Chapter 35: Phoenix Rebirth (First Part) (1/2)

Just barely after midday passed, a knocking sound surprised everybody in the mansion. When Feng Xue saw Elder Yang in front of the gate, her eyes brighten and her face brimming with a smile.

”Welcome back, Master. Where are First brother Lin and Senior Sister Zi?” said Feng Xue as she invited Elder Yang to enter the guest hall.

”They were assigned with a different mission by Sect Master, so I come here alone. What? Not happy?” Elder Yang sneered at Feng Xue and then pulled a chair to sit on.

”Of course, I'm happy to see you, Master!” retorted Feng Xue with a pout. ”You're not that old but already so grumpy.”

Elder Yang squinted his eyes while raising his right hand, ”How dare you teased your master, you brat! Do you think I won't spank your butt?!”

”No, no, no. Just kidding, master, I'm just kidding,” Feng Xue shook her head and hastily responded.

”Here I was going to bring you good news, yet this is how you treat me?” Elder Yang scoffed with his hands crossed.

Seeing her master in a foul mood, Feng Xue swiftly moved behind Elder Yang and gently massaged his shoulder. This trick had always worked whenever Elder Yang angry at her.

”Oh, master, you're such a benevolent person. You truly preceded your reputation. You're the dragon among the man soaring over the nine firmaments. Your legend will be forever passed to nine generations of the Eastern Continent....”

”Okay, okay. Enough with your flattering. Let's back to the important topic,” Elder Yang waved his hand and smiling. ”After checking our sect's inventory, I'm sure that we can get 80% of the medicine's ingredients from there. The remaining ingredients had also been supplied from various auction houses and Pill Haven. The best news is I success to invite Grand Alchemist Chen to refine the medicine personally.”

”Really? You're the best master in the world!” Feng Xue opened her arm, ready to hug Elder Yang but halt when she heard his next words.

”Don't be happy so fast. We failed to get one more ingredient; It's the Nine-Petal Lotus. I've already searched the library thoroughly and even consulting directly to Grand Alchemist Chen but still didn't find the clue of its whereabouts,” sighed Elder Yang.

”Ah. there must be another way....” Feng Xue frowned and chewed her lip. Her fear had come true. If even Grand Alchemist Chen, with his vast knowledge of medicinal plants and alchemy, couldn't help them, then who else can? A beautiful face flashing in her mind. She turned her head and looked at Snowy with a pleading gaze.

Snowy thought a little bit and then spoke, ”Hmm. Nine-Petal Lotus? I think I know where it is.”

”Are you sure, Snowy?” asked Feng Xue hurriedly.

”Yes. It grows in the depth of the forest where we first met, the Blackwood Forest,” said Snowy.

After getting confirmation from Snowy, Feng Xue finally breathed a relieved sigh.

On the other hand, Elder Yang stared at Snowy with a perplexed look. He had been running here and there searching for Nine-Petal Lotus but ended up with no result. It turned out, Snowy knew it all along.

If it was before, he will quickly dismiss her words and thought it was arrogant and conceited. But after spending some time with her, he knew she was speaking the truth.

The more he interacted with Snowy, the more unfathomable she was in his eyes. He remembered Feng Xuan had advised him to recruit Snowy before, but he didn't consider it much at that time. Now, he would spare no effort to get her into his sect.

”If it's in Blackwood Forest, I can go there and get it meanwhile I'm on my way returning to the sect,” Elder Yang said.