Chapter 357: Chapter 357: Casting a Spell on the Prospective Son-in-Law

The two played until after nine before getting out of bed. After breakfast, their main task was to go to Kongque Valley to pick herbs and create the antidote for the Life Soul Gu.

The mountain path in the morning still had dewdrops.

Wildflowers bloomed in the morning mountain.

The morning fog had not dissipated yet, and Little Hu leaped like an elf in the fog.

Whenever they entered Kongque Valley, Little Hu was always exceptionally enthusiastic, hopping excitedly ahead of them and running swiftly.

As noon approached, they officially entered Kongque Valley.

At this time, the fog had finally completely dispersed, revealing Kongque Valley’s most beautiful aspect of the year.

In the river valley, peacocks took flight.

Wildflowers circled around the river valley, one ring after another.

Red, yellow, white, purple…

The ancient acacia tree was also in bloom, its flowers swaying down, covering the ground with crimson.

Lin Xiaosu finally witnessed Yixiang’s complete herb-picking process.

Yixiang seemed to have a natural intuition for herbs, always able to find the direction they originated from. Once she discovered them, it was time for Little Hu to shine.

This little guy traversed through bushes and maneuvered cliffs as if they were flat ground.

Using its sharp claws to sever herbal roots, or directly carrying various herbs with its mouth back to Yixiang’s side.

Yixiang put the herbs into her basket, patting its little head as a reward.

Little Hu seemed delighted, its joy always so simple!

Lin Xiaosu also got involved.

He didn’t recognize the herbs, but once Yixiang found them, he learned to identify them.

Yixiang’s process of finding herbs seemed mystical, and his process of locating them was even more mysterious.

His Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit roamed freely in Kongque Valley, and wherever Yixiang found herbs, he could quickly gather a bunch.

Even Yixiang was surprised: “Little Hu, look, brother is so capable! Don’t show your backside to brother again.”

Little Hu grinned, completely unsure what expression to display…

For a while, Kongque Valley was lively, with the two and a beast roaming the valley.

Occasionally, the two would cuddle and kiss, and whenever they showed affection, Little Hu would turn its backside towards them.

Then, Yixiang would pick up Little Hu and coax it, and Little Hu would become happy again, running excitedly…

After noon, the medicine basket was full.

Lunch was skipped, and the two made do with the packed dry rations, while Little Hu gnawed on them, enjoying the taste without any complaints, seemingly forgetting it was a carnivore.

Following that was the experimentation process.

Yixiang combined seven herbs in proportion, took out a small medicinal cauldron, and started a fire. Soon, a peculiar aroma permeated the air.

Yixiang was a bit nervous: “Brother, try it!”

Lin Xiaosu took out a pill, opened it to reveal the Life Soul Gu inside.

The Life Soul Gu was placed in a glass bottle.

It was not specifically exposed to the steam above but simply exposed to the air.

The Life Soul Gu remained motionless.

Then, Lin Xiaosu took out a bottle acquired from the remnants of Great Sun Xiyou, adding to the air another familiar scent: the aroma of Mandala Flowers that activated the Life Soul Gu.

In Yixiang’s old house, the bottle was sealed. However, due to a slight leak, when the Life Soul Gu encountered this smell, it would activate.

But today, it did not activate and remained dormant.

“It succeeded!” Yixiang was so happy, she jumped up and flung herself into Lin Xiaosu’s arms.

Lin Xiaosu held her: “Is it secure?”

“Relax, no worries!” Yixiang said, “This is merely the aroma of fresh herbs boiled. There’s some loss of potency. If these herbs are sun-dried, ground into powder, and mixed with volatile agents, the efficacy can be increased threefold.”

Since the antidote was confirmed effective.

Now it was a matter of quantity.

In the afternoon, their steps roamed the mountains of Kongque Valley, quickly gathering quantities of the seven herbs.

At sunset, the two each carried a large bundle of herbs back to the Miao Village.

When stepping into the courtyard, the lights inside were already on.

The aroma from the kitchen had already wafted out.

Yixiang was so impressed with her own brother.

If he hadn’t taken the time in the morning to handle the situation with her, after months of suppressed feelings, anyone would be overwhelmed. She might actually carry a peacock to Kongque Valley.

Walking through the Thousand-year-old Miao Village in broad daylight would certainly draw attention.

Even if she managed it, returning would still be difficult; Mother would be home. How would she explain carrying a quilt?

Luckily, Brother was smart. What needed handling was done in the morning, entering the mountains lightly and returning heavily loaded.

Both difficult situations were resolved.

She could face Mother calmly.

Mother emerged from the kitchen, and her face showed an extremely rare smile: “I caught some little river shrimp, tonight offering it with wine for little Su.”

Yixiang’s heartbeat quickened; this was the first smile she saw on Mother’s face since Lin Xiaosu entered the house.

She even specially caught some little river shrimp for him with wine?

Today’s dishes were completed by the mother-daughter duo.

In the kitchen, Mother’s smile kept blossoming.

The atmosphere began truly harmonious.

Until Mother personally poured him a cup of wine.

This wine was grape wine brought by Lin Xiaosu.

The color of the wine in the cup was extremely beautiful, and the purity was quite evident.

However, when the wine reached his mouth, Lin Xiaosu suddenly felt a slight jump in his heart…

Gu!

There was Gu in the wine!

At this moment.

Yixiang was so joyful, as Mother finally accepted him, earnestly made dinner for him, and even smiled at him. This was the first time Mother truly laughed since Yixiang’s father passed away.

Indeed, it felt like the family happiness of a mother-in-law dining with her daughter and son-in-law.

Spring night flowers bloomed outside the window.

The warmth of spring dispersed through the stove fire.

Lin Xiaosu savored the uniquely flavored wine, experiencing some inner conflict.

However, just as he was conflicted, something extraordinary happened!

He suddenly felt the Gu worm in the wine in his mouth perishing in a strange way.

The Rejuvenation Secret Technique, with its incredible detoxifying power and miraculous healing properties, but Lin Xiaosu never believed he could be immune to the Gu worm.

Why?

Because the Gu worm is a living thing.

The fundamental path of the Rejuvenation Secret Technique is to strengthen life force.

So in theory, the Gu worm entering his body wouldn’t die, but rather grow faster.

However, as the wine tangled in his mouth.

The theory was shattered.

The Gu worm perished!

Not in the usual sense, but assimilated by his Rejuvenation True Qi!

The Gu worm disintegrated, transforming into pure life force.

This…

This is too incredible!

Lin Xiaosu swallowed the wine in his mouth, and as it went down to his stomach, he was fully focused without feeling any anomaly.

He picked up the cup on the table and drank its contents in one gulp.

This time, he felt it more clearly.

As the wine went down his throat, the Gu worm was still there.

But when the Gu worm traveled down his esophagus, the speed of his Blood Tower’s rotation increased slightly, wisps of True Qi spread throughout his body, and the Gu worm disintegrated almost simultaneously.

A few traces of warmth appeared on his Blood Tower.

The second drop of Heavenly Star Tears was about to form!

Damn!

What the hell is this?

The incredibly vicious Gu worm could actually be directly assimilated by him?!

It even enhanced his cultivation.

The Rejuvenation Secret Technique, the Life Law, this is overwhelmingly powerful!

Mother’s smile blossomed completely.

Because she clearly saw her son-in-law drank her Gu!

As the wife of the former Witch God, born and raised in the Gu Technique, a widow pained by the love path, she’s most sensitive to matters of the heart.

Because her eldest daughter was killed by love from a Han person.

Because her husband, the once great Witch God, was trapped in long-term guilt due to his daughter’s death and was also harmed by another Han person.

She hated the Han people!

She hated the Han people even more for using love as a pretext to approach her only remaining daughter.

However, the thing she hated the most happened completely beyond her control.

While she was placed in a tree hollow, in a state of neither life nor death, Lin Xiaosu arrived at the Miao Village and came to her daughter’s side.

Lin Xiaosu saved her own life.

But also won her daughter’s heart.

On one hand, he was a life-saving benefactor; on the other, he was involved in what she hated the most…

She was very conflicted.

She was in much pain.

If Lin Xiaosu had just left for good, perhaps she would have slowly let go.

But he came back!

And this morning, she clearly knew that her daughter was already his!

Knowing this, all the conflict ceased, and the daughter had already been harmed by him, leaving only one path—to make this man stay!

Make him unable to leave Yixiang.

Make sure Sister Yixiang’s tragedy does not reoccur with Yixiang.

Yixiang, stubborn and naive, always resisted the tradition of using the love poison to lock a man’s heart, expecting her to do anything was futile.

Only she, the mother, could put some thought into it!

So, on the night when they returned from Kongque Valley, she smiled, created harmony, and then offered the wine with Gu!

When Lin Xiaosu held the wine with Gu in his mouth, Mother’s heart seemed to stop beating.

She suddenly felt a fear.

She was worried that her supposedly clever son-in-law would see through it; if he spit out the wine, the warm and harmonious night would come to a halt.

However, her worries did not materialize.

Lin Xiaosu swallowed the wine and even picked up the cup on the table, drinking it clean.

Great, he didn’t notice!

Mother completely relaxed.

Having taken her daughter’s body, he also drank the love poison.

He was truly her son-in-law now.

Mother put all her worries aside, and as she re-evaluated this son-in-law, she actually experienced the mundane joy of the world, much like a mother-in-law who becomes increasingly fond of her son-in-law with each passing glance…

The ensuing time was incredibly harmonious.

At night, the three of them… well, for the time being, a family of three, sat chatting by the fire, Mother was very relaxed and fond of laughing, seemingly gradually emerging from her long-lasting gloom, Lin Xiaosu, with high emotional intelligence and eloquence, managed to engage comfortably with her.

During the day, Mother went out early to pick pine mushrooms in the surrounding mountains, gather wild vegetables, and catch river fish, seemingly intent on letting her son-in-law fully experience all the traditional Miao Family dishes passed down for a thousand years.

Of course, it might just be an elderly person’s alternative intentions.

No matter whether she had such thoughts or not, the young couple fully embraced this essence together.

Once Mother went out, Yixiang would sneak into the guest room, and once she was embraced by Lin Xiaosu, she would completely collapse, being bullied by him over and over again in the blanket.

The remaining time was spent drying herbs and organizing them.

Seven kinds of herbs, dried and ground into powder, weighed only three pounds.

Although it was only three pounds, it was enough.

The time for him to leave was getting closer and closer…

The knots in Yixiang’s heart were tightening more and more.

This time, his visit to the Miao Village was for an important mission.

He had to leave.

And she also had to go with him.

But would Mother agree?

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