A moment later, Murong Qing led Lin Yu to a secluded courtyard.
There is a dry well in the courtyard, and a string of plants that look like pothos are growing out of the well.
However, no flowers grew on this vine-like plant; only a tiny flower bud sprouted at one of the joints.
Murong Qing pointed to the flower bud and said, "Brother Lin, this is the Love Flower. However, the Love Flower cannot be exposed to sunlight, and it takes ten years to bloom and a hundred years to bear fruit. I have waited here for ten years to grow this one bud. Once it sees the sunlight tomorrow, it will wither immediately! I originally planned to pick it before dawn and freeze it, but since you need it, I'll give it to you! I'll prepare a dark box later, and you can put it in there. Remember, never let it come into contact with sunlight!"
Murong Qing gave her careful instructions.
Lin Yu looked surprised.
Love flower? That's all?
Is this girl joking with him?
Murong Qing pursed her lips and said, "Brother Lin, do you think I'm lying to you? But this really is a love flower!"
Lin Yu quickly said, "I do believe you, young lady, but how much medicinal power does this flower bud have? I see that this vine grew from a dry well, why not go down to the bottom of the well and take the mature flower buds? That would be much more convenient."
Hearing him say that, Murong Qing immediately showed a nervous expression and shook her head repeatedly, "You must not think like that. This dry well is a forbidden area of our Juechen Valley. It is full of poisonous miasma and swamp gas. Going down there will definitely kill you. Brother Lin, you must not try it!"
"I see!" Lin Yu suddenly looked enlightened.
No wonder the love flower is so precious; it grows in extremely dangerous environments.
Firstly, it has a long flowering period, and secondly, it is difficult to pick, which is why it has become a unique famous flower in Juechen Valley!
Before long, Murong Qing brought over a hidden box and handed it to Lin Yu. "Brother Lin, don't worry about whether it's a bud or a stamen. This love flower is effective whether it's a bud or a stamen. You'll know once you try it!"
Lin Yu took the dark box and nodded, "Then thank you, Miss Murong!"
Murong Qing blushed and said, "No need to thank me. As long as you remember me someday and know that there is a girl in Juechen Valley who is thinking of you and longing for you, and that everything is well, then all is well!"
Lin Yu smiled and nodded. "I'll remember you as a friend. If you have time, you can come to Fengtian to find me. My wife and I will give you a good welcome!"
Hearing this, Murong Qing smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "You may not know, but our Juechen Valley has a rule: if you are born in Juechen Valley, you will die in Juechen Valley. You are not allowed to step out of Juechen Valley for the rest of your life, or you will die!"
"There are such rules?" Lin Yu frowned and said, "The outside world is so vast, why stay in this corner? Although the scenery here is nice, you'll feel bored after a while. Why not go out and take a walk? Besides, your Murong family are the masters here, and no one is watching you. Why make such boring rules for yourselves? If you want to go out, just go out!"
Murong Qing shook her head again and said, "Brother Lin, you're overthinking it. Our Murong family is a cursed family from birth. We are born with the poison of the Love Flower in our bodies. We can only survive by relying on the earth energy of Juechen Valley. Once we step out of the valley, we will die from the Love Flower poison in no time!"
"What?" Lin Yu looked shocked. Now he finally understood why the Murong family was guarding Juechen Valley so fiercely.
He had initially envied the father and daughter, but now, seeing them together, he felt a pang of sympathy for them.
Although this place is a paradise, you'll get sick of eating too much of the delicious food, and staying here for the rest of your life would be incredibly boring.
For a moment, he didn't know how to comfort Murong Qing.
Murong Qing sighed with a bitter smile, "This is the fate of our Murong family! But it's alright, I have my father by my side. With my father here, I still have family to enjoy his company. What I fear is... if one day even my father is gone, I'm afraid I'll only have the journey home left..."
Lin Yu remained silent, but his eyes were filled with sympathy.
We depend on each other for survival!
These four words defined the lives of both father and daughter.
How lonely, how tragic.
He finally understood why Murong Qing was so anxious about her father's safety.
He was her only relative, her pillar of support, and the source of her emotions!
At that moment, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Oh, by the way, Miss Murong, why haven't I seen your mother? She..."
Upon hearing the word "mother," Murong Qing immediately bristled, her face changing color, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Don't mention that woman to me!"
She turned around and said coldly, "That heartless woman, because she coveted my father's wealth, willingly married into Juechen Valley, but broke her promise. Not long after I was born, she secretly took our Murong family's gold and silver treasures and ran away with a wild man!"
"I hate her! I hate that she doesn't care about me, her daughter; I hate that she betrayed her father! I hate that she's greedy for vanity; I hate that she's heartless and ungrateful; I hate that she abandoned us, father and daughter, and left so cruelly!!"
Murong Qing's beautiful eyes flashed with a cold light as she clenched her fist and said, "If I ever see her again, I will kill her with my own hands and bury her in the back mountain, so that this unfaithful woman will spend her whole life repenting for the Murong family!"
Lin Yu looked slightly embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, his casual question brought up the Murong family's shameful past.
However, this woman is indeed ruthless for abandoning her husband and daughter!
Moreover, in his opinion, Murong Cheng was not the kind of heartless person. If this woman had had enough of staying in Juechen Valley, she could have gone out for a walk. After all, she didn't have any bloodline curse, so why did she leave without saying goodbye and steal gold and silver valuables?
Looking at it this way, she's almost no different from those women who scam bride prices.
well!
It's not appropriate to judge someone else's mother, so Lin Yu could only sigh and silently sympathize with Murong Qing's background.
Now that he had obtained the Love Flower, Lin Yu saw no need to stay any longer.
"Brother Lin, why don't you set off tonight? My dad is stubborn and spoils me too much. If you wait until tomorrow, he definitely won't let you go easily!" Murong Qing said with a caring expression.
Lin Yu nodded, his face full of gratitude, and said, "Alright! Miss Murong, we really owe you a lot this time! I can't thank you enough! Although you can't leave Juechen Valley, I can bring my wife to visit you in the future if I have time!"
Murong Qing nodded and urged, "Let's go!"
"Alright!" Lin Yu clasped his hands in a fist salute. "Farewell, and take care!"
After saying this, he turned to leave.
But at that moment, whoosh! All the lanterns in the courtyard suddenly lit up.
A middle-aged man in white strode over with his men, glaring at them coldly, and snorted heavily, "Leave? I'd like to see where you think you can go?"
Murong Qing's expression changed. "Dad, what brings you here?"
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