Chapter Thirty-Eight

  This is a vast and endless forest that stretches as far as the eye can see. What's even more strange is that this forest doesn't sit at the foot of a mountain or in a valley.

  In front of me, apart from this large forest, there are no mountains; on the contrary, it seems that there are some small villages in the distance.

  "Sister Lin, where is this place?"

  Yan Hongye, being the youngest, couldn't help but ask curiously with her bright big eyes blinking: "Why did you bring me and my mother here?"

  "Forest of Oblivion! Could it actually be the Forest of Oblivion?"

  It was not Lin Ruolan who answered Yan Hongye, but rather Yan Hongye's mother, Sima San Niang. The first sentence in front of Sima San Niang was surprise, and the next sentence was full of surprise with a hint of doubt.

  Lin Ruo Lan raised an eyebrow and smiled curiously at Sima San Niang: "So, San Niang, you also know about the Forgetful Forest? In that case, there's no need for me to waste my breath explaining further."

  Simma nodded slightly and replied: "Hmm... when I first joined the Xuanxin Orthodox Sect, I had heard about the legend of the Forgetful Forest; so when I left my master's door for the first time, I came to this Forgetful Forest."

  Although Sima's three daughters' words were a bit vague, Lin Ruolan could hear the meaning in them. It was just that when she was young, she had a kind of fantasy about love, so when she heard the sad and beautiful legend of the Forgetful Forest, she curiously went in to investigate.

  It is said that hundreds of years ago this Forgetful Forest was nameless, but inside it lived a pair of lovers who had been together since childhood; just as the two were about to get married, the girl was killed by a fox spirit; and the fox spirit even transformed into the girl's appearance and married the man who had been in love with her since childhood.

  Unfortunately, the fox spirit forgot one thing - paper can't wrap fire; the matter was finally discovered by that man. In order to avenge his beloved woman, the man made a crazy decision and chose to perish together with the fox spirit.

  Years later, a spring bubbled up from the grave of the star-crossed lovers; legend has it that anyone who drinks from its waters will truly forget their sorrows.

  This forest had no name for a long time. Later on, it was called the Forest of Forgetting.

  Lin Ruo Lan heard about the spring that could make people truly forget their emotions, and she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. She guessed that the spring mentioned by Sima San Niang was probably the Lingering Spring from the Legend of the White Snake?

  Sister! You're really irresponsible to say that! That hot spring is hiding demonic energy, if it erupts, the whole town will be doomed; are you kidding me?!

  On this side, Sima San Niang was explaining to Yan Hong Ye the origin of the Forgetful Forest, while on the other side, Bai Zhu and Mo Zhu, two little maids, were looking at their own young lady with a face full of admiration.

  Hehe... So, the words of the lady, the old master and the young master were all true. The girl from their own family is indeed a descendant of the fairy family! Since experiencing the instant transfer symbol, Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu have been admiring Lin Ruolan in their hearts; Wow... That's a crazy storm of 'whooshing' sounds!

  Lin Ruo Lan probably didn't even dream that her unintentional move would gain her two enthusiastic little fans!

  At night when everyone had fallen asleep, Lin Ruolan slipped into the space and started busying herself.

  Today's events reminded Lin Ruolan that the people who came out of Rongguo Mansion were indeed not good birds; since Jia Min's marriage to Lin's family had become an unchangeable fact, then her only option now was... to quickly let Lin Old Master, Lin Madam and Lin Ruhai undergo a thorough transformation.

  I don't expect them to become martial arts masters or geniuses of spiritual cultivation right away; at least let Lin Ruhai and the old couple reach a state where they are immune to all poisons, huh... at the very least, even if I return to Yunhe Mountain in the future, I won't have to worry so much, right?

  In the space, Lin Ruolan's expression became a few points more serious; she didn't have the Washing Marrow Dan, but she did know the method of refining it. Moreover, her hands also had enough materials to refine the Washing Marrow Dan.

  Just... Lin Ruolan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, did she really not have the talent for refining elixirs?

  She had already wasted four sets of hair washing medicine materials, and what she was holding in her hand now was the fifth set of medicine materials; uh...... At the same time, this was also the last set of medicine materials that Lin Ruolan could gather. If she failed again this time... then there would really be no more materials for her to continue wasting like this.

  The name "Marrow Washing Pill" is self-explanatory. Generally, ordinary people who take it can achieve a transformation of their body and bones; whether they are martial artists or cultivators of the mysterious arts, even those who have just entered the realm of spiritual cultivation - all covet this heavenly pill that defies the natural order.

  Based on the experience of previous failures, Lin Ruolan has learned a lesson this time; Lin Ruolan first used her special ability to purify all the medicinal materials, then added Lingquan water for soaking and made some simple processing; before starting to refine the Xǐ Mó Dān.

  Because of the experience from previous failures, Lin Ruolan easily cleaned up the medicine furnace; afterwards she started using the Earth Spirit Fire to heat up the Dan Furnace for refining the medicinal herbs, carefully following her remembered sequence to separate the mutually reinforcing and mutually inhibiting medicinal materials, one by one throwing them into the medicine furnace, quietly waiting for the elixir to be produced.

  It was unknown how much time had passed when a faint voice came from outside the space; the Washing Marrow Pill had finally succeeded, and the entire space was shrouded in a thick medicinal fragrance.

  Lin Ruo Lan, who had not slept all night, had eyes full of bloodshot, her nerves were tense; her eyes stared unblinkingly at the medicine stove, fearing that if she blinked carelessly, she would make a mistake.

  Although she hadn't slept all night, Lin Ruolan was still full of energy; her whole body was like a chicken blood injection, excited and staring at the medicine stove without blinking.

  After the earth spirit fire went out by itself and the temperature dropped slightly, Lin Ruolan hastily opened the medicine furnace.

  In an instant, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted up and hit her nose, just a light sniff; it made people feel invigorated, a warm feeling filled the whole body; Lin Ruolan's physical fatigue was swept away.

  Lin Ruolan's sharp eyes saw the red pills in the crucible, and upon counting them carefully, there were exactly nine; this coincided with the Taoist saying of "nine nines return to one". Lin Ruolan's eyes lit up; she knew that this batch of marrow-washing pills was a great success.

  Lin Ruo Lan herself had never taken the Washing Marrow Pill, so she wasn't quite clear about its efficacy. Was it really like what she had heard, that after taking it, one would experience abdominal pain like being strangled; and go through a process of transformation amidst unbearable pain?

  Whether it's Lin Ruhai or the two individuals, Lin Lao and Mrs. Lin, they are all ordinary mortals made of flesh and blood; Lin Ruolan is worried that the effect of this washing marrow pill is too intense, what if something goes wrong with her hard-won family?

  Lin Ruolan hesitated for a moment, then picked up a bright red Dan pill and swallowed it; this Dan pill made from spiritual spring water and spiritual energy was indeed extraordinary, not only did it dissolve instantly upon entering her mouth, but she also didn't feel even the slightest bit of discomfort.

  A warm and gentle heat spread throughout Lin Ruo Lan's body after the entrance of the Washing Marrow Dan; it slowly ran along her eight extraordinary meridians, one circle... two circles... three circles... After twenty-four hours, Lin Ruo Lan opened her eyes feeling refreshed and comfortable all over; she looked spirited and not even a bit drowsy.

  Although Lin Ruo Lan no longer needs to use the marrow washing agent, she has proven one thing: the medicinal properties of the marrow washing agent are mild and can be tolerated by ordinary people like Lin Ru Hai, Old Master Lin, and Madame Lin. She can also safely give it to the three of them to take.

  Lin Ruolan deftly picked up the white jade medicine bottle that had been prepared early in the morning, and carefully collected all of the Washing Marrow Dan from the furnace; then, without resting, she quickly flashed out of the space.

  "Madam, the young lady has arrived!" Lin's maid, Mugun, lifted the door curtain and walked in lightly to report to Madam Lin, who was sitting in front of her dressing table.

  Mugui had been serving by the side of Lady Lin for many years, not only as a senior maid in front of Lady Lin, but also as a confidant by her side. In the past when Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Lan Xiang and Qing Luan were still around, Mugui's daily duty was to teach them etiquette.

  This will make Lin Ruolan return to the mansion, and Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, Lan Xiang, and several others were originally Lin Ruolan's senior maids; they naturally had to go back to serve their own young lady, so Mu Jin began serving Lin Furen again.

  "How did this kid get here so early today?"

  Madam Lin's beautiful face showed a faint smile, and she said to Jasmine who was helping her comb her hair: "It's all right, I'm not going out today; just braid a simple hairstyle."

  "Good madam!" Jasmine had always been in charge of doing Mrs. Lin's hair, and in this mansion, Jasmine was the second most skilled person; no matter what kind of hairstyle, as long as Jasmine saw it once, she could imitate it perfectly.

  Cough, cough... The most skilled person in the Lin mansion is naturally Qing Luan. Mrs. Lin, who loves her daughter dearly, would of course give the best things to her own precious daughter; this clever and capable maid is no exception.