The moment eleven Immortal Herbs appeared out of thin air, the air throughout the restaurant froze!
Every Immortal Herb radiated its own unique aura. Some were scarlet from top to bottom, some as icy blue as jade, some glittered with golden light, and some were wreathed in black mist.
They floated silently in the air, each giving off its own powerful presence.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes widened, and his mouth gaped wide enough to fit an egg.
Just moments ago, he'd been making a scene over a handkerchief. Now, these eleven Immortal Herbs had left him utterly stunned.
"Th-this is..."
Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice trembled. He stared fixedly at the Immortal Herbs, his eyes wide with disbelief.
He'd searched his entire life without ever catching sight of a single Immortal Herb, yet Lin Feng had just casually produced more than ten!
And among them was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum he'd lost yesterday!
"Hiss~" Yan sucked in a sharp breath. "So many Immortal Herbs!"
Xie Yue and Hu Liena were stunned too.
From Chrysanthemum Douluo's explanation last night and his breakdown after losing the herb, they already knew how valuable Immortal Herbs were. They were peerless treasures powerful enough to make Title Douluos fight tooth and nail over them!
And now there were eleven of them!
Ghost Douluo had practically turned to stone.
He held the eighty-thousand-year Soul Bone in his arms, then looked at the Immortal Herbs before him. Suddenly, the Soul Bone in his hands didn't seem so appealing anymore.
"Senior..." Ghost Douluo's voice shook. "You're..."
Lin Feng lounged lazily in his rocking chair and glanced at the astonished crowd.
"I'm glad you had the heart to do that."
"So I'll reward you with a little Immortal Herb. You may choose one."
Boom!
Those words struck everyone like a bolt of thunder!
A little Immortal Herb?
Senior Lin Feng had actually called an Immortal Herb "little"!
What kind of magnanimity did it take to say something like that?!
Ghost Douluo was dumbfounded. He pointed at himself, his voice pitching up.
"I... I can choose one?"
He'd come here to eat and enter the lucky draw for the first time today, and not only had he won an eighty-thousand-year Soul Bone, now he could even get an Immortal Herb?
"Choose whichever one you like." Lin Feng waved his hand. "I have plenty."
Plenty...
Plenty...
Those three words stirred up a storm in everyone's hearts!
Chrysanthemum Douluo felt as if his heart had stopped beating.
Plenty?
He had plenty of Immortal Herbs?!
Those were Immortal Herbs! Peerless treasures rarely seen anywhere on the Douluo Continent, yet Senior Lin Feng had plenty of them?!
Ghost Douluo trembled with excitement. He stared fixedly at the eleven floating Immortal Herbs, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.
Every one of them gave off a unique aura, and every one was worth a fortune!
"Senior... I... I can really choose one?"
Ghost Douluo's voice quavered. He was afraid this was a dream, afraid Lin Feng would change his mind.
Lin Feng nodded lazily. "Go on, choose. Don't waste time."
"Thank you, Senior! Thank you, Senior!"
Ghost Douluo nearly dropped to his knees again. Forcing down his excitement, he carefully examined each Immortal Herb.
While everyone was still reeling from the shock, the system's sharp-tongued voice rang out in Lin Feng's mind.
[Tsk, tsk, tsk. You useless host, are you trying to look richer than you are?] [You say you have plenty, but these eleven Immortal Herbs are all you've got. You don't have a thing else!] [And now you're giving one away just to show off. You've got rocks for brains!]
Lin Feng's eye twitched faintly. He grumbled inwardly: You lousy system, what do you know?!
This was an investment in publicity!
And a way to encourage the leeks to contribute to Maple Dye Pavilion!
It'd also make it crystal clear to them that I reward good behavior and punish bad!
How could I catch a big fish without tossing in some bait?
If Ghost Douluo took an Immortal Herb back with him, wouldn't all those Title Douluos go mad?
Then they'd line up to spend money, and Gourmet Points would shoot through the roof!
One Immortal Herb in exchange for a whole crowd of leeks? That was a steal!
Meanwhile, Ghost Douluo examined the eleven Immortal Herbs one by one. At last, his gaze settled on a dark as ink herb that radiated a frigid aura.
The herb was called the Samsara Night Shadow Flower. Through his Martial Soul's connection, Ghost Douluo could tell that it suited him extremely well. Lin Feng had also guessed from the start that he would choose it.
Ghost Douluo's eyes burned with excitement as he reached out to touch the herb.
But just as his fingertips were about to brush it, he suddenly stopped.
Turning around, Ghost Douluo looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was crouched on the ground.
His old partner of several decades was staring fixedly at the floating Immortal Herbs with red, swollen eyes.
More precisely, he was staring at the golden Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
The longing in his eyes was almost tangible.
Ghost Douluo's hand remained suspended in the air for a long time. His gaze shifted back and forth between the Samsara Night Shadow Flower and Chrysanthemum Douluo. At last, he sighed and withdrew his hand.
"Senior, I choose the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."
Boom!
Those words exploded in everyone's minds like a bomb!
Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes widened. He was completely dumbstruck.
Hu Liena and the others were just as stunned.
Even Lin Feng paused, then looked at Ghost Douluo with a strange expression.
"Are you sure?"
Lin Feng's voice held a hint of confusion.
"If you chose the wrong one by accident, I can give you a chance to choose again."
"No need, Senior."
Ghost Douluo shook his head. "I want this Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."
Lin Feng fell silent for a moment, then waved his hand.
The glittering golden Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum drifted toward Ghost Douluo, while the other ten Immortal Herbs vanished from the air.
"Holy crap..."
Yan stared at the scene, unable to believe his eyes. He leaned toward Xie Yue and Hu Liena and muttered under his breath.
"What's Elder Ghost doing? He's passing over the one that suits him best and picking one that doesn't fit him at all?"
"You just don't get it, do you?"
Hu Liena shot him a look, though her eyes sparkled with gossip.
"That's love!"
"Huh?"
Ghost Douluo carefully accepted the Immortal Herb, handling it even more cautiously than he had his own Soul Bone.
Just as Chrysanthemum Douluo's thoughts were tangled into a complete mess, Ghost Douluo did something that left everyone staring in astonishment.
Holding the golden, radiant Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, he turned around.
Then, step by step, he walked over to Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was still crouched on the ground.
As everyone watched in shock,
this level-ninety-five Title Douluo, a powerful and high-ranking elder of Spirit Hall who struck terror into the hearts of countless Soul Masters,
without the slightest warning, dropped to one knee before Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was crouched on the ground!
"Boom!"
The sight struck Hu Liena and the others like a bolt from the blue, straight to their very souls.
Yan's jaw nearly hit the floor.
Xie Yue almost dropped the Moon Blade in his hand.
Hu Liena clapped both hands over her mouth, barely managing to keep from screaming.
Oh my goodness!
I ship them! I ship them so hard!
I'm Team Elder Ghost and Elder Ju!
Even Lin Feng was so thunderstruck by the scene that his scalp prickled!
Ghost Douluo slowly held out the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Chrysanthemum Douluo, offering just one line: "Here~ Take it. Stop crying."