"So that's how it is. The reason I was chosen as the Flower Master is because you want to help the Flower God leave the Flower God Ring... and Flower People can enhance the Flower God's strength, so you need me to collect Flower People."
Qin Xiangyi added, naming her novel "Urban Flower Picking Record." The male protagonist had to meet more Flower Fairies and create more Flower People to strengthen Huangquan's power, all to help the Flower God leave the ring and even ascend to the upper realm.
However, to align with socialist core values, planting a flower seed within a woman identified as a Flower Fairy only required a kiss.
The first kiss was for planting the seed, and the second was to activate it, thereby summoning the original Flower Person.
Qin Xiangyi had initially set up a gacha-like system for convenience, but now that all these settings were happening to her, she felt a complex mix of emotions.
"Explaining isn't enough. Why don't you try planting a Flower Person first, Flower Master?" Seeing Qin Xiangyi still staring at the Flower God Huangquan, Hua Nu spoke up.
Qin Xiangyi felt even more awkward. She really wanted to say she wasn't attracted to women, but now that she had stolen the male protagonist's script to survive, she couldn't give it back. It seemed this was the only path left.
"Flower Master, relax." Hua Nu skillfully guided Qin Xiangyi through each step. To add interest to the novel, Qin Xiangyi had given Hua Nu, a beautiful woman who had lived for ten thousand years, the personality of a mischievous old child.
She was very familiar with elegant matters and would occasionally impart a few tricks to the male protagonist. Now, Hua Nu had truly become an "Old Driver," patiently guiding the two towards their first kiss.
Huangquan maintained her icy demeanor. Just by getting close, one could smell an unknown floral fragrance.
Chapter 07 - A Ruthless Beauty Like an Immortal
The Flower God's prototype was the Manjusaka, symbolizing endless love, the harbinger of death, and the summoning of hell.
Legend has it that the Higanbana only bloomed by the Yellow Springs, generally believed to be the guiding flower on the banks of the Sanzu River in the underworld, on the other side of the Forgetfulness River. The Higanbana, as brilliant and scarlet as blood, paved the road to hell. It had flowers but no leaves, being the only flower in the underworld. Thus, this flower carried an ominous association with death and separation, often used in funerals, and was also called the Flower of Death.
The Flower God Huangquan's name was also chosen to match the legend. Meeting after death, a rebirth from the brink of destruction.
"Flower Master, don't be so stiff. Lord Huangquan won't eat you." Hua Nu continued to encourage Qin Xiangyi. Huangquan seemed to find Qin Xiangyi's movements too slow and pulled her into her embrace, initiating a kiss.
System: Received the Flower God Huangquan's first kiss, gained 1000 Spiritual Power.
The sweet scent grew stronger, offering a different experience than kissing Zhou Muning.
It was somewhat hot, but the heat originated from her dantian.
"Flower Master, quickly give the Flower God some Spiritual Power. This way, she can directly nurture a Flower Person," Hua Nu's voice rang out, reminding Qin Xiangyi not to get lost in the allure of the Flower God Huangquan.
It was the temptation of death. If she truly lost herself, Huangquan would drain her dry.
A chill ran down Qin Xiangyi's spine. Following the method Hua Nu had taught her, she squeezed the energy from her dantian, and then she heard the System's cold voice.
System: Plant flower seed in Huangquan?
Qin Xiangyi answered "yes" without hesitation and felt a surge of power flow out towards Huangquan.
Huangquan, who had been cold moments before, seemed to sense the Spiritual Power and tightened her embrace around Qin Xiangyi, as if trying to meld her into her body.
The fragrance intensified. Once the first transfer of Spiritual Power was complete, Huangquan released her. Her white robes transformed into red. Huangquan closed her eyes and let out a soft moan. A flower then bloomed from her chest.
Unlike planting seeds in ordinary humans, the Flower God's flower seed grew exceptionally fast. In an instant, the flower blossomed, revealing a palm-sized little person.
System: Obtained Flower Person - Shaoyao, gained 500 Spiritual Power.
"It's Shaoyao," Hua Nu's eyes narrowed slightly as she recognized the Flower Person.
"Granny Hua, long time no see." The little person called Shaoyao performed a Wanfu gesture towards Hua Nu. Dressed in red, she was only palm-sized, yet her face was one of unparalleled beauty.
Flower People were originally servants of the Flower God, all incredibly beautiful, but still far from the Flower God's own splendor. One could only imagine how stunning Huangquan must have been in her prime. Qin Xiangyi dared not think about it; her limited words could not describe such beauty, and she wondered if she would ever witness it firsthand.
Lost in thought, Shaoyao knelt and bowed to Huangquan with immense reverence.
"Lord Huangquan."
However, towards Qin Xiangyi, Shaoyao was somewhat casual, even raising an eyebrow with a look of disdain.
"Greetings, Flower Master."
Qin Xiangyi nodded, not letting Shaoyao's attitude affect her. After all, in the eyes of these Flower People, she was just an ordinary person who got lucky.
Qin Xiangyi understood their perspective and didn't dwell on it. She looked at Huangquan and continued, "Without further ado, let's try the second one."
Huangquan shook her head.
Hua Nu immediately understood and explained for the Flower God, "Flower Master, the Flower God has not yet recovered. It will take some time before we can continue."
Qin Xiangyi froze again, regretting her own foolishness in setting such a trap for herself. She had gained a thousand Spiritual Power from the Flower Master's first kiss and wanted to try a ten-pull summon, but who knew she would be harmed by her own past imagination.
The idea that the Flower God was frail and weak, capable of creating only one Flower Person per day, now meant she couldn't expand her workforce at all.
"Then we'll continue tomorrow." Looking at Huangquan's alluring lips, Qin Xiangyi felt a hint of reluctance. She had to admit that kissing Huangquan was an incredibly unique experience, even sparking a wild thought that perhaps being with the Flower God wouldn't be so bad.
"The Flower Master's body is much better than expected. An ordinary person would likely be exhausted by now," Hua Nu said with a newfound respect for Qin Xiangyi, respectfully holding up a ceramic bottle.
Qin Xiangyi took the bottle, feeling its considerable weight.
"What is this?"
"This is honey I brewed myself. It contains Spiritual Power and can help the Flower Master improve her physique," Hua Nu explained tactfully about Qin Xiangyi's current physical condition, noting that even Little Grass could kill her with one hand.
Qin Xiangyi looked at the exquisite flower bottle for a few moments before asking Hua Nu, "I see. Can I drink it directly?"
"Given your current physique, it needs to be diluted about a hundred times. Oh, and we have excellent dew here. Little Grass, go fetch water and chop firewood." Hua Nu said energetically, quickly asking Little Grass to help boil water.
The water-heating utensils were ancient, exuding an antique charm from every angle. Qin Xiangyi sat on a wooden chair and watched Huangquan not far away.
Shaoyao was circling her, their eyes meeting, but neither spoke. As if sensing Qin Xiangyi's confusion, Hua Nu explained, "That's memory sharing."
Qin Xiangyi nodded. As the author, she naturally knew about the 'memory sharing' skill she had invented out of laziness. It allowed her to see things from the other person's memories, providing more convenience for the Flower People's awakening and reducing the need for unnecessary descriptive dialogue.
Naturally, the only thing shared is memories. As for the unique skills each Flower Person possesses...
Thinking of this, Xiangyi suddenly felt like crying.
To increase the protagonist's survival difficulty, each Flower Person remains in a child-like state for several weeks after birth until they absorb enough Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth to truly grow to human size. Only after reaching adult size can they acquire the skills of a Flower Person.
Xiangyi's gaze returned to Shaoyao, and she silently chanted, "Check Shaoyao's information."
In an instant, an interface popped up before Xiangyi's eyes.
Name: Shaoyao.
Copyable Active Skills: Assassination [SR-class], Disguise [R-grade], Information Theft [R-grade].
Copyable Passive Skills: Eidetic Memory [SSR-class].
Overall Evaluation: SR.
As an initial card, no, an initial Flower Person, Xiangyi gave Shaoyao the most practical skills. Eidetic Memory, in particular, was an incredibly powerful cheat.
Eidetic Memory could improve learning progress, and this was a skill Xiangyi absolutely had to obtain first.
Naturally, due to Xiangyi's tricky system design, the way to obtain these skills was to randomly acquire them while upgrading Shaoyao with Spiritual Power.
The drop rate for SSR-class skills is 1%, for SR-class skills is 13%, for R-grade skills is 65%, and for UR skills is 0.1%.
Chapter 08-2 Kissing Mastery is What the Heck
Simply put, to obtain this passive skill, she didn't know how many thousands of times she'd have to kiss Shaoyao to get Eidetic Memory. Of course, obtaining active skills was also done through Spiritual Power extraction.
"Shaoyao, I'm here to give you Spiritual Power."
"Shaoyao, don't hide, I brought your favorite candy."
During her time at Baichi Sanatorium, the everyday Xiangyi still pretended to eat the medicine provided by the sanatorium. In secret, however, she would run to the Flower God Ring whenever she had free time.
Every day, she'd kiss the Flower God Huangquan, and then pester Shaoyao, who had already transformed into human form.
"You damn pervert, get away from me!" Shaoyao was still in her signature red dress, her posture graceful, but her eyes couldn't hide her anger.
Ever since Xiangyi kissed her, she kept pestering her to give her Spiritual Power. At first, Shaoyao was happy, but as time went on, she realized something was wrong. Xiangyi wasn't giving her Spiritual Power; she was clearly lusting after her.
This caused Shaoyao to go from joy to fear. But the Flower God Ring's space wasn't that large. Before she could run far, Shaoyao was caught by Xiangyi.
"Shaoyao, behave yourself. Just one kiss today!" Nearly a month had passed at the sanatorium, but inside the Flower God Ring, 30 months had gone by. Xiangyi had copied all of Shaoyao's active skills but still hadn't obtained the SSR-class passive skill, Eidetic Memory.
"No, the Flower God is watching."
Shaoyao pleaded, feeling as though she was cuckolding the Flower God.
"What are you afraid of? We're just transferring Spiritual Power. Look, you've already gone from a Level 1 Flower Person to a Level 5 Flower Person." To get that Eidetic Memory, Xiangyi had poured almost all her Spiritual Power into Shaoyao. But she never expected Eidetic Memory to be so elusive.
Shaoyao had even developed the skill "Kissing Mastery" from being kissed, but Xiangyi still hadn't gotten what she wanted.
"Flower God, save me!" Shaoyao seemed even more embarrassed. She suddenly pointed behind her. Xiangyi naturally didn't believe it; the Flower God Huangquan was indifferent and wouldn't interfere with her exploitation of Shaoyao.
In essence, it was Xiangyi's affection for Shaoyao. But as Shaoyao spoke, she indeed smelled that familiar, faint fragrance. Xiangyi turned around awkwardly and saw the cold, beautiful woman behind her. Coincidentally, it was the Flower God Huangquan.
Her expression was calm, her eyes lacking much emotion. Xiangyi had originally designed her as the most popular "iceberg beauty"—ruthless and taciturn. In all these days, Xiangyi had heard her speak no more than ten sentences.
"Flower Master hasn't sought me out in a long time." Now, the Flower God spoke herself, and even Xiangyi could detect a hint of melancholy in her words.
"Uh, after all, the flowers we planted before all produced Little Grass, so I wanted to take a break," Xiangyi replied awkwardly. This was also why she had poured so much Spiritual Power into Shaoyao.
For some unknown reason, all the flowers she planted with the Flower God turned out to be weeds. Hua Nu was delighted to see the growing Little Grasses, but as Xiangyi's future combat power against the world's malice, mere Little Grasses couldn't improve Xiangyi's situation.
The Flower God Huangquan seemed to find some logic in that and turned to leave. But seeing Hua Nu's gentle smile in the distance, she paused and walked back towards Xiangyi.
"It's been a week. Let's try again."
Even though Huangquan was the Flower God, she seemed to have no way to refuse Hua Nu, who had watched her grow up. Seeing Hua Nu's encouragement, Xiangyi could only proactively offer her lips.
Faced with such a stunning beauty who could attract anyone, Xiangyi always maintained a certain restraint. Because she was a woman, and because she knew that Huangquan was merely her tool, Xiangyi didn't invest any emotion.
But in reality, during the creation of Flower People, the more invested both parties were, the more in sync their hearts were, and the higher the level of the Flower Person obtained. However, Huangquan's personality was such that she wouldn't easily fall in love, and Xiangyi's sexual orientation was normal, so she naturally wouldn't develop other feelings.
Seeing Huangquan proactively approach, she suddenly felt awkward.
Huangquan seemed to notice Xiangyi's resistance, and she frowned slightly, remaining silent.
"How about we try a different approach? We'll ask each other a question every day, and then try after that?" Xiangyi, forcing herself, came up with a new method to allow them to understand each other better.
"Okay."
Although Huangquan didn't understand, she eventually agreed.
"I'll ask first, what kind of flower are you?"
Thus, Xiangyi posed the simplest question, thinking she could deepen her understanding with Huangquan. Huangquan, however, was stunned at first.
"Can this question be skipped?"
"..."
But she hadn't expected that this question-and-answer game would end before it even began.
Sensing Xiangyi's awkwardness, Huangquan pondered for a moment and then asked, "Then I'll ask you, what kind of Flower God do you think I am?"
"A Flower God who is inarticulate and clumsy."
"……"
Xiangyi quickly ended the conversation, their lips meeting. As expected, another Little Grass was born.
Xiangyi was truly frustrated. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't find any reason why Huangquan refused to answer. She could only brace herself and ask Hua Nu.
Hua Nu didn't show any surprise. Her narrowed eyes opened a little wider, and she said in a very sad voice, "The Flower God doesn't like her flower type, so she's unwilling to tell others."
Xiangyi froze. In an instant, she realized why Huangquan hated her flower type.
Huangquan was a Mandarava, also known as the flower of death.
This was known in the world as an ominous flower. Xiangyi had intentionally set this background for Huangquan. Who would have thought that this kind of background would become the obsession in her heart?
"Should I go apologize?"
"No, you called her clumsy anyway." Hua Nu chuckled, as if finding Xiangyi's squabble with Huangquan quite amusing.
Xiangyi's face flushed as she listened. She deeply resented how small the Flower God Ring's space was, so small that there were no secrets between them…
A few days passed quietly. In a certain corner of Baichi Sanatorium, Xiangyi tricked Shaoyao out again, coaxing her into giving her Spiritual Power.
"Shaoyao, I'll give you today's Spiritual Power."
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