novelraw Chapter 239
Chapter 239
When Xiaohua spread her hand open again for a look, the pitch-black scale from earlier had already disappeared, which she found quite strange.
Could it be that she was mistaken?
Xiaohua and Cen Lizhui were required to stay outside, while, at Chen Muxue’s strong request, Huo Lian took her and Changgui into the inner warehouse.
The inner warehouse didn’t sound impressive, but it looked completely different; there was actually a mysterious stone embedded at the entrance, seemingly needing to be activated by Huo Lian’s Spiritual Power for the door to open.
"What if you suddenly kick the bucket one day without having changed it, and no one else can open the door?" Chen Muxue asked curiously.
Why does my hand itch, especially this little finger, it’s been feeling off recently.
I used to produce water myself for cooking, but now I have to fetch water and fill the water jar before I can cook, which is quite frustrating!
It’s all because of that black Qi; I used to joke about Chu Wuyun, yet it turned out I was the one who became corrupted!
Huo Lian was covered in metaphorical black lines: "The Spirit Testing Stone doesn’t just remember my personal Spiritual Power, most of the Huo Family’s leaders are recorded within, so unless the Huo Family suddenly faces total disaster, the door won’t be inaccessible, and if such a catastrophe occurs with all leaders gone, a door won’t block anything anyway."
Chen Muxue nodded thoughtfully and scratched her hand again.
"Wow! Is this Lingzhi? It’s huge!" Changgui’s eyes were first drawn to the giant Lingzhi in the center at the far end, somewhat resembling a display piece.
The few small cuts at the bottom edge of the Lingzhi indicated that some parts had been harvested from it before.
Chen Muxue sighed, shook her head, and patted Changgui’s head: "Still young, things placed just inside the entrance for everyone to see are often the least valuable items in the entire room."
No wealthy person would place their safe in front of the door on display, right? And you’d never see Mr. Krabs putting the Krabby Patty secret formula on display in the lobby.
Changgui nodded with a semblance of understanding, glancing two more times at the Lingzhi.
Huo Lian opened a box, and the medicinal herbs inside instantly burst into a colorful glow.
But it was only for a moment, like it dispersed the Spiritual Energy fermented inside the box; finally, the three of them saw the true nature of the materials inside.
"Heart-soothing Grass, when refined with the Spiritual Medicine Thyme, can reach the level of Heavenly Heart Begonia," Huo Lian said with a bitter smile, "However, Thyme has also been out of stock for years."
Regarding Thyme, Chen Muxue’s first thought was a common spice used in Western cuisine, but since it’s a Spiritual Medicine, it surely wasn’t the Thyme she was thinking of.
"What do you think, Miss Chen? Any ideas on how to use it?" Huo Lian inquired, "This is the closest thing I could think of that approximates the effect of Heavenly Heart Begonia."
Changgui also looked towards Chen Muxue.
"Hmm... well, you’d have to refine it to know," Chen Muxue was somewhat tempted to taste it, thinking that she could create a dish suitable for its flavor, perhaps creating something new?
Huo Lian picked up a small leaf of Heart-soothing Grass from the very edge and handed it to Chen Muxue: "Miss Chen, you may try it."
Just this tiny piece? It’ll be gone if I taste it, let alone refining into an elixir; this is too stingy!
Chen Muxue took the leaf, but to everyone’s surprise, it seemed to be polluted by something, and the leaf quickly wilted, turning yellow and crumbling into dust with a light pinch, with the Spiritual Energy contained within dissipating into the air.
Chen Muxue’s hand felt as if it had been scalded, a sharp pain jolted through, and she stared at her hand in surprise.