Chapter 160 Chapter 162 Phoenix Tail
Chang Qing dipped the transparent membrane into a basin of water on the table. When he took it out, he saw that it was covered with densely packed tiny handwriting.
The blue butterfly on the palm had drunk enough blood and landed on the windowsill to rest its wings. Its wings were shining and looked beautiful and enchanting.
Chang Qing took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and looked carefully at the thing that was originally transparent but now had a texture like white paper.
He looked at it, frowning, smiling, and sad. His expression kept changing. He looked at it back and forth several times. Finally, he sighed softly and threw the thing back into the basin on the table.
When he fished it out again, the white paper turned into the transparent membrane again. Chang Qing rubbed it in the palm of his hand and then unfolded it. The membrane had become much larger. He took out a strange bamboo pen and started writing on the membrane.
After writing, he dropped a drop of liquid on the membrane, and the membrane quickly shrank and became sticky. He hid it under the wings of the blue butterfly. The glowing wings of the blue butterfly dimmed, and it flapped its wings and flew away.
Chang Qing watched the blue butterfly fly away, feeling a little distracted.
It rained heavily overnight, and many muddy puddles appeared on the already bumpy road. The summer sun rose early, blazing like fire in the early morning, shining on the wet ground, and the deep and shallow puddles reflected the light, sparkling. The sky was clear and the lush green covered the sky.
Although there are dangers everywhere and people are in panic after the end of the world, the world seems to be much cleaner, the sky is pure blue and the trees are completely green.
Thanks to the scorching summer sun, a lot of moisture evaporated. Although the road was a bit muddy, the off-road vehicles had high chassis and large wheels, so they could generally move forward.
Rong Xianxian drew a map with reference to the treasure distribution booklet she had drawn at the beginning of the apocalypse. After a year of polishing in her previous life, Rong Xianxian had become very sensitive to directions. Recalling the route she had stumbled through in her previous life, she drew a general map in a short while.
The road we are taking now bypasses the Binyang Safety Zone but not the Binyang Old City.
They are now on National Highway 305 before the end of the world. Rong Xianxian and his group are moving forward a little slowly. Under the battle mode of Wang Qirui attacking, Xia Kai assisting, and Jiang Jie raiding, the efficiency of killing monsters has become extremely low. The battle with the monsters has once fallen into a stalemate. If it weren't for Jiang Jie's several helping hands, Wang Qirui would have been crippled if not dead.
Rong Xianxian took her two little ones to collect wild vegetables on the roadside that had been mutated by the impact of spiritual energy. The wild vegetables she was picking were common wild vegetables in the countryside, Ququcai, also known as Phoenix Tail. They tasted relatively bitter and had the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing the lungs and relieving cough.
The leaves are long lanceolate with serrated edges and some dark red lines in the center. They are dark green in color, crisp and tender in texture, and have a very fresh, fragrant and unique flavor. They contain a large amount of vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, and have high nutritional value.
Perhaps affected by the revival of spiritual energy, this wild vegetable plant has grown much larger than before the end of the world. Its leaves look thicker and its roots more robust and developed. Rong Xianxian manipulates Qiansi to cut off the plant at the roots. The collection speed is fast and efficient without damaging the roots. Xiao Luo and Xuanxuan each hold a small sickle and do their job well.
Rong Xianxian's hometown is in the countryside. When she was a child, she often picked this kind of vegetable. It was very delicious when used to make soup or cold dish. You can also wash it directly and eat it with homemade sweet bean sauce or bean paste. The food in the countryside is simple. A plate of wild vegetables and a dish of sauce can be eaten with two big steamed buns. Later, she went to school and worked and stayed in the city for a long time. She missed the wild vegetables she had eaten when she was a child, so she picked and chose in the supermarket. She tried all kinds of artificially cultivated wild vegetables, but the taste was still not what she remembered.
"Pah, mom, this is so bitter! It's not delicious at all." Xiao Luo spat out a mouthful of wild vegetables, frowned and said with a bitter face. He just saw Rong Xianxian eating a wild vegetable, so he took a bite out of curiosity.
"This won't be bitter when you make soup with it. Now we can't grow vegetables ourselves, and we have nowhere to buy vegetables. This vegetable can supplement vitamins for our bodies. You and your sister can help mom pick more! If we can't finish it, we can dry it and store it." Rong Xianxian touched Xiao Luo's head and said encouragingly.
"Oh, okay, Mom." The little guy obediently picked wild vegetables. Wang Lin and Cui Lie, one holding a knife and the other holding their arms, stood guard around the child.
A strange-looking three-legged monster over there fought with Jiang Jie and the other two for a long time. Finally, it was restrained by Wang Qirui and Xia Kai and was stabbed in the neck by Jiang Jie's Youlong Spear.
The three-legged monster fell to the ground with a scream, and gradually died. The fishy red blood gushed out from the monster's wounds, emitting a disgusting stench. The place where the blood was soaked, the grass withered and the soil was scorched, and it gradually turned into a dead land.
Wang Qirui suffered a lot in the beginning when he was fighting with the three-legged monster in close combat. He looked at his arm that had just been splashed with the monster's blood, and then looked at the ground with withered grass and scorched earth. He couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. He had just been accidentally splashed with the monster's blood on his arm, ruining a defensive talisman. He had also complained in his heart that the quality of the defensive talisman made by Sister Rong was not very good and could not even be stained with blood. Now it seems that if it were not for the protection of the defensive talisman, his arm would have become like this piece of the ground.
He looked back at Sister Rong and felt a little uncomfortable. They had killed five monsters along the way. Ordinary monsters that he could kill effortlessly on weekdays had almost killed him several times. If Jiang Jie had not joined the battle against the last monster, he would have died countless times. Wang Qirui couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt. It seemed that he had overestimated his strength before.
What made him feel even more embarrassed was that the five monsters they killed in the morning did not drop any treasures, and this three-legged monster was covered in poisonous blood and did not even look worth eating.
He felt a little ashamed to face Rong Xianxian. If he still insisted on taking the lead, it would undoubtedly hinder everyone's schedule for the day. Sister Rong hadn't said anything yet, but she was just trying to save his face.
Seeing that their fight was over, Rong Xianxian called Wang Lin, and Cui Lie threw the two large pieces of wild vegetables she had just collected onto the roof of the RV to dry, covered them with a layer of plastic sheeting to prevent them from being blown away by the wind, and bypassed the solar panels and covered the rest of the space on the roof with them.
"Sister Rong, let Ajie take the lead later. I've fought several games in a row and want to take a break." Wang Qirui, covered in dust and hugging his arms, walked up to Rong Xianxian and said to her miserably.
"Have you thought it through?" Rong Xianxian raised her eyebrows in surprise.
(End of this chapter)
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