I have to say that Yu Zhenzi is indeed a kind-hearted great sage, in addition to being extremely strict when selecting disciples, Qiong Kecheng has always been helpful to those in need, so he took in such a group of people.

On this day, Mama Yue sat on the small bench outside the dining room door, and pulled Su Ning and chattered:

"You say, this person has lived for a long time, and it doesn't mean anything, right? The people around you are all dead one by one, and other people still treat you as a monster, and your grandchildren's children are older than you, what is the use of living longer?"

Su Ning responded obediently: "Yes......"

Mama Yue's words were spoken with a strong accent, and Su Ning could understand them. Zhang Tongzheng beside her was picking vegetables without saying a word, and Mama Yue said while shaking the big pu fan:

"Master Qianhui said that I can live for 10,000 years, and I want to die!"

Su Ning smiled: "Mama Yue, don't say that, there are many people who envy you." ”

"What is there to envy?" Mama Yue sighed: "If it weren't for me running into the forest with the white fox with my tiger back then, I wouldn't have eaten that red fruit, and I would have followed my old man to ashes." ”

"White fox?" Su Ning came to her senses as soon as she heard this, Mama Yue hadn't mentioned these things before. Speaking of white foxes, Su Ning thought of the nine-tailed spirit foxes in Tu Mountain.

Mama Yue said: "Yes, wasn't it a drought that year? I went up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables to eat, and I saw a beautiful white fox in the mountain, with such a big ......."

Mama Yue gestured to Su Ning, Su Ning looked at her and signaled, the fox should be about the same size as the white shadow in the form of a fox, Mama Yue continued:

"Hey, I'm strange, I've never seen a fox in this mountain, so I went with him, but the fox didn't see it, and I saw a lot of beautiful red fruits on a tree, the size of an egg, and I knew how to shine. I was greedy, I ate several, and picked a little to go home, and when I got home, the fruit was all rotten, and I later thought, the fairy fruit had to be picked and eaten. I took my son to look for it, but I didn't find the fruit tree, and the fox couldn't see it. ”

Su Ning always felt that this matter was a bit strange, she felt that the white foxes were all spiritual creatures, and they were still haunting the places where fairy fruits grew. Mama Yue must not have encountered an ordinary fox, Su Ning kept a heart and asked:

"Mama Yue, where is the mountain you said?"

"It's in my hometown, Jinting Mountain in Haozhou. ”

Su Ning silently wrote it down, Zhang Tong on the side had already picked a large basket of vegetables, and he continued to move the dishes back to the dining room silently.

Su Ning also sped up her hands and feet, she quickly picked up the vegetables and washed them, and sent them inside.

Mama Yue began to stir-fry in a hot pot, Su Ning gave her a hand on the side, and was stir-frying in full swing, when a Taoist boy came in, and Su Ning recognized the other party as the waiter next to Qianhui.

The other party said to Mama Yue very familiarly: "Mama Yue, Master Qianhui said that he wanted to drink matsutake chicken soup at night, you can prepare it." ”

Qianhui has a deep friendship with Mama Yue, and Mama Yue often opens a small stove for him.

Mama Yue said, "Ouch! This matsutake mushroom has already been eaten!"

Dao Tong glanced at Su Ning and said, "After eating, I'll pick it, there are many in the mountains." ”

Mama Yue has lived for so many years, and she is also an understanding person, after the Taoist child left, Mama Yue instructed Su Ning:

"Girl, help Mama go to the mountains to pick some matsutake mushrooms. ”

Su Ning had never heard of such a thing, so she asked, "What is matsutake mushrooms?"

"It's just a mushroom ......" Mama Yue didn't know how to explain it to her, she said with her hands and feet: "The color is very dark, and it is found on the higher mountains, and it smells very fragrant......"

Su Ning didn't ask any more, she knew the language of animals, and when the time came, she would say hello when she went into the mountain. She nodded obediently:

"Okay, I'll go pick ......."

Mama Yue said: "Don't worry, I'll go after dinner, you can help me go to the firewood room to get some dry firewood." ”

"Good. Su Ning walked out of the door, she was walking towards the firewood room, and Zhang Tong, who was squatting under the eaves of the porch on the side, spoke:

"Senior Sister ......"

Zhang Tong rarely talked to Su Ning, and when Su Ning heard him shouting to herself, she must have something important, she stopped and asked respectfully:

"Yes, senior brother, what's the matter?"

Zhang Tong walked up to her, his face was full of seriousness, and he said, "Senior sister, do you have any plans?"

Su Ning didn't understand for a while, and looked at him blankly: "...... plan?"

Zhang Tong had a layer of sorrow between his eyebrows, and he asked again: "Now that there are only two disciples left in the Renshen level, you and me, what are your plans?"

Su Ning finally understood, and she was also sad.

"This ...... I haven't thought about it yet......"

Zhang Tong asked, "Does Senior Sister still plan to continue practicing?"

Su Ning thought that continuing to practice was the only way out, and she replied suspiciously:

"If you don't practice...... Haven't you been able to improve your spiritual power?"

Zhang Tong sighed secretly and said: "I think we have gone on like this, it's just in vain, it's been sixty years, and we still haven't been able to improve a little spiritual power, it's really ridiculous and generous to say it." ”

Su Ning saw that he felt a little sorry for himself, so he comforted: "Senior brother, don't worry, isn't there still more than a hundred years left?"

Zhang Tong shook his head: "I've figured it out, in another sixty years, another hundred years, I'm afraid it will still be the same result." ”

Su Ning paused, and Zhang Tongtong said to her in a firm tone:

"Senior sister, I have decided, and I will ask Master Qianhui to resign tomorrow. ”

Su Ning was taken aback: "Senior brother, are you going down the mountain?"

Zhang Tong bowed his head: "Yes, Master Yuyangzi said that as long as you want to leave, you can do it at any time, I don't want to bother anymore, since this road is not passable, why not choose another path? ”

Su Ning didn't know how to answer, so Zhang Tong asked, "Senior sister, do you want to go down the mountain with me?"

Zhang Tong has a sense of sympathy for Su Ning, coupled with Su Ning's gentle temperament and outstanding appearance, Zhang Tong also has a good impression of this little sister.

Su Ning thought about it in her heart, and went down the mountain with Zhang Tong? What will she do after going down the mountain? Will she go back to Tushan? She has been in Qiongke City for 60 years, and it has only been two months since she went down the mountain, and she has not learned at all, Tu Shan is about to start a war with the wolf clan, and if she goes back, it will not only be useless, but will also drag them down, how can she have the face to go back? Go back to her hometown Lubed Mountain? Everyone in the family treats her as dead, even if she suddenly appears, her mother will only arrange for her to marry. This is something Su Ning never wants.

She said in embarrassment: "After I go down the mountain...... There is nowhere to go......"

Zhang Tong immediately said: "It's okay, you can follow me, I'll take you back to your hometown first, and then let's go to apprenticeship......

As he finished speaking, his face flushed and his ears warmed. Su Ning understood that this was Zhang Tong showing her goodwill, not to mention that she had no deep friendship with Zhang Tong, and she had never retreated because of unsatisfactory progress in her cultivation.

Su Ning has been coming to Datong Mountain for 60 years, and it has only been two months outside. She understands that there are eight out of ten unsatisfactory things in the world, let alone such difficult things as cultivating immortals, it is normal to have setbacks, and she can't retreat from discouragement.

Bai Ying is kind to her, she wants to contribute to Tu Shan, and grandma is kind to her, she wants to cure her eye disease.

These wishes have not been fulfilled, so how can she be willing to leave?

Su Ning finally replied: "Senior brother, thank you for your kindness, it's just ...... I don't want to leave yet, I want to try harder......"

Seeing this, Zhang Tong was not embarrassed, so he sighed: "Alas...... Well, I hope you succeed soon. ”

After he finished speaking, he bowed his head and went to the dining room. Su Ning looked at his back, and she was also full of melancholy, although she wanted to persevere, but even if she insisted, she might not be able to do what she wanted.

It's just that Su Ning clenched her fists, and she went through a lot of hardships to overcome all difficulties before she came to Qiongke City, how many people who were dedicated to studying were turned away? For example, Hai E, such as Ren Fei's cousin He Fa, it is already a supreme honor for her to become a beginner disciple, and she will never give up her cultivation because of these setbacks!

When feeding, after lunch, Su Ning carried a basket on her back and went out of the city to pick matsutake mushrooms.

Su Ning remembered Mama Yue's words and went to the higher peak. But I saw the ancient trees in the mountains towering to the sky, the branches were grandiose, the pines and cypresses were forested, and the smoke was misty. Su Ning walked into the forest and found that the mountain road was difficult to walk, so she simply twisted the trick and recited a spell, and flew to the top of the mountain with the dance technique.

It's been a long time since she's used the Sky Dancing Technique, and she's a little rusty.

Su Ning descended on a flat land covered with strange flowers and grasses, she asked the nearby mountain birds, elk, hares, etc., if they had seen a mushroom called "matsutake mushroom", the animals chirped and hissed in response to her, the animals in this area said that they had not seen it, and asked her to ask in another place. Su Ning thanked her and continued to search all the way.

Soon, Su Ning heard that this matsutake mushroom was growing on top of a steep cliff, and Su Ning came to the bottom of that cliff.

The cliff was towering and towering, piercing through the void. If you don't know how to control the sky, it's hard to climb to the top. Su Ning had never tried to fly to such a height, but since she had come here, she naturally had to try her best.

Su condensed her qi and twisted the trick, and when she landed under her feet, a circle of wind rolled up, and she kicked under her feet and jumped lightly. Su Ning flew against the mountain wall, through the thin clouds, and flew to the top of the mountain.

There is not an inch of barren land in Qiongke Cave, and on the top of this mountain, there are also strange flowers simmering, and the trees are verdant.

Su Ning learned from a few birds on the top of the mountain that matsutake mushrooms were nearby. Soon, Su Ning found this fragrant "mushroom" in a meadow with dead leaves.

The mushroom doesn't look pretty, the stalk is coarse, and the umbrella is not large. The surface is not very smooth and dirty, but it does smell fragrant.

This matsutake mushroom is a top and precious food outside the mountains, but it is no different from ordinary mushrooms in Qiongke City, but it is not easy to reach, they grow in such a high ground, and it is not available to ordinary people.

Su Ning put down the basket and began to carefully disassemble and pick them, the mushrooms can be dried and stored, so it doesn't hurt to pick more. Su Ning picked about half a box of matsutake mushrooms, and when she saw that they had almost picked them nearby, there were only some old matsutake and small matsutake mushrooms left, so she picked up her back and continued to search.