Bi’an flowers, in Lin Miao’s understanding, are a type of plant called Lycoris, with a unique growth habit where the flowers and leaves do not meet. They have an umbel inflorescence, bright red flowers, and are quite gorgeous.

They have high ornamental value and a certain medicinal value. The bulbs can be used in medicine, with effects such as expectorant, emetic, detoxification, and dispelling nodules.

They have two other names: Dragon Claw Flower and Crow Garlic.

In the records, the Bi’an flower is a rare flower that grows in the underworld, blooming on the other shore. Legend has it that this flower is the flower of guidance, capable of awakening memories from previous lives.

If it’s the Bi’an flower as Lin Miao understands it, it cannot cure the Saint Heir’s ailment. However, there is a kind of medicine that might cure it, but its effectiveness varies from person to person.

It’s been ten years.

If the illness was real and untreated, it wouldn’t have been possible to endure.

"Ten years ago, Master bought information at the Embroiderer’s Building, learning that Mrs. Yin and the Mute Slave took the Saint Heir deep into the canyon to find Bi’an flowers. Of course, they had another purpose, which was to find ’Dead Doctor’ Li Hua, who was picking herbs deep in the canyon..."

"Li Hua was conferred as a National Master by Great Yue Country and was reputed to be the only healer to come close to the Great National Master in nearly a century. In fact, if it weren’t for that court coup, Li Hua could have been recognized throughout the Eastern Continent and ascended to the title of Great National Master," Si Miaoxue continued.

"What are the requirements for ascending to a Great National Master?"

"The identity of a Great National Master requires the joint recognition of at least ten national-level healers from at least three countries in the Eastern Continent, and it also requires formal conferment from at least one country," Si Miaoxue explained.

"How many national-level healers are there in the Eastern Continent?"

"If we only count those officially conferred by the court, the Da Li Dynasty permanently has five, Yue Country has three, Da Yue Country and Nankang Country each have one, totaling ten people," said Si Miaoxue, "but when you include those acknowledged as national-level healers, the number is at least twice as much."

"What about Beiyuan, Southern Wilderness, and Western Regions?"

"The medical practices in these three places differ somewhat from the Eastern Continent. The Southern Wilderness is humid and full of miasma, so they’ve developed a ’fire therapy’ method. Beiyuan, despite being cold, has many hot springs, and when they get sick, they often use hot spring baths or a special ceremony to heal, similar to our exorcism. As for the Western Regions, their medical methods are diverse and chaotic, with blood transfusion and bloodletting therapies, among others."

"Shamanistic?"

"I’ve never seen it, but your description is quite vivid. The deities they worship are somewhat different from ours."

These are not things that can be found in books, or rather, not something he can currently access as there are no related records. After all, these treatments from barbaric lands have always been regarded as heretical.

The field of medicine is very exclusive.

In fact, Lin Miao knows that these methods can indeed cure illnesses in certain circumstances, but they cannot treat all ailments indiscriminately.

Any external treatment has its limitations for specific illnesses, but sometimes if combined, it can not only achieve the best treatment effect but also possibly save a person’s life.

"Master and I, based on the intelligence provided by the embroiderer, ventured deep into Longchuan Canyon to search for Mrs. Yin and the Saint Heir. However, on our first attempt, we didn’t find them. We had exhausted most of our supplies, and with me being a burden, Master didn’t dare to go deeper, so he took me out first. After resting for half a year, Master went again alone..."

"We finally found the cave where Mrs. Yin died on our fifth or sixth expedition. Master killed the brown bear that ate Mrs. Yin, collected her bones, and buried her near the cave. Mrs. Yin’s cultivation level was on par with Master’s, so the only reason she couldn’t defeat the brown bear must have been a severe injury before that. We didn’t find the Mute Slave or the Saint Heir, so we continued searching from the cave as a starting point but ultimately found nothing," Si Miaoxue continued, "The light body skill manual I gave you, ’Wild Goose Formation’, was obtained from a thief known as ’Traveling Alone for Ten Thousand Miles’ in Longchuan Canyon."

Tian, have you traveled here?

"It seems this Longchuan Canyon is truly a treasure trove of geomancy," Lin Miao chuckled awkwardly.

"You’re right. The Longchuan Canyon indeed produces many magical items, especially the things left by treasure hunters, and with good luck, you could become rich overnight," Si Miaoxue replied.

"After, we returned many times and even posted a reward at the embroidery building in Li Hen City, seeking news of the Saint Heir and the Mute Slave."

"Aren’t you worried about exposing the identities of the Saint Heir and the Mute Slave by announcing such a public reward?"

"Yes, but there’s no choice. If we don’t do this, we have no way to gather related information," Si Miaoxue sighed.

"Why didn’t you settle directly in Li Hen City and look for them slowly?"

"To settle in Li Hen City, we would have to join one of the three major forces; otherwise, we would only be able to live as lowly people. Master and I have considered it, but we need money, and money in Li Hen City isn’t easy to earn. Dongshan City is very close to Longchuan Canyon, the journey back and forth doesn’t take long, and as soon as the embroidery building has any news, they can notify us immediately. Therefore, we have no need to live in such a precarious and insecure place."

"But if the Da Li Dynasty finds out about your identities..."

"If they find out, it’s not a big deal, as long as we haven’t committed any crimes within Da Li’s borders. The court won’t trouble us, only those self-righteous martial arts practitioners meddle," Si Miaoxue said angrily.

That does make some sense.

"You haven’t said how you got injured this time. Did you encounter Yue Mei’Er?" Lin Miao continued to ask.

"Mr. Lin, you’re concerned about Yue Mei’Er, aren’t you?" Si Miaoxue chuckled.

"I’m worried about you. Since Yue Mei’Er is your adversary, we must know her whereabouts. We are out in the open, while she is in the shadows, which is very disadvantageous."

"She went to the embroidery building, found the embroiderer, and got all the intelligence Master and I had initially," Si Miaoxue nodded, "She went to that cave, also found Mrs. Yin’s grave, even dug it up by hand and then filled it back. But I didn’t expect she had someone with her, Yue Shisan. He is one of the ruthless warriors raised from orphans adopted by Left Envoy Yuegui, not many talents among them, but Yue Shisan is one. I was exposed and ambushed by Yin Shisan, then pursued all the way, getting hit with an Absolute Yin Hand on my back..."

She didn’t know that Yue Shisan was following Yue Mei’Er and was ambushed, otherwise, in a direct confrontation, even if she couldn’t beat Yue Shisan, she wouldn’t have been injured this badly.

"Why didn’t I see any scars on your back?" Lin Miao interrupted Si Miaoxue, curiously asking. He had naturally checked every part of her body and found no injuries.

Now Si Miaoxue says she was injured on her back, but he had checked her back and found no marks.

"The Absolute Yin Hand is a secret skill of the Yue Family, extremely difficult to cultivate, requiring immense perseverance to master. Once mastered, it injures the internal organs without harming the skin, so it’s not visible on the outside. It also has another name, called Absolute Yin Hand. Once hit, survival is impossible," Si Miaoxue explained.

"So, you’re saying you’re already considered a dead person?" Lin Miao’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Yes, after Yin Shisan struck me on the back, he let me escape without pursuing, believing I wouldn’t survive for long."

"Then why have you returned now..."

"Mr. Lin, I want to put on an act, then assume a new identity, leaving the Moon Worship Sect, and focus on being your woman," Si Miaoxue said.

"You’ve decided. Once this starts, there can be no regrets," Lin Miao said.

"Rest assured, when I returned, I had already thought it through. If I survive this time, I will cut ties with everything in the past and no longer concern myself with the matters of the Moon Worship Sect," Si Miaoxue nodded.

"But we can’t let Yue Mei’Er and Yue Shisan off for injuring you like this," Lin Miao said.

"Mr. Lin, what are you planning to do?"

"They’ve seen you and have fought with you, so if you meet again, they’ll certainly recognize you. So we need to eliminate this risk," Lin Miao said. "I have a feeling there’s someone in Huaye Tower working with Yue Mei’Er on the inside."

"You suspect Mrs. Qiao?" Si Miaoxue’s eyes shifted, immediately recalling Lin Miao’s previous arrangements to have Mrs. Qiao handle matters first.

"The night you were injured and taken to my place, Mrs. Qiao returned the next day and took over all operations of Huaye Tower. Nan Mo could only become her assistant," Lin Miao said, having been closely watching the situation at Huaye Tower. Many from Li Hua and Shi Yin’s side were from Huaye Tower, so it was easy for him to find out.

"This Mrs. Qiao, she’s been with me for so many years, and I didn’t expect she would betray me!" Si Miaoxue said coldly.

"If she’s a traitor, she must know you were struck by Yin Shisan’s Absolute Yin Hand. What will she do next?" Lin Miao countered.

"Yin Mei’Er will appear in my guise and take over Huaye Tower directly!"

"Exactly, it’s the simplest, most effective, and smooth method without causing disruptions," Lin Miao nodded, "but she didn’t expect you to return alive?"

"What about Chun’Er..." Si Miaoxue was suddenly startled, remembering that Chun’Er also knew of her return.

"Someone is watching her, don’t worry. If there’s any movement, she’ll be taken down immediately," Lin Miao said with a cold murder intent in his eyes.

"Mr. Lin, you were prepared all along?" Si Miaoxue was extremely surprised.

"Even though I didn’t know why you were injured, your secretive trip meant your whereabouts were leaked. Otherwise, with your martial arts cultivation, even if you couldn’t win, escaping shouldn’t have been a problem. You were heavily injured because you were calculated beforehand and couldn’t escape," Lin Miao explained.

"Chun’Er was taken in by me..."

"Still, she might have been someone else’s planted piece all along."

"How much does Chun’Er know about us?" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"She probably knows there’s something between us, but how far it goes, she likely doesn’t know," Si Miaoxue’s cheeks flushed. She wouldn’t speak of bedroom matters with her man, but Huaye Tower is a brothel, and although Chun’Er isn’t that old, she understands and might have realized something.

"Young Master!"

"Come in," Lin Miao said calmly.

Liansuo, dressed in night clothes, drifted in from outside, holding someone in hand, none other than Si Miaoxue’s personal maid, Chun’Er.

By this time, Chun’Er had already been knocked out.

Si Miaoxue had just narrowly escaped death and hadn’t recovered her cultivation, so naturally, she couldn’t detect Liansuo’s presence. Under normal circumstances, how could she not notice?

"Miss Liansuo, please keep watch outside the door," Lin Miao instructed. With elite forces like Lianxin and Liansuo, he naturally intended to use them.

"Mr. Lin, just now, that person..."

"A disciple of the Snow Mountain Sect, arranged by Senior Bai Feng to protect me and my senior sister. The Green Blade Sect won’t give up and has been causing me troubles," Lin Miao whispered. "Don’t worry, she doesn’t know your identity."

"Mr. Lin, what should I do now?" With Chun’Er’s betrayal, the always calm and composed Si Miaoxue was also somewhat out of her depth now.

"Just as I said, we are in the open, and she’s in the dark. Only by finding a way to expose them can we deal with her effectively."