"Leave it to you, and I can rest easy."
Qian Renxue nodded slightly, a faint, blooming smile appearing on her stunning face.
Listening to their conversation, Chen Xi quietly opened her eyes, a pair of dark purple eyes filled with curiosity.
"Big Sis, what are you two talking about?"
Chen Xi moved a little closer to Qian Renxue.
"You'll know tomorrow."
Qian Renxue reached out and gently flicked Chen Xi's head, then turned her gaze back to Yang Wushuang: "Yang Wushuang, you excel at alchemy. Do you know of the mystic herbs?"
Hearing this, Yang Wushuang's eyes lit up in an instant.
"Young Master, this subordinate hails from the Breaking Clan, and there is a handed-down text within our clan that contains records of mystic herbs, though this subordinate has never actually laid eyes on one."
Yang Wushuang's voice carried an involuntary trace of excitement.
After all, Qian Renxue had no reason to ask him about mystic herbs for no apparent reason, and since she was asking, there was a high likelihood she had discovered their whereabouts.
"Then do you know the harvesting techniques for the mystic herbs?"
Qian Renxue asked another question.
Chen Xi, sitting to one side, also directed her gaze at Yang Wushuang.
"As long as it's one I recognize, this subordinate knows it all."
Yang Wushuang's voice was full of confidence.
"Good."
"Then when the time comes, you will make the trip with us."
Qian Renxue snapped her fingers lightly and turned her gaze to Chen Xi beside her: "Xiao Xi, do you know where there are mystic herbs?"
"If it's too far from Heaven Dou City, I'll need to make arrangements for matters here in the city first."
Chen Xi broke into a happy smile: "Big Sis, the place with the mystic herbs isn't far from here. It's right in the Sunset Forest."
"The Sunset Forest?"
Qian Renxue twirled a fingertip, pondered for a moment, and immediately made a decision: "Indeed, it's not far. It's getting a bit late now; let's head to the Sunset Forest tomorrow."
With those words, Qian Renxue waved her hand at Ci Xue and Yang Wushuang standing before her, signaling them to withdraw for now.
Once they had all retreated, Qian Renxue patted Chen Xi on the head once more.
"Xiao Xi, you go back and rest as well."
"Okay, Big Sis."
With a response, Chen Xi rose from her seat and walked toward her own room.
Watching Chen Xi's departing back, Qian Renxue couldn't help smiling, then stood up and walked forward.
In the room.
Chen Xi lay on the bed, her eyes filled with contemplation.
When we head to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well tomorrow, I wonder if Poison Douluo Dugu Bo will be there. If he is, wanting to harvest the mystic herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well will probably require a fight with Dugu Bo first.
But if he isn't, the room for maneuver will be huge.
Chen Xi muttered to herself.
Although even if they really fought Dugu Bo, their side wouldn't necessarily lose, doing so would make it look like an outright robbery, and on top of that, they would offend a Titled Douluo.
Since there could be a better solution, why resort to such an offensive method?
After thinking it over carefully.
Chen Xi summoned her Martial Soul: the Pen of Destiny, lifted the pen to write Dugu Bo's name in mid-air, and then added the two characters for time: tomorrow.
The characters in mid-air shifted and transformed continuously, forming a brand-new sentence: Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, cultivate with single-minded devotion, suppress the snake venom!
"It really can peer into the fate of a specific time."
"This is simply amazing."
Chen Xi wore a smile as she used the Pen of Destiny to wipe away the text in the air and began to write anew: In the middle of the night, suddenly longing for her well-behaved granddaughter, return to Heaven Dou City to visit her, spend a day accompanying her, and then return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the snake venom.
The moment the characters were written, they flashed rapidly.
Chen Xi could clearly feel her mental power and soul power being frantically consumed, with strands of life force also pouring into the Pen of Destiny, but the consumed life force was quickly replenished by the unknown seed within her Sea of Consciousness.
An irresistible wave of sleepiness invaded her mind, Chen Xi's eyelids closed, her body tilted backward, and she fell into a deep sleep.
The Sunset Forest.
Deep within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Dugu Bo was sitting cross-legged, engaged in meditative cultivation.
Time ticked away drop by drop.
Just as the middle of the night arrived, Dugu Bo opened his eyes and cast his gaze in the direction of Heaven Dou City.
"What is going on?"
"Why do I suddenly miss Yan'er a little?"
"But it does seem like I haven't seen Yan'er in quite a while. Should I go back and take a look?"
Dugu Bo muttered to himself, deep contemplation appearing in his eyes.
According to his original plan, he was supposed to spend these few days cultivating with single-minded devotion at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, using the well to suppress the snake venom within his body, but the longing for Dugu Yan in his heart kept urging him to return to Heaven Dou City to see her.
After a long period of thought.
Dugu Bo's longing for Dugu Yan ultimately gained the upper hand.
"Let's go back to Heaven Dou City and check on Yan'er first."
"There should still be a few days before the snake venom erupts; I'll just come back here to suppress it before the outbreak."
Perhaps due to thoughts of Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo revealed a gentle smile as he rose and headed toward Heaven Dou City.
The second day.
Early morning.
Chen Xi sat dizzily at the dining table, taking a bite of the steamed bun in her hand while her head bobbed up and down, looking like she could fall asleep at any moment.
"Xiao Xi, what did you do last night?"
"How did you end up so sleepy?"
Qian Renxue reached out and tapped Chen Xi on the forehead.
"Didn't do much."
"Just used my Martial Soul's ability, that's all."
Chen Xi yawned and took a small bite of the bun in her hand.
"Didn't I tell you to use it as little as possible?"
Qian Renxue looked at Chen Xi with a helpless expression.
Yet, seeing Chen Xi's drowsy state, she ultimately said nothing more.
At that very moment, She Long walked in carrying a piece of news.
"Young Master, latest news."
"The Fourth Prince, Xue Beng, lost a certain aspect of his abilities yesterday while at a pleasure house. This news leaked out from the establishment, and Prince Xue Xing is currently trying his utmost to suppress the spread of the information."
She Long placed the intelligence report in front of Qian Renxue.
"Have people proceed according to the original plan."
Qian Renxue waved her hand indifferently.
Meanwhile, Chen Xi, who was eating breakfast on the side, seemed to perk up all at once.
What had she just heard?
The Fourth Prince, Xue Beng, had lost a certain aspect of his abilities at a pleasure house.
Combining this with the fact that yesterday's matters had already been handled, Chen Xi ran through the entire sequence of events in her head.
She arrived at a conclusion.
This affair should be Yang Wushuang's handiwork.
Since Yang Wushuang excelled at alchemy, concocting a drug that caused people to lose certain abilities was hardly a problem.
The benefit of doing this was that Xue Beng would henceforth have no ties to the imperial throne, while Xue Qinghe would be able to perfectly clear himself of all suspicion.
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