Chapter 349: Seizing the Fragrance-Devouring Body

Staring at the Golden Orchids that shimmered with golden light in the Spiritual Spring, Luo Yu's eyes went bloodshot.

It was the same for Liu Ming and Gao Qiang.

They had originally thought they would be thanking the heavens if they could just find a few Tier Four and Five Spiritual Medicines—enough to afford the entrance fee for Emperor Heaven Valley.

Who could have imagined they would actually find precious Tier Six Spiritual Medicine? And more than a dozen stalks of it, no less.

They had hit the absolute jackpot.

Liu Ming swallowed hard and asked, "Senior Sister, if we took these Golden Orchids to sell, how many Spirit Stones could we get for them?"

"I don't know!"

Luo Yu gave a wry smile.

Liu Ming was giving her too much credit.

Even their master had rarely seen a Spiritual Medicine of this caliber, let alone her.

This was the first time in her life she had ever seen a Tier Six Spiritual Medicine.

Perhaps only the Valley Master of their Huangfeng Valley would know the value of a Tier Six Golden Orchid.

"Ask Brother Xiao. He should know," Gao Qiang suggested.

Liu Ming grinned sheepishly. "Right, right! How could I forget Brother Xiao? He's so worldly. He's got to know what the Golden Orchids are worth."

"I don't know either."

Su Mo shrugged helplessly.

Hearing this, Liu Ming frowned. "This…"

He assumed Su Mo didn't know the value of a Tier Six Spiritual Medicine because he'd never seen one before.

Little did he know, Su Mo possessed an entire Ancient Medicine Garden in Medicine King Valley.

Forget thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicine; he had an endless supply of even Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Spiritual Medicine, which was about as common as cabbage to him.

His collection even included peerless Tier Eight and Tier Nine Spiritual Medicines.

He had never paid the slightest bit of attention to a mere Tier Six Spiritual Medicine, so of course he wouldn't know its market value.

Luo Yu took a deep breath. "It doesn't matter how many Spirit Stones these Golden Orchids are worth. It's more than enough to buy tickets for Emperor Heaven Valley, and we'll probably even have some left over."

"And even if we don't go to Emperor Heaven Valley, bringing these dozen-plus Golden Orchids back to the Sect would still be a monumental contribution."

Liu Ming and Gao Qiang nodded in agreement.

But just then…

Little Tuantuan suddenly piped up, "Senior Sister, Brother Xiao Mo is the one who found the Spiritual Medicine. It should belong to him. It has nothing to do with us."

Her words snapped Luo Yu out of her joyful daze.

'That's right!'

'Su Mo was the one who led them to the Spiritual Medicine; it had absolutely nothing to do with them. What right did they have to stand here discussing how to dispose of it?'

'This is beyond shameful.'

Luo Yu said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Brother Xiao. The three of us got carried away by the excitement and said some things we shouldn't have. Please forgive us."

"These Spiritual Medicines are yours, Brother Xiao. You should be the one to decide what to do with them."

"Go on, Brother Xiao, hurry up and pick them," Liu Ming and Gao Qiang urged.

Su Mo asked in surprise, "You don't want them?"

"Brother Xiao, you saved our lives. We're already eternally grateful. How could we dare to covet Spiritual Medicine that belongs to you?" Luo Yu said with utmost sincerity.

Liu Ming gave a bitter smile. "Brother Xiao, just hurry up and pick these Golden Orchids and put them away. Please stop tempting us."

"To have so many Tier Six Spiritual Medicines right in front of us, yet know they aren't ours… If you keep dangling them in front of us, we might just lose control and do something monstrous, like murdering you for your treasure."

Gao Qiang's tone was pleading. "Please, Brother Xiao, just put the Golden Orchids away. Stop testing our self-control. We're about to snap."

"Alright, I'll pick them right now!"

Su Mo walked to the edge of the Spiritual Spring, picked all the Golden Orchids, and carefully placed them inside a Jade Box, which he then sealed.

There were thirteen stalks in total.

As he picked them, Luo Yu, Liu Ming, and Gao Qiang stared intently at Su Mo, their eyes completely bloodshot.

Their fists were clenched so tightly that their nails dug into their palms, drawing blood.

In the end, however, the three of them managed to restrain themselves. They didn't commit a monstrous act.

It wasn't until Su Mo sealed the Spiritual Medicine inside the Jade Box that the three of them finally relaxed. They exchanged bitter smiles and shook their heads.

They had overcome their greed.

Just as the three of them thought their chance with the Spiritual Medicine was gone forever, Su Mo casually tossed the Jade Box to Luo Yu as if it were trash. "These are for you."

"For us?"

The three of them stood frozen on the spot, their faces masks of utter disbelief.

Su Mo said, "You were able to restrain your greed and didn't try to ambush me while I was picking the herbs. That shows you have good character and are worth befriending. Consider these Spiritual Medicines a gift."

"But this… this gift is too… precious."

Luo Yu was so moved she could barely speak coherently.

Su Mo chuckled. "It's just… a gift between friends. There's no need to talk about whether it's precious or not."

'It's just a bit of trash, really,' he wanted to say.

But he swallowed the words before they could escape. Saying something like that would expose his identity.

'Pretending to be low-key… is a real damn pain in the ass.'

"In that case, thank you, Brother Xiao."

Luo Yu said gratefully, "Brother Xiao, if there ever comes a day you need anything from us, just send word to Huangfeng Valley. We will move heaven and earth to repay this kindness."

"Hurry up and put them away," Su Mo urged.

Luo Yu nodded emphatically. Just as she was about to put the Jade Box away, Su Mo turned his head to gaze into the distance. "It seems some people are just eager to die."

"What?" Luo Yu asked, confused.

Before the word was even out of her mouth, a streak of Sword Qi shot out from the direction Su Mo was facing, landing right in front of her.

"Watch out! It's an ambush!"

Luo Yu instinctively stumbled a step backward, barely dodging the Sword Qi. Then, panicked, she whipped her head toward the direction of the attack.

Soon, several figures appeared before them.

"Zhao Li… Wang Yang…"

Luo Yu stared at the newcomers in a panic.

Liu Ming and Gao Qiang also grew wary, as if they knew these newcomers meant trouble.

"Heh. We finally caught up to you."

Zhao Li pointed at Little Tuantuan next to Luo Yu. "Elder Zuo, that's her. The one with the Fragrance-Devouring Body who can sniff out medicines from miles away."

"So it really is a Fragrance-Devouring Body."

Elder Zuo's eyes lit up.

Seeing the tense standoff, Su Mo asked in confusion, "Who are they?"

"They're from Huayun Valley!"

Liu Ming gritted his teeth. "Our Huangfeng Valley only has one Martial Emperor, but Huayun Valley has four. They use their superior strength to bully us all the time."

"So these guys are your enemies?" Su Mo asked.

Liu Ming nodded. "They must have come to capture Little Tuantuan. They want to use her as a tool to help them find Spiritual Medicine."

Su Mo finally understood.

'So they've run into their rivals. No wonder Liu Ming and Luo Yu are so tense.'

'Little Tuantuan's Fragrance-Devouring Body is quite something.'

'The ability to smell medicinal fragrances from miles away… that would make her a hot commodity in any Sect.'

Zhao Li sneered. "Since you know why we're here, if you know what's good for you, hand her over."

With that, Zhao Li strode toward Little Tuantuan.

"Senior Sister, I'm scared!"

Little Tuantuan's face went pale with fright.

Luo Yu shielded Little Tuantuan behind her and soothed, "Don't be afraid. I'm here to protect you. No one is going to hurt you."

"Get out of the way!" Zhao Li snapped.

Luo Yu's voice was icy. "Zhao Li, don't push your luck. Huayun Valley has gone too far. Little Tuantuan is a disciple of our Huangfeng Valley, not some tool. You can forget about taking her, unless you're prepared to do it over my dead body."