"Hundred-year-old fire spirit fruit? What? ”

Gu Ren grabbed the grass.

"Don't ask, let go, take it back!"

Xiaocao is very anxious.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Gu Ren let go of the grass, and one person and one sheep disappeared into the field. In less than a stick of incense, Gu Ren and Xiaocao appeared in a cracked clearing.

This clearing, which should have been covered with grass, is now completely dead, as if it had been grilled by a blazing fire.

There is no farmland and no trees in this area.

"Where's the Fire Spirit Fruit?"

Gu Ren looked at Xiaocao suspiciously.

"It shouldn't be, I smell it, the Fire Spirit Fruit is here."

Xiaocao looked around, sniffing twice from time to time, like a dog.

Gu Ren also looked around......

At this moment, Gu Ren's gaze fell, more than ten meters ahead, there was a pit there, and the land next to it was completely cracked.

He stepped forward a few steps, and Xiaocao hurriedly followed.

"Huh!"

Gu Ren was surprised that there was actually a cave like a deep well here, the cave was very deep, and waves of heat came out of it, like hot spring water.

"Crater? Volcanic eruptions? ”

This is Gu Ren's first instinct, but it seems that there are no volcanoes in Lingnan in his memory, whether they are extinct or active.

"This is it! The smell comes from within! The Fire Spirit Fruit is down there. ”

Xiaocao's eyes were bright and bright, and she couldn't wait to jump down immediately.

Gu Ren stared at this bottomless pit, hesitating whether to go down.

"Ah Cao, how precious is this Fire Spirit Fruit? What's the use? ”

Gu Ren asked.

"Oh my God, do you know why it's called the Centennial Fruit? This means that it will take a hundred or hundreds of years to mature, and you say that it is precious or not! Boy, if you get it out and eat it for me, I'll help you go out to find the spirit fruit every day in the future. ”

Xiaocao swallowed.

"You said it, you didn't say it! Okay, brother, go down and take a look. You wait here, and if there is a change, run back to the side of the road and ask the junior for help. ”

After Gu Ren finished speaking, he took out two daggers, stabbed them into the soil, and carefully slid down little by little.

The further down, the higher the temperature inside becomes, and the bottom is like a ball of boiling water. ’

Gu Ren released his qi to prevent the heat wave from scalding him.

This cave is like a shaft, Gu Ren has spent a lot of time with two daggers and skilled climbing skills, and finally bottomed out.

He is always on his toes in case something happens. With his keen sensibility, he can respond before danger arrives.

Fortunately, when he fell to the ground, he did not feel any danger.

His eyes slowly widened, and after looking around, he found that there was a collapsed hole in the side, this hole was only about a foot in diameter, and others couldn't get through it, and these heat waves were pouring out of the cave.

He crouched down next to the cave and looked inside.

Faintly, I actually saw the burning fire, and those fires were like hot magma, spraying everywhere.

He stared intently.

Finally, I dimly saw a small tree a foot tall in the firelight, and this small tree was like a coral tree.

There are a few green fruits on it, which are transparent and bloom with a lustre.

"That's the Fire Spirit Fruit? It doesn't seem to be mature! ”

Gu Ren was suspicious.

"You have to think of a way to get through it first, otherwise you won't be able to get your hands on even the best things."

Gu Ren looked at the entrance of the cave, which was very small and long...... He couldn't climb over. You have to bring tools and dig this hole wide to get through. Now I can only go out.

Gu Ren picked up the dagger, stabbed it into the wall, and then with the help of the getaway, he went up.

"How's it going, boy? What about the Fire Spirit Fruit! ”

Xiaocao was still waiting on it, and when she saw Gu Ren coming out, she hurriedly asked.

"Didn't find it. Are you sure the fire spirit fruit is ripe? ”

Gu Ren looked at Xiaocao and asked.

"It must be ripe, if it is not fully cooked, there will be no such smell."

Xiaocao said categorically.

"But what I saw were two green fruits."

Gu Ren told Xiaocao the details of what he saw.

"What? Two cyan spirit fruits hanging from a small coral-like tree? Could it be unicorn fruit? Could it be that there is also a unicorn fruit in addition to the fire spirit fruit here? ”

Xiaocao was shocked.

"What is a unicorn fruit?"

Gu Ren asked.

"It's a spirit fruit that has been around for hundreds or even thousands of years. Eating one is enough for me to evolve once. Oh my God, there's a unicorn fruit here......"

The grass muttered to herself.

"Hey, young man, what have you done? Don't herd sheep there, it's wicked, and a few people died a while ago. ”

Not far away, an old farmer saw Gu Ren and Xiaocao there and shouted.

"Oh...... I'll come over here. ”

Gu Ren and Xiaocao winked and walked towards the old farmer. Xiaocao was willing to follow behind Gu Ren.

"Uncle, you said the place I was standing in was evil? What's wrong with it? ”

Gu Ren asked sincerely.

"There's a black cave with fire in it, and monsters inhabit it, and those monsters are big and eat people."

The old farmer said seriously.

"Cannibalism?"

"Well, it's cannibalism. I've eaten several...... Do not go any further. The village is contacting the mage, and after a while, the demon will be destroyed! ”

The old farmer said.

Gu Ren was about to ask again, but when he saw Xiaocao giving him a look, he didn't ask again, and said goodbye to Xiaocao and walked towards the official road.

"Don't ask, I know what's going on."

Xiaocao saw that there was no one around, and said to Gu Ren.

"What's going on?"

Gu Ren was curious.

"It is rumored that where the unicorn lives, there will be a unicorn fruit, and if there is no accident, there should be a small unicorn living below. Those people must have been eaten by the Kirin...... It's a shame that you came out just now, if the little unicorn finds out, it will be dead. ”

Xiaocao whispered.

"Kirin? Is there a unicorn here? ”

Gu Ren's eyes glared at the boss...... He didn't believe there was a unicorn here......

In my memory, the unicorn is just a thing in the deification, the lion's head, the antlers, the tiger's eye, the elk's body, the dragon's scales, and the ox's tail are all in one...... The tail is hairy like a dragon's tail and has a horn with flesh.

It is said that the body of the unicorn resembles a musk deer, and it was regarded as a divine favor and benevolent favor by the ancients. Kirins live a long life and can live for 2,000 years.

Not only can it spit fire, but the sound is like thunder.

"Why can't there be? My grandfather saw it! ”

Xiaocao said disdainfully.

"I heard my grandfather tell me that the unicorn is a rui beast and does not hurt living beings. At the same time, the unicorn is also the master of the beasts, and belongs to Tude. Live in the blazing heat underground. Legend has it that at the beginning of the birth of heaven and earth, birds were headed by phoenixes, and beasts were honored by unicorns. He also said that at the beginning of chaos, there were the phoenix king of birds and the unicorn king of beasts. In short, the unicorn is a god in the sky, not on the ground, often accompanied by the appearance of the gods, is the seat of the gods and immortals, and belongs to the fire immortals. Judging from the situation described by this man, this is a juvenile half-blood unicorn that cannot fly, so it can only eat people who have fallen into the cave. Adult unicorns can fly, and adult unicorns can be big and small, and they are extremely fierce when they are angry. If you eat people, you don't eat one or two, but one village after another. ”

"me, isn't this unicorn an auspicious thing? How did you become a man-eating beast? ”

Gu Ren was surprised.

He remembered that it was recorded in history that every appearance of the unicorn would be a very special period. And the sage of Confucius is closely related to the unicorn, and according to legend, the unicorn appeared before Confucius was born and before his death.

"Well, in the eyes of man, other weak animals are food. In the eyes of reckless giant beasts such as the Qilin True Dragon, humans are also food. Only our pure grass and mud horses do not eat meat. Let's hurry back and prepare some things, let's not only pick unicorn fruit, but also catch a unicorn and eat unicorn meat......"

Xiaocao said indifferently.

"You want to eat unicorn meat?"

……

Gu Ren and Xiaocao quickly returned to the official road, and Sanqi and they were nervous about whether Gu Ren and Xiaocao had an accident, and were ready to find Gu Ren and Xiaocao. Seeing that Gu Ren Xiaocao was back, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting into the carriage this time, the group quickly returned to Qujiang City.

In the few days since Gu Ren left, the Confucian Mansion has changed greatly.

Prince Xin and Prince Ji renovated the Confucian Mansion......

Entering the second courtyard, the courtyard is surrounded by pink walls, green willows hang around, three weeping flower gatehouses, and verandahs are copied on all sides. The courtyard is connected with each other, the mountains and stones are dotted, the whole courtyard is magnificent, graceful and luxurious, the garden is splendid, clear and exquisite.