"Heroes are really joking. Li Dashao changed his previous face and said in a low voice: "That's because my father is old and now paralyzed in bed, and half a year ago I invited a miracle doctor and said that black lingzhi can cure a good disease, so I moved this crooked idea." ”

Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this evil young man to be a filial son, his face couldn't help but soften a little, and a thought popped up in his mind, so he said: "If I go to pick a few Ganoderma lucidum for you for Uncle Li, how will you repay me?"

"If the hero can give me the black Ganoderma lucidum, the little one will be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay you!" Li Dashao immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

Black Lingzhi is a type of wild Lingzhi, but it is rarer than ordinary Lingzhi, and Xu Chen also did this kind of task when he was cultivating in Chongwu Mountain, so this is not a difficult task for him.

He saw that Lijia Village was surrounded by mountains, and there were clouds and mist in the deep forests of the mountains, so he knew that this was an excellent place for the growth of black lingzhi, so he said to Li Dashao: "I don't want you to repay either, but you are not allowed to bully the people in the future, and in addition, if the villagers are in trouble and borrow money from you, you must not charge any interest." ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Li Dashao didn't expect Xu Chen to be so generous, so he hurriedly agreed, and made a wish: "If the hero can do this, when the time comes, Miss Li Jing will find a good family, and I will bear the dowry alone, and I will give her husband a heavy dowry." ”

Xu Chen laughed, but saw that Li Jiunong's throat was moving, as if he wanted to talk to him, and thought that he was worried that Li Dashao would go back on his word, so he said to Li Dashao smartly: "Then you swear, otherwise how can you win my trust?"

Li Dashao hurriedly straightened his waist and swore a poisonous oath of five thunderbolts in the sky, Xu Chen relieved his heart and waved his hand to call Li Dashao to leave.

Seeing them fleeing in embarrassment, Xu Chen couldn't have forgotten how happy he was, he was about to say a few words to comfort the villagers, but suddenly noticed that the atmosphere at the scene was a little dull.

These villagers looked at him with a little sadness, while Li Jiunong was secretly stomping his feet, and even the eyes of the little girl Li Jing were filled with tears.

Xu Chen couldn't help but hesitate and asked, "Uncle Li, did I do something wrong?"

"Xu Gongzi, you are too kind, they are pushing you into the fire pit!"

"Fire pit, Uncle Li, what do you mean by this?" Xu Chen was stunned, unable to think of any traps in this.

"If it was in the past, this request made by the young master of the Li family was not too much at all, and we would have gone to the mountains to pick it. Li Jiunong sighed and said, "But now it's not going to work, none of us dare to go into the mountains to collect medicine." ”

"Why can't you go into the mountains?"

"Alas, there are monsters in the mountains, they don't spit out bones when they eat people!"

Xu Chen continued to ask, and Li Jiunong told him all the causes and consequences of the incident.

Originally, this endless deep mountain is called Tsukasui Mountain, and there are many rare birds and beasts in the mountain, and there are also many precious Chinese herbal medicines. This was originally a blessed natural land, but twenty years ago, a group of monsters came from nowhere to occupy this mountain forest.

Their leader is called Lady Liu Xian, this old monster has built a nest in the mountains, and often orders his monsters to harass the neighbors, and the people are miserable.

Later, the gods of Chongwu Mountain found out about this, and the god king at that time was furious and personally came to defeat this group of monsters.

Considering that it was not easy for these monsters to cultivate their bodies, the God King was moved with compassion, and in addition to executing the first evil Lady Willow Fairy, he did not kill all the other monsters, but strictly ordered them to cultivate in the mountain, and from now on they must not go down the mountain for half a step, otherwise they will be killed.

Hearing this, Xu Chen couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, do you know the name of this god king?"

"He is our benefactor, how can I not know! His Highness's name is Song Wuji. ”

Xu Chen suddenly became excited, and hurriedly asked, "Then do you know where Song Wuji went later?"

"I don't know about this, I heard that he is said to be located in the god queen of Karama is missing, after so much time, maybe Engong has passed away. ”

Of course, Xu Chen didn't want to believe that this news was true, but he didn't blame Li Jiunong, after all, this was a secluded place in the mountains, and he naturally didn't know much about the information outside, so he didn't ask any more questions, but quietly listened to Li Jiunong's words.

In order to make up for the loss of the monsters, Song Wuji made a contract with them and handed over the Tsukasa Sui Mountain to the management of these monsters. Since then, Tsukasui Mountain has become a forbidden place for humans, and if anyone enters the mountain without permission, they will be left to the disposal of these monsters, and even if they lose their lives, the Protoss will not come to them for trouble.

"I see. Xu Chen touched the back of his head and thought for a while and said, "Since we are not allowed to enter the mountain, why doesn't Uncle go to other places to buy black lingzhi, at least I know that in the pharmacy near Chongwu Mountain, this medicinal material is not too expensive, and it is only five taels of silver to buy one." ”

"Xu Gongzi didn't know that Tsukasui Mountain, with its unique climatic conditions and geographical conditions, is most suitable for the growth of black Ganoderma lucidum. The black reishi here is the best variety in the world, born cloud-shaped, and has a unique rich and pure fragrance, which is a characteristic that cannot be matched by black reishi from other places. ”

After a pause, Li Jiunong continued: "The black Ganoderma lucidum in Tsukasui Mountain has a wonderful medicinal effect, and only it can cure Master Li's illness, otherwise, with his family's wealth, he would have gone elsewhere to buy Ganoderma lucidum, so why should he be a wicked person and instigate me to go into the mountain to die." ”

"Why don't we go to the Tsukasui Mountain to find those monsters, and ask these guys to be accommodating and allow us to pick a few black lingzhi?" Xu Chen made his own suggestion self-righteously.

"Xu Gongzi, you think about the problem too simply. Li Jiunong sighed and said, "These monsters are very obedient to their contracts, and since the Song God King left, they have never descended the mountain and appeared in front of us half a step. Naturally, we have to abide by this rule, do not go into the mountains to cut firewood and collect medicine, and even hunt to find some small game at the foot of the mountain. ”

An aunt stepped forward and added: "A few years ago, there were two young people who were greedy for money, and after receiving an order from a foreign businessman, they secretly went into the mountains to catch black bears, and the result was never to return. ”

Li Jiunong sighed and said, "Yes, I think eighty percent of them were eaten by the monsters, and there are no bones left." ”

Hearing their discussion, Xu Chen couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

But now it has become a difficult trend to ride a tiger, no wonder that Li Dashao dared to make such a big wish to himself, and said that Miss Jing's dowry was arranged by him, it turned out that he was waiting to see his jokes!

If he enters the mountain and faces a group of monsters of unknown origin, how can Xu Chen be sure of victory, after all, now he only has the strength of the god fighter level, and the encounter with the demon girl in white a few days ago has given him a deep understanding of the mana of monsters, and he knows that there are many difficult characters among them.

Take a step back and think about it, even if you win these monsters by luck, I am afraid that I will suffer a big loss, and then I will have to stay in this secluded mountain village to recuperate, wouldn't this delay the task of finding the Song seniors, but the master and other families only gave me a one-year deadline.

After thinking about it, in the end, the competitive spirit prevailed, Xu Chen bit his teeth and said to Li Jiunong: "Uncle, don't worry, this matter is on me, tomorrow I will go into the mountains to pick black Ganoderma lucidum." ”

Li Jiunong was shocked and hurriedly dissuaded Xu Chen: "I can't help it, Xu Gongzi, I know that your spells are amazing, but those monsters are not easy to mess with, it is said that they can also use stealth techniques, immobilization techniques and other demon techniques, you can't beat them." ”

"I'm not afraid of them!" Xu Chen said calmly, "As a Protoss warrior, you should benefit the people of Limin. Tomorrow, after I enter the mountain, these monsters dare to have evil thoughts, and I will eliminate these scourges for the God King, and return you a peaceful and peaceful Tomb Sui Mountain. ”

Li Jiunong persuaded for a long time, Xu Chen did not change his mind, the villagers saw that this young man was stubborn, and they each sighed and left, Li Jiunong was also depressed, so he had to take out the only bit of broken silver on his body, and told his daughter to buy some meat and wine, and entertain Xu Chen.

After all, it is a poor family, and there is only so much Li Jiunong can do.

The next morning, after Xu Chen had a big meal, he packed his bags and set off for Tsukasui Mountain, he didn't want Li Dashao to look down on himself and live in shame in the future.

The villagers spontaneously came to see off this benefactor, and they did not leave reluctantly until they reached the foot of Tsukasui Mountain.

Xu Chen turned around and said to Li Jiunong: "Uncle, you can go back too, if I don't come back tomorrow morning, it will be an accident, and you don't care if I live or die." ”

After speaking, he took the jade pendant off his neck and handed it to Li Jiunong and said, "If I die, you don't have to look for me, please go to Xuanhu Mountain, give it to my master Nangong Muyang, and ask him to have the opportunity to transfer it to Song Wuji's seniors." ”

This was the only thing he cared about, and he knew that he was too reckless to go into the mountains to collect black lingzhi, but he had to fight for this breath.

How do you know that Li Jiunong returned the jade pendant to Xu Chen, and said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi has a great kindness to me, how can I let you go to death alone, I will accompany you on this trip." ”

"This is not good, in case Uncle Yi has an accident, Miss Jing'er will have no one to raise her. Xu Chen hurriedly refused his kindness, this wrongful matter was taken by himself, how could he affect Li Jiunong.

"Hehe, before leaving, I have already said hello to the Wang family next door, if I die, let her take care of my girl, and the few acres of land at home also belong to her, and the right to pay child support. Li Jiunong said lightly: "The children of poor families are cheap, and they are very easy to raise, so don't worry about the son." ”

This remark made Xu Chen burst into tears when he heard it, thinking that the master had said that every righteous slaughter of dogs would be slaughtered, and he didn't care about it at the time, but today he really realized it profoundly! So he no longer insisted, but he made up his mind in his heart, that is, when he encountered danger, he would fight for his life to let Li Jiunong go down the mountain safely.

Entering the deep mountains and dense forests, there was a mist everywhere, like a light veil flowing between the trees and grass. Xu Chen and Li Jiunong cautiously searched for traces of the black lingzhi among the roots and rotten grass, and the strange noises coming from behind them from time to time made them nervously turn around to look, but they did not find any trace of the monster.

They were so cautious that the sounds were nothing more than the sounds of small beasts moving and the wind blowing leaves. But they can't afford to be on guard, after all, if a youkai sneaks up on them, they will definitely die.