Zhenzhu used her golden fish scale to assist in the search. She slowly stimulated it by infusing it with her spirit energy, causing the scale to shimmer brightly within her mind before emitting a spirit energy that enveloped her surroundings. Zhenzhu knew the golden fish scale could sense her plea, and although it grumbled, seemingly annoyed, it still extended its divine power to help her find the golden Jianghe flower. Zhenzhu walked slowly, allowing the scale to meticulously scan the area around her. Every action of Zhenzhu’s was closely observed by Yong Saiweihao’s sharp gaze. He furrowed his brow in curiosity, but soon his doubts dissipated. Though he no longer had spirit energy, he had encountered divine power in the past and recognized that the energy emanating from the young woman was indeed divine. However, the guards and physicians accompanying them were not as curious. Unfamiliar with divine power, they assumed Lady He was merely using her spirit energy, since the spirit energy of each person was unique. After searching for most of the day, she still couldn’t detect any trace of the magical Jianghe flower. "Maybe the golden Jianghe flower doesn’t exist after all, just a tale people tell trick children." The young woman sat on a rock, disappointed. Her feet ached from the walking, yet she hadn’t seen even a glimmer of gold from the Jianghe flower. She only saw the color of pink across the field. This must be the first time she hated pink. "Never mind, Zhu’er. It’s alright if we don’t find it," Yong Saiweihao sat down beside her. He gestured for the guards and physicians to disperse, leaving only Zhenzhu by the rock. Yong Saiweihao knelt near her feet, then lifted her little foot and began to slowly remove the natural color leather shoe. "Brother Hao! What are you doing?!" Zhenzhu was shocked, attempting to pull her foot away from his hand, but couldn’t succeed in it. "I’m going to massage your feet. Are they sore?" "You don’t have to. How could you do that?!" Zhenzhu was still in shock. She tried to pull her foot away again. Women’s feet were considered lowly, how could she let him massage them? Who was he? He was a general of the region. His hands never held women’s feet, they only held a sword and wielded a saber. She felt as if her feet were extremely dirty. "Do you mind?" The young man asked, raising an eyebrow. "N... No, it’s not that. It’s just that my feet are dirty. How can Brother Hao massage them?" This time, she didn’t dare to pull her foot away for fear he might misunderstand and think she found him repulsive. Yong Saiweihao had spent a long time on the battlefield and had been roaming the martial world since a young age. In the martial world, men and women were very close and did not adhere to the strict customs like the women in the palace or noble families. So, how could he mind touching women’s feet? He had often massaged his mother’s and sister’s feet when he was a boy. Thus, massaging the feet of a woman he fancied was no big deal. "If you don’t mind, then don’t squirm," the young man started to massage her feet with a pressure that was neither too light nor too heavy. His pressure and the points he massaged were precise, making Zhenzhu feel relaxed. The fatigue from walking eased significantly. In fact, she didn’t need the massage at all since she was a gold-tier spirit energy cultivator, and such a walk was nothing to her. Normally, the fatigue would have disappeared quickly. However, being treated made her relax even more, nearly drifting off to sleep on the rock. Yong Saiweihao continued massaging, applying pressure all over her soles, the tops of her feet, and her ankles, alternating between both feet without any disdain. Nevertheless, the young woman felt a bit embarrassed. "They say a man should only see a woman’s feet if she is his wife," the young man suddenly remarked softly but with great impact. "Ah..." The young woman was startled and tried to pull her feet away, but his large hands held them firmly. He looked up at her while holding her feet, his gaze conveying meanings: determination, resolve, and steadfast feeling. He wasn’t going to back down anymore. At that moment, she wondered if her face was burning. Her heart was pounding so hard she feared it might leap out of her chest. She couldn’t avoid the issue any longer since her feet were still held captive in his hands. As for her feelings, how could she not be aware? She had sensed them for some time but had pretended not to notice out of fear that her hopes might be dashed. After all, she wasn’t a person of this era. She was not He Zhenzhu; she was Li Jing. Yet sometimes she was confused about who she really was, Li Jing or He Zhenzhu. She was terrified of having to return to where she came from someday. She didn’t know if it would be today, tomorrow, this month, this year, or ten years from now. She didn’t know if the golden fish scale in her mind would send her back again. "Brother Hao, what if I don’t stay here forever?" Zhenzhu asked softly, her voice unsteady, looking into his eyes with a meaningful gaze. She wasn’t avoiding or pretending not to understand anymore. "Where would you go?" "Either dead or somewhere so far that you can’t reach me." She didn’t want them both to suffer from separation. What if they gave each other their heart and soul to this only for it not to turn out as they wished? What would they do? "Don’t be afraid. No matter how far, I will come to bring you back. If you die, I’ll retrieve your soul from the underworld." "Brother Hao, I’m serious. I’m not joking." "What do you hope for from me then?" "Nothing more than to hold your hand through the changes of time, wishing you a lifetime of worry-free happiness." His eyes were unwaveringly resolute, never wavering. The young man reached out and grasped her delicate hand, their fingertips touching, their ten fingers intertwined, and their wrists entangled. Their gazes met, and this was a ritual, an ancient vow never to betray, never to abandon each other for all time. Zhenzhu was left stunned, letting him hold her hands like that. At this moment, she brushed aside her worries and fears. Brother Hao was so good to her; even if they had to face mountains of swords and seas of sabers, she would hold his hand and face them together. Nothing else mattered; as long as they were happy now, that was enough. The two young people exchanged meaningful looks. “Ahem, Big Sister!” A voice called out, startling Zhenzhu, who hurriedly put her shoes back on. The dreamlike atmosphere disappeared instantly. He Yu walked in, looking slightly annoyed. "I’ve searched the whole forest and haven’t found a single golden Jianghe flower. Xiao She wouldn’t help either; it just curled up and played in the flower field. Too much!" "O... Oh, really? Come and rest for a while," Zhenzhu finally found her voice. That was close! "Are you hot, Yu’er? Thirsty? Here, here, take this water," the young woman quickly fumbled in her dimensional bracelet and pulling out a jar of Putao wine. "Oops, wrong one," she said tossed the wine back and grabbing a water bottle, handing it to her younger brother whose face was red, due to the heat from the sun. He Yu looked at his older sister curiously. Why was she acting so strangely? "Big Sister, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?" "N... No, nothing like that. Drink quickly to feel refreshed. Are you hungry? Big Sister brought a lot of food." "I’m not hungry." Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵 "Oh, then just rest for a bit." She said, secretly sighed out of relief that He Yu took the water bottle and drank without saying anything more. Seeing her flustered behavior, Yong Saiweihao couldn’t help but smile with amusement, making Zhenzhu glare at him. It was all his fault. After letting He Yu rest for a while, she asked curiously. "Did you say Xiao She was lying in the flower field?" "Yes. When I asked for help, it just curled up there, leaving me to search the whole area alone. Bad snake. When we get back, I’ll reduce its meat ration by half," the young man said, annoyed. Zhenzhu frowned upon listening. Xiao She wasn’t that lazy; when given a task, it always did its best until it was completed. For it to lie in the field must mean something unusual. "Yu’er, can you take Big Sister to where Xiao She was lying?" She spoke excitedly, feeling that Xiao She had found something and thus wouldn’t leave the spot. Since Xiao She and He Yu weren’t bound by a pact, they couldn’t communicate clearly. He Yu was focused on finding the golden Jianghe flower to help her and didn’t pay much attention to Xiao She. Therefore, he thought Xiao She was useless and not helping with the task. "Why, Big Sister?" The young man asked, puzzled. "Just take me there, and you’ll see.” “Then follow me this way,” He Yu led the way, followed closely by Zhenzhu, Yong Saiweihao, and the others. After walking for a while, they reached the area where Xiao She was. At this moment, the giant snake was indeed coiled up among the flowers as He Yu had described. However, it left an open space in the middle of its body, where a small Jianghe plant was growing. "Baihu, ask it if it has found anything," Zhenzhu asked excitedly. Baihu was silent for a moment before speaking. "Xiao She says there is a strange natural power here, but I can’t sense it. Xiao She must be feeling something from this area." "Really!" Zhenzhu exclaimed excitedly. She then activated the golden fish scale again, to have it help locate the golden Jianghe flower. However, she couldn’t sense any power as Baihu had mentioned. "Xiao She says to quickly water the Jianghe plant it’s surrounding with spiritual energized water. This Jianghe plant hasn’t bloomed for a long time, and it will help stimulate it to bloom.” "Alright!" Zhenzhu reached into her dimensional bracelet and took out a bottle containing spiritual energized water, which she then poured around the base of the plant. Turning to Yong Saiweihao, she said excitedly. "Brother Hao, Xiao She has found a peculiar Jianghe plant different from the others. We will stay here and wait for it to grow and bloom." She said excitedly. "What kind of water is that?" Yong Saiweihao glanced at the bottle in her hand instead. "Uh, I’ll explain later." Now that they had become somewhat like lovers, she didn’t want to hide anything from him. However, the most pressing matter was finding the golden Jianghe flower. "A’Zhu, we need Fenghuang and the black turtle to help. Xiao She says it can’t do it alone.” "Really? In that case, I need to get Big Brother first. Wait here for a moment.” "Brother Hao, can we use Yongxian’s help? Xiao She needs its power.” "Alright," Yong Saiweihao reached into his dimensional items and pulling out the small black turtle. However, what came out wasn’t just the little turtle but also a potted Spirit and Soul plant, with the Yongxian biting onto the vine and the little vine wrapped tightly around Yongxian’s shell with all its might. "Stop fighting and get to work," Yong Saiweihao said, tired of this. He then separated the two with force. They bickered daily, didn’t they tire of it? "Yongxian, go help over there." Yong Saiweihao tossed it onto a grassy patch near Xiao She. "Thank you, Brother Hao," she said, instructing a guard to fetch He Ming. A while later, He Ming came running, out of breath. After waiting for him to catch his breath, Zhenzhu explained the situation to him and asked for Fenghuang’s help. The older brother did not reluctant at all. He agreed, communicating with Fenghuang to join Xiao She in their task. When the four creatures gathered once more, they began to steadily transfer their power to the Jianghe plant while Zhenzhu periodically watered it with spiritual energized water. As the evening wore on, the Jianghe flower showed no sign of blooming. "Brother Hao, it looks like they will have to work through the night," Zhenzhu said. Nourishing the plant with spirit energy wasn’t easy. It was nourished by the power of the four semi-divine beasts and the spiritual energized water. Why hadn’t it bloomed yet? Yong Saiweihao was prepared. He had instructed some of the guards to cut wood and build temporary shelters. "Mmm, come here," he took her hand and leading her to sit by a nearby rock. "No, I’m not tired. I can endure it," she smiled at him ingratiatingly, prompting the one who looked to stroke her head affectionately. When several tents were finally erected, Yong Saiweihao told her to go rest. However, even after lying down on the grass woven mat covered with a thick blanket prepared by the guards, she couldn’t fall asleep. She was worried about whether the four beasts would succeed. She tossed and turned for a while before eventually falling asleep. -----Read ‘Rebirth: This Farmgirl Has Spirit Fish Scales’ before anyone else with more Chapters at https://www.jinovel.com/en