Hua Feng forcefully made himself calm.
He followed the gaze of the Holy Maiden and found that she wasn’t looking at his hand but at the segment of the finger that had grown on his hand.
Many flower attendants had sacred flowers growing on their fingers, some even in their eyes.
What had grown on his finger was a section of a finger.
Hua Feng didn’t find it surprising because the finger he nurtured inside him belonged to his brother.
His brother’s already decomposed finger.
When he saw this fair finger growing on his own finger in the morning, he was so happy that he almost cried.
He recognized it as his brother’s finger—the beautiful finger from when his brother was just eighteen, the finger he had held countless times.
Hua Feng was very nervous, not because he feared the Holy Maiden would do something to him,surprised. but because he feared what she might do to his brother’s finger.
The Holy Maiden also sat down in the chair, still holding Hua Feng’s tense hand. “Don’t be nervous,” she said.
She looked up at Hua Feng with an unclear meaning, “You’ve grown so big.”
Hua Feng was surprised. “What do you mean?”
The Holy Maiden smiled. “I saw you when you were a child.”
“So magical,” she said, looking at Hua Feng, then lowering her head to look at the finger growing on his finger, and softly repeated, “So magical.”
Hua Feng was a little confused, as if there was something important that he didn’t understand, “You saw me... when I was young?”
“Yes,” the Holy Maiden said, “Not only did I see you, but I also disliked you a lot.”
“I never understood why you, who were so introverted and foolish, were so liked by Hua Yuan.”
Sixth floor.
Ning Su pursed his lips, his eyes shining with starlight.
Ning Changfeng also paused, pushed Yenan Wang off Haobei Jing, pulled the damp Haobei Jing from the stream, and dragged her in front of Ning Su. “Tell the story of the first generation flower attendants, especially the time when the Holy Maiden saw the Flower God.”
These four people didn’t know how to see the god, and they hadn’t truly seen the god, but they knew that the Holy Maiden had seen the real god. Explaining what happened at that time might provide crucial clues for other players to discover the method to see god.
More importantly, he couldn’t let his son’s sincere devotion and love go in vain.
“Speak well, and I’ll let you go later,” Ning Changfeng said.
Yenan Wang, excited, crawled over and gestured that he could speak too.
“Don’t interrupt each other; speak one by one.”
Haobei Jing said, “The flower attendants that year were personally selected by the emperor of the country. Based on our research, they needed to be physically strong and have sturdy blood vessels. Considering the emperor’s preferences, and given that it was in the name of serving the Flower God, we selected many young people with exceptional appearances.”
Yenan Wang added, “The previous research was conducted in secret. Only a few families and the city lord of Furen County truly knew the secrets behind it. Other families thought it was a matter of glory for the country and sent many people to become flower attendants.”
“We were initially hesitant, given that they were all powerful families.”
Haobei Jing said, “The emperor personally approved each flower attendant. Every time he selected one, it was announced throughout Furen County. This made everyone think that being chosen as a flower attendant was a very honorable thing. The Flower Attendant Grand Selection was a grand event in those years.”
They cheered and envied, unaware that the flower attendants were to be treated as medicine fields.
Just like they didn’t know what happened to their missing family members, friends who died in prison, or neighbors who mysteriously disappeared.
“The Holy Maiden was a flower attendant chosen that year. It was a bit late when she insisted on becoming a flower attendant. By that time, the Flower Attendant Grand Selection had already ended. Because her family was very powerful in Furen County at that time, she was specially accepted as the last flower attendant of that year into the Flower God’s temple.”
The Holy Maiden was crucial. Hearing this, Ning Changfeng immediately asked, “Why did she insist on becoming a flower attendant later?”
Haobei Jing said, “Later, we found out that she might have done it for a flower attendant named Hua Yuan. When she saw him become a flower attendant, she decided to become one too.”
“Who?”
Yenan Wang said, “Hua Yuan, the older brother of Hua Feng.”
The group was stunned. Earlier, when they were discussing why the Holy Maiden transplanted the contaminated Sacred Flower for Hua Feng, they speculated about the relationship between the Holy Maiden and Hua Feng’s brother. They didn’t expect that the Holy Maiden became a flower attendant for Hua Yuan.
Hua Yuan became a flower attendant for his brother, Hua Feng.
The Holy Maiden became a flower attendant for Hua Yuan.
Later, Hua Feng became a flower attendant for his brother, Hua Yuan.
The three were at a loss for words.
Yenan Wang said, “The Holy Maiden was a proud young lady back then. The Flower God’s temple had a temporary backyard. Typically, male flower attendants lived together, and female flower attendants lived together. But she insisted on living with Hua Yuan.”
A few players immediately understood.
Flower attendants with good relationships lived together, forming partnerships, a practice inherited from the first generation of flower attendants. Based on the current role of partnerships, they could already foresee what was coming.
Haobei Jing said, “We found it strange, so we investigated and discovered that the Holy Maiden and Hua Yuan had a marriage agreement.”
Several players were stunned.
Ninth floor.
Hua Feng, surprised, said, “I didn’t see you when I was a child. Why do you hate me?”
The Holy Maiden said, “Of course you didn’t see me. Before entering the Flower God’s temple, Hua Yuan had never seen me either.”
She stared at that finger, a faint curve lifting at the corner of her lips, unclear whether it was a smile. “Even if I walked past him, he couldn’t see me. In his eyes, there was only you.”
“He didn’t know there was a girl who fell in love with him at first sight. He didn’t know someone often watched him at the teahouse. He didn’t know someone, disregarding the opposition of the entire clan, threatened suicide to marry him.”
“He only knew that when he heard the girl didn’t want his brother to follow him when they married, he escaped to become a flower attendant.”
Hua Feng’s eyes widened. “When transplanting the sacred flower... the person our maternal family wanted my brother to marry was you?”
The Holy Maiden looked up at him. “Is it strange?”
Sixth floor.
Haobei Jing said, “After arranging everything, we began to cultivate them.”
“According to the research of the previous few thousand people, drinking water purified from the Dark Swamp can help their bodies better adapt to the sacred flower.”
“...”
Fang Qi immediately started retching.
Several players in the third-floor hall also felt uneasy.
Although their bodies were already filled with the sacred flower grown from the Dark Swamp, the thought of how many bodies were thrown into the swamp, and that they were drinking water squeezed out from there, made them uncomfortable.
Seeing Fang Qi retching, afraid that he might get angry again and cut her open, Haobei Jing hurriedly said, “Those were just the first-generation flower attendants. The sacred water you drink is not from there; it’s manufactured by the Holy Maiden.”
Their stomachs immediately felt better.
Haobei Jing continued, “Even so, not many can endure it. The remaining ones were transferred to the Flower God’s temple.”
“Among them, the one with the best growth of the sacred flower in the body is the Holy Maiden. After observing and researching hundreds of people in secret, we finally found that it might be because the Holy Maiden has always lived in anger and pain.”
Ninth floor.
The Holy Maiden said, “Don’t be surprised; there are many things in this world that you don’t know. Just like you don’t know, you may not necessarily be the person who loves Hua Yuan the most in this world.”
“Impossible,” Hua Feng said confidently. “I am the person who loves my brother the most. I am willing to give everything for my brother.”
Hua Feng forcefully made himself calm.
He followed the gaze of the Holy Maiden and found that she wasn’t looking at his hand but at the segment of the finger that had grown on his hand.
Many flower attendants had sacred flowers growing on their fingers, some even in their eyes.
What had grown on his finger was a section of a finger.
Hua Feng didn’t find it surprising because the finger he nurtured inside him belonged to his brother.
His brother’s already decomposed finger.
When he saw this fair finger growing on his own finger in the morning, he was so happy that he almost cried.
He recognized it as his brother’s finger—the beautiful finger from when his brother was just eighteen, the finger he had held countless times.
Hua Feng was very nervous, not because he feared the Holy Maiden would do something to him,surprised. but because he feared what she might do to his brother’s finger.
The Holy Maiden also sat down in the chair, still holding Hua Feng’s tense hand. “Don’t be nervous,” she said.
She looked up at Hua Feng with an unclear meaning, “You’ve grown so big.”
Hua Feng was surprised. “What do you mean?”
The Holy Maiden smiled. “I saw you when you were a child.”
“So magical,” she said, looking at Hua Feng, then lowering her head to look at the finger growing on his finger, and softly repeated, “So magical.”
Hua Feng was a little confused, as if there was something important that he didn’t understand, “You saw me... when I was young?”
“Yes,” the Holy Maiden said, “Not only did I see you, but I also disliked you a lot.”
“I never understood why you, who were so introverted and foolish, were so liked by Hua Yuan.”
Sixth floor.
Ning Su pursed his lips, his eyes shining with starlight.
Ning Changfeng also paused, pushed Yenan Wang off Haobei Jing, pulled the damp Haobei Jing from the stream, and dragged her in front of Ning Su. “Tell the story of the first generation flower attendants, especially the time when the Holy Maiden saw the Flower God.”
These four people didn’t know how to see the god, and they hadn’t truly seen the god, but they knew that the Holy Maiden had seen the real god. Explaining what happened at that time might provide crucial clues for other players to discover the method to see god.
More importantly, he couldn’t let his son’s sincere devotion and love go in vain.
“Speak well, and I’ll let you go later,” Ning Changfeng said.
Yenan Wang, excited, crawled over and gestured that he could speak too.
“Don’t interrupt each other; speak one by one.”
Haobei Jing said, “The flower attendants that year were personally selected by the emperor of the country. Based on our research, they needed to be physically strong and have sturdy blood vessels. Considering the emperor’s preferences, and given that it was in the name of serving the Flower God, we selected many young people with exceptional appearances.”
Yenan Wang added, “The previous research was conducted in secret. Only a few families and the city lord of Furen County truly knew the secrets behind it. Other families thought it was a matter of glory for the country and sent many people to become flower attendants.”
“We were initially hesitant, given that they were all powerful families.”
Haobei Jing said, “The emperor personally approved each flower attendant. Every time he selected one, it was announced throughout Furen County. This made everyone think that being chosen as a flower attendant was a very honorable thing. The Flower Attendant Grand Selection was a grand event in those years.”
They cheered and envied, unaware that the flower attendants were to be treated as medicine fields.
Just like they didn’t know what happened to their missing family members, friends who died in prison, or neighbors who mysteriously disappeared.
“The Holy Maiden was a flower attendant chosen that year. It was a bit late when she insisted on becoming a flower attendant. By that time, the Flower Attendant Grand Selection had already ended. Because her family was very powerful in Furen County at that time, she was specially accepted as the last flower attendant of that year into the Flower God’s temple.”
The Holy Maiden was crucial. Hearing this, Ning Changfeng immediately asked, “Why did she insist on becoming a flower attendant later?”
Haobei Jing said, “Later, we found out that she might have done it for a flower attendant named Hua Yuan. When she saw him become a flower attendant, she decided to become one too.”
“Who?”
Yenan Wang said, “Hua Yuan, the older brother of Hua Feng.”
The group was stunned. Earlier, when they were discussing why the Holy Maiden transplanted the contaminated Sacred Flower for Hua Feng, they speculated about the relationship between the Holy Maiden and Hua Feng’s brother. They didn’t expect that the Holy Maiden became a flower attendant for Hua Yuan.
Hua Yuan became a flower attendant for his brother, Hua Feng.
The Holy Maiden became a flower attendant for Hua Yuan.
Later, Hua Feng became a flower attendant for his brother, Hua Yuan.
The three were at a loss for words.
Yenan Wang said, “The Holy Maiden was a proud young lady back then. The Flower God’s temple had a temporary backyard. Typically, male flower attendants lived together, and female flower attendants lived together. But she insisted on living with Hua Yuan.”
A few players immediately understood.
Flower attendants with good relationships lived together, forming partnerships, a practice inherited from the first generation of flower attendants. Based on the current role of partnerships, they could already foresee what was coming.
Haobei Jing said, “We found it strange, so we investigated and discovered that the Holy Maiden and Hua Yuan had a marriage agreement.”
Several players were stunned.
Ninth floor.
Hua Feng, surprised, said, “I didn’t see you when I was a child. Why do you hate me?”
The Holy Maiden said, “Of course you didn’t see me. Before entering the Flower God’s temple, Hua Yuan had never seen me either.”
She stared at that finger, a faint curve lifting at the corner of her lips, unclear whether it was a smile. “Even if I walked past him, he couldn’t see me. In his eyes, there was only you.”
“He didn’t know there was a girl who fell in love with him at first sight. He didn’t know someone often watched him at the teahouse. He didn’t know someone, disregarding the opposition of the entire clan, threatened suicide to marry him.”
“He only knew that when he heard the girl didn’t want his brother to follow him when they married, he escaped to become a flower attendant.”
Hua Feng’s eyes widened. “When transplanting the sacred flower... the person our maternal family wanted my brother to marry was you?”
The Holy Maiden looked up at him. “Is it strange?”
Sixth floor.
Haobei Jing said, “After arranging everything, we began to cultivate them.”
“According to the research of the previous few thousand people, drinking water purified from the Dark Swamp can help their bodies better adapt to the sacred flower.”
“...”
Fang Qi immediately started retching.
Several players in the third-floor hall also felt uneasy.
Although their bodies were already filled with the sacred flower grown from the Dark Swamp, the thought of how many bodies were thrown into the swamp, and that they were drinking water squeezed out from there, made them uncomfortable.
Seeing Fang Qi retching, afraid that he might get angry again and cut her open, Haobei Jing hurriedly said, “Those were just the first-generation flower attendants. The sacred water you drink is not from there; it’s manufactured by the Holy Maiden.”
Their stomachs immediately felt better.
Haobei Jing continued, “Even so, not many can endure it. The remaining ones were transferred to the Flower God’s temple.”
“Among them, the one with the best growth of the sacred flower in the body is the Holy Maiden. After observing and researching hundreds of people in secret, we finally found that it might be because the Holy Maiden has always lived in anger and pain.”
Ninth floor.
The Holy Maiden said, “Don’t be surprised; there are many things in this world that you don’t know. Just like you don’t know, you may not necessarily be the person who loves Hua Yuan the most in this world.”
“Impossible,” Hua Feng said confidently. “I am the person who loves my brother the most. I am willing to give everything for my brother.”
