An Immortal Herb for a Beauty
Excited and worried, Zhu Zhuqing took Tang Feng's hand and walked into the poisonous miasma with him.
Once inside, Zhu Zhuqing discovered that the large, pale pink flower in Tang Feng's hand had created an absolute domain around him that the poisonous miasma could not approach.
Inside it, she could breathe freely without fear of inhaling the poison.
She also caught the faint floral fragrance drifting from the large pink flower, which refreshed her heart and lifted her spirits.
How miraculous!
In less than a quarter of an hour, Tang Feng and Zhu Zhuqing passed through the poisonous miasma and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well at the very center of Sunset Forest.
As far as the eye could see were all manner of beautiful, unusual flowers and medicinal herbs.
There was even a huge, thick tree that was pale blue all over, though its branches and leaves bore golden patterns.
"Xiao Feng, you're back!"
Just as Zhu Zhuqing was marveling at the beautiful scenery of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she suddenly noticed a breathtakingly beautiful woman in her twenties standing on a branch of the giant tree. She had no idea when the woman had appeared.
As Zhu Zhuqing noticed Ah Yin, Ah Yin noticed her as well.
Recalling the description of Qian Renxue's appearance that Xiao Feng had shared with her, Ah Yin felt that, no matter how she looked at her, this girl did not seem much like Qian Renxue.
Her age, hair color and everything else were wrong.
Especially that enormous pair of breasts. They were simply ridiculous.
But Ah Yin quickly realized that, like Qian Renxue, she was most likely Xiao Feng's girlfriend.
And the truth was just as Ah Yin had guessed.
Tang Feng introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Ah Yin:
"Ah Yin, she's my girlfriend. Her name is Zhu Zhuqing. I brought her back this time, firstly to let her meet you, and secondly to improve her physique."
Blue hair and exquisitely delicate features.
Zhu Zhuqing had heard Tang Feng say that his mother looked something like this.
But why did it look like... Tang Feng's mother had no physical body?
"Zhu Zhuqing, she's my mother, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor," Tang Feng said, introducing Ah Yin.
Zhu Zhuqing: ???
Zhu Zhuqing was completely dumbfounded, wondering if she had misheard.
Had Tang Feng just said that his mother was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor?
That couldn't be right, could it?
Could Soul Beasts give birth to humans?
No, no, Soul Beasts that had taken human form could give birth to human children, but why didn't Tang Feng's mother have a physical body?
Didn't that make it obvious she hadn't taken human form?
Her mind was a tangled mess of questions, but Zhu Zhuqing still looked at Ah Yin and said respectfully:
"Au..."
Au... what was it again?
Should I call her Auntie or Ah Yin? Or Mom?
Because Tang Feng called Ah Yin by her name instead of calling her Mom, Zhu Zhuqing did not know how to address this young and beautiful mother of his.
Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing seemed unsure how to address her, Ah Yin said gently and kindly:
"Just call me Ah Yin, like Xiao Feng does."
"Of course, you can call me Sister. After all, I don't look very old, do I?"
After a bout of brainstorming, Zhu Zhuqing decided to call Ah Yin Sister and said:
"Hello, Sister. I'm Xiao Feng's girlfriend."
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing call her Sister, Ah Yin immediately beamed, and her impression of Zhu Zhuqing shot up.
Ah Yin jumped down from the branch, came over to Zhu Zhuqing, and took her hand.
"Hello, little sister. From now on, I'll leave Xiao Feng in your care."
"If he does anything wrong or bullies you, just tell me. I'll be sure to give him a thorough lesson for you."
Faced with Ah Yin's unreserved warmth, Zhu Zhuqing seemed a little at a loss.
"No, no, Xiao Feng treats me very well."
"I really like being with Xiao Feng."
After that, Ah Yin and Zhu Zhuqing chatted on and off.
Tang Feng, meanwhile, was digging up the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
Leaving the roots and seeds behind, Tang Feng came over to the two women.
"Little Sister Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Feng has prepared the Immortal Herb you need. Go absorb it first."
"Mm, thank you, Sister." Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ah Yin first, then turned to Tang Feng and kissed him hard on the lips.
"Thank you, Xiao Feng."
From her conversation with Ah Yin just now, she had learned how rare this Immortal Herb was.
It was even more precious than a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
In a word: such a thing belonged only in heaven.
"Why thank me? For you, it's all worth it."
"Just take it and swallow it."
"Mm!" Zhu Zhuqing carefully accepted the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, went to an open patch of ground nearby, and sat cross-legged before swallowing it.
After Zhu Zhuqing swallowed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, a faint jade-like glow began to spread over her body.
She had been sitting cross-legged, but now she rose amid the haze, held her hands over her chest, and stood quietly in place, absorbing the medicinal power within the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone without any trouble and did not need him to watch over her, Tang Feng went and sat down beside Ah Yin.
Ah Yin laid Tang Feng down with his head on her lap and looked down at him, speaking indulgently and with exasperation:
"Xiao Feng, you really do attract flowers and stir up grass wherever you go."
"It's been less than a month, and you've already made Little Sister Zhu Zhuqing so utterly devoted to you."
"Little Sister Zhu Zhuqing is so pitiful, growing up in such a cruel environment."
"Xiao Feng, you mustn't let Little Sister Zhu Zhuqing down."
"You have to protect her."
"Do you hear me?"
Ah Yin kneaded Tang Feng's cheeks.
"I hear you, Ah Yin. I'll protect Zhu Zhuqing, just as I'll protect you."
"I won't let anyone bully either of you."
Ah Yin smiled faintly.
"Nothing but sweet talk."
The sun sank behind the western hills, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest was veiled in dusky yellow twilight.
Zhu Zhuqing had stood there for nearly a day. With her Soul Power below level thirty, it would probably take her another two hours or so to absorb all the medicinal power in the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
Two hours later, the sun had long since set.
But it was not very dark in the Medicinal Garden of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. For one thing, the well itself glowed; for another, there were also some luminous plants and medicinal herbs in the garden.
The one who produced the most and brightest light was Ah Yin.
Usually, by this time, Ah Yin would have long since fallen into a deep sleep, closing her eyes, putting out her light and cultivating. But Xiao Feng and Little Sister Zhu Zhuqing were still here, so as their mother and sister, of course she had to light their way.
As the last trace of light faded from Zhu Zhuqing's body, more than ninety-five percent of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone's medicinal power had been absorbed. The remaining less than five percent would be completely absorbed by Zhu Zhuqing over time.
Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes and carefully sensed the Soul Power within her body.
It had already reached level thirty.
Of course, that did not mean her Soul Power had only risen by two levels. Zhu Zhuqing could clearly sense that once she obtained a Soul Ring, she could rise by at least another five levels.
In other words, after absorbing the Immortal Herb called Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, her Soul Power had risen by at least seven levels!
Even though Zhu Zhuqing had already heard from Tang Feng and Ah Yin that she might rise that many levels,
when she really had risen so many levels, everything suddenly felt unreal to her, unbelievable, impossible to believe.
I, Zhu Zhuqing, now have Soul Power above level thirty-five!
Her heart raced and her hands trembled with excitement. All Zhu Zhuqing wanted to do now was cry.
Seeing Tang Feng in the distance, Zhu Zhuqing leaped at him and threw her arms around his neck.
Looking into Tang Feng's eyes, Zhu Zhuqing said in a voice thick with tears:
"Thank you, Xiao Feng."
Then she kissed him deeply once again.