Volume 1 Holding the Sword Chapter 3 In order to live
Longyang Mountain Range is located at the junction of Tiandu and the northern wilderness, as a heavenly pass to resist the invasion of barbarians, occupies the natural advantage of geography, the mountain range stretches for tens of thousands of miles, the mountains are steep, the grass and trees are flourishing, and there are countless fierce beasts entrenched in it, although so, every year there will be a part of the people who do not want to die to go deep into it to explore the so-called wealth and opportunities, most of these people are some small people who live at the bottom and struggle, unwilling to accept the status quo, but there is no big ability, the only one, It is the spirit of fearlessness in a desperate situation, if it can be achieved, then from now on, you can escape from this lower purgatory, live a stable life, if not, then it will be bone-bones and sand, dissipated in this vast mountain cliff.
Walking through a forest of vibrant shrubs and passing through a rocky mountain road, the two of them were presented with a misty scene.
Beneath this cloud, there is a naturally formed valley, because of the topography, the valley is surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, and it is difficult to find this place if you do not look closely.
It is said that this pit valley was discovered by the owner of Wanyaozhai at the beginning, and this pit valley can be said to be a natural treasure, most of the herbs grown in it are not found in the periphery of the mountains, and the age of the herbs inside is generally much higher than that outside, which is why Wanyaozhai chose to open in this small Izumo town, and it can also do the wind and water.
The two teenagers walked cautiously along the steep rocks to the bottom of the valley, the walls of which had been soaked in fog for many years, so the surface was covered with moss, so they needed to be extremely cautious, if they accidentally stepped on the air or slipped, then they would become the nutrients for the growth of herbs in the valley.
It took half an hour, and the two of them came to the bottom of the valley without danger, and after going down to the bottom of the valley, the fog here was obviously much less than the fog they saw just now, and the sight was also broadened.
"Whew...... It's finally down, and if I come to this place a few more times, I feel like half my life is gone. ”
Chen Bugui breathed a long sigh of relief, looked back at the steep stone wall blocked by the mist, and couldn't help but shiver in his heart.
He roughly estimated the distance from the top of the valley to the bottom of the valley, and estimated that it was about ten zhang, and he and Xiao Qi had only come to this place twice in total.
"Okay, okay, you don't have to mumble anywhere, after we go back and get paid this time, we won't have to take this kind of work for a long time later, so let's finish the collection of the herbs we need this time with peace of mind, and we can go back to pay the errand as soon as possible, otherwise after dark, I'm afraid we will have to spend the night here." Xiao Qi patted the moss on his trouser leg and said to Chen Bugui with a bitter face.
"Haha, what you said makes sense, Xiaoqi, it's important to get down to business, let's go, we can't delay any longer." Chen Bugui snorted, hugged Xiao Qi's neck and strode forward.
Xiao Qi's entire head was sandwiched under Chen Bugui's armpit, Xu was a little breathless, and the young man's face was visibly red.
"Chen Bugui, if you let me go, I'm about to be strangled to death by you."
"Hey, I said Xiao Qi, you are a man, how can you be like a girl, besides, my brother is not strong." Chen Bugui joked to Xiao Qi with a hippie smile.
"You forced me!"
As if on the verge of an outbreak, Xiao Qi blushed and gritted his teeth.
Chen Bugui listened to Xiao Qi's deep voice, and immediately realized that the situation was wrong, and before he could let go of Xiao Qi's neck, the pain from his waist instantly made Chen Bugui jump in place.
"I said that I don't play like this, you are really a girl, how can a big man pinch his waist, this is a trick used by women!"
Chen Bugui's face was embarrassed, and while rubbing his waist with his hands, he said with a thunderous accusation.
"Thou art thou shalt not live!"
Looking at Chen Bugui's appearance of jumping up and down, Xiao Qi showed a victorious attitude.
"Okay, now the wings are stiff, right, dare to talk to your brother like this, see if I don't teach you a lesson today!"
"Catch up with me first, old man!"
"If you have the ability, you can stop for me, don't run......"
"Fools don't run......"
A boy is a boy after all, and the childishness in his heart has not yet retreated, and the two of them have left the dull atmosphere just now behind in such a back-and-forth fight.
"Okay, okay, don't make a fuss, I'm almost up to me."
The two teenagers chased me for nearly a quarter of an hour, each of them tired and out of breath, and in the end, Chen Bugui compromised first to end the war.
Xiao Qi's situation was not much better, he didn't say anything directly, and nodded in agreement.
"Here, drink saliva first and take a break." Chen Bugui took off the water bag from his waist, took a sip, and handed it to Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi didn't dislike it, he just took it and drank it with his head up.
"I took a look, this was the location where we collected the Spirit Leaf Grass last time, and the amount of Spirit Leaf Grass needed this time is relatively large, so we split up, you go to the east, and I go to the north, so the efficiency will be much faster." Xiao Qi wiped his mouth, handed the water bag to Chen Bugui and said.
"Okay, but don't stay too far away, if there is any situation, we can deal with it." Chen Bugui nodded and said.
Although it will be relatively safe in this pit valley compared to the outside, it is not ruled out that there will be dangers, otherwise no one in the medicine collection team of Wanyaozhai will be injured, and this task will not be the turn of their brothers.
After the two teenagers smeared the insect repellent powder, they each split up and began to collect the spirit leaf grass.
Lingye grass is a herb that is not precious, and its main role is to treat external injuries.
Chen Bugui learned from Xiao Qi that the reason why he needed a large amount of Spirit Leaf Grass this time was because the battle ahead was tight, and almost all the troops that could be mobilized in the entire sky were invested in the border battlefield to resist the invasion of the barbarians, so for these healing herbs, it became something that the official family wantonly requisitioned.
Chen Bugui didn't care how many of these herbs they needed, he only knew that he would complete the collection of the number of herbs that Wan Yaozhai had given them this time, and then get the corresponding reward.
"I don't know when this way of living will be a head......" Chen Bugui sighed as he collected the Spirit Leaf Grass.
He couldn't help but think of what Zhao Xuan said to him, but after thinking about it, he felt that he was not this material, and he didn't have the heart to think about these things.
Becoming a monk is destined to have something to do with fighting, killing, and I happen to dislike this kind of fighting, killing, killing.
From time to time, he would also listen to the storyteller in the town talk about those chivalrous warriors or monks and immortals.
These people can shout and kill you for something or if you don't like it, and in the end, it's nothing more than you kill me, I kill you, anyway, there will be a victim in the horizontal and vertical, this kind of thing is very boring for Chen Bugui.
If he was allowed to live such a frightened life, he might as well live a day full of life as he is now.
But people are unsatisfying creatures, and once there are better conditions or things in front of you, you will compare them with your current life.
The same is true for Chen Bugui, he now thinks in his heart from time to time what will happen if he promises Zhao Xuan and becomes a monk.
But this kind of thinking will be beaten back to his original form in the end, and he is very sober, very sober.
He knew what he needed most now, if he really agreed to Zhao Xuan, maybe his life would be much better than now, but those were not what he wanted.
For him, the most important thing is that he can live now, and other things are good to think about once in a while.
In the midst of his thoughts, the bamboo basket behind Chen Bugui was unconsciously filled with more than half of the spirit leaf grass.
"With Xiao Qi's side, the Spirit Leaf Grass should be enough." Chen Bugui made a rough estimate in his heart, and then turned around to find Xiao Qi.
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"Xiao Qi, I've almost collected the spirit leaf grass here, how is the situation there." Chen Bugui shouted to Xiao Qi in front of him from a distance.
And Xiao Qi seemed to turn a deaf ear to Chen Bugui's shout, and Ren stared thoughtfully ahead.
Seeing that Xiao Qi didn't answer himself, Chen Bugui quickened his pace and came to the young man's side.
"What do you kid think, you are fascinated, has the amount of spirit leaf grass been picked enough?" Chen Bugui was a slap in the face of Xiao Qi's head.
"Shhh...... Can you tap it. Xiao Qi turned his head and said angrily.
"Didn't you hear what I told you just now, why, in this Sichun, so distracted?!" Chen Bugui laughed and teased.
"I'm too lazy to bother with you."
Xiao Qi glanced at Chen Bugui and said, "Oh, look where." ”
"What is mysterious ......," Chen Bugui looked disapprerovingly in the direction of Xiao Qinu's mouth.
About a zhang away from them, there was a two-person cave on the stone wall, and at the edge of the cave, Chen Bugui could see clearly what Xiao Qi had asked him to see.
It was a blue-purple flower, the petals were blue, and on the edge of the petals, there was a circle of purple lines, and its stamens were exuding a refreshing fragrance at the moment.
Chen Bugui just sniffed the insignificant fragrance of this strange flower in the air, and the whole person was as awake as if he had been enlightened, and he felt that his vision and spirit at the moment were much better than before.
"This is?!" Chen Bugui turned his head and asked with a look of surprise.
"I don't know what kind of flower this is, just now when I was collecting the spirit leaf grass, I smelled a vague aroma in the air, because I work in Wanyaozhai all the year round, I am particularly sensitive to the aroma of herbs, but among the herbs I touched, there is no one with the same aroma as it, so I followed the fragrance and found here."
Xiao Qi looked at Chen Bugui and said seriously.
"But I'm sure that the value of this flower far exceeds the value of all the herbs we have to collect this time!"