Despite his inability to remember things, Lin Yun knew he shouldn’t blame others.

Yet, the look in his eyes as he gazed at Bai Jing became somewhat resentful.

Perhaps this was fate. Lin Yun might have been able to remember what he heard in his dream if he’d tried a little harder. But just then, Bai Jing had interrupted him, and he completely forgot the dream.

Bai Jing felt a bit nervous under Lin Yun’s resentful gaze and hastily asked, "What’s wrong, why are you looking at me like that..."

Lin Yun sighed inwardly but didn’t make things difficult for Bai Jing. He wasn’t a devil.

Waving his hand, Lin Yun said, "It’s nothing, I’ve just woken up and am a bit groggy. The Tribal Chief needn’t worry."

"I see, well rest up. Bai Gan, you stay behind and take good care of Brother Lin."

Bai Jing chose to make a swift exit.

She hurried back to return everything she had packed to its place, no need to run off.

Lin Yun didn’t stop Bai Jing from leaving, but once she had gone, only he and Bai Gan were left in the room.

Being alone with a woman in a room, Lin Yun also felt it wasn’t quite appropriate; he just wanted some time by himself.

"Miss Bai, there’s no need to be polite. Now that I’m awake, I should be unharmed."

"It’s no trouble at all. I don’t have much to do anyway, I’d just be idling."

Bai Gan didn’t pick up on Lin Yun’s hint for her to leave, so Lin Yun could only helplessly spread his hands and said, "Since that’s the case, could I trouble Miss Bai to fetch me some clean clothes? The ones I have on have been worn for quite some time."

"Oh, sure, I’ll go ask my brother for some. You rest in the meantime."

Finally having something to do, Bai Gan bounced out of the room at Lin Yun’s nod. Watching the fluctuations she created, Lin Yun suspected for a moment that she might be doing it on purpose.

But...

Hei Feng was already dead, so she shouldn’t have any reason to try to please him. Besides, after being disciplined by Lin Yu, she should be cautious.

In any case, whatever Bai Gan was thinking, Lin Yun had lost interest in asking.

Having a garden at home, there was no need to pick wildflowers by the roadside.

Once Bai Gan had left, Lin Yun could concentrate on thinking about what had happened during this time.

According to Bai Jing, he had been unconscious for two days, which explained why Lin Yu had been so anxious to gather medicine and why Wang Wanqiu was nowhere to be found. Were these two so unreliable that they couldn’t have stayed to watch over him?

Fortunately, nothing had happened.

Lin Yun himself only felt as if he’d closed his eyes for a moment and briefly lost awareness before waking up, only to discover that two days had passed.

Fortunately, although he had been unconscious, Xiao Qing was still inside him.

Lin Yun focused his attention and communicated with Xiao Qing in his Qi Sea.

"Xiao Qing, what happened during the two days I was unconscious?"

"Two days? I’ve just woken up too?"

Lin Yun: "..."

That meant Xiao Qing had also slept through the episode, and so he couldn’t rely on Xiao Qing to find out what had happened to him.

Although he knew nothing, Lin Yun had his speculations.

Some powerful figure must have tampered with him. The introduction of the Oblivion Gu Worm coincidentally triggered the arrangements of that figure, leading him to fall into a deep sleep, causing Xiao Qing to sleep too.

In the Dantian, the only one who might know the truth was Qing Nu. Although the Statue of Qing Nu was sentient, Lin Yun felt that she had no intention of contacting him right now, and even if he asked, she wouldn’t tell him anything.

It’s unclear what the Oblivion Gu Worm experienced before it died, but had I not passed out, perhaps the truth would have been laid bare.

"It seems I am indeed a pawn of some major player, the question is what does this powerhouse want this pawn of mine to do?"

Lin Yun had long been aware of this realization, but now he had to truly face the issue, casting a shadow over his heart.

As he pondered, the door suddenly swung open, and in walked Wang Wanqiu.

"Lin Yun, are you awake?"

Wang Wanqiu burst into the room, excitedly clutching a tender-looking large radish in her hand.

Wait, no, that doesn’t seem like a radish, it’s a ginseng that has become sentient.

In the Southern Border’s harsh mountains and rivers, there indeed grow some Spiritual Medicine.

What Wang Wanqiu held in her hand was a White Jade Heart Ginseng, which had developed spiritual intelligence, indicating its considerable age.

However, once a plant becomes sentient, it usually can’t escape being eaten, and this Ginseng spirit was captured by a Spirit Beast.

This Spirit Beast possessed the ability to tunnel through the earth, which was just the overpowering force against the White Jade Heart Ginseng. Fortunately, the Spirit Beast was clever and did not consume the Ginseng spirit outright but kept it in its lair, nibbling on its roots from time to time. It neither harmed the Ginseng’s essence nor compromised its own needs.

It was rare to come across a Spirit Beast that understood the concept of sustainable development. This could be considered the Ginseng spirit’s stroke of luck; being domesticated was certainly better than losing its life.

But fate is unpredictable, and the formidable Wang Wanqiu came knocking.

Wang Wanqiu had also heard from Bai Jing that the most challenging Spiritual Objects were guarded by Six-Clawed Burrowing Beasts. The Ginseng itself was sentient, but it could be the key to healing Lin Yun.

Lin Yun had suffered a substantial loss of blood and energy, thus needing something that could replenish him.

As soon as Wang Wanqiu heard that from Bai Jing, she couldn’t stay put. She was supposed to watch over Lin Yun, but with Bai Jing repeatedly assuring Lin Yun’s safety, she disregarded these concerns and hurried to the location mentioned by Bai Jing.

After an intense chase, she managed to drive off the Six-Clawed Burrowing Beast and captured this White Jade Heart Ginseng.

On the outside, it was as smooth as white jade, and inside it was emerald green, itself a work of art.

In capturing this Spiritual Object, Wang Wanqiu was indeed disheveled, but as soon as she returned and heard that Lin Yun was awake, she cared little for her appearance and rushed into the house.

Seeing Lin Yun truly awake, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"You... what’s with that look?"

Topped with a few burdock seeds, the rest of the weeds were likely blown away by the wind, but the burdock seeds stuck to her hair. Wang Wanqiu hadn’t bothered to tidy up, so they stayed there.

At Lin Yun’s comment, Wang Wanqiu realized her state, slightly embarrassed, she whipped up her Demonic Qi causing her hair to soar skywards then gently float down, returning to its flowing elegance.

It appeared that Wang Wanqiu had sharpened her mastery of her own power over the past couple of days.

"That radish... looks quite pitiful."

It was already a sentient Spiritual Medicine. Although it hadn’t transformed into a human, it had forks below like legs and two forks on the sides like arms, crowned with a little head complete with eyes and a nose.

Now, the radish’s tears welled up, its tears evaporating into pure Spiritual Energy, clearly a truly precious Baby.

But Lin Yun couldn’t bear to look at it.

"Then, shall we set it free?"

Wang Wanqiu felt it was a shame, she had burrowed for quite some time to catch it, but if Lin Yun didn’t want to eat it, then so be it.

"That’s not what I meant, I’m saying, why don’t you chop it up, make a nice pot of soup from it, and bring that over? I might feel better eating that."

Wang Wanqiu: "..."

That was thoughtless...