Chapter 344 - Solving One Trouble (1/2)
Soon enough, Jing Yi and Leng Jin Yu reached the lake they had seen a while ago. They hadn't talked anymore since the Beguiling Night Tree's fruit was brought up. Jing Yi wasn't in the mood to ask anything else anymore and Leng Jin Yu was pondering over what he had seen before.
Upon reaching the lake, Leng Jin Yu just shook his head and surfaced from his thoughts while Jing Yi still had trouble to shake that memory off. Well, after living not even twenty years in this mortal life it probably couldn't be expected of him to have the same mental fortitude as Leng Jin Yu who had already lived many years before his ascension.
Leng Jin Yu took one look at Jing Yi and noticed that he was a little out of it. He wasn't sure what exactly had caused this but this wasn't the moment to worry about that either. ”I'll go and look for the Heart-Calming Buddha Flower. You can wait here.” He didn't wait for an answer and started to walk around the edge of the lake.
The temperature at the lake was a lot lower than that in the grove. Come to think of it, it seemed like it had lowered further the closer they got to the mountain chain. Could it be that there was something special about these mountains?
He didn't have any more clues for now so he could only resolve to pay attention to that later on. For now, the Heart-Calming Buddha Flower was the most important.
Leng Jin Yu didn't have to look for it for long. The environment was suitable and a small patch of them was actually growing by the side of the lake. He crouched down with a smile on his lips and carefully harvested a few of them. Maybe one would be enough and Jing Yi would stay calm after he managed to discard the initial fears that weighed him down. If not … then he at least wanted to be prepared.
He put all of the flowers except for one into his spatial ring and brought the last one back to Jing Yi. ”Here. You should sit down and meditate with this right now. After that, take some time to take in some spiritual energy. Then we can continue toward the mountain.”
”Mn. Thank you for your trouble, Senior Martial Brother Yu.” Jing Yi hurriedly clasped his hands and wanted to bow but Leng Jin Yu just smiled at him.
”No need to thank me. You're my junior from the same sect. It's what I should do.”
”Still …”
”Alright. You sit down and start meditating. The sooner you calm down and take in some energy, the sooner we can go to the mountains and find a way out of here. Don't you want to see your fiance again?”
Jing Yi smiled and nodded. ”Of course. Then, I'll start meditating right now, Senior Martial Brother.”
”Mn.” Leng Jin Yu turned away and went back to the lakeside where the Heart-Calming Buddha Flowers grew.
He stepped past them and looked at the other herbs growing there. Unfortunately, herbs really weren't his strong suit. He only recognized a few and those weren't any that could help him ascertain his assumption.