Xu Chen carefully counted all the plants growing in the entire medicinal garden and found that there were eight species and more than thirty plants in total, none of which he recognized. Two of them looked like saplings, and the others looked like herbs or vines.
In order to figure out what these things will be when they grow up, Xu Chen spent half an hour cleaning up all the dried herbs in the medicine field to expose enough space for new plants to grow.
In the end, there was only a dead resurrection tree and some sparse vines and weeds with weird colors left in the entire medicine garden.
After finishing it, Xu Chen jumped into the pool under the waterfall and washed himself carefully. The little fox ran around in the medicine garden, not even wanting his favorite soul beads, but sniffing around these strange plants.
Go, full of novelty.
"Xiaobai, let's go!"
Xu Chen put on his clothes and said hello, Xiaobai reluctantly ran out of the medicine garden, squatted in front of Xu Chen with expectancy and waited to put it into his chest, but Xu Chen gently flicked its head with his finger and said:
"Everyone has gone home. Go on your own. We'll be there not far below!"
"Oh..."
The little fox barked reluctantly, then raised its tail high and followed Xu Chen down the mountain with a bound.
Xu Chen has walked this path countless times in the past five years, and he almost never takes a wrong step with his eyes closed.
It had only been a month since we left, and the road was already covered with vines.
The surrounding mountains and fields are green, with birds chirping, and a large number of squirrels, foxes, turtles, rabbits and other small animals climbing and wandering among the trees. The whole world has a vibrant primitive style, and the bustling mortal world under the mountain
It's like a world away.
The little fox is interested in everything. It chases wild birds, snakes and insects among the stones and trees while running, and occasionally even picks up an insect in its mouth to show off its prowess.
Xu Chen's heart was as calm as water, and he no longer had any irritability or depression.
He feels like he is a part of this mountain. As long as he walks in this quiet, lonely and vibrant mountain wilderness, he will feel a special peace and tranquility in his soul, and he no longer wants to think about everything in the mundane world.
It only took less than an hour to return to the mountain.
He felt that what happened down the mountain seemed to be far away from him.
Even in that life-and-death fight, it seemed that there was not much feeling anymore. Apart from the clear memory, there was no longer any fear or fear.
The dilapidated wooden house is still so lonely, hidden among the green bamboo and vegetation.
In the open space in front of the house, the medicine hoe, basket and dung shovel that were thrown carelessly before leaving are still there. On the stone where the little fox was dried, there is still a wrinkled animal skin, and a broken pottery bowl is thrown next to it.
Everything remains as before, as if time has frozen here.
If I don't come back, this place may remain the same for ten years or a hundred years, until it is submerged by weeds and vines, and finally returns to nature.
"Okay, we're going home!"
Xu Chen sat down on the stone.
The little fox purred and jumped onto his lap, folded its little tail and sat on his knees, looking around with its little head, full of curiosity about the environment, seeming to recognize it, but also not seeming to recognize it.
After all, it only stayed here for three days.
But there is a vaguely familiar smell and taste here.
Xu Chen gently stroked the little fox's fur a few times, then placed it on the ground and said:
"This will be our home from now on. You go and play. Don't run too far. I'll clean up the house and get some food later."
The little fox seemed to understand. He raised his tail and quickly got into the nearby bamboo forest.
Xu Chen also stood up, packed up the manure shovel, medicine and hoe on the ground, and placed them under the eaves of the cabin. Then he pushed the door open, and heard a few fluttering sounds, and several wild birds flew out of the half-open window.
go out.
Xu Chen's face suddenly twitched.
Apparently, he left in a hurry and forgot to close the window.
Not to mention the mess in the room, the wind and rain drifted in through the window and even wet the bedding on the bed. The room was filled with a musty smell.
But what made him most speechless was that something had opened the lid of the clay pot where the rice was placed. Not a single grain of millet was left in half of the pot, and some seemed to be spilled on the ground. There was also a lot of bird droppings.
As for the simple stove, there were footprints of various snakes, rats, insects, ants and even monkeys everywhere. There was even a snake slough as thick as an arm on the beam, spanning the entire roof.
I can't live this day!
Although Xu Chen was not lazy and kept the cabin fairly neatly on weekdays, the cabin was indeed dilapidated. After being plagued by birds and wild beasts for months, it seemed that he could no longer live in it properly.
However, after a long while, Xu Chen took off his Taoist robe, rolled up his sleeves, and began to tidy up.
There was a loud crash, and amidst the flying dust, he threw a large number of tattered pots, pans, bedding and clothes into the open space outside, and then used a broom to clean the inside and outside of the hut.
Xu Chen was busy going in and out of the room with jingling bells. The little fox didn't know when he ran in and jumped around the room. Occasionally, he helped pick up some fruit core garbage on the ground with his mouth and threw it outside the door, pampering each person.
Totally selfless and full of energy.
Just as Xu Chen was busy cleaning up his cabin, a ray of light came quickly from Chaoyang Peak and landed in front of the cabin in the blink of an eye.
Two women jumped down from the flying sword, one was Seventh Senior Sister Qu Mei, and the other was Thirteenth Senior Sister Zhao Xuan.
Looking at the tattered things piled on the floor and the sound of cleaning in the room, the two senior sisters looked at each other and then walked into the hut together. They were almost overcome by the musty smell and dust inside.
"Why are the two senior sisters here?" Xu Chen, with his head full of dust, hurriedly came out to say hello.
Seventh Senior Sister frowned and said: "You are still a cultivator after all, why do you still need to clean like this? A breeze spell can solve it!"
Xu Chen smiled dryly and rubbed his hands and said, "I'm just used to cleaning up like this. The monkeys and birds are causing trouble in the room. I'm afraid I won't be able to clean it if I don't be careful."
Senior Sister Seven said helplessly: "Whatever you want, I know you must be out of rice, so I specially sent you some rice noodles."
As she spoke, the Seventh Senior Sister lightly grasped the air twice and put down a bag of rice and a bag of flour one after another.
Xu Chen said in surprise: "When did Seventh Senior Sister also have a storage bag?"
The Seventh Senior Sister suddenly blushed, and Zhao Xuan said from the side: "I will lend the storage bag to the Seventh Senior Sister for a while. Anyway, I don't need it for my recent cultivation."
Only then did Xu Chen understand. Thinking of what the Ninth Senior Brother had just said, his heart tingled slightly, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Seventh Senior Sister's ability to take advantage of big families is much more powerful. She even managed to save Thirteenth Senior Sister's savings.
I can borrow bags, I admire you."
The Seventh Senior Sister raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "What does it mean to be a rich man? I'm just borrowing it for a few days. When the time comes, I will return it to my Junior Sister after she has recovered."
Zhao Xuan turned her head and saw the little fox struggling to drag him out with a wooden stick in his mouth. He said with surprise on his face: "Xiao Bai is very capable. He even helps with housework."
Xu Chen suddenly said proudly: "That's right, Xiaobai is a spiritual beast with ancient bloodline. He may even grow into an immortal beast in the future."
"Hey, I'm not afraid of being blown up if I brag. I see that your quilts can't be used anymore. I'll get some more quilts for you when I go back!"
Seventh Senior Sister curled her lips, then released her flying sword and flew away into the air.
Zhao Xuan looked around the wooden house and said softly: "Junior brother, this house is too shabby. Why don't we go back to Chaoyang Peak to live there."
Xu Chen shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm used to living here. It's quite quiet and comfortable to be alone."
Zhao Xuan seemed a little disappointed and nodded: "Yes, I am used to living alone. My brothers and sisters are all back this time, so I am not used to being noisy."
Xu Chen smiled and said: "You just get used to it. Sometimes it is lively when there are many people. By the way, senior sister, I will take you to the medicine garden to see it. You will definitely be interested."
Zhao Xuan said in surprise: "Aren't all the medicinal materials in the medicine garden withered? What else is there to see?"
Xu Chen pretended to be mysterious and said: "You will know if you go and take a look. Come on, I will take you there!"
As he spoke, Xu Chen released the flying sword, hugged Zhao Xuan and jumped onto the flying sword, then turned into a stream of light and circled around half of the mountain peak, arriving at the medicine garden in an instant.
"Sister, please stand firmer!"
Holding Zhao Xuan's sword in his arms, Xu Chen was already very familiar with it. Ever since Zhao Xuan was seriously injured in a fierce battle that night, it was Xu Chen who took her flying all the way back to the mountain. Although the Ninth Senior Brother seemed to have recovered well,
In fact, the damage to the meridians is quite serious, and it is impossible to take care of the patient.
They were hiding all the way like thieves. Naturally, the three of them had no other ideas. But today, Zhao Xuan felt a little weak in her body. Xu Chen's strong arms were wrapped around her waist, and they were tight with one hand.
Pressing on her ribs, this feeling made her suddenly lose her mind.
However, Xu Chen only thought that Zhao Xuan was seriously injured and was weak, so he couldn't help but give a warning, then sheathed his sword and fell to the ground, but then Zhao Xuan staggered, and Xu Chen could only quickly stabilize her again.
Zhao Xuan was in a trance for a while, and quickly gathered her mind to stand still. She felt her heart beating faster and her face getting hot. She could only turn her head and look around pretending to look at the medicine garden and said: "The medicinal materials in this medicine garden are all dead and there is nothing. What are you showing me?"
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Xu Chen pointed at the sparsely growing low weeds of different colors around the Resurrection Tree and said, "Senior sister, what's wrong with you today? You're restless. Look at these things that have grown."
Only then did Zhao Xuan discover that in the bare medicinal field that Xu Chen had tidied up, there were indeed some strange plants growing. Most of them were very short, the tallest was only half a foot tall, but their stems and leaves had all kinds of strange colors, as if the colors were messed up and speckled.
The stripes are twisted and very weird.
"Hey, it's really a strange weed!"
Xuan instantly became interested and squatted down to look at a plant. It happened to be the weed that Xu Chen discovered for the first time, which looked like a three-headed monster snake.
There are more than thirty strange plants in the entire medicine garden, but this one is the strangest among them. Although the others are also weird in color, they at least look like plants. This one is simply like a monster.
Seeing this grass, Xu Chen could instantly remember the piece of bloodthirsty demonic vine that he snatched from the hands of the black-clad Taoist priests of Ziyang Sect.
These two things may have similarities. They are both demonic and weird.