Chapter 2586 — Hibernation
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Of course, "worthless" depended on what you compared them to. In the eyes of the hidden You family, third-grade pill ingredients were naturally less valuable than second-grade cauldrons, because third-grade pill ingredients were good for absolutely nothing—even the Xuandan Sect had mountains of them piled up!
Every year the herb gardens could grow a great many medicinal herbs. Unless it was some especially rare and heaven-defying spirit herb, ordinary third-grade pill ingredients could still be gathered in large quantities. Of course, that too depended on whom you compared them to—next to ordinary ancient sects and ancient clans, these common herbs were quite valuable.
The Xuandan Sect could cultivate them in bulk because it possessed a uniquely blessed spirit field, which was why the yield of these herbs was so high. Heaven-defying herbs, however, were scarce, and even the Xuandan Sect had to buy them from places like Snow Valley.
"Good, then it's settled. I'll have people prepare it right now—it should be about ready before school lets out today. We'll hand over the money and the goods at the same time. You'd better make a copy first, to save trouble later!" You Panhu reminded him.
Wang Xinyan slept in a daze until just before the second class of the afternoon. It was not until the white-collar girl entered the classroom that Wei Zhao woke her, still bleary-eyed.
There was no class the first period of the afternoon; it was a self-study period. Students who wanted to come came to the classroom to study, and those who didn't went straight back to the dormitory after lunch and came back for the second period.
"I slept that long…" Wang Xinyan hadn't expected to sleep two whole hours, from noon until the second class began. She had thought she'd only dozed for about half an hour.
"Heh, didn't rest well last night?" Wei Zhao laughed, unconcerned.
"No, I slept great. I didn't even wake up until eight this morning, and I skipped breakfast…" Wang Xinyan said, a little embarrassed.
"Then maybe you've entered hibernation," Wei Zhao joked with a smile.
"You're awful…" Wang Xinyan gave Wei Zhao a light kick. "Only animals hibernate!"
"Humans are animals too, you know," Wei Zhao said. "If you don't believe me, ask Teacher Bai."
"You're doing this on purpose to spite me—I won't let you cultivate anymore," Wang Xinyan said angrily.
"Fine, so you're not an animal, all right…" Wei Zhao said with a bitter smile.
"If I don't move, doesn't that mean I'm dead? Hmph!" Wang Xinyan turned her head away and ignored Wei Zhao.
Wang Xinyan was a bit foggy today, not quite awake. In her dream earlier she had gone to an amusement park with Wei Zhao, so upon waking she couldn't help but trade a few jokes with him. On any ordinary day, she would certainly have been mindful of Kang Jinglong's feelings.
"Heh…" Wei Zhao had noticed too that Wang Xinyan was in a good mood today, without that keep-away air she'd had before. In the past, though she had talked and interacted with Wei Zhao, she was always guarded about something—even when sleeping in the same bed as him, she'd been somewhat stiff. "Come to my place tonight?"
"Ah…" Wang Xinyan was taken aback and glared at Wei Zhao over her shoulder, but still said, "Okay…"
Wei Zhao had come back too late before and hadn't gone to school, so Wang Xinyan naturally hadn't felt comfortable going back with Gu Mengyao and the others to wait for him. She had slept in the dormitory instead, only to be interrogated that night by He Meiyue and Chai Xiaoling, who demanded to know whether she'd gone out to a hotel with him. At her wit's end, Wang Xinyan had lied and said she was staying at a relative's house—only for He Meiyue to insist on paying that relative a visit, leaving Wang Xinyan utterly speechless and barely managing to muddle her way through.