Chapter 254: Qiluo Tulip

Ye Nichang spoke her refusal in the most natural tone.

This was her habit; there was no helping it, as the Nine Heart Begonia was truly too unique, and as the strongest healing martial soul, she was coveted wherever she went.

Those with slightly better character, like Nan Tianchen, would at most try to recruit her, while those with poor character would simply try to seize her by force.

For the sake of a stable life, she had no choice but to attach herself to a major power, eventually choosing the Heaven Dou Empire for its relatively relaxed domestic policies, marrying a noble of the Heaven Dou Empire, and later being granted the title of Imperial Marquis by the Great Emperor Xue Ye.

To her, the Heaven Dou Empire was a benefactor, at least providing her with a stable living environment; even if her daughter decided to marry into the Gu Lei Kingdom, that was merely a marriage, and she did not intend to move there with her daughter.

Otherwise, would that not be ungrateful?

Therefore, to avoid awkwardness, she had to state her position directly from the start through this tactful method.

She extinguished Nan Tianchen's desire to recruit her.

Nan Tianchen smiled helplessly, sighing inwardly at the woman's intelligence; before he could even open his mouth, the other party had already blocked the words he was prepared to say.

He had indeed originally intended to suggest that Ye Nichang bring her whole family and Ye Lingling over.

Fortunately, he had not spoken; otherwise, if he had spoken and then been rejected, neither side would have looked good.

This preemptive refusal from Ye Nichang was actually a reflection of her high emotional intelligence.

Seeing her husband rebuffed, Lan Xue not only felt no pity but actually wanted to laugh; this nature of wanting to recruit everyone she met was really quite like their son, yet also completely different.

Nan Tianchen would try to recruit anyone he met first, just in case, but the result was always eight out of ten refusing.

Whereas Nan Feihuang would go through a process of weighing options, and most of the time, he could achieve some results; looking at it this way, her son was indeed more outstanding than her husband.

"That does not prevent Madam Ye from staying a few more days; I shall certainly entertain you well with Xue'er." Nan Tianchen changed the recruitment words he had prepared into an invitation for hospitality.

In any case, he could not lose his composure.

"Very well, then I shall trouble the King and the Title Douluo." Ye Nichang did not refuse; it was only staying a few more days, and she would not go so far as to deny a king and a Title Douluo that much face.

Adults have their own interactions, and the young men and women have their own circles.

Nan Feihuang led the group into a Baicaoyuan, where a large number of medicinal herbs were planted; although they could not compare to the supreme Immortal Herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, most were still of medium-to-high quality.

After all, Nan Feihuang was still finding time to learn alchemy and had a significant demand for medicinal herbs, so with the help of Old Poison, he had planted this Baicaoyuan.

"Wenruo, you may take that thing out now and present it to Senior Sister Lingling," Nan Feihuang said with a smile; the purpose of bringing them here was, of course, not as simple as a tour.

"Yes, thank you, My Lord!" Xun Yu hurriedly bowed in thanks, then walked quickly into the Baicaoyuan.

"Junior Brother, what did you ask A-Yu to get for me?" Ye Lingling asked in confusion; she rarely saw Xun Yu, who was usually calm and composed, looking so excited.

"Hehe, Sister Lingling, just wait and see; it is absolutely a super good thing. This Princess can only say that coming to our Gu Lei Kingdom is the most correct decision you have ever made." Nan Feiling was somewhat familiar; despite it being her first time meeting Ye Lingling, she acted as if they were best friends.

It seemed she was quite useful to Nan Feihuang; this sister would surely be very good at adjusting the team atmosphere in the future.

Hearing this, Ye Lingling stopped asking and waited with curiosity and anticipation.

Before long, she saw Xun Yu walk out holding a tulip that emitted a jade-green glow.

Everyone smelled a rich fragrance.

"Wow, so fragrant, A-Yu, what is this?" Ye Lingling asked, looking at the tulip in Xun Yu's hand.

Xun Yu explained, "This is called the Qiluo Tulip, one of the supreme Immortal Herbs, gifted by Duduoluo Mianxia, and is now one of the national treasures of our Gu Lei Kingdom. It is extremely precious, and My Lord is willing to bestow it upon you. Quickly consume it and try; your strength will surely increase drastically."

Yes, the item in Xun Yu's hand was the Qiluo Tulip that Nan Feihuang had plucked back then, which no one had consumed; it had been reserved for Ye Lingling all along.

He had only been waiting for the day Ye Lingling joined the Gu Lei Kingdom to give it to her.

The person who originally consumed this Immortal Herb was Ning Rongrong, but now Ning Rongrong had no relationship with Nan Feihuang, and there was even a deep rift between the Gu Lei Kingdom and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so how could he possibly give the Immortal Herb to Ning Rongrong?

Moreover, he felt that Ye Lingling's compatibility with this Immortal Herb would not be inferior to Ning Rongrong's.

Both were the most magnificent of Immortal Herbs; the Qiluo Tulip could allow the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve, and perhaps it could also cause a qualitative change in the Nine Heart Begonia.

"A national treasure? Such a precious thing, I cannot accept it." Ye Lingling hurriedly pushed the Qiluo Tulip back into Xun Yu's palm.

She had indeed come to join Gu Lei today, but that was for the sake of Xun Yu, not for profit.

Furthermore, she had just entered the Gu Lei Kingdom and had not yet made any contributions; to take a national treasure would be too lacking in propriety.

"Senior Sister, it is fine. Although it is a national treasure, we still have quite a few; just consider it as the wages I am paying you in advance, or an investment. After you consume this, your cultivation will surely improve greatly, and only then will you be able to make more contributions to repay me in the future," Nan Feihuang said with a smile.

He could be called stingy, but he could also be called very generous.

He was stingy in that good things were only ever given to his own people; even when Yu Tianheng, Oslo, and the others had very good relationships with him, he had not given them Immortal Herbs.

At the time, he had only given one to Dugu Yan, because Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo's granddaughter.

But toward his own people, Nan Feihuang was never stingy; in fact, not just for Ye Lingling, he had also sent some high-quality medicinal herbs, second only to Immortal Herbs, to Jia Kui, Zhang Xingcai, Pan Feng, and Xing Daorong over the past few days.

In the name of the Crown Prince, he rewarded them for the efforts they made during the Soul Master Tournament.

"Very well, since Junior Brother is so polite and the kindness is hard to refuse, Senior Sister will not decline. In the future, I will certainly help you... no, help our Gu Lei Kingdom heal more people as a return," Ye Lingling could not help but agree.

Perhaps because they were both plant-based Immortal Herbs, Ye Lingling could clearly feel how much this Qiluo Tulip would help her.

Her intuition told her that as long as she consumed this Immortal Herb, her future would be limitless.

This temptation was something even this girl, who had always viewed fame and wealth as dirt, could not resist.

Following the method of consumption taught by Nan Feihuang, Ye Lingling began to ingest the Qiluo Tulip.

As soon as the Immortal Herb entered her body, it reacted with the Nine Heart Begonia.

The Nine Heart Begonia martial soul appeared uncontrollably behind Ye Lingling, emitting a rich glow.

Ye Lingling hurriedly sat down and began to circulate her Meditation Method to absorb the medicinal power.

(End of chapter)