As it turns out, Hua Cai's practice of selecting medicinal herbs overnight was absolutely correct.
The next morning, the two elders from Xuanming came and banged on the door.
Hua Cai went out and saw that the two looked like they were about to leave, which startled her.
I haven't even smelled the medicine I prepared myself yet. Does this mean I'm going to have to set off again, covered in dust?
"How's the progress?" He Biweng asked with a somber face, his gaze passing over Hua Cai by the door and glancing towards the room behind her.
Upon not smelling any alcohol, Hebi Weng's face darkened in just three seconds.
Hua Cai felt like strangling him.
Did this person eat the words he said yesterday? He's completely unreasonable.
Taking a deep breath, Hua Cai glanced at Lu Zhangke, who was always in a state of impending murder, and then at Ying Yang, who remained silent and had an ambiguous stance. She silently recited in her heart, "Where there's life, there's hope." Just as she was about to speak, an unusually strong fragrance wafted over from afar.
With a sudden burst of energy, Hua Cai quickly looked towards the side corridor.
A row of maids carrying medicine pots walked slowly towards them. Wisps of steam rose from the rims of the pots, carrying a strong medicinal fragrance that grew stronger as they approached.
"Look, they're here." Hua Cai mentally praised the efficiency of the servants at Green Willow Manor. Their arrival was like a timely rain. She didn't know how to respond to these two troublemakers.
"What is that?" He Biweng's nose twitched slightly, indicating that he was not interested in any aroma other than wine.
As they spoke, a group of maids arrived in front of them. Seeing that these two killing gods were actually here, some of the timid maids almost dropped the medicine pots in their hands.
"Slow down, slow down." Hua Cai quickly called out, walked up to the person at the front, lifted the lid and took a deep breath: "It's well brewed."
The gaze fixed on the back of her head felt almost tangible. Hua Cai touched the goosebumps on her arm and quickly turned around to explain, "These are all medicinal herbs purchased yesterday. I had them simmered overnight. The broth is extremely concentrated. With a little refinement, it can be added to wine to enhance its aroma, not only improving the taste of the wine but also benefiting people's health."
When the topic turned to adding drugs to wine, Lu Zhangke's murderous gaze changed again.
Hua Cai thought to herself, but didn't give the two a chance to speak. She turned around, picked up the small bowl next to the medicine pot, ladled out a little medicine soup, brought it to her nose to smell it, and then tilted her head back to drink it.
Seeing this, Lu Zhangke, who was about to speak, swallowed his words and watched Hua Cai drink the medicinal soup from beginning to end with a gloomy expression.
"Not bad, these medicinal soups are brewed very well." After directing everyone to put the medicine pots into the house, Hua Cai happily reported to He Bi Weng.
"Hmm—my senior brother and I are going out for two days. You stay here and brew wine obediently. You all, keep an eye on her." The last few words were spoken to the group of guards behind the two.
The guards obeyed and immediately dispersed to surround the guest room.
Since Hua Cai drank the medicinal soup, Lu Zhangke's gaze had not left her. Only when he saw that her expression was completely normal did the coldness in his eyes lessen.
It seems they don't intend to take me along.
Hua Cai breathed a sigh of relief: "You two have worked hard. I just happened to figure out a trick last night. If things go smoothly, you will be able to drink the newly released wine when you return."
These words clearly pleased Hebi Weng greatly. Without saying much more, he waved his hand and left Green Willow Manor with Lu Zhangke.
Hua Cai breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked towards the room, but paused just before entering and looked towards the door.
If you meet Hua Cai's gaze, you should turn your head away indifferently.
Hua Cai looked puzzled. For some reason, she felt that this person's gaze had become much colder.
She provoked him.
With a frustrated look on her face, Hua Cai slammed the door shut and sat down at the table, surrounded by the aroma of medicine filling the room.
"Host, why did that person outside suddenly have such a plummeting favorability rating?" The little ball of light squatted on a medicine jar, its voice full of puzzlement.
If this guy had a physical form, Hua Cai felt that she would definitely see a little kid stroking his chin and looking thoughtful.
"What is the favorability rating?" Hua Cai opened the medicine jars one by one, and the mist instantly overflowed, filling the entire room with white smoke.
“It’s that guard outside named Yinggao.” The system jumped off the medicine jar, dodging Hua Cai’s hand: “Yesterday it suddenly jumped to 65, but in the time it takes to say these two sentences, it’s like it’s bungee jumping, and it’s plummeted to 15.”
The white ball blinked, as if deep in thought.
Hua Cai stopped moving: "Favorability rating—what is that?"
The system's frantic voice paused, then cautiously drifted away: "Didn't I—didn't I say that?"
Hua Cai glanced at him coolly, picked up the bowl full of medicinal soup, and drank it all in one gulp.
“Um—” The light ball of light shuddered and slowly moved closer and closer: “The favorability rating is a numerical value that the system uses to measure the host’s importance in the hearts of characters in the small world. The higher the value, the more important the host is in the heart of that character.”
The system watched shakily as Hua Cai put down the bowl—
It's full again.
"Okay, go on." Hua Cai grinned at the system, then tilted her head back and downed another mouthful.
The system jolted awake.
Holy crap, the host suddenly smiled at me... smiled...
How terrifying.
"Boss, the system will report changes in the characters' favorability to you in a timely manner." The system tried its best to show its loyalty.
"Hmm—" Hua Cai replied indifferently, "What is the numerical value of the task target?"
67.
"Pfft—" Hua Cai spat out a mouthful of her medicinal soup: "So tall! This guy just kicked me out of the palace to fend for myself a few days ago!"
"Um—it really is 67." The system hesitated: "Could it be—he doesn't actually hate you? He's just saying one thing but doing another?"
Hua Cai was frantically wiping the table in front of her when she heard this, she paused: "Tell me, what level of favorability does 67 represent? If he saw me starving on the street, he wouldn't just walk away, would he?"
The favorability rating is so high, it doesn't seem logical.
Then think about that one outside—tsk tsk, appearances can be deceiving.
Hua Cai shook her head and sighed, then tilted her head back and drank another bowl of herbal medicine.
"Boss... Xiao Cai, are you... are you alright?" The system was shocked by Hua Cai's appearance, as if she were drinking plain water.
These are all highly nutritious medicines; don't let them confuse you.
"What do you know?" After cleaning the table, Hua Cai glanced at the pile of medicine jars on it, then replaced them with another type and refilled the jars.
He smelled the aroma of the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
After letting out a burp, Hua Cai tossed the bowl aside and rested her hand on the table, saying, "Oh my, I'm a little full."
Can you not feel full? Look how much you've drunk! The system is so tired.
After a moment, Hua Cai stood up and walked to the door: "Hey, brother outside, could you please buy me three jars of wine?"
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