Blooming Flowers, Silent Sorrow

Translator: Silvery ButterflyPrCkdfJdCbrcWjFOwvbXxIPJQtaYOA

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Su Yin’s sharp, long brows immediately furrowed together.OOTjRPtNaztMYsvCMOfeQfYywvAPYb

The **Scarlet Demon Flower, Dali Yan**—an item worth more than its weight in gold. According to legend, this flower was nourished by the last drops of blood from the Flame Demon in ancient times. It possesses extreme heat and is said to be potent enough when made into a poison to turn a person’s bones into ashes. It is indeed the greatest nemesis of the cold poison. The Dali Yan blooms only once every seven years, making it extraordinarily rare. Obtaining just one stalk is as difficult as climbing to the heavens, let alone seven.SNCNCnHDcmjosFZTyeCpwjOgBlyUia

“Is this the only solution?” Su Yin asked, somewhat unwilling to accept it.vRjMtMSRCBHFzkBvmPqpwPMIdrVatE

Que Siming shot him a glare. “What do you think?”LnGuoGQrqUiMFgozqFQLLjrmSguaLR

Su Yin picked up Xiao Bao’s clothes from the floor and gestured for him to put them on, while he stood up and cast a deep gaze at Xiao Bao.PxfUPbNzUdKUdJlLhjilfIQFiJGxYw

Xiao Bao turned to look at him too. Although he didn’t know what the Scarlet Demon Flower was, seeing Su Yin, who always seemed so untroubled by anything, reveal such a troubled expression, he knew it was something incredibly difficult.EpDczScCUnDnUtQODpHDlbrNCqZRQV

Su Yin patted him on the back of the head. “What’s with that face? I’ll get it for you. You know I always keep my word, right?”LEDGqhHDjMnpUALXOOOAnjYzEbqGXN

Xiao Bao forced a smile, trying to suppress the bitterness in his heart. “Su Yin, you’re really something.”tcYsItrQIAjfQTOyFFGHUVgBBeQmvq

Su Yin said calmly, “I said I’d cure you, so I’ll make sure it happens. And you better toughen up. Bear the pain; we’ll all be here with you. If you dare to give up on yourself, I won’t forgive you.”rEbkpZneNLSKDTPAmNPKUzrNpRDZVZ

Xiao Bao nodded and jokingly said, “Then you better hurry. If you take ten or twenty years, I’ll be a cripple by then.”TpCwqDYtICCsXILyLxSqsfXTSFXkSZ

Su Yin glared at him, brows furrowed. Xiao Bao just laughed it off. What did it matter? He was just speaking the truth, voicing something that was likely to happen. It seemed that in just a month, his courage had grown. But aside from that, he had no other choice. Just as, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to admit that the heart he had given so sincerely had been completely trampled on. No matter how worried or afraid he was, the cold poison would not disappear. No matter how much he feared and rejected the future, time would not stop for him.YtuvcpwlgDyDwTXHyaBsNtOXQthljH

Su Yin turned to Que Siming and said, “I know my maternal grandfather has one stalk. As for the others… I suspect the Tang Sect might have some. The Tang Sect has always had a fondness for collecting rare poisons, but I’m not sure…”KzkXzESVMFZRUmHdVzUhTXuGIehfEk

Que Siming waved his hand dismissively, his tone full of disdain. “I can tell you for sure that the Tang Sect has some. But they’re incredibly stingy. I borrowed a few things from them, and they chased me for four years. Whether you can get it depends on whether your Wulin Alliance Leader father is willing to step in.”wGDMcLtrWYkGDEJfNjfZStIEPLFUer

Su Yin nodded. “I’ll make sure to get that one from the Tang Sect. What about the others? Do you have any leads?”ozwGSILTdSRyVYuhrQBhGJfULGyPQZ

“The Imperial Palace certainly has some, maybe even more than one stalk. But that’s not very realistic. The inner palace is a maze unless you have someone guiding you, and even if you don’t consider the threat of the palace guards, finding the Dali Yan alone would be a huge challenge.”cGvHbjfNZBGOilIENkMgiDBfHVPjFh

“I’ll think of a way for that.”ltxBFxqvWauZhmQfrldSqfqnGsZFYB

“Then there’s the option of going directly to Chifeng Mountain and harvesting it yourself. That depends on your luck—whether you can find it among the vast mountains. It blooms once every seven years, so you’ll need to investigate when the next flowering period is. That’s all the information I have. The rest is up to you. Once you’ve gathered the seven stalks of Dali Yan, you must wait for seven absolutely sunny days in the summer to detoxify. If a single drop of rain falls, all your efforts will be in vain. You only get one chance. If you’re a day late in acquiring them, Xiao Bao will have to endure another day of suffering.”ZHxBKwWGpnxsLQzjZghKCmGAsaDlbb

Su Yin gave a slight nod. The sharpness of his upturned eyes and his sharply defined brows, combined with his grave expression, made his beauty appear almost aggressive, yet paradoxically gave a strong sense of security.ZynJJLCgpXoWSKgtcHAoMPjPxNYxoz

Que Siming clapped his hands, shaking off nonexistent dust from them. “Alright, I need to start the acupuncture treatment as soon as possible. Here’s a list of things I need; make sure to gather them all by tomorrow. Time is of the essence. If it rains before tomorrow, you’ll have no one but yourself to blame.” With that, he tossed a piece of paper and strode out.cSHgSHCVpPxlhNVsjAAGjHybvIlhue

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