Chapter 6: That Summer

The sun shines quietly on the lush trees, and the green leaves shimmer with golden light.

Spring has just passed, and Shiban Village has ushered in the summer of all things contending. The naughty naughty boys walked in pairs and threes, walking towards the small river at the entrance of the village, and Chu Bofan was the most cheerful one among them.

His immature face was filled with a happy smile, and anyone who was locked up in the room every day would not be happy in front of the three-foot-thick ancient books and a large pile of strange medicinal herbs that emitted a strange smell. What's more, Chu Bofan is still a six or seven-year-old child. Today, because of his father, who has always been strict with him, went into the mountains to collect medicine, this allowed Chu Bofan to steal a day of leisure. Thinking of this, Chu Bofan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth on stilts, quicken his pace, and run towards the river.

"Chu nerd, why are you here today, aren't you afraid of being spanked by your father?" said a fat teenager with a squeezing eye at Chu Bofan, and slapped his ass a few times at the end. It caused a burst of laughter from the naughty children around him.

Chu Bofan knew this young man, his name was Wang Hu, and he was the son of Wang Daili in the village. Because his age and strength are the greatest among the naughty boys, he was elected by everyone to be the "king", and he also begged the teacher in the village to give himself a resounding name, the little bully of the mixed world - Wang Hu! On weekdays, everyone respects him, but since Chu Bofan's family moved here a year ago, his father has treated the villagers for free and saved people, which has disturbed the Wang family's business. Wang Mang had nothing to do to find Chu Bofan's stubble.

Chu Bofan looked at Wang Hu, who was satisfied, and did not answer. A man strode towards the river. just muttered in his heart: "If it weren't for my father not letting me argue with you, I would still be young." I'm going to teach you a good lesson!"

Seeing that Chu Bofan didn't answer, Wang Mang sneered: "Oh, a nerd is a nerd, and he won't talk back when he is scolded." Let's go, little ones!" he waved his chubby arm and ran forward quickly. Looking at this momentum, he was going to run in front of Chu Bofan.

Seeing such a scene, Chu Bofan sighed helplessly. Alone walked towards the unmanned upstream. He came to a rock, put his little feet in the clear water of the river, and happily enjoyed this rare vacation.

Suddenly, a strange creature under a rock catches his attention. I saw him lift up his trouser legs, go down into the river, and tiptoe along. It was a big golden crab! Chu Bofan calmed his breath and slowly stretched out his hands to face the big crab. "Whoosh!" A stone flew from a distance and smashed in front of Chu Bofan, splashing a cool splash! Chu Bofan looked up at Wang Hu angrily. I saw Wang Mang holding his head in his hands, whistling, walking unhurriedly, and turning back to Chu Bofan from time to time to make a grimace.

After a while, Chu Bofan calmed down the anger in his heart and continued to look for the big crab, he rummaged through the moss-covered rocks in the river. Instead, the originally clear river water became muddy. Just as he was about to give up, a silver light flashed in the murky river!

Chu Bofan instinctively reached out and touched it. A hard square object appeared in his hand! After looking at Wang Hu who was playing in the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief and slowly looked at the item in his hand.

It was a moss-covered box, about the size of an inch. It may have been in the river for many years, and it has become so tattered that it is impossible to see what it really is. Chu Bofan stretched out his hand to wipe the moss off the box and carefully put it in the river water to clean it. After a while, a black-brown stone box appeared in Chu Bofan's hand, and he saw that there were many rare and exotic beasts that Chu Bofan had never seen before, either roaring, quiet, or mysterious! For a while, Chu Bofan was stunned. He unconsciously clenched the stone box and hid it in his arms. Running briskly towards home.

Not long after, Chu Bofan came to an antique bamboo stilted hanging tower. I saw that next to a big tree next to his hanging tower, he poked out his little head and looked at the bamboo building with a little nervousness. After a long time, Chu Bofan patted the stone box in his arms, stood on tiptoe, and tiptoed towards the house.

"Xiao Fan, are you back?" A kind voice suddenly appeared in Chu Bofan's ears.

Chu Bofan was suddenly confused, he didn't know how to talk, and in a moment's ignorance, he shouted loudly: "It's not ......" and hurriedly ran back to his hut.

As he spoke, a beautiful woman with red lips and white teeth, dressed in a cyan Luo Qun, walked out of the room on the side. She looked at Chu Bofan who was running and shook her head helplessly.

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After dinner, an elegant man with a clear face, dressed in a white robe, and a square beast pattern belt tied around his waist, looked at Chu Bofan beside him with a straight face. I saw him say a little sternly: "Xiaofan, have you completed what I explained today?"

"Huh? Half of it!" Chu Bofan twisted his shirt and replied hesitantly.

"Then I'll test you, what are the effects of Tanabata grass?" the elegant man covered his mouth and snickered.

"Tanabata grass has been passed down to ancient times. It grows in humid environments, mostly in small rivers in the mountains. The whole body is green, its leaves are seven, it does not bloom, it does not bear fruit. The growth cycle is one year, and as the name suggests, the annual Tanabata Festival is the time when you can pick it, but only the leaves are useful. Its leaves can be eaten raw, invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis, and have a certain detoxification effect. If it is refined together with herbs such as purple bamboo flower and white-faced scholar, it can be refined to produce a good antidote - "Bi Luodan", and its rhizome is poisonous and inedible. But it can be combined with the eggs of the white grain worm to refine a poison - "Luoyun Sandalwood", and its antidote is the "Bi Luodan". Chu Bofan said triumphantly, with a smile on his face.

"Yes, that's good. Where does that grimace flower grow?" the elegant man nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask.

"Well, this, this. Chu Bofan scratched his head unconsciously, and couldn't spit out a word for a long time.

"Hmph, is that half of what you've done?" the elegant man grimaced.

"Alright, alright. Xiaofan went out to play today and didn't read a book. You're just too strict! Xiao Fan, go to sleep, I have something to talk to your father. The beautiful woman in Tsing Yi glanced at the elegant man and said with a smile.

Chu Bofan couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, every time at this time, his mother would always come to round the scene for him.

He stuck out his tongue at the elegant man, and ran towards his hut without looking back.

The elegant man looked at Chu Bofan's figure helplessly, and shook his head with a wry smile.

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In the middle of the night, Chu Bofan was awakened by the noise outside the door. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, and saw through the crack in the door a scene he would never forget! He saw the white leg bone in the black creature's mouth! The man with the scarlet glint in his eyes!

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"Whew, whew, whew. Chu Bofan kicked heavily, and the teacup on the table unconsciously had been crushed by him. The tingling pain in his hand pulled him out of the cold memories.

In the lonely night, the face of the young man who was burdened with a deep hatred of blood exuded a monstrous killing intent like a terrifying wave! The young man did not notice that a fluffy tail quietly appeared behind him!