Chapter 317: Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom

The Aquamarine Elemental Shellfish was a living being, while this long white curved porcelain table was clearly not.

At that moment, Cai Cha, who was standing beside the Moon Empress, poured a cup of tea brewed with epiphyllum tea leaves. She placed this cup of tea on the table and said softly, “Moon Empress, this Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom you raised is blooming better and better.”

Upon hearing that, the Moon Empress paused her action of pruning the branches. She examined the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom that she had just finished pruning and answered, “If the whale bone did not supply the water-elemental energy to this Jade Hairpin Plum Blossom, I’m afraid that it would take three years for it to bloom once like this.”

After hearing the Moon Empress’ words, Cai Cha could not help but feel puzzled before she looked embarrassed.

She had always thought that the Moon Empress used the long table made of whale bone so that she would not have to always water the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom.

However, she did not expect that she wanted to let this Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom quickly mature instead.

This long white porcelain table was made of a Myth III cetacean fey’s whale bone. It was far more precious than the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom.

Although the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom was a Heaven and Earth Fey, it had a relatively weak efficacy among the Heaven and Earth Feys. This was because its petals were only for hair care.

Even though such hair care was more unorthodox among the Heaven and Earth Feys, it was very useful for some specific feys, like some hairy animal feys. It could greatly increase the brightness and luster of their fur.

The Moon Empress always used the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom’s petals to concoct the spirit fluid for her contracted fey, the Calamity Sun-Swallowing Fox.

Of course, the petals were particularly sought after because they could cure baldness and reduce the recession of the hairline. As a result, the price was astronomical.

If the Moon Empress wasn’t in the mood to prune the plum branches, it probably would not even have the right to be taken to the inner palace.

Cai Cha thought about those rare feys and even Heaven and Earth Feys in the Radiant Moon Palace that outsiders could not see.

Wasn’t it all thanks to the Moon Empress nurturing them and placing them at the corner as ornaments to collect dust?

However, Cai Cha did not know that when the Moon Empress was pruning the flowering branch, she was pruning the heart, not the flowers.

She was still pruning this Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom. Unknowingly, she had pruned it smaller.

In her opinion, life was just like this flowering branch. No matter how she cut it, she would still feel that something was not perfect.

Nevertheless, the Moon Empress’ pruning method was different. She only left what she wanted and cut away what she thought was superfluous.

She cut it into the feeling of ‘The wind is cold in winter, and the cold plum blossom blooms late.’

There were many scattered plum blossoms from the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom. It became somewhat tacky because of the numbers.

The Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom, like a mutton fat jade, bloomed on the plum branches as if pressed on a snow layer.

Thanks to the Moon Empress’ pruning, nine plum blossoms were on the plum branches, with nine bloomed petals.

The plum branches were vigorous, with a touch of elegance, looking perfect.

At that moment, the Moon Empress looked at the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom. She was more and more satisfied with the pruning and said, “The plum blossom has a distinctive charm in its fragrance and is so noble that it does not fear the cold. It’s going to be New Year’s soon.”

Before Cai Cha could try to understand the Moon Empress’ words, she heard Mystic Moon’s clear voice from the inner palace’s door.

“Moon Empress, Young Lord is back.”

The Moon Empress immediately let go of her hand that was about to continue pruning the Jade Hairpin Nine-Petaled Plum Blossom. She wore an elegant smile on her face.

“Mystic Moon, roast one of the two Spirit Savory Pigs that you brought back from Chef Supreme last time.”

Upon hearing that, Mystic Moon immediately did as he was told.

Lin Yuan had already arrived in front of the Radiant Moon Palace door. When he saw those two Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia in front of the Radiant Moon Palace, he found that the scene was very different from one and a half months ago when he had left.

The Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia, which had become lush but had no Willpower Rune and had remained at Diamond X/Legend, was still lush and full of flowers.

The other had comprehended a Willpower Rune but dropped a tree of flowers and green leaves and even fell into dormancy. It had a tree full of young leaves.

Even though its height was comparable to the Diamond X/Legend Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia, the one that had comprehended a Willpower Rune and reached Suzerain had buds in between the newly grown young leaves.

A gold and silver color was hidden between the buds. They already looked different in color from the Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia flowers.

If the Diamond X Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia flowers were like stars, then the Suzerain Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia flower bloomed like a small sun, shining with a bright gold and silver luster.

It seemed that when this Suzerain Silver Stamen Gold Luster Cassia reached Fantasy V, it could welcome its first World Cleansing and become a Myth Breed.

Lin Yuan breezed into the Radiant Moon Palace’s inner palace and immediately saw the Moon Empress, sitting there waiting for him.

Upon seeing Lin Yuan arrive in the inner palace, Cai Cha immediately poured a cup of spirit tea from the jade porcelain teapot on the table, handed it to Lin Yuan, and said, “Young Lord, it’s dry and windy outside. Have some spirit tea to moisten your throat.”

Lin Yuan received the cup and took a sip before replying, “Auntie Cai Cha’s tea is still as fragrant as before.”

The Moon Empress picked up a red-and-green spirit fruit from the table. She peeled it swiftly and handed it to Lin Yuan before asking, “Didn’t you say you’re not going to return until before the Radiance Hundred Sequence test? Why did you come back so early? Did anything happen?”

After the Moon Empress handed the spirit fruit, Lin Yuan took a bite, and the fruity fragrance burst in his mouth. The rich, fruity fragrance contained abundant juice and was very sweet.

The Radiant Moon Palace’s spirit fruit was not a particularly rare variety. Rather, it was an apple that was sold in the market, except that this apple was from the Diamond fruit tree bred in the Radiant Moon Palace.

Although they were the same, they had a distinct taste.

As Cai Cha watched the Moon Empress peel the Diamond apple so perfectly, she could not help but think of the first time when the Moon Empress had peeled an apple for the Young Lord. She seemed to be in a flurry.