Chapter154:LuLu’sSadness

I...Wasmybehaviortoodisrespectful?IactuallydidsuchadiscourteousthingtoWaterGod’sApostle...Whoooa!Tooshameful!Ifeellikedying!

LuLuloweredherheadforfearofseeingYunXi’sface.Whatafailure!Herjoyofmakingthe"Tiger’sPower"potionhadalmostallgone.

"Ittastesgood."YunXilookedatLuLuwithasmile.

Hetookanothersipofthemilkywhitepotionagain.Thepotionwasn’tbitteratall.Onthecontrary,itcontainedafaintscentofherbsandjustmeltedinhismouth.UnlikewhatLuLuhadjustthought,thepotionwaseffectiveonYunXi,becauseessentially,hewasstillamortal.

Hefelthisstomachwarmupaftertakingasip.Hefelthisbodybecomeenergetic.Hisstrengthhadbeenpermanentlyincreased.Hecouldnowliftthingswhichwereeightypoundsheavierthanbefore.

Don’tdisdainthisimprovement,becausethehumanbodyhaditslimit.Maybeapersoncouldonlyliftaone-hundred-pounddumbbell,butafterexercisingforafewmonthsthepersoncouldliftatwo-hundred-poundsdumbbell.However,whenthepersongraduallyreachesthelimitoftheirbody,eventheslightestimprovementneededthehardestexercise.

Asipofthe"Tiger’sPower"potioncouldpermanentlyincreaseaperson’sstrength.Eventhoughduetodrugresistanceitseffectwouldbecomemoreandmoreweaker,itwasstillawonderpotiontomostordinaryswordsmen.

Atleast,YunXihadneverseenanysimilarpotionbeingsoldinthesmallvillagehewasbornin.Thinkingaboutitagain,itwasnaturalthathewouldn’thaveseensuchafantasticpotionbefore.Afterall,thepotionneededthehero-rankedWhiteTiger’sstrandsoffurasakindofmaterial.Howcouldordinarypeoplefindsomanyhero-rankedanimalsintheoutsideworld?

Noneoftheforcesintheworldhadsuccessfullyculturedhero-rankedunitsinquantity.EventhoughWaterGodwassuperstrong,itcouldonlygiftitspowertoitsApostles,toletthemobtainhero-rankedpowerstemporarily.Incontrast,the"Tiger’sPower"potionwasmorevaluable.

Asagirlwhocouldmakethepotion,LuLuwasuniqueevenwithintheStarwingKnights.AccordingtoYunXi’sunderstandingaboutthestartrial,afterhesuccessfullyfinishedthistrial,LuLucouldalsoreapsomegenerousbenefits.Iftherewasn’tanyincident,LuLiwouldbecomethefirstpharmacistinhisStarwingKnights.

"DidIsucceed?"LuLuwasconfidentofthepotionshehadmade,butshestillfeltnervousbeforeYunXigaveherapositiveanswer.No,perhapsitwasn’tduetonervousness.

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"Yes."YunXisaid.Thiswasthefirsthigh-levelpotionhehadeverdrunk.

"Yeah!"LuLuclenchedherfistswithabigsmileonherface.

Hereffortandpreparationfinallyhadaperfectresult.Aftershepresentedthe"Tiger’sPower"potiontothetempleinthecity,shewouldbeentitledtowearthethird-rankedWhiteLeavesEmblem.Thesmallvillagewouldhaveitsfirstthird-rankedpharmacist.

"Youdeserveit.Congratulations!"YunXididn’tunderstandwhythepotionwassoimportanttoLuLu,buthestillfeltgladtoseeherpleasedexpressionbecausenow,LuLu’sinnocent,cutefacewasmoreattractivethanbefore.

Ifitwasher...maybeshecouldbeWaterGod’sbride.

ThisideakeptlingeringinYunXi’sheart.However,YunXistillhesitatedifheshoulddothat,eventhoughthiswashisultimatequestinWaterGod’sworld.

"Verygood.Longtimenosee,Tiger’sPower.Sheisathird-rankedpharmacistnow?"

YunXididn’tknowsincewhenYunQuehadstoodbesidehimlookingatLuLuwithasatisfiedsmile.Afterall.LuLuwasthemostexcellentgirlinthisordinary,smallvillage.

Herparentshaddiedwhentheywentintothemountainstogatherherbs,butshehadgreattalentasapharmacistsoshecouldlivealone.Now,shehadevenwadedacrossthebarrierthatstoppedmostpeopleintheworldfromreachingthethirdrank.Wherevershewas,shewasveryexcellent.

SuchagirlcanbeWaterGod’sbride.

"YunHai,writedownhername.PerhapsshecanbeWaterGod’sbride."YunQuedidn’thideherintention.Inhereyes,sincethevillagersinthissmallvillagestillbelievedinWaterGod,thentheywouldn’trefusesuchanhonorablething.

"WaterGod’sbride!"Suddenly,thebowlinLuLu’shandsfellonthegroundandthemilkywhitepotioninsidethebowlscatteredallovertheground.

LuLulookedsadandhelpless,whichdeeplytouchedYunXi’sheart.

"YunQue,stop."HestoppedYunQue,andshookhishead.

"Why...me?"LuLugazedatthemwithemptyeyes.Pearl-liketearsdrippeddownfromhereyesliketwowaterfalls.

"IsitreallysosadtobetheWaterGod’sbride?"YunXiwantedtoknowherreason.

"No...but..."LuLuforcedasmileandsaid,"Inthepast,noneofWaterGod’sbrideshadeverreturned.TobeWaterGod’sbride...means...thatIwillleavethisworldforever."

YunXiwasshocked.Heunderstood.LuLubelievedintheWaterGod,butshealsolovedthevillage.Shedidn’twanttoleavethevillageandthepeoplesheknew.God’sorderisabsolute,butpeople’sheartsarecomplex.

"TobeWaterGod’sbride"wasagreateventtothepeopleintheworld,buttothegirlswhowouldbemarriedtoWaterGod,itsimplymeantthattheyhadtoleavetheirhomeandfamilyforever.Therefore,LuLulookedsodepressedandevenhopeless.

AstrangeideaaroseinYunXi’sheart.Asiftherewassomethinginducinghim,YunXirememberedhisfourthsidequest.

"ToLove,Starchild!Lifeistooshort,justenjoyit!Proposetoasmanygirlsaspossible!Afterobtainingtheirmarriagecontracts,youcanhavethegirls’power.Youareneveralone"

Herememberedthatthiswasaquestwithoutrestrictingtimeandcamp.

"LuLu,ifyoudon’twanttomarryWaterGod...howaboutmarryingme?"