The sky was clear when we entered, but a moment later, the sky turned dark, the mountains were pitch black, the earth was gloomy, there were no stars or moon, the inky black night stuck to every corner, the earth was gloomy, as if we had returned to the most primitive era.
After walking a few meters, I discovered that the place was full of bats. Bats swarmed out from the low ruins on both sides, their black wings spread out and they flew away, making squeaking sounds. The trees swayed back and forth in the wind, making babbling sounds. The ground was black soil and pale white stones. It was eerie and scary.
Yu Wenran looked down and found that although the ground under his feet was so scary, it was covered with mushrooms. Gu Yanyue had just said that he should go ahead to explore the way first, so he asked him to rest for a while.
Yu Wenran couldn't sit still in such an environment. Thinking that Gu Yanyue and he had not eaten for a long time, he squatted down and picked some mushrooms. He planned to wait for Gu Yanyue to come back, find a way to make a fire together, and then roast the mushrooms.
When Gu Yanyue came back from exploring, Yuwen Ran had already picked a lot of mushrooms. Gu Yanyue glanced at the mushrooms in Yuwen Ran's arms. She wondered if Yuwen Ran was obsessed with appearance when it came to mushrooms. Most of the mushrooms he picked were brightly colored. They looked good, but they were also extremely poisonous.
She took the mushroom from Yuwen Ran's hand and said, "Ah Ran, I found a cave not far ahead. The environment is quite clean. Let's stay there first."
Yu Wenran agreed to Gu Yanyue's idea without saying a word.
But the journey was not easy. Every hundred meters or so, they would encounter a mechanism. Even someone like Gu Yanyue who particularly liked secret rooms in modern times could not cope with it.
They went all the way to the other side of the forest and found a huge cave. They didn't know which giant animal had left behind it. It looked eerie and scary.
Gu Yanyue walked into the cave first and waved to Yu Wenran after confirming that it was safe inside.
The cave was very spacious and clean, with some dry straw mats, which looked like simple beds. It was completely dark, and a warm bonfire was lit in the cave.
"Ayue, you know so many things?" Yu Wenran said as he sat aside.
Gu Yanyue added some hay to it and said modestly, "It's okay, Ah Ran, let me teach you how to distinguish these mushrooms, okay?"
"The first method is to look at the shape. If it is a poisonous mushroom, there will often be patch-like spots on the cap; non-poisonous mushrooms generally do not have them." As he spoke, Gu Yanyue picked out this type of mushroom from the pile of mushrooms, showed it to Yu Wenran, and put it aside.
"The second way is to look at the color. If it is a poisonous mushroom, the color is generally brighter, for example, most of them are golden, pink or green; while non-toxic mushrooms are slightly darker in color, such as brown, gray-red, etc." As he spoke, Gu Yanyue picked out a few more mushrooms from the pile of mushrooms.
"The third way is to smell the smell. If it is a poisonous mushroom, it will most likely smell like potato or radish. If it is a non-toxic mushroom, it will smell like bitter apricot or fruit." Gu Yanyue picked up the remaining mushrooms and smelled them all, then handed them to Yu Wenran and asked him to smell them too.
After picking out the poisonous mushrooms, Gu Yanyue took out a dagger from her arms, cut the branches she had just picked up from outside into thin pieces, and then strung the mushrooms on them one by one and roasted them carefully on the campfire.
Gu Yanyue handed the first bunch of grilled mushrooms to Yu Wenran with a smile on her face, "Try it? There's no seasoning here, so you can only taste the freshness of the mushrooms themselves."
Yu Wenran blew on the mushroom to cool it down before biting it. The fresh juice of the mushroom exploded on his taste buds, and it was so delicious and juicy when he swallowed it into his stomach, which shocked him greatly.
After eating a few more strings of mushrooms, Yuwen Ran fell asleep due to exhaustion. Before Gu Yanyue turned off the engine, she reached out and touched Yuwen Ran's forehead, and found that it was terribly hot. There was nothing in the cave at the moment, and if Yuwen Ran was allowed to continue burning like this, he might get sick.
Gu Yanyue leaned over to Yuwen Ran's ear and whispered, "Ran, have a good sleep here first. I'll take you out when you wake up."
After saying that, Gu Yanyue took the night pearl and walked into the dim night alone.
Gu Yanyue wandered alone in this gloomy forest for a long time. She felt like she was being led by someone in the forest. She didn't know what was guiding her in one direction.
Gu Yanyue didn't know where that place was, but since she was already there, she decided to make the best of it. Gu Yanyue followed the guide without any fear.
With the last "click", Gu Yanyue looked along the corridor and was stunned for a moment.
Judging from her face, the woman was only about thirty years old, with gray hair. She looked very tired, but her eyes were very bright. The wrinkles carved on her face by the vicissitudes of life could not hide her former beauty.
Gu Yanyue slowly frowned and stared at the person. Out of courtesy, he bowed to her and said, "Junior greets you. I wonder who you are?"
The woman didn't say much. A small pebble flew out from her sleeve and headed straight for Gu Yanyue's knee.
Gu Yanyue felt pain in her knees and subconsciously knelt down. She only heard the woman say lightly, "I'm more used to talking to people this way."
The woman glanced at Gu Yanyue and found her kneeling on the ground with a look of dissatisfaction on her face. She paused and continued, "Little girl, I see that you have quite a bit of experience with mechanisms. Unlock all the mechanisms I have set up. Otherwise, I will take you in as my apprentice. In time, you will surely become the world's best mechanism master."
"Thank you for your kindness, senior. But I just want to get out of this forest as soon as possible. My husband is seriously injured and is paralyzed in the cave on the other side. If it's too late, he will be in great danger. Please tell me how to get out of here." After saying that, Gu Yanyue kowtowed heavily to the woman on the ground.
The woman was silent for a moment before she spoke: "How about this? If you agree to be my disciple, I will help you heal your husband."
When Gu Yanyue heard that the woman had a way to save Yu Wenran, she kowtowed three times respectfully to her, "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"
The woman agreed with a smile. She stretched out her hand and pointed a shortcut to Gu Yanyue, asking Gu Yanyue to take Yu Wenran to her attic so that she could treat him immediately.
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