sjar Chapter 246: More Haste, Less Speed (Part )
Chapter 246: More Haste, Less Speed (Part )
Qunxing Huanghuang was flipping through a book in the Friendship Castle. He remembered that there was a letter introducing the magenta flower here. Qunxing Huanghuang planned to use this magenta flower to exchange for Wuzong's token, which was the pink four-petal flower. Could it be that he remembered it wrong?
"No, the letter seems to be on the hoof of that old orange horse. Maybe I can collect the mysterious mask as well."
As soon as Qunxing Huanghuang stepped out of the library, he found a problem. No, he knew the clue of the magenta flower was in the city of Wei, so why did he go to look for the letter? Oh, he needed a guide.
Qunxing Huanghuang patted his head, indicating that he didn't want to think about this issue anymore, and then he heard Twilight Sparkle's voice coming from the kitchen.
"Stars, come and help."
"coming."
Qunxing Huanghuang walked over and saw Twilight Sparkle covered in flour stirring something. Qunxing Huanghuang was about to ask something when Suilong handed over a plate of cauliflower stew.
"Try my cauliflower stew. Is it delicious?"
After taking a bite, Starry Night tasted it and felt it was good, but before she could make a comment, Twilight Sparkle raised her sweet potato muffin and said.
"Suilong and I are competing to see who cooks better. Come and try my sweet potato muffins. How do they taste?"
After chewing them with a crunching sound, Qunxing Huanghuang stroked his chin with his hoof and spoke thoughtfully.
"Uh... the sweet potato muffins are sweet but not greasy, and the flavor is rich and delicious. The cauliflower stew retains its original flavor and has a simple feel. It is very refreshing, which makes it difficult for me to evaluate it. No, I have to try it again."
So Spike and Twilight Sparkle stared at Starlight while she ate a mouthful of cauliflower stew and a mouthful of sweet potato muffin, then frowned and thought, occasionally commenting on the taste of both.
It was not until Qunxing Huanghuang burped, patted his belly and spoke to them.
"After my fair, careful and thorough research and investigation, combined with my judgment as a gourmet, I now declare the final winner among you to be...hiccup~ sorry, cough cough, the final winner among you..."
Before Qunxing Huanghuang could finish his words, he was knocked away by Rourou who suddenly rushed over, and then fell headfirst into the basin of flour made by Twilight Sparkle, and then rolled behind the table.
"Twilight Sparkle, oh, thank you Celestia, you're here, I need your help now... Are you making something delicious?"
"Oh! That's right, do you want to try the sweet potato muffins I made...wait, where are my muffins?"
When Twilight Sparkle picked up the plate, she saw that it was empty. There were no sweet potato muffins left. Spike also looked into his own bowl and found that the cauliflower was gone too.
"Stars and stars! You ate them all! Spike and I haven't tasted any yet!"
"Who? Who is the Stars? I am Starlight Glimmer."
Qunxing Huanghuang raised his head from behind the table and said in confusion. The purple-potato-colored pony looked left and right with a bowl of flour on his head, but unfortunately, the bowl of flour was upside down on his head, causing the pony to see nothing.
Suilong sighed helplessly, threw the basin aside, walked behind the table, grabbed the basin with both claws, and started playing with Qunxing Huanghuang.
Seeing this scene, Rourou was stunned for a moment and suddenly remembered what she was here for. Then she grabbed Twilight Sparkle's shoulders and spoke to her anxiously.
"Korra has swamp fever, and it's all because of me. The only thing that can save her is the mysterious mask. Can you help me find her?"
"Swamp fever? Is it something like that where you get little orange spots on your skin, a bubbling cough, sneezing, dizziness, and then you turn into a tree?"
After hearing this, Qunxing Huanghuang said something casually. Rourou put her hoof down from Twilight Sparkle and then spoke to Qunxing Huanghuang.
"Yes! Do you know how to cure her?"
"Of course... It's easy, just... Spike, use some strength."
"I try, but the flour for muffins is too sticky."
Seeing Suilong and Qunxinghuanghuang pulling the flour basin, Rourou couldn't wait any longer. After pushing Suilong away, Rourou simply stretched her front hooves and then exerted force.
"Ahhh~ My sideburns!!!"
In the infirmary, Suilong bandaged gauze on Qunxinghuanghuang's head, and Rourou looked very apologetic. Then Suilong tied a knot on it, and Qunxinghuanghuang said to Rourou.
"The antidote for swamp fever is the honey of lightning bees. They often collect pollen from that flower, but they are not affected by the pollen, so they have this anti-disease factor in their bodies. Similarly, the honey they produce has the same effect."
"That's great, let's quickly tell Korra the news."
"We'd better get the honey first. This symptom is contagious. Although it has no effect on powerful magical creatures like me and Twilight Sparkle, you should try not to come into contact with Korra before getting the honey."
"Oh, maybe you are right, then let's go quickly."
After hearing this, Qunxing Huanghuang stamped his hooves, cast a spell with his horn, and opened his eyes again. They had already arrived at the Haixi Swamp. So they prepared to split up and look for the traces of the lightning bees. Rourou walked up to Qunxing Huanghuang and asked him.
"How do you know about a very rare disease like swamp fever?"
"That's because I'm currently watching... uh..."
Qunxing Huanghuang turned her head and asked Twilight Sparkle on the other side.
"Um... When we went to Equality Town, Starlight Glimmer was holding that broken piece of wood. Who did she lie about owning it to?"
"The ninth magic weapon of the magician Maidubulu."
Then Qunxinghuanghuang turned around and said to Rourou.
“Yes, that’s the one from Mai Du Bulu. She’s the mysterious mask, the doctor who discovered the antidote to this disease. She wears the mask to isolate the infectious disease.
I have been researching her recently, and I was planning to look for the magenta flower she mentioned earlier today, but I didn't expect that by coincidence, I would encounter the symptoms you described."
"What is magenta?"
Hearing Twilight Sparkle's question beside him, Qunxing Huanghuang turned his head again and spoke.
"Magenta, a flower that grows on cliffs. This flower can cure blue flu and children's laryngitis, and can also enhance the magic power of almost all kinds of unicorns."
"what!"
Hearing this, Twilight Sparkle's eyes suddenly sparkled, and then she happily grabbed Qunxing Huanghuang's neck, and then kept shaking him back and forth, talking excitedly.
"There is such a magical word. It can completely change the history of medicine in Equestria. It can completely create history! I must get it. Where is it now? Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly!"
Just when Qunxing Huanghuang was shaken to the point of being speechless, Rourou interrupted them and pointed her hoof at the swamp ahead and said.
"Look, it's a lightning bee."