It is a forest far away from the capital, full of thorns and poisonous insects, and at a glance, the black rocks and forest paths are paved with dead branches and leaves.

Ancestral Eye, a rare ore that can make weapons extremely sharp, can only grow in the black basalt of the deep mountains and dense forests.

Just over 16 years old, Tuoba Duan walked deep in the mountains and already had a lot of experience in finding these ores.

From time to time, there was a roar of wild beasts in the forest, and for a person who had been a disciple of the Immortal Sect and a person who had been shuttling through the mountains for many years, these beasts were no longer accustomed to it.

Tuoba Duan carried a basket on his back, which contained some pickaxes, shovels and other tools.

But even so, Tuoba Duan was like a fly, walking on the ground between the rocks, and in a matter of moments he went from one place to another.

The sky was getting dark, the clouds were thick, and after the strong wind blew, Tuoba Duan's brows furrowed slightly.

The strange thing is that the sky was clear just now, and suddenly a strong wind blew, and the sky was full of dark clouds. In such a situation, it is bound to be a heavy rainstorm.

Tuoba Duan looked around, there were no caves, and there were no tall cliffs.

"Are you going to get wet in the rain today?" said Tuoba Port, putting away his shovel and jumping onto a high ground to observe the scenery around him, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

Suddenly, Tuoba Duan saw a temple built between the mountains and forests about five miles away.

"How can there be a temple in this mountain forest?" Tuoba Duan wondered in his heart, but he still walked like a fly, and immediately threw himself towards the temple.

This five-mile road only took one breath for Tuoba Duan, and it was there in a blink of an eye.

When he got closer, he found that the temple was in tatters, and the glazed tiles on the roof had been broken in many places, but it was always better than standing outside, so Tuoba took a breath and walked into it with a wary heart.

Over the years, I have encountered jackals and beasts in the mountains, some low-level demon beasts, mountain bandits, and people who are polite on the surface but have bad intentions in their hearts. Tuoba had understood that there were times when man was more terrible than the beasts.

The beast only treats you as food, but people can use you to make you worse than food. With these, Tuoba Duan has long been familiar with it. You have to get ahead of these wicked people in order to survive.

Tuoba Duan had an extra sword in his hand and slowly walked into the temple.

The clay statues inside the temple have long been mutilated, covered with cobwebs and dust, and it seems that they have not been here for a long time.

On the ground of the temple, there are some straw futons thrown on the ground at will, and there are some wheat stalks scattered everywhere on the ground, which seems to have been inhabited for a while.

There were two broken tiles on the roof, and from the inside you could see the dark sky outside.

The entire temple was silent, and since Tuoba came in, there was not even a sound of insects.

Tuoba Duan found a few old wooden blocks from the temple, put them together, and made a fire.

Tuoba Duan faintly felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it, and after finding a futon and shooting it clean, he sat in front of the clay statue and leaned on the clay statue.

At this time, the rain outside was falling loudly, and the wind blew into the ruined temple, and there were two places dripping with rain, but fortunately it was a little far from the center of the temple.

Tuoba Duan has been running for a long time, and at this time, he is leaning on the clay statue, a little sleepy, and when he is about to fall asleep in a daze, he suddenly sees an extra person on his side from the gap in his eyes, and he is looking at Tuoba Duan carefully.

It was a woman of about sixteen or seventeen years old, with her head bowed, bent over, her long hair hanging down to one side, her delicate face flushed, and she seemed to be a little nervous. And the big eyes stared at Tuoba Duan without blinking, and there were some fine beads of sweat on his forehead. And on the woman's back, she carried a basket with some green plants in it.

Looking at the woman's movements, it seems that she has just walked out from behind the clay statue, and it seems that she is not going backwards, nor is she going out. After all, it's still raining outside.

The woman's hand tightly grasped the bulging object at her waist, and Tuoba Duan vaguely guessed that it was a dagger used for self-defense.

Tuoba could imagine that the woman was worried that she was a bad person.

Thinking of this, although he didn't open his eyes, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise and smiled.

When the woman saw Tuobaduan's smile, she couldn't help but let go of her hand, and then looked at Tuoba Duan blankly.

Tuoba Duan looks handsome, his eyebrows are full of heroism, and at this time, the look that seems to be smiling in a dream can't help but attract the woman, I have to say, Tuoba Duan looks really good.

And the woman looked at the basket on Tuoba Duan's back, where some pickaxes and shovels and other tools were placed, and she was immediately relieved.

"Have you seen enough? Tuoba Duan suddenly opened his eyes and said lightly.

"Ahh

"Uh. At the end of the lower top. Tuoba Duan didn't expect that a sudden sentence would scare the woman, but seeing her flushed face, he felt a sense of pride in his heart, but he immediately introduced.

"My name is Ling Ling. The woman whispered, a little embarrassed.

"This is for you. Tuoba nodded, removed the back basket beside him, put it on the other side, found a futon and patted it clean, and handed it over.

"Thank you. The woman was a little embarrassed, but sat down next to Tuoba, their backs leaning against the broken clay statue.

"I'm here to look for ore in this mountain forest, what about you?" the two of them were silent for a while, and Tuoba Duan suddenly spoke.

"So you're here to mine, I'm different from you, I'm here to look for herbs. Ling Ling said.

In fact, she didn't need to say it, Tuoba Duan also knew what was inside her back basket.

"Where are you from the East China Sea?" Tuoba reported to his home.

"Where is the East China Sea? What is the sea? I grew up in a nearby village, and I have lived here since I was a child, and I have never been out. Ling Ling said embarrassedly.

"Look outside, it's rain. Many, many rainwaters come together to form streams, many streams come together to form rivers, and many rivers come together to form lakes and rivers. And whether it is rain, stream, river or lake, it will melt into one place in the end, and that is the sea!" Tuoba Duan explained as if he were teaching a child.

"The land by the sea is soft to step on, and it is as soft as cotton when you lie down. The smell of the sea breeze smells salty, like salt has been sprinkled in it. And the appearance of the sea, like this sky, is blue, so big that you can't see the edge. Tuoba Duan explained slowly.

Ling Ling's face was full of curiosity, and then his eyes slowly changed from curiosity to a yearning.

"If only one day I could go and see the sea. Ling Ling said playfully with a smile on her face.

"Well, yes, I'll definitely have a chance to see it. Tuoba replied.

Listening to Tuobaduan's words, the woman's eyes were filled with a longing light, but then they dimmed again.

"But my father, my father, he is seriously ill. Ling Ling said softly with a sad look on his face.

"yes, I see. Tuobaduan's expression also dimmed, and he lost the interest he had just talked about the sea.

"It's raining lightly, it's time for me to go out and get some medicine. Ling Ling stood up and prepared to go out to find medicine.

"You can go back a little later, now the forest is full of rain, and the dripping water can drench you. Tuoba Duan said softly.

"Well, then wait a little longer. Ling Ling sat down again, trembling a little.

The woman was dressed thinly, and after the rain, there was some cold, and even if there was a fire not far away, she was a little shivering.

"Ahh

Tuoba Duan glanced over and saw a colorful poisonous spider lying on Ling Ling's instep, and Ling Ling was already frightened.

Tuoba duan picked up the sword in his hand, the swordsmanship was fast and accurate, and with a sword passed, he accurately picked up the poisonous spider and stabbed it into the land next to him.

And Ling Ling's instep had already been bitten, and it was blue and purple at a glance.

"You bear with it. Tuoba Duan couldn't help Ling Ling to say more, and his hand reached directly to her waist in Ling Ling's surprised expression, and then pulled out the dagger.

Tuoba Duan used a dagger to cut open the corner of his robe in an instant, tore a strip of cloth and immediately tied Ling Ling's ankle.

Tuoba was extremely fast, put the dagger on the fire with his backhand, and used the dagger to draw a cross on Ling Ling's instep between his returns.