On the street, Long Qi was angry at himself for losing sight of Jun Wu Xie as he searched frantically. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Jun Wu Yao carrying Jun Wu Xie in his arms as they came out from a dark alley.
“Young Master, Miss.” He called out but he was secretly astonished that he could not sense the presence of his Young Master previously.
Without even giving a glance at Long Qi, Jun Wu Yao simply continued to carry Jun Wu Xie as they headed back to Lin Palace.
Long Qi silently followed behind them.
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The whole incident of Jun Wu Xie was simply ‘forgotten’. When the sun rose the next day, Jun Xian and Jun Qing did not bring the matter up as Long Qi still followed Jun Qing and tended to him as they carried on their daily routines.
As soon as Jun Wu Xie and the little black cat entered the pharmacy, little lotus was called out in a firm voice by the little black cat.
[You rascal, come out!]
A trembling little figure could be seen as it quickly sprawled into the ground on all fours with its head bowed down.
Jun Wu Xie had her arms folded across her chest, looking at that little figure with a cold glare.
Little lotus shook involuntarily.
The room was quiet.
After half an hour standoff, little lotus could no longer bear the suffocating pressure. He started to cry out, with his watery eyes looking pitifully looking at Jun Wu Xie.
“Do not leave me……. P..Please do not …*sniff*..se..send me back.” Little beads of precious tears came rolling off his cheeks. He quivered as he looked over at Jun Wu Xie. He knew that he had incurred the wrath from his master when it appeared on his own accord in Ghost City.
Jun Wu Xie narrowed her eyes as she gave him a piercing stare.
Little lotus small legs began to shiver again.
[When I said that you were useless, I didn’t think that you were that useless, even forcing Master to get these dilapidated gardening books. Tell me, what are we going to do with these musy old things?]
Little black cat jumped onto the table as one of its paws touched the pile of old books that were placed there as it looked menacingly at little lotus.
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Little lotus was sobbing and sniffling as it protested: “T..Those books aren’t useless…”
[Hmph]
Little black cat lifted his paw and swiftly swept the top book off the table as it landed with a loud thud.
“Nooooooooooooooo.” Little lotus face became pale as it scuttled forward and lunged forward to ‘save’ the book as he brought it into his embrace protectively.
Little black cat narrowed its eyes at it looked at the little audacious lotus looking at him with pleading eyes.
Swish. Little Black cat ignored little lotus as it swiped another book off the table.
This went on as little black cat continued swiping the books off the table as little lotus scuttled about with its tear stricken face and is short legs scurrying around in his bitter attempt to save the books.
“Enough.” Jun Wu Xie finally spoke up, interrupting the little drama of those two.
Little lotus fell to the floor in exhaustion with its two hands tightly clutching onto the few books that he managed to save, with its teary eyes looking at Jun Wu Xie.
“Why do you hold these books so dear? What do you want them for?” Jun Wu Xie glanced over at the sobbing figure on the ground with her hands resting on her chin.
“It’s not for me, It’s for you, Master.” Little lotus sniffled.
Jun Wu Xie raised her eyebrows slightly.
When she browsed through the books yesterday, they were technically books on gardening, teaching people how to raise plants and flowers. Unless… this little guy wanted her to be a gardener?
“This is…this is… what you all call it cultivation technique.” Little lotus brought the books over to her with his little hands.
“Cultivation techniques?” Jun Wu Xie was surprised.
Little lotus nodded.
“Yes, I’m a plant type so you can’t use the ordinary cultivation techniques that you’ve been flipping through. Do not underestimate all these books, they are very hard to come by! The previous owner never found these good stuff so they could not cultivate any spiritual power. I must say your luck is really good…” Little lotus tried his best to explain it to Jun Wu Xie, except that his shy and reserved demeanor did not seem to be very convincing.
Jun Wu Xie looked at the books in hand if little lotus had not explained it to her, she really can’t imagine these dilapidated gardening books actually turned out to be prized cultivation techniques!
“Growing plants can enhance spiritual energy?” Jun Wu Xie casually flipped through the topmost book.
Little lotus nodded enthusiastically.
“What should I plant?” She did not recognise any of the species of plants in the book.
Little lotus immediately raised his hand and pointed to his nose.
“Me! Plant me!”
“…………………………..” Jun Wu Xie was speechless. She also could not help but imagine a herself planting the lotus seeds in the earth and when it was harvest time… there were many many little lotuses. Only their heads were poking out of the earth while their body were still buried beneath. This was really quite a scene!
“………………………….” She shuddered for a moment.
“Well, as it states here, as long as you place me in a place with water, well, not me but my seeds and they will start to absorb, develop and grow and accumulate spiritual energy after which only you can absorb. When they grow into lotuses, although the effects isn’t as great like me, eating them will have lots of benefits!” Little lotus chirped merrily as he blinked his eyes which still had some tears attached to them.
Jun Wu Xie felt that if he had a tail, he would be wagging it happily.
It seems to be easier than the other types of techniques I’ve come across?” She had perused so many variety of books and they were all rather complicated, some even nitpicked about the way you breathed! These books, on the other hand, were simple, straight to the point.
All you needed to do was to plant flowers!
Chapter 54: “Strange Cultivation Technique (1)”
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Chapter 55: “Strange Cultivation Technique (2)”
Jun Wu Xie carefully read through the contents of the book she had on hand, in addition to lotuses, there were many other types of plants that could accumulate spiritual energy as well, however those strange plant names, she had never heard of before.
“In addition to lotus seed, where do I get the other type of seeds?” Jun Wu Xie asked.
Little lotus frowned and hesitated for a moment before replying: “I’m not too sure as well… Most of the names I’m not sure where they’re from but for some of the other guys, I do know of them and where they’re from… It’s just that.. It’s currently out of reach for you.”
“What do you mean?” Jun Wu Xie pressed on as she raised her eyebrows.
Little lotus dropped his head and his two little chubby hands grabbed his apron and whined: “Those few guys can’t come out yet… So it’s out of reach for you.”
Jun Wu Xie furrowed her eyebrows. What this little lotus was trying to say, was really difficult to understand. He always says things that were hard to comprehend.
When he first appeared, he once said that his lotus seeds were eaten by some guy. And now from this little mouth if his he once again referred to some guys. Jun Wu Xie was referring curious to who those guys were.
“Who are they?”
“Contractual spirits……” Little lotus muttered.
“So they have to wait for an owner first before they are able to come out?” She asked.
Little lotus nodded.. Then shook his head..frowned hard as he was trying to explain himself.
Jun Wu Xue was even more puzzled.
“Erm…Uh..that.. Actually if Master practices hard and cultivates properly…you’re sure to be able to find the others… However as you are now…. Isn’t it better to grow my seeds first?” Little lotus hesitated for a bit before looking nervously on at Jun Wu Xie and took two quick steps and stood in front of and raised his little head with a pitiful expression.
“Master, you do not need to be in a hurry to find the other plants, ok? I’m sure I’ll be of help to you, can you please start planting me first?” Little lotus pleaded with his misty eyes.
“……………………..” Jun Wu Xie had a feeling that if she shook her head, he would start bawling.
“Alright.” She affirmed.
Little lotus immediately laughed and the whole room was filled with a sweet lotus scent.
Jun Wu Xie started looking through the pile of musty old books, searching for one that had a water cultivation method.
Previously she had thought that these were some regular gardening books however after little lotus’s explanation, she noticed that the ‘water’ stated in the books were not regular water. The term “rootless water” came out a few times and this “rootless water” was the lowest grade and this was water that ‘flowed out of heaven but have yet descended on earth’, not the waters in the lakes and rivers.
The book described various water plants, one of which was the snow lotus cultivation method.
After reading that portion, Jun Wu Xie’s face went black.
To plant the snow lotus, one needed “water”. To call it water was no longer feasible as the records explicitly stated it needed the water from the heavenly spring.
Heavenly spring? Jun Wu Xie searched through her memories of both worlds but to no avail. She has never heard of this or heard anyone else mention this heavenly spring before.
Jun Wu Xie had always thought that there was always a balance in the world, her cultivation techniques were way simpler than others BUT the conditions were pretty tough. Who can tell her where can she find this heavenly spring?
Do you know what is this heavenly spring water?” She asked little lotus while frowning.
Little lotus shook his head left and right vigorously.
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Jun Wu Xie’s mouth twitched slightly – the book stated that snow lotus required a very special environment to be nurtured and could not be planted in regular water. If the seeds were placed in regular water, the lotus will wilt and have no chance of recovery. In other words, if she placed the seeds in regular water, they will die.
“……..”
Sure enough, this troublesome lotus could not be raised with any regular water! In addition to the heavenly spring, she noted that another liquid that could plant the snow lotus was called ‘jade nectar’.
In this world, this term meant that it was wine of the highest quality, even Jun Xian only ever had one chance to drink a small cup of this when the first Emperor had bestowed him a cup in celebration of winning the war.
“You can even use wine to cultivate a plant…hmmm.” Jun Wu Xue rubbed between her furrowed brows to ease the tension as she was in deep thought. Although this wine was very precious and rare, at least she knew what it was. As for the heavenly spring, she’s never heard of that before!
Jade nectar was given by the First Emperor, this meant that there was a high chance that there’s still some stored away in the Royal Palace.
Jun Wu Xie thought back to the conversation she had with Jun Xian that day, it will soon be the Crown Prince’s birthday celebration and she was invited as well. This would be a great opportunity to check if they still had this in the palace.
Although she got her cultivation techniques on hand, however she was not able to start her cultivation due to the lack of resources.
Just as she was pondering hard over the issues on the resources needed to kick start her cultivation, ever since they returned from Ghost City, Mo Xuan Fei and Bai Yun Xian’s mood had hit rock bottom.
Under the laws of Ghost City, Mo Xuan Fei could not do anything to that punk who made him lose his face completely! He gritted his teeth as he thought back on how hard he was trying to appease Bai Yun Xian after the whole incident at Ghost City. That young punk! How dare he cross his path like that? He had summoned the court painter urgently and had him draw out that kids face based on their description.
Even though he could not touch him in Ghost City, once he’s out, he won’t let him off!
Mo Xuan Fei mobilised his secret forces and had them comb through the entire Imperial City that very night.
However, the strange thing was that no trace of that kid could be found. It was as if he mysteriously vanished into thin air.
He even had his men stationed at the entrance of Ghost City to inform him once that kid was sighted, however, there wasn’t any news at all.
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Time passed quickly as the whole city was busy in preparation for the Crown Prince’s birthday celebrations.
Just the night before the birthday, Jun Xian called Jun Qing and Jun Wu Xie over to his study.
This time round, not only the ‘waste’ Jun Wu Xie was invited, even the ‘dying’ Jun Qing received an invitation.
“The Crown Prince’s birthday is tomorrow, both of you need to come along with me. Long Qi is not allowed in so Wu Xie, I’ll leave the care of your uncle in your good hands.” Jun Xian looked over at Jun Wu Xie with pride. His little girl had grown up to be so dependable and this was such an assurance. Unknowingly he had placed all his hope of Lin Palace’s future in this little girl’s hands.
“Alright.” Jun Wu Xie nodded.
“One more thing, people outside do not know the condition of your uncle. As of now, they all still think that he has not much longer to live. If they find traces of his recovery, I’m afraid… Wu Xie, can you ask your master if there is anyway to make your uncle seem ‘terminally ill’?” Jun Xian was worried as he only received Jun Qing’s invitation just five days prior to the Crown Prince’s birthday.
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Chapter 57: “Birthday Celebrations (2)”
All these years, only Jun Xian was invited to the Crown Prince’s birthday banquet, however this year was an exception. Lin Palace had an additional two guests which made Jun Xian a little worried.
Jun Wu Xie’s invitation was due to the ‘Emperor’s grace’ when he extended his invitation to her as an ‘apology’ for breaking the engagement.
Whereas Jun Qing’s invitation came late as it’s since been more than a month since he was diagnosed and everyone that thought that he would die during this period. However no news of his expected death had spread and this made many restless.
It seems that tomorrow’s Crown Prince birthday banquet was not just a simple celebration.
Many wanted to take this chance to probe Jun Qing’s situation.
“How’s Uncle recovery during this period?” Jun Wu Xie did not answer Jun Xian immediately as she did her usual check up routine, turning towards Jun Qing and checking on his recovery progress.
Jun Qing’s condition had improved drastically. After his blood had been cleansed and all the poison purged from his body, they had started the body conditioning stage. With all the acupuncture and medicines personally done by Jun Wu Xie, even his legs had both recovered and he could feel his legs again. Now, he’s doing therapy to strengthen his leg muscles and training to start walking again. He’s been practicing walking with crutches to aid his recovery.
Although Jun Qing was struggling, as compared from before, this was a huge improvement.
“It’s much better than before, I think I may be able to walk in half a year’s time.” Jun Qing beamed brightly, as he chortled. This time of recovery had been the happiest time he had in a decade.
“Everything cannot be rushed, even if you are recovering well we cannot overdo it or else it would all be in vain.” Jun Wu Xie
warned Jun Qing.
Although he looks very gentle and docile, when it comes to doing things, he was very resolute and aggressive and tended to push things to the extreme. This could be seen when he had been doing therapy lately and only until he collapsed and was carried back by Long Qi had he stopped practicing. Jun Wu Xie was called over many times due to this.
Jun Wu Xie had to sternly remind Jun Qing or else his over enthusiasm might result in a backlash instead.
Being nagged by his own niece Jun Qing laughed loudly as he slapped his legs in excitement, eyes filled with vigor, “Wu Xie, whatever you said I definitely understand…It’s just that for over ten years…I’ve been a cripple. For over ten years! Now I have this chance of walking again, I really can’t wait. The feeling of being able to walk again, I don’t think ordinary people can understand this.”
After he was crippled, the amount of ridicule and the humiliation he received was countless however the times he laughed could be counted easily. The despair he had felt were all washed away by this brilliant niece of his.
The day when he will soar back into the sky is near and it would be payback time!
“Take it as if I didn’t say anything then. I will add in more tonic for you.” Jun Wu Xie had seen such over zealous patients before, however this post treatment therapy stage was not entirely her responsibility.
Jun Qing was different from those other patients, she would not let anything happen to him no matter what.
“You’ve worked hard.” Jun Qing looked warmly at Jun Wu Xie, in the past his fondness for this niece was because they had blood ties, but now he really loved this niece of his from the bottom of his heart.
He wanted a speedy recovery so he could protect with his two hands, this family which was very dear to him.
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