Hearing Chang'e's words, Cheng Xiaofan wished he could slap himself hard.
She had brought him to her bedroom, her intentions clearly apparent, yet he had blurted out such a question.
How painful that must have been for Chang'e to hear!
What a predicament!
Who is the most detestable person in the world?
It's someone as foolish as him!
"Chang'e, I love you!"
Cheng Xiaofan wanted to show his true feelings.
He scooped Chang'e up and placed her on the bed.
Leaning close to her ear, he whispered as if in a dream, "I want you!"
"Mmm-hmm!"
Chang'e nodded shyly, her face flushed.
She looked like a delicate flower, ready to be plucked.
...
As dawn broke.
Warm sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows into the bedroom.
Through the windows, one could see the garden outside the Moon Palace.
Flowers of various colors swayed in the morning breeze.
After Cheng Xiaofan and Chang'e woke up,
they went into the garden.
"Did you cultivate all these flowers?" Cheng Xiaofan asked.
The flowers had peculiar shapes and looked incredibly perfect.
He had never seen such flowers on Earth.
Chang'e smiled and said, "Yes, I cultivated all these flowers."
"These flowers are not only for admiration but also possess high medicinal value and can be used to refine various elixirs."
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but smile and say, "I never imagined you were so clever to cultivate so many wondrous flowers!"
Chang'e smiled faintly, "I'm nowhere near as clever as you say!"
"If it weren't for the cultivation techniques taught to me by Emperor Shennong, I wouldn't be able to cultivate these flowers!"
Cheng Xiaofan was taken aback.
He asked, "Chang'e, do you know Emperor Shennong?"
Chang'e replied, "Yes, long ago, before recorded history, as I told you before, I ascended to the moon after accidentally consuming Emperor Shennong's spiritual elixir flower."
"At that time, Emperor Shennong's medicinal garden was not far from my home!"
Cheng Xiaofan frowned upon hearing this. "I apologize, my other self was too weak, and the memories passed to me are incomplete."
"Some things are fragmented, and I can't recall them clearly!"
Chang'e smiled, "It's alright, I understand."
"By the way, Emperor Shennong also told me back then that you would be his disciple in the future. So, in a way, we are fellow disciples!"
"Xiaofan, are you Emperor Shennong's disciple?"
Cheng Xiaofan was speechless!
He and Chang'e were fellow disciples.
If this news reached Earth, who would believe it!
But it seemed the truth was laid bare before him.
He nodded, chuckled, and said, "I am Emperor Shennong's successor. Calling me his disciple is absolutely correct!"
"Chang'e, you were Emperor Shennong's disciple even before recorded history."
"It seems I should call you Senior Sister!"
"I don't want to be your Senior Sister!"
Chang'e said tenderly, "I only want to be your obedient little woman!"
Hand in hand, they walked to a pond.
They saw many small birds swimming playfully in the clear water, occasionally foraging among the aquatic plants.
On the moon, the behavior of birds and fish was the opposite of that on planets.
Birds swam underwater.
While fish-like creatures flew in the sky, dwelling in trees and on land.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan's gaze fell upon the edge of the pond, where a blade of grass, as green as jade, stood tall against the wind.
At the tip of the grass blade grew a red pearl.
The red pearl, paired with the jade-green grass,
looked utterly flawless!
Jiang Zhu Cao?
Cheng Xiaofan bent down, his hand just touching the grass.
The three words suddenly popped into his mind.
Another piece of information appeared in his consciousness.
Jiang Zhu Cao, slightly cool in nature, can dispel wind and activate collaterals, cool the blood and stop bleeding, and primarily treats rheumatic pain, fatigue, and hemoptysis.
Using the red pearl from Jiang Zhu Cao and stewing it with an egg can completely cure the apocalyptic virus!
It's truly a case of looking for something everywhere and finding it without even trying!
Cheng Xiaofan never expected to encounter a medicinal herb that could cure the apocalyptic virus by the spiritual pond on the moon.
This means Nü Xi finally has a chance to be saved!
"Chang'e, could you give me this Jiang Zhu Cao?" After all, every plant and tree here belonged to Chang'e.
He couldn't just claim the Jiang Zhu Cao as his own in front of her.
Chang'e chuckled upon hearing this.
She said, "Xiaofan, I am yours, what sentiment could I have for a little grass?"
"If you like it, pick more!"
Cheng Xiaofan asked, "What, there are many more like this grass?"
Chang'e smiled, "There are many of this Jiang Zhu Cao."
"Follow me!"
Following Chang'e around a naturally formed stone mountain,
another spiritual pond suddenly appeared before Cheng Xiaofan.
Along the edges of the spiritual pond, a dense growth of Jiang Zhu Cao flourished.
On their jade-like stems and leaves, countless fruits as red as pearls hung.
An intoxicating fragrance wafted towards them.
"It's so beautiful, I never imagined there would be so much Jiang Zhu Cao here!" Cheng Xiaofan exclaimed with extreme joy, rushing forward.
When he landed on the moon,
Cheng Xiaofan had not activated his Dragon Eye clairvoyance.
After all,
this was Chang'e's territory.
There was no need to use Dragon Eye clairvoyance to search for anything here.
Seeing Cheng Xiaofan's delight as if he had found a treasure,
Chang'e immediately helped him pick the Jiang Zhu Cao.
"Alright, no need to pick any more!" Cheng Xiaofan carefully moved the pile of Jiang Zhu Cao into his spatial dimension.
With a thought from Cheng Xiaofan,
the Jiang Zhu Cao were planted in his space.
The space possessed abundant spiritual energy.
Under the nourishment of the spiritual energy,
it wouldn't take long for the Jiang Zhu Cao to propagate and cover a large area.
"Chang'e, do you know why I was so happy to see this Jiang Zhu Cao?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "I have a friend who was infected with the apocalyptic virus before the great catastrophe on Earth."
"With this Jiang Zhu Cao, I can help her clear the apocalyptic virus from her body!"
Chang'e asked curiously, "Xiaofan, who is this friend of yours?"
At that time, she had already ascended to the moon.
After accepting Emperor Shennong's advice, she had never returned to Earth.
She was completely unaware of the widespread outbreak of the apocalyptic virus on Earth.
"My friend's name is Nü Xi!" Cheng Xiaofan told Chang'e.
Chang'e exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, Xiaofan, the Nü Xi you're talking about, is she from the Wu Yi tribe?"
Cheng Xiaofan paused.
He said, "Chang'e, do you know Nü Xi?"
Chang'e smiled, "Not only do I know Nü Xi, but we are also good friends!"