Chapter 300: Who Isn't Afraid of a Cow?

After a moment of tenderness, sensing that Lu Xingzhou's mood had calmed and settled, Ye Tinglan smiled slightly: "Continue. We examined Anuo's condition mainly to solve the problem of Anuo falling ill from contaminated with high-grade demon blood..."

Lu Xingzhou hurriedly asked, "What idea?"

"I have some answers, but need to continue verifying," Ye Tinglan said. "First, we all know there is bloodline suppression among the demon race. Recall, when Anuo first met Long Qinghuang, did she feel any discomfort?"

Lu Xingzhou said, "Yes, actually I was secretly observing Anuo's reaction at the time. Anuo's face turned a little pale, but she quickly recovered, and even seemed quite close to Long Qinghuang."

Ye Tinglan nodded thoughtfully.

Lu Xingzhou added, "Besides, even with demon bloodline suppression, I've never heard of illness caused merely by blood contact to this extent. If that were true, low-level male demons wouldn't dare have relations with high-level female demons; would the first night be the death date?"

Ye Tinglan spat, "What kind of metaphors are those?"

Speaking, she laughed on her own: "Actually, it's fitting. Indeed, there is no such degree."

"Then what do you think is the cause?"

"I think it's the opposite... Anuo's bloodline rank is higher. The demon she was contaminated with before was of a lower rank; she was polluted by low-level trash. Of course, under normal circumstances, such pollution wouldn't occur, but if three problems coincide, it could lead to this..."

"Three..."

"Yes. I'm just analyzing; you judge together. First, Anuo's true form happens to be naturally countered by that demon at the time; the two are natural enemies."

Lu Xingzhou recalled, feeling a slight stir in his heart.

This is very possible... because the demon's behavior back then clearly showed perception, able to sense roughly what Anuo was, whereas the immensely powerful Long Qinghuang had no such perception. Whether in terms of bloodline nobility or cultivation, Long Qinghuang utterly crushed that demon by ten thousand streets; why couldn't Long Qinghuang sense the problem, yet that demon could?

With this set of reference, the most likely explanation emerges: there is an element of natural enemy suppression; Long Qinghuang lacks this attribute, so she couldn't sense it.

"It really is very possible... no wonder you are Mr." Lu Xingzhou, flattering, helped Ye Tinglan sit and massaged her shoulders: "Three problems coinciding, that's one; what else?"

Ye Tinglan, very satisfied with her lover's flattery, smiled and said, "Second, the demon's cultivation at the time was actually higher than Anuo's, giving it the qualification to interfere; third, Anuo herself has some imperfections, for instance, perhaps she didn't fully form when she transformed?"

As Ye Tinglan spoke, her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, showing a little lack of confidence. Whether a plant has fully grown, logically, shouldn't relate to whether it can be polluted, but analyzing from principle, if Anuo herself had no issues, she shouldn't be countered so severely.

Lu Xingzhou, however, understood intuitively... if Anuo were a pill, and not yet fully refined, with some slight incompatibility or disharmony, and the main herb of that pill happened to encounter the impure qi of a natural enemy causing disturbance, then it could indeed cause the entire pill to fail; this is common even in low-level alchemy, belonging to basic alchemist judgment.

Everything matched up.

"If so..." Lu Xingzhou pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is it possible that Anuo cannot grow tall because her true form is imperfect?"

Ye Tinglan nodded: "Yes, these two matters are now connected. Therefore, for Anuo to grow, there are only two methods: first, find an item that can make her true form perfect. It could be some heavenly treasure usable for watering and fertilizing, or perhaps the years were insufficient back then, needing a treasure of time to hasten growth; second, cultivate a top-tier demon cultivation method to supplement herself."

Lu Xingzhou thought carefully, increasingly feeling Ye Tinglan's analysis was entirely reasonable; at most, some details hadn't been clarified yet, but the direction should be correct.

If this is truly the case, the previous worry could be greatly reduced; Anuo wouldn't need to avoid demons entirely, just need to identify the natural enemy and watch out for it. Moreover, there is a solution path; as long as Anuo's imperfection is resolved, this "illness" is cured, and there are two solution paths.

Lu Xingzhou breathed a huge sigh of relief, happily hugged Ye Tinglan and kissed her: "Lady is truly great."

Ye Tinglan patted him: "Go, go, still need verification; why are you so eager to be happy?"

"How to verify?"

"Of course, first try contaminating Anuo with other demon blood. If other demon blood causes no issue, then it is truly as judged, merely a special encounter with a natural enemy back then. If there is an issue, this is the Heavenly Yao Sacred Land; we will naturally save her back, don't worry."

Lu Xingzhou nodded and rushed out the door.

Anuo and Dugu Qingli were staring at each other, both bewildered. Bai Mao was truly not someone capable of idle chat; Anuo also didn't know how to converse with this Bai Mao sister, who was originally closest to Second Mistress but now became a roadside stray, so she could only stare blankly.

The next moment, Lu Xingzhou ran out and grabbed her, carrying her into the sleeping chamber.

On the table before Ye Tinglan lay a row of blood samples; she smiled and said, "Try them all?"

Anuo felt her hair stand on end, struggling: "What are you doing..."

Lu Xingzhou held her chubby hand, dipped it into a bottle to get some blood: "What do you feel?"

Anuo, terrified, her eyes went black, about to faint.

Her head drooped, but she found she hadn't fainted, so she opened her eyes again, blinking.

"No problem?"

"No problem." Anuo gathered her courage, then actively wiped some onto her face.

After all, back then she was splashed, not just touched on the hand.

Once wiped on, not only was there no problem, but a little light even glowed; that was the manifestation of the energy within the demon blood being absorbed by Anuo.