Chapter 252 - Tofu with Spirit Herbs (1/2)

Before having a taste of Lu Sanchun’s wedding feast, Lin Luoran meets Li Xi’er’s fiancé.

That day, Lin Luoran sees Commander Qin out and a young cultivator is wandering at the door. Sun s.h.i.+nes on the man through the colored gla.s.s ceiling, covering the streets around Lin’s house in golden light. The young cultivator senses the fluctuation of Reiki of the protection circle around Lin’s house, so he doesn’t dare to go inside directly.

As soon as Lin sees him, she knows that he is a cultivator in the earlier stage of Training Qi.

He is not very eye-catching. However, cultivators are nourished by Reiki so Lin Luoran has never seen a cultivator who is ugly. The young man has thick eyebrows and he looks like an honest and decent person.

“You are…?”

The young man is patient. He has long since noticed Lin Luoran yet he waits for her to send her guest away and then walks to her,

“Master Lin, I’m Tofu. I’m here to deliver the b.u.t.terflybush Flower.”

Until now Lin Luoran recalls what she has forgotten during the last few days. She made an arrangement with him to see the b.u.t.terflybush Flower.

“Right! Tofu! Welcome! Come on in and have some tea.” Lin Luoran doesn’t blame herself for not recognizing Tofu. The man’s bag is tainted by mud and his skin tone is quite dark, which is nowhere near the image of a piece of Tofu!

Tofu follows Lin into the house. The second he steps in, he takes a deep breath in surprise.

Master Lin’s house is filled with pure and peaceful Reiki?! Cultivators who live here are so blessed…!

Tofu is surprised by everything in the house. He checks on the house carefully and secretly, breathing the air full of Reiki. As an individual cultivator, Tofu has never seen a place like this though he is already in his twentieth. As a matter of fact, Tofu is not the only cultivator who will feel envious of Lin’s house. Cultivators from famous cultivation schools don’t even enjoy such perfect environment for cultivation. After all, Lin Luoran’s bead, which can serve as a Reiki transmitter, is one and only in the world.

Lin Luoran leads Tofu to the living room. She notices that he is nervous so she pours him a cup of hot tea.

“Thank you for coming. You must have been on the road for a long time, right?”

Tofu shakes his head. He hurries to put down his bag before taking a sip of the tea.

There is a big bamboo tube in the bag. Lin Luoran is surprised. The bamboo tube is a bit larger than the teacup and it is emitting Reiki gently. The bamboo must be extraordinary.

The bamboo tube is filled with soil. Two spirit herbs, which look like a sensitive plant, are planted in the tube.

“Wow, thank you so much!” Lin Luoran recognizes the b.u.t.terflybush Flowers. The taller one has some purple buds, which indicate that the flower must be over 100 years old. The shorter one is 10 years old at most. Lin is already surprised that Tofu brings her two plants of the flowers, and she is even more satisfied by the taller one with the flower buds.

Of course, Lin Luoran is pleased by Tofu’s att.i.tude. The young man must have taken a lot of trouble in finding the bamboo with Reiki in case the Reiki in the b.u.t.terflybush Flowers is lost on the road.

Tofu is relaxed when he sees Lin’s smiley face.

Lin asks kindly after knowing that Tofu is relaxed, “The bamboo tube is special. Where did you find it?”

Tofu answers with the teacup in his hand, “I dug out the flowers months ago when I heard that you want the b.u.t.terflybush Flower. The problem is that I didn’t know how to nourish it. I dug three plants of flowers and one of them had died. I went to a lot of places and found the bamboo with Reiki in the Sea of Bamboo in the south of Chuan. I brought them back and finally managed to keep the flowers alive.” Tofu is quite talkative when he is not nervous.

Lin Luoran doesn’t mind him talking. She listens to him patiently and asks after thinking for a while, “Can you find more bamboo?”

Tofu nods. He is glad that Master Lin is interested in the bamboo. He feels so happy that his thoughtfulness has paid off.

Lin Luoran changes the topic suddenly. She asks, “What do you want in exchange of the b.u.t.terflybush Flowers?”

Lin doesn’t have an exact a.s.sessment of the value of the spirit herb. Last time when she exchanged boluses for jade, she let the buyers offer a price and then she decided to make the deal or not.

However, Lin Luoran is aware that b.u.t.terflybush Flowers are of no use to other cultivators. The prescription of the Foundation-laying Bolus has lost and the quality of spirit herbs has reduced. Except for Huang Weijian’s missing grandfather, Lin Luoran can’t think of anyone who needs the herb either.

The young man under the ID “Tofu” seems to be struggling after hearing Lin Luoran’s question.

When Lin is wondering what the man wants, Tofu suddenly kneels down in front of her and starts making kowtows. Lin Luoran is startled.

“Master, please forgive my abruptness. I brought the b.u.t.terflybush Flowers here with only one wish. Please take me as your t.i.tular apprentice and I’ll do everything for you!”

Take him as an apprentice? Lin Luoran is in a daze. She never thought of taking an apprentice at all — Lin believes that she is not strong enough to be other people’s master. Besides, she knows nothing about the young man. How can she take him?

“You’re not going to force me into this, right?” Lin Luoran thinks to herself. She holds her anger back and says, “Get up first. This is too huge a surprise. I have no plan of taking an apprentice. I can’t say yes right now.”

Tofu keeps his head down and repeats “please forgive my abruptness”. He refuses to get up.

Lin Luoran almost loses her temper. Why don’t you get up when you know you’re abrupt?