From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 40: Still Pity the Green Grass (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Xiangling is a bit of a chatterbox, and her thoughts are different from other people's. She has some ideas, but not many, and her words are all over the place.

However, after listening for a while, Meng Yuan finally understood what her dowry was about.

It turned out that in the area of ​​Datou Mountain where Xiangling lived, there was a hidden and narrow crevice in the rocks, in which grew a precious tree which had already produced two fruits.

Xiangling discovered that place accidentally. After she informed her godmother, the two of them worked together and found some dead trees and leaves to cover it up. They also spread urine nearby to mark their territory.

Then Xiangling stayed in Datou Mountain and was named the Chief Patrol Officer of Datou Mountain by her godmother, while her godmother went back to her hometown.

The mother and daughter were just waiting for the fruit to ripen so that they could take one as a dowry and marry into a wealthy family.

"Since you have found the precious tree, why don't you and your mother guard it together? Why does your godmother insist on returning to her hometown?" Meng Yuan was really curious.

That roe deer went to fleece the Great Tail Venerable, which shows that he is a money-grubber. However, he ignored the precious medicine and insisted on returning to his hometown, which is not appropriate.

"Godmother has a lover!" Xiangling was very angry, tears welled up in her eyes, "Godmother has fallen in love with a Taoist priest in a temple not far from her hometown. The Taoist priest chants sutras every morning, and godmother goes to listen every day, even if it rains or snows. She is more diligent than collecting eggs, and she even sticks her butt out to him!"

As she spoke, she lifted her tail and stuck out her butt, "Just like that, godmother is getting horny!"

What kind of evil fate is this! For a man, you even forgot the truth? Also, don't learn it!

Meng Yuan pinched his brows, remembering that when he went to the medicine shop, he did see a low mountain beside the Canglang River with a temple on it, but the incense didn't seem to be very good.

"The Taoist priest didn't say anything? But did you appreciate the kindness of your godmother?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"No." Xiangling was very serious. "My godmother doesn't dare to speak in front of others. The Taoist priests don't know that my godmother is a fairy. There are also some people who call my godmother a silly roe deer! My godmother is not stupid!"

What immortal? Is there an immortal with a sticking butt?

Meng Yuan didn't want to talk about the butt anymore, so he just asked, "Can the fruit be picked?"

"My godmother taught me how to identify it. It was just cooked yesterday, so I came to see you." Perhaps because she was talking about food, Xiangling sat down on the ground, no longer looking smart and capable. She cracked the egg that Meng Yuan had given her and began to peel it carefully.

But after all, she was talking about her godmother, so she cried while eating eggs.

"Why don't you eat the fruit when it's ripe?" For some reason, Meng Yuan wanted to laugh when he saw Xiangling crying.

"My godmother is not here, so it's not tasty for me to eat it alone." Xiangling peeled it and gave it up. Seeing Meng Yuan shaking his head, she said happily, "Besides, I have to keep one as a dowry."

Let's not talk about your marriage! Meng Yuan held his forehead helplessly.

"My godmother said that the fruit is very good. If people eat it, they will be strong. If we eat it, we will be smarter!" Xiangling ate the eggs in one go and burped. She said seriously, "If you save me once, I will give you one and I can keep one!"

Meng Yuan looked at Xiangling. This little girl's identity was deceived by a fox matchmaker, her roe deer godmother was eaten, and only her dowry was left. However, she did not feel disappointed at all. Instead, she was wholeheartedly thinking about repaying her gratitude.

"How far is Datou Mountain?" Meng Yuan asked.

"It's not far, just enough time to boil two or three eggs." Xiangling sat on her buttocks, tilted her head back and smacked her lips, stretching her upper limbs to measure the distance, "Your eggs are delicious!"

She hinted strongly that she wanted to eat more.

Meng Yuan understood that Datou Mountain was too close to the village and town, so Xiangling and her daughter lived in Datou Mountain because they wanted to be close to people, while other monsters rarely went to Datou Mountain, so by coincidence, the precious tree was guarded by the two of them.

This was the third time he met Xiangling, and Meng Yuan had been looking into Xiangling's eyes. The little girl was sad when she talked about her godmother, excited when she talked about repaying her gratitude, and lost when she talked about marriage. She was indeed not lying.

Although Xiangling's words are mixed, she is indeed a good person and has no bad intentions. When they first met, she even paid for the ride, which shows her good upbringing.

Meng Yuan had saved this little girl before and knew that she was just an ordinary goblin who could speak human language and was a bit smart and agile, but had no other abilities.

Datou Mountain is not too far away, just five or six miles into the mountain. Meng Yuan asked Zhao Datou yesterday, and the villagers nearby often go hunting and collecting herbs in Datou Mountain. They all said that there is no danger there, but they can't get anything.

"I'll go with you." Seeing that it was still early, Meng Yuan decided to go with you so that he could see the precious tree and the great medicine.

Now the essence fire is growing slowly, if this thing helps, I am afraid it will be able to complete it sooner. Then I can temper my body again, and I will surely make faster progress after entering the eighth level.

"Great, great!" Xiangling jumped up suddenly and was very happy after hearing this.

"You lead the way." Meng Yuan said.

"I never get lost!" Xiangling was very confident and walked forward proudly.

Since this place is close to the village, there are also trails leading into the mountains.

The spring is bringing green, and although the sunlight is mostly blocked, there is still some red light shining in obliquely.

The mountains are humid, and the morning sun stirs up the air. In the quiet and peaceful environment, the sound of birds singing in the valley makes you feel like you are returning to nature.

"Ouch, I ran too fast and got a stitch in the side!" Xiangling sat down in front. Meng Yuan took out the last boiled egg and threw it to her. Xiangling happily took it and said, "Little gelder, you are so nice!"

Perhaps because they had been together for a while, Xiangling was no longer afraid of Meng Yuan holding a knife and a bow. She grabbed the hem of Meng Yuan's clothes and climbed onto his shoulders in a flash.

"It's really high! Higher than me hanging on the peach tree!" Xiangling pointed the way while peeling an egg and then stuffed the yolk into Meng Yuan's mouth, "You eat it."

"I don't want to eat." Meng Yuan refused.

Xiangling obviously didn't know the reason for refusing three times, and she stuffed it back into her mouth immediately, humming with satisfaction twice, as if it was delicious.

After walking for more than half an hour, we finally saw Xiangling’s hometown, Datou Mountain.

There was only a bare hill, which was Datou Mountain. Of course, Datou Mountain also refers to the surrounding area.

In front of the high hill there is a valley ten feet in radius, filled with a lot of water which seems to be quite deep. This is the Old Turtle Pit.

Xiangling chattered all the way, talking about the fun places here, where it was comfortable to sleep, and how delicious the water was.

"It's right here." After going around Datou Mountain, we saw a small hill among the dense forest and trees.

The hill was covered with thorns and sour jujubes, and was surrounded by a lot of dead leaves and rotten branches.

"Please keep it safe and don't make it dirty." Xiangling took off her floral headscarf, carried a small floral bag on her back, jumped down, and dived into the thorns. She quickly turned over the dead leaves and branches and saw cracks in the hilltop. The thin part was only one finger wide, and the wide part in the middle was only two fists wide. It was indeed not easy to find.

Meng Yuan looked down from a high place and looked into the gap. He saw that it was dark inside and about thirty or four feet deep. There was indeed a tiny green plant in it.

The green plant was about knee-high and had two green fruits on it.

This green plant probably only gets a little sunlight at noon every day, but it is still thriving, which is obviously extraordinary.

The sun is getting warm near noon, emitting a faint fragrance.

"I'll pick one for you right now, hehe!" Xiangling was very happy, but the young gelder did not respond. She turned her head and saw that the young gelder had taken off the longbow on his back and was calmly putting an arrow on it.

Xiangling started to cry, "Little gelder, you are so mean! You are really an old pig taking care of a baby, why are you pretending to be a good grandmother! A weasel is wishing you a happy new year, why are you pretending to be a good person! My godmother said that people cannot be trusted, and it turns out she didn't lie to me, woooo..."

She simply lay down, closed her eyes, and stuck out her white belly. "Woo woo woo, godmother said that a good death is worse than a miserable life. You better be quick. If it hurts too much, I will scold you for your poor gelding skills!"

Xiangling kept crying but she didn't feel any pain in her stomach. She opened one eye and saw that the gelder was drawing his bow and drawing an arrow, but he was not aiming at her, but at the distance.

Xiangling quickly stood up and crawled out of the bush, and saw an old fox half a person's height standing under a pine tree in the distance.

The old fox was wearing green clothes, leaning on a wooden stick, hunched over, and looking this way.

"Where have you been, old matchmaker?" Xiangling was overjoyed. "What did the son-in-law say?"

She had just laid down to wait for death, and now she was thinking about her marriage.

The old fox ignored him, just stared at Meng Yuan's arrow and said with a smile: "My friend, instead of two fruits, why don't you and I each get one? Okay?"

"One was given to me by Miss Xiangling, and the other is Miss Xiangling's dowry. You can ask her first." Meng Yuan said.

The fox looked at Xiangling and said, "Xiangling, my uncle asked me to come and get the dowry."

Xiangling shook her head after hearing this and said, "I brought the dowry with me to save face. It doesn't need to be given to my son-in-law. If we divorce in the future, I can bring the dowry back!"

She actually knows a lot about marriage customs.

"She doesn't agree." Meng Yuan said.

The old fox was silent for a while, then said, "A plowing ox has half a field. The harvest depends on the weather, and the barrenness depends on the weather. Do you want a harvest or a barrenness?"

"What does she mean? I don't understand!" Xiangling is not a fool. She realized something was wrong and lay on the ground, not daring to move, but she couldn't control her mouth.

"The fox said that this precious medicine was planted by her and it is ripe today, so she wants to harvest it. As for whether I can get it, it depends on my ability." Meng Yuan said.

"This is the child that my godmother and I raised with our own efforts." Xiangling cried again.

"I have always been kind to others, but this time I have an urgent need." The old fox took a step forward and said, "You may not be able to defeat me. Why don't you and I each get one? Then the world will be vast, the young people will have a bright future, and the world will be full of happiness."

"I'm not happy at the moment." Meng Yuan said.

The old fox looked very gloomy and said, "This little fool is just like a plant or a tree. It can be killed in a snap of a finger. Why bother?"

"I have realized the vastness of the universe, but I still pity the green grass and trees." Meng Yuan's bow was like a full moon and shot out.

(End of this chapter)