The three of them entered the Spirit Herb Garden together.
Xuanzhu said quite casually, "Pick one. Any plant you like. I never go back on my word."
Qian Wanyu brought up the rear, studying the Spirit Herb Garden's layout and size. A single glance gave her a rough estimate of how many spirit herbs it contained.
Dongfang Minghui had been here once before—or twice, broadly speaking. She remembered an octagonal pavilion and a lake beyond the Spirit Herb Garden where they could rest.
"Love Blossom, we've been here before. Did any potential companions catch your eye?" she asked the Love Blossom in her storage space through their mental link.
Love Blossom replied bluntly, "This Spirit Herb Garden is only a subsidiary garden. The herbs here are all very low-grade. There isn't a single intelligent, awakened plant like me. No wonder she's being so generous. She's tricking you."
Dongfang Minghui felt a little wounded. Why did everyone want to trick her?
"It's just like the Medicine Department. You've seen the size of the White Angelica Garden. That garden alone is much larger than this place. Understand?"
"Of course."
The intelligent played with the intelligent, leaving the brainless off to one side...
Dongfang Minghui was beginning to grasp how these people thought.
She wandered around casually, looking disappointed. Sneaking a glance at their expressions, she said plaintively, "Seventh Sister, none of them caught my eye."
Qian Wanyu had happened to see the spirit herbs on the Medicine Department's Back Mountain once. That single glimpse had captivated her with the Royal Academy's immense resources. Its spirit herb gardens alone boasted the most comprehensive collection on the Seven-Colored Continent.
This was the Moonwhite Empire's royal household, after all. Spirit Herb Gardens were generally important places, yet they had not encountered a single gardener along