Sensing the gloomy and depressing aura Lu Jiu Que was emanating, Ye Hui’s heart lurched slightly. He asked again, “Lu Jiu Que… What’s the matter with you?”
“I’m fine, so don’t ask. There’s not much time. Let’s hurry up and find the streamer Lingzhi.” Lu Jiu Que shook her head, unwilling to say more.
How could she admit that she would have to endure such pain and act as someone else’s tool for the rest of her life?
Ye Hui gave a deep frown and whispered, “Alright… I…”
“What?”
“Forget it. It’s nothing…”
“Let’s go.”
Both of them were still shuddering from the lingering fear of that one-star demonic beast, but they were most unwilling to give up the task without at least giving it their best shot!
But what the two didn’t know was that with the might of the dragon appearing just then, that one-star demonic beast didn’t dare to still stay there.
It was afraid of outraging the king, so shouldn’t it have run away long ago, without even a trace of its shadow left?
This was why when Lu Jiu Que and Ye Hui successfully made it to the lair of the one-star demonic beast, which was like practically no man’s land, they were still a little baffled…
Eh?!
Lu Jiu Que simply couldn’t believe her eyes!
Was she genuinely a notorious jinx?!
If this was the case, then what was the thing under the moonlight and above the jagged curtain of water that looked like a Lingzhi and was surrounded on all sides by smoke and mist?!
In the blessed land of the Water Curtain Cave, they were bathed in the essence of heaven and Earth. The mushrooms were glittering like jades in their entirety. Their staggering beauty was truly a feast for the eyes…
Crap!
If someone were to tell her that it wasn’t a rare treasure, she would have cut their head off for lying.
A thought popped up in both Lu Jiu Que and Ye Hui’s minds at the same time. Without planning to, they both cried out in joy, “Streamer Lingzhi!”
Yes, it had to be the streamer Lingzhi!
And there was an entire patch of it!
According to Lu Jiu Que’s preliminary estimate, there were definitely six to seven petals of streamer Lingzhi at the very least.
Tsk-tsk, she was still feeling a little dizzy. Was it possible that she really had such good fortune?
Ah, bah! Was she that used to being abused?
Was even an unlucky person not even allowed to have one good day?!
Lu Jiu Que adjusted her emotions and thoughts and said with great excitement, “Wait for me down here. I’ll go and get some of the streamer Lingzhi!”
Ye Hui’s voice was also a little shaky from the excitement. “Alright… Alright… You be careful!”
With a small movement of her feet, her body was swept up into the air. Then, like an agile cheetah, she climbed up the rocks at lightning speed. Upon turning around, her nimble feet landed lightly by the side of the spiritual plant.
Strange… Why did it seem as if her skills had improved slightly as well?
It wouldn’t be exaggerating to say that the wonderful sensation from earlier on was feeling as if she was as light as a swallow, or maybe this was just a benefit of the sacrificial offering…
With these doubts still lingering in her mind, Lu Jiu Que carefully plucked all eight streamer Lingzhis.
She took two out for her fulfillment of their task requirement, and of the remaining six, she gave three to Ye Hui. She said, “Here, take them. You deserve them.”
Ye Hui froze and hurriedly waved his hands, saying, “No, no, no… This… You better keep it for yourself… I… I…”
The more Ye Hui spoke, the softer he sounded. His clean and handsome face also began to flush faintly.
In this test, he was simply a burden on her. If Lu Jiu Que hadn’t been protecting him all this time, he would most likely have met the same fate as those people that were killed by that one-star demonic beast…
How could he still accept this streamer Lingzhi?
Lu Jiu Que smiled in spite of herself and said, “If I give it to you, just accept it. We came here as a team, so of course we must split the spoils of our conquest equally.”
With that, Lu Jiu Que shoved the well-packed Lingzhi into his arms and said, “We must hurry and find a jade box to store the Lingzhi in. Otherwise, its spiritual energy will be lost easily.”