A famous person once said that the most beautiful thing in the world is waiting.
Lin Qiao couldn't remember exactly which famous person said that, but right now, she didn't think waiting was beautiful at all.
Just like this moment.
Waiting for the young man in black to come back with the herbs was truly torture.
If there was no Lu Ying Whip in the Endian Giant Forest, this time tomorrow might very well be her memorial day.
But if there was the Lu Ying Whip in the forest, Meng Erliu would probably squeeze her to continue writing.
By then, the consequences might be even more serious.
As for the herb Lu Ying Whip, she didn't know if it was a setting in the original novel. Anyway, she had seen it in the medical book left by the original owner, but she forgot exactly where it grew.
... It should be a setting in the original novel.
Whether the young man in black found the herb or not, it should be due to the setting in the original novel. It couldn't prove whether her writing was useful or not.
Although she really wanted to verify if her writing could change the plot, it was just too dangerous. Wuwuwu...
Just as she was lost in these random thoughts, the young man in black came back. He was holding a plant that looked like ginseng in his hands and then knelt down to present it to Meng Erliu.
... It looked like ginseng in shape, but its color was almost transparent.
It was like bleached ginseng.
Meng Erliu glanced at Lin Qiao. "Is this the Lu Ying Whip you mentioned?"
Lin Qiao quickly nodded. "Probably."
"Probably?"
"... Definitely."
Meng Erliu gave a half - smile, noncommittal. "Well, how should it be consumed?"
One truly regrets not studying hard when the knowledge is needed. The ancients were right.
Only now did she regret not taking a closer look at that medical book.
Lin Qiao stammered, "Um, maybe, eat half and apply half..."
Meng Erliu watched Lin Qiao's expression closely. "Lin Qiao, think it through."
"I, I can write it down. I'll write it down right now. Eat half and apply half," Lin Qiao let out a sigh of relief and quickly added this line on the computer. "Okay, it's done."
As expected of the big villain, Meng Erliu was very conscious of being a big boss. He came over to check what she had written and then left with the Lu Ying Whip.
Lin Qiao sighed. No wonder this guy could reach his current position. He was really meticulous.
Just now, she had thought about writing that the person would die suddenly after taking the Lu Ying Whip, but then she thought her writing might not be effective, so she gave up this idea.
Fortunately, she gave it up. Otherwise, it would be her who died suddenly.
Oh my god, she was such a clever girl.
But... Her writing might really not be effective. She remembered that the Lu Ying Whip was just a herb used to soften blood vessels and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It was only a little more effective than onions...
The most important thing was that its name sounded more high - class...
What if it didn't work later?
Forget it, forget it. Just hold on for a while. In this crazy person's place, living one more minute was a blessing.
Lin Qiao wiped the cold sweat off her forehead and plopped down on the straw.
Alas, she was really walking on eggshells.
...
From two directions in a two - person - tall grass, two people emerged.
One had a white ribbon around his body and carried a huge sword on his back. The other was wearing a black tight - fitting suit, which was the most common attire of Luo Nanchen's secret guards.
They were Yang Haoyu and Mo Xiujie.
As for Luo Nanchen, he had been searching in the forest for a whole day and night by himself.
By now, it had been one night since Lin Qiao went missing, and one day and one night since Qu Yinghan disappeared.
"Found anything?"
Mo Xiujie shook his head. "No, My Lord, please don't be too anxious..."
Luo Nanchen's eyes were blood - red, and his hands were covered with all kinds of scratches from the forest. "How can I not be anxious! How can I... She was just sleeping beside me. It's my fault. It's all my fault..."
Yang Haoyu didn't know how to say comforting words. He could only offer clumsy consolation. "There are many changes in the Endian Giant Forest. Don't take all the blame on yourself."
During the Cultivation Conference, in order to keep a low profile and not attract attention, Luo Nanchen deliberately hid his strength and ranked at the bottom of the thirty participants, while Yang Haoyu was the first in the Cultivation Conference.
Yang Haoyu naturally thought that Luo Nanchen's self - blame was unnecessary.
Since even he hadn't noticed how Lin Qiao went missing, Luo Nanchen, whose cultivation level was lower than his, naturally couldn't have noticed either.
Yang Haoyu thought that Luo Nanchen's strength wasn't up to the level of protecting Lin Qiao.
... After all, Lin Qiao had ranked third at that time.
Luo Nanchen looked dazed, on the verge of going crazy at any moment. "Have all the secret guards been summoned?"
Mo Xiujie nodded. "They've all been summoned, My Lord. Don't worry. Madam is a lucky person. There are so many opportunities in the Endian Giant Forest. Maybe by chance, Madam sensed something and went to cultivate."
Luo Nanchen glared at Mo Xiujie fiercely. His eyes were full of madness and tyranny, with a blood - red haze.
Mo Xiujie couldn't help shivering.
Since he often went to the Changle Palace, Luo Nanchen hadn't shown such an expression for a long time. Even when he was in court, he was much kinder and didn't fly into a rage just because a minister made a small mistake.
All the court officials thought it was because of the concubine Zou selected in the draft that Luo Nanchen had a place to relieve his anger.
But in fact, only Mo Xiujie knew that Luo Nanchen no longer lost his temper randomly just because he could see Lin Qiao every day.