Chapter 262

Huh?

Huh?

The sound from nearby startled everyone.

-> "The voice from beside them made everyone startle." Need to keep meaning: "The voice from beside them made everyone startled." We'll output: "The voice from beside them made everyone startle."

Lu Yuan glanced over, somewhat surprised, at Sun Hanhua speaking nearby.

-> "Lu Yuan looked somewhat surprised at Sun Hanhua, who was speaking from beside them." Keep.

Ji Lingxiao's face showed a helpless look when she saw Sun Hanhua speaking.

-> "As for Ji Lingxiao, upon seeing Sun Hanhua speak, she wore a helpless expression." Keep.

As for why Sun Hanhua was willing to give Lu Yuan these very precious medicinal herbs.

-> "As for why Sun Hanhua was willing to give Lu Yuan these very precious medicinal herbs," Need to keep clause. Probably end with something? The line is incomplete? Actually Chinese line ends with a clause, maybe continues? We'll translate as is: "As for why Sun Hanhua was willing to give Lu Yuan these very precious medicinal herbs,"

Ji Lingxiao knew what was going on.

-> "Ji Lingxiao knew the reason in her heart."

What else could it be? It's not like her beloved disciple keeps telling Sun Hanhua how great and powerful her man is.

-> "What else could it be? It's not like her precious disciple constantly tells Sun Hanhua there how good and powerful her man is every day." Need to keep meaning. We'll translate: "What else could it be? It's not like her precious disciple constantly tells Sun Hanhua there how good and powerful her man is every day."

Sun Hanhua bought it and kept thinking about marrying Lu Yuan.

-> "As a result, Sun Hanhua was coaxed into believing it, and she constantly thought about marrying Lu Yuan." Keep.

Ji Lingxiao really wanted to sit down with Sun Hanhua and tell her not to believe it!!

-> "Ji Lingxiao really wanted to have a good talk with Sun Hanhua, telling her not to believe it!!"

But please, don't believe it!

-> "But please, definitely don't believe it!"

Her beloved disciple is reliable in everything—except for her poor taste.

-> "Her precious disciple is reliable in everything else, just her judgment is not so good."

But Ji Lingxiao couldn't bring herself to say it; gossiping behind someone's back just wasn't her style.

-> "But this matter, Ji Lingxiao couldn't bring herself to say it; speaking ill of others behind their backs is something she really couldn't do!"

But watching the innocent Sun Hanhua being tricked by Lu Yuan left Ji Lingxiao feeling genuinely bad.

-> "But seeing the naive and pure Sun Hanhua being deceived by Lu Yuan, Ji Lingxiao felt truly guilty."

Having snapped out of it, Ji Lingxiao could only look at Sun Hanhua and hastily say:

-> "Having come to her senses, Ji Lingxiao could only look at Sun Hanhua and quickly say:"

Sun Hanhua, don't—some of these herbs on here are priceless; some are one‑of‑a‑kind even for you. They were left by your master for your use, so don't give them to anyone else.

-> "\"Hanhua, don't, some of these medicinal herbs on here are extremely precious; some are even one-of-a-kind for you—these were left by your master for your use, so don't give them to others. \"" Need to keep quotes. We'll output with Chinese quotes? Probably keep the Chinese quotation marks? The instruction: translate faithfully, but we can replace with English quotes. We'll use English double quotes.

Sun Hanhua remained unfazed; she had already scanned Lu Yuan's final list with her divine sense earlier.

-> "Sun Hanhua, however, was unmoved; earlier she had already used her divine sense to look over the final list Lu Yuan gave her."

Sun Hanhua then started searching her spatial bag as she said:

-> "Afterwards, Sun Hanhua, while rummaging through her storage bag, said:"

It's fine; I'll just ask my master for more later.

-> "\"It's fine; I'll just ask my master for more later. \""

She then pulled out several exquisite boxes from her spatial bag, and simply holding them revealed the spiritual energy of the precious herbs within.

-> "After saying that, Sun Hanhua took out several very exquisite boxes from her storage bag; as soon as they were taken out, one could feel the spiritual power emanating from the precious medicinal herbs inside."

After cramming everything into Lu Yuan's arms, Sun Hanhua kept pulling more items from her spatial bag and placing them on the stack of boxes he was holding, saying:

-> "Sun Hanhua then shoved all these things into Lu Yuan's embrace, and continued pulling more out of her storage bag, placing them onto the pile of boxes Lu Yuan was holding, saying:"

This… and this…

-> "\"This…… and this……\""

Sun Hanhua said this while muttering to herself.

-> "Sun Hanhua said this while muttering to herself."

She looked rather cute doing that.

-> "Her manner was somewhat cute."

Lu Yuan, holding the pile of things Sun Hanhua had given him, felt a bit dazed.

-> "Lu Yuan, holding this pile of things Sun Hanhua gave him, felt a bit dazed."

No…

-> "Not……"

What on earth is going on??

-> "What on earth is going on??"

Lu Yuan had wanted to ask Sun Hanhua what was going on earlier, but he'd forgotten.

-> "Lu Yuan had wanted to ask Sun Hanhua what was going on earlier, but he forgot."

Now this has completely left Lu Yuan bewildered.

-> "Now this has completely left Lu Yuan bewildered."

This fairy sister… seems to have taken an inexplicable liking to me…

-> "This fairy elder sister…… seems to have inexplicably taken a great liking to me……"

Why…?

-> "Why……"

Lu Yuan pondered for a moment.

-> "Lu Yuan pondered a bit."

I suppose it's because of my wife.

-> "I suppose it's because of my wife."

Hmm… it can only be because of my wife.

-> "Hmm…… it can only be because of my wife."

Lu Yuan thought it over and that seemed the only possibility.

-> "Lu Yuan thought it over, and that seemed the only possibility."

Perhaps it's because Sun Hanhua gets along well with my wife, so she thinks well of me by association.

-> "Perhaps it's because Sun Hanhua gets along well with my wife, so, loving the house and its crow, she also has a good impression of me."

Looking at Sun Hanhua's naive, innocent demeanor, it seems she believes whatever my wife tells her.

-> "Looking again at Sun Hanhua's naive and pure demeanor, it seems she believes whatever my wife says."

Hmm…

-> "Hmm……"

Lu Yuan felt that was the reason.

-> "Lu Yuan felt that this was the reason."

Looking at Sun Hanhua still rummaging through her spatial bag, Lu Yuan blinked.

-> "Looking at Sun Hanhua still rummaging through her storage bag in front of him, Lu Yuan blinked."

Hmm~~

-> "Hmm~~"

What a beautiful and kind-hearted fairy sister she is.

-> "Truly a beautiful and kind-hearted fairy elder sister."

Got it.

-> "Got it."

Since the fairy sister is being generous, Lu Yuan can't be stingy.

-> "Since this fairy elder sister is generous, Lu Yuan cannot be stingy."

Lu Yuan really is the type who returns kindness when someone treats him well.

-> "Lu Yuan really is the type who, if you take the initiative to be good to me, I will definitely return the favor."

He certainly wouldn't take unfair advantage of others.

-> "I will never unfairly take advantage of others."

Of course, if anyone tries to scheme against Lu Yuan, he'll definitely scheme back.

-> "Of course, if anyone tries to scheme against Lu Yuan first, Lu Yuan will definitely scheme back."

Given Sun Hanhua's generosity, Lu Yuan had already thought of what to give her in return.

-> "Sun Hanhua being so generous, Lu Yuan also thought about what to use to repay this fairy elder sister."

These medicinal materials can be used to make three pills.

-> "These medicinal herbs and such can be used to make three pills."

Originally, Lu Yuan had been thinking of making two pills: one for his eldest wife and another to bring back for his second wife.

-> "Originally, Lu Yuan had thought about these two pills: one he would give to his eldest wife, and the other he would take back to give to his second wife."

And one would be for himself.

-> "And one pill was for himself."

In that case, he'd forgo his own pill and give it to Sun Hanhua.

-> "Since that's the case, he wouldn't keep his own pill; he would give it to Sun Hanhua."

Moreover…

-> "Moreover……"

Sun Hanhua doesn't seem to be from the Linglan Sword Sect; she's from another cultivation sect.

-> "Sun Hanhua seems not to be a member of the Linglan Sword Sect, but of some other cultivation sect."

Although Lu Yuan isn't entirely clear why someone not from the Linglan Sword Sect would be there and be taught by Ji Lingxiao, from Ji Lingxiao's earlier words he could tell.

-> "Although Lu Yuan currently isn't clear why Sun Hanhua, not being from the Linglan Sword Sect, would be there and be taught by Ji Lingxiao, just from hearing Ji Lingxiao speak earlier, Lu Yuan figured it out."

Ji Lingxiao must belong to some alchemy sect, and if so, she'd surely have plenty of medicinal herbs.

-> "Ji Lingxiao must be from some alchemy sect, and since it's an alchemy sect, there must be plenty of medicinal herbs and such."

Getting on good terms with Sun Hanhua would make it easier to obtain herbs later.

-> "If Lu Yuan maintains a good relationship with Sun Hanhua, then later when he needs to ask for herbs, it will also be convenient."

Sun Hanhua is like a little white rabbit—even more gullible than my wife!

-> "Sun Hanhua is like a little white rabbit, even more of a white rabbit than my wife, easy to deceive!"

At the very least, she's far easier to deceive than Ji Lingxiao.

-> "At the very least, she's much easier to deceive than Ji Lingxiao."

Having come to his senses, Lu Yuan, arms piled high with herbs nearly reaching his chin, looked at Sun Hanhua and grinned broadly.

-> "Having come to his senses, Lu Yuan, holding the pile of herbs that was almost up to his chin, looked at Sun Hanhua and laughed with a wide, beaming grin, saying:"

Thank you, older sister.

Lu Yuan's smile left Sun Hanhua startled.

Seeing Lu Yuan's bright-eyed smile aimed at her, Sun Hanhua's face flushed involuntarily, and her gaze unconsciously turned aside.

"No… don't be polite… I'm Liyan's senior sister… I ought to take care of you…"

Sun Hanhua glanced aside, her face flushing slightly, and she spoke softly with a stutter.

Ji Lingxiao, standing nearby, sighed inwardly after seeing this.

He thought to himself: "It's over."

Ji Lingxiao had originally been thinking, you say, before this Sun Hanhua didn't even know Lu Yuan, yet she had feelings for him and even told Su Liyan she wanted to marry Lu Yuan.

That was entirely just listening to Su Liyan's wild exaggerations and false praise.

It was Su Liyan's praise seen through a filter.

Once Sun Hanhua sees Lu Yuan in person, she'll realize the Lu Yuan she imagined and the real Lu Yuan she sees are completely different people.

Then Sun Hanhua would lose interest.

And now, looking at this…

What a fellow… still nothing!!

And she's blushing!!

What do you have to blush about!!

Instantly, Ji Lingxiao was speechless—you say, the two easiest people to deceive in the world, how did they both get perfectly tricked by Lu Yuan!!

Where can I even reason about this!!

Watching this scene before him, Ji Lingxiao shook his head, still wanting to say something more when…

Lu Yuan, a figure descended from the sky, and then a disciple landed before Ji Lingxiao, speaking respectfully:

"Sect Leader, the City Lord of Linghai City has arrived and wishes to discuss the Grand Ceremony with you."

Hearing this, Ji Lingxiao nodded and then said:

"I'll go right away."

The disciple nodded and then left first.

Ji Lingxiao, meanwhile, looked at Su Liyan, who was focused on cooking, and spoke gently:

"Liyan, Master is going to attend to the Grand Ceremony affairs; this afternoon you must listen, train well, and not neglect your cultivation just because your man has come."

Su Liyan lifted her head, looked at Ji Lingxiao, and nodded repeatedly, saying:

"Understood, Master."

Afterwards, Ji Lingxiao glanced at Lu Yuan and Sun Hanhua, then left; these herbs were all Sun Hanhua's, and Ji Lingxiao didn't feel right to keep saying.

Besides, the Medicine King Sect's herbs are indeed plentiful, and furthermore the old Sect Leader of the Medicine King Sect dotes on Sun Hanhua, so her giving away herbs is no big deal.

After Ji Lingxiao left.

After Lu Yuan put away his things, looking at Sun Hanhua before him, he didn't know what to say; after thinking a moment, Lu Yuan grinned and said:

"Shall we eat first?"

Sun Hanhua also felt the atmosphere was a bit off, nodded, and then headed first toward Su Liyan's side.

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, was pondering whether he should start alchemy right away.

After thinking, he decided to wait a bit.

His wife's meal would be ready soon; if he did alchemy, the food would get cold by the time he finished, truly wasting his wife's good intentions.

Lu Yuan also came to the stove, wondering what his wife was cooking.

Su Liyan was still busy; Lu Yuan couldn't help much, and even if he could, he wouldn't—cooking was something he never interfered with.

However, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered something, and gazing mysteriously at his wife, he said:

"Wife, have you figured out that… whatever the Azure Lotus is?"

If you've learned it, you can explain and teach it; of course, Lu Yuan doesn't plan to learn it—he has the Dao Heart, and he intends to go back and study it for Gu Qingwan.

Su Liyan froze, then immediately nodded and said:

"I've figured it out~"

After saying that, Su Liyan glanced left and right, and the next second she immediately took out a book glowing with green light from her spatial bag and handed it straight to her husband's hand.

Su Liyan naturally knew what her husband meant—after all, she came here precisely for these matters.

Otherwise, why would she have tagged along here just to stay home guarding her husband every day?

Lu Yuan glanced at the Azure Lotus in his hand, blinked slightly, and thought: the easiest way is to simply make a copy and bring it back for Gu Qingwan.

This ought to be the top-tier cultivation method in this immortal world—after all, it's what Ji Lingxiao and his wife are using.

Lu Yuan was curious and idle, the meal still not ready, so he stood by the stove and began examining it.

However…

As he looked, Lu Yuan felt something was a bit off.

After about ten minutes or so.

Lu Yuan then suddenly lifted his head, looked at Su Liyan, raised his eyebrows, and said:

"Wife, this cultivation method of yours is wrong—it's outright trash!!"

"Your master wouldn't be deceiving you, would he??"

(End of chapter)