Chapter Thirty-Seven: Flowers and Flowers, Looking for Clues
Flower butterfly cloud snake fruit, as Han Xiaoyan said, is mainly produced in the northwest of Yunzhou, on a cliff.
The so-called flower butterfly does not mean that there are butterflies flying around it, but that its colors are colorful, just like flower butterflies.
As for the cloud snakes, it is not that there are cloud snakes around the cliffs, but their shapes, like snake pythons entrenched on the cliffs, twisted and twisted, lifelike.
There is nothing dangerous about picking the Butterfly Cloud Snake Fruit, as long as you don't fall off the cliff, you can easily pick it. But if you want to get them back, it's not too difficult.
When the butterfly cloud snake fruit is born on the cliff wall, it has no special smell. However, when it is picked, it emits a peculiar fragrance that can attract a variety of strange creatures.
Someone once used the picked flower butterfly cloud snake fruit to attract a white horse of a divine horse, and took him to find the magic treasure. But these legends are a long time ago, and now apart from attracting many wild beasts, no one has ever made a windfall from it.
"That's all I know. Because of the remoteness of the place and the unknown danger, there are not many people who go to pick it. To go there, they are also experienced monks. ”
Ye Sansheng walked in the front, explaining happily to everyone, and there was a faint tendency to keep up with his "master" Duanmuqiu.
Looking back, only Ye Qi listened with relish.
didn't see the beautiful woman he liked, Ye Sansheng hurriedly asked, "Brother Ye, where is Xiaoyanren?"
The opposite sex is really the best means to get a wedge.
Ye Qi looked at Ye Sansheng with an anxious look on his face, and pouted towards the grove on the side.
Ye Sansheng turned his head and saw Duanmu Qiu and Han Xiaoyan walking out of it with a smile. It's also thanks to Ye Sansheng, who is simple-minded and has no other thoughts, if Li Yan sees this scene, he is afraid that he will already be furious.
"Xiaoyan, Brother Duanmu, where have you been?"
Ye Sansheng hurriedly ran over, not paying attention to Han Xiaoyan at all.
Han Xiaoyan smiled and pulled out her hands behind her back and danced to Ye Sansheng who rushed over. "Dangdang, look, this is the fruit picked from the fruit tree found by Brother Duanmu, after walking such a long way, everyone is thirsty. ”
"Brother Duanmu is so powerful, erudite and talented, what kind of tree this is, and what fruit will bear on the tree, he knows it. By the way, what is this called, Xiaoyan is so stupid that she forgot about it. ”
"The fruit is green, slightly astringent, crisp and thirst-quenching. Duanmu Qiu looked at Han Xiaoyan, who was pouting and annoyed, and reminded with a smile.
"Yes, yes, Brother Duanmu has a really good memory. ”
Ye Sansheng saw the two people talking and laughing, and took a bite of the fruit green that Han Xiaoyan stuffed in his hand. The taste is really bitter.
Ye Qi saw Ye Sansheng who was following behind, not as energetic as before, and sighed softly.
Long pain is better than short pain, Sansheng, wood is also doing this for your good.
"This road is very peaceful, Li Dashao has not appeared yet, does he know that he can't compare to us, and has given up?"
Ye Qi slowed down, knowing that Duanmu Qiu might have some thoughts of his own, so he gave up the space for the two of them to be alone, and chose to talk to Ye Sansheng, who was depressed behind.
"yes, I gave up. Ye Sansheng looked stupidly at the distance ahead, and replied weakly.
"Sansheng, you must know that he didn't do it on purpose. ”
Ye Qi didn't want to hide everything from Ye Sansheng, so he kindly reminded him.
Ye Sansheng's head was bored, and he was playing with a few weeds with his feet, feeling sorry for himself. "I know, Brother Duanmu has good skills, is very knowledgeable, and is handsome and chic, how can any girl not like him. It's not his fault. ”
"......" Ye Qi knew that Ye Sansheng hadn't understood yet, but he just wanted to point it out, and he was afraid that Ye Sansheng would do something irrational after knowing the truth, so he opened his mouth, but he still didn't say it.
Ahead, Duanmu Qiu, who came to the cliff, had already squatted down, took out a fan with his right hand, turned the true qi of the clouds into a long rope, and swung down the depths of the cliff.
After a while, Han Xiaoyan clapped her hands and laughed in appreciation.
"Haha, it's been picked, Brother Duanmu is so powerful, Xiaoyan admires you so much!"
Putting the flower butterfly cloud snake fruit into the bag, Duanmu Qiu took Han Xiaoyan back and joined Ye Qiye Sansheng who was attached to the back.
"How is it, have you picked it?" Although Ye Qi heard Han Xiaoyan's laughter, he still asked Duanmu Qiu with a smile.
Duanmu Qiu raised the bag in his hand and showed a sunny smile. "Everything is under control. ”
"Ah, what are those!" Han Xiaoyan's exclamation sounded in his ears, and everyone looked up, and there were suddenly many strange flowers in the originally peaceful woods.
The flowers were not as small as they were, they were the size of a wheel, and the center of the flowers was deeply recessed, and there was a constant stream of black, earth-like stuff filling in from all sides. The long stems twisted like snakes, as if they had come to life.
"It's such a disgusting flower, it's not beautiful at all, Xiaoyan is so scared. Han Xiaoyan saw these flowers that suddenly appeared in front of her, and her steps involuntarily shrank back, gradually getting away from Ye Qiduanmu Qiu and the other three people.
Ye Qi saw that her small movements were not broken, but Duanmu Qiu's face suddenly smiled a little ill-willed.
"Xiaoyan, you go back a little more, I look familiar with these things, I can't remember them for a while, but we'll handle it, you don't have to worry. ”
Hearing Duanmuqiu say this, Han Xiaoyan couldn't ask for it, and she was no longer reserved and ladylike, she took a step and retreated a lot, until she approached the cliff, and then stopped.
This kind of woman, alas.
Han Xiaoyan's style made Ye Qi shake his head shamelessly, hoping that Duanmu Qiu could have some good way to make Ye Sansheng die for her. If this kind of woman stays around, it will only be a scourge.
At this moment, the flowers on the opposite side suddenly moved.
As if blown by a strong wind, the stems of the flowers trembled violently, and the entire huge head of the flower fell back, as if it could not support the huge weight.
As soon as it touched the ground, it bounced back violently, shooting out a large puddle of black mud from the sunken flower head.
Seeing that these weird flowers began to attack, Ye Qi hurriedly lifted the two-edged green steel sword to his chest, and was about to draw his sword, but was stopped by Duanmu Qiu with one hand.
"Eh, don't worry, these flowers are not lethal. ”
Seeing Duanmu Qiu smiling so brightly, Ye Qi couldn't believe it, what the hell was he doing.
Soon, Ye Qi knew Duanmu Qiu's abacus.
"Ah, something hit me in the face, it stinks! Help, it stinks!"
Behind him, Han Xiaoyan's screams came, making Ye Sansheng's face change.
"Xiaoyan, what's wrong with you!" Ye Sansheng hurried back, Ye Qi and Duanmu Qiu were not slow, and the three of them quickly found Han Xiaoyan near the cliff.
Han Xiaoyan covered her face with her hands, a lot of black mud was exposed from the cracks in her hands, she kept shaking her head, screaming in her mouth. "Don't come, don't come, don't come. ”
Even if he hadn't passed, Ye Qi had smelled a foul smell from afar, and then remembered Duanmu Qiu's evil smile before. Han Xiaoyan's current situation must have been expected by him.
"Xiaoyan, don't panic. I've already remembered that these flowers are rare Xiang Demon Flowers, and the black sludge they eject, although the stench is unpleasant, is a good thing to nourish and beautify. ”
"You think, the Flower Butterfly Cloud Snake Fruit can reside and beautify the face, and what it attracts must be something with similar effects, the black mud on your face, that is the essence of the Xiang Demon Flower!"
"Really...... Really?" Han Xiaoyan was blinded by the mud shot out of the Xiang Demon Flower. If she could see the smile on Duanmu Qiu's face, she would definitely not believe him again.
Unfortunately, she couldn't see it.
"That's right, who do you think I am, and when did I lie to you again, don't you even believe me?" Duanmu Qiu's smile was still the same, but the tone that came from his mouth was fake with a hint of anger.
"Then what should I do?" Thinking of the profound knowledge that Duanmu Qiu showed before, Han Xiaoyan couldn't help but believe that he would not deceive himself, and hurriedly asked.
"You have to pay attention to the fact that the essence of these Xiang Demon Flowers must be evenly smeared on the face, so as to maximize the medicinal effect and play the role of beauty and beauty, even if there is a trace of unevenness. You've got to wipe it off, yes, wipe it off!"
Han Xiaoyan listened to Duanmu Qiu's words, trying not to let herself faint from the smell between her noses. Her hands, which had been covering her face, also began to smear around, wiping the black clay-like substance on her face.
"Brother Duanmu, is this okay?" At this time, Han Xiaoyan's whole face was pitch black, as if she had fallen into a coal pile, and in the black mud that had been wiped out, there was an even stronger smell escaping.
"Okay, yes, that's it. The essence of this Xiang Demon Flower must be rubbed on your face for three hours, you will first grope under the tree and sit down, we will grab ahead of Li Yan, hand over the task of Flower Butterfly Cloud Snake Fruit, and then take you to eat together, double effect in one, you will definitely be more beautiful and moving!"
"Okay, I'll go, Brother Duanmu, you must come back quickly!"
Han Xiaoyan closed her eyes and nodded, her head shook, and black mud fell from her face, so panicked that she didn't dare to make other moves.
Ye Sansheng looked at such a Han Xiaoyan in front of him, and suddenly felt a lack of interest. At that time, what did I like about her, cute? stupid?
Ye Qi tried hard to hold back a smile and patted Ye Sansheng's shoulder. "Okay then, Miss Xiaoyan, you hold on first, we'll go first. ”
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Leaving Han Xiaoyan aside, the three of them quickly rushed back to Yiju Building and delivered the task, but they didn't see any trace of Li Yan along the way, which surprised them a little.
Yijulou happily handed over the remuneration to them, and Ye Qi and Duanmu Qiu finally bought the things they wanted to buy with these rewards.
Duanmu Qiu counted the goods in the bag and instructed Ye Sansheng. "Sansheng, you go back first, I see that you are also tired today, rest early. Ye Zi and I still have things to do, and we may not come back in the evening. ”
Ye Sansheng nodded without refuting, since he came back from the cliff, he had become even more listless, and his whole body was wilted.
It seems that the blow of falling out of love to a young man should not be underestimated.
After Ye Sansheng left, Duanmu Qiu suddenly straightened up, took out something from his arms, and his tone became solemn.
"Yezi, look what this is!"
Hearing this, Ye Qi looked down at Duanmu Qiu's palm, where a thing was lying quietly.