Chapter 353: Chapter 353: Su Xiaotong’s Memory
Fang Lin found it quite boring. This trick of identifying herbs, in his opinion, was truly elementary, lacking any level of difficulty.
Of course, that was Fang Lin. In his previous life, he was a Pill Sovereign. What rare herb in the world had he not seen before? This segment of herb identification couldn’t capture his interest at all.
However, seeing the listless and uninspired Fang Lin, everyone else assumed that he had given up on himself, presumably due to the huge blow he had suffered the day before.
The elderly man in grey took back the Cold Corpse Fruit he had been holding, particularly bringing out one kind of herb for everyone to identify.
One by one, almost no one had trouble identifying the plants, all of them responded quickly.
However, most of the respondents were from Yun Country and Meng Kingdom, while from Qian Country, only Li Feng and two others had answered once.
In comparison, it seemed that Qian Country was considerably weaker, and Yun Country and Meng Kingdom had completely overwhelmed them in momentum.
It was clear to anyone with discerning eyes that it was not due to the lack of talents in Qian Country, but rather their morale was very low. Coupled with Yun Country’s deliberate suppression, the people of Qian Country felt extremely frustrated.
Although Meng Kingdom was also at odds with Yun Country, they were nevertheless happy to see Qian Country being suppressed by Yun Country. After all, the three kingdoms had always been in a competitive relationship with each other and there was no such thing as two sides joining hands to deal with the other.
“Elder Su, it seems that your people from Qian Country are not doing well this time,” an old man with the last name Yan mocked from a seat not too far away.
With his usual demeanor, Elder Su calmly replied, “Isn’t it too early to say that?”
Old Yan laughed heartily, “Elder Su, you are just being stubborn. Apart from your granddaughter, who among those from Qian Country is capable enough to stand out?”
Elder Su gave Old Yan a glance, saying, “Whether they stand out or not is not for you to determine.”
Having said that, Elder Su closed his eyes to rest and did not want to engage in a dispute with this annoying bald man.
Seeing this, Old Yan laughed twice and did not speak again.
Old Woman Gu sat by their side, appearing indifferent, not showing any interest in their conversation.
At this moment, the elderly man in grey standing in the field took out another kind of medicinal herb.
“Hehe, this herb is quite special, I’m afraid not many of you can recognize it, let alone understand its characteristics and medicinal properties.” The elder in grey laughed as he spoke, his expression a little smug.
All eyes were immediately focused on the herb. It looked like a stone about the size of a fist, with a black-grey surface. If it were thrown on the ground, 99% of people would think it was a useless stone.
“What is this?” Many people furrowed their brows, showing a confused look, while more people fell into thought.
Even Zhao Shenkong was unable to recognize it at a glance.
Although Zhao Shenkong was a rare Hundred Refining Body, gifted with extraordinary talent, he was still young and hence his scope of knowledge was quite limited.
But it wasn’t just him. Everyone else was in the same boat. The thing was just too strange, not looking like a herb at all.
At this moment, Su Xiaotong stood up. Her clear voice echoed in everyone’s ears: “This is a Thousand Sink Root. It’s the root of a 5000-year-old Mulberry Tree that had undergone metamorphosis. If you dig it up, you can find the existence of a purple heart in its roots. It has a wide range of uses, mostly for refining pills above fourth grade.”
The whole venue fell into silence, with all the amazed eyes focused on Su Xiaotong.
With a calm demeanor, Su Xiaotong sat down nonchalantly after she finished speaking, as if nothing had happened.
The elder in grey stood there stunned for a while, then said with a bitter smile: “Elder Su’s granddaughter is indeed remarkable, being able to tell that this is a Thousand Sink Root in one glance.”
As soon as he said this, the entire crowd was incredibly surprised, and the morale of the representatives of Qian Country instantly revived.
“Su Xiaotong is impressive!”
“After all, she is the number one pill refining talent of Qian Country.”
“It seems that Qian Country is not doing so badly this time.”
A rare smile appeared on Elder Su’s face. It was clear that his granddaughter’s performance had not disappointed him.
Fang Lin looked at Su Xiaotong, feeling amazed internally.
For everything except Alchemy Tao, Su Xiaotong had a poor memory. She especially could not remember people’s names and faces, almost forgetting them as soon as she saw them.
Yet, she was remarkably conversant with anything pertaining to Alchemy Tao and would never forget it.
This was extremely strange. At least in Fang Lin’s opinion, Su Xiaotong’s talent was possibly meant for Alchemy Tao.
Next, the elder in grey continued to bring out different kinds of medicinal herbs – some were rare, others were obscure. In any case, none of them were easy to identify.
Among the representatives of Qian Country, Su Xiaotong had become the only one who could compete with Yun Country and Meng Kingdom. She could quickly identify over half of the herbs, making people nod their heads in agreement.
“Elder Su, your granddaughter Su Xiaotong has such remarkable talent. Have you ever considered sending her to a better place to study Alchemy Tao?” Zhuge Cang asked Elder Su.
Upon hearing this, a trace of bitterness showed on Elder Su’s face. “I too wish she could go somewhere better and not confine herself to the small Qian Country, but she doesn’t want to.”
Lu Wuwei smirked on the side and said, “Why wouldn’t she want that?”
Chen Mu and Zhuge Cang both glanced at him. Lu Wuwei seemed to realize something and didn’t say a word.
“Sigh, the poor child.” Zhuge Cang shook his head and sighed.
While they were talking, a dispute arose in the field regarding the identification of a new herb.
The elder in grey held in his hand an object as large as a human head, white in color. At first glance, it looked like a flower.
“This is a Snow Jade Flower, possessing all the characteristics of a Snow Jade Flower,” said Guo Zhen in a cold voice.
Zhao Shenkong, however, shook his head and laughed, “This object is not a Snow Jade Flower, but a Snow Seen Flower. Although there is only one word difference in their names, their medicinal properties are completely different.”
Guo Zhen laughed coldly, “Since when has a Snow Seen Flower been that big?”
Zhao Shenkong replied calmly, “A Snow Jade Flower isn’t that small either.”
Many people were watching Guo Zhen and then Zhao Shenkong, thinking they both made sense.
However, the white object was indeed peculiar; it wasn’t large, but not small either. And its appearance was very similar to both the Snow Jade Flower and the Snow Seen Flower, making it nearly impossible to differentiate.
For this reason, there was a dispute between Guo Zhen and Zhao Shenkong.
Su Xiaotong knitted her eyebrows, without uttering a word. She indeed couldn’t identify what it was.
The elder in grey had a smile on his face, seemingly delighted to see the dispute between Guo Zhen and Zhao Shenkong.
“What’s there to argue about? Isn’t it just a Snow Lotus with Pair Flower?” Just then, Fang Lin spoke languidly.