Zi Lingling smiled confidently, "Elder Nian, you can just swallow that last tone back into your throat!"
Nian Youyu and Feng Mo exchanged glances. "Are you sure?"
Zi Lingling felt rather speechless. "Sure! Extremely sure! Let's put it this way, even if Lu Bingcheng himself were to step in, I might not necessarily lose!"
Although Nian Youyu and Feng Mo found it unbelievable, given the situation, they could only take her word for it for now.
At worst, they would confront Lu Bingcheng and protect Zi Lingling.
Zi Lingling, unaware of their thoughts, would have been deeply touched.
She meticulously analyzed all possible unexpected scenarios and finally found a loophole. Su Dan Novel Network.
Her expression shifted slightly. "Elder Nian, Elder Feng, please help me quickly gather some high-grade medicinal herbs. Even if it's just one stalk of each!"
"So urgent?" Nian Youyu asked in surprise.
But Feng Mo noticed Zi Lingling's somewhat strained expression and immediately understood. "Little girl, are you worried they'll monopolize the herbs?"
Zi Lingling nodded. "Exactly. So now it's a race against time. Don't worry about the herbs in the Alchemist Guild for now; go gather them outside first!"
As Nian Youyu was about to speak, Feng Mo pulled him aside. "Little girl, we'll go right now!"
Without waiting for Nian Youyu's consent, he hurried out, dragging Nian Youyu along.
Zi Lingling, holding her Vice Guild Master token, went directly to the Alchemist Guild's treasury.
As expected, all the high-grade medicinal herbs were gone. Only those that were incomplete or had severely lost their medicinal properties remained.
Zi Lingling frowned, her mind racing.
"Master, send them to the Goddess Palace! I'll use the Mystical Heaven Formation as a basis to see if I can help them recover some of their potency!"
Yiran's voice chimed in at the opportune moment.
The Goddess Palace, with its five-colored stones as the core, never lacked spiritual energy.
Yiran intended to soak these herbs in spiritual energy, allowing them to be nourished and their lost potency replenished.
However, the success rate of this method was uncertain.
"Why not... give it a try?"
Zi Lingling could only hope for a miracle now. She wouldn't give up even with the slightest chance.
But just as she was about to send the herbs into the Goddess Palace, they suddenly vanished.
Then, Zi Lingling felt a clearing appear on a hillside within the nascent world in her dantian.
The herbs were neatly planted there, turning the clearing into a medicinal field.
Next, the green space, integrated with the nascent world, trembled slightly. An incredibly dense, almost visible, life force surged into the medicinal field.
The herbs in the field instantly regained their luster, then withered rapidly.
But in the blink of an eye, they regrew and matured at a visible pace.
These mature herbs were not only complete in their medicinal properties but also full of vitality.
Most importantly, they exuded a faint purple glow.
"This..."
Zi Lingling was stunned.
She had never known that the nascent world possessed such an incredible ability.
"I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Zi Lingling's smile stretched from ear to ear.
With the nascent world as an astonishing herb cultivation base, would she ever have to worry about medicinal herbs again?
"Long-lipped Donkey, Long-lipped Donkey, I must thank you properly this time! Without your deliberate obstruction, how would I have discovered this incredible ability of the nascent world?
Never mind! Since you've helped me so much, I'll let you lose more entertainingly!"
Zi Lingling muttered to herself and turned to leave the treasury.
Her mood was excellent, as if the flowers and plants outside were smiling.
The two guards at the treasury entrance were very surprised to see her in such high spirits.
They knew very well that Lu Zuichang had moved almost all the herbs from the treasury to prevent Zi Lingling from obtaining any good ones, leaving only the dregs.
Zi Lingling took some dregs and was still so happy, which baffled them.
One guard asked in surprise, "Could it be that Vice Guild Master Lu's harsh words were just for show, and he left some good things for Miss Zi?"
Another guard nodded. "It's possible! Miss Zi is so beautiful that any man would be captivated, and Vice Guild Master Lu is no exception!"
The first guard who spoke said, "It's true that heroes can't resist beauty! However, being favored by Vice Guild Master Lu doesn't seem like a good thing!"
The second guard asked, "What do you mean?"
The first guard rolled his eyes. "Do I need to explain? Our Vice Guild Master is a notorious playboy, full of energy, and often frequents those places. Anyone who gets involved with him will only be toyed with!"
The second guard was shocked. "Hearing you say that, it does make sense. However, we should still report it. If anything happens, neither of us can bear the responsibility!"
The first guard replied, "Forget it! If Vice Guild Master Lu deliberately went easy on Miss Zi, wouldn't we be deliberately embarrassing him by being so foolish as to expose it?"
The second guard considered this. "You have a point. So, we won't interfere?"
The first guard said, "We can't afford to interfere!"
The second guard thought for a moment. "Alright, then let's just do our jobs."
Although Zi Lingling was long gone, her divine sense was incredibly powerful.
The guards' words, naturally, reached her ears without missing a single syllable.
"Ugh!"
Zi Lingling nearly threw up her half-digested meal from disgust.
"Damn Donkey Mouth! I originally wanted you to lose more entertainingly, but you've disgusted me! Therefore, I've decided to retract my earlier gratitude!"
Lu Zuichang had no idea that in just a short quarter of an hour, his fate had changed twice.
At this moment, he sat grimly on his exclusive chair.
"Cai Wenjie, what did you say? She didn't vomit blood from anger, but instead seemed very happy?"
Cai Wenjie nodded and said with a fawning smile, "Indeed, Young Guild Master! However, you must believe that her happiness is clearly feigned, merely to put on a show for the Young Guild Master!"
A flicker of astonishment appeared on Lu Zuichang's gloomy face. He asked, "How so?"
Cai Wenjie said obsequiously, "Isn't it simple? Without the medicinal herbs for alchemy, she's like a toothless tiger, all show and no substance!"