CHAPTER 680: CHAPTER 58: THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF CHERRIES

Zhou Ziang stood dazed outside the residential area until a faint call came from over the wall: "Anyone there?" Xiao Xian didn’t think that the height of the residential area’s wall could pose any obstacle to Zhou Ziang.

All this time, Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang had both mistakenly agreed on one thing—that only he/she had been brought over by the Ninth Heavenly Thunder from Yunteng. Neither had considered that it was very likely that other Yunteng Sect fellow disciples had also been brought along.

Tonight, Zhou Ziang became aware of this possibility. He didn’t respond, simply standing outside the wall of the residential area, staring at a crack in the tiled wall for a long time, until his hand was touched. Xiao Xian had returned at some point.

"Here, this is the processed herbal medicine I have for you," seeing that Zhou Ziang was quiet outside, and remembering what he had said about it not being good for two people to be together in the deep of night, Xiao Xian went upstairs to fetch the herbs and handed them to him.

Zhou Ziang took the herbs; they were different from the ones Xiao Xian sent to the pharmacy, just very ordinary herbs. Zhou Ziang was still pondering internally whether to ask Xiao Xian about the Yunteng Sect, "Those herbs I saw at the pharmacy last time, where did you get them from?"

"I brought them from Huake Institute’s simulated classroom," Xiao Xian answered without any hesitation. Zhou Ziang was uncertain again; she didn’t have a space.

Xiao Xian also desired to have a space, but unfortunately her space had only yielded a strange flower so far, without any movement. Instead, the special existence of the Wanlin Hills had been a big help to her.

"If I give you some precious medicinal herb seeds, can you successfully cultivate them with the help of the simulated classroom?" Xiao Xian did not expect Zhou Ziang to actually be willing to offer herbs. On her upcoming holiday return, she really made a list, planning to grow a batch of herbs. If Zhou Ziang was willing to provide precious herbs like the Purple Ginseng, that would be more than ideal.

"It should be possible. I have observed that the plant growth speed at the foot of the Wanlin Hills is dozens of times faster than the outside world. As for the mountain peak and mid-slope, I have not ventured there yet, but I’m an intermediate student now, and should be able to go higher up the mountain. The spiritual power for nurturing plants there should only be higher," Xiao Xian was clearly tempted by this proposal.

"I will give you some precious medicinal herbs in batches. Once cultivated, you only need to give me half, and you may freely give away or use the rest," upon hearing such generous terms, Xiao Xian nearly signed the agreement on the spot and fulfilled it immediately.

Whether she has a space, she would find out by coming into contact with the first batch of transplanted plants harvested.

In the following days, Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang acted separately. Using the equipment at Si Yiyi Hospital, Zhou Ziang produced pills with a smaller efficacy loss rate than the previous hangover medicine, while Xiao Xian amplified the effects of the processed herbs with Spirit Stacking by countless times.

Xiao Xian took a trip to the Plum Rice Ball, and on the way, she also brought over a basket of cherries and roses that she had brought back from Cherry Valley to discuss the Cherry Valley matter with Pharmacist Huang.

Pharmacist Huang looked at the basket of cherries that had lost their fresh appearance and then at the roses that obviously were no longer suitable for ornamental use, continuously shaking his head.

"These flowers and cherries can no longer be supplied. Not only that, Cherry Valley might be in for some hard times. Climate abnormalities are the most severe natural disasters for agriculture; it would take at least half a year to recover. Let me see, we should first find the hotels we partner with, then think of ways to explain to them one by one, we might find a way out." Mei Nian’s usual workplace is at Mei Garden where Xiao Xian had previously met her.

Inside Mei Garden was an ancient study and an office; the information related to Mei Family’s various industries was truly substantial when examined. Xiao Xian didn’t think much of it when she first got the list of hotels. Having been in Beijing for over a year, her life had been relatively simple—spending the first half of the year busy with basketball practice and adapting to city life, and the latter half was even better, focused solely on seclusion at Huake Institute. She thought that the supplies from places like Cherry Valley were only for ordinary small hotels.

But Pharmacist Huang was different. As he flipped through various records left by Mei Nian and compared them one by one, the joy that had surfaced due to the ginseng incident in the pharmacy vanished in an instant.

"This loss is indeed severe; they are all state-owned guesthouses and foreign hotels," Pharmacist Huang, who had been working with Mei Nian for half his life, was different as he had learned medicine and was only in charge of the pharmacy business. He really didn’t know; it turns out the Cherry Valley’s partners were all star-rated hotels, some even the State Guest House.