Leaving the laboratory building, which still exuded an ominous whisper, and walking along a secluded corridor across Linzhong Lake, the freshmen were led by Professor Li Qihuang to the backyard of the school, where they found themselves in a low, two-story independent small building.
He stopped in front of the building.
The professor asked the students to wait a moment, but he went straight into the small building.
A moment later, when Professor Li walked out of the small building again, the black professor's robe that he originally wore had disappeared, replaced by a gray short coat, which looked like the uniform of a school janitor, but it was different in style.
Subtle difference.
He was carrying a broad straw hat on his back, holding a brass watering can with a long spout in one hand, and a pointed shovel with a long wooden handle in the other. He looked like a farmer.
"This is the botanical garden of Jiuyou Academy, and it is also one of the larger spiritual gardens of First University." Professor Li leaned on the shovel, and his originally stooped body straightened up a lot, and then he waved his hand.
Brass Watering Can, added: "This is what I mentioned to you before, another fascinating place in pharmacy is the magical world of magical plants."
“Here are not only the Poria cocos, century-old Polygonum multiflorum, thousand-year-old ginseng seed, iceberg snow lotus, Dendrobium officinale and other amazing tonics, but there are also mulberry leaves that look like red flowers and can poison fish; they have yellow and round leaves.
, a yellow vitex that is not spoken of; it has white flowers and black fruits, shaped like a leek, which can cure malignant sores and dispel illusions. And so on."
"Today, I will take you to experience the magnificent scenery of the garden.【】"
"Before entering the garden, I need to remind you that you are not allowed to touch any plant in the garden without permission, whether it is a beneficial plant or a harmful tree, or you see a piranha swallowing a plant.
The ginseng seeds running around couldn't help but the stupid sense of justice in their hearts."
"No matter what, don't touch any of the plants."
"Perhaps the plants you touch will wither due to external stimulation... At that time, it will not be a situation that a few jade coins can solve."
Professor Li raised his voice and warned everyone solemnly.
The students nodded obediently and quickly recorded various details mentioned by the professor in their notebooks.
"Well, finally, before entering the garden, everyone should put away their textbooks, notebooks, and even pens, inks, paper and inkstones, bring their own ears and eyes, and write them down after leaving the garden."
Zheng Qing was stunned, stuffing the stationery into his gray cloth bag in frustration, and then looked around uneasily.
The scholar leaving the pen and paper in his hand is like a swordsman throwing away his sword, which makes people uneasy.
"Follow me, follow me quickly." Fatty Xin grabbed the dazed public-funded student and followed the professor to the back of the building.
Zheng Qing came back to his senses, quickly cheered up, and hurriedly followed with the students behind him.
At First University, each college has its own exclusive botanical garden to cultivate magical plants commonly used in teaching in its college.
When he first entered school, Nicholas once led Zheng Qing here, but he only passed through the door and only had a rough understanding of the door.
Turning around the small building, in front of me was a thin and dilapidated arched round door. On the lintel hung a dark wooden sign with the words "Baicao Garden" written in green paint.
There are mysterious characters made of stones on the walls on both sides of the door. The characters are all hollow. Through the gaps, you can see the lush and lush plants in the garden.
"I thought the school would at least put a glass cover outside the botanical garden." Zheng Qing looked at the plants in the garden through the gaps and couldn't help but said to Xiao Xiao: "I didn't expect it to be so simple to break the wall."
Xiao Xiao did not hold a notebook in his arms, and his temper became much worse.
He raised his eyelids and glanced at Zheng Qing. He said nothing, but his eyes clearly expressed his contempt.
Zhang Jixin stood aside and explained Watermelon Head's contempt appropriately: "Don't underestimate this broken wall. When I came to receive the mission a few days ago, Uncle Stendhal warned us not to put our hands into the wall casually.
People will die if they get into those gaps."
Zheng Qing was horrified.
He just remembered that the punitive task Zhang Jixin received from the school working committee was to do odd jobs in the botanical garden. This made the words coming out of his mouth a little more credible.
Several classmates nearby had obviously thought of this, and they all came over to ask Zhang Jixin about things in the garden.
"Were people really dead? When did it happen, how many people died? Was it because of poisoning or because of the defensive spell of Yuanzi?" Duan Xiaojian asked about the dead people with interest.
"Have you already entered the garden? Is it big inside? I heard that you will be searched when entering and leaving the garden. Is this true?" Another girl asked this somewhat embarrassing question uneasily.
"Who is Uncle Stendhal?" Zheng Qing also came over curiously.
Zhang Jixin obviously didn't expect his classmates to be so curious. He hesitated for a long time, then sorted out the questions a little, picked a few and answered:
"Uncle Stendhal is the administrator of Baicao Garden. Like Old Hemingway, they are both old school workers."
Zheng Qing: "Uncle Stendhal didn't tell us in detail about the dead people in the garden... This was not a good thing in the first place. However, he mentioned that there was a very powerful curse attached to these walls, which was incompatible with the protective formation of Jiuyou Academy.
Goulian. Any unauthorized invasion will be fully counterattacked by the school’s defense formation.”
Zheng Qing was originally standing at the door, stroking the rolled-up gray wall with his fingers. Through the gap in the wall, he stared eagerly at a red plant running around the field in the garden, eager to try it. He wished he could replace the man leaning on his crotch.
Head, followed by the short, fat old man beating his waist and stamping his feet behind the plant.
Suddenly hearing Zhang Jixin's remarks, he was startled and stepped back repeatedly, staggering and almost falling.
This look made several students around him laugh.
"It doesn't matter, as long as there is no malice, there will be no danger." Zhang Jixin supported him with a smile.
"Who is going to judge whether I have malicious intentions?" Zheng Qing stood up straight and retorted with a red face: "I can't leave my life to a botanical garden to judge."
"Very wise." A cold female voice next to them interrupted their conversation.
Zheng Qing turned around and saw Jiang Yu.
She looked sternly at the students surrounding the courtyard wall and said dissatisfiedly: "This is one of the most important places in the school, and no one can be too careful... You are too reckless."
Before anyone else could speak, she continued: "Hurry over, Professor Li is distributing protective clothing... If it's too late, I'm afraid there won't be any suitable clothes."
After that, without waiting for their reply, he hurriedly greeted another group of students.
"Protective clothing?" Zheng Qing asked curiously as he followed Zhang Jixin and walked towards Professor Li.
"Ah! I almost forgot." Zhang Jixin looked annoyed: "You don't need to search yourself when entering the garden, but you need to put on protective clothing. On the one hand, it protects the plants in the garden, and on the other hand, it also protects ourselves."
"These protective clothing are all standard styles, available in every model, but the quantity is limited. We have a lot of people here today, and I'm afraid we won't be able to choose suitable clothes if we go late."