"Nine people, one seriously injured," Meng Xinian said, wiping the rain off his face, but it was nearly futile.
"Should we wait for the rain to stop before we pursue?"
"Continue the chase!"
The other party didn’t stop, and if they waited for the rain to cease, the downpour would wash away all traces, making it even harder to follow them. They didn’t know that the blood shed by the wounded criminal was also one of the reasons why they could keep a tight grip on their trail.
Chiang Xiao suddenly woke up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason.
It was the third day since she had moved into the house in the county town.
Once awake, she couldn’t fall back to sleep again.
In half a month, school would start, leaving her ample time to properly arrange her new home for the next three years. She had drawn a Nourishing Talisman Diagram that calms the mind and nurtures energy on all four corners of the quilt, as well as on a corner of the pillowcase.
This past year she had come up with quite a few new Talisman Diagrams, gradually applying them first to herself and her grandparents.
Like the Nourishing Talisman, whose name she had coined because many Talisman Diagrams simply had no names. She had to decipher and study them to understand their functions before she could name them herself.
Having the Nourishing Talisman drawn on the bedding, she noticed a significant improvement in sleep quality, so waking up so abruptly tonight felt somewhat strange to Chiang Xiao.
However, with her current energy levels, going a night without sleep wouldn’t leave her unbearably fatigued.
She flashed into her Space.
The Space was meticulously organized into three parts: the Medicinal Garden, the Flower Garden, the Flower Garden.
Each small garden was brimming with life.
In the Medicinal Garden, the Ganoderma ginseng was the soul that supported the entire Space, and now, both the Lingzhi and the Ginseng had grown incredibly thick. Their appearance and color alone made them highly prized.
Apart from the Lingzhi and Ginseng, Chiang Xiao had also collected some commonly used medicinal herbs, as she realized it was better to grow the usual rather than pursuing rare ones!
After all, the medicinal effectiveness of herbs grown in the Space was entirely different from those outside, achieving more than ten times the effect. Thus, even the most common herbs became excellent ones!
Whether it was to stop bleeding, clear the liver and brighten the eyes, or reduce internal heat—all herbs grown in the Space had outstanding effects.
Apart from the Medicinal Garden, her Flower Garden had also become a colorful spectacle, incredibly beautiful.
All the Orchids were in bloom, each looking remarkably poised. She had once checked a bookstore for information on Orchid varieties but felt the Orchids in the pictures lacked something compared to those in her Space; whether in color or shape, they just didn’t measure up.
Chiang Xiao suspected that the Orchids in her Space had undergone a slight mutation, so she wouldn’t casually take them out unless the opportunity was right.
It was very nice to appreciate them in the Space itself.
However, she did paint several Orchids, planning to exhibit them if the chance arose.
Then there was the Golden Camellia, wild roses, wild chrysanthemums, and the like—she had picked them countless times. Now, aside from some meat, her shelves in the Bamboo Hut were filled with flowers she had gathered.
Next came the Tea Garden, which might be considered the most desolate part of the Space, but didn’t look barren. The Ancient Tea Tree hadn’t grown much but was always maintained in the best state, ideal for picking.
She had learned how to pick and process tea from Uncle Huo and had already harvested tea leaves several times.
The stove and Jade Pot in the Bamboo Hut turned out to be useful for making, roasting, and stir-frying tea as well.