vstars Chapter 548 Inside the Flower Palace
Chapter 548 Inside the Flower Palace
The Temple of a Hundred Flowers, the Garden of a Hundred Stamens.
"Miss Qu, you're awake?" Bai Qi asked with a slight smile as she sat by Qu Lan's bedside.
"You...you..." Qu Lan said weakly, trying to struggle to get up immediately, but the pain all over her body made her unable to move.
"You don't need to be afraid. It's all in the past. Just think of what happened as a nightmare!" Bai Qi placed the sword jade back on Qu Lan's pillow.
Looking at Bai Qi, whose eyes held no trace of impurity, Qu Lan asked timidly, "Can I know what happened?"
What would you like to know?
"What are you going to do to me? Can I go back?"
"We will not do anything to harm you again. You can go back anytime after you recover."
"I just want to go back with Brother Shen right now. Please, I beg you, have mercy and let us go!" Qu Lan's eyes were full of pleading.
Bai Qi smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you. Besides, even if you want to leave, your brother Shen can't leave. His injuries are much more serious than yours."
Upon hearing this, Qu Lan felt a lump in her throat, and the guilt in her heart instantly overwhelmed the physical pain, her eyes immediately filling with tears.
"It's all my fault for insisting on coming to the temple..." Qu Lan slapped her head hard.
Bai Qi quickly stopped Qu Lan's self-harm, saying, "Shen Xu's injury wasn't because of you, but because of the Goddess's return. You don't need to blame yourself."
"Goddess?" Qu Lan stared blankly at Bai Qi.
"That's right, the goddess has returned to Goddess Peak and taken over all the affairs of the temple."
With the goddess around, Shen Xu will be fine. You'll be able to see him after you recover.
"You and your grandmother are both very important to the goddess, so you don't need to fear that the temple will harm you. It's just a pity that your grandmother didn't live to see that day."
Bai Qi knew that given Qu Lan's current state, it wasn't appropriate to tell her too much; Qu Lan needed time to process everything.
"Can I see the goddess?" Qu Lan suddenly asked.
“I can’t make that decision either, but I will tell the goddess about your request. Whether the goddess is willing to see you or not is not up to me.”
"Thank you!"
"No need, I'll be the one relying on you from now on."
"I don't understand."
"It's alright, you'll understand soon enough," Bai Qi said with a smile.
After Bai Qi left the room, the woman who had been standing beside her asked, "Deacon, our destiny as the Daughters of a Hundred Flowers is to welcome the return of the Goddess."
But now that the goddess has returned, what else can we do for her?
Will the goddess abandon us? After all, our cultivation talents aren't high, so it's normal for her not to like us.
"Izumo, do you still remember the vow you made when you became the Daughter of a Hundred Flowers?"
"of course."
"Since everything we have belongs to the goddess, then everything the goddess arranges is a blessing to us."
The temple was only so big before, and there were very few things we could do each day. Most of the Flower Maidens were idle.
But now that Goddess Peak has just been reopened, everything is in need of rebuilding.
We are the group most worthy of the goddess's trust. Even if we lack the ability, there must be a suitable place for us on Goddess Peak.
Don't complain to me about how hard it is then.
"I'm relieved to hear your words, Butler." Izumo smiled happily.
"Speaking of which, the newest Flower Maiden is the luckiest. Everyone else has served the goddess in the temple for at least several decades, and her first day here coincided with the goddess's return. It's truly enviable."
"Without her, the goddess could not have returned. We are all servants of the goddess. There is no distinction between luck and misfortune. Does serving the goddess for a long time mean we are at a disadvantage?"
"You're not allowed to say such things again. Instead of wasting time gossiping, you should focus on circulating your energy to improve your strength." Bai Qi's voice was exceptionally serious.
"I understand, Steward!" Izumo bowed.
……
"Where is this place?" Looking at the vibrant Divine Court before her, filled with birdsong and blooming flowers, Li Linghui was filled with amazement.
"This is the Hundred Flowers Palace that I wove using the power of the Spirit Realm. The original Hundred Flowers Palace was destroyed by ice and snow, and it will take some time to restore it to its original state."
A melodious and ethereal voice gently rang in her ears.
"Who are you?" Li Linghui immediately asked.
Before she could react, the scene before her eyes changed rapidly, and the next moment she found herself in a flower pavilion entwined with various flowers.
A long-haired woman with a hazy face sat gracefully in a wicker chair, gazing into the distance.
Her existence seemed to blend perfectly into this world, seamless and without a single flaw.
She had experienced this feeling before in the Blood Fiend Palace, but the feeling then was far less intense than it was now.
"Linghui greets the Goddess!" Li Linghui said respectfully, bowing.
"Sit!" A wicker chair covered with small flowers appeared out of thin air in front of her.
"Thank you, senior!" Li Linghui gently sat down on the rattan chair.
She had heard of the Spirit Realm, but given her status in the Blood Fiend Palace, she was not yet qualified to obtain the Blood Fiend Palace's Spirit Key.
Seeing the Spirit Realm with her own eyes now, she couldn't help but marvel at how it was just as they had described, completely indistinguishable from the real world.
"I should thank your clan; without you, I wouldn't be who I am today."
“You have always been within the flower of love!” Li Linghui exclaimed.
"Although you are both hosts of the Love Flower, he has seen much more than you have."
"How is Shen Xu?" Li Linghui asked anxiously.
"Now that you no longer possess the Love Flower, why do you still care about him so much?" the goddess asked softly.
“There’s no love flower!” Li Linghui was suddenly startled, then touched her chest.
After not being able to sense the presence of the Love Flower, Li Linghui gave a bitter smile, "Even without the Love Flower, I've already decided on him."
"He's not a faithful person. How can you be sure he'll still like you after losing the love flower?"
“I can’t be sure, but if I give up on him just because I lost the Love Flower, wouldn’t that be too weak? That kind of feeling would be too cheap.”
The goddess couldn't help but smile. "As the creator of the Love Flower, I can cultivate another Love Flower just for you two, based on your and his aura. Would you like it?"
This time, Li Linghui showed a struggling expression, lowered her head, and did not answer for a long time.
The goddess waved her hand and created a pot of tea, which she slowly sipped, seemingly waiting quietly for Li Linghui's answer.
After a while, Li Linghui raised her head and said firmly, "I want it!"
"reason?"
“I have no confidence! Compared to my opponent, I have no advantage in any aspect, and I absolutely do not want to miss out on him.” Li Linghui clenched her fists.
Although she was unwilling to admit it, the facts were the facts.
"Is being the chief disciple of the Goddess of a Hundred Flowers an advantage?" the goddess asked with a light laugh.
Li Linghui's eyes widened instantly as she looked at the goddess, whose appearance gradually became clearer from the blur, revealing a flawless and peerless face before her eyes.