Beside the babbling brook, Xiaobei washed clean the dicinal herbs that the Treasure-hunting Rabbit had picked from the dicinal Garden earlier.
Seeing Xiaobei’s serious manner, they all felt particularly joyful.
They all knew that Xiaobei was truly thinking of them...
"Brother Xiaobei, please tell , how much confidence do you have in my recovery?"
Watching the serious Xiaobei washing the dicinal herbs, Cao Lingbing finally asked the question.
She had wanted to ask long before...
In her view, if the chances of success were too low, it wouldn’t be worth the wasted effort.
Upon hearing Cao Lingbing’s inquiry, Yao Ling silently sighed.
Truth be told, she had also wanted to ask, but preferred to inquire quietly, rather than asking outright like this.
...
While washing the dicinal herbs, Xiaobei heard the earnest question and looked up at her.
Seeing her biting her lower lip, Xiaobei knew she genuinely wanted an answer now.
After pondering for a mont, Xiaobei softly said, "Regarding the answer to this question, I have two pieces of news; a good one and a bad one. Which would you like to hear first?"
Exchanging a glance, they quickly discussed and soon reached a decision!
"We want the good news first!"
Upon hearing their unanimous choice, Xiaobei nodded slightly and said calmly, "The good news is that I can definitely help you recover, making you as lively as a dragon!"
"This... is the good news?"
Wide-eyed with astonishnt, they were stunned...
It felt sowhat unreal; the happiness arriving too suddenly...
Previously, when Xiaobei ntioned one good news and one bad news, they had imagined many scenarios...
Having imagined so much, they now felt even more shocked...
Seeing their look of disbelief, Xiaobei chuckled and said confidently, "Yes! That’s the good news!"
"What’s the bad news then? What’s the bad news?"
Exchanging another glance, they impatiently asked again.
Feeling their heightened tension, Xiaobei squinted and teased, "The bad news is that you need to wait a bit, because that Kenghuo doesn’t always return promptly!"
After hearing Xiaobei’s bad news, they breathed a collective sigh of relief!
"What kind of bad news is this!"
"Exactly!"
Laughing heartily, Xiaobei candidly continued, "For you, that indeed counts as bad news! But that scoundrel has so sense, so if it resolves everything, it’ll return soon!"
"We can wait!"
"Exactly!"
"Alright then!"
Smiling gently, Xiaobei kept handling the various dicinal herbs at hand...
...
"Achoo!"
In the deep forest, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit wandering around sneezed several tis fiercely again.
Since earlier, it had been desperately searching all over, but even so, it hadn’t found all the dicinal herbs Xiaobei needed.
"Oh dear, this ti the master’s requirents are really high!"
Muttering to itself, it continued moving forward.
Although aware of Xiaobei’s high demands, it must exceed expectations as the only way to clear previous scores.
Rounding the corner ahead quickly, it stopped.
Its nose twitched slightly, lifting its head to scan the cliff’s edge, where it spotted the last herb Xiaobei needed.
"This is the last one, as long as I get it, I can fulfill master’s orders!"
Confirming it completely t Xiaobei’s requirents, it excitedly rubbed its paws...
After rubbing them, it prepared to get the herb down.
As soon as it took a step forward, its fur stood on end.
"There’s danger!"
Aware its instincts were warning of danger here.
Silently stepping back, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit carefully observed, soon discovering a dark green snake beside the herb.
It lay amongst dark green grass, almost rged with the surroundings.
"Looks like it’s troubleso!"
The Treasure-hunting Rabbit understood the snake was likely the herb’s Guardian, and wouldn’t let it be taken easily.
"Forcefully?"
After contemplating, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit abandoned the idea.
Being unfamiliar with the area’s dynamics, it didn’t want to act rashly, for fear of attracting other beasts, complicating matters.
Understanding the stakes, it coughed.
Getting the dark green snake’s attention, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit took another step back, demonstrating its sincerity!
After doing so, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit spoke, "I need that herb you’re guarding, na your price, I’ll buy it!"
Having spoken, it watched the snake calmly.
Soon, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit felt frustrated, seeing the snake shake its head subtly, uninterested in its proposal.
"Not interested, huh? Damn it!"
The Treasure-hunting Rabbit cursed discreetly with frustration.
If it were on ho turf, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit would’ve fought it directly.
But here, lacking courage, it cursed quietly, then pulled out another herb of similar age.
This was sothing it had picked earlier...
Not what Xiaobei needed, but upon discovering it, picked it anyway.
Holding it up, saying, "I know the herb you guard is excellent. So is mine! Let’s swap, you won’t regret it."
After saying this, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit observed the snake, knowing it had wisdom, and might accept the trade!
Soon, realizing it had expected too much.
The creature had no intention of accepting.
"Damn it! Damn it! Is it too little? Is it too little?"
Frustrated, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit pulled out another herb of similar age.
Placing it aside, it quickly said, "Two for one now, this must work!"
After speaking, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit watched it, realizing the snake remained as unmoved as before.
"You’re so difficult!"
Cursing again, the Treasure-hunting Rabbit produced another herb of similar age.
Feeling heartbroken...
Looking deeply at the snake, gestured at the herbs, lowered its voice saying, "Three for one now! This is the limit. If you refuse again, negotiations are over, and I’ll take action."
The Treasure-hunting Rabbit hated resorting to force but maintained its bottom line...
Once breached, there’s no choice but alternate routes.
Upon hearing the rabbit’s words, the serpent examined the three herbs closely.
Finally, it nodded slowly...
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