Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 206

Chapter 206: More Tragic Than Expected

The rabbit needed to be hung up for eighty-one days.

Every day it would consume a hundred spirit stones, totaling eight thousand one hundred in all.

Jiang Hao checked his storage treasure to make sure there were enough spirit stones, then headed to the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

“Remember not to move around,” he casually reminded.

The rabbit readily agreed: “Master, you can completely trust Lord Rabbit.”

Of course, Jiang Hao wouldn’t trust it, and naturally, he wouldn’t let the rabbit be on its own; he made sufficient preparations to prevent any accidents.

If the rabbit consumed something else, the loss wouldn’t just be time, but a significant amount of spirit stones.

With his current financial situation, he couldn’t afford such a loss.

……

Six days passed.

That day, Jiang Hao saw Cheng Chou return to the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

“How’s it going?”

“Not good news,” Cheng Chou sighed.

Hearing this, Jiang Hao let out a soft sigh in his heart.

Although he had already guessed it, he still felt it was a pity.

He had previously asked Cheng Chou to inquire about someone, Lin Zhi’s mother.

According to Lin Zhi, his mother was seriously ill and had no money for treatment. But that was before.

Now, although Lin Zhi’s talent was lacking, the fact that he had joined the Tianyin Sect was undeniable.

Therefore, the people from his hometown would only know that Lin Zhi had become an immortal, and his mother should be able to rely on Lin Zhi, like a big tree, to receive aid and assistance from the local gentry.

Perhaps her condition could take a turn for the better.

The hope was slim, but there was still a chance.

“Go on,” Jiang Hao said.

“Lin Junior Brother’s family is ordinary; they rely solely on his mother doing odd jobs to get by. However, she still did her utmost to send him to private school to recognize a few characters.”

“But later, when his mother began to fall ill, he had to leave the private school to help at home. He always worked hard to earn money for his family without complaints, just hoping to cure his mother’s illness. But no matter what medicine she took, there was no improvement. Later, when our sect was recruiting disciples, they gathered a group of people, and Lin Zhi was among those sent to the sect,” Cheng Chou continued, seeing that Jiang Hao had no questions.

“Just after Lin Zhi was sent away, his mother began to tidy up the house. Some people said they saw her looking well and thought her illness had improved a lot. They would occasionally greet her, saying that if Lin Zhi became an immortal, she would enjoy good fortune. And Lin’s mother would just smile in response, saying that being an immortal was not important, but growing up safely was.”

“Later on, Lin’s mother would do some small jobs to exchange for some grain, and she would also save some grain. At first, no one paid much attention to Lin’s mother, until a month later, when the group that went to Tianyin Sect returned. Only then did people learn that one of the three who became immortals was Lin’s mother’s child.”

“Someone informed Lin’s mother right away, and she smiled and shared some grain with them, saying that now she could rest easy. The messenger didn’t think much of it. The next day, many people came to visit, and some even knew about Lin’s mother’s illness and brought famous doctors from the city. However…”

Cheng Chou paused for a moment before continuing,

“When they entered, they found that Lin’s mother, who had been smiling and welcoming people just the day before, had already passed away on her clay bed. According to the examination by the doctors present, they learned that Lin’s mother had long been suffering from a serious illness. She had held on until now by sheer willpower, and only after knowing her child had become an immortal did she finally let go.”

Jiang Hao stood in place, silent and contemplative. After a while, he asked,

“What about his father?”

“Lin Junior Brother’s father went hunting in the forest shortly after he was born and never returned. Lin Junior Brother was raised single-handedly by his mother, which I heard was extremely difficult,” Cheng Chou said with emotion.

After hesitating, he tentatively asked, “Senior Brother, should we inform Lin Junior Brother about his mother’s situation?”

Jiang Hao shook his head gently, his tone steady.

“No need, let him find out on his own when he returns.”

It had been over a year, and telling him now would do no good; it would only disturb his mind.

Besides, he probably had some suspicions already; better to let him focus on his cultivation.

When the day comes for his Foundation Establishment, he can go back with something to show for it.

He then gave Cheng Chou some Qi Refining ninth level pills.

“Consolidate your cultivation well; you can choose to undergo Foundation Establishment after some time.”

Cheng Chou was overjoyed at the news.

“I have already prepared the Foundation Establishment pill. I will give it to you when it’s suitable,” Jiang Hao said.

A high success rate for Foundation Establishment required a Foundation Establishment pill, and fortunately, he had one.

Having “picked up” so many storage treasures, he certainly had a Foundation Establishment pill.

However, it had a special mark on it, so he dared not sell it.

Instead, he could give it to Cheng Chou, as long as he didn’t let him see the mark.

With Lin Zhi’s matter settled, Jiang Hao waited for Bai Ye’s appearance.

……

Three days later, people from the Hundred Bones Forest came again.

The person handling the transfer with the Spiritual Medicine Garden was still Fairy Lian Qin.

“I heard that the Spiritual Medicine Garden recently changed its standards. If there’s anything Junior Brother would like us to know in advance, please tell us. Of course, if there are any changes needed later on, you can inform us one by one. We will definitely cooperate. And don’t worry about the spirit stones; we’re not like some people from a certain lineage who like to play little tricks,” Lian Qin said with a smile.

After the incident with the Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage, everyone liked to bring it up.

Now their people also didn’t dare to mess around, or else the consequences would be unpredictable.

If someone leads a robbery, there will be a second time after the first.

No one dares to be the first to act in the short term, but over time they will forget this threat.

“Where did Lian Junior Sister get that idea? How has our Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage played any tricks?”

At this moment, Lian Daozhi, who had just come over for business, heard Lian Qin’s words and was quite dissatisfied.

“Heh,” Lian Qin sneered.

“I didn’t say it was the Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage.”

Lian Daozhi snorted coldly and turned to Jiang Hao in a friendly manner.

“Jiang Junior Brother, do you have any free time recently? We have a batch of spiritual herbs that we would like to plant in the Duanqing Cliff Spiritual Medicine Garden.”

“I was here first,” Lian Qin said coldly.

Jiang Hao apologized and then discussed the general arrangements with Lian Qin.

It was just a normal arrangement because he knew Bai Ye’s methods and didn’t plan to use his own knowledge to shake the various techniques of the other party.

After confirming the planting location for the Hundred Bones Forest’s spiritual herbs, Jiang Hao approached Lian Daozhi and said.

“Sorry to have kept Senior Brother waiting.”

Lian Daozhi, Golden Core complete.

The last time it was the black lotus that was planted, and it was brought by him.

This time, it was unclear what he would bring.

“I have a batch of spiritual herbs that I would like to plant here for three months,” Lian Daozhi pondered.

“But it’s quite difficult, so I want to ask if Junior Brother is up to the task.”

“What kind of spiritual herbs?” Jiang Hao was quite curious.

If they were expensive enough, they could occasionally produce blue bubbles.

His yard had some before, but now they no longer appeared.

That particular spiritual herb was strange; its real selling price was outrageous, but once it split, no one wanted it.

Yes, it was the snow lotus.

A high-grade healing spiritual herb, split seeds would grow into split herbs, which couldn’t be sold. And he was tricked, but instead, he got a good deal.

However, he couldn’t sell it because they felt that split snow lotuses were bad for one’s luck.

I don’t know how the rumor started.

It’s said that those who have used the split snow lotus flower haven’t lived long.

I bought it for fifty spirit stones back then, and others made a killing.

After all, not many people can grow it.

“It’s called the Mingye Autumn Flower. It requires a high-quality spiritual field for planting, and daily watering with spirit liquid. It must be tended by a Foundation Establishment cultivator to deal with the golden leaf bugs on it.”

Lian Daozhi said with a hint of helplessness, “Recently, our Spiritual Medicine Garden has encountered some minor issues, which prevent us from planting, so we need to find another Spiritual Medicine Garden. Other Spiritual Medicine Gardens have taken some, but the quantity is quite large, and they can’t accommodate all of it.”

“I haven’t dealt with it before, but if Senior Brother is willing, you can bring one plant over first,” Jiang Hao did not refuse.

He found it hard to refuse and was also curious to see if this Mingye Autumn Flower was as precious as it seemed.