mingchuan sighed with a touch of regret in his expression.

Yun Mo nodded in agreement, "Yes, who knows how long she’s been suffocated in the box? Even a cultivator wouldn’t survive long with complete lack of air, it’s a pity."

Bai Yunqi and Hu Zhile didn’t speak, but their expressions were solemn, clearly mourning the loss of a beautiful life.

[Puppet: A puppet refined by the Celestial Craft Sect two thousand years ago, possessing certain attack and defense power, can be instructed and learned, activated using Immortal Jade]

[Would you like to bind the unowned puppet as a commonly used tool?]

At first glance, Jiang Yuan also thought it was a girl who suffocated to death. His mood was heavy, when suddenly he saw a system prompt and was stunned.

A puppet powered by Immortal Jade? Isn’t this just a cultivation version of a smart robot?

Curiously, he reached out to touch it. The skin was soft, delicate and elastic, indistinguishable from real human texture. He couldn’t help but admire, "This puppet is so realistic! Does anyone have any Immortal Jade? Lend me two pieces to try out first, I’ll repay once I get more Immortal Jade."

His account balance was not substantial, the Golden Carp Lake Market had just started operation, and currently he truly didn’t have Immortal Jade to squander.

"Puppet?!"

The three people and an eagle were all bewildered upon hearing this. Bai Yunqi also touched the puppet’s delicate white hand, "Venerable Family, is this truly a puppet? It’s nearly identical to a real person! I’ve seen many puppets before, those are immediately recognizable as non-human, she can’t even be distinguished by touch, it’s simply amazing!"

Hu Zhile quietly took out ten pieces of Immortal Jade and handed them over, "Venerable Family, do you know how to activate the puppet? It’s said that the higher the level, the more realistic and difficult it is to control. This might be... the highest difficulty level, right?"

"Brother Mo, what is a puppet?" Wan Mingchuan looked confused, "Is it made by killing a living person?"

Yun Mo shook his head and whispered, "What is refined from dead bodies are called ghoul or zombie, puppets are magical treasures made from artifact refining materials resembling humans, I’ve only heard of them and never seen one."

Jiang Yuan chose to bind it as a commonly used tool and first reviewed the operation manual, then took the Immortal Jade and rolled up the puppet’s slightly complex sleeve, fumbled to find the mechanism, opened the groove, and placed five pieces of Immortal Jade on each side.

Having closed the mechanism groove, he followed the system prompt and tapped her on the head. The puppet’s long eyelashes fluttered a bit, then slowly opened her eyes and stretched her body to sit up, observing the surroundings with an expressionless face.

"Wow!" Yun Mo and Wan Mingchuan exclaimed in unison.

Jiang Yuan looked closely and saw her high nose bridge and slightly sunken eye sockets with large blue-purple eyes blinking, not expecting her to have an exotic flair.

Clearly the puppet needed to familiarize herself after being activated, then she looked towards Jiang Yuan, climbed out of the box swiftly, and saluted him, saying in a gentle voice, "Master, what can I do for you? Please instruct me."

She truly looks like a robot, oh, it’s quite interesting!

"How do you know he’s your master?" Bai Yunqi wondered, crossing his arms and snorting coldly, "I helped you get fished out of the sea, and so many people are standing here, you’re just picking a master so easily."

Hu Zhile looked at the puppet, taller than him, with distinct facial features and joined in the fun, smiling, "You don’t think the Venerable Family just gave you Immortal Jade to make him your master, do you? What if someone else gives you more Immortal Jade later, would you go with them?"

"No, a master is a master," the puppet imitated her expression with a natural smile and replied, "Once bound, it takes effect immediately. As long as the master doesn’t abandon me, I will forever be the master’s tool, following the master’s orders."

Indeed, there is still some difference from a real person. Jiang Yuan thought he should teach her how to speak normally, otherwise it feels somewhat peculiar.

Wan Mingchuan tilted his head and looked at her, asking, "So what can you do? Can you fight? Can you fly?"

"I can clean, do laundry, cook meals, as well as play instruments, dance, and make tea. If energy is sufficient, I can also fly and have some combat and defense capabilities."

Oh, she’s a household robot!

Jiang Yuan thought about it; cooking can be skipped since he needs to gain culinary experience himself, but cleaning and laundry are quite practical.

As a modern person, he always felt that clothes and shoes cleaned with the cleaning technique don’t feel as comfortable as those sun-dried after washing.

"Then dance for us," He looked around, without any instruments at hand to show her talents, and wanted to test the puppet’s obedience, so he gave the order.

The puppet respectfully saluted, flicked her sleeve, and her graceful posture immediately exuded elegance, even in the starting moves.

"Such good dancing! Brother Long, do you think she is the Red Dragon Sister that sister Hu mentioned? Such a beautiful puppet as an immortal’s gift is indeed intriguing."

"Her level is quite high, considering she must be activated with Immortal Jade. But I don’t get it, why would immortals who have cultivated want puppets?"

"Right, wouldn’t using immortal techniques easily accomplish anything?"

"No, no, immortal techniques might not be omnipotent, otherwise why would immortals have so many Daoist Child around them?"

"She excels at instrumental performance, singing and dancing, perhaps it’s for entertaining the immortals!"

"Maybe given as rewards to subordinates? Who knows, anyway we’re lucky to enjoy the show right now..."

...

A group of people gathered together to watch the elegant dance and quietly discussed.

Hu Zhile, who usually loved to plan meticulously, whispered, "Venerable Family, if she can only perform music and dance, consuming Immortal Jade daily might be a bit of a waste.

If her combat capability is strong, more Immortal Jade can be used effectively at critical moments. I’ve heard there are parts to modify puppets occasionally appearing at the Auction House in the Market, I’ll have my little sister inquire and search for suitable ones to upgrade her combat capability, making her quite practical since she can be stored in the Storage Bag anytime."

Jiang Yuan nodded, praising her for her thorough considerations.

The main thing is to see how much energy she consumes; if ten pieces of Immortal Jade can last a year or two with his current earning speed, he can afford to keep her, but if it’s only a month or two, that’s too expensive and not worth it!

After the dance, the puppet saluted, with eyes slightly lowered, waiting for the next instruction.

"We need to give her a name, what should she be called?" Jiang Yuan looked at the naming section for bound practical tools and then asked for the others’ opinions.

"She’s good at dancing, let’s call her Xiao Wu!"

He glanced at his promising apprentice smilingly involved, shook his head, and rejected this unfortunate name;

Yun Mo spread his wings and proposed, "The gentleman and Senior Bai fished her out of the sea, let’s call her Hot Pot!"

Bai Yunqi rolled his eyes, "As cultivators, can we be a bit more elegant?"

"She’s so pretty, with graceful and elegant dance moves, how about naming her Yun Shu?" Ultimately, Hu Zhile was the most reliable, and Jiang Yuan immediately entered "Yun Shu" to confirm the puppet’s name.

After a lively discussion, dinner hadn’t been eaten yet, so he put the box into the Treasure Forging Workshop for material decomposition, then went to the kitchen to make dinner.

"Master, I also have some culinary skills, anything I can assist with?" Yun Shu the puppet followed him in and asked.