Ye Qingluan’s words naturally reached the ears of the old men who had followed along.
One of them snorted coldly.
“Ha, the three of us combined racked our brains with dozens of methods to no avail, yet this little brat dares to talk big?”
Another added, “Being confident in one’s abilities is a good thing, but this little brat clearly underestimates the power of that ominous aura. She’ll probably be dumbfounded like we were in a moment.”
Hearing this, Ye Qingluan slowly turned her head.
“Shut your mouths and watch closely.”
Then she spoke to Blue Ling’er.
“Second Senior Sister, put me down.”
Blue Ling’er set Ye Qingluan down.
The moment Ye Qingluan’s bare feet touched the ground, a patch of grass spread across the surface instantly. Her fair little feet stepped onto the soft turf, making a faint rustling sound.
“Wh-What just happened?”
“This… wasn’t grass before, was it?”
“If this old man’s memory serves, that spot was just flat ground…”
The several old men immediately widened their eyes, even thinking they were seeing things as they rubbed them repeatedly.
Then they confirmed that Ye Qingluan’s previous spot had been empty ground.
Yet now it was instantly covered with a layer of turf. How was this possible?
This scene was also witnessed by Guan Yue and Guan Ningning. A strange power left them deeply shocked.
“What… what kind of spell is this?”
Guan Yue had never seen such power.
Although he knew there existed cultivators adept at manipulating plants and trees in this world, he had never heard of such a feat as creating something from nothing like Ye Qingluan just did.
“A magic artifact… it must be a magic artifact!”
Guan Yue was certain that Ye Qingluan definitely possessed some kind of Earth rank — no, perhaps even a Heaven rank or higher artifact!
Otherwise, how else could such a miraculous display be explained?
“The gardening in your Hundred Beasts Garden is really lousy.”
Ye Qingluan looked around, taking in the flowers and trees with appreciative eyes, then spoke with some disdain.
“If you give me something, I can help you prune this place, you know?”
The so-called “pruning” meant completely transforming the Hundred Beasts Garden into her preferred style.
“Qingluan.”
Yu Yi called out, arms crossed, her expression calm.
Although Ye Qingluan was usually lazy and loved to sleep, when it came to things she enjoyed, she was more enthusiastic than anyone.
If Yu Yi didn’t speak up to make Ye Qingluan restrain herself, who knew what trouble she could cause.
“Don’t worry, Master, I was just joking~”
Ye Qingluan said.
She remembered to keep a low profile and complete the mission as quickly as possible so she could ask Yu Yi for a reward and invite Yu Yi to “sit a while” in her “Wondrous Treehouse.” She had learned this from Huang Doudou.
So Ye Qingluan stopped wasting time and turned her gaze back to the birdcage.
The rot qi emanating from the cage was faint, not enough to harm a person, but the plants and leaves inside were decayed. The entire exquisite birdcage was filled with a desolate scene. The little bird was barely alive, on the verge of death.
Ye Qingluan’s pupils emitted a green light. Her curly hair rose like writhing green snakes. A power that seemed like Zhenqi but wasn’t surged from her body, danced in the air, then condensed on the tip of her small index finger.
Then, Ye Qingluan gently placed the green light on her fingertip onto the birdcage.
The green light drifted into the cage like a flowing stream. Guan Ningning, crouched in front of the cage, watched the changes with wide eyes.
The green light scattered into countless green particles, like little stars falling onto the plants and leaves in the cage, then disappeared as if absorbed in an instant.
In the next moment, an unexpected scene appeared.
The originally decayed and withered plants and leaves actually revived, regenerating at a visible speed, and in no time became full of life again!
“Wow… how amazing!”
Guan Ningning couldn’t help but exclaim.
But what she didn’t know was that this was only the beginning.
Yu Yi and Blue Ling’er also watched the changes in the cage intently.
Although Ye Qingluan had appeared very confident throughout, Yu Yi clearly knew that this was the first time Ye Qingluan used the power of the “Azure Wood Jade” to heal an “animal,” and it was not entirely certain whether it would succeed.
Of course, Yu Yi believed Ye Qingluan could do it.
Trust was not an issue.
And the next scene confirmed Yu Yi’s trust in Ye Qingluan.
After the plants and leaves in the cage regained vitality, a gentle green light floated within the cage, carefully enveloping the little bird. Then, under everyone’s watch, the rot qi emanating from the bird began to dissipate, growing fainter.
Suddenly, a pure white feather shook loose with a flutter, drifted out of the cage, and fell to the ground.
With the feather’s landing, the bird flapped its wings again and bounced joyfully up and down in the cage!
“It’s alive! It’s alive!!”
Guan Ningning was so excited she almost jumped on the spot. She quickly opened the cage and let the bird fly out.
The little bird flapped its wings excitedly, circling back and forth above Ye Qingluan and Guan Ningning, chirping melodiously as if speaking words of gratitude.
“It told me that it felt like it was granted a second life in that moment, and it wants me to thank you!”
Guan Ningning couldn’t help but grab Ye Qingluan’s hand, shaking it up and down as she said excitedly.
“You’re so amazing! What’s your name?”
Ye Qingluan did not answer, but looked at Guan Ningning with a strange expression.
Guan Ningning immediately realized she might have been too forward, quickly withdrew her hand and said.
“I’m sorry, I was just too excited, so…”
Previously, when Ye Qingluan had healed some injured people with her miraculous skills, their reactions had been similar to Guan Ningning’s.
But Ye Qingluan felt that there was nothing to be surprised about.
Because with her talent, doing such things was too normal.
Of course, Guan Ningning’s reaction was not important.
What mattered was the reaction of those old geezers.
Ye Qingluan slowly turned her head to look at the old physicians who were dumbfounded and petrified, and said sarcastically.
“When you realized you couldn’t save that little bird, the esteemed ‘Three-Handed Medicine King,’ ‘Gate of the Yellow Springs,’ and ‘Living Buddha of Miraculous Hands’ were actually inferior to a little girl? Oh my, oh my, I’ve really learned something today~”
Upon hearing this, those old men wished they could dig a hole and bury their heads. The titles they had once been proud of now sounded especially shameful.
But the fact was right before their eyes: a seemingly unreliable “little girl” had effortlessly done what they could not.
Those old geezers had no face to stay, and even less face to respond to Ye Qingluan’s mockery, so they slunk away in disgrace.
“Qingluan.”
Yu Yi called Ye Qingluan’s name at this moment, and said with a smile.
“You did well, your master is very satisfied.”
For Ye Qingluan, accomplishing such a thing was not difficult. The surprise and praise of others only bored her, feeling quite unnecessary.
But Yu Yi was different.
After hearing Yu Yi’s praise, Ye Qingluan was like a child praised by her teacher, unable to hide her joy.
Her smile was like spring flowers blooming.
“Thank you for the praise, Master!”