Chapter 789 - 237: Beautiful Glow
Chen Yan felt somewhat tempted.
If he could take a seed back and plant it at home, it could enhance the concentration of his family’s Primordial Qi!
After looking left and right and confirming there was no one else in sight, Chen Yan’s heart raced as he suddenly climbed onto the fence and swiftly transformed into a bird, piercing through the surrounding mist, heading towards the center of the pond!
The body of the transformed bird was small and easily landed on a leaf—a gigantic plant whose flower pans were as large as face basins, with leaves resembling big fans.
The bird transformed by Chen Yan settled on the leaf, which only gently swayed.
Chen Yan lightly hopped towards the purple flower pan—other flower pans, as long as they weren’t purple, didn’t produce seeds; touching them wouldn’t irritate them to secrete toxins and wither quickly.
Looking at Chen Yan, he had already jumped onto the leaf beneath the flower pan closest to the purple flower pan.
He stared at the center of the purple flower pan, where five bluish-green fruits looked identical, unable to distinguish the real from the fake.
He recalled the records he had seen and dared not test recklessly, nor did he dare to use any spells—in fact, he didn’t know any spells to discern real from fake plants.
The opportunity was only once, anyway. Unable to understand clearly, Chen Yan was about to jump—he calculated that if he flew over and pecked with his beak, he could grab a fruit seed in one go! Then he’d immediately fly to the shore and take the seed away!
But just as Chen Yan flapped his wings to fly over, suddenly he felt a chill!
A voice echoed in his ears, silky but playfully teasing.
"Greedy boy, are you trying to be a thief?"
This voice landed in his ears, and Chen Yan’s body instantly froze!
Oh no! Got caught being a thief!
His mind raced, quickly turning his head around to look—but the voice echoed again.
"Boy, are you feeling guilty?"
Chen Yan’s heart pounded wildly, but looking around, in the misty fog, he saw not a single figure, nor could he find where the voice was coming from.
He widened his eyes, looking around to no avail.
"Little thief, are you looking for me?"
Chen Yan: "..."
He took a deep breath, after all, this was a sect of Saints; he dared not be arrogant, quickly took a deep breath, and slowly said: "Please don’t misunderstand, elder. I’m not a flower thief. I merely found Beautiful Glow blossomed so beautifully and felt fond of it, so I transformed into a bird to get closer for a better look, absolutely with no intention of thievery!"
After a moment of silence, the voice rang again, chuckling.
The laugh was charming, with an indescribable allure, followed by a teasing tone: "Little thief knows how to deceive! Lies flow easily from your mouth."
"I dare not! Truly, I dare not!" Chen Yan quickly bowed his head.
After a few seconds of silence...
"Little thief," the charming voice suddenly said softly: "You...just said, I bloomed beautifully. Was that praising me for being beautiful?"
Chen Yan was stunned!
...What the heck?!
This startled Chen Yan significantly!
Is the speaker Beautiful Glow?!
Chen Yan stared wide-eyed at the dozens of flowers, feeling parched.
Beautiful Glow is just a plant, not a Flower Demon!!
This plant, though somewhat spiritual according to Domain Realm records, has not evolved into a demon!!
Chen Yan fell silent for quite a while. After waiting a moment, the voice grew impatient, sounding somewhat annoyed, quickly saying: "So, when you said I bloomed beautifully, was it just a lie to deceive me?!"
Chen Yan’s heart moved, he didn’t care much and quickly replied: "I dare not! What I said earlier was true! Elder... Ah, that Venerable... uh, Flower Demon... that’s not right either..."
He took a deep breath, suppressing his shock, quickly saying: "You do indeed bloom magnificently and enticingly, leaving me mesmerized. This scenic floral display, seeing no one around to appreciate it, I felt regret.
Such beauty unappreciated by anyone, impulsively I ventured closer, I apologize for any offense I may have caused.
If I’ve disturbed you, I will leave immediately!"
After saying that, Chen Yan flapped his wings to leave, but a surge of Primordial Qi pressed him down onto the leaf, rendering him immobile!
The voice softly spoke: "You praised my beauty, and I liked hearing that... Once, I remember the person who planted me said I was very beautiful..."
Chen Yan found himself unable to move under the pressure of the Primordial Qi and understood that the Flower Demon’s strength was insurmountable!
The voice seemed to carry a hint of bewilderment and hesitation, murmuring softly before suddenly changing tone, continuing to speak.
"Little thief, your words are sweet, but I know you’re trying to deceive me. I won’t make it difficult for you, though. If you help me with a task, I... I could give you a fruit. How does that sound?"
Chen Yan had no choice but to sigh helplessly: "Elder... please speak."
"You mustn’t call me elder; I only gained consciousness here a little over ten years ago..."
The voice shifted from a charming and seductive tone to a somewhat forlorn one.
"I only remember the words spoken by the person who planted me, which I can’t recall clearly—back then, I hadn’t fully formed my consciousness, yet I remembered he said that after I bloomed, he’d come to see me.
But I gained consciousness here, awakened for over a decade, yet never seen him come..."
Saying this, its voice gradually turned clear and determined.
"Help me find someone; he should be in this place. Tell him that I’ve bloomed for over ten years, awaiting his visit every day."
The Flower Demon paused, then gently continued: "That person’s name is... um, I recall, he is named Ji Shanxiang."
Chen Yan’s vision went black!
Ji... Shanxiang?!
Venerable Shanxiang, Saint Shanxiang!
Founder of the Celestial Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect!
One of the Venerable Saints of Domain Realm!
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[This is today’s update~ I haven’t broken my promise~
Though my condition has fluctuations and my health encounters ups and downs, I don’t want to make the same mistakes with this book, I want to finish it properly.
This has almost become my obsession. I just wish to prove I can accomplish it.]
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