Chapter 943
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But when would Shen Miao go back on her decision? Luo Tan clenched her teeth and wanted to go over to help but was stopped by Shen Miao, "Stop! If you do not wish for me to hate you, then do not come down. "
She spoke harshly but Luo Tan's eyes were red and her heart was flustered. If she knew that Shen Miao would be led by the nose, she would not have told Shen Miao about running to the moon. Now it was a sin to implicate Shen Miao to suffer and be cheated by others. She shouted, "But this strange Taoist priest is clearly playing with you. Is it worth it?"
"I did not do anything for him." Shen Miao did not even lift her head as she seriously took care of the flowers and plants, "If there is a glimmer of possibility, then do it." She then said, "If you are really thinking for me, then help me find one or make a lantern yourself. Later when the sky turns dark and one cannot see it, I will have a light."
Luo Tan took a deep breath and in a blink of an eye, she saw Taoist Priest Chi Yan smiling as he walked towards the other side with his horsetail whisk. She quickly followed and said, "Strange Taoist priest, listen to me first …"
Shen Miao was squatting in the flowering shrubs. She had not done such things for a long time and was not used to it. She did not feel that there was anything unbearable about picking insects and fertilizing for others. In this world, self-esteem and whatnot were not used at such times. When one should bend down, one should bend down. When one could not use schemes, one should obediently do manual labour and not do futile things. In her previous life, she had spent her entire life in the Cold Palace to finally understand this principle.
If she had given up fighting with Mei Furen earlier and lowered her head, perhaps Mei Furen would not be so against Fu Ming and Wan Yu. Why would she let herself suffer a loss just because she wanted to be strong? Revenge? Unwillingness? These could be thought about later as the present was the most important.
If Chi Yan was able to keep his promise, then it was worth it for her to suffer. To do some manual labour like a village woman in this wilderness was much more honorable than sitting on the Empress's throne in her previous life and being ridiculed by everyone.
It was just that one did not know how long it would take to gather the red sleeve grass in this valley and there was no time to waste if one lied to her. Shen Miao could not help but smile bitterly.
When Luo Tan brought the lantern over, the sky was already dark. In the valley at night, there was a cool breeze, bright stars, the moon and the chirping of cicadas but Shen Miao was not in the mood to appreciate it. In the middle of the night, she carried a lantern and touched the herbs one by one. Carrying a heavy load, she staggered as she walked. There were mosquitoes and flies around her. Her delicate skin was bitten and swollen, and her hands were pricked. She did not rest for the whole night.
Luo Tan burst into tears, but she couldn't help. She could only curse Chi Yan in her heart.
Finally, it was the afternoon of the second day.
Shen Miao wiped the perspiration off her forehead and placed the empty pole down for Chi Yan Taoist Priest to take a look.
Priest Chi Yan laughed, "There is no need to look, you have done very well." He then took out a small box from his personal luggage and handed it over to Shen Miao. Shen Miao opened it to take a look and indeed saw a stalk of medicinal herb lying inside.
"This is the herb." Taoist Priest Scarlet Flame smiled. "You helped me heal all the Red Sleeve Grass on the mountain, and I'll use it to heal your husband's injury. I will keep my promise. "
Luo Tan angrily said, "This is a profit for you!"
"Furen's persistence made this priest look at you in a new light. I hope that no matter what happens in the future, Furen will think of today's sincerity. If Furen had a little bit of luck, the insects would not have been completely removed and this herb would not be in Furen's hands."
"Many thanks for the priest's gift." Shen Miao was in a hurry to rush back. The moment she received the herb, she felt a deep weakness all over her body. She did not sleep all night, and these days she did not rest well. She was like a fully stretched bow, and now that she relaxed, she felt that her head was heavy and her feet light.
"Many thanks for the priest's gift." Luo Tan was very dissatisfied with this priest's strange request, and looking at Shen Miao's sorry state, her heart was very uncomfortable. Shen Miao was the calmest and most calm person in the Luo and Shen family, but now she was teased by others without any leeway to retaliate, making her very unreconciled. She said, "Also hope that in the future the Red Sleeve Grass will not have any more insects. In the future, there will not be anyone as kind as my Youngest Biao Sister, to be an herb farmer and do all the work in the mountain for you. Even those herb farmers would not do their best in one night."
Taoist Priest Scarlet Flame laughed out loud, "That cannot be said. I and Furen have met three times, and this is only two. There will still be one more time."
Luo Tan's lips twitched, "Who wants to meet." She pulled Shen Miao and said, "I will support you. Let's go down the mountain." She then said to Taoist Priest Scarlet Flame, "Priest should also hurry up. One is still waiting for the thing to save lives."
Taoist Priest Scarlet Flame followed behind and looked at their backs. His gaze landed on Shen Miao's slightly staggering footsteps, and the smile on his face disappeared as a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.
After a long while, he shook his head and spat out two words.
"Futile."
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