Chapter 139: Yun Ling's Abnormality

Since Sheng Ran promised the brocade robe steward to help preserve these orchids, she would not go back on her word.

She walked over to a barrel, held out her hand, and, as before, hovered her fingertips over the flowers.

But this time, she had too many flowers to deal with, and the strength in her body seemed to be drained away, and beads of sweat soon seeped out of her forehead.

The beastly husbands were all standing guard at the warehouse door, looking at her worriedly.

Yun Ling wanted to go in and help several times, but was stopped by Pei Xiaoxing: "Trust my wife."

After an unknown amount of time, Sheng Ran finally finished dealing with the last pot of flowers.

She was so tired that she could hardly stand. Yun Ling hurried forward to support her and found that her palms were a little hot.

"Everything has been taken care of." Sheng Ran panted, "There's still some life left in each flower. As long as we don't damage them on the way, we'll be fine until we get to the central city."

The brocade robe manager was overjoyed and quickly asked someone to bring a chair for Sheng Ran to rest, and also asked someone to bring tea and snacks.

"Can you tell me about the God of Flowers now?" Sheng Ran took a sip of tea and took a breath.

The brocade robe steward nodded and said, "I went to find the city lord and asked him everything he knew."

The steward sat across from her and spoke slowly, "The most detailed records of the God of Flowers are in the thousand-year-old tomes of Yuhua City."

"It is said that he is the only god of plants and trees in the beast world, and can transform decay into magic."

"Thousands of years ago, the Black Death broke out in the Beast World. It was He who purified the plague with a sea of ​​flowers and saved countless Beastmen."

"But after the plague ended, the god left. Some say he returned to heaven, others say he fell asleep beneath a sea of ​​flowers. In any case, he never appeared again."

The clue ended here again. Sheng Ran nodded regretfully. She had guessed long ago that she would not be able to get anything out of him.

If it were really so easy to find out about God, it would be impossible for it to not appear once in thousands of years.

While feeling disappointed, Sheng Ran also silently comforted herself, at least from this point of view, the Holy Female would not be Sheng Jieyue.

She felt much better.

Just as I remembered this name, I heard the brocade-robed steward continue, "However, the Saint Female of Central City that you just mentioned said that she has a close relationship with the God of Flowers."

Under Sheng Ran's surprised gaze, the brocade robe steward continued, "That Saint Female said she could communicate with God..."

Sheng Ran frowned, feeling it was ridiculous.

The brocade robe steward told Sheng Ran all the information he had just gathered. "We always follow the orders from above, regardless of anything else. After you mentioned it, I went to inquire about it. That day happened to be the birthday of the Central City Saint, so I guess it was held in her honor."

"Speaking of which, this banquet was of extremely high standard. There were no fewer than a hundred kinds of exotic flowers and plants brought in from all over the place, and it kept me busy for quite a while. The guild leader personally oversaw every detail, saying it was all 'worthy of his wife.'"

The brocade robe steward muttered as he spoke, "However, I never knew when our president had a wife, and a saintly one at that!"

Sheng Ran nodded, pulling her lips with mixed emotions.

Regardless of the relationship between the never-seen president of the Jiuyao Chamber of Commerce and Sheng Jieyue, it is certain that he belongs to the opposing camp.

This made Sheng Ran a little more wary - he must be a powerful figure to be able to mobilize so many resources.

The beastly husbands around her noticed Sheng Ran's worry and came to her side to reassure her.

It was late at night when we left Hanakura.

The moonlight sprinkled on the street, lengthening the shadows of Sheng Ran and the beastly husbands.

"My dear wife, perhaps the Jiuyao Chamber of Commerce is not difficult to deal with." Pei Xiaoxing spoke, analyzing the situation calmly.

"Merchants are driven by profit. They hosted a banquet for the Saint Female. It wasn't so much an attempt to woo her as it was to leverage her influence to expand their power."

Pei Xiaoxing held her hand: "If this is the case, their relationship will easily fall apart."

Ling Rui also nodded, his tone unusually serious, "No matter what they think, we just need to find evidence and expose the Saint's true identity."

Sheng Ran looked at the determined eyes of the beastly husbands, and the worry in her heart faded a lot.

She held Pei Xiaoxing's hand with her backhand, her fingertips touching the thin calluses on his palm, and warmth spread through her fingers: "You are right, the truth will come out sooner or later."

When we returned to the inn, it was almost dawn.

Sheng Ran was so tired that she fell asleep immediately. When she woke up, it was already afternoon. There was a heavy wooden box on the low table beside the bed.

When he opened it, he saw neatly stacked gold bars, weighing a hundred taels.

"This is..." Sheng Ran was stunned. She turned around and saw Yun Ling coming in with a basin of water. "Where did this gold come from?"

"Someone from Jiuyao Chamber of Commerce delivered it this morning." Yun Ling handed over the towel, and there was nothing unusual in his voice.

Sheng Ran frowned: "Didn't I say I don't want any reward?"

"They said this was the order from above and they couldn't change it."

"The steward in brocade robes also brought a message to tell you that this was a special order from the Chamber of Commerce president. He thanks you for helping him prepare a surprise for his wife."

Yun Ling glanced at the gold and quickly looked away. "Master, what are you going to do with it?"

"Keep it for now." Sheng Ran closed the wooden box. "Maybe it will be useful in the future."

However, she felt a little more curious about the president of the Chamber of Commerce whom she had never met before.

Judging from the tone of the manager in brocade robes, the president seemed to care a lot about his wife, and even mentioned the word "surprise" on purpose. He did not seem like the profit-seeking businessman as rumored.

In the next two days, Sheng Ran sorted out all the information that Yu Huacheng could find out.

Most of the legends about the God of Flowers were old stories about saving lives and healing the wounded from thousands of years ago, and there were no new clues; the distribution of power between the Holy Female and the Prince was also pretty much figured out.

The only thing we still have no idea about is Yun Ling's life experience.

During dinner, Sheng Ran asked again with concern: "Yun Ling, do you still remember what your biological parents look like?"

Yun Ling, who was serving her food, paused for a moment and shook his head: "Master, I am an orphan and have been in the Sheng Mansion since I can remember."

Sheng Ran asked, "Or is there any token?"

Yun Ling's eyes darkened and he shook his head: "I don't remember. The old man in the Sheng Mansion said that I was abandoned at the gate of the mansion. I only had a black feather-shaped jade pendant on me, but I lost it later."

"Black feather jade pendant..." Sheng Ran pondered over the clue but had no idea.

I can't think of any other black bird or beast of this size except a raven.

I had promised to help him find his family long ago, but there was no progress at all. Sheng Ran was a little frustrated.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if I can't find it." Yun Ling's voice was soft, but it was filled with unquestionable determination. "For me, wherever the master is, that's home."

Sheng Ran felt warm in her heart after hearing what he said. Just when she was about to say something else, she found that Yun Ling was distracted again, his eyes fixed on the window, and she didn't know what he was thinking.

This is the third time Yun Ling has done this in the past few days.

Ever since arriving in Yuhua City, Yun Ling had been acting strangely. Every morning, she'd say she was going to get breakfast, but she'd be back a long time later.

Sometimes when everyone was discussing matters in the inn yard, he would suddenly say that he wanted to go check out the road conditions nearby, and would be gone for most of the day.

When asked where he had been, he just said he had been walking around, but his eyes were a little evasive.

"Is Yun Ling hiding something from us recently?"

That night, Sheng Ran saw Yun Ling hurried out with a cloth bag again, and couldn't help asking Pei Xiaoxing.

Pei Xiaoxing was wiping his ice blade when he heard this and looked up: "He's leaving in the next few days. He said he was going to buy some special products from Yuhua City for his wife to eat on the way."

Sheng Ran trembled for a moment, then spoke with a frown.

“…But he already bought it yesterday.”