Chapter 553: A Twisting and Bizarre Tale
Chapter 553: A Twisting and Bizarre Tale
"Taiji Panda?" Li Qian mulled over these four words, a faint look of puzzlement appearing on his face.
Lanxin Ouyang calmly explained, "The Taiji Panda possesses both light and dark attributes, and these attributes are similar to ice and fire, which are also two completely opposing elements."
"In fact, as long as a companion beast has two completely opposing attributes, there must be a harmonizing energy within its body."
"This harmonizing energy may come from the beast's body, or it may come from an external source."
"After investigation, I found that the Taiji Panda's food contains a plant called Dawn Bamboo."
"Within this plant, I discovered a medium that can harmonize light and dark energies..."
After listening to Lanxin Ouyang's explanation, Li Qian roughly understood some of the details involved in the development of the harmonizing elixir.
Of course, if one were to rely solely on these details, replicating the harmonizing elixir would be nearly impossible.
"Alright, I'll go investigate in the next few days." Li Qian nodded after hearing Lanxin Ouyang's suggestion.
Regardless of whether her suggestion was useful or not, for now, since no other methods had been found to break the stalemate, it wouldn't hurt to investigate.
After all, there was nothing to lose.
Lanxin Ouyang continued, "If five doses aren't enough, you can ask Chang Qi Rui later. I've already told him the preparation method."
"Although the success rate is a bit low when he prepares it, with sufficient material supply, the output is still guaranteed."
Li Qian understood the underlying meaning in Lanxin Ouyang's words, and he hurriedly asked, "Dean Ouyang, what is this about?"
Lanxin Ouyang didn't hide anything and directly said, "Next, I have something to attend to in the dimensional plane and probably won't be back for a while."
"If the elixir doesn't work, let's put this matter on hold for now and discuss it again when I return."
Li Qian nodded, "Alright, I know what to do."
After that, the two chatted for a few more minutes, and after naming the evolution elixir 'Ice Fire Kiss,' Li Qian left Lanxin Ouyang's laboratory.
Just as he left the wooden cabin, he ran into Chang Qi Rui, and they exchanged greetings.
Li Qian had a good impression of this senior with an overly anxious appearance.
He was a very reliable person.
On the rare occasions when Li Qian saw him with Dean Ouyang, they were always diligently conducting experiments, with Chang Qi Rui assisting.
After leaving the Potion Academy and returning to the Third Secret Realm, Li Qian had just reached the entrance of the Jade Research Facility when a loud voice caught his attention.
This voice was very familiar to him; it was none other than Dean Pan Bing of the Combat Academy.
Seeing Dean Pan Bing talking to Wu You, Li Qian was curious and didn't approach directly but stood at the entrance, listening in.
Wu You asked, "Dean Pan, I heard that Dean Ouyang maintains her youthful appearance because of her childhood friend, who is as pure as jade?"
Li Qian had stopped in his tracks because of this gossip, afraid of interrupting their conversation.
He was also very curious about this piece of gossip.
"Tsk!"
Dean Pan Bing scoffed, "Isn't the rumor that her childhood friend fell into a perilous area in the dimensional plane, with their life in danger, causing her to be unable to do something, thus maintaining her youthful appearance?"
"Yeah." Wu You nodded vigorously.
"Nonsense! All of this is nonsense!"
Dean Pan Bing dismissed it with a wave of his hand, "Rumors can be deadly, but the truth is not like that at all."
Hearing this, Wu You became even more excited, "Then what is the truth? Does Dean Ouyang not have a so-called childhood friend?"
"That's not the case."
Dean Pan Bing shook his head, "It's true that the old lady had a childhood friend, and she did fall into the perilous area of the dimensional plane. However, this has nothing to do with her appearance."
"Then why did Dean Ouyang end up like this?"
Dean Pan Bing lowered his voice, "It's said that if she had tasted the forbidden fruit before coming of age, her body would remain in that state, never aging."
Dean Pan Bing's words were shocking, and Li Qian couldn't help but show his astonishment. He guessed that Wu You inside the base must be feeling the same as him.
Dean Ouyang Lanxin's current appearance made her look like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old at most. This meant that she had already tasted the forbidden fruit at that age.
What a liberated culture.
After a moment of silence, Wu You was probably processing this explosive truth. After about two minutes, the Winged Clan woman finally spoke, "Did she taste the forbidden fruit because of her childhood friend?"
Wu You's thoughts were understandable, as Li Qian also believed the same. But what Dean Pan Bing said next made his jaw almost drop, "Not at all, not at all. It's said that the one she tasted the forbidden fruit with wasn't her childhood friend, but someone else, and it's rumored to be a classmate."
"So, her tasting the forbidden fruit wasn't related to her childhood friend?"
Dean Pan Bing continued, "After learning about it, her childhood friend was heartbroken and left to venture into the dimensional plane, unfortunately falling into a dangerous situation."
"So, Dean Ouyang's childhood friend's predicament is also related to her?" Wu You felt her brain hurting.
The plot was so bizarre and convoluted that even a dramatic TV show wouldn't dare to go this far.
Writing a novel would require a huge brain hole.
"Because of this incident, the old lady felt guilty and couldn't let go for a long time. In the end, she didn't end up with that classmate either."
After hearing Dean Pan Bing's statement, Li Qian didn't know what to say.
If what he heard was true, he could only marvel at it in his heart.
"Ahem!"
Li Qian coughed lightly, alerting the two inside the base who were chatting without restraint.
In reality, with Dean Pan Bing's strength, he was probably already discovered when Li Qian approached.
The reason for not speaking up and continuing the conversation was likely due to his nonchalance.
But upon further thought, this made sense. After all, he had already told Wu You, so there was little difference in revealing it to Li Qian.
Given Wu You's inability to keep secrets, it was likely that within three days, she would voluntarily spill the beans.
So, there was no need for secrecy.
Upon entering the research base, Li Qian pretended to know nothing and have heard nothing. He greeted Dean Pan Bing, "Dean Pan, what brings you here?"
(End of Chapter)
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