Chapter 1017 - Why Had He Come? (1/2)

Needless to say, Xin Lan's reaction was instant. As soon as he noticed that the necklace he had made for Jinde was used to contact him, he answered it. While he feared that maybe Leng Jin Yu was using it to reach out to him again, he still had the faint hope that that might not be the case and that it was Jinde who wanted to talk to him.

Whatever it was that he wanted to say, it was still great. He just … wanted to see him and hear his voice. That was all he wanted. As for anything else … he knew that he had to give up on that. It was a pipe dream.

Xin Lan already wanted to greet him just like usual when Jinde already spoke up.

”Xin Lan, there's been a problem in the Yun Zou Sect that I could use your help with. It is nothing much. Just that somebody is injured and I need somebody to find a few herbs for me. There are a few that aren't easily found so I was wondering if you would be willing to do me the favor?”

Xin Lan took the veil in that covered Jinde's face and then glanced over his shoulder where he could vaguely make out the figures of several other people. Ah, so Jinde wasn't alone. ”If that is what you want me to do, then I will naturally do so. What do you need?”

Jinde gave a smile, glad that Xin Lan was still willing to do him a small favor despite what had happened the last few times. ”I need some snow-covered seagrass. Likely a dozen strings of it. Do you know where to find them?”

Xin Lan nodded. ”I think I saw them in one of your books once. They should be a pale green on one side with the other side being white, right? They should grow in small clusters as well if I recall correctly.”

Jinde heaved a sigh of relief. ”That's them! Can you go and get them right now?”

Xin Lan glanced over his own shoulder and then nodded. ”Of course. I was up to a little something but I guess that can wait. Anyway, I wanted to come and visit you one of these days anyway. I guess now is as good a time as ever to do that. Just wait for me. I'll hurry up.”

He cut the call, his lips involuntarily curving into a smile. Even though he knew that he had to give up all hope, he just couldn't help but feel a certain satisfaction from being able to do something for Jinde. Especially so if it was something that his husband wouldn't be able to do for him. That likely wasn't the type of behavior that Jinde wanted to see from him but he just couldn't help it.

He sighed, turned around, and glanced at the beast cowering on the ground. ”I guess today is your lucky day. Better hide away before I am able to return.” With that, he turned away and rushed to the dragon realm, going to search for the herb his Master wanted.

Back in the mortal realm, Qiu Ling and Xiang Yong contacted a few people as well before they left themselves to go and find some of these herbs.

Jinde looked at what he already had and then turned to the disciple that had brought over the ones that the Yun Zou Sect was currently in possession of. Together with the ones from the dragon realm that the others would bring soon, he had almost everything ready. ”There are three more herbs that I will need. Two of them grow in the mortal realm so that shouldn't be a problem. But the last one of them is normally only found in the demon realm. It might be difficult to get it.” He knew that he could send one of the dragons but it was never really a good thing to involve Qiu Ling in that.