It wasn't over yet. Naruto had planned to brush the question aside.
"Um..."
Before he could finish, Ye Renxin's thin arm yanked Naruto's arm backward. His face nearly pressed against Naruto's, and the sheer force of his emotion made his already trembling voice crack.
"That flower! What did it look like!?"
Seeing this, Naruto, who had made the whole thing up, could only set his face solemnly and keep spinning the tale.
"It was a golden chrysanthemum. Though it was clearly a flower, every petal was as hard as metal..."
Naruto truly had no idea what these Immortal Grade Herbs looked like. He had even forgotten the descriptions in the original story. But there was one exception.
More accurately, someone behind him knew it all too well.
As Naruto went on, the details grew more and more vivid. Ye Renxin's eyes widened further and further. At last, he released Naruto's hand with a trembling grip and slowly sank down, unable to help himself, murmuring under his breath.
"Singular Velvet... Sky Chrysanthemum..."
Naruto truly didn't know what the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum looked like, but Bibi Dong knew what its Martial Soul looked like.
Ye Renxin forced down his impulse, his lips trembling.
"Where is that strange flower!?"
"Uh..."
Making things up was satisfying, but figuring out how to cover it up afterward was a pain.
Still, learning that the Begonia Ye Clan knew about Immortal Grade Herbs was already a huge gain for Naruto. He could take his time from here on.
He couldn't keep up the lie any longer. With an increasingly puzzled look, Naruto chose to burst his own bubble.
"This junior was curious, so I picked it. A few hours later, it suddenly withered..."
"What!"
Ye Renxin's face darkened terrifyingly. He sprang to his feet and shrieked,