Chapter 43 Su Che's Request

  Before withdrawing his right hand, Su Che transmitted a message to Ling Long: "Alright, trouble you to retreat a few steps."

  Linglong was stunned for a moment, then guessed that Su Che was going to withdraw his right hand from the leaf of 'Flowing Cloud Golden Lotus', so he carefully retreated a few steps and turned around to remind him: "You, be careful."

  Su Che nodded silently, his right hand moving slowly and gently. The slender leaves of the 'Flowing Cloud Golden Basin' were like a lover's black silk hair, smooth and fine, sliding lightly over the back of Su Che's hand, thread by thread...

  Linglong didn't dare look anymore, wondering in her heart, how many leaves would he knock off this time?

  But unexpectedly, when Su Che stood up straight and completely withdrew his right hand, not a single leaf of the Flowing Cloud Golden Basin had fallen. This made Ling Long let out a long breath, also greatly delighted. Could it be that he really...

  "Not bad." Su Che gazed at the spiritual grass and said in a low voice, "It can still be saved."

  "Really?" Linglong's eyes widened and she took two steps closer to Su Che, asking again: "Is it really true?"

  "Uh-huh." Su Che nodded and said, "I'm confident that I can save it, but as the saying goes, 'illness comes like a mountain collapse, illness leaves like pulling out silk threads', this requires a slow process, and it's also very troublesome."

  "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" This was the best news Linglong had received in two years. She nodded vigorously: "As long as there's a way to save him, no trouble is too much! Su Shidi, if you need any help with anything, just tell me!"

  Su Che thought for a moment before saying, "I estimate that, just like this treatment, at least fifty more times will be needed, once a day; also, some spirit stones will need to be spent to buy many auxiliary materials and prepare medicine."

  "How many spirit stones do you need?" Linglong didn't hesitate and immediately took out the Qiankun bag from her waist.

  "For the time being, at least a thousand spirit stones are needed." Su Che also didn't open his mouth too wide and only mentioned an extremely conservative number. After all, it was to treat a rare object worth tens of thousands of spirit stones, so a diagnosis fee of one thousand spirit stones wasn't excessive in the slightest.

  "Uh... " Ling Leng's face turned slightly red as she said in a low voice, "I only have over 300 spirit stones on me. Can I give them to you all together tomorrow?"

  "It's okay." Su Che was very considerate and helped her break the awkwardness: "Of course, who would carry so many spirit stones with them?"

  "Okay, I'll definitely give it to you tomorrow." Linglong said softly: "Thank you so much."

  "You're welcome." Su Che lightly shook his head, and a calmness that was beyond his years showed on his immature face.

  He didn't want the Spiritual Stone for wealth, but to protect himself. Think about it, even the Medicine Garden's elder couldn't cure the Spiritual Grass, yet he was able to save it. This matter itself is hard to believe, and if people were to find out that he didn't need any external help, only relying on his own abilities to accomplish this feat, it would lead to all sorts of speculation from those with ulterior motives.

  So, the amount of spiritual stones required is not small, claiming that the secret recipe has taken effect, this explanation seems more reasonable. It's even possible that it will trigger the attention of the elder of the medicine garden and entrust oneself with the special position of 'Spirit Grass Doctor', in which case one may directly obtain the privilege of unimpeded access to the entire medicine garden...

  Of course, on the premise that one's own 'secret recipe' must not be revealed to outsiders. The worst situation is that the head of the medicine garden will have a greedy heart and covet his secret recipe... This requires advance planning and thinking ahead.

  Then Su Che reminded: "Also, in the next few dozen days, I need to come here for treatment every day. However, I shouldn't be qualified to enter the second layer of the Medicine Garden, should I?"

  "That's easy."

  Linglong immediately took out a purple token, inputted some information into it, and handed it to Su Che: "This is my patrol token. You take it and explain to the guardian disciples on the second floor that you're helping me with something. After they verify it, they won't stop you."

  "Alright." Su Che accepted the token, his face calm and unruffled, but in his heart he was overjoyed.

  "In Xianyu, Lao Hei also jumped up and shouted loudly: 'Awesome, it's settled!'"

  That's right, got this token, which is the solution to Su Che's current biggest problem. With the pass in hand, the secret medicine garden is also within sight.

  Next, Su Che returned to the first layer of the Medicine Garden, but Ling Long girl ran to the third layer of the Medicine Garden which was guarded most heavily.

  The third layer of the medicine garden is much smaller, and there are only a few thatched cottages in the garden. The most special building is just a small farmhouse.

  Linglong burst into the farmhouse courtyard, shouting at a certain house: "Old man, give me 2,000 spiritual stones, I have an emergency!"

  "What's all this spirit stone for?"

  A plainly dressed middle-aged man walked out of the house, with a straight figure, a stern face, and black hair, without any signs of aging, not at all like what Ling called "old man".

  "Are two thousand spirit stones a lot?" Ling Leng pouted and said discontentedly, "You can sell just one of your elixirs for more than that amount!"

  "It's nothing to me, but for your current level, it should be a huge sum. The middle-aged man said in a gentle tone: "I'm just curious, Xiaoling has always been very frugal and never asked me for anything before, what's going on today?"

  Linglong couldn't help but show the joy on her face, and said in a crisp voice: "Let me tell you, I found an expert who can cure my Flowing Cloud Golden Basin. Two thousand spirit stones are what I've prepared as a consultation fee."

  "Hmm?" The middle-aged man's thick eyebrows slightly furrowed, thinking to himself: "Could it be that someone from Lingyao Mountain has arrived? Otherwise, I'm at a loss for what to do, who else could possibly treat this condition?"

  Then, his face turned serious and he said sternly: "Linglong, even if those bastards from Lingyao Mountain came to visit our sect, you can't ask for their help. You should know..."

  "Of course!" Ling's voice rose high, immediately interrupting him: "How could I possibly ask them for help?! Let alone the Flowing Cloud Golden Basin, even if I myself had no cure, I wouldn't ask them for help. One day, I will uproot their Broken Gate Sect entirely!"

  "That's good." The middle-aged man's expression relaxed, and he let out a soft sigh before asking, "Then, what kind of powerful person can cure that spiritual grass?"

  "It's just a small medicine boy who was just recruited by our Xuanji Peak, and his cultivation is only at the first level of Qi Refining." As soon as he said this, Linglong's eyes widened: "Old man, shut up! I know what you're trying to say, don't worry, I won't be deceived, I'm not a fool without judgment. Besides, he wouldn't dare deceive me!"

  The middle-aged man was about to speak out, but swallowed his words again and listened quietly until she finished speaking.

  "If he can't cure me, that's okay, I'm used to it anyway and won't blame him; but if he dares to cheat me, humph, don't think about having a good day from now on!"

  Linglong waved her small hand, with a fierce expression, but in the blink of an eye, she revealed a smile: "However, I do have some confidence in him, I don't know if it's just a psychological illusion, but just now I really felt that Liuyun Jinpen has become a little more spirited. He said that at least fifty days are needed, and many auxiliary medicinal materials are required to completely cure Liuyun Jinpen..."

  The little girl's tongue was extremely agile, chirping and chattering clearly and crisply like a skylark, recounting the process of Su Che's first treatment with spiritual grass.

  At first, the middle-aged man was still skeptical, thinking that she had encountered some ignorant and reckless young man who dared to touch the dying spiritual grass without any preparation... But after listening to the end, especially when the young man withdrew his palm, the Flowing Cloud Golden Basin actually didn't drop a single leaf again. The middle-aged man was slightly moved.

  "There's some meaning in it..." The middle-aged man revealed a hint of a smile.

  "Hurry up, give me 2,000 spirit stones!" Linglong stretched out her small hand once again.

  This time, the middle-aged man didn't say another word. With a flick of his hand, he somehow produced a spirit stone pouch and handed it to Linglong: "Three thousand spirit stones, I'll give you an extra thousand! If that kid really succeeds, then we've got a special talent here, which is indeed a good thing."

  "Old man, don't you dare find any excuse to investigate him or secretly spy on him!" Linglong warned intelligently in advance: "Even if we're curious about him, we have to wait until my Flowing Cloud Golden Basin is completely cured before doing these things. During this period, I don't want any twists and turns to appear... it's been so long, and finally found a glimmer of hope..."

  "I understand, I understand, you're a clever girl." The middle-aged man chuckled and smiled, his eyes filled with affection as he looked at Ling.