Chapter 34: Strange Flowers and Fruits
Zhou Cheng felt that someone was following behind him, so he stopped and turned around and said, "Who the hell is sneaky, come out!" ā
As soon as his words fell, a somewhat embarrassed Qiao'er jumped out from behind a stone: "Brother Zhou, it's me." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"If you don't complete the task you received, what are you going to do with me?" Zhou Cheng asked with some confusion.
Qiao'er lowered her head and whispered, "I want to follow you to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to have a look." ā
"It's just nonsense. Do you know how dangerous it is inside the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts? There are already three masters of the Spirit Realm buried inside. Zhou Cheng said sternly.
Qiao'er raised her head at this time and grinned at Zhou Cheng: "It's really exciting because of danger!" ā
Zhou Cheng shook his head resolutely: "This matter is absolutely not good." Do you think I'm going to go sightseeing? You'd better go back. ā
Qiao'er almost burst into tears when she heard this: "But I want to go!" ā
Zhou Cheng shook his head helplessly: "Qiao'er, you go back." ā
Qiao'er's eyes rolled, and she pouted and turned away: "Go back, go back, it's amazing." ā
Watching Qiao'er leave, Zhou Cheng was very helpless. After all, if this trip was not proposed by Lingzun, he would definitely not run to the hinterland of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain recklessly. After all, this task is greatly beyond his ability, and it will be unpredictable when the time comes. It's enough to take risks alone, so why take another person?
After seeing Qiao'er leave, Zhou Cheng walked all the way along the sheep intestine valley. An hour later, Zhou Cheng's eyes suddenly brightened.
Zhou Cheng knew in his heart that going further would be the forbidden land of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. There are unpredictable dangers. It was precisely because it was too dangerous that the outer disciples of the Xuanjian Sect rarely set foot here. After all, there are a lot of tasks that can be taken on in the four battalions in the southeast, northwest and northwest, so why bother with your own life?
The outer disciples of the Xuanjian Sect rarely set foot in it, but the inner disciples were neither allowed nor willing to set foot in it. After all, as a disciple of the inner chamber, there is no need to put down his body and enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, after all, this is the place where the disciples of the outer chamber do their tasks. What's more, as a core disciple of the Xuanjian Sect, he naturally has a better place to go. Even if there is a Seven-Colored Lingzhi in the depths of the hinterland of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, as long as you enter the inner room, you will find that a single Colorful Lingzhi is nothing at all.
The difference in identity and status determines that a person sees things differently. This is like 50,000 yuan, which may not be worth mentioning in front of billionaires, but if it is placed in ordinary people, it is also a huge amount of money.
At this time, Zhou Cheng was undoubtedly a flat-headed common man in the Xuanjian Sect, and he was willing to risk his life for the sake of the Colorful Lingzhi, and more importantly, in order to protect the Colorful Tiger of the Colorful Lingzhi.
Zhou Cheng took a deep breath, and when he looked around, what he saw was an endless stream of yellow sand and stones. Some unnamed shrubs grow scattered on the yellow sand, adding a touch of life to the desert. A gentle breeze whipped up the sand on the surface, fluttered in the air for a while, and then slowly fell.
Zhou Cheng already had a general understanding of the terrain in the depths of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain before he came. In order to obtain the Colorful Lingzhi, one must enter the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. However, the only way to enter the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is this desolate and desolate Gobi.
A series of footprints slowly stretched over the Gobi Desert. Zhou Cheng stepped on the sand and set off. Suddenly, there was a crisp sound under his feet, and when he looked down, it was a white bone broken in two. It is not known whether the white bone belongs to a human or another animal.
A scorpion with two poisonous stingers suddenly popped out of the sand and disappeared without a trace. Zhou Cheng was not interested in catching the scorpion, but walked straight forward. Strange-shaped small mounds began to appear around him, and the more he walked in, the number of small mounds gradually increased.
This small mound is actually a kind of reddish ant nest, known as fire ants in the world. Inside each humble mound is a kingdom of fire ants.
At this time, a black "cloud" floated from not far away, and as the black cloud moved, a buzzing sound came directly into Zhou Cheng's ears.
"What the hell?" Zhou Cheng took a closer look, but found that it was a black cloud, and it was clearly a large group of black bees gathered together.
When such a large group of black bees flew over Zhou Cheng's head, Zhou Cheng subconsciously squatted and lowered his head, he didn't want to provoke this kind of black bees, let alone such a large group.
"Zhou Cheng, your good luck is here, hurry up and follow this group of black bees." Lingzun suddenly spoke at this time.
"Huh? What are you doing with these bees? Do you want to catch it and eat it? Zhou Cheng asked in great surprise.
"Don't ask, it's definitely a good thing!" Lingzun said quickly.
Zhou Cheng didn't ask more when he heard that it was a good thing, but spread his legs and followed the black cloud directly. After a dash of running, he stopped not far from a small mound.
The swarm of black bees stopped in front of a mound nearly a meter high, and was climbing up the mound right next to each other. When I was about to climb to the top, I got through a thumb-sized hole.
"Do these black bees eat fire ants? It seems that they have a lot of appetite, and they specialize in picking up large fire ant nests to attack. Zhou Cheng said to himself.
"No, it's not black bees that eat fire ants. It's fire ants that eat black bees! Lingzun immediately corrected Zhou Cheng's thoughts.
"Huh? No way? This fire ant still eats black bees? It's strange to say, you look at these black bees actually lining up to enter the ant nest for slaughter, are these black bees stupid? Zhou Cheng asked with a smile.
"Black Bee is not stupid, you are stupid. The black bee flies in the sky, and can it obediently fall to the ground to be slaughtered by fire ants? The reason why the black bee behaves so wildly is because this fire ant kingdom has a secret weapon. ā
Zhou Cheng suddenly became interested: "What secret weapon?" As soon as his words fell, a burst of fragrance suddenly hit his nose, and he felt a little dizzy.
"What kind of scent? How do I feel dizzy. Zhou Cheng took a deep breath and said with the hand of the gods.
"Even you can smell the fragrance of exotic flowers and fruits, how can the black bee not be fooled?" Lingzun said softly.
"What exotic fruits? It can't grow inside an ant nest, right? Zhou Cheng asked with some surprise.
"Not bad. As long as the ant nest is slowly peeled off, exotic flowers and fruits will naturally appear. ā
"Lingzun, you know a lot. Is there anything else in the world that you don't understand? Zhou Cheng said admiringly.
"One sand, one Bodhi, one leaf and one Qiankun. In the world, there are still many things I don't understand. ā
Zhou Cheng saw that the black bees had all entered the ant nest, he quickly came to the front of the ant nest and gently pulled the soil on the ant nest with the Nine Spirit Sword.
The fire ants soon felt the threat from outside, and they poured out of the nest for a while, crawling densely all over the surface of the nest, and some even climbed up along Zhou Cheng's Nine Spirit Sword.
Although the number of these fire ants is large, they are still too small in the face of absolute strength. The nearly one-meter-high ant nest was quickly peeled open by Zhou Cheng, and a plant with three red flowers and five purple fruits appeared in front of Zhou Cheng.
"Lingzun, that's what you said about strange flowers and fruits? It's amazing that it grows inside an ant's nest. Zhou Cheng stared at the strange flowers and fruits in front of him and said.
"There's nothing surprising about that. One of the characteristics of this fire ant is that it can be found in the seeds of exotic flowers and fruits once they have taken root and germinated. While the plant is still small, fire ants will quickly build a nest around it, in order to attract a large number of bees and other insects when the exotic flowers and fruits grow and bear fruit. The scent you smelled just now is from this purple fruit. And the fragrance of this fruit can spread far away. ā
Zhou Cheng suddenly understood the reason for his dizziness in his heart. After moving the entire Strange Flower and Fruit into the Medicine Field Palace, he said with some unfinished thoughts: "Lingzun, why don't we tinker with a few more ant nests and see if we can find a few more?" ā
"It's something you can't come by. It is precisely because of its rarity that it is called exotic flowers. The one that is everywhere is called Chinese cabbage. It was also your kid's luck that spotted the swarms of black bees and tracked them here. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to get this strange flower? Lingzun poured a basin of cold water, and Zhou Cheng had no choice but to dispel his thoughts.
Passing through the dense area of ant nests, the sky gradually darkened. After a day's journey, Zhou Cheng felt a little sleepy. In a slightly leeward place, Zhou Cheng picked up some dead branches and built a bonfire.
Zhou Cheng took out the dry food he carried with him and ate it with cold water. He suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and when he turned his head, he saw a pair of green eyes staring at him in the darkness.