Chapter 236 I've finally found you, you love-sick heartbreak herb!
The petals of the fragrant and exquisite fairy plant trembled.
Not just the petals, but the entire plant was trembling slightly.
The edges of the leaves curled up, the flower stems bent, and the whole plant shrank into a ball.
Its voice came from the center of the flower, tinged with obvious panic.
"I'll talk, I'll talk, don't pull me out. I'll take you there."
Poisonous Immortal stood in front of it, looking down at the plant that had shrunk into a ball.
His expression remained unchanged, but that blank look was more frightening than any expression.
His words were still echoing in this underground space—"If you don't behave, I'll pull up all the flowers here."
I believe that he keeps his word.
Its leaves slowly unfolded, its flower stem lifted off the rock, and the whole plant moved off the rock.
Its roots emerge from the cracks in the rocks, bringing with them some fine soil.
The roots swayed in the air for a moment, then plunged back into another crevice in the rock surface.
It moved forward, shuffling along little by little.
"Come with me." Its voice was much softer than before, and its confidence was clearly lacking.
Liu Yuan glanced at the poison-free plant, then followed behind it.
Du Bu Si walked beside Liu Yuan, his steps more relaxed than before.
Huo Yuhao walked at the very back, his eyes fixed on the direction of the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Item, his heart beating much faster than usual.
Long Aotian followed at the back of the group, maintaining his usual vigilance.
The fragrant and exquisite fairy products led them around the northwest corner of the pool.
The rocks there were steeper than in other parts of the pool, and small ferns grew on the rock walls, their leaves covered with water droplets.
The temperature in the air becomes more complex here, where the cold air from the cold springs and the hot air from the hot springs converge, creating a temperature sensation that is hard to describe.
After walking about several dozen steps, the fragrant and exquisite fairy product stopped.
Its flower stem points to a rock not far away.
"It's right there," it said, its voice still trembling.
The rock protruded from the edge of the pool, half submerged in the water and half exposed.
The surface of the rock is grayish-black and covered with a thin layer of moss.
Several plants grew in the crevices of the rocks. One of them had long, slender, dark red leaves with black veins. The plant was small, only about the size of a palm, but its color stood out against the emerald green and golden yellow of the pond.
Huo Yuhao paused for a moment.
He saw the dark red plant.
His spiritual eyes locked onto it without him having to consciously activate them.
The shape, color, and texture of the plant's leaves were exactly the same as the descriptions he had seen in ancient books.
His fingers curled slightly, then relaxed.
He took two steps forward, then stopped.
He was afraid he had misjudged it, afraid he was too hasty and mistook other plants for the love-sickness herb.
He took another look and confirmed the patterns on the leaves and the color of the stamens.
That's right.
That's it.
Above the realm of gods.
Tang San sat in the hall, the teacup in front of him had gone completely cold.
He didn't touch it, or even glance at it.
His entire attention was fixed on the water mirror, on the moving, fragrant, exquisite fairy product.
He saw the plant shrink into a ball under the threat of the poison, saw it move down from the rock, and saw it lead Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao forward.
Every step he took felt like a blow to his heart.
He removed his fingers from the armrest, clenched them into a fist, and placed them on his knees.
His breathing was heavy, but not the kind of breathing that comes from anger and loss of control; rather, it was a suppressed, choked gasp from his chest.
"Damn it."
His voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, low and hoarse.
Titan and Niu Tian stood behind him, exchanged a glance, and said nothing.
Tang San shifted his gaze from the Fragrant Silk Fairy to Poison Undying.
The old man with gray-green hair walked steadily by the pool, his expression indifferent, as if none of this concerned him.
But Tang San knew that without this person, his plans wouldn't have been disrupted like this.
"A mere level 98 Super Douluo."
Tang San raised his voice by half an octave, and his hands clenched even tighter on his knees.
He is the God-King, he is the Sea God, he is the Asura God.
He controls the fate of the lower realms and the life and death of countless people.
A mere mortal, not even a Limit Douluo, dared to interfere in his scheme.
Titan, standing behind him, finally couldn't help but whisper, "Lord Tang, would you like me to..."
"No need." Tang San interrupted him, his tone regaining its calmness, but it was a forced calmness. "It's too late to do anything now. They're already there."
His gaze returned to the water mirror, looking at the dark red plant.
He planted that love-sick grass himself back then, and he remembers every single leaf and every single line clearly.
He planted it not to cure Huo Yuhao's illness, but for today.
For Huo Yuhao to go into the water, for Huo Yuhao to struggle in the hot and cold spring water, for the relieved look on Huo Yuhao's face when he picked it.
These will all become imprints, etched in Huo Yuhao's heart.
However, the appearance of Du Busi and Liu Yuan changed the nature of the process.
Huo Yuhao did not come alone; someone was watching him every step of the way, and someone was waiting for him.
This is not the effect Tang San wanted. He wanted Huo Yuhao to face it alone, bear it alone, and fight desperately for Wang Dong'er alone.
Tang San took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then opened them again.
"We can't afford any more mistakes in what comes next."
His voice was low, as if he were speaking to himself, or perhaps to Titan and Niu Tian.
His gaze shifted from the love-sick grass to the depths of the pool, to the area where the hot and cold spring waters met.
One more step.
After Huo Yuhao picked the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Grass, he needed to use his heart's blood to water it in order for it to truly exert its medicinal effects.
That was the most crucial and painful step in the whole process.
He wanted Huo Yuhao to be frozen by the extreme cold when he took his heart's blood.
Only by making this step difficult enough for Huo Yuhao will he remember it deeply in the future!
"This time, we absolutely cannot fail." Tang San's fingers slowly tightened on his knees, his knuckles turning white.
The eye of ice and fire.
After leading Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao to the rock, Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin stepped aside.
Its petals were still half-closed, its stem was slightly bent, and the whole plant lay close to the ground, trying not to attract anyone's attention.
Next to it, there is another plant.
The plant grew in a crevice in the rocks at the edge of the pool. Its leaves were large and fiery red with golden veins, and the whole plant exuded a scorching aura.
It is quite old, around 100,000 years old. Like the Fragrant Fairy Plant, it is among the earliest plants in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
The apricot blossoms are delicate and sparse, ablaze with fiery passion.
Its leaves trembled slightly, and the flame at the center of its flower flickered. It saw Poison Undying, and it also saw Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao. It didn't speak, and it didn't even fully unfold its leaves. It simply huddled quietly in the crevice of the rock, remaining silent.
Poison Undying's gaze swept over it without lingering.
Liu Yuan also saw the 100,000-year-old Flaming Apricot Tree.
His three pupils flickered, but he didn't move. His attention wasn't on the plant, but on the dark red grass on the gray-black rock by the pool.
Huo Yuhao squatted down next to the rock, head down, staring at the dark red plant.
Its leaves are very thin with fine serrations along the edges, and the veins are black, extending from the base of the leaf to the tip.
The flowers are very small, only about the size of a fingernail, and are deep red in color with slightly curled petals.
The whole plant emits a faint fragrance, not a delicate scent, but a sweet, slightly dizzying aroma.
Huo Yuhao reached out, his fingers stopping a few centimeters from the leaf. He didn't touch it, but just looked at it for a long time.
"finally found you."
His voice wasn't loud, but in this quiet space, every word was clearly audible.
His fingers trembled slightly before he withdrew them. He took a deep breath, his chest heaving, and his eyes reddened.
He thought of Wang Dong'er.
He thought of the way she smiled at him by the Sea God Lake at Shrek Academy, the tone of her voice when she called his name, and that night when she nodded with a blush on her face.
He came here for her.
He set off from Shrek Academy, crossed half a continent, entered Sunset Forest, passed through poisonous fog, and entered the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. After searching for so long, he finally found it.
"The love-sick herb that breaks your heart."
(End of chapter)