Chapter 00236: Heart Purifying Dragon Mallow
# Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow
Chapter 236
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 236 Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow
"Eat your meal and rest early. Tomorrow, we'll go check out the foot of the mountain facing away from the Heavenly Despair Palace. We might find something else."
On Li Chengxi's end, he held the microphone and instructed Yang Yiyi, who was cooking wild pheasant meat in a hot pot, before closing the game and shutting down his computer.
The sky had just darkened on Yang Yiyi's side, but it was already past ten at night on Li Chengxi's end.
He swiveled his computer chair, looking at the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow propped up not far from his desk.
He pondered whether this thing should be chopped up, sun-dried, and preserved like a normal dragon mallow.
Of course, it wasn't Yang Yiyi who had switched the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow, but Li Chengxi.
When he saw Yang Yiyi charge into the crowd, he had gotten up to grab a bottle of blue ink from a shelf.
He then filled a bucket with some water, poured the ink in, and stirred it until it was mixed evenly.
Afterward, he used the Sumeru Realm to take out the dragon mallows Yang Yiyi had previously collected, found one of a similar size, and tossed it into the bucket to dye it.
Then he dried it with a hairdryer.
In any case, in terms of appearance, the only difference between a Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow and a regular one was some blue spots and stripes.
It was truly difficult to tell them apart without looking closely.
By the time he finished and sat back down at the cash register, he saw that Yang Yiyi had already snatched the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow.
The timing was perfect.
Telling Yang Yiyi to stuff the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow into her clothes was so he could use the Jade Tablet's Sumeru Realm ability to pull it in directly, while at the same time, Li Chengxi pushed out the disguised dragon mallow.
That's how it was swapped in a flash, just like a magic trick.
Since the real and fake ones had been swapped, there was no longer any need for Yang Yiyi to keep fighting over it.
Instead, he told her to hurry and run while no one was watching.
After all, it was only dyed with blue ink; the deception could be exposed at any time.
Come to think of it, this Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow was indeed a little different.
Normally, when a plant is pulled from the earth, it quickly wilts from water loss.
However, the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow had been sitting in Li Chengxi's place for a day, yet even its leaves showed no signs of dehydration, looking as if it were still planted in soil.
The question now was, he had the item, so how should he use it?
The item description said, 'Consuming the Dragon Mallow Fruit can clear away heat, neutralize toxins, and prolong one's years.
The entire plant, combined with other herbs, can be refined into an elixir pill.
Consuming it will render one immune to all poisons.'
He could forget about pill refining.
The only person Li Chengxi could think of who was reliable at pill refining was Lei Lei, but he had no idea how to explain to her that he had suddenly come into possession of a heavenly material and earthly treasure.
Plucking a leaf and stuffing it directly into his mouth should also have some benefits.
But doing that seemed a bit too simple and crude; he felt it would be a waste.
After a moment's thought, Li Chengxi reached out and plucked one of the Dragon Mallow Fruits.
This thing should be safe to eat directly.
They sold Dragon Mallow Fruits online, some even with free delivery.
Li Chengxi had bought them before to try.
They tasted sweet and sour, much like fruit, just that the price was sky-high.
The item description said it was edible, but he was still a little hesitant about actually eating this small, bluish-purple berry.
Just then, Audel pushed the door open and walked in.
She must have just bathed.
Although she had used magic to evaporate the water from her body, she was still shrouded in the fragrance of body wash and shampoo.
Audel leaned against Li Chengxi's bed with great familiarity, while Li Chengxi's eyes were practically glued to her neck and thighs, as if they were being drawn away.
Honestly, with a beautiful girl wandering around the house all day, who could resist that?
Li Chengxi could only hurry and recall the story Qian Sen had told him, the imagined scene of that fellow who made a move on a harpy getting beaten half to death echoing repeatedly in his mind.
For Li Chengxi, his type was fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs.
But if you thought about it, although Audel looked young and wasn't particularly curvy, she perfectly fit all three of those criteria: fair skin, a beautiful face, and long legs.
The main difference was that Audel was not like Viola.
Viola was very reserved and proper.
Audel, on the other hand, was acting more and more at ease in Li Chengxi's place, as if it were her own home.
As a result, he was treated to a lot of nice sights in his daily life, and Li Chengxi was finding it a little hard to keep himself in check.
After all, he was at an age full of youthful vigor, and he was relying purely on his rationality to rein himself in.
Besides, Li Chengxi was also afraid of being beaten half to death...
Audel was well aware of Li Chengxi's peeking and was even doing it intentionally.
She was just puzzled why Li Chengxi only looked and never made a move.
It wasn't as if he had no ideas when faced with a beautiful maiden like herself, was it?
That's right, she was that confident.
"Ahem! It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you in your room sleeping?"
Li Chengxi coughed lightly, as if to save some face, and quickly shifted his gaze.
He casually popped the Dragon Mallow Fruit into his mouth, as if to relieve the awkwardness.
Audel had intended to ask Li Chengxi directly if he had some unspeakable ailment, but just as she was about to open her mouth, she noticed the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow sitting beside the computer desk.
"What is that?"
"It's a medicinal herb called Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow."
He roughly told Audel the information from the item description, and immediately saw her eyes begin to shine.
That's right.
This was how Audel was whenever she discovered something that interested her.
"This is a type of herb I have never seen before. What is its growing environment like? Is it difficult to cultivate artificially? What are the specific cultivation methods..."
"Stop. How would I know that? I obtained it by chance."
"Oh, is it from the adventures of the follower you've been guiding these past two days?"
Audel immediately grew interested.
Dressed in her sleepwear, she stood beside the Heart-Purifying Dragon Mallow, looking it up and down as if trying to burn every detail into her memory.
"I'm going to get my instruments. This needs to be examined thoroughly."
"No, wait."
Seeing Audel brimming with enthusiasm, Li Chengxi quickly called out to her:
"Here, take a leaf to study. I need to get to sleep."
He couldn't give her the entire plant.
After all, this thing came from a Wuxia script, so there was surely a better way to utilize it within a Wuxia script.
But if he let Audel study it here, Li Chengxi could forget about sleeping tonight.
She would definitely research it for the entire night.
"You're right. The instruments I have on me aren't a complete set. I should return to the City of Academics. I'll head back tomorrow then."
Audel had originally planned to stay for another two days, but now that something more interesting had come up, she naturally decided to change her plans.
Li Chengxi didn't mind whether she changed her plans or not, as long as she didn't conduct her research in his room.
He was just about to say, 'I'll send you back tomorrow,' but when he raised his head, he saw Audel standing right in front of him.
Her warm breath, carrying a slight tingling sensation, gently brushed across his skin.
The fragrance of body wash and shampoo had never been so strong.
Her pristine white neck and thighs were like works of art, making one itch to reach out and touch them.
And her pale pink lips looked translucent and sparkling.
Li Chengxi couldn't help but gulp.
Honestly, the temptation was almost enough to make his rationality sound a red alert.
"Before I leave, won't you consider having a divine child with me?"
Audel was always this direct when she spoke, but it was precisely because of this directness that Li Chengxi felt as if a string in his mind was about to snap.
A girl as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water was right before his eyes for the picking.
Using this to test a cadre... who could possibly endure this?
But at that very moment, Li Chengxi's stomach let out a 'gurgle gurgle' sound.
Immediately, the color drained from Li Chengxi's face, and with a whoosh, he shot out of the room and made a beeline for the bathroom...
(End of Chapter)