111: Chapter 111 Harvest

"Then... Sister Xiao Bai, I'll leave things here to you. I'm going to check on Master and the others."

"Mhm, alright, go on then..."

Outside the burnt-down Scripture Pavilion.

Lin Chaoying and the other women stood there, their figures looking somewhat desolate.

Mu Tingxue frowned. Looking at the worried Lin Chaoying, she said with concern, "Young Miss, you've been standing here for a day and a night. Go back and rest for a bit!"

"Xuaner and the others might have taken Xiao Lin and the others on a detour down the mountain..."

Before Mu Tingxue could finish, Lin Chaoying shook her head. "Every major path on the mountain is guarded. Xuaner and the others must still be on the mountain."

Lin Chaoying's tone was worried and low, yet it held an extraordinary firmness.

Seeing Lin Chaoying like this, Mu Tingxue opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

She looked back at Li Mochou and the other two girls, who were in a similar state, and sighed.

These three girls definitely won't go to rest either...

As she thought, Mu Tingxue's nose felt a bit prickly. Where on earth did that rebellious son go?

He was sending messages every now and then for the past two days, and then suddenly, all contact was cut off.

Going down the mountain was certainly impossible, just as Lin Chaoying said.

Every major path down the mountain was under their control.

Even if that rebellious son wanted to go down the mountain, he could never leave their sight.

Besides, if Xuaner wanted to go down the mountain, how could he not come to find them first?!

Xuaner must still be on the mountain. Saying he went down the mountain just now was merely self-consolation...

But all these bald donkeys have been wiped out by them, yet there's still no sign of Xuaner...

Logically speaking, these bald donkeys are no match for Xuaner and his group...

How did he suddenly vanish, as if he evaporated from the face of the earth...

Mu Tingxue's bright, watery eyes were filled with worry.

As if not wanting to show her vulnerable side, Mu Tingxue turned slightly to the side.

Just as she turned, Mu Tingxue's beautiful eyes lit up, and she cried out in surprise, "Xuaner?!"

Hearing Mu Tingxue's voice, the other women instinctively followed her gaze.

Who else could it be but that bastard Su Xuan?!

"Mother~ Master... Ow, ow, ow! Mother~ don't pull my ear..." Su Xuan's grin hadn't even lasted two seconds before his ear was grabbed, his face contorted in 'pain'.

Mu Tingxue wasn't about to let him off. While pulling his ear, she didn't forget to give him a couple of kicks. "You brat, where have you been these past two days?! Do you have any idea how worried This Mother was?!"

Mu Tingxue didn't even give Su Xuan a chance to explain; she just started kicking, venting the worry in her heart.

*Thump~*

"Ow~" Before Mu Tingxue could land another kick, she suddenly clutched her fair forehead and looked at Lin Chaoying resentfully. "Young Miss, why did you hit me~?"

Lin Chaoying rolled her eyes and ignored her, walking over to Su Xuan to help straighten his wrinkled clothes. "Who told you that you could hit Xuaner?"

"Master is still the best~" Su Xuan chuckled foolishly. While linking arms with Lin Chaoying, he didn't forget to stick his tongue out at Mu Tingxue. "Unlike Mother, who's just a tigress~"

"Hey, you brat..." Hearing the word 'tigress', Mu Tingxue immediately flared up, rolling up her sleeves to give Su Xuan a taste of 'childhood memories'.

Before she could act, she was glared back by Lin Chaoying.

Looking at her stinky son's 'acting big because of his powerful connections' attitude, Mu Tingxue was both angry and amused.

In the end, she just shook her head with a smile. rebellious son, he's really getting more and more unruly...

Sigh~ Nothing can be done~ She spoiled him herself~ She'll just have to bear the consequences...

Little Dragon Girl and the other two girls also gathered around.

Gongsun Lüe tugged at Su Xuan's sleeve and asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Master~ where have you been these past two days? We couldn't find you anywhere and thought you'd been buried. Mistress even sent people to dig..."

Hearing Gongsun Lüe's words, Su Xuan's lips twitched slightly as he 'pinched' her little cheek. "You're not wrong; Sister Xiao Bai and I really were underground these past few days."

Seeing the women look worried again, Su Xuan quickly explained with a smile, "It wasn't dangerous. It's just that those bald donkeys dug a very deep cellar underground."

"Xiao Lin was being held there; it was very well hidden. Sister Xiao Bai and I searched for several days before finding her, which is why it took so long."

Listening to Su Xuan's explanation, a hint of suspicion flickered in Lin Chaoying's eyes. Xuaner was lying.

Every time Xuaner lied, he liked to fidget with his fingers. He couldn't hide it from her.

Since Xuaner didn't want to tell them, she wouldn't ask further.

As long as Xuaner was safe, nothing else mattered to her.

Lin Chaoyang composed herself and said to Mu Tingxue, "Xue'er, take Mochou and the others and give the order to stop digging."

"Ah? Oh, right, okay." Hearing Lin Chaoying's voice, Mu Tingxue snapped out of it and left with the three girls.

After Mu Tingxue and the four girls left, Lin Chaoying pulled Su Xuan toward a nearby building. "Xuaner, Master will take you to see some treasures~"

*Creak~*

As soon as the door was pushed open, a rich aroma of medicinal herbs wafted out.

Looking at the room full of medicinal herbs, Su Xuan's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "So many medicinal herbs?!"

How many are there? My goodness! The whole room is filled with medicinal herbs!

He had never seen so many high-year medicinal herbs at once!

Lin Chaoying smiled faintly. "It's decent. Although those bald donkeys deserved to die, I must say they had some foundation. Master collected them for you; they're all here."

"Master, you're the best!" Excitedly, Su Xuan gave Lin Chaoying's delicate lips a hard peck. "Your disciple loves you to death!"

Lin Chaoying gently pushed Su Xuan away and rolled her eyes beautifully. "How is this loving Master? You clearly just love your medicinal herbs!"

"That's not true..."

"Alright, go brew your wine. Master is going to see Xiao Bai~" Lin Chaoying poked Su Xuan's forehead, then without pausing, she turned and walked out of the room.

Did Lin Chaoying like medicinal herbs? No, but her little disciple did, so she would find as many as needed...

Watching Lin Chaoying's departing back, Su Xuan rubbed his nose, collected his thoughts, and walked into the room.

Su Xuan checked and estimated there were fifty-three hundred-year-old medicinal herbs and twenty herbs between fifty to a hundred years old.

Most importantly, there were also three thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines.

With these medicinal herbs, a Breakthrough was inevitable.

Su Xuan composed himself and, with a wave of his hand, stored all the medicinal herbs into the system space.

Once everything was ready, Su Xuan skillfully said with his mind, "Brew."

As the words fell, the medicinal herbs in the system space gradually dissipated.

At the same time, a stream of wine suddenly gushed out in the air, gradually increasing in volume.

Seeing this, Su Xuan took out a pre-prepared wine gourd and opened the stopper.

The wine flowed into the gourd like a dragon drinking water.

A full three pots of high-grade wine and twenty-seven pots of medium-grade wine!

This time, a Breakthrough is inevitable!

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