Volume 1: A Boy Comes from the Mountains Chapter 8: A Journey of Ten Thousand Miles

After lunch, Chenfeng fed the Red Cloud Eagle a piece of meat sprinkled with honeysuckle anther powder as usual, this time although the Red Cloud Eagle was much less guarded, but still stood quietly, without any extra movements, until the morning wind turned back and lowered his head to swallow the piece of meat that the morning wind threw at his feet.

At this moment, Lian Chengyu came up to him, seeing everything just now, Lian Chengyu gloated and said: "If you feed it like this, this little bird will die in a few days." ”

Chenfeng was shocked, mistakenly thinking that there was something wrong with his own approach, and put the already seriously injured Chiyun Eagle in danger, and asked openly: "Ah? I just added some honeysuckle powder, didn't you say that honeysuckle has the function of stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis?"

"Hahaha, yes, yes. Honeysuckle is naturally fine. It's just that this red cloud eagle is not a little black, and it has a big belly. Your little stuff isn't enough for it to stuff between its teeth, and after less than three days of feeding, the little bird is going to die. Lian Chengyu smiled, looking very improper.

As soon as Lian Chengyu said this, Chenfeng reacted. It turned out that Lian Chengyu was worried that he would give Chiyun Diao too little food, and he was afraid that Chiyun Diao would starve to death.

But this can't be helped, it's really difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, although Lian Chengyu hit a lot of prey last time, some of them have been made into jerky and ground into minced meat, plus what has been eaten during this time, there is really not much left.

seemed to see Chenfeng's thoughts, Lian Chengyu laughed, and said nonchalantly: "This is not a problem, aren't we going out this afternoon, when the old man comes, I just need to work a little harder, don't worry." ”。

"Well, well," Morrowind nodded, and once again mentioned that it was a matter of leaving the thatched hut, calm on the surface, but extremely excited in his heart.

Finally, I had to go outside, not only because I had never been out of this courtyard, but also because I was extremely eager to enter the boundless mountains and forests around me in Chenfeng's heart, and I didn't know why, every time I gazed at the mountains and forests, I always wanted to try.

After a simple lunch, Lian Chengyu wanted to continue to explain some theoretical knowledge of herbs and alchemy to Chenfeng, but seeing that Chenfeng looked like he was not in a hurry, he didn't know that this kid's heart had already flown outside the thatched house, and after Chenfeng cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, he said with a smile: "Let's go out and have a look! Xiao Hei won't take it, stay here."

Chenfeng's heart was hot, and he asked a little nervously, "Uncle Lian, don't you need to prepare anything?"

"Prepare, prepare, prepare, let's just go and see, and don't do anything. Take you to see the herbs you saw in the book in the morning, otherwise you will not achieve anything on paper. Lian Chengyu explained.

"Oh" Chenfeng snorted, put the little black dog under the eaves and said a few words before coming to Lian Chengyu. Lian Chengyu stared at Chenfeng, stopped speaking, turned around and walked out of the courtyard, and Chenfeng followed closely.

There was no discomfort, no accidents, it was really just an ordinary door, no different from a thatched hut except for the crisper wind and the more humid air in the face.

This is the first time in five years that Morrowind has set foot on the periphery of a thatched house, and it is also the first time in his life.

Closely following behind Lian Chengyu, Chenfeng looked around, curiously observing this familiar and unfamiliar world. The afternoon sun is warm, the forest is breezy, and the birds and beasts are constantly singing in the distant forest, which is more real than when you are in a thatched house.

"Ouch!"

Since the thatched hut, Chenfeng has been turning his head to look around, not realizing that Lian Chengyu has stopped, and he bumped into Lian Chengyu, and couldn't help but snort.

"How's it going?" Lian Chengyu didn't make fun of Chenfeng, but asked inexplicably, although the expression on his face was not very serious, but he didn't have the hippie smile of the past.

Being asked by Lian Chengyu, Chenfeng was obviously a little confused, and didn't know how to answer this question, so he subconsciously looked back, and at this look, Chenfeng suddenly opened his mouth in surprise and couldn't speak, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

It should have been about ten steps out of the thatched house courtyard, but when I looked back, there was still a thatched house, and there was an empty space behind me, only an open space about ten feet in a circle, overgrown with weeds and rocks, and there were still some thatched houses.

In stark contrast to the surrounding verdant mountains and forests, this open space with a radius of about ten zhang looked so out of place, which was completely beyond Chenfeng's imagination, and he didn't know what was going on even if he wanted to break his head.

"This ......" Chenfeng was a little messy, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Lian Chengyu again, hoping to get an explanation.

Lian Chengyu rarely didn't pretend to be forced, but turned his head and continued to walk forward, and then said unhurriedly, "Let's go, you will naturally know when you should know." ”

Chenfeng followed behind Lian Chengyu, his mind was blank, all this was too bizarre, like a trick. The scenery I usually see in the yard is not much different from this time, those mountains and those woods are exactly the same, why is the yard disappearing as soon as I go out?

Because he was always walking behind Lian Chengyu, Chenfeng couldn't see Lian Chengyu's face at this moment, otherwise he would definitely be even more surprised. At this time, Lian Chengyu had long since lost his cynical appearance, his face was wrinkled like a knife, his cloudy eyes could not hide the color of pain, and two lines of tears wet Bai Huahua's beard along his cheeks.

Moved forward in silence all the way, until the old and the young disappeared into the boundless forest, and the chaotic stone hill where the thatched hut behind him was no longer visible, Lian Chengyu slowed down and took a few deep breaths.

"Wind. Lian Chengyu seemed to use all his strength and called out to the morning breeze.

Although Lian Chengyu tried his best to hide it, Chenfeng still heard the heaviness in Lian Chengyu's tone. So he took two steps, came to Lian Chengyu, and asked with concern, "What's wrong Uncle Lian?"

"In the future, when you enter human society, don't remember to tell anyone where you're from, remember?" Looking at Lian Chengyu's serious appearance, although Chenfeng didn't know why Lian Chengyu said this, he still nodded solemnly.

"Okay, don't forget what we're here for, the eighteen herbs that I taught you in the morning, do you remember clearly?" Lian Chengyu coughed twice, forcibly pulling the topic back to his eyes, trying not to let Chenfeng go out so heavy for the first time.

"Remember, Uncle Lian. After all, it is a five-year-old child, Lian Chengyu said this, Chenfeng immediately reacted, remembered the purpose of his coming today, and became excited again, leaving many doubts and incomprehension behind him for the time being.

"Let's go, take a closer look, see the herbs we talked about in the morning, pick some back, the red cloud eagle still needs to heal now." ”

"Hmm" Chenfeng nodded, and followed Lian Chengyu farther and farther away in the forest. At first, Morrowind was interested in everything outside, whether it was the towering ancient trees in the forest or the lush weeds and wildflowers beneath his feet.

After the two walked for a while, suddenly Chenfeng walked under a big tree, squatted down and looked at the dense grass at the bottom and asked, "Uncle Lian, is this the root grass?"

"Well, yes. Root grass generally grows with trees, and the older the tree, the more root grass there is around the tree. Lian Chengyu came over and squatted beside Chenfeng, pointed to the ground root grass on the ground and said: "The ground root grass has a small trunk, and the leaves are thick, and the leaf surface has leaf lines. ”

"Well, the root grass grows in the ground and grows on the ground. It grows by drawing nutrients from its roots, and although the leaf surface is large, it only absorbs rain and luster. Chenfeng took Lian Chengyu's words and continued: "The root grass likes shade, and it should be picked together with the roots when picking. The alchemist can take the leaves and stems into the medicine, which is to replenish the qi and nourish the element, and can also take the roots and whiskers to dispense the medicine, with the root grass root and whisker as the main medicine, supplemented by Qinglan grass, white orchid fruit, swift grass, dragon's blood mushroom, etc., which can refine the pill that washes the marrow valve body and dredges the meridians. So the most valuable thing about this root grass is actually this tendril. ”

Lian Chengyu listened carefully, and couldn't help nodding secretly after listening. Morrowind's memory was much better than he had imagined. The five-year-old child not only remembered his teaching in the morning, but also used his own understanding and his own words to clearly explain the purpose and usage of this root grass, which made Lian Chengyu very happy.

Of course, although he thought so in his heart, in order to prevent Chenfeng from being arrogant, Lian Chengyu still said without hurry, "Well, it's okay, rote memorization is okay, remember to integrate it in the future, don't talk about it on paper." ”

"Okay, Uncle Lian. Let's move on. Chenfeng didn't have Lian Chengyu's flower intestines, and after listening to Lian Chengyu's words, he knew that Uncle Lian was encouraging himself, so he didn't say anything, and picked a few roots of grass.

Not long after the journey, Morrowind made another discovery, and looked at a tree that looked like a peach tree in front of him. The tree was no taller than an adult, but it was so leafy that it was impossible to see where the trunk was. The strangest thing is that the trees are scattered with crystal clear fruits the size of a fist, and it is now early spring.

This strange little tree looks very inconspicuous under the shroud of the surrounding towering ancient trees, but whether it is the fruit on it or the rich vitality it embodies, it is enough to show that it is not ordinary.

"Uncle Lian, this tree ......" I couldn't see any clues after looking at it for a long time, so Chenfeng had to ask Lian Chengyu on the side for help.

Even Chengyu naturally discovered this tree a long time ago, or he had known about the existence of this small tree for a long time, there was no surprise in his expression, and after listening to Chenfeng's inquiry, he walked to the tree and said a strange and nonsensical sentence: "Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees!"

Chenfeng looked at Lian Chengyu, who was starting to be abnormal again, and had a headache, why can't he talk well, which one is this?

Lian Chengyu stretched out his hand to stroke the fruit on the tree, turned his back to the morning breeze and continued: "This tree is called the heart of the tree, born in the enclosure of 10,000-year-old ancient trees, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, germinating for three thousand years, growing three years ago, and flowering and fruiting for another three thousand years. ”

Chenfeng was secretly frightened, this seemingly low little tree actually needed nine thousand years to blossom and bear fruit, and the other party's age was thousands of times older than himself, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Three thousand years of flowering and fruiting!"

Lian Chengyu turned his head, looked at the fuss of the morning breeze, smiled, and said seemingly casually: "Well, three thousand years of flowering and fruiting, each time only bears one fruit." ”

"Huh?"

The morning breeze couldn't help but stay stunned again, three thousand years bear one fruit, then these nine fruits are not thirty-nine twenty-seven thousand years? This is also too shocking to the world.

Morrowind swallowed, his voice a little dry: "What about this fruit?"

Looking at Chenfeng's money-obsessed appearance, Lian Chengyu smiled dumbly, shook his head and said: "The fruit is naturally a good thing, it is difficult to buy for a thousand dollars, and there is no market, but it is not yet time, you don't have crooked thoughts." ”

Chenfeng was a little unwilling, how could there be a reason that Jinshan didn't take a penny, so he stretched out his right index finger and shook it, and said with a smile: "One, just one?"

"If you're not afraid of being blown up, you can give it a try. Lian Chengyu clasped his hands to his chest, looking like he was waiting to see a good show.

Chenfeng's face was embarrassed, but he obviously didn't give up, and even Chengyu didn't pay attention to it, but continued to walk forward on his own, as if he was not afraid that Chenfeng would take the opportunity to secretly pick a fruit to taste.

Chenfeng finally reluctantly left the small tree, caught up with Lian Chengyu's pace, the two walked through the forest, and saw a lot of herbs talked about in the morning, and Lian Chengyu assessed the medicinal effects and usage methods of Chenfeng herbs one by one, and let Chenfeng remember the environment and appearance of the herbs growing. During this time, I encountered wild beasts such as rabbits and foxes, but I did not see any large beasts.

Seeing that the sun was already in the west, Lian Chengyu beckoned the morning breeze to start his return journey. On the way back, Lian Chengyu began to explain some precautions in the forest to Chenfeng, although Chenfeng saw a few precious herbs recorded in "Ups and Downs" on the road, but even Chengyu did not let Chenfeng pick them.

As the sun sets, the tired birds return home. Chenfeng and Lian Chengyu walked side by side in the forest, and the messy stone hill was already very visible. Chenfeng pondered the sentence of traveling thousands of miles in the world, and suddenly found that Lian Chengyu was actually quite reliable, because through an afternoon of practice, Chenfeng found that practice was easier for him to remember the characteristics of these herbs than reading books, and it was also more intriguing. Thinking of this, the corners of Chenfeng's mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.