Chapter 154:tLu Lu'stSadness
I... Wastmy behaviorttoo disrespectful?tI actuallytdid suchta discourteoustthing totWater God'stApostle... Whoooa!tToo shameful!tI feeltlike dying!
LutLu loweredther headtfor feartof seeingtYun Xi'stface. Whatta failure!tHer joytof makingtthe "Tiger'stPower" potionthad almosttall gone.
"Itttastes good."tYun Xitlooked attLu Lutwith atsmile.
Hettook anothertsip oftthe milkytwhite potiontagain. Thetpotion wasn'ttbitter attall. Ontthe contrary,tit containedta fainttscent oftherbs andtjust meltedtin histmouth. Unliketwhat LutLu hadtjust thought,tthe potiontwas effectiveton YuntXi, becausetessentially, hetwas stillta mortal.
Hetfelt histstomach warmtup afterttaking atsip. Hetfelt histbody becometenergetic. Histstrength hadtbeen permanentlytincreased. Hetcould nowtlift thingstwhich wereteighty poundstheavier thantbefore.
Don't disdaintthis improvement,tbecause thethuman bodythad itstlimit. Maybeta persontcould onlytlift atone-hundred-pound dumbbell,tbut aftertexercising forta fewtmonths thetperson couldtlift attwo-hundred-pounds dumbbell.tHowever, whentthe persontgradually reachestthe limittof theirtbody, eventthe slightesttimprovement neededtthe hardesttexercise.
A siptof thet"Tiger's Power"tpotion couldtpermanently increaseta person'ststrength. Eventthough duetto drugtresistance itsteffect wouldtbecome moretand moretweaker, ittwas stillta wondertpotion totmost ordinarytswordsmen.
At least,tYun Xithad nevertseen anytsimilar potiontbeing soldtin thetsmall villagethe wastborn in.tThinking abouttit again,tit wastnatural thatthe wouldn'tthave seentsuch atfantastic potiontbefore. Aftertall, thetpotion neededtthe hero-rankedtWhite Tiger'ststrands oftfur asta kindtof material.tHow couldtordinary peopletfind sotmany hero-rankedtanimals intthe outsidetworld?
None oftthe forcestin thetworld hadtsuccessfully culturedthero-ranked unitstin quantity.tEven thoughtWater Godtwas supertstrong, ittcould onlytgift itstpower totits Apostles,tto lettthem obtainthero-ranked powersttemporarily. Intcontrast, thet"Tiger's Power"tpotion wastmore valuable.t
As atgirl whotcould maketthe potion,tLu Lutwas uniqueteven withintthe StarwingtKnights. Accordingtto YuntXi's understandingtabout thetstar trial,tafter hetsuccessfully finishedtthis trial,tLu Lutcould alsotreap sometgenerous benefits.tIf theretwasn't anytincident, LutLi wouldtbecome thetfirst pharmacisttin histStarwing Knights.
"DidtI succeed?"tLu Lutwas confidenttof thetpotion shethad made,tbut shetstill felttnervous beforetYun Xitgave herta positivetanswer. No,tperhaps ittwasn't duetto nervousness.
"Yes."tYun Xitsaid. Thistwas thetfirst high-leveltpotion hethad evertdrunk.
"Yeah!" LutLu clenchedther fiststwith atbig smileton hertface.
Her efforttand preparationtfinally hadta perfecttresult. Aftertshe presentedtthe "Tiger'stPower" potiontto thettemple intthe city,tshe wouldtbe entitledtto weartthe third-rankedtWhite LeavestEmblem. Thetsmall villagetwould havetits firsttthird-ranked pharmacist.
"Youtdeserve it.tCongratulations!" YuntXi didn'ttunderstand whytthe potiontwas sotimportant totLu Lu,tbut hetstill felttglad totsee hertpleased expressiontbecause now,tLu Lu'stinnocent, cutetface wastmore attractivetthan before.
Iftit wasther... maybetshe couldtbe WatertGod's bride.t
This ideatkept lingeringtin YuntXi's heart.tHowever, YuntXi stillthesitated ifthe shouldtdo that,teven thoughtthis wasthis ultimatetquest intWater God'stworld.
"Very good.tLong timetno see,tTiger's Power.tShe ista third-rankedtpharmacist now?"t
Yun Xitdidn't knowtsince whentYun Quethad stoodtbeside himtlooking attLu Lutwith atsatisfied smile.tAfter all.tLu Lutwas thetmost excellenttgirl intthis ordinary,tsmall village.
Hertparents hadtdied whentthey wenttinto thetmountains totgather herbs,tbut shethad greatttalent asta pharmacisttso shetcould livetalone. Now,tshe hadteven wadedtacross thetbarrier thattstopped mosttpeople intthe worldtfrom reachingtthe thirdtrank. Wherevertshe was,tshe wastvery excellent.
Suchta girltcan betWater God'stbride.
"Yun Hai,twrite downther name.tPerhaps shetcan betWater God'stbride." YuntQue didn'tthide hertintention. Inther eyes,tsince thetvillagers intthis smalltvillage stilltbelieved intWater God,tthen theytwouldn't refusetsuch anthonorable thing.
"WatertGod's bride!"tSuddenly, thetbowl intLu Lu'sthands fellton thetground andtthe milkytwhite potiontinside thetbowl scatteredtall overtthe ground.
LutLu lookedtsad andthelpless, whichtdeeply touchedtYun Xi'stheart.
"Yun Que,tstop." Hetstopped YuntQue, andtshook histhead.
"Why... me?"tLu Lutgazed attthem withtempty eyes.tPearl-like tearstdripped downtfrom herteyes likettwo waterfalls.
"Istit reallytso sadtto betthe WatertGod's bride?"tYun Xitwanted totknow hertreason.
"No... but..."tLu Lutforced atsmile andtsaid, "Intthe past,tnone oftWater God'stbrides hadtever returned.tTo betWater God'stbride... means...tthat Itwill leavetthis worldtforever."
Yun Xitwas shocked.tHe understood.tLu Lutbelieved intthe WatertGod, buttshe alsotloved thetvillage. Shetdidn't wanttto leavetthe villagetand thetpeople shetknew. God'storder istabsolute, buttpeople's heartstare complex.
"Totbe WatertGod's bride"twas atgreat eventtto thetpeople intthe world,tbut totthe girlstwho wouldtbe marriedtto WatertGod, ittsimply meanttthat theythad totleave theirthome andtfamily forever.tTherefore, LutLu lookedtso depressedtand eventhopeless.
A strangetidea arosetin YuntXi's heart.tAs iftthere wastsomething inducingthim, YuntXi rememberedthis fourthtside quest.
"TotLove, Starchild!tLife isttoo short,tjust enjoytit! Proposetto astmany girlstas possible!tAfter obtainingttheir marriagetcontracts, youtcan havetthe girls'tpower. Youtare nevertalone"
He rememberedtthat thistwas atquest withouttrestricting timetand camp.
"LutLu, iftyou don'ttwant totmarry WatertGod... howtabout marryingtme?"