There is no time in the mountains, and the cold does not know the year.

Throughout the summer, Chenfeng spent the morning with the little black dog going out to collect herbs, and in the afternoon going back to the thatched hut to study various herbs, and the days were peaceful and fulfilling.

According to Lian Chengyu's statement, the current Chenfeng can be regarded as barely entering the door of the alchemist, and successfully completed "reading thousands of books in the world, traveling thousands of miles in the world, and tasting a hundred herbs." "The task of the first stage.

This winter, Morrowind turned six years old.

Because of the withering of plants and trees in winter, most of the herbs have also entered the winter break except for a few special herbs, and the morning breeze has rarely gone out to collect medicines, and most of the time it is said that they listen to the teachings of Lian Chengyu in the thatch.

On this day, the weather was clear, Lian Chengyu was wrapped in thick fur, lying on the chair and said lazily: "The next thing is to know the eight veins and twelve meridians, point one hundred and eight points, and cut a thousand apes, are you ready?"

"Hmm. Morrowind nodded excitedly, and was sincerely happy about his progress.

Before Lian Chengyu could speak, Chenfeng glanced at Lian Chengyu meaningfully, and did not ask how to do it in the second stage, but said with a serious face: "Uncle Lian, I have always had a question I want to ask. ”

"Oh? Even Chengyu also looked curious, and couldn't think of any questions for Chenfeng to ask at this time, you must know that when Lian Chengyu was talking about business, Chenfeng never interrupted.

"Xiao Hei and I have been going out a lot in the past few months, why can't we see any other beasts and monsters except for some squirrels and birds?"

The reason for this doubt is mainly because you can often hear the deafening roar of beasts at night, not to mention those lantern-sized eyes that shine with cold light in the dark night, but after going out during the day, there is no trace of these monsters, so they can't all be out by day, right?

From the stories told by Lian Chengyu or what he saw in books, Morrowind knew that the forest was the home of all demon beasts, and the depths of the forest were never a safe place for all outsiders. But in the past nearly half a year of forest training, he has not even seen a large demon beast.

When Lian Chengyu heard Chenfeng ask this, he couldn't help but be stunned, his face was difficult, and he didn't seem to know how to answer this question.

From Lian Chengyu's expression, combined with his previous guesses, Chenfeng faintly felt that it was actually all related to Lian Chengyu, and even he knew that every time he went out with the little black dog on the surface, in fact, even Chengyu was secretly observing.

Lian Chengyu's cunning eyes swept back and forth between Chenfeng and the little black dog a few times, as if he had seen through Chenfeng's thoughts, and then stared at Chenfeng and said meaningfully: "Actually, all this has nothing to do with me, it's all because of you two." ”

Chenfeng stared at his ignorant eyes and looked at Lian Chengyu intently, as if to say, "Uncle Lian, don't lie to me when I'm young." ”

Seeing Chenfeng like this, Lian Chengyu felt uncomfortable, and hurriedly added: "You will naturally know in the future, and it will not be good for you to know now." ”

Hearing Lian Chengyu say this, Chenfeng didn't ask more questions with interest, because if he asked, it was in vain, and what Lian Chengyu didn't want to explain was categorically impossible to tell himself.

Chenfeng smiled, picked up the little black dog and walked away, and smiled at Lian Chengyu before going out: "Uncle Lian, I'm going to take a bath." ”

Lian Chengyu's smile froze on his face, and he sighed faintly after confirming that Chenfeng and the little black dog had gone away, his expression was complicated, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Morrowind and the little black dog went all the way to the depths of the forest, where they once stumbled upon the little black dog to collect medicine.

It is a particularly peaceful place in the forest, with a round lake with a radius of about 100 meters, the water of which is clear, and the lake is surrounded by a circle of towering unknown trees.

This place was found by the little black dog after he got lost alone, and then the little black dog came with Morrowind, and Morrowind found that this place was really special, although he couldn't say anything different.

Tens of thousands of square meters of round lake are undisturbed, the surface of the lake has been filled with a thin mist since the morning breeze first came, and there is no mission of biological activity here except for a few colorful birds living on the trees around the lake.

Morrowind took the little black dog to stop by the lake, quickly took off all the animal skin clothes on his body, and then plopped into the lake. The water of the lake was warm and uncomfortable, and the morning breeze couldn't help but snort softly, lazily closed his eyes, and quietly leaned against the stones by the lake to enjoy this rare moment of relaxation.

The little black dog looked at the morning breeze and enjoyed it, and was no longer reserved, and after turning his head to look around, he jumped down without hesitation, floating on the water like a dead dog, and closed his eyes.

There was silence for a while, only the breeze blew through the forest, and only the white clouds in the sky fluttered silently.

After nearly half a year of going out to collect medicines, the six-year-old Chenfeng not only gained a lot of insight and knowledge in medicine refining, but also saw the appearance of a man for the first time. The dark skin, shining with a healthy glow, and the immature face are angular, just by this appearance, you know that the morning breeze has made a lot of progress during this time.

About an hour later, the sun was in the west, and the shadows of the trees by the lake shone on the surface of the lake, and the morning breeze reluctantly opened his eyes, looked at the dead dog floating on the water, and said lazily: "In the afternoon, Uncle Lian will teach me to read the scriptures and take the pulse, I can see from the book that this stage is not only a qualitative improvement in refining medicine, but also has a vital role in the future martial arts road." ”

"Let's go, I'm going to have to work harder at this stage of the alchemist. "The morning breeze jumped on the shore and talked to the little black dog as he got dressed, as if he was urging the little black dog and cheering himself up.

"This bathing pool is so strange, half hot and half cold, isn't the water all in a lake, why is that?"

"Hey, forget it, let's go back and ask Uncle Lian. I don't know, and you stupid dog certainly doesn't. ”

"This place is really good to take a bath, but it's a bit far away, why don't you go back and let Uncle Lian move the thatched house here?"

With the intermittent sound of the morning breeze, a man and a dog gradually disappeared at the end of the forest.

As soon as the morning breeze and the little black dog disappeared from view, with a splash of water, a huge black figure suddenly appeared out of thin air in the lake.

The water splashed down, and then I saw a black figure suddenly emerging from the water, a burly man with a height of more than two meters standing by the lake with his hands in his hands, with a resolute face, black hair and black beard, a shocking scar on his face, and his eyes were wide open.

"Bath pool?"

After a while, the big man held back a few words, and the urn was angry. But then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he shook his head helplessly, glanced at the direction of the morning breeze's departure, and then disappeared into the jungle by the lake.

After walking for more than an hour, Chenfeng and the little black dog walked to the pile of rubbles where the thatched hut was, and at this time the excited Chenfeng was full of things to read the scriptures, and almost trotted back along the way, tired and out of breath. I didn't know what happened to the lake after I left.

Walking into the courtyard, Lian Chengyu was lying lazily on a chair, with a large number of unknown herbs beside him. It seems that he didn't notice the man and the dog who suddenly entered the yard, still humming a little song.

"Wow..."Chenfeng ignored Lian Chengyu, looked at the herbs all over the ground and rushed up like a hungry wolf, "This is blue primrose, more than a hundred years old, this is the Yang God Flower, and the quality is also very good." ”

"Is this Xuantian Qing Teng?" Suddenly, Chenfeng picked up a purple rattan and turned his head to look at Lian Chengyu and asked in disbelief.

"So what, fuss, rare and weird. Lian Chengyu snorted twice, got up from the recliner slowly, and came to Chenfeng's side.

"Isn't it rare to find the Xuantian Azure Vine in the book? This Xuantian Azure Vine is enough to refine three Yuanyang Pills! ”

"Identify all the medicinal herbs on the ground one by one, explain the characteristics and usage of medicinal materials, it can be regarded as an assessment of your previous stage, and you have passed the second stage from tomorrow to officially start the second stage. Lian Chengyu said solemnly.

"Okay!" Chenfeng nodded excitedly, picked up one herb after another on the ground and began to talk to Lian Chengyu, Lian Chengyu nodded with satisfaction from time to time, and occasionally inserted a sentence or two to supplement the shortcomings.

After a long time, all the medicinal herbs on the ground have been identified, and nearly two hundred herbs carefully selected by Lianchengyu are all known to Chenfeng, and the use and characteristics of various medicinal herbs are also explained.

Approaching dusk, Chenfeng finally finished his first stage of assessment, and his mouth was dry. Lian Chengyu stood beside Chenfeng and nodded with satisfaction, the relief and pride in his eyes could not be concealed.

After more than half a year of study, Chenfeng's progress has exceeded his imagination, and a few rare herbs have been deliberately added to the two hundred herbs, but he didn't expect that Chenfeng also has a unique opinion on these herbs through some means.

After dinner, Lian Chengyu did not rush back to the house to sleep, but lit a fire in the yard.

Chenfeng has some expectations in his heart, and he actually agrees with Lian Chengyu's many methods of making fun in his heart, although he often makes fun of himself, but it is better than the two of them staring at each other, isn't it?

Chenfeng packed up the dishes and chopsticks, and just walked out of the room, Lian Chengyu sat by the bonfire and beckoned with a smile: "Come on, come on, come and cultivate your sentiments, or you will become a reckless man who can only fight and kill, of course, it is also a reward for you to successfully complete the first stage." ”

"Cultivating sentiments?" Morning Wind was skeptical, and walked to the other side of the bonfire and sat opposite Lian Chengyu.

Even Chengyu didn't sell it, took out a book from his arms and threw it to Chenfeng, and explained with a smile: "Today, no literati live a chic life, except for cultivators who dance knives and guns, or dignitaries who live high in temples!"

"Literati?"

It was the first time that Chenfeng had heard that there was such a profession in the Canglan Continent, and he was curious, and asked in confusion verbally, but his hands were not idle, flipping through the book "Floating Creatures" that Lian Chengyu threw over.

Seeing that Chenfeng opened the book, even Chengyu was not in a hurry to explain, and let Chenfeng read the book alone.

"Heaven and earth are the reverse journey of all things, and the time is a passerby of a hundred generations. And floating like a dream, for the joy of geony?"

Morrowind recited the opening few sentences repeatedly, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. It can be said that the life of a monk is a process of constant struggle, fighting with the heavens, the earth, and people.

"Exercise cheats?" Chenfeng, who knew a little about cultivation, mistakenly thought that "The Language of Floating Creatures" was a kind of cultivation exercise, but after continuing to read it, he couldn't help frowning, this was just a miscellaneous book of mortal essays!

Lian Chengyu seemed to have expected Chenfeng's reaction, and took out a bunch of books, as many as hundreds, and said with a smile: "Do you want to see it, the old man has a lot of them here, I promised you before, and I haven't given you since I saw that you were busy, so take them all, and see if you are relaxed in your free time." ”

Chenfeng was a little late to react, he didn't know where Lian Chengyu got so many mortal books, and he didn't know what his intention was to show himself, wasn't he afraid of delaying the refining of medicine?

"There are many novels about the strange stories of the rivers and lakes, and there are also some innocent moans of literati and rioters, take a look at the first is to increase your own knowledge, so that one day you will enter the human world without a black eye, and the second is to cultivate your sentiments, don't blindly bury yourself in penance, but also have some sustenance. ”

Lian Chengyu's words dispelled Chenfeng's doubts, and he flipped through a few books, and sure enough, as Lian Chengyu said, most of them were the works of mortals in the world, such as novels, poetry collections, recipes, etc.

Next, for fear that Lian Chengyu would regret it and take it back, Morrowind moved the rest back to his bedroom before sitting in front of the campfire and began to study the book "The Language of Floating Creatures" by the light of the fire.

Under Lian Chengyu's explanation, Chenfeng did not encounter any problems, and many unfamiliar words and things in the book all opened Chenfeng's eyes, and he only felt that this was another door that Lian Chengyu opened for himself after refining medicine, so that although he was in the mountains, he would not be ignorant of the world.