Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind

Chapter 304 - 179: Love Snatching Others’ Hard-Grown Flowers (3)

The Third Elder nodded approvingly, while You Su rested his chin in thought.

"Master! If we forcefully extract the flower, the Red Immortal Flower will wither, and three hundred years of efforts will be wasted. We cannot do this!" Ye Qingchen was extremely concerned about the flower.

"Third Elder, can the flower be preserved after being taken?" You Su suddenly asked.

"It’s not like the Lotus Heart that’s protected layer upon layer. Of course, it can be preserved with certain methods," the Third Elder replied.

"Great! Then I’ll pick it!"

You Su clapped excitedly. Coincidentally, he found the Lotus Pool of his Master a bit too cold, and if this flower could be fixed at the bottom of the pool, transforming the cold pool into a hot spring, wouldn’t that be wonderful? As for the other effects of the flower, he didn’t care much.

Ye Qingchen, feeling ignored by the two, glared angrily at You Su. "You Su! If you dare harm the Red Immortal Flower, I will not spare you!"

"Qingchen! You are becoming increasingly disrespectful!"

The Third Elder shouted angrily, and the Venerable pressure forced Ye Qingchen, who was in the Feather Transformation Realm, to shrink back. Realizing his impropriety in front of his master, he quickly made an apologetic bow.

The Third Elder ignored him and said to You Su, "If you think it can be done, pick it yourself. If there’s even a hint of obstruction, you must stop immediately. Understand?"

"You Su understands."

You Su also knew that three hundred years of accumulation for this flower was not easy, but he trusted his intuition—the flower seemed to be waiting for him to pick it.

He slowly reached out his hand. The feeling of touching the flower stem was like touching a red-hot coal, yet this heat was not at all scalding, always maintaining a pleasantly warm temperature.

You Su was even more determined to take it back to serve as a heat source for Master’s hot spring. The complex bath rituals in the Jade Ring Pool were indeed a wonderful thing.

With almost no force, the stem broke, and the proud Red Immortal Flower instantly became a flower fairy at the mercy of the man’s hand.

Ye Qingchen’s expression was one of unprecedented grief, with veins visible on his neck.

He clenched his fists tightly, unable to believe that the fruit of nearly ten years of day and night care had become someone else’s possession, a bitterness beyond words.

Even though the flowers and plants here had no owner, he had long regarded the Red Immortal Flower, which had a special use for him, as his property, and no one but You Su had ever dared to covet what he had set his sights on.

Master, why favor a blind man from another peak so much!

The Third Elder felt the heavy atmosphere behind her, looking at this Red Immortal Flower that was actually of no use to You Su, and a sense of gratitude towards You Su arose in her heart. Therefore, she could not allow Qingchen to do anything reckless. With a wave of her finger, the Red Immortal Flower was enveloped by a cyan Profound Qi and gently floated into her hand.

"I will handle it for you and return it. Si Han, see him down the mountain. Qingchen, come with me!"

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Bihua Peak was bustling with people, with easy paths leading up and down the mountain. You Su descended lightly, and with his level of Divine Sense, he could move unimpeded along the way. At his insistence, Ninth Senior Sister did not accompany him.

Many outer gate disciples who went up the mountain to gather herbs recognized him, and some of the bolder ones greeted You Su, to which he responded with smiles.

Smelling the fragrance of exotic flowers and herbs in the mountains, he was in great spirits.

The Profound Sky Sect, compared to Chuyun City, lacked the mundane air but had an ethereal sense that inspired lofty thoughts and aspirations. He finally began to understand why these immortals who had long dwelled on the mountains could never return to the ordinary world.

"Young man, you dropped something."

Leaning against a locust tree by the roadside, an elderly man with white hair suddenly called out to You Su.

You Su scanned the surroundings with his Divine Sense and patted his secure Qiankun Bag, smiling as he replied,

"Senior, you must have mistaken me for someone else?"

"Though I am half a foot in the grave, my eyes are still very sharp. How could I mistake anyone?"

The old man, with one hand behind his back and the other stroked his beard, slowly approached You Su.

You Su slightly furrowed his brows, sensing that the old man’s words had a double meaning. It was clear that the other party knew he was blind and was deliberately confronting him.

"But I really haven’t lost anything. If there’s nothing else, I will be on my way."

"Young man, be patient."

The old man gently advised You Su, exuding an aura as serene as those amiable old elders in the mortal world.

"I have lived for hundreds of years, and other than lying to my master about finishing my lessons when I was young, I’ve never lied. I said you dropped something, so you must have dropped something. Why don’t you take a look?"

You Su found this suddenly appearing old man quite friendly, yet instinctively felt that his intentions were not simple. He couldn’t quite determine whether the man was a friend or foe, only knowing that facing an old immortal who had lived for centuries, he had no chance of leaving.

"Very well."

The old man smiled faintly, bringing his hand from behind to the front, revealing a shiny golden Spirit Fruit:

"Young man, did you drop this golden fruit?"

You Su sensed the golden fruit with his Divine Sense, feeling its treasure aura was not inferior to the Third Elder’s treasures!

Seeing his hesitation, the old man once again, like performing a magic trick, put the golden fruit back behind him, and when he brought it out again, it had turned into a shiny silver fruit.

"So, did you drop this silver fruit?"

You Su was secretly surprised, as the Spiritual Qi contained in the newly presented silver fruit was even more potent than the previous golden fruit!

You Su still remained silent, and the old man weighed the silver fruit in his hand before putting it away behind him again.

This time, he took longer to prepare than the previous two times, and when he took it out, he asked softly:

"Then, it seems... what you dropped is this black fruit?"

In You Su’s vision, a pitch-black swollen bubble suddenly appeared in the old man’s hand, with gills constantly twitching on both sides.

Strangely, this swollen bubble had noticeable undulations, as if something was wrapped under the black membrane...

It seemed to be a face?

You Su had seen this face before and swore to remember it forever, vowing to seek revenge in every life, never resting until it was done!

He is... Mr. Ling!