I survive in the weird Liaozhai

Chapter 131 Opportunity

Passing by the cave entrance, the originally narrow cave gradually became spacious.

With every step forward, the space became wider, until finally, the cave turned into an enormous square.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Gu Nian'an couldn't help but marvel at the magic of nature.

He continued to go deeper and deeper, and when he reached a corner, Gu Nian'an stopped, with a gleam in his eyes.

He reached out and gently touched the branches of a small tree on the stone wall, then moved closer to observe it carefully for a moment.

There was some surprise in Gu Nian'an's eyes. The whole body of this tree appeared jade-like, with branches as red as coral and leaves as green as emerald.

The overall look of the small tree seems to be an exquisite bonsai carved out of jade, giving people visual enjoyment and artistic beauty.

Moreover, dozens of crystal clear fruits are hanging among the branches and leaves.

These fruits are only the size of a thumb, round and bright red in color, and look like beautiful gems.

"Gudong"

After swallowing his saliva, a hint of greed appeared in Gu Nian'an's eyes.

I really didn't expect to find such a treasure in the monkeys' nest.

After carefully moving closer to observe a little more, Gu Nian'an couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

This thing should be a red fruit without a doubt, but it should not be fully ripe yet.

He had seen descriptions of this kind of natural treasure in books before.

The mature red fruit is crystal clear and bright red like blood, but the fruit on the tree in front of you has very subtle green veins emerging.

With a flash of hesitation in his eyes, Gu Nian'an raised his left hand and concentrated carefully for a moment. Suddenly, strands of silver-white silk threads flowed back and forth in his hand.

He had no idea what this thing was, but from previous unintentional experiments he knew it could promote plant growth, so he decided to give it a try.

He didn't want to miss out on this rare treasure, but the medicinal effects of the ripe Zhu fruit and the unripe Zhu fruit are completely different.

It would be a waste of resources to rashly pick the unripe red fruits, but the red fruits ripen very slowly, and he doesn't have time to wait here for them to ripen.

Looking at the silver-white silk thread moving back and forth in his hands, Gu Nian'an's eyes became even more hesitant.

After all, this thing was obtained from ghosts. Once used, there is no telling what kind of changes will occur to the red fruit tree in front of us.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Nian'an's eyes gradually became determined. Such a great opportunity was right in front of him, and it would be a pity if he didn't seize it.

After carefully picking three unripe red fruits from the tree and placing them away, Gu Nian'an stretched out his left hand wrapped with silver-white silk thread and slowly approached the small tree on the stone wall. The moment his fingernails touched the leaves, a strand of silver-white silk thread quickly merged into the tree trunk.

Seeing this, Gu Nian'an quickly retracted his hand. He had previously obtained a total of twenty-three silver threads from killing the ghost mother and ghost baby. Now, when he counted again, he found that one strand was missing.

His attention slowly faded and the thin line in his hand disappeared.

After doing all this, Gu Nian'an looked at the lush green tree in front of him with complicated eyes, not knowing whether what he had done was right or wrong.

I just hope that I won’t destroy this rare spiritual plant in the world because of my greed.

After watching for a while, Gu Nian'an turned and walked in another direction. Judging from the old tree in the backyard of Qingyang Temple, it would take some time for the red fruit tree to mutate, so he wanted to see what could emit such a strong aroma of wine.

Following the aroma of wine, Gu Nian'an slowly came to a stone platform several feet high, and leaped onto the platform.

Standing on the edge of the stone platform, I saw a wine pool several meters square in the center of the platform emitting a faint golden-red light.

Gu Nian'an took a deep breath, then he couldn't help but frowned.

The smell of wine here was too strong. He never drank alcohol, so the smell made him feel uncomfortable.

After holding his breath and coming to the wine pool, he realized that the wine pool was not very large.

The diameter of the wine pool is only a little over one meter, and the depth is no more than three feet.

Squatting down and looking at the golden-red wine in front of him, Gu Nian'an thought for a moment and took out a cowhide water bag from his waist. After pouring out the clean water in the bag, he filled the bag with the wine pool.

After the water bag was completely filled with wine, Gu Nian'an put the cork back in and put the kettle back around his waist.

Then Gu Nian'an left the platform without hesitation.

He had heard of the name of "Monkey Wine", and judging from the aroma and color of the wine, this thing should not be simple.

Although he doesn't drink, it is still necessary to take some for research.

After doing all this, Gu Nian'an came to the small tree again, found a relatively clean bluestone and began to sit cross-legged in meditation.

Alas! Now that I think about it carefully, I am really stupid. I should have asked Madam Jiang about Jiang Wei's birth date and then found some of his belongings. Wouldn't it be possible for me to know Jiang Wei's approximate location with a simple divination?

Now that I'm running around like a headless fly, it's really hard to find any useful clues for the time being.

However, it is a little late to think of this simplest method now.

If we go to look for Mrs. Jiang now, we don't know if she is still there. In addition, the carriage team has been destroyed, so it will not be easy to find Jiang Wei's personal belongings.

Not only does it waste time going back and forth, but you may also miss some clues.

So now we should just wait and see if Jiang Wei will be brought here, or if the giant ape comes back, we can find a way out by starting with him.

After sorting out his thoughts, Gu Nian'an stopped worrying and began to meditate peacefully.

"boom"

Breaking a tree beside him with one punch, Xu Biao looked at the tall city wall in the distance with gloom in his eyes.

Where the hell have I been? Madam, Major General, and Miss Xue, where are you all?

Just as he was about to turn around and continue searching, he saw a figure running towards him quickly in the fog in the distance.

He squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a moment, and when the figure came closer, he finally confirmed the identity of the person.

"Big Brother"

Xu Biao walked briskly to his brother's side with a bit of hostility in his eyes. "Didn't I ask you to protect Miss Li? She's gone."

Xu Hu touched his head awkwardly and said, "Brother, I have found Madam and Miss Xue. Miss Li is with them now."

Hearing his brother's answer, Xu Biao's face suddenly became extremely interesting. Oh my god, I ran around for most of the night and didn't find anyone. How could his stupid brother find everyone so quickly in such a thick fog?

"You found your wife, why did you come here instead of staying with them to protect them?"

"Um, um...~"

Seeing his silly brother hesitant to speak, Xu Biao couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

Wait, my younger brother just said that he found Madam and Miss Xue’s major general.

Xu Biao grabbed his brother's arm and said anxiously, "Have you seen the Major General?"

Hearing his elder brother's question, Xu Hu lowered his head silently.

Seeing this scene, Xu Biao felt like his scalp was about to explode.

"Secret guards, are there any secret guards following the young general?"

Xu Hu just shook his head gently. "I don't know. After I met the lady, she asked me to go to the nearby city for help."

"bump"

After slapping his silly brother on the head, Xu Biao's eyes glowed red. "Then why the hell are you still standing here? I'm going with you. If we can't find the young general, we'll both die."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Biao ran towards the distant city at high speed in a few leaps.

Xu Hu came to his senses and quickly followed his elder brother and ran towards the city ahead.