Chapter 224: Breaking Up Couples' Special Effects

"Alright, alright, stop looking at me. Next, it's time for Xiao San to hand out gifts to you all," Qin Jian said, clapping his hands and looking around.

"Eh? How did you know I had gifts for everyone?" Tang San asked curiously.

Qin Jian spread his hands: "I was the one who reminded you to swipe them back then; you didn't fail to do it, did you?"

"Having entered a treasure land, how could I return empty-handed?"

Tang San smiled with a rare touch of craftiness. It seemed that the two of them had lured Dugu Bo away just in time, so Dugu Bo hadn't had the chance to take another look at his back garden.

Tang San first took out an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid for Oscar, then retrieved a Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower for Ma Hongjun.

Only then did Qin Jian recall that the reason he had given Huo Wu for going to Liehuo Town was to find a Phoenix Cockscomb Sunflower for Ma Hongjun, but in the end, both of them had forgotten about it.

So this is what they call the man having feelings and the woman having intent, colluding like villains, hitting it off instantly... cough...

"Rongrong, you've already eaten the Qiluo Tulip that Qin Jian gave you. It is indeed the most suitable for you, and one cannot consume too many Immortal Herbs, so I didn't select another one for you," Tang San said.

Ning Rongrong nodded and said: "It's fine, I'm already very good now, I don't need to eat anything else."

"Next is Zhuqing..."

Tang San walked in front of Zhu Zhuqing: "Zhuqing, the Immortal Herb I've chosen for you is the easiest of all to absorb and transform, and its effects are even better than theirs; it provides a comprehensive improvement. However, to consume this Immortal Herb, you must pay a certain price. I hope you are mentally prepared."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded gently and said: "Thank you."

Qin Jian also walked up at this moment, his interest piqued.

Lovesick Heartbroken Red, huh. Qin Jian felt that its name fit the definition of a Love Flower better, whereas his own Love Flower was somewhat unworthy of the name, aside from being a bit of a scumbag...

Sure enough, Tang San smiled slightly and took out a white flower attached to a stone.

On that white flower were a few startling patches of red, bright as blood, giving one a somewhat heart-stopping feeling.

Then Tang San began to recite the lesson: "This herb is named Lovesick Heartbroken Red; it is a divine treasure among Immortal Herbs. It also has a legendary story. A long time ago, there was a youth of a tranquil nature who loved tending to flowers and trees the most... He wept before the flowers day and night until his tears ran dry and his heart broke, dying of lovesickness. When he was on his deathbed, he shed blood onto the petals. Look at those crimson bloodstains; that is the youth's heart's blood."

The story was very poignant, and the girls were all deeply moved, unable to control themselves.

Qin Jian was thinking, if Zhu Zhuqing really managed to pick it, what would happen to Xiao Wu? Would she have to rush back into the Star Dou Great Forest?

But... that shouldn't happen...

Tang San then said: "The requirements to pick this Lovesick Heartbroken Red are extremely high. One must be single-minded and have not even the slightest shred of doubt toward their lover to succeed."

He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, then at Qin Jian, and said: "Zhuqing, although I don't quite understand what is going on between you and Qin Jian, or the complex relationship between you four, including Rongrong and Xiao Wu, you are the only public couple after all. So I want you to try; I hope you become the person recognized by the Lovesick Heartbroken Red."

Qin Jian shook his head secretly.

Actually, among the people present, the one who could pick it with a single-minded heart might not be Zhu Zhuqing, nor Xiao Wu, and certainly not Grandmaster, but rather Ning Rongrong.

Because she was the one who had truly thought things through, the one willing to follow Qin Jian for a lifetime.

But she didn't need an Immortal Herb anymore...

Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at the moving, blood-stained peony 'Lovesick Heartbroken Red' before her, nodded gently, and cast her gaze toward Qin Jian at her side: "I'll try."

She was just about to circulate her soul power to make herself spit blood, but was stopped by Qin Jian. He casually took a thin needle from his Soul Guidance Device and smiled: "Come, use this. Spitting blood is so painful."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at him in surprise, took the needle, and gently pricked her right index finger.

The moment she dripped her blood, her mind was filled with the image of Qin Jian. Yet, for some reason, she also thought of Ning Rongrong, thought of Xiao Wu, and thought of that night of intimacy and that night of parting. As her heart wavered, her thoughts could not help but drift.

"Hum!"

The blood fell onto the petals, and the Lovesick Heartbroken Red trembled slightly. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the flower, waiting quietly.

However, they were soon disappointed, as the swaying of the Lovesick Heartbroken Red gradually ceased, and it showed no sign of falling.

"I'm sorry, I... I..."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Qin Jian, her expression dim.

She knew she still couldn't truly let go, couldn't truly ask for nothing. Her feelings for Qin Jian had not yet reached that state of purity; she still had doubts about the future.

"It's okay, this Immortal Herb itself has overly harsh requirements." Qin Jian shook his head, indicating he didn't mind at all.

Tang San then gave Zhu Zhuqing the Ice Immortal Jade Muscle Bone and took the Lovesick Heartbroken Red to Grandmaster.

Grandmaster was likewise bound by his obsession with his younger sister, and ultimately failed.

"Then, Xiao Wu, do you want to try?"

Tang San brought the Lovesick Heartbroken Red before Xiao Wu again.

Xiao Wu took the needle, then likewise looked at Qin Jian and slowly pricked her finger.

Ten thousand years of companionship, in the end, still could not overcome the doubts in her heart.

From the day she first transformed, after Qin Jian had nibbled all over her body, he had asked very clearly.

At that time, Qin Jian hadn't hidden anything from her; aside from the specific things he couldn't say, everything else had been made clear, because he didn't want to hurt Xiao Wu either.

So Xiao Wu had known for a long time that Qin Jian would have many relationships in this life, and in the end, she might not be his only woman.

So whether to be with him, and whether to share him with others, was something she had never fully figured out, which was also the reason she had separated from Qin Jian back then and they had each headed to the human world.

"Hum!"

Sure enough, the blood dripped down, and the Lovesick Heartbroken Red trembled violently, but it still failed to fall.

"I can't either..."

Xiao Wu turned her back, not daring to meet Qin Jian's gaze; she felt it must be filled with disappointment.

Finally, Tang San gave her a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.

"Sigh, is there really no one fated for this Lovesick Heartbroken Red?"

Tang San sighed in a low voice, then turned his gaze to Ning Rongrong: "How about you try, Rongrong? Even if you can't consume it in the end, you can keep it by your side, which will have a subtle, transformative effect."

Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes swept over Qin Jian, then she smiled slightly: "Okay."

She was just about to step forward when she was stopped by Qin Jian.

"Let me do it instead. Xiao San, I feel like you're deliberately trying to break me up; are you trying to break up every couple you see?"

Qin Jian rolled his eyes and walked forward, saying: "Let me try."

The others looked at him with strange expressions.

"Qin Jian, this requirement is wholehearted..." Tang San reminded him.

Ma Hongjun immediately shouted: "Exactly, you heartless scumbag, how could you possibly be recognized?!"

Thanks to book friends 【Have Character/ "Clown/ "4 million】 for the tips!

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