That Foxtail Grass in the Heavenly Court

Who would have thought, who would have thought! Such a terrifying incident that turned the natural order of yin and yang on its head had actually started with this old muddlehead. How heartless did someone have to be to get even this wrong?

As Qin Fen watched Matchmaker Yue's thoughts, his titanium-alloy dog eyes were practically blinded. This was explosive gossip! He wondered who had been paired with the wrong red threads back then. A ridiculously awesome name flashed through his mind—Lord Longyang from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods?

Just thinking about it sent a chill down his spine. After all this, the most terrifying person in the Heavenly Court was neither the Jade Emperor nor Lord Lao, but Matchmaker Yue. If you loved him, take him to Matchmaker Yue and achieve a wonderful marriage, effortlessly marrying a beautiful, wealthy woman.

The Immortal Herb Garden's Earth God was spacing out, anxious beyond measure, but anxiety was useless.

As he agonized over whether this immortal had stood him up, two illustrated books dropped down, arriving so abruptly and so stylishly.

"Is this the immortal?" The Earth God looked around. Sure enough, he was someone with profound magical power, acting without leaving a trace—a master among masters. What frightened him most was that this master also loved playing mysterious.

What if he secretly found a chance to knock me out with a club? The Earth God considered countless countermeasures, only to discover that, heavens, his chance of escaping was infinitely close to zero.

"Did you receive them?" Qin Fen sent in a low voice while sitting on the toilet.

"This little immortal received them." As the Earth God spoke, he began flipping through them. He suddenly discovered that the writing was rather troublesome; he did not recognize much of it at all. Still, the pictures were truly vivid. Forget children—even he could not stop looking once he started.

"Immortal, there are some characters here that I do not recognize." The Earth God was about to cry. What the hell were these? Some looked familiar, yet their meaning was unclear. Could these be Ancient Divine Script?

Qin Fen was dumbfounded. Damn it, he had forgotten about simplified characters. But he had prepared for this. He needed to put in some real effort and solve the problem once and for all, so he downloaded a traditional-simplified character comparison dictionary online and tried sending it over.

"Non-physical item. Transmission generation requires double data. Transfer fee: fifty. Total: one hundred. Your remaining balance is 532." Sure enough, things from the internet could be sent too.

Double it was, then. Qin Fen tapped it without hesitation.

A traditional-simplified character comparison dictionary dropped down. The Earth God hugged the dictionary and froze. Good heavens, this was even more incredible than Cangjie creating characters.

Back then, Cangjie had gained tremendous Merit by creating characters. He had endured countless twists and turns, and the hardships involved were unimaginable. Yet this person had simply sent over a comparison book with a swipe. Too terrifying! This was absolutely great wisdom, great magical power. The actions of an expert were truly unfathomable!

Hugging the book, the Earth God began staring blankly. After reading just a little, he found that it really was useful.

Qin Fen was not worried that the other party would be stupid enough to need him to teach him this much. With an immortal's methods, reading a dictionary would not take much effort, and translating the books would be even easier. In a flash, they would be changed.

"Do you understand now?" Qin Fen sent.

"This little immortal understands."

"Do you comprehend?"

"This little immortal comprehends."

Qin Fen cursed inwardly. Then why the hell had he not given him the Merit yet? This round had cost him over one hundred and fifty in phone credit. It was not easy earning a little hard-earned money.

"Mm." Seeing that the immortal had gone silent, the Earth God understood. He silently recited an incantation, and a gleam of spiritual light rose into the sky, shooting straight toward the Merit Ranking. But midway through the air, an eerie ripple flashed and intercepted it. A strand of Primordial Violet Light swallowed it, leaving no trace behind.

"Your customer, the Immortal Herb Garden's Earth God, has recharged five hundred for you. Your current balance is 1032."

"Haha!" Qin Fen excitedly tapped open the chat box.

"Earth God, considering that you are a god of fortune and virtue, that you heed Heaven's will and possess enduring blessings, I have come specifically to enlighten you. This cannot be spoken of or passed on. Once you have learned the characters and translated the illustrated books, you must destroy them. Remember, Heaven's secrets must not be revealed!"

"This little immortal understands, this little immortal understands." With that, the Earth God slapped the dictionary. Strands of spiritual light flew out from it and entered his sea of consciousness. He formed hand seals with both hands and pointed at the illustrated books. "Change!"

The characters on the two children's books immediately transformed into traditional characters.

Keep them? If he had entertained that thought before, he did not consider it in the slightest now. The Earth God's forehead was drenched in sweat. That single warning—Heaven's secrets must not be revealed—had frightened him flat. This person had come to enlighten him because he heeded Heaven's will. What a tremendous background! He did not dare entertain any opportunistic thoughts. If the man merely calculated with his fingers, would that not mean offending Heaven's majesty?

He had also realized that this was not divine script, but a form of simplified characters.

Once everything was done, the Earth God did not hesitate. He slapped the dictionary hard, and it instantly turned to ash.

With the matter settled, Qin Fen relaxed at once. He had done the other party a huge favor—how could a little phone credit be enough? As a new-era man with ideals, culture, aspirations, and backbone, he had to pluck feathers from every passing goose. These immortals were all rich and handsome.

The Immortal Herb Garden—just thinking about it sounded so grand and upscale.

"Earth God!"

"This servant is here." This time, the Earth God did not even dare call himself a little immortal. Frightened, he dropped straight to his knees.

"You guard the Immortal Herb Garden. Do you have any ordinary immortal herbs?"

Qin Fen had thought it through. Of course he wanted immortal herbs, but the really good ones? Forget it. It was like a sports car—he could not afford the delivery fee, and sending one over would probably cost a fortune. Whether it could even be uploaded was another question.

"Yes, many. For example, Heartbond Grass and Moonreflecting Vine are extremely common in the Heavenly Court." The Earth God thought, Could the immortal want these? That would be easy. None of these things were particularly valuable. "There are also some rarer ones, such as Phoenix Knotweed and Dragoncry Flower."

Rarer ones? Qin Fen wore a bitter expression. "Do you have the least valuable kind?"

The least valuable kind? The Earth God shuddered. What did that mean? What was the immortal trying to do? An expert's actions truly were unfathomable. He could not understand them at all.

"Yes, lots and lots. The entire garden is full of them." The Earth God answered quickly. Was that not obvious? There were weeds everywhere. He was standing on a whole clump of them, and they had not been weeded regularly lately.

"Send me one plant. Just hold it in your hand and silently think of contacting me."

The Earth God immediately did as instructed. He casually grabbed a handful from the ground and silently contacted Qin Fen.

With a swish, the weeds in his hand vanished. The Earth God stared in shock. What formidable cultivation! He had effortlessly located a Primordial Spirit and retrieved an object across empty space.

Looking at the strange plant on his phone, Qin Fen was a little stunned. This was the legendary immortal herb? Even if it was worthless, it was still produced by the Heavenly Court. Why did it look so crappy?

Staring at the image, Qin Fen found it extremely familiar. Damn it, this was clearly Foxtail Grass. Was he being fooled?

This was the least valuable thing? Qin Fen felt dizzy. Indeed, it had no real value on Earth either.

But that was not actually the case. As the saying went, wildfire could not burn it all away; when the spring breeze blew, it grew again. Foxtail Grass's terrifying vitality was absolutely heaven-defying.