Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Rock Fruit
"Chen'er, take Gongzi Chu and this girl to the forbidden place in the back mountain."
"Didn't my father say that except for the valley lords of the past generations, the forbidden land can enter, and others are not allowed to trespass?"
Bai Muchen was extremely surprised by Bai Jingxuan's abnormality.
"Go ahead! She's no stranger! She's the host! ”
Bai Jingxuan raised his hand towards Bai Muchen, as if he didn't want to say more. Although Bai Muchen was full of doubts, he knew that this was not the time to ask.
Because it was inconvenient for Bai Muchen to enter the forbidden land of the Bai family, he sent Chu Xiuyuan and the eldest grandson Changqing to the back mountain, and then left first. Chu Xiu looked at Sen Sen's entrance from afar and hesitated again and again. At that time, Bai Jingxuan appeared. Chu Xiuyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he was not very familiar with the Bai Clan's forbidden land, if he stepped on some mechanism by mistake, or violated any of the Bai Clan's forbidden rules, it would be even more troublesome at that time.
Bai Jingxuan led the way in front and led Chu Xiuyuan into the forbidden land. Although the entrance of the cave looks gloomy, the further you go inside, the brighter it becomes. On the stone wall along the road, a lamp is lit, and it is very bright to see. It didn't take long for them to reach the main room. But he saw that there was a clear spring in the middle of the main room, and when Chu Xiuyuan was puzzled, Bai Jingxuan spoke.
"This ice fountain has a miraculous effect on the rebirth of the Broken Bone Meridian, but it's just ...... For women, ahem...... I'm afraid that in the future, it will hinder the birth and rearing of ......"
Chu Xiuyuan stretched out his hand, and his fingertips lightly dipped the spring water, the cold and biting spring water, and he was full of excitement.
"Nothing is more important to me than her being alive!"
After that, Chu Xiuyuan picked up the eldest grandson Changqing and gently put her into the cold spring water.
"Although the ice spring has a miraculous effect on restoring the meridians of broken bones, it is just ...... She can't be resurrected from the dead, and she needs to find the Rock Fruit. ”
Bai Jingxuan stared at the eldest grandson Changqing in the water, his face soft.
"Rock Fruit?"
Chu Xiuyuan frowned, he had never heard of this kind of fruit in this world.
"Well, this rock fruit has the effect of resurrecting from the dead, and it is the treasure of my Bai clan."
"The treasure of the town? That...... How can you get it at will? ”
Chu Xiuyuan was shocked, but also faintly worried, the treasure of the Bai clan, how could the Bai clan people take it out to save an outsider?
"The Bai family has guarded the rock fruit for generations, just to find someone destined for it. As for whether you can take it off, it depends on fate. ”
Bai Jingxuan sighed, whether he can save the eldest grandson Changqing or not depends on whether the eldest grandson Changqing and Chu Xiuyuan are destined for the rock fruit.
"Fate?"
"Exactly! This rock fruit grows in the depths of the forbidden land, and over the years, countless people have snooped on it. In the early years, I don't know how many people fought to break their heads and came to the Bai clan to steal the rock fruit, but no one could pick it! But whoever touches this rock fruit will not die or go mad, and no one will have a good death. Many years ago, it was inevitable that it would provoke right and wrong again, and I, a member of the Bai clan, moved to the vicinity of the forbidden land to protect the rock fruit. The ancestors of the Bai clan set up an enchantment in this valley to isolate it from the world. Since then, the Bai clan has gradually retired from the world. After so many years, the existence of this rock fruit, I am afraid that no one knows about it except for the Bai Clan Valley Masters of the past generations. ”
Bai Jingxuan said slowly, and told the story of Panshi Guo and the Bai family.
"This rock fruit is so precious, are the seniors really willing to give it to Changqing?"
Chu Xiuyuan was still a little unbelievable, such a treasure, Bai Jingxuan was really willing to give it away?
"Rock fruit, recognize people. Let's take Miss Changqing with you and try it! ”
Bai Jingxuan obviously didn't want to say much, he pointed out the place where the rock fruit grew to Chu Xiu from afar, and then turned around and left.
Chu Xiuyuan picked up the eldest grandson Changqing from the spring, it was strange to say, the eldest grandson Changqing had only soaked in this ice spring for half an hour, and his body was stiffer than before, and there was a faint feeling of softness.
Chu Xiuyuan hugged the eldest grandson Changqing and walked towards the place Bai Jingxuan was pointing. A long, dark and rugged stone path that stretches into the depths. I don't know how long I walked, but after a long time, Chu Xiuyuan was holding the arm of the eldest grandson Changqing, and he was gradually a little numb and trembling, and then he saw a faint light in front of him. Chu Xiuyuan didn't have time to take a closer look, but he felt a force that dragged him into the bright place, Chu Xiuyuan's footsteps were unsteady, and the whole person fell to the ground, and when he opened his eyes and became familiar with the dim light around him, he found that he and his eldest grandson Changqing fell into a hole together.
Chu Xiuyuan gently placed the eldest grandson Changqing on the ground aside, and then walked towards the light. In the faint and hazy purple aperture, there was a purple-red fruit half-floating, Chu Xiu saw this, and reached out to grab the fruit. Unbeknownst to him, his fingertips touched the outside of the purple aperture, and he was shaken open by a deep breath. Chu Xiuyuan was shocked a few feet away, and hit the stone wall behind him hard, a stream of blood overflowed from the corner of his lips, the old wound had not healed, and a new wound was added, Chu Xiuyuan only felt that his eyes were dark, and his internal organs seemed to be shattered.
Suddenly, Chu Xiuyuan caught a glimpse of the waist of the eldest grandson, Changqing, which was emitting a faint crimson light. Because he had just soaked in the ice spring, at this time, the clothes of the eldest grandson Changqing were wet, Chu Xiuyuan's face was a little uncomfortable, but he still crawled forward, gently lifted the hem of the clothes on the waist of the eldest grandson Changqing, and suddenly saw a red mole on the waist of the eldest grandson Changqing. At this time, the red mole was glowing with a faint red light, and the light of the purple-red fruit was intertwined, and it looked extremely strange in this dark stone cave.
Strange to say, the purple-red fruit, as if it had sensed something, slowly floated towards the place where the eldest grandson Changqing was. At that time, the red mole on the waist of the eldest grandson Changqing, the crimson light emitted, became more and more dazzling, as if something was about to break out of the body. Chu Xiuyuan's eyes widened, staring closely at the red mole on the waist of the eldest grandson Changqing, and suddenly, the red mole seemed to be alive, and it actually fell off the waist of the eldest grandson Changqing on its own, and half floated into the air, a red mole and a fruit, like lovers looking at each other, entangled together for a long time. Just when Chu Xiuyuan was shocked by this unprecedented strange scene, the purple-red fruit and the red mole actually fused together, and then fell straight into the body of the eldest grandson Changqing! Chu Xiuyuan looked at the waist of the eldest grandson Changqing again, and the red mole that was still shining with a red dazzling light had disappeared at this moment! And the purple circle of light in the stone cave also dissipated as the fruit disappeared.
In the dark stone cave, there was nothing but the faint sound of "ticking" water and Chu Xiuyuan's own breathing. Chu Xiuyuan finally adapted to the darkness in the cave, groped for his way to pick up the eldest grandson Changqing on the ground, and then stumbled out along the path in front of the stone cave.
Outside the stone cave, the Bai father and son were standing at the entrance of the forbidden land. Seeing Chu Xiuyuan carrying the eldest grandson Changqing out of the cave, the two hurriedly greeted him.
"How?"
Bai Muchen was the first to speak, he was a little younger, and he couldn't hide his temperament.
Under the eager gaze of the Bai father and son, Chu Xiuyuan told the truth everything he saw in the cave.
"How can such a miracle occur?"
The surprise on Bai Muchen's face was difficult to hide.
Bai Jingxuan looked calmer, he looked at the eldest grandson Changqing who was still closed in Chu Xiuyuan's arms, his face was pale and lifeless, and after a little hesitation, he reached out and took the pulse of the eldest grandson Changqing.
"Father, how's that?"
"It's a strange thing! Still not a pulse! ”
Bai Jingxuan's brows were furrowed, her face was solemn, it stands to reason that after taking this rock fruit, she should be able to wake up, why now, she still doesn't have a trace of breath?
"Wait! I've been waiting for days, I don't care about waiting longer! ”
Chu Xiuyuan's eyebrows were tightly locked, looking at the quiet little woman in his arms without a trace of movement, and his heart sank a little more. Doesn't it mean that this rock fruit has the effect of resurrecting the dead? Why is it that now, there is no effect?
"Let me go through the Bai family's ancient books again."
After Bai Jingxuan finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the Bai Clan's library pavilion.
In the evening, Bai Jingxuan finally appeared, holding a thick collection of books, and came to the room where the eldest grandson Changqing and Chu Xiuyuan were.
"This Bai's Persona book records some information about the rock fruit, but it only has a few strokes, and it passes by."
Bai Jingxuan handed the ancient book to Chu Xiuyuan, and then stood by the bed, looking at the eldest grandson Changqing carefully.
"What does she look like...... And Mrs. Xin, what a look! ”
"Seniors and Changqing's mother, are they old acquaintances?"
It was the second time that Chu Xiuyuan had heard Xin Ruoyi's name from Bai Jingxuan's mouth.
"The Bai clan has been protecting the Heavenly Maiden for generations."
"Celestial Maiden?"
"Yes! The Celestial Maiden, the Daughter of Destiny! Received the mandate of heaven to save the common people. More than ten years ago, in order to avoid pursuit, Mrs. Xin lived in the Bai clan for a while, for fear of affecting the Bai clan, she resolutely left the valley and left the Bai clan, and has not been heard from since. ”
Bai Jingxuan seems to talk a little more tonight.
"If the Heavenly Maiden is saving the common people, why is she being hunted down?"
Chu Xiuyuan was puzzled.
"Legend has it that the Celestial Maiden has an immortal body, and whoever gets the Celestial Maiden wins the world. How can we understand the greed of the world? ”
"That being the case, why did Changqing's mother die in childbirth?"
"Death in childbirth? Is she really dead?! ”
Bai Jingxuan looked secretive.
"Then, is Changqing also a celestial maiden?"
Chu Xiuyuan asked.
"No, no!"
Bai Jingxuan shook his head and directly denied Chu Xiuyuan's statement.
"Although she is destined to return, she is not a goddess!"
"The rock fruit was originally a male and female fruit!"
Chu Xiuyuan opened the ancient books and took a cursory look at them, but found that the so-called rock fruit actually had two fruits!
"I also saw this, so I hurriedly brought it to you to see!"
Bai Jingxuan said.
According to the book, the rock fruit has two fruits, male and female, the female fruit is red, and the male fruit is purple. Only when the two fruits are combined can they exert their effect of resurrecting the dead. ”
"Then the purple circle I saw in the cave must be a male fruit! This female fruit...... Could it be the 'red mole' flying up on Changqing's waist? ”
Chu Xiu had a different color in the distance, and he was shocked!
If this is the case, then where did she get this female fruit? And who is sealed in her? Did the person who sealed the female fruit have expected her to do this? ”
Bai Jingxuan was also puzzled.
"It's just...... Since both the male and female fruits have entered her body, why hasn't she ...... yet?"
Chu Xiuyuan was anxious.
"Wait!"
Bai Jingxuan opened his mouth slowly, leaving a faint word.
Bai Jingxuan's word "wait" made them really wait for half a year, from early winter to the end of spring of the following year.