Chapter 198: The Price of Asking the Shamaness to Act

Su Li thought that the Great Witch, because she produced the Concentrated Spirit Dew, once again looked at her with a gaze that set her apart from others; it was respect and admiration.

Upon hearing Lin Manzhi's voice speaking to her, Su Li looked at her and slowly said, "Lord's Wife, I should be the one thanking you; for giving me the thousand‑year Concentrated Spirit Dew, otherwise I would never have seen the Dragon Exhaust, let alone brought it out."

Lin Manzhi smiled, "You are being modest."

After a few polite words, she held the wooden box containing the Dragon Exhaust, turned her head toward Mo Lie, and said, "Shamaness is tired from the journey, I'll take her down to rest and have a meal."

Hua Zheng stood nearby, Mo Lie's fingertips lightly tapped the armrest: "Alright."

She gave Mo Lie a subtle blink, like a private signal between a couple that outsiders can't read.

After a glance between Lin Manzhi and Mo Lie, they lightly floated toward Su Li, pulling her out of the council hall toward the rear courtyard specially arranged for female distinguished guests to rest.

Under her arrangement, the food was especially abundant: Cherry Tomato stewed with Exotic Beast belly meat, Holy Maiden Fruit and cherry radish stewed with the tenderest bone meat of Exotic Bird, Agave beer with Exotic Bird, roasted to a crisp whole Exotic Bird, crunchy tossed Lettuce, and a milky white thick soup simmered with bones.

Even Su Li, who has seen the world, couldn't help but gulp down breathlessly.

Lin Manzhi warmly invited her to sit, "Shamaness, please eat quickly; these were prepared for you, don't be polite."

Su Li felt her mouth watering as she opened her mouth.

She rarely could ignore the Lord's Wife beside her; she lifted the bowl before her and eagerly reached for the fragrant spread on the table.

She first sampled every dish, and an unprecedented feeling of bliss rose from her heart, leaving her deeply astonished.

So the perpetually food‑scarce Kuangsha City was now eating better than other territories!!

This Exotic Beast belly meat—was it the same heavy, several‑thousand‑jin gray‑skinned beast? It wasn't as tough as before; the meat was soft, slightly springy, the fibers crumbling with a bite; what seasoning made it a reddish, caramelized broth? It was mildly sour and salty, so tempting she wanted to abandon the small dish and just gulp the whole pot!

While savoring unprecedented delicacy, the soup had no off‑flavor, only fresh aroma; the radish stew was sweet, infused with an unbeatable rich scent of the tasty Exotic Bird meat, the Lettuce was crisp, making Su Li feel the food hit the back of her throat.

She clasped her belly, envying the Beastfolk for the first time.

Beastfolk have huge stomachs; they can eat so much!

While Su Li ate ravenously, Lin Manzhi also ate a bit beside her; after they were full, she took a towel, wiped her mouth and hands, and led Su Li to the adjacent resting chamber to sit again.

It seemed Shamaness was very satisfied with this hospitality.

Lin Manzhi turned her body to look at Su Liu, her expression earnest, "Shamaness, I have something I'd like to ask of you."

Su Li sat on the seat, patting her belly, savoring and pursing her lips, eagerly said, "Whatever it is, just tell me." If there's something to help with, she could ask for more of this food later, that wouldn't be too much!

Lin Manzhi placed the wooden box on the table, "I would like to ask Shamaness to help me brew a potion."

She naturally saw Su Li's craving for food; someone of her high status, lacking nothing, pursues things that bring her pleasure.

Lin Manzhi agreed, "If you are willing to act, I can give you a thousand Holy Maiden Fruits and a thousand cherry radish medicinal plants, and I am also willing to tell your attendant the method of preparing the food."

Su Li's gaze fell on the wooden box in surprise.

A vague feeling rose in her heart; she reached out, opened the box before her, and indeed saw the familiar Dragon Exhaust, plus two kinds of medicinal plants beside it—one left an invisible shadow under a black velvet mat, and the other—

Su Li's spirit trembled.

It couldn't be mistaken; she had only seen the thousand‑year Celestial God Core, exchanged from the higher sea race, from the Great Witch!

The dark‑red medicinal plant, coin‑shaped like a copper coin, now its red threads turned into sunlight‑like gold, dazzlingly brilliant.

She inhaled a cold breath, her whole body shivered, her hand trembling, "Ah! How do you still have a thousand‑year Concentrated Spirit Dew and a thousand‑year Celestial God Core!"

Lin Manzhi smiled faintly at Su Li, gave no answer, and asked again, "Shamaness, are you willing to act?"

Su Li couldn't hide her excitement, shouting, "I am willing! How could I not be? This is the legendary Soul Cocoon Divine Pill! The previous, the one before that, even the one before that Great Witch never crafted it; the Great Witch, to brew the Soul Cocoon Divine Pill, would seal herself for dozens of days!"

While saying so, she breathed rapidly, looked at Lin Manzhi, and said, "I can, I really can."

Even without reward, she wanted to brew this legendary potion.

She wouldn't utter those words, just as she cleverly wouldn't probe the Lord's Wife before her, why she could produce a thousand‑year Concentrated Spirit Dew and a Celestial God Core alike.

Lin Manzhi: "Mm, then it's Shamaness's trouble."

Next, Su Li first went to wash her face with cold water to calm herself, then followed Lin Manzhi to her alchemy room, warmly inviting Lin Manzhi to stay and watch her brew the potion.

After all, brewing such a precious potion, Su Li feared that a small mistake might cause trouble, and she would have to bear the consequences.

She never imagined her lofty Shamaness status now being on Kuangsha City's grounds, with no guards beside her; even if she had, they couldn't escape.

Lin Manzhi also stayed on, saying she was genuinely curious about how Shamaness's potion‑making differed from Huang Cai's.

Su Li's technique was very smooth; the Pheromone strands were delicate and beautiful, like blue smoke drifting upward in sunlight, clearly more conspicuous than Huang Cai's fine threads that wrapped the medicinal plants like mist.

With all ingredients ready, brewing the potion took only a short hour.

After obtaining the Soul Cocoon Divine Pill, Lin Manzhi, elated, rushed to find Mo Lie and handed Su Li to an attendant to take her down to rest.

She clutched four potions, her steps swift as she headed toward the council hall.

Inside the council hall, Mo Lie was listening intently to Hua Zheng's report.

"Master, lately Leitingcheng hasn't reported any news about Kuangsha City; I have, per your order, left a Beastfolk squad masquerading as a merchant caravan entering Leitingcheng, and I have not received any…"

Mo Lie immediately noticed Lin Manzhi's figure, glanced at Hua Zheng, and said, "Alright, keep watching the matters on Lei Ting Continent; inform me immediately if there's news."

Hua Zheng twisted, seeing Lin Manzhi approach: "Yes, then I'll go down now."