Chapter 1090: I Found the Herbs

Chapter 1090: I Found the Herbs

Lin Nuo had no external injuries, but he felt extremely fatigued, with a lingering pain.

What’s going on? Is there some latent illness flaring up? This burning pain feels like I’ve been cut by sharp blades and claws.

What kind of sickness is this? Am I already in the late stages? Is there still hope?

Fortunately, the burning sensation soon began to fade, and gradually, it was no longer as painful.

He also couldn’t recall how he ended up lying here.

Was he here to temper his mindset? Did he come all the way to the cliff’s edge for a snooze?

Seeing that he was just three steps away from the cliff, a strong gust of wind could easily blow him off, turning him into an aerial acrobat, departing from this world mid-dream.

That’s quite puzzling.

What was I here for?

Oh right, to gather herbs.

Did I really fall asleep while picking herbs? That’s way too childish; surely, I’d never do something so foolish.

No clue.

Thinking back, it seemed he had used wind techniques to reach the cliff’s edge to look for herbs, then encountered a fierce wind halfway.

And then? Can’t recall.

Did a strong gust sweep him back?

That’s completely unscientific.

So where are the herbs? Did I collect any?

He noticed that the herbs were right beside him; all he had to do was reach out.

With the wind like it was before, they should have been swept away, so how could they still be here?

Well, even if he couldn’t remember what happened in between, at least he had gathered the herbs, which was sufficient.

Time to head back.

“Hmm?”

Lin Nuo looked down the edge of the cliff, pondering some things.

Down there…

He strained to recall, but every time he tried, his head throbbed, and nothing came to him.

Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore.

He took the harvested herbs down the mountain. The wind in the mountains was gentle now, and the rustling leaves had gradually settled.

It was as if nothing had happened.

He hadn’t fully entered the sealing space; it was just his spirit, so the attacks he experienced wouldn’t affect his physical body.

However, the pain would carry over, but it would soon dissipate once he returned. That was why he felt a little pain at first, which would gradually fade away.

After being knocked unconscious by Su Kexin’s sword, he emerged, and those memories were sealed away in the depths of his mind, forgotten.

At that moment, nearby the cliff, the girl in a pink dress, the peach blossom maiden, lay under a tree, awakening.

“Hmm… Where is this… Ah, how did I fall asleep?”

The girl hurriedly got up; she had come up the mountain to gather herbs, not to lounge around and nap.

Quick, quick! I need to find the herbs; I remember they were by the cliff edge.

She raced over only to find the herbs had been picked clean.

“Ah, where did they go? I clearly saw them before. By the way, how did I end up falling asleep? Ah, this is so strange! Those herbs are gone, and my mother’s illness… Hmm… I’ll have to look somewhere else.”

Panicking, the girl could only hope to find more herbs elsewhere. She had previously seen them and had plans to gather them; now, she didn’t know why she had dozed off.

What a blunder to sleep at such a critical moment!

With her father absent, she couldn’t rely on anyone else. Sigh, what a letdown.

As she berated herself, she gave a quick shake to her spirit and continued her search for the needed herbs without delay.

…

Lin Nuo descended the mountain and returned to the village, where Ruo’er was standing at the village entrance.

“Young Master…”

“Why aren’t you looking after my mother? What are you doing out here?”

“Madam sent me out to check; I felt like something happened on the mountain, like a fluctuation of spiritual energy.”

“What happened? A fluctuation of spiritual energy? As a Xuanyun Sect disciple, I felt nothing.”

“Oh… then maybe I was just overthinking it… As long as the Young Master is fine! Did you gather any herbs?” Ruo’er asked.

“Here you go; take it back. Follow my mother’s instructions, do whatever needs to be done.”

Lin Nuo handed the herbs to Ruo’er, who eagerly accepted them, her big tail wagging.

“Just as expected from the Young Master! I heard these herbs grow in treacherous places; they’re quite rare. The Young Master is truly…”

“Alright, that’s enough. Let’s head back.”

Lin Nuo patted Ruoer’s head, and she hurried home. The herbs weren’t for her mother to use right now; they had another purpose, so he didn’t delve deeper.

Where they’d be put to use didn’t concern him as long as he brought them back; now, it was time to go fishing. That bucket of fish had been stolen, and he was furious. He needed to find out who the thief was and make them pay.

So, he went back to the pond to fish again. The pond was natural, not privately owned, so he could fish to his heart’s content without fear of complaints.

Having fallen into madness, he preferred fishing in someone else’s stocked ponds where the catch rate was higher.

Even so, the truth was his luck in catching fish was not great; the fish didn’t take the bait easily, and often he’d end up jumping into the pond himself to catch them.

He fished for several hours.

Meanwhile, the girl on the mountain ran all over but still couldn’t find any herbs, scouring even dangerous areas without success.

It was getting dark, and she was getting anxious.

“Ah, I’m so stupid! I could find them before, but now I fall asleep! Where on earth can I find them now?”

She was worried, but there was nothing she could do. As darkness set in, finding herbs became even harder, and she might run into ferocious beasts at night.

She was still learning and not skilled enough to protect herself yet.

So, she could only head back.

She couldn’t do anything else and decided to return to check on her mother.

She regretted not knowing some medicine techniques like those immortals who could just cast a spell and heal; who needed to brew herbs then?

Following the village doctor’s instructions, she needed those herbs; without them, her mother would suffer even more.

On the other hand, Su Kexin hurried home and soon got good news: the doctor had the herbs and was already brewing medicine; her mother’s illness could be treated!