SCWP Chapter 26
by VolareAfter my brother left, I came out to his best friend.
“Can Soul Scattering Grass be artificially cultivated?”
Lin Qichi had a sudden whim. Meng Yu used Soul Scattering Grass to strengthen his soul. If viewed from the perspective of a cat, “Soul Scattering Grass” is equivalent to “catnip,” but the Meng Yu version.
Meng Yu shook his head: “Naturally grown.”
Lin Qichi: “Baby, we’re almost at the top of the mountain.”
“It’s still daytime, it won’t hurt to take a look.”
The Qiyuan Mountain road is narrow and the slope steep. The thick bushes obscure what lies beneath.
Lin Qichi wasn’t sure how Meng Yu found it, but he needed to sense the location of the spiritual energy. Soul Scattering Grass originated from ordinary grass. Although it differed from the surrounding weeds, it wouldn’t shine as brightly as a flashlight.
It’s just like the faint starlight of a firefly. A casual glance could easily miss it, and focusing too much time was wasteful.
Lin Qichi rubbed his dry eyes, thinking about how to bring Meng Yu, without making it obvious, to the place where En Sihan found the Soul Scattering Grass, as written in the world line.
Coincidentally, Meng Yu was thinking the same thing. Although there was a chance of finding it along the way, he had received information that there was definitely a plant somewhere.
Lin Qichi spoke first: “Let’s go take a look near the Six Corner Tower. There’s heavy Yin energy there, so it might be more likely than here.”
“Then let’s go sooner rather than later, and come down the mountain before dark.” Meng Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He just needed to unobtrusively lead Lin Qichi to pick it.
Lin Qichi, who had been searching all along the way, had long forgotten what was at the foot of the mountain, asked, “Why are you suddenly in such a hurry?”
“Aren’t we going to pick them up?”
Lin Qichi hadn’t reacted yet, frowning as he asked, “Who?”
Wen Ren Shu: …
“Your brother.”
“Oh, right, I almost forgot about him.”
Wen Ren Shu: He really did forget.
Wen Ren Shu, who was currently pestering Chen Yan, asking him to talk about his recent situation, suddenly sneezed, touched his nose, and wondered, “Is my brother missing me?”
Chen Yan moved away in disgust, sharply commenting: “It’s missing you, that’s more like it.”
Chen Yan nodded vigorously, deeply agreeing: “Got a wife, forgot his brother.”
Chen Yan silently thought: And his friend.
“Wen Ren Yi, don’t touch it directly.”
Before Meng Yu could say anything, three talisman papers suddenly appeared in Lin Qichi’s hand, covering an unknown green grass that was faintly radiating spiritual energy.
He pulled the grass out in one go, then turned to ask Meng Yu: “What did you say?”
Meng Yu: “It’s nothing.”
“Mm.” Lin Qichi handed the grass to Meng Yu, continuing to observe the soil conditions around this unknown grass. He was still unwilling to accept that “fish catnip” couldn’t be artificially cultivated.
“What are you doing?” Meng Yu carefully avoided the talisman papers, directly grabbing the surface of the grass stem to take it.
“Is this Soul Scattering Grass?” Lin Qichi decided to confirm again. He had only mentioned the location with a few words in the world line and had just looked for a weed with spiritual energy different from the surrounding area, so he still couldn’t be completely sure.
“Yes.” Meng Yu could only hold it. He could feel his soul gradually stabilizing. This grass was the same as in that person’s portrait; it should be it.
“Alright, I’ll dig up some soil first and take it back to observe.” Lin Qichi’s eyes were scrutinizing. The surrounding soil instantly dried up after the Soul Scattering Grass was dug up, so it shouldn’t be related to the soil.
Could it be… the prayers of more people here, the blessing of some special faith, that fostered it?
Lacking reference data, Lin Qichi didn’t dare to make random assertions.
He pulled out a delicate brocade pouch, packed some dry soil, and stood up.
Meng Yu: “Do you know what you want?”
Lin Qichi said dejectedly: “The road ahead is long and winding; I will explore it tirelessly.”
Meng Yu accurately translated: “That means there’s no hope.”
Lin Qichi’s expression brightened: “Even if the path is fraught with danger, I will not regret it.”
“Stop brainwashing yourself. Let’s go down the mountain quickly; the signal’s bad on the mountain.”
“Ask if your equipment is working hard.” Lin Qichi silently took out a walkie-talkie.
Meng Yu’s voice changed in shock: “Why a walkie-talkie?!”
Lin Qichi said with some disdain: “A signal amplifier is inconvenient to carry.”
Meng Yu felt that every sentence, every word Lin Qichi said was a flaw, and sighed with a toothache: “Technology changes lives, huh.”
Lin Qichi’s habits from the previous world suddenly emerged: “You’re right, I can invest in this aspect of development, develop a delicate and practical model to solve the problems of mountain exploration and safety. We can give some away for free to mountain farmers or something, build up a reputation, and then implement tiered pricing.
People like mountain residents who frequently go up the mountain will be provided with free spots regularly, but the majority will be for outdoor adventurers. As long as the reputation is successfully built up, the investment costs will be recovered quickly.
Baby, you really are a genius.”
Meng Yu gave an awkward smile; he was really just complaining.
Lin Qichi excitedly picked him up, leaving his joy and happiness, which he couldn’t fully express, on those pale lips.
A little joy overflowed, and Lin Qichi’s silent expression continued without stopping. Meng Yu was choked by that full surge of joy, forgetting that he didn’t need to breathe at all.
Unable to bear it, he pushed Lin Qichi, but Lin Qichi misunderstood his meaning, and more joy ravaged him.
After the expression had been exhausted, Meng Yu glared at Lin Qichi complainingly, vigorously wiping his red, swollen, and moist lips. Lin Qichi was still smiling at him!
Lin Qichi saw Meng Yu’s face flushed red from lack of oxygen and considerately asked: “Baby, do you want to rest?”
“No rest! Let’s go!”
Lin Qichi discovered that Meng Yu especially liked to go against him every time he was angry, especially cute.
Urged by Meng Yu, the sun was still hanging in the northwest sky when the two descended the mountain.
“Bro, you guys came so quickly?”
After arriving at the meeting place, Lin Qichi saw that Wen Ren Shu was almost completely glued to Chen Yan’s body, while Chen Yan was leaning against the wall with a look of despair.
If it were before, Lin Qichi wouldn’t have thought anything of it, but now that he had found his own boyfriend, looking at Wen Ren Shu again…
The more he looked, the more something felt off.
“Brother Wen Ren, you’ve finally arrived.” Chen Yan looked at him with a look of hopeless resignation.
“Where’s Miss En?”
Chen Yan still remembered Lin Qichi’s instructions, explaining, “She just went to try on clothes. Wen Ren Shu bought her a bunch of ill-fitting clothes, so I had the assistant buy her some new ones. She just went to change.”
Lin Qichi tentatively asked, “Is he… sticking to you more?”
Meng Yu saw that they had something to talk about, said he was going to take a shower, Chen Yan pointed him to a room, and then decisively abandoned Lin Qichi and left.
Wen Ren Shu retorted: “Bro, don’t talk nonsense, it’s clear that we’re more kindred spirits.”
Lin Qichi looked at Chen Yan questioningly.
Chen Yan was hopeless.
He silently comforted himself: At least he didn’t directly say they were in tune.
Perhaps this friend of his would never imagine what Chen Yan had suffered during the time he was away.