Chapter 279: Chapter 279: The Difficulty of Treating Eyes
Translator: 549690339
Han Yinyue looked dumbstruck at Fang Lin, particularly the strange ginseng sprouting legs and a face that was in his hand, the latter was still letting out pig-like screams.
Both human and ginseng stared idly at each other, speechless for a long while.
Fang Lin, who recovered quickly, immediately hid the “Thousand-year Corpse Ginseng” under his buttocks and awkwardly said to Han Yinyue, “What brought young miss here?”
“You jerk! Dare sit on me, I’ll kick you to death! I’ll kick you to death!” The Thousand-year Corpse Ginseng that Fang Lin sat on was yelling in rage, its legs kicking nonstop.
With an odd look on her face, Han Yinyue looked at Fang Lin and the ginseng under his buttocks, and couldn’t help but ask, “What is this thing?”
The Thousand-year Corpse Ginseng shouted, “I am a thousand-year-old ginseng! Do you know what a ginseng is, little girl?”
“Shut up!” Fang Lin gave it a hard smack.
“Fang Lin, did you bring this back from the Endless Dungeon?” Han Yinyue asked in surprise.
Left with no choice as she had seen it anyway, Fang Lin could only smile bitterly and nod his head.
Han Yinyue gave a faint smile, “Is it actually a thousand-year-old ginseng? It doesn’t seem very noble.”
Fang Lin scratched his head, “I think so too, this guy doesn’t look like a decent ginseng at all.”
At these words, the Thousand-year Corpse Ginseng was consumed with rage, cursing, “You’re the one who is not decent, your whole family is not decent.”
Fang Lin felt his teeth ache, the bad habit of the Thousand-year Corpse Ginseng’s foul mouth was something he could hardly change.
“I am going to put it away for now, it keeps talking nonsense.” Fang Lin hastily put the Thousand-year Corpse Ginseng back into the Nine Palace Bag, suddenly feeling a sense of tranquility in the world.
Fang Lin invited Han Yinyue to sit at the stone table and personally brewed a pot of herbal tea.
Without beating around the bush, Han Yinyue went straight to the point, “Fang Lin, I suppose you have reached the Earth Element’s fifth stage by now?”
Upon hearing her words, Fang Lin didn’t hide it, “I am now at the seventh stage of the Earth Element.”
Upon hearing he was at the seventh stage of the Earth Element, Han Yinyue showed a surprised expression and found it hard to believe.
How long had it been?
In less than a year, Fang Lin had astonishingly risen from the second stage of Earth Element to the seventh. This rate of progress seemed too fast.
Although Han Yinyue could not cultivate, she knew very well that it could take three to four years for an ordinary martial artist with good talent to advance from the second to the fifth stage of Earth Element.
But Fang Lin had managed to achieve this progress in less than a year.
Aside from being shocked, Han Yinyue also sighed secretly. Undoubtedly, Fang Lin must have come across a significant opportunity within the Endless Dungeon, which had led to such a rapid breakthrough.
However, simultaneously, there was a sense of excitement in Han Yinyue’s heart. Now that Fang Lin had reached the seventh stage of Earth Element, according to what he had originally said, he should be able to cure Han Xiaoxing’s eyes.
Fang Lin understood Han Yinyue’s intentions from the moment she inquired about his realm, so he directly replied, “Indeed, I have some confidence in treating the second young miss’s eyes now, but I still need some preparations.”
Han Yinyue showed a bit of excitement on her face, “Tell me what you need, and I will prepare it as soon as possible.”
Fang Lin nodded, immediately took out a pen and paper, and made a long list. Most of the items were medicinal materials and some other things.
Having read the items listed, Han Yinyue felt relieved that none of the items were too rare. The vast Purple Mist Sect should be able to gather them all.
“Once everything is ready, we can begin,” Fang Lin said.
A smile appeared on Han Yinyue’s face, but it soon turned into a worried look. It was as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Fang Lin asked, “Does young miss have any concerns?”
Han Yinyue opened her mouth, “I just don’t know how long it will take to restore Xiaoxing’s vision.”
Fang Lin furrowed his brows, “Treating eye diseases can’t be rushed. Moreover, it also depends on the second young miss’s physical condition. It may take as little as three to five months, or as long as a year and a half.”
Upon hearing this, Han Yinyue looked even more worried, “You are unaware, but Xiaoxing is participating in the Tri-Nations tournament in five months. If her eyes aren’t cured by then, it will have a big impact.”
“The Tri-Nations tournament?” Fang Lin was confused. He had not heard of this event before.
At this point, Han Yinyue explained to Fang Lin what the Tri-Nations tournament was.
Turns out, the Nine Countries are divided into upper, middle, and lower three levels. The Qian Kingdom was among the Lower Three Kingdoms, the other two being Meng and Yun which were of similar strength. However, among the Nine Countries, these were considered the weakest three.
Even though they were the weakest, the kingdoms of Qian, Meng, Yun staged a tournament every four years to rank the Lower Three Kingdoms.
The content of this tournament involved each country sending out three young geniuses under the age of thirty to compete with each other.
Moreover, for every tournament, each of the three countries would set aside a small portion of their territory. Whichever country’s genius could suppress the others in the tournament would win this territory for their own country.
As the Tri-Nations tournament was crucial to the honor of the three countries, none of them ever took it lightly. Whenever the tournament arrived, each would send out the most talented people to fight, making it an exceptionally fierce and exciting event.
In the tournament four years ago, Qian Kingdom only won against Meng but lost to Yun, hence a small portion of the territories of Qian and Meng fell into the hands of Yun.
And this year, the Tri-Nations tournament was about to commence again, and all three countries were eager to win. They had long started preparations.
This was no exception for Qian Kingdom. At the beginning of the year, the Emperor of Qian Kingdom had discussed with Han Luoyun and Li Zhendong about the selection of participants, and they had basically settled on the candidates.
For the Purple Mist Sect, it had been basically confirmed that Han Xiaoxing would participate, occupying one of the slots, and the other two slots were to be filled, one each from the imperial family and the Li Family.
Which meant, in five months, Han Xiaoxing would represent the Qian Kingdom to compete in the Tri-Nations tournament, to compete with the geniuses of the other two countries.
After listening to Han Yinyue’s explanation, Fang Lin frowned, “In that case, why not wait until after the Tri-Nations tournament to treat her? ”
Han Yinyue sighed, “I wish she could wait until after the Tri-Nations tournament to be treated, but she is very clear that she hopes to regain her sight before the tournament. In this way, Xiaoxing would have no weak points that could be exploited.”
Fang Lin was quite troubled. Han Xiaoxing was demanding, this competitive spirit was not usual in a girl.
But this created a predicament for Fang Lin. Could he restore Han Xiaoxing’s eyesight within five months? If it had been Fang Lin in his previous life, he wouldn’t need five months, ten days would be more than enough.
“Five months is indeed a tight schedule. If we start treating her now, I’m afraid we won’t make it in time for the Tri-Nations tournament.” Fang Lin said.