In the woods, Jia Lan pretended to admire the flowers by holding onto the branches, while Shi Lan carried a large basket and picked flowers along the way. When the basket was full, she would replace it with another one. She picked flowers for three whole days, completely stripping the entire woods bare.
Jia Lan looked at the forest with only a few scattered petals and felt like crying. Then she saw that annoying Shi Lan with a fawning expression, excitedly saying that she would invite her to taste the wine when it was ready.
Jia Lan gritted her teeth in hatred, but had to force a smile and pretend to be happy: "Really? That's wonderful, I look forward to your wine."
Turning around, Jia Lan clenched her fists tightly, but there was nothing she could do.
Shi Lan, in one go, packed the flower petals she had acquired into more than twenty jars, along with various herbs and delicious fairy fruits.
After finishing all that, Shi Lan lay on the couch for a long time before she could recover.
As night fell, the Hundred Herbs Garden was completely silent. The little guy had already fallen asleep. A cluster of flames lit up between the rocks. By the light, he silently recited the recipe that the old tortoise had given him to the God King several times. After confirming that he had memorized it, he turned the recipe into a little flame.
In the early morning, Yunpu came over, saw the jars standing by the wall, and sighed.
Shi Lan ran up to him excitedly, trying to please him. Yunpu, seeing her clueless manner, didn't know what to say, so he saved his breath and focused on teaching her the specific uses of the various immortal herbs in the garden, as well as other immortal herbs that were mutually reinforcing or mutually restraining.
Shi Lan was surprised to have such a good thing so early in the morning, and quickly took the opportunity to ask if these immortal herbs had other names.
Yunpu was a specialist in medicine and knew everything about the immortal herbs. Shilan silently memorized what he taught her and would occasionally compare her prescriptions with the immortal herbs in the garden.
The immortal herbs in the Hundred Herbs Garden were all transplanted by Haoze little by little. Over millions of years, the number and variety of immortal herbs in the Hundred Herbs Garden have exceeded all expectations.
Even Shi Lan didn't expect that she would find most of the immortal herbs in the prescription here, with only the last two remaining.
According to Yunpu, Fan Gencao is located in the far west of the divine realm, where it is hot all year round. If minor immortals like them go there, they will be dried out and return to their original form within half a month. Shenzhucao is located in the far east, where there is fog everywhere. The area around Shenzhucao is filled with miasma. In addition, this immortal herb has the effect of "bewitching". If one is not careful, one may be directly "bewitched" and poisoned to death, becoming a small dessert for the ferocious beasts guarding the place.
At this point, Yunpu became somewhat indignant, pointing at the Thunder Bamboo and saying, "Do you know how powerful the ferocious beast guarding this bamboo was? Do you know how much effort it took for Lord Haoze to subdue it?"
Shi Lan shook her head.
Yunpu grew angrier the more he thought about it. He angrily flicked his sleeve, grabbed the herbs he had picked, and left.
Shi Lan blinked. How much time has passed? The old tortoise has probably already refined the bamboo into a treasure. Why is he still angry about that bamboo?
Knowing where the thing she was looking for was, Shi Lan prepared to go there.
Before leaving, she had to report to Haoze, and she also wanted to discuss with Yunpu whether he could refine some pills for her, at least to help her avoid the miasma of the Far East.
Shi Lan told Yun Pu about her plans first, but Yun Pu strongly objected.
Shi Lan had made up her mind and frankly stated that even if he didn't help her, she would still go.
Yunpu was unwilling to give up and tried to persuade her for two days, but seeing that she was unmoved, he had no choice but to gather the herbs and return to his cave.
The next morning, Yunpu came over with a sullen face and immediately stuffed five or six bottles of pills into her hands.
"Keep these safe, you can't buy these things anywhere else."
Shi Lan glanced at the contents and saw that there were pills for healing, detoxification, and restoring immortal power. These pills couldn't be refined in a day. As he thought that this was his personal job, he felt even more grateful.
Yunpu glared at her irritably and then shoved a small box into her hands. "Take this too. I hope you won't need it."
Shi Lan opened the box; inside was a dark black paste with a faint medicinal fragrance.
"If you get injured, apply it quickly, and the bleeding will stop in less than 15 minutes," Yunpu reminded. "There are ferocious beasts all over the outside. Their noses are very sensitive, and even a little blood will attract them."
Shi Lan's eyes reddened with emotion. She held back her tears for a while before nodding vigorously and saying, "Don't worry, Uncle Yun, I will definitely come back."
Yunpu waved his hand and sighed, "That's all I can do. Whether you can come back or not depends on your own luck."
Shi Lan bowed solemnly to Yun Pu, entrusted the little guy to Yun Pu, and went to her residence, which she hadn't visited in a long time.
Haoze happened to be out at the moment, so Shi Lan kept it brief, only saying that she wanted to go out and travel around.
Haoze frowned and said with some disapproval, "You have only recently taken human form, your immortal power is too weak, and you have no rank. If you leave here, you will be like a helpless infant, and any immortal or ferocious beast could take your life."
Shi Lan smiled and said, "I know all of that, but how can one grow without experiencing hardships? I don't want to spend every day with Uncle Yun weeding and basking in the sun. Why would I bother to go through all that trouble to transform into human form?"
Shi Lan said, "Can I still get sunshine just by floating on the water?"
Haoze remained silent.
Undeniably, he agreed with her words, but he thought of the sudden flutter in his heart when he touched her that night, and how he had been paying attention to the Hundred Herbs Garden from time to time, seeing her bring back things she had picked up, worrying that she would be sad if those things died, and then eagerly preparing herbal medicine for her.
Haoze was very conflicted.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. He was certain that he wasn't the type to be fickle. He had liked Lan'er for a long time and it was impossible for him to suddenly like someone else. Besides, that person was far inferior to Lan'er in both appearance and ability.
Haoze tried hard to control himself, but his heart kept wandering to the Hundred Herbs Garden, which confused and unsettled him.
Outside the cave, Jia Lan heard Shi Lan's words and revealed a sinister smile.
Well, the outside world is extremely dangerous. Since she's courting death, it saves her the trouble of doing it herself.
She strolled inside, then looked at Shi Lan with feigned surprise, "Xiao Ping, what are you doing here?"
Shi Lan smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing. I just want to go out and explore. I'm saying goodbye to Lord Divine Lord now."
Jia Lan stared in surprise, her mouth slightly agape. "You, why are you leaving? Are you unhappy here?"
Before he finished speaking, Haoze's eyes darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but stare intently at Shi Lan.
Shi Lan snorted coldly, thinking to herself that this evil thing was still the same old trick no matter how many years had passed. Did it really think it was interesting to always try to sow discord with her like this?
"It's not that I'm unhappy, it's just that staying in one place all the time can make me complacent. I might as well go out and explore, maybe I can create a different situation."
As she finished speaking, Shi Lan's expression became resolute, her eyes shining brightly, showing a completely expectant look.
Jia Lan covered her mouth, staring at Shi Lan in surprise, and was stunned for a long time.
Haoze glanced at Shi Lan with a complicated expression, then finally took out a bag and handed it to her, saying, "For emergencies on the road."
Shi Lan stepped forward and took it, deeply engraving his face in her heart, thinking to herself that she must hold on and wait for her return. She turned around and left the cave without looking back.
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