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Chapter 229 Secret Seasonings and Wet Nurse.

Chapter 229 Secret Seasonings and Wet Nurse.

After rescuing the blacksmith's companions and confirming that the cleavers would not return, Wei Xin and his group returned to the cave. Tianxi stood at the cave entrance, accompanied by two small diamonds with white beards.

Or it should be called an old broken diamond.

"Thank you for your assistance, Lord Wei Xin." Tianxi bowed her head and gracefully lifted her skirt.

"It was nothing," Wei Xin said casually, as he approached Tianxi.

Two old diamond-hards blocked Wei Xin's path, separating the human in front of him from their princess. Their eyes were like torches, as if Old Deng was holding an iron bar and saw the blond-haired man at the door.

Retreat, retreat, retreat!

Turning to Diancie, he skipped around, warning his naive princess that the humans before her might not be good people. He told her that if she were in danger, they would suddenly appear out of nowhere. What if it was all a staged performance to gain her trust?

"Don't be rude! It's a fact that Lord Wei Xin helped us. I can feel that he is an upright person, and I will not allow any of you to question him!" Tianxi scolded.

Looking up at Wei Xin with an apologetic expression, he said, "I'm sorry, Lord Wei Xin. My subjects have been harmed by humans, and some have even gone missing as a result. They are wary of you and your friends."

The missing small diamond fragments—could they be Daigo's?

Wei Xin wondered if Daigo would cry out in grief if he knew that Diancie had become a Pokémon dealer in his eyes.

"It's alright, honest advice is hard to hear, I understand," Wei Xin said, not angry at the old diamond's slander. He walked straight up to Diancie, reached out his hand towards her face.

"?" Tianxi was stunned for a moment. Wei Xin had helped her a lot, so it was only right that she asked for some reward. Moreover, judging from the situation, he did have feelings for her. But—here, in front of everyone, it was too much—Tianxi's slender body trembled slightly due to nervousness.

Then she felt a hand gently supporting the damaged area on her headdress: "You're injured. Do you need me to find someone to fix it for you?"

Staring at the damaged spot on Diancie's crown, Wei Xin inwardly pounded his chest in regret, wishing he had arrived a moment earlier.

A nameless rage surged within him; he wished he could set up an octagonal cage and fight Spinner for another three hundred rounds.

"No, it's okay, I'll grow back after eating some coal," Tianxi said, blushing, though there was no obvious change in her dark face.

It's amazing that it can produce diamonds from coal mines; no wonder it's a Pokémon that can handcraft diamonds.

Just then, Piper carried Spinner into the cave: "Wei Xin, what should we do with him?"

Wei Xin glanced at Spinner, whose mouth was stuffed with cloth because of the nasty insults he had been hurling: "Take him with you, keep an eye on him, don't let him escape. Give him a little water and some biscuits, just make sure he doesn't starve to death."

"Why not just kill him directly?" Wanlong leaned closer, slid his hand across her neck, and looked at Spinner with a sinister smile. "I've noticed that the protagonists in your Eastern Huang novels all like to eliminate the root of the problem and kill the whole family. Anyway, we can just leave the body in the cave and pretend it was an accident."

Upon hearing this, Spinner saw it as a good opportunity to feign unconsciousness and find a chance to escape. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat and fainted from fright.

"Snapped!"

Piper slapped him. Wei Xin had warned him long ago to be careful of Spiner's every move: "Sleeping is not allowed here."

Spiner blinked, her face burning with pain. "Why aren't you playing by the rules?"

"People in Donghuang usually only slaughter pigs during the Lunar New Year."

Wei Xin joked that although what Spinner did was indeed outrageous and deserving of death, as a civilized and law-abiding modern person, he did not want to resort to vigilante justice.

Even if others criticize her as a saint.

He suddenly felt a pain in his leg, looked down, and found that Old Diamond had jumped up and bumped his knee.

You stinky human, one touch is enough, why won't you let go?

Tianxi also realized what was happening, lowered her head shyly, and after struggling to control her emotions, said, "If you are not in a hurry to leave, please enter the cave. I will have someone prepare food to treat you well."

Wei Xin readily agreed, but then asked, "Your Highness, did you see any unusual plants in the mine? Like those that were exceptionally sweet or sour, with very peculiar flavors, and produced very strange sensations after consumption?"

Piper realized that what Wei Xin was talking about was the extremely rare and special seasoning recorded in the Book of Zhu Zi, which could bring miraculous effects after consumption, and might even cure the Godfather of the Mastiffs.

"Special plants—" Diancie pondered for a moment, "Aside from a very few tree fruits that can grow underground, all that's left in this mine are colorful weeds. I can take you to see them."

Thank you for your trouble.

The group followed Tianxi through the mine and into the room, where they saw a tunnel less than a meter wide.

"Sorry, we didn't expect any humans to come here. Please be careful not to bump your heads." After Diancie's reminder, the group crawled through the tunnel and entered a different space from the Zero Mine.

It was another huge cave, surrounded by the sound of a waterfall, with many low shrubs growing on them, bearing some ordinary tree fruits that were sold by weight in the Donghuang vegetable market. However, the short, colorful plants that broke through the soil and looked like street foxtail grass made Wei Xin and Pai Pa stare wide-eyed.

"Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, spicy—it has them all, and—" Pipa's mouth dropped open in surprise. The secret seasoning, which was hard to find in the outside world and was fiercely guarded by powerful Pokémon, was growing like weeds in this cave, stretching as far as the eye could see.

I was wondering why so many seasonings dropped after the Taijing team battle. Did you guys treat them like weeds?

"There's just not enough sweet and salty seasoning," Wei Xin said. Apparently, the little diamonds are just chewing on them like delicious snacks. After all, spicy, sour, and bitter flavors are choices that plants make to prevent themselves from being eaten.

Wei Xin released Togepi from its Poké Ball. The little guy saw the swaying weeds on the ground, curiously picked up a yellow one, and put it in its mouth.

"Doo-ee!" Pokobi's features scrunched up. In her hand was an acidic condiment. Today, even Zhang, the Bilibili up-master who is famous for not eating human food, had to be given a quantum giant acid.

Wei Xin chuckled to himself, "Let's see if you dare to eat random things again."

"Can we use these seasonings?" Wei Xin asked.

"Of course," Tianxi said. "I would be most grateful if I could help you all. If there is anything else, please call me. I must go now, as there are still many wounded people to take care of."

"Don't rush." ​​Wei Xin took Tianxi's hand.

"Do you remember what you promised me? We'd have lunch together. As for the wounded, you can bring them over, and I'll examine and treat them."

"Is that alright?" Tianxi asked in surprise. Wei Xin nodded, and Tianxi looked delighted. "I really don't know how to repay you."

Wei Xin: "Pai Pa, I'm leaving the food preparation to you. Remember to make plenty."

Pipa rolled up his sleeves and pulled out a loaf of toast: "Leave it to me."

How come I didn't know you brought toast? — Wei Xin released Tibrim: "Tibrim, I'm also entrusting the matter of treating the wounded to you."

"Timi!" Tibrim shrugged. After all, she was the healer. A few wounded soldiers were nothing to her.

Then Tibrim realized that she didn't have enough hands because there were too many wounded. Hundreds of tiny diamond fragments were all wounded. "Are you trying to work me to death?"

Tibrim clicked her tongue. That's why she hates weak Pokémon; they're too weak, powerless, and always getting hurt.

The patient's wailing is always irritating.

Yet, helplessly, they used healing fluctuations to treat the little diamond fragments.

The only problem is that every time Tibris heals the Digivice, she grumbles and berates them, telling them to train the weaker Pokémon more and not to send them to the front lines. As a result, some Digivice may have their physical wounds healed, but they are left with considerable psychological trauma.

Tibrim did her best to heal them, but there were just too many tiny diamond fragments. After healing about a dozen, her stamina was running low.

Seeing that Tibrim looked tired, Wei Xin turned to Pipa and asked, "Pippa, are there any sandwiches made with acidic seasonings?"

According to research, acidic seasonings can help relieve fatigue.

"Yes," Pipa placed the prepared sandwiches in a box and handed them to Wei Xin with a curious look on her face. "I made some of each of the five seasonings. You can let Tibrim try them."

"Okay," Wei Xin handed the sandwich to Tibrim's mouth, "Eat something first to replenish your energy."

"Timi!" Tibrim ate a sandwich and immediately felt her strength return. She then ate another sandwich and felt her blood surging. Different seasonings had different effects, which interacted in her body and greatly improved Tibrim's physical fitness.

The healing energy released began to spread outward from the bodies of the small diamonds, gradually expanding throughout the entire cave. Instantly, all the small diamonds felt exceptionally relaxed; their headaches and backaches disappeared, and their legs—they had no legs—were completely healed.

In a daze, everyone saw a blinding light appear in the cave, shining on Tibrim.

She began to evolve.