Fast Wear: A Different Life

Chapter 282 Qinling Sacred Tree (41)

During the break, Wu Xie couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Were those people soldiers?"

"Yes, they are responsible for guarding the prison at sea." Ji Xiao nodded and replied.

"From our country?" Wu Xie continued to ask.

"Hmm." After receiving a positive answer, Wu Xie became more curious and asked, "Then why would they listen to you?"

Ji Xiao turned to look at the jeep that was gradually going away, and explained in a calm tone: "It's not that they obey my orders, but because this is their job, and escorting prisoners is their duty."

Wu Xie let out an "oh" as if he had suddenly realized something, but he was secretly thinking that to be able to get to know this group of people, the things he had experienced must be extraordinary.

On the return trip, Hei Xia Zi and Xie Yu Chen rode in the same car, while Fatty and Wu Xie rode in the same car. As for Zhang Qiling, he sat in the last car with Ji Xiao.

The main reason for this arrangement was that Ji Xiao wanted to go to Shennongjia on the way to see what the situation was like there.

Unlike other people, the two of them are relatively free, mainly because Ji Xiao doesn't want to inherit the family business, and the two of them haven't had children for so many years, so they can go wherever they want.

The main reason why Ji Xiao came here this time was to go deep into the cave to collect some precious herbs, and to transplant some spiritual flowers, trees and herbs that were not found inside.

Now two years have passed. The spiritual vein that was once as thin as a chopstick and only one meter long must have merged perfectly with the spiritual vein that Ji Xiao took out.

After all, even though the spiritual vein that Ji Xiao took out was slightly inferior in quality, it was as thick as a bucket and stretched out to a hundred meters in length.

However, they are not local products, so it takes some time to adjust. Planting these spiritual herbs now is precisely in the hope that they can form a virtuous cycle and increase biological diversity.

The vehicle drove along the winding road for a long time and finally arrived at the legendary Shennongjia. As soon as the car stopped, Ji Xiao jumped out of the car impatiently and walked into the depths of the forest without waiting for Zhang Qiling.

Seeing this, Zhang Qiling could only park the car first, then catch up with Ji Xiao who was walking in front, and then pay attention to the changes in the surrounding environment at all times.

However, this was not the first time Ji Xiao came here, so she was very familiar with this forest. She moved nimbly through the woods and could always find the various herbs she wanted accurately.

"The spiritual energy here is indeed much richer than other places." Ji Xiao said softly.

Zhang Qiling nodded. He could feel that the aura around him was different from that of the outside world. Because of his practice of Yangzhou Man, Zhang Qiling discovered as soon as he came in that the internal force in his body was circulating much faster than before and was changing.

Ji Xiao continued walking forward and came to an open grassland where many magical flowers and herbs unique to this place grew.

She carefully dug them out, put them into the space, and asked the clouds to mark out an area for them to be planted. Then she planted some low-level spiritual flowers, herbs and trees in other places. Finally, she planted a few peach trees in the center where the spiritual energy was most abundant.

"When I get back, I will study these spiritual plants carefully." Ji Xiao smiled with satisfaction.

Zhang Qiling looked at her focused expression and knew that he could not help much, so he took out the kitchen utensils and started preparing food.

After working for most of the day, Ji Xiao finally came to the place where Zhang Qiling was cooking. She chose a large flat rock and sat down to rest and eat.

"The environment here is really suitable for the growth of spiritual plants." Ji Xiao said with emotion.

Zhang Qiling handed her a bottle of water and said, "Indeed, you can come here more often if you have the chance."

Ji Xiao took a sip of water and looked up at the sky. "Well, if it weren't impossible now, I would want to live in here."

"Well, I will live here with you for a while every year from now on."

"Uh-huh."

At this moment, a subtle sound came from a distance. Zhang Qiling immediately became alert, stood up and looked in the direction of the sound.

"It seems like something is coming." Ji Xiao also stood up.

Zhang Qiling used his Qinggong skills and came to the place where the sound came from in a few jumps. He looked closely and saw a little deer looking at him vigilantly.

The little deer seemed to feel that Zhang Qiling's breath was relatively gentle. It slowly approached and sniffed Zhang Qiling's hand with its nose.

Ji Xiao came over, saw this scene, and said with a smile: "It seems that it is not afraid of you."

Zhang Qiling touched the deer's head, and the deer rubbed his palm affectionately.

"Maybe it's the spiritual energy of this forest that gives it spirituality." Ji Xiao said thoughtfully.

The two lived here for a week and then decided to leave. During this period, the little deer had been following them. Ji Xiao would take some fruits with rich spiritual energy from the space from time to time to feed it. However, when they left, they did not want to take it away. Even though it was reluctant, they let it continue to live here. However, after they promised it that they would come to see it at this time next year, it left, looking back every few steps.

After leaving the inner circle, Ji Xiao used the original vegetation in the mountains to create a maze at the junction of the inner circle and the outer circle, and then planted some thorns outside.

The two of them then set off on their journey home with the gains they had made during this period.

On the way, Zhang Qiling and Ji Xiao talked about their future plans.

"What are your plans next?" Zhang Qiling asked.

"I would like to study the spiritual plants collected this time first to see if there are any new discoveries." Ji Xiao replied.

"and then?"

"If possible, I would like to try to see if I can cultivate more advanced spiritual plants and then plant them back." A hint of excitement flashed in Ji Xiao's eyes.

"Do you need my help?" Zhang Qiling took the initiative to speak.

Ji Xiao smiled and nodded, "Of course, you are my right-hand man."

The two smiled at each other, everything was said without words. The car continued to move forward, the scenery outside the window kept changing, but their hearts were always closely connected.

Because the two were not in a hurry, it took them more than two days to get home. After arriving home, they rested for a few days before Zhang Qiling returned Hei Xia Zi's car to him.

In the days that followed, Ji Xiao immersed herself in the study of spiritual plants. She carefully observed the characteristics of each spiritual plant, recorded their growth process, and tried to cultivate them using different methods.

Zhang Qiling assisted her, but he mostly took care of her daily life. Sometimes, they would discuss issues related to cultivation and the use of spiritual power, because during the week in Shennongjia, Zhang Qiling's internal force had already been completely converted into spiritual power.

After Ji Xiao's continuous efforts, she finally succeeded in cultivating some more rare spiritual plants. She planted these spiritual plants back in Shennongjia, hoping that they would thrive there.

During this period of time, apart from going to Shennongjia to plant spiritual plants, the two of them never went down to the tomb with Wu Xie and the others. They only went back home from time to time, and the rest of the time they either traveled around the world or stayed at home.

During this period, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi both came to the house and each gave Ji Xiao a card with the money they earned from selling antiques. Both gave her two memories. After they left, Jie Yuchen also came to the house and gave her a black card with two memories in it. It can only be said that the useless tacit understanding between the three of them increased again.

Ji Xiao didn't say no. This was all cause and effect. After receiving the money, the cause and effect during this period would be severed. However, in the minds of the three of them, this little money was not even comparable to the value of the storage ring itself.

So in the future, the three of them would transfer money to that card from time to time.