Chapter 36: Homovanilla
On the stone platform, the thousand-year-old tea trees swayed their lush branches and leaves in the breeze, as if nodding hello to Xia Qingyun.
Xia Qingyun untied the rope, walked to the ancient tea tree, respectfully bowed to the thousand-year-old tea tree three times, took out a red Yingluo, and tied it to the branches of the tea tree.
In her eyes, the thousand-year-old tea tree is spiritual, so she specially braided this red Yingluo to give it to thank her for bringing good luck and wealth to herself and her family, and silently prayed that the ancient tea tree could protect her and her family with happiness and safety.
After paying homage to the thousand-year-old tea tree, Xia Qingyun circled around the stone platform a few times, but she couldn't find the broken stone mound of the dead bamboo leaf green snake, she guessed, maybe it was taken away by a beast or a bird of prey.
Looking up at the rock wall, there was still a distance of about 100 zhang from the top of the cliff, she found a few footholds on the rock wall, threw the rope again, lassoed the rock at the top of the cliff, and climbed up.
After half a pillar of incense, Xia Qingyun stood on the top of the cliff and looked around.
I saw the boundless sea of clouds ethereal change, the undulating peaks are like islands in the sea, disappearing in the sea of clouds, the clouds and smoke are fluttering, and the peaks also seem to move slowly in the sea of clouds, like a dream, like a fairyland on earth.
Xia Qingyun let the mountain breeze blow the hair on her sideburns, looking at the scenery in front of her attentively, as if she could walk lightly through the sea of clouds as long as she lifted her feet slightly, this feeling was so familiar, she unconsciously took a step towards the unpredictable sea of clouds.
"Whoa-la-la-"
The sound of falling stones made her wake up suddenly, and when she looked down, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Half a step below is a bottomless cliff.
She cautiously withdrew her feet, and found that she was on a very narrow ridge, lined with steep cliffs, the ridge seemed to be a bridge between the two mountains, and in the distance a mountain peak was towering, and the rocks at the top of the peak stood abruptly, like a goddess overlooking the vast sea of clouds.
Looking back, the other end of the ridge gradually disappeared into the sea of clouds, indicating that the terrain over there was much lower than here.
Xia Qingyun walked towards the mountain peak in front of him without hesitation, because the higher the mountain, the more likely it was to find rare tea varieties.
There are no tall trees on the ridge, and there are low bushes all over it, and wildflowers of all colors emerge from the gaps in the bushes and bloom with beautiful flowers.
Thousand days red, calendula, she walked all the way, stopping from time to time, squatting down and digging out a few flowers and plants into the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion.
After walking for more than an hour, I came to the bottom of this mountain, and beyond that, there was a dense forest, with towering trees covering the sky and the sun, and the wind blowing in the forest was much cooler.
A clear stream meandered through, Xia Qingyun picked up the cool stream water, washed his face, and rested for a while.
What I was most afraid of in the forest was losing my way, but Xia Qingyun was not worried. The experience of surviving in the wild from a previous life came in handy again at this moment. Even in the gloomy jungle, she can accurately identify the right direction by observing the characteristics of plant growth.
Before entering the forest, she could tell by the shadow cast by the guò sun that this was the southern slope of the mountain to the west, and that if she wanted to climb to the top, she had to go northeast.
Dense forests, terrain more complex than she expected.
There are no roads in the forest, and there are dense ferns and shrubs growing under the big trees, and in some places it looks flat, but in fact there are cliffs underneath the vegetation, and if you are not careful, you will step on it.
Xia Qingyun sharpened a branch as a crutch, exploring the way while paying attention to the surrounding situation. In an inaccessible place, there are bound to be many wild beasts.
After walking for a while, she realized that there was no need to worry about it, and the animals in the forest seemed to have a crush on her.
Squirrels, hares, and other small creatures were not afraid of her at all, and their round black eyes watched curiously as she walked past them. The occasional boar with fangs, looking for berries, snorted quietly as she walked by, as if to greet her.
As for centipedes, spiders and other poisonous insects, they still avoided them from a distance without waiting for her to get closer, as before.
I don't know how long I walked, but there was a sound of rushing water in my ears, and along with the sound of water, there was a vague aroma.
Xia Qingyun stopped and looked in the direction, the sound of the water happened to come from the northeast, so she followed the sound of the water to find it.
The aroma is getting stronger and stronger, with a slight hint of sweetness in the freshness. Gradually, the air around me became sweet, like the smell of a huge cream cake, and people couldn't help but want to run over and take a bite.
Xia Qingyun was shocked in his heart, what kind of plant flowers could exude such a strange and rich fragrance?
Turning around the foot of a mountain, a silver waterfall hangs between the cliffs, and the splashes scatter a few beautiful neon strips in the sun.
Below the waterfall is a very small pool, and the water level of the waterhole does not change due to the injection of the waterfall, proving that there must be an underground river connected to the bottom of the pool.
If you look closely, you can faintly see a cave more than half a man high behind the waterfall, from which the strange aroma emanates.
The rocks around the waterhole are covered with green, wet moss, and walking on them is more slippery than the ice.
Xia Qingyun gently stepped on a stone, trying his best to maintain his balance, and staggered towards the cave under the waterfall.
Her attention was entirely focused on her feet, unaware of the silent appearance of a whirlpool in the middle of the pool.
The water splashed, and a large black-brown triangular head emerged from the pool.
As soon as the head poked out of the water, the eyes on both sides suddenly opened, and the blood-red eyes flashed with coldness and anger.
At this moment, Xia Qingyun didn't know that the danger was quietly approaching.
The triangular giant completely emerged from the water, revealing the thickness of the bucket, the neck with interlaced patterns, and the thick body swayed in the water, quietly and quickly swimming towards the place where Xia Qingyun was, without stirring up a splash.
Xia Qingyun suddenly felt a chill in his back, and a fishy smell came.
She stabilized her figure, turned around slowly, and found a red-eyed python spitting out black letters, staring at her coldly.
There was a thrill all over his body, and a trace of cold sweat rolled down his forehead and sideburns.
She didn't move, and neither did the python.
A man and a python just stared at each other motionlessly.
Xia Qingyun's eyes rolled a few times, and his gaze fell on a big rock not far away, as long as he could jump to that stone, he was only one step away from the entrance of the cave!
She took a deep breath and jumped to her feet, leaping towards the boulder.
As soon as her right foot stepped on the boulder, a thick layer of moss slipped under her feet, and Xia Qingyun's whole person flew out diagonally, falling into the waterhole with a thud.
The pool water was cold and piercing, completely submerging her in an instant.
Xia Qingyun held his breath, opened his eyes, paddled his arms hard, and floated towards the water.
The python's black death-like tail wrapped around her legs like an iron cable.
Xia Qingyun's heart sank, and he secretly screamed that it was not good, and it was impossible for him to break free from the entanglement of this giant python no matter what.
When a python hunts its prey, it relies on its huge body to wrap its prey tightly, and its abdomen can keenly sense the prey's heartbeat, and tighten its body with each exhale of the prey until it suffocates and there is no heartbeat.
Xia Qingyun could feel the hard iron-like scales on the giant python's body sliding over her legs, rolling her whole body in the middle.
The python tightened its body, and with the twisting of its body, it threw her out of the pool and lifted her high!
The world was spinning, and Xia Qingyun once again experienced the helplessness of the moment when he was dying in his previous life.
What happened next was very weird.
To her surprise, the python swung its huge head and gently placed her next to the hole under the waterfall.
The python let go of its body, and its scales cut deep marks on the ground.
Are you alright?
Xia Qingyun stared at the giant python in horror and gasped for breath.
The python swam back and quickly swallowed a few black letters, its head bobbing up and down slightly, as if to greet her.
Xia Qingyun let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground. You don't have anything like that, do you?
Dude, why did you scare me and let me fall into a pool, and I was soaked all over my body.
Standing up, the wet clothes clinging to the delicate body, showing the curves.
Xia Qingyun stomped his feet and looked at the giant python with annoyance.
The giant python tilted its head sideways, and a bright light flashed in its blood-red eyes, as if admiring the graceful figure of the beautiful woman in front of him.
There was a strong fragrance wafting from the cave, and Xia Qingyun didn't care about changing his clothes, so he lowered his head and went into the cave.
Through the reflection of the fluctuating water, she saw a tuft of bluegrass growing on the stone wall of the cave.
The leaves of the bluegrass are turquoise, with a thin black wire-like vein in the middle of the leaf, but the edges of the leaf are dazzlingly golden.
At the top of the straight and straight flower stem, there is a bright red orchid blooming, the stamens are strangely curled, and bursts of strange fragrance continue to emanate from the stamens.
What kind of flower is this? Xia Qingyun looked at it carefully, she had never seen such a strange and beautiful bluegrass.
The fragrance became stronger and stronger, and the stamens trembled, and suddenly spit out a round bead. The beads are the size of pigeon's eggs, crystal clear and sparkle like rubies.
The blood-colored orchid tilted slightly towards Xia Qingyun, as if calling her to take off the beads.
Xia Qingyun stretched out his hand, and where it touched, the beads were warm and smooth, and with a slight twist, they slipped from the stamen to the palm of his hand.
At the same time, the golden edge of the bluegrass leaves emitted a golden light, which kept flickering, shaking her eyes.
After a few breaths, the cave dimmed, and the blood-colored bluegrass with green and gold edges disappeared without a trace, and a little wave of light shook slightly on the rock wall.
Xia Qingyun wondered in his heart.
Open your palm, and the red bead lies peacefully in your palm.
At this moment, the swarthy seven-star pendant hanging on his chest suddenly shot out a white light, sucking the red beads in.
Xia Qingyun's heart moved, and he followed and flashed into the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion.