Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Guardian Beast?
When the delicious aroma of fried rice emanated from the pot, Jiang Heng suddenly realized something.
Immediately, he quickened his hands' movements and increased the stir-frying speed. Finally, he sprinkled the chopped green onions on top and tossed it twice in the hot pot. A pleasant green onion fragrance spread out and it was ready to be served.
The egg fried rice, which is light brown in color, exudes fragrance. Jiang Heng eats it directly with a spoon. The rice grains are loose but not dry and hard, wrapped in tender and smooth eggs, with the salty fragrance of soy sauce and the aroma of chopped green onions. Every bite is enhanced by crispy shredded lettuce.
There is not much oil in it, so it doesn’t feel greasy even after eating it.
Jiang Heng finished his meal in a few gulps, quickly cleaned up the kitchen, and set off with two sacks.
She walked into the forest at a normal pace and confirmed that there was no one around. She immediately channeled her spiritual power into her legs, and her pace instantly became much faster. In the blink of an eye, she went deep into the mountains. After a while, she arrived at the place where she had picked mushrooms yesterday morning.
Normally, the mushrooms she left behind would grow faster in the next one or two days after being watered with spiritual power. Mushrooms themselves are one of the fastest growing organisms. However, at this moment, Jiang Heng looked at the rotten branches with only some mushroom spores left, and even the grass leaves that had just grown around them had been gnawed.
I almost forgot that spiritual energy is a good thing in this world.
And there are no such things as guardian beasts in this world.
This is basically how Jiang Heng picked up natural materials and treasures in the world of immortal cultivation. She would defeat the guarding monsters and only pick the mature parts of the spiritual plants. She would use her spiritual power to nurture the rest and leave them to the guardian beasts so that they could pick them again the next year. Moreover, the quality of the spiritual plants would generally be better after being nurtured by her. Therefore, the guardian beasts of some of the wild spiritual plants that were frequently needed were familiar with her and would move aside when they saw her coming.
So that in the wild, those things will not be lost.
But this world is different!
In the absence of a guardian beast, spiritual mushrooms and grass, animals and insects that act on instinct, etc. can be more clearly detected.
Yesterday she watered the mushrooms one by one with spiritual rain, picked some, and the rest would naturally be eaten by creatures that noticed them.
Jiang Heng looked at the place in front of him with a bit of amusement, which looked like it had been bitten by sharp teeth.
It was eaten by a carnivore.
never mind.
Anyway, it was pointless for her to remember the difference, because most mushrooms grew in clusters and were not concentrated in one place. Just to pick a bag of mushrooms, she had to walk around two large hills. It was such a large area, and she couldn't handle it now. It was also impossible to make a protective formation for each cluster. Where would she get so much spiritual power?
Just think of it as giving back to the forest.
Since she couldn't pick it here, she stood up and planned to move to another place. However, as she moved, she clearly felt that something was staring at her.
This body has not yet left the mortal realm, and it instinctively feels a sense of crisis.
But this sense of crisis is not very strong.
It just gave her some goose bumps on her arms.
It's probably not a very strong predator.
But Jiang Heng immediately used his spiritual power to create a shield on his body before turning around.
Less than a hundred meters away, she saw a wolf half-hidden in the darkness, its pupils emitting a faint green light, staring at her vigilantly.
Jiang Heng was surprised. It turned out that there were really wolves in their mountain?
But after a quick and careful look, she found that the thing did not look like a wolf. It was smaller in shape, with a face divided into black and white from the mouth. It was yellow from the neck to the torso, and then dark brown downwards. It had round ears and a pair of black eyes that stared at her vigilantly?
Yellow-throated marten!
Second grade!
Jiang Heng blinked but didn't move.
The other party didn't move either, and it didn't seem like he was trying to attack her, but more like... to be wary of her?
What to be wary of?
If it hadn't appeared behind him, the two sides would never have had any contact.
Jiang Heng was not afraid at all. With her current level of cultivation, even if a wolf came, it would not be able to do anything to her. However, the wolf was a Grade 2 student, and Jiang Heng did not want to hurt him, so she kept staring at his gaze and took two tentative steps to the side.
I saw that the yellow-throated marten's gaze relaxed a little, as if it was relaxed.
Jiang Heng's eyes flashed, and he moved a little closer to the mushroom group. Immediately, the yellow-throated marten's gaze became fierce again.
It’s indeed for spiritual energy.
Oh my goodness, the 'guardian beast' appeared!
It’s a pity that it’s only in the second grade, so I’ll just give it to it.
Jiang Heng didn't tease it anymore, and this time it really left. The yellow-throated marten stared at her closely, but its aura became more and more relaxed, which made Jiang Heng want to laugh. She had left quite a few Lingyu here yesterday. It seemed that the yellow-throated marten was a social animal, and it hunted in groups. Could there be yellow-throated martens patrolling those places now?
Soon, Jiang Heng discovered the answer - it was indeed the case.
Less than three minutes after walking, Jiang Heng encountered another yellow-throated marten.
There were also several mushroom clusters over there that she had watered with spiritual rain.
She didn't get close, but just looked at it from a distance. The two clusters of mushrooms within her sight were also gnawed into a mess, just like the previous cluster. If she looked closely, she could see ants and other insects crawling around the roots, probably wanting to get a piece of the pie.
The yellow-throated marten was obviously more lazy, half lying there. When it noticed her presence, it just glanced at her. It was not alert unless she came close, and it did not seem to have any hostility towards the human who strayed in.
After completely leaving the area where he had picked mushrooms, Jiang Heng encountered a total of five yellow-throated martens.
I don't know how many minks there are in this group.
Now the vegetables in her fields have just sprouted, but the seeds have been soaked in spiritual liquid in advance, so the spiritual energy contained is not much. But she will definitely water them with spiritual rain in a few days. When the spiritual energy increases, it will inevitably attract some wild animals to come down the mountain.
If it's a rabbit, pheasant or something like that, it's fine.
It would not be good if animals like the yellow-throated marten, which are in the upper hunting circle, also came down.
I have to practice as soon as possible, and first set up a concealment formation to hide all the spiritual things at the foot of the mountain.
Thinking of this, Jiang Hengren also came to another hill.
But maybe it didn't rain last night, or maybe the area was visited by mushroom pickers, so there weren't many mushrooms here. After picking only a few, Jiang Heng changed places again and went deeper. This area was a broad-leaved forest. When he reached a place where there were obviously no people, he soon found something good - porcini!
When Jiang Heng went out to sell last night, she also searched for the types of mushrooms that might appear. The price of wild porcini mushrooms is more than 150 yuan, which is the most expensive she has found so far!
Pick them quickly, then carefully water the remaining spores with the next spiritual rain.
After picking, continue searching.
After visiting all four hilltops and filling two sacks, Jiang Heng, as usual, ordered a small spiritual rain before each picking to help the mushrooms grow a little. Afterwards, she only picked the large mushrooms, leaving the smaller ones where they were. Whether they were eaten by wild animals or insects, or she returned to pick more, nothing was wasted.
After picking all the fruits, before leaving, Jiang Heng thought for a while and released a large-scale spiritual rain spell. The gradually condensed dark clouds encompassed all the surrounding hills. With a thought, the rain fell "clatteringly", mixed with wisps of spiritual energy, landing on the plants. All the plants tried to stretch their bodies to welcome this gift.
Due to its limited power, the spiritual rain lasted only ten seconds and consumed most of the spiritual power stored in Jiang Heng's dantian.
In this way, there will definitely be a lot more mushrooms tomorrow, and all the animals and plants in this area will benefit. For example, herbivorous animals, after eating the spiritual grass, will also carry some spiritual energy themselves. The amount is not large, but it will accumulate over time.
In this way, the yellow-throated marten can hunt normally without having to guard the mushroom cluster that will no longer increase its spiritual energy.
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Jiang Heng, feeling that he had done a good deed, walked down the mountain briskly.
Carrying two sacks of mushrooms weighing almost fifty or sixty kilograms, she was still light and agile.
In the blink of an eye, she went from the depths of the forest to the outskirts of the forest, which was the hilltop near their village. This time she walked to the other side and found several mulberry trees that had just borne fruit in the not-so-dense birch forest on the mountain!
The mulberries hanging high on the branches still have a hint of green in color, but most of them have turned purple.
It can be picked in two days at most.
If you use spiritual power to accelerate the harvest, you can pick about 20 to 30 kilograms immediately.
But just as Jiang Heng was about to take action, she suddenly remembered that this place was close to the village. If she took action, she was afraid of attracting other wild animals. She had to set up a concealment formation first. Moreover, the mulberry tree might have been planted by the villagers themselves. If she picked it, the owner would definitely scold her.
Forget it, let me go back and ask first.
Only when they reached the foot of the mountain did Jiang Heng slow down.
When I got home, it was exactly ten o'clock, still early for lunch, so I just processed all the mushrooms first. I brushed off the dirt on the roots with a soft brush, and cleared out the leaves that were too damaged due to bagging. I kept them to dry and can give them as gifts to relatives in the future.
As for those with good appearance, most of them are sold and a small portion is eaten by themselves.
Jiang Heng could not mistreat anyone but her own stomach.
While I was busy, my aunt's phone rang.
"Xiao Heng, don't cook lunch. Your sister is back. I'll kill a chicken and stew mushrooms. Just come over and eat."
Jiang Heng's eyes lit up.
To be honest, she had been coveting the free-range chickens from her uncle's family for a long time.
These chickens have been free-range since they were young, running around the village and often going to the nearby fields. They eat grass seeds and insects and are not fed much. In the evening, when her aunt calls out, the chickens will automatically return to their roost. They are truly natural chickens that do not eat feed.
Although I didn’t eat much spiritual plants and insects, the taste was definitely better than the meat sold outside.
It's just that she was too embarrassed to speak up.
At this moment, when her aunt called her, she immediately said, "Okay! Aunt, wait a moment, I picked some fresh mushrooms. Use my mushrooms first!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Aying asked cautiously, "You went to the mountains again? Where did you go?!"
Jiang Heng laughed, "Nothing, just taking a walk." Then she changed the subject, "By the way, Auntie, whose family planted those mulberry trees on the hill to the right? The mulberries are almost ripe."
Chen Aying couldn't remember where it came from for a moment, so Jiang Heng described it in detail. Then she responded, "No one, it grew on its own. Those mulberries are not tasty. Xiaoxiao tried them last year and they were so sour."
Jiang Heng felt relieved and said with a smile, "Who knows, it might be delicious this year."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and quickened his hands. There were more mushrooms today, and the buckets and containers at home were all filled. The tender and plump mushrooms were pleasing to the eye. Everything was done. Jiang Heng put the mushrooms with damaged caps that he had removed earlier into bags and set out to eat!
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