Chapter 15 You're Poisoned! There's fire, blue fire, flying towards me...
After the spring rains, it is the time when mushrooms in Nanzhao grow wildly.
Wild mushrooms were everywhere in the mountains and forests, all sorts of colors, and looked very tempting.
Upon seeing this, Lin Jianyu immediately transformed into a little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a small basket woven from vines and picking mushrooms everywhere.
Mushrooms also grow in the mountains and forests of Shandong, but the variety is not as rich as that of Nanzhao.
When Lin Jianyu was still in Qilu, she had gone into the mountains to pick mushrooms with other children in the brigade and could distinguish several kinds of non-poisonous mushrooms. However, there were more than a few kinds of mushrooms in Nanzhao, many of which she had never even seen before. She could only ask Lin Jinshui if a kind of mushroom was poisonous.
Lin Jinshui grew up in the mountains and forests of Nanzhao. He recognized most kinds of mushrooms and could answer most of the questions Lin Jianyu asked, but his answers made Lin Jianyu a little suspicious.
"Forget about this green mushroom, but are you sure you can really eat this red one?" Although she didn't know many kinds of mushrooms, she did know that the brighter the color of a mushroom, the more poisonous it was.
"It's confirmed, this is a red fungus, and it's non-toxic," Lin Jinshui said.
Lin Jianyu was still a little doubtful, and asked again, "What about this blue one?"
"The blue one is a green-headed mushroom, which is also non-toxic."
No matter how Lin Jianyu looked at it, these brightly colored mushrooms didn't seem to be non-poisonous, but judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be lying to him. For a moment, he didn't know whether to believe his nonsense or not.
Lin Jinshui noticed his hesitation and comforted him, "What are you afraid of? At worst, you'll just drink some of my blood."
"That's true." She had been poisoned countless times along the way, so she was very experienced and had nothing to fear.
So after that, whenever she encountered mushrooms, no matter how brightly colored or how strangely they looked, she would pick some as long as Lin Jinshui said they weren't poisonous.
After filling their basket, the master and apprentice found an open space, lit a fire, and roasted the mushrooms.
Mushrooms of various shapes and colors are strung together on bamboo and slowly roasted over a fire. Once the surface moisture has dried, they are brushed with oil and sprinkled with salt, cumin, and chili powder. The taste... Lin Jianyu had already swallowed his saliva countless times.
"Is it done yet? It's going to burn."
"It'll be ready soon, don't rush it. Eating uncooked mushrooms can cause poisoning."
Lin Jianyu: "???"
She promised that all the mushrooms she picked were non-toxic.
"Didn't you say that these mushrooms are all non-toxic?"
“Once they’re cooked, they’re all non-toxic.” Lin Jinshui said, handing her a bunch of mushrooms. “This bunch is cooked, so don’t rush to eat it, it’s a little hot.”
After taking it, Lin Jianyu hesitated for a second to show respect for the poisonous mushroom, then blew on it twice perfunctorily to show respect for the temperature, and finally took a bite without waiting to show respect for the food.
"Hiss~" It's hot!
"I told you not to rush, no one's going to take it from you."
"Could you put down that half-eaten bunch of mushrooms you're holding when you say that? You think you're so great just because you're not afraid of getting burned?!"
Lin Jinshui showed her through his actions that not being afraid of getting burned is truly remarkable.
Lin Jianyu had just finished one skewer, and he had already eaten three, and was preparing to eat the fourth.
"You're not allowed to eat any more after you finish this skewer!"
"Why?"
"To be fair," Lin Jianyu said, "there are eight skewers in total, so we'll each have four."
"Alright!" After finishing his last skewer of grilled mushrooms, Lin Jinshui went to work on the mushroom stew with cured meat in the pot.
Well, just a few skewers of grilled mushrooms weren't enough to fill the stomachs of the master and apprentice, and there was a pot of soup simmering next to them.
The soup had been simmering before the roasted mushrooms, and it had been boiling for a while, bubbling away. The aroma wasn't as strong as the roasted mushrooms, but it was still quite fragrant.
Lin Jinshui tasted it and thought it was alright, so he made himself a bowl.
Lin Jianyu, who was eating roasted mushrooms nearby, saw this and said, "Get me a bowl to cool down too."
After hearing this, Lin Jinshui made her another bowl of soup. Only after he finished making it did he pick up his own bowl and start drinking the soup.
After eating the fragrant roasted mushrooms and drinking a bowl of delicious mushroom soup, Lin Jinshui finally felt like he was home, even though it was still quite a distance from their Taoist temple.
When Lin Jianyu finished eating the roasted mushrooms, he had already finished a bowl of mushroom soup. There was still some left in the pot, but he didn't serve any more, afraid that she wouldn't have enough to eat.
After eating the fragrant roasted mushrooms and drinking a bowl of delicious mushroom soup, Lin Jianyu didn't feel like she was home. She felt like the world had suddenly become surreal because she saw several balls of fire floating in front of her, and the surrounding scenery was changing, as if she were in a kaleidoscope, colorful and dazzling.
"Fire! It's flying up! Danger! Master, get out of the way!"
Lin Jinshui, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing her words. He looked around warily, making sure there was no aura of the Mountain and Sea Clan or the flying fire she had mentioned, before turning his gaze to her.
Just as he was about to ask her where the fire was flying, he saw her suddenly stand up and back away, waving her hands as if to stop something from getting closer to her. He quickly stood up and walked towards her.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"There's fire, blue in color, flying towards me," Lin Jianyu said.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jinshui immediately thought of the blue, flying fire, which people talked about as will-o'-the-wisp, or phosphorescent fire. However, there was no phosphorescent fire around, so the only explanation was that only Lin Jianyu could see this fire.
Whether the fire that only Lin Jianyu could see existed or not, he didn't know. He could only assume that she was hallucinating from mushroom poisoning and fed her some of his blood first.
After drinking his blood, everything before Lin Jianyu's eyes slowly returned to normal, and the blue flames floating in mid-air disappeared.
"I just saw several blue flames flying towards me. The surrounding scenery was all colorful, and my master was also colorful."
"And now?" Lin Jinshui asked.
"Everything's back to normal now," Lin Jianyu said. "Was I possessed?"
"No, you're poisoned."
"I told you those brightly colored mushrooms were poisonous!"
"It's not poisonous," Lin Jinshui said. "It's just not fully cooked. It'll be fine after cooking for a while longer." As he spoke, he put the small aluminum pot back on the fire.
Lin Jianyu looked at the mushroom soup in the pot with suspicion and asked him, "We both ate four skewers of grilled mushrooms and a bowl of mushroom soup, so why am I poisoned but Master isn't?"
“My body is better than yours, this bit of poison can’t harm me,” Lin Jinshui said.
"It's sour."
"Have a candy." Lin Jinshui handed her a White Rabbit milk candy.
Lin Jianyu took it, opened it, put it in her mouth, and looked at the mushroom soup in the pot, asking, "How much longer will it take to cook?" She wasn't full.
Lin Jinshui thought for a moment and said, "Fifteen minutes, please!"
"Will the mushrooms in the pot be non-poisonous after fifteen minutes?" Lin Jianyu felt that this was not very reliable.
"Mm." Lin Jinshui nodded.
"What if it's still poisonous?" Lin Jianyu asked.
"That means it's not cooked through," Lin Jinshui said. "Should we cook it for another 15 minutes?"
Lin Jianyu: "..."
It's really unreliable.
Is it possible that no matter how long you cook mushrooms, they will still be poisonous?
“Impossible,” Lin Jinshui said without hesitation. “The mushrooms you picked are all non-toxic.”
He spoke with certainty, and Lin Jianyu did not argue with him.
It wasn't that she believed his nonsense, but rather that she was prepared to be poisoned again. After all, he was the one bleeding, and she was just experiencing hallucinations without any other discomfort.
After finishing the remaining mushroom soup, Lin Jianyu indeed experienced hallucinations again.
There was absolutely no suspense.
"Master, blood."
Upon hearing her words, Lin Jinshui immediately pricked his finger and fed her blood, his actions so practiced it was heartbreaking.
"I knew it wasn't undercooked!"
"It should have been cooked for another 15 minutes."
"It will fall apart if you cook it any longer."
"That's a problem with the pot."
"What's wrong with the pot?" This pot has been with them for so long and has never had any problems; its quality is top-notch.
“This is an aluminum pot,” Lin Jinshui said. “I’ve noticed that Yun Dandan always cooks in an iron pot.”
"Can't you cook mushrooms in an aluminum pot?" Lin Jianyu asked.
"I don't know." Lin Jinshui himself always roasts mushrooms. To be more precise, he roasts everything he eats. This small aluminum pot and the packets of instant noodles that Lin Jianyu ate at the beginning were all things his senior brother had kept for him.
"I don't know, you said there's something wrong with the pot."
The guy probably never dreamed he'd be the one taking the blame.
Oh, pots don't dream.
That's even more unexpected!
“If there’s nothing wrong with the pot, then it’s your problem. Anyway, there’s no way there could be anything wrong with the mushrooms,” Lin Jinshui said.
Lin Jianyu: "..."
Lin Jianyu hesitated between taking the blame himself and letting the blame fall on him, but ultimately decided that it was better for him to die than for his friend to die.
"The problem is with the pot."
"Right! I told you it was the pot that was the problem."
Can Lin Jianyu say no?
able.
But that's just a way of saying she has a problem; she's not stupid.
After resting for a while, the master and apprentice set off again.
Lin Jianyu continued carrying her small basket woven from rattan, picking mushrooms as she walked.
This time, she didn't ask Lin Jinshui if any of the plants she saw were poisonous. Instead, she picked the ones that looked good to her and picked them directly. Anyway, if she asked Lin Jinshui, she would still get poisoned. She was already an old poisoner and was very calm.
She didn't ask Lin Jinshui, and Lin Jinshui didn't pay much attention either, assuming that she didn't intend to get to know any new mushrooms, until she picked a white cap mushroom, and then two, three, four... This was no longer a lethal dose, but a dose for posthumous desecration.
"I already told you, this kind of mushroom is called white cap mushroom, it is highly poisonous and you can't eat it."
"It's alright, just drink some of Master's blood," Lin Jianyu said dismissively.
“No, the white cap mushroom is extremely poisonous; eating just one can be fatal. Moreover, the symptoms of poisoning are not as simple as hallucinations. If you don’t want to suffer, don’t tempt fate,” Lin Jinshui said.
"Oh." Lin Jianyu wasn't the type to do anything reckless, so she obediently threw away all the white-capped mushrooms in the basket.
"Just pick the non-poisonous mushrooms that I told you about this morning. If you come across any other non-poisonous mushrooms, I will let you know. Don't pick any that I didn't tell you about, or any that I told you were poisonous this morning," Lin Jinshui instructed.
"If the mushrooms I picked this morning were non-poisonous, how could I have been poisoned at noon!"
"Didn't I already say it was a problem with the pot?"
Lin Jianyu: "..."
Forgot about the blame-taking.
Well, at most those poisonous mushrooms from this morning caused her hallucinations, but had no other effects. Let's just assume they were non-poisonous.
Most importantly, having seen so many hallucinations, she'll have something to refer to when she tries to deceive or cheat others in the future.
On the other hand, is it because the people in their sect are so ruthless that they can even deceive themselves, that they eat poisonous mushrooms all year round and have too many hallucinations?
"Master, have you ever been poisoned by mushrooms?"
"No."
"What about the rest of the sect?"
"Most of them have won."
"What's the problem?"
"It's not cooked through."
Very well, if you keep asking, the blame will fall on us again.
When they ate mushrooms again that night, Lin Jianyu deliberately grilled them all to prove that the problem wasn't with the pot. As a result, nothing happened after they finished eating.
So, is it really a problem with the pot?
The answer is no.
She got food poisoning again after eating grilled food the next day.
This time it wasn't a hallucination, it was abdominal pain.
Fortunately, she drank the blood in time and didn't suffer much.
In the days that followed, she basically ate mushrooms, got poisoned, ate mushrooms, and surprisingly didn't get poisoned. She ate mushrooms, wondering if she would get poisoned this time, and ate mushrooms, wondering what the reaction would be this time. She spent her time happily eating mushrooms.
They went all the way to their master's gate.
Looking at the dilapidated Taoist temple in front of her, which seemed to be on the verge of collapse at any moment, Lin Jianyu seriously suspected that Lin Jinshui had led her astray, just like before when he led her to the small villa in Pengcheng.
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When Xu Youyu woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the body of a spoiled female supporting character in a period novel.
The female supporting character serves as a contrast to the female protagonist in the book.
The female protagonist comes from an ordinary background and has an average appearance, but she is hardworking, capable, kind to others, and manages both her family and work.
She, on the other hand, came from a wealthy family and was outstanding in appearance, but she was lazy, spoiled, and willful, and squandered her good fortune.
Xu Youyu thought she was in the reverse scenario, until she discovered that her husband in the book was her nemesis, Lu Xinian.
Xu Youyu: "..."
The control group can be given the vaccine, but Lu Xinian must die!
When Lu Xinian woke up, he found himself transported to the 1970s and had become a soldier on a mission. After surviving numerous close calls, he returned home only to find not unfamiliar family members, but his familiar nemesis, Xu Youyu.
His arch-nemesis, Xu Youyu, not only became his wife, but was also pregnant with his child.
Looking at Xu Youyu, who was heavily pregnant and still acted out as always, I could see her being incredibly difficult and capricious.
Lu Xinian: "..."
Let's just make do, what else can we do but divorce!
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When Mu Chenyu was eighteen, she saved a person in the mountains.
The man was dressed in rags and covered in wounds.
She treated his wounds and led him down the mountain, only to find him leaving without saying goodbye halfway down the way.
We met again at her home.
He was dressed in military uniform, exuding a heroic air, and she, experiencing her first stirrings of love, secretly fell in love with him.
Later, they married with the help of her sister.
Later, she discovered that the person he loved was actually her sister, and that he only married her because her sister wanted him to marry her and treat her well—a belief she held dear.
A few short years of marriage had worn away all her affection for him.
Just as she was about to end this marriage that should never have started, she died.
Only after her death did she learn that she was actually a supporting female character in a book.
The female protagonist in the book is her younger sister, and the male protagonist is her bedmate.
The two were originally in love, but because of her interference, they missed each other for several years until she died and they finally got together.
Reborn back to when she was eighteen, Mu Chenyu looked at the male protagonist in front of her, who was dressed in rags and covered in wounds. She raised her foot and kicked him hard twice, thinking to herself, "Male and female protagonists, this is all I can do to help you."
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