259: Chapter 259 Replicated Drugs

"Come, tell me more about the specific situation. What exactly is going on?" The King of the Western Frontier stared at his secretary and asked immediately.

"Well, I don't know the specifics either; it's all just hearsay..."

The secretary walked over to the King of the Western Frontier as he spoke.

A moment later.

The King of the Western Frontier's eyes suddenly widened, unable to believe what he was hearing.

Good grief, this was no longer as simple as being a veteran Alchemist!

Immediately, a sense of jealousy rose in his heart.

"How could such a figure appear in the Eastern War Zone instead of my Western War Zone? That old fellow Old Jing really got lucky," the King of the Western Frontier said helplessly. He slumped into his chair, staring blankly ahead. He had originally planned to have his niece form a Contract with Ye Qing, just like Old Jing's niece, but he had just been rejected by her.

Now, it seemed all hope was lost.

Seeing the King of the Western Frontier's expression, the secretary knew what he was thinking. "King of the Western Frontier, I also heard some news that might interest you."

"Oh?"

The King of the Western Frontier looked at him. "Speak, quickly."

"It seems Ye Qing is cultivating exotic plants."

"What's so special about planting those things?"

"It's different. Apparently, Ye Qing has some kind of potion that can cause those cultivated exotic plants to undergo secondary mutation, multiplying their energy content."

Boom!

That single sentence was like a sudden clap of thunder, making the King of the Western Frontier unable to sit still any longer.

The King of the Western Frontier: "..." Just what kind of monster is this kid? To be this terrifying?

He could even develop a potion like that? How did he do it?

"I heard that Ye Qing wants to rapidly expand his scale and plant exotic plants more widely. Compared to the Modu Barrier, our Western Frontier has much vaster lands where more exotic plants can be grown. We could use this as an opportunity to reach out to Ye Qing. If we can reach a cooperation with him, wouldn't that be even better?"

"Heh, you're absolutely right. In that case, let's find someone to get in touch with Ye Qing first."

The King of the Western Frontier seemed to see hope once again.

...

Meanwhile.

On the other side.

"Achoo!"

Huang Bai sneezed and then muttered, "Who's talking about me?"

He looked over at the Black-robed figures who were still standing there, his eyes filled with shock.

Seeing her father standing there in a daze, Yunshu also walked over. "Dad, they've been standing there for a long time. They don't eat or rest, they just stand guard here. Don't these people get hungry or tired?"

"This..."

This question actually stumped Huang Bai.

He had heard that Powerful Experts could briefly practice Bigu (fasting).

Meaning they neither ate nor drank.

Relying on the energy within their bodies to sustain themselves.

But such a process was quite painful even for these Powerful Experts, so almost no one would choose such a method.

The few in front of them were like freaks; they didn't eat, drink, or rest, just standing here and keeping watch.

"Has Ye Qing become terrifying to this extent? Before he left, he just told them to watch over this place. We're inside the Modu Barrier, and there's no special situation. Telling them to watch just meant staying here, but these guys have treated Ye Qing's words like an imperial decree."

"They won't sit when told to sit, and they won't rest when told to rest."

As Huang Bai spoke, Yunshu watched from the side and whispered, "Dad, I feel it's quite scary. A single word from Ye Qing can make these Powerful Experts go to such lengths. If Ye Qing told them to risk their lives, how would they react?"

Whoosh!

The sentence was like a thunderclap on a clear day, leaving Huang Bai stunned. Good question!

His daughter was actually able to ask such a question now!

Undoubtedly, if Ye Qing ordered these Powerful Experts to fight to the death, they would surely fight their enemies until the bitter end.

"It would definitely be a fight to the death. However, I'm curious how Ye Qing achieved this. How exactly did he win over people's hearts to such a degree?"

"This kid is truly a remarkable figure. The main thing is that we've only seen Ye Qing's surface strength—like these few Powerful Experts he casually summoned. This is what's on the surface; in the shadows, who knows how much more power Ye Qing has at his disposal." Huang Bai's words made Yunshu gasp.

Does Ye Qing have even more power?

The more she interacted with Ye Qing, the more mysterious he seemed to become. A strong curiosity drove her to continue exploring what secrets he held, but currently, her status wasn't enough to support her getting closer to him.

Fortunately, she had her father, and her father had already reached a cooperation with Ye Qing regarding exotic plant cultivation.

There would surely be many more opportunities to contact Ye Qing in the future.

As she thought, Yunshu's face became increasingly flushed.

Beside her, Huang Bai was stunned to see his daughter's expression. What was this girl's expression? What was she thinking?

"Alright, they might not rest, but we have to. They are Marquis-level Experts and can sustain this state of not eating, drinking, or resting. I can't do it, let alone you."

"Let's go, let's head to the front."

"And have some tea."

"Okay, Dad."

Yunshu followed Huang Bai to the front to drink tea. Huang Bai seemed to be in high spirits and began reminiscing with Yunshu about the first time he saw Ye Qing.

"Back then, the Sucheng Barrier had just suffered a World-Overturning Level Beast Tide. It was Ye Qing who turned the tide and saved the Sucheng Barrier..." Huang Bai said, then looked at Yunshu.

He was suddenly taken aback.

Oho.

This little girl had suddenly changed her nature today.

Before, when he reminisced with her, she would just turn her head away, too lazy to listen. But today, not only did she not turn away, she was listening with great interest.

Could it be?

Huang Bai's heart stirred. Seeing that Yunshu was very interested in news about Ye Qing lately, he figured this was something worth developing.

A while later.

Outside.

Several figures rushed toward them, kicking up a lot of dust along the way.

Each of them carried the scent of medicinal herbs. It was clear they were people who frequently practiced Alchemy and dealt with exotic plants.

"I heard that the divine medicine Ye Qing refined used high-Rank exotic plants from Old Huang."

"Since we're here this time, we can ask Old Huang what ingredients he gave Ye Qing. We can go back and try to replicate it based on what was given. If we can replicate it, it would be extraordinary."