Chapter 51

"Big Sister Tiger, Big Sister Eagle, I have not let you down." Zhong Wen looked at the two "Indigo Beauty" flowers of almost the same size and smiled broadly.

The effect of the "Ta sui pearl" was truly incredible. In just one day, it had increased the age of the smaller "Indigo Beauty" by over five hundred years, and it was even showing a trend of surpassing the other one.

"It actually works." The giant eagle circled around the two spirit flowers, amazed.

"Good job!" The white tiger extended her snow-white paw and gave Zhong Wen a hearty pat on the shoulder, almost dislocating his bones.

"Do you plan to swallow these spirit flowers directly when you take them back?" Zhong Wen asked.

"Of course." The two spirit beasts nodded in unison.

"In fact, taking them directly like this won't fully utilize their true effects," Zhong Wen explained patiently. "If combined with a few other herbs to refine a pill, the effects can be tenfold or even a hundredfold."

"Can you refine pills?" The white tiger couldn't help but ask.

"I am a pill refiner." Zhong Wen puffed out his chest.

"Then hurry up and refine the pill you mentioned." The giant eagle, not understanding human courtesy, directly made the request.

"Big Sister Eagle, to refine the pill, we need a few other herbs. I wonder if you have seen them on the back mountain." Zhong Wen said with a smile.

"What kind of herbs?"

"Something like this." Zhong Wen described three herbs, using gestures and explanations.

"I've seen the first one." The white tiger immediately spoke up.

"I've seen the other two." The giant eagle was not to be outdone.

"Then I would like to ask both of you to take me to gather these herbs." Zhong Wen bowed. "As for these two 'Indigo Beauty' flowers, if you are not comfortable, you can each take one and carry it with you."

The two spirit beasts nodded, praising Zhong Wen's idea.

With the two powerful spirit beasts leading the way, the other beasts on the back mountain naturally dared not make a move. Zhong Wen leisurely toured areas he had never dared to enter before, not only familiarizing himself with the dens of the white tiger and the giant eagle but also finding many precious spirit herbs, feeling very pleased.

After collecting the three herbs, Zhong Wen decisively started the furnace to refine the pills. Soon, two large, snow-white and translucent "Spirit-Connecting Pills" appeared in the pill furnace, each as big as a fist.

"Please accept them!"

Smelling the deadly alluring fragrance from the furnace, the two spirit beasts almost drooled, pouncing forward without hesitation, putting the pills in their mouths and swallowing them with a gulp.

"Kid, you're pretty good. If you have any trouble in the future, come find me." The giant eagle touched Zhong Wen's shoulder with her third claw, then flapped her wings and flew towards her nest at an unimaginable speed, disappearing in an instant.

"Go back first. I'll come find you to play after I digest the pill." The white tiger, who was relatively gentle, gave Zhong Wen a gentle instruction and then quickly disappeared into the mountains.

Seeing the two spirit beasts leave, Zhong Wen's eyes twinkled. He quickly gathered the rare spirit herbs he had just discovered, stuffing them into his ring, and then left with a satisfied smile.

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"Brother Duan, thank you for escorting me. I have already arrived at my sect, so there's no need for you to worry anymore." Nangong Ling's mount, a rare and mutated horse, had carried two people for a whole day and night, maintaining a distance from the three people behind. However, at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain, the unicorn horse could not climb the mountain and was eventually caught up.

"Nangong Ling's horse is truly remarkable, traveling a day and night without slowing down." Xie Dingkun was slightly out of breath. Even a renowned expert like him felt a bit tired after such a continuous journey.

"Meeting is a form of destiny. It's rare to meet Nangong Ling in Nanzhong Province. I would like to invite you to my home as a guest. What do you think?" Duan Lei, who had not expected to spend a whole day and night chasing Nangong Ling, was now impatient and no longer pretended to be polite.

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Duan, but since I have returned to my sect, I must first pay respects to my master." Nangong Ling spoke politely, but her tone was cold. "We can discuss the matter of being a guest after I have seen my master."

"Although that's true, I have admired Nangong Ling for a long time and can't wait any longer." Duan Lei had moved to block Nangong Ling's path up the mountain, his eyes greedily staring at her slender figure. "Considering my sincerity, why don't you come to my home as a guest first, and then go up the mountain to pay respects to your master?"

Xie Dingkun and Hu Tianyi also subtly changed their positions, forming a triangle to surround Nangong Ling and the woman in green.

Are all the heroes in the Great Dryness Heroes List like this?

Nangong Ling sighed inwardly, just as she was about to speak, she heard an old voice from behind.

"Excuse me, is this Qingfeng Mountain?"

Everyone turned to see an old man with dark skin standing at the foot of the mountain. He was wearing tattered clothes with patches, clearly a poor farmer.

"Where did you come from, old farmer? Can't you see that we are busy? Get lost!" Hu Tianyi frowned and shouted.

"Young people these days really don't know how to respect the elderly." The old man, seeing Hu Tianyi's bad attitude, did not get angry. He muttered and then saw a young man in white coming down the mountain, carrying a basket, with a graceful and handsome appearance.

"Excuse me, young man, is this Qingfeng Mountain?" The old man's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to ask the young man.

"Yes, this is Qingfeng Mountain. Are you here for sightseeing or to find someone?" The young man in white was gentle, completely different from Hu Tianyi and the others.

"Is there a sect called Piaohua Palace on this mountain?" The old man, seeing the young man's gentle and kind attitude, felt a sense of admiration.

"Yes, is there something you need from Piaohua Palace?" The young man looked at the old man curiously.

This young man in white, of course, was Zhong Wen.

"I received a message from my granddaughter asking me to come to Piaohua Palace. I searched for a long time before finding this place." The old man said, reaching into his tattered clothes and pulling out a piece of paper.

Zhong Wen, who did not recognize many characters, did not even look at the paper and directly asked, "Is your surname Ning?"

"Yes!" The old man was delighted. "Have you seen my silly granddaughter?"

"Ning Sister is currently a guest on the mountain. You can go up this path to reach Piaohua Palace." Zhong Wen pointed to the mountain path behind him, with a hint of regret. "I need to go to the city to buy some things, so I can't accompany you up the mountain. Please understand."

"Thank you, young man!" Ning Fuzi thanked him, feeling a good impression of Zhong Wen.

"What are you two babbling about? Don't disturb us while we're busy. Get lost!" Hu Tianyi, growing impatient, shouted again.

Zhong Wen only then noticed the group of people in front of him. His mind was quick, and with just a glance, he realized that the three men and two women were not a group and might be in conflict.

He looked closely at the woman on the horse, seeing her beautiful and elegant appearance, her pink long robe with orange stripes, her graceful figure, and her snow-white face with a pair of incredibly lively eyes. Just a glance, and Zhong Wen saw in those beautiful eyes all the elegance and beauty of the world.

What a pair of eyes!

She is truly a woman who embodies the essence of the world.

Even though he had seen many beautiful women on the mountain, Zhong Wen couldn't help but admire her from the bottom of his heart.

"Is this sister also going up the mountain?" His innate "hero saving beauty" attribute seemed to be stirring again.

"Who are you, and why are you coming down the mountain?" Unexpectedly, Nangong Ling did not answer but questioned him instead.

"I am Zhong Wen, the chef and physician of Piaohua Palace on the mountain." Zhong Wen answered truthfully.

"Nonsense, there are no men in Piaohua Palace, and the cook is clearly Aunt Wang."

"I didn't expect you to know so much about Piaohua Palace, but it seems you haven't been up the mountain for a while." Zhong Wen said calmly. "Aunt Wang resigned long ago. The current chef is me. Who are you...?"

"I am the eldest disciple of Piaohua Palace, Nangong Ling." Nangong Ling, half-believing and half-doubting, revealed her identity. If Zhong Wen was lying, he would surely panic when he met a real member of Piaohua Palace.

"So you are the eldest sister that Xiaodie and the others often mention." Unexpectedly, Zhong Wen's face showed joy, and his tone became more intimate. "I have heard about Nangong Sister on the mountain, and I never thought I would finally meet you today."

"Kid, didn't you hear what I said? Get lost!" Hu Tianyi pulled out a broadsword from his back.

"Who are you, surrounding my Piaohua Palace disciple? Don't you know that the palace master is a Tianlun expert?" Zhong Wen frowned, displeased that his conversation with Nangong Ling was interrupted.

Could he really live in Piaohua Palace?

Seeing Zhong Wen's sincere expression, Nangong Ling began to believe him.

"You brat, daring to speak to Grandpa Hu like that, you need some discipline." Hu Tianyi, unable to bear it any longer, swung his broadsword, creating a flurry of sword shadows, and slashed at Zhong Wen with his famous "Gale Sword Technique."

"Be careful!" Although Nangong Ling had not fully trusted Zhong Wen, she still warned him.

Such a good young man, about to die at the hands of that rude guy, it's a pity that we from the Holy Land cannot interfere in secular matters.

Ning Fuzi felt a bit regretful.