novelraw Chapter 240:
Chapter 240:
What?!
She hadn’t watered or nurtured them, and this Heart-soothing Grass just died instantly, just like that little plant from the Chu Family?!
Chen Muxue looked at her hand in shock, only to notice that her little finger on her right hand was no longer enveloped with a faint golden glow. Instead, it was covered with black qi, just like the black qi of the Demon Clan, and even her ring finger showed signs of contamination!
Perhaps she’s got nail fungus, one infection leads to two?
Huo Lian and Changgui were clearly caught off guard by this development, and they stared at Chen Muxue’s hand in disbelief.
Changgui wasn’t too sensitive, thinking maybe the Sect Leader had made some mistake and accidentally damaged that leaf. It’s just a small leaf, surely the Sect Leader could afford to compensate for it?
Sigh, if she couldn’t afford it, he’d just have to step up his alchemy to pay off her debts. It’s only a small leaf; should not be too costly, right? Uncle Huo Lian said earlier that it’s not as valuable as the Heavenly Heart Begonia, so he should be able to pay it back with effort.
Besides, Uncle Huo Lian is a good friend and wealthy. He wouldn’t start pressing for debt repayment immediately, and he was still young, he’d get a few more years to clear it off, no matter how.
Though Huo Lian couldn’t see the black qi on Chen Muxue’s hand, earlier, there was a force on her hand that repelled the Heart-soothing Grass and instantly corroded it...
Heart-soothing Grass, like the Heavenly Heart Begonia, is a good material for clearing heart demons, but doesn’t reach the same level as the Heavenly Heart Begonia. It’s less rare and naturally less effective than the Heavenly Heart Begonia.
However, given their shared efficacies, to repel such forces... must be evil spirits? Or even... demons!
Could it be that Miss Chen harbors a secret Heart Demon?
Huo Lian looked Miss Chen up and down with a suspicious gaze. No, Miss Chen seemed quite happy all day, eating well and sleeping soundly. Besides the cultivation blockage from half a year ago and the decline of the Qian Ding Sect, what’s there to worry about?
Now, her cultivation isn’t blocked, and the Qian Ding Sect’s reputation can’t be considered small; yet she has a Heart Demon?
That doesn’t make sense, and generally a Heart Demon doesn’t manifest externally; it only shows bizarre signs when triggered. Miss Chen doesn’t even have noticeable dark circles, so how could a Heart Demon spread externally and corrode the Heart-soothing Grass so instantly?
Huo Lian couldn’t help but recall the trip to the Chu Family a few days ago. Miss Chen had reportedly confronted Miss Chu, who was possessed by black qi...
Immediately, a mix of alertness and suspicion arose within him.
Could it be that Miss Chen has already fallen too?
Huo Lian once again took out a Heart-soothing Grass from the box. This time, he didn’t cheap out by only picking a leaf but chose a whole plant, albeit a smaller one, but still whole.
"Perhaps it was just an accident earlier, maybe a single leaf was too fragile. Miss Chen, would you like to try again?" Huo Lian tentatively offered the Heart-soothing Grass to Chen Muxue.
Chen Muxue got clever, taking it with her left hand this time, preventing a repeat of the previous scene.
Changgui relaxed a bit; a single leaf he was confident he could compensate for, but a whole plant, how expensive must it be?
Though the Heart-soothing Grass didn’t instantly wither, when held in her hand, Chen Muxue still felt like she was holding a freshly roasted sweet potato, and within two seconds, she returned it to the box with an awkward yet polite smile.
"I feel it’s pretty okay, Changgui, what do you think?" She patted Changgui on the shoulder, discreetly rubbed her left hand on her clothes, seemingly not actually burned, it was just hot to the touch, with no burns afterward.
If holding it was already unbearable, then tasting it might indeed be impossible...