Eight hundred and fortieth chapters go up the mountain
At dawn the next day, Bai Ling heard a knock on the door outside: "Miss Bai, I'm sorry to disturb you so early. Jin'er has agreed to go up the mountain with us. We will set off after a stick of incense. Do you think it's okay?"
"Okay." Bai Ling and Shangguan Yu came out of the space, responded casually, and then began to pack the things prepared in the space and take them with them.
There was plenty of time in the space. Ahem, except for the time when Shangguan Yu was making trouble, they had a good rest. But going up the mountain was equivalent to an unknown adventure after all, so the white-collar worker not only prepared soft armor for her and Shangguan Yu to wear.
, and also made a herbal bag for each person who was selected to go to the mountain to keep away mosquitoes, snakes and rats.
Because time was tight, Bai Ling didn't have much free time to embroider purses for everyone one by one, so he cut simple linen cloth into bags.
When she went out, she saw several people waiting in the yard, walked over and handed the packed cloth bag to Song Yi.
Today, Song Yi also changed her previous dress of a handsome young master into a neat brocade suit, which made her look a little more masculine at first glance.
Jin Xiangyu was still frail, so she wore men's clothing just like Bai Ling for convenience. However, she did not wear heavy makeup today, which exposed her pale face, as if she might faint at any time.
Probably to make it easier to take care of her, Song Yi arranged for a little maid in men's clothing to support her. When she saw Bai Ling, Jin Xiangyu took the initiative to come over and said, "Miss Bai, I've thought about it clearly. You and I would be willing to do whatever it takes for us to meet each other by chance."
I went up the mountain to find the antidote. I have no reason to give up on myself. It’s up to Miss Bai to find the antidote.”
Jin Xiangyu's attitude had changed a lot. Song Yi must have talked to her about it. As for how the two of them sorted out this confusing relationship, Bai Ling didn't want to ask.
After all, feelings are like drinking water and knowing whether it is hot or cold. Only the two parties involved can understand it clearly.
"It's best if you think about it. It's fate that we meet each other. Didn't Miss Jin say that we are friends? In this case, no need to say more, let's set off early!"
Bai Ling didn't want to waste time by chatting too much, so he greeted Song Yi and the group went out.
A group of six people and two carriages ran all the way towards Jiming Mountain.
Because they started early, the sun had just risen when they arrived at the foot of the mountain. With Jin Xiangyu leading the way, their purpose was very clear, so they went up the mountain much faster.
According to what Jin Xiangyu said, she usually didn't go too far to collect flowers and herbs, so the location was probably on the mountainside on the west side, so they headed west and soon arrived near their destination.
Just because of the cold winter, most of the vegetation on the mountain has withered. Standing on the mountainside, at a glance, it seems that the mountain is lacking some vitality.
Yes, vitality!
"Shangguan, have you noticed something strange on this mountain?"
"Well, it's really strange. In such a big mountain, we have never seen a living creature except us, even..."
"We didn't even hear a bird chirp along the way!"
"Ling'er is becoming more and more alert." Shangguan looked at Bai Ling and couldn't help but praise him.
However, the problem they discovered made the two of them feel a little worried. Normally, even though it was winter, they would still hear the sounds of some birds, insects and other animals that did not need to hibernate.
"Shangguan, look at these pines and cypresses, they are also withered. It's really strange here!" Bai Ling passed by a small forest where pines and cypresses were located. He felt that the surrounding atmosphere was a bit gloomy. When he looked carefully, he realized that the evergreen pines and cypresses were evergreen.
, all the branches and leaves above turned into a dry color.
As she spoke, she subconsciously grabbed Shangguan Yu beside her.
"Well, Ling'er, look, if you look down here, it should have been a stream before, but now there are only traces of it drying up. The environment here must have changed a lot recently."
Shangguan Yu pointed out a long trail mixed with mud not far away to Bai Ling, and his expression became serious.
"I'll go find Miss Jin and ask.
Bai Ling thought, so she quickly took two steps to catch up with Jin Xiangyu. Before, she always called her Boss Jin. After what happened last night, she found that the handsome and arrogant boss was actually just a miserable girl, so she felt
It was more appropriate to call me Miss Jin, so I automatically changed my name. After calling me Miss Jin a few times, I felt that it was quite smooth.
"Girl Jin, when you came here before, was the scene on this mountain different from what it is now?"
"There is a difference. When I came here before, it was summer, and the mountain flowers here were in full bloom, especially on the west side of the mountain. The obsession flowers were blooming everywhere. The pink ones at first glance were perfect for making rouge! But now, this season is even more beautiful.
The dead branches of the obsession flower are all gone..."
"All the dead branches are gone?"
"Yes, Nuo, the area in front of you was originally covered with obsessive flowers, but now you see there is nothing else except these few weeds on the ground."
Jin Xiangyu looked at the bare land in front of her with regret in her tone. She had never been here since she was poisoned three years ago, but before that she would come here every year to pick flowers and go back to make rouge and gouache. What she sold was called a
good.
But since she was poisoned, she has never been to the mountain again. She also sent people to step on it, but no one who came up came back, and no one even received the balance payment.
Therefore, her makeup business has become increasingly difficult in the past two years.
When Bai Ling heard what Jin Xiangyu said, he felt something was fishy, so he asked everyone to find a clean place to rest while he and Guan Yu studied the wasteland in front of them.
Bai Ling took off the hairpin from his head, carefully pushed through the weeds in front of him, then found the location of the soil and inserted the hairpin into it.
The hairpin in Bai Ling's hand was relatively long and made of silver. It was perfect for testing whether the soil was poisonous. The hairpin touched the soil under the withered grass, and when it was taken out, it turned black.
.
Bai Ling had expected this result, but when he actually saw it, he was still a little surprised.
"Shangguan, the soil here is indeed poisonous. I suspect that the reason why Miss Jin was poisoned is because this land is poisonous. And the Enchanted Flower that was still growing must have been poisoned. Miss Jin has been picking flowers for a long time, so
After that, the toxins in the soil continued to accumulate, causing all the flowers and branches to be destroyed, resulting in such a bare scene today. Even the toughest weeds dried up and died, leaving only
A piece of decay.”
"It's very possible, Ling'er. You see, the ditch next to here should be connected to the creek that dried up just now. Let's go take a look."