Xia Yuanfang stared at the fresh-keeping storage bag containing the Kong Sang leaves and petals, hardly believing her eyes.
"...Really... really is Kong Sang?"
She held the fresh-keeping storage bag, looking at it over and over again. Finally, she opened a slit, pinched a leaf tip from the Kong Sang leaves inside, and tasted it.
"It really is Kong Sang..." Xia Yuanfang looked up, her expression excited but restrained. "You really found it in the Exotic Beast Forest? Do you know..."
Xia Yuanfang's reaction made Xia Chujian extremely puzzled.
To her, Kong Sang and Blood Kirin were treasures she was presenting to Xia Yuanfang.
Xia Yuanfang absolutely shouldn't know what these things were, or how precious they were.
But Xia Yuanfang's reaction at this moment was as if she not only knew what Blood Kirin and Kong Sang were, but also knew how precious they were!
Xia Chujian remained calm, maintaining a clueless expression, tilting her head and asking curiously, "Know what?"
Xia Yuanfang rubbed her forehead, her voice still as calm as water. "Kong Sang is the symbiotic plant of the Blood Kirin. Only one Kong Sang can grow symbiotically for every million Blood Kirin. And the Exotic Beast Forest only grows ten Blood Kirin a year."
Xia Chujian's lips parted slightly in surprise. "Aunt, how do you know?"
"You know all this?" Xia Yuanfang raised her eyebrows, using a question to divert Xia Chujian's attention.
Xia Chujian nodded vigorously. "I know, because the Association has mission descriptions, and Doctor Shen also told me..."
Xia Yuanfang closed her eyes, her eyes full of lingering fear. "Chujian, knowing this, you still went to the Exotic Beast Forest? Do you know how dangerous it is there? Do you know that these rare plants are guarded by exotic beasts?"
Xia Chujian nodded blankly. "...I was mentally prepared. But no matter how dangerous it is, I had to go. Doctor Shen said that the only hope to save you, Aunt, is Kong Sang. And our Association happened to have a mission to find Blood Kirin in the Exotic Beast Forest. With the equipment provided by this mission, I had the chance to go to the Exotic Beast Forest, and I was lucky enough to get the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang."
"Although you didn't need Kong Sang to recover, Aunt, I think we should be prepared."
"In case you get sick again in the future, we'll have Kong Sang in hand, and we won't have to worry about anything."
Xia Chujian said with a smile, her pure eyes full of joy and a desire for approval.
Xia Yuanfang glared at Xia Chujian, wishing she could give her a good scolding.
But even when Xia Chujian was so naughty as a child, she had never laid a hand on her.
Besides, Xia Chujian was all grown up now.
Of course, in her eyes, Chujian was still a little girl.
Xia Yuanfang's heart was filled with mixed feelings, but she also understood that Xia Chujian had done so much, taking such a big risk, all for her...
How could she be angry with such a child?
Xia Yuanfang was reflecting, reflecting on her conservatism, reflecting on how she was not as enterprising as a child.
She should have abandoned everything from the past long ago and re-embodied her value in this new world.
If she didn't do this, the same thing would happen again, and sooner or later she would not be able to continue protecting Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian was also secretly observing Xia Yuanfang.
She never expected that Xia Yuanfang, who had been unconscious in bed for the past three years, would know so much about things that ordinary people didn't know.
Aunt also has many secrets!
But Xia Chujian didn't want to expose Xia Yuanfang, and even secretly vowed in her heart that she would protect such an aunt!
Her secrets, everything about her, Chujian would protect well!
Xia Chujian knelt halfway in front of Xia Yuanfang, took Xia Yuanfang's hand, shook it gently, and then pressed it to her cheek, acting coquettishly, "Aunt, don't be angry, it's all over. As long as you're well, Chujian will be obedient."
Xia Yuanfang looked at her fawning appearance, couldn't help but poke her forehead with her finger, and said reproachfully, "If I ask you to withdraw from the Dark Night Hunter Association, will you listen?"
Xia Chujian giggled and turned her head, saying, "What did you say, Aunt? Chujian didn't hear you."
"Naughty..." Xia Yuanfang sighed, hugged Xia Chujian in her arms, and said in a low voice, "Chujian, Aunt won't stop you from doing what you like, and won't force you to do what you don't like."
She wouldn't force Xia Chujian, but she would force herself to cheer up and re-plan her future.
While Xia Yuanfang was pondering, Xia Chujian was also changing the subject. "Don't think about it, Aunt, rest for a while. I'll cook for you. What do you want to eat?"
She was just trying to interrupt and steer the conversation away when Xia Yuanfang suddenly looked up again and asked her, "You said you found the Blood Kirin... Where is the Blood Kirin? Where is it?"
Xia Chujian's mouth twitched. Thinking of what she had done like a lunatic in her aunt's hospital room today, she said embarrassedly, "...I don't want to talk about it."
"Say it."
"...It's too embarrassing, I don't want to talk about it." Xia Chujian covered her face with her hands.
"You say it. I won't hit you, nor will I scold you." Xia Yuanfang had recovered from her shock and wasn't as stunned as before.
She felt that with Xia Chujian's antics, probably nothing could shock her anymore.
But she was wrong.
When she heard Xia Chujian say that she had been momentarily muddle-headed, squeezed out the Blood Kirin's juice, and smeared it all over Xia Yuanfang's lips, and had even squandered nine Blood Kirins in a row, she felt like her heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage were about to flare up together.
Although Xia Yuanfang tried her best to remain calm, her face was still pale as she squeezed out three words from between her teeth: "...Spendthrift!"
Xia Chujian had also given up all hope. Anyway, she had already said the most embarrassing things, so what else couldn't she face?
She even made a face at Xia Yuanfang.
Xia Yuanfang was so angry that she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of something.
She said thoughtfully, "Chujian, those nine Blood Kirins, were they fresh?"
"Of course, if they weren't fresh, where would the juice come from? But Aunt, the color of that juice is really beautiful. To be honest, I really want to use that color to make lipstick and put it on my lips. It's so beautiful!"
Xia Yuanfang narrowed her eyes and asked again, "But in the hospital, I heard you say that my illness is a serious genetic disease?"
"Yes, Doctor Shen also said that. He also said that in the Beichen Empire, genetic diseases are incurable, unless Kong Sang is used to try. Otherwise, why would I take on the thankless task of getting the Blood Kirin? That Doctor Shen is really unreliable! Do you know? I even sent him a message today, and he even told me to prepare for your funeral!"
"I didn't give up and went to the Exotic Beast Forest to find Kong Sang! Of course, you recovered on your own. This Kong Sang hasn't had time to be used yet!" Xia Chujian said cheerfully.
Xia Yuanfang sat on the corner sofa in the living room like a stone statue, her face growing paler and paler.
She understood, she understood everything.
Why she suddenly fainted at home, why she was diagnosed with a genetic disease, and why her illness was cured before Kong Sang could be used.
If she guessed correctly, her three years as a "vegetable" were not due to some genetic disease, but because she was poisoned.
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The second update is here. I'm working hard to save up chapters and prepare for more updates (^▽^).
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