"Little Black, I found lots of greens. Let's pick some and bring them back!"
In a secluded courtyard within Medicine King Valley, the little girl seemed to have discovered some treasure and mysteriously said to Little Black.
Woof woof...
"Then let's go!"
The little girl climbed onto Little Black's back and said this. Then, the girl and dog vanished from the courtyard room, reappearing in a medicinal field.
Seeing the spiritual herbs covering the ground, the little girl was thrilled. She hurriedly climbed off Little Black's back and began picking the herbs.
"Hmm, this one doesn't look nice, so I don't want it. This one looks delicious, so pick more of it."
As she picked the spiritual herbs, the little girl did not forget to complain about how ugly some of them looked.
Thus, the girl and dog wildly harvested herbs in the medicinal field, completely ignoring the fact that these were spiritual herbs cultivated by Medicine King Valley.
Meanwhile, Medicine Spirit, who had arranged accommodations for Mu Qingling, was imagining how to maximize the benefits after going to Tianji Sect tomorrow.
If he truly helped Mu Qingling find news of her mother, he would undoubtedly be a great contributor. As long as Medicine King Valley helped Mu Qingling find her mother, the benefits they gained would naturally speak for themselves.
"Right, I need to see which spiritual herbs to give Little Senior tomorrow. I can't forget about this."
Medicine Spirit, lost in his fantasies, suddenly remembered that demon beasts had already been sent out for hunting, but spiritual herbs also needed to be prepared here and handed over to Mu Qingling tomorrow.
Thinking this, Medicine Spirit extended his Divine Sense, intending to see which spiritual herbs would be best to give Mu Qingling tomorrow. Instead, he witnessed a scene that made his heart tremble with fear.
Two figures darted through Medicine King Valley's medicinal fields, plucking away the spiritual herbs in its fields one plant after another. Medicine Spirit recognized the two figures at a single glance.
They were Mu Qingling and that Big Black Dog. If that were all, Medicine Spirit would not have been so frightened, since he had already promised to give Mu Qingling spiritual herbs.
Since she had gone to pick them herself, then so be it! Medicine Spirit merely felt heartache over the little girl ruining so many spiritual herbs.
However, Medicine King Valley's medicinal fields were guarded, and there were quite a few guards. What terrified Medicine Spirit was that, through his Divine Sense, he saw that the people guarding the fields had already discovered the little girl.
They had even surrounded the girl and dog. Medicine Spirit broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had checked with his Divine Sense.
Otherwise...
Thinking of the scene where his sect's disciples offended that little ancestor, Medicine Spirit's figure immediately vanished from the room. When he reappeared, he was already above the medicinal field.
"Stop!"
Seeing a steward about to attack the little girl, Medicine Spirit hurriedly called out to stop him.
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
"Ancestor, you came at just the right time. Someone came to our spiritual fields to steal spiritual herbs, and I caught them."
Yang Jun was a steward of Medicine King Valley. This month, he happened to be leading the team guarding the spiritual fields. Who could have expected someone to come here today to steal spiritual herbs?
They had even ravaged Medicine King Valley's spiritual fields beyond recognition. He knew he had been negligent today and would certainly receive punishment from the sect.
Fortunately, the thieves who had stolen the spiritual herbs had been caught. Even if the sect punished him, the punishment would be lighter. Now that he saw his own Ancestor appear, Yang Jun hurriedly reported to Medicine Spirit.
"Old Master, so you were the ones who planted these greens!"
Before Medicine Spirit could say anything, the little girl recognized him and spoke. Yang Jun and the other disciples were left dumbfounded.
These were spiritual herbs painstakingly cultivated by Medicine King Valley. How had they become greens in the little girl's mouth?
And she was even calling Medicine King Valley's strongest Ancestor Old Master. Was she trying to play the sympathy card?
"You may leave first. I will handle this matter."
"Yes, Ancestor!"
Although Yang Jun really wanted to stay and watch the show, Medicine Spirit had already spoken, so he could only leave. Still, seeing that Medicine Spirit was not angry, Yang Jun was not quite as worried.
"Little Senior, this is the medicinal field where Medicine King Valley grows spiritual herbs. You may pick whatever Little Senior likes, but please do not damage the ones Little Senior does not like."
Looking at the current state of the spiritual field, Medicine Spirit's heart ached terribly. Yet he could not say anything, so he could only force himself to speak as generously as possible.
"Don't worry, Old Master. Sir taught me that food must not be wasted. I only picked the ones I like to eat. I didn't ruin any of the others—it was all Little Black's fault."
"But don't worry, Old Master. I'll make Little Black more careful. He won't ruin your other greens again."
Woof woof... Woof woof woof.
Little Master, are you even being polite? You were the one who came to steal spiritual herbs, and now that there's a black pot to carry, you throw it onto me.
"Mm, I believe Little Senior."
"Then... I'm going to pick greens again!"
"Go ahead!"
Medicine Spirit tried hard to appear calm. He even generously waved his hand, allowing Mu Qingling to pick spiritual herbs, but his eyes never left Mu Qingling for a moment.
With Medicine Spirit's permission, Mu Qingling once again diligently picked greens. She only stopped after circling the entire medicinal field and harvesting every spiritual herb she liked.
"Old Master, thank you for the greens. I'll go back and sleep first."
After picking enough spiritual herbs, Mu Qingling politely thanked Medicine Spirit. Yet her thanks sounded so piercing to Medicine Spirit's ears.
"Take care, Little Senior!"
Mu Qingling said nothing more. Instead, she patted Little Black beneath her, and they instantly vanished before Medicine Spirit's eyes.
"That black dog truly is not simple. Even I couldn't sense how it left. At the very least, it must be a Level 10 Demon Venerable."
Watching the girl and dog disappear, Medicine Spirit said with a sigh. Fortunately, he had made a wise choice.
Medicine Spirit had made this guess because only demon beasts that had reached the Demon Venerable level could freely travel through space.
A Demon Venerable was equivalent to a human Saint-level expert, not an existence Medicine King Valley could afford to offend. Even the entire Xiling Empire had no such expert.
"Ah, what a pity for all those spiritual herbs."
Although Medicine Spirit had made such a guess, when he saw the ravaged medicinal field, he could only sigh to himself.
After summoning Yang Jun and giving him several instructions, Medicine Spirit left. On the other side, after Mu Qingling returned to the courtyard, she burrowed into Zhao Shanshan's bed.
The next morning, Mu Qingling got up early and pulled Zhao Shanshan outside. Today, they were going to look for Mom, so the little girl was naturally extremely excited.
Before long, the two girls and the dog appeared in yesterday's main hall. Medicine Spirit had already been waiting there. Seeing Mu Qingling enter, he hurriedly invited the little girl to sit down.
"Little Senior, these are the demon beasts hunted by my sect's disciples yesterday. Please see whether they are acceptable."
Medicine Spirit did not waste words. He took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Mu Qingling. Inside were the demon beasts Yao Tianxing and the others had hunted last night.
Though the quantity was not great, every one of them was a demon beast above Level 4. There was even a Level 8 demon beast among them.
To hunt that Level 8 demon beast, Medicine King Valley had lost three disciples and one elder.
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