After guiding Rong Jiaojiao to collect all the seeds, Qing Xuanzi saw that it was still early, so he took her to explore the valley they hadn't finished exploring last time.
As darkness fell, Rong Jiaojiao still hadn't sensed any precious medicinal herbs. On the other hand, Qing Xuanzi had taken in two roe deer and dug up a lot of commonly used herbs, which he then guided Rong Jiaojiao to collect.
In the evening, Qing Xuanzi steamed egg custard for Rong Jiaojiao and roasted a rabbit for himself.
After the father and son finished eating, seeing that Rong Jiaojiao was still not sleepy, he began to guide her to take out some things.
He took out gold, and Rong Jiaojiao immediately took out a cucumber, but Qing Xuanzi shook his head.
Rong Jiaojiao now understands that shaking her head means no.
She picked up an eggplant again, but Qingxuanzi continued to shake her head.
Rong Jiaojiao took out cowpeas, cabbage, chili peppers, and green peppers, but still shook her head.
Rong Jiaojiao had taken these things out before, and he wanted to see what else she could bring out.
He remembered that Rong Lianhu had mentioned that Rong Jiaojiao had taken in several kinds of vegetable seedlings.
Seeing that Qing Xuanzi was still reaching out but hadn't given her any gold, Rong Jiaojiao turned her head to the side.
In no time, a bright red tomato appeared in his hand, and he took a bite with lightning speed.
Her four front teeth were enough to help her bite open the tomato skin. With a "crunch," the juice flowed out and was licked into Rong Jiaojiao's mouth.
Her eyes widened immediately, filled with surprise, and she was about to take another bite when Qing Xuanzi quickly snatched it away.
Her digestive system is still too weak, so she can't eat raw tomatoes.
Having tasted the sweetness, Rong Jiaojiao was unwilling to give up. She would reach out and ask for it, and if she didn't get it, she would burst into tears.
Qing Xuanzi quickly threw out a talisman to seal the cave entrance, preventing the sound from spreading.
Then he quickly picked up Rong Jiaojiao and coaxed her, "Jiaojiao, be good. It's not that Master is taking your things away, but you can't eat them raw. Master will cook them for you."
As he spoke, a mortar and pestle appeared in his hand, and with a spell, the tomato turned into tomato sauce.
With another spell, the tomato sauce turned into tomato juice, and Qing Xuanzi tossed the remaining pulp into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.
Surprisingly, these tomatoes were even sweeter than any he'd ever eaten before. Now, he was even more excited about the seeds she'd collected today.
Rong Jiaojiao stared wide-eyed at Qing Xuanzi's dazzling display of skill, forgetting all about crying.
Qing Xuanzi then used two more spells to heat up the tomato juice and then cool it down.
The next second, another spoon appeared in his hand, and he scooped up a small spoonful and fed it to Rong Jiaojiao.
After tasting it, the little guy kept making "ah ah" sounds as he chased after the spoon.
Qing Xuanzi placed her on the mat, holding a spoon in one hand and reaching out with the other to ask Rong Jiaojiao for something.
The little guy reacted quickly this time; the moment Qing Xuanzi reached out, a tomato appeared in his hand.
In this way, Qing Xuanzi exchanged a small spoonful of tomato juice for a tomato. By the time he finished feeding him tomato juice, he had already harvested more than twenty tomatoes.
From that day on, Rong Jiaojiao understood that if she wanted to eat something delicious from her master, she had to exchange it for something. This also shaped Rong Jiaojiao's future personality of not liking to owe others favors or things.
They were all cozy and comfortable here, while Fu Ya tossed and turned in the family compound, unable to fall asleep.
Rong Lianhu said, "Wife, don't worry about it. Master will take good care of Jiaojiao."
Fu Ya's voice came through in a muffled tone: "But I'm still worried."
"There's nothing to worry about. If you still can't sleep, shall we do something else?"
Before Fu Ya could agree, he had already moved closer...
The next day, Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao on their way. Instead of taking the same route as before, he took a different mountain path.
Once inside the deep mountains, Qing Xuanzi continuously spread his divine sense around, searching for usable medicinal herbs.
Along the way, they found quite a few usable herbs, but unfortunately, Rong Jiaojiao didn't sense any precious medicinal materials this time she went into the mountains.
Of course, he would also take any prey he encountered, intending to make it into dried meat and take it back to Rong Lianhu and the others as a way of repaying his disciple for using his precious medicinal herbs.
Fortunately, Rong Jiaojiao didn't understand his thoughts, otherwise she would definitely have asked the soul-searching question: "Why am I the one who suffers?"
Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao deeper into the mountains, but after several days they still couldn't find a satisfactory place for him to settle down. However, Rong Jiaojiao found a lot of good medicinal herbs in the past two days.
Several kinds of precious medicinal herbs that have been aged for a long time, such as ginseng, he shou wu, dry lotus from the cliff, and purple ganoderma.
He took some of the herbs, leaving most of them for Rong Jiaojiao. After Rong Jiaojiao took the herbs, she would often feel feverish while sleeping. Qing Xuanzi examined her pulse and found that her body was becoming stronger and stronger.
That afternoon, Qing Xuanzi brought Rong Jiaojiao to the top of a rocky mountain.
Qing Xuanzi looked around and found that the stone mountain was very large, but there was a large indentation in the middle of it.
Looking down from the mountaintop, the surrounding rocky mountains resemble a giant stone basin, within which lies a vast flat area.
The surrounding cliffs rise several dozen feet high, forming a natural protective barrier for the basin below. The cliffs are covered with various grasses and vines, creating an exceptionally tranquil atmosphere.
Moreover, the spiritual energy here is richer than in other places, making it an ideal place to live. Qing Xuanzi was overjoyed and patted Rong Jiaojiao's belly, saying, "This place is perfect for living. We'll settle down here from now on."
Rong Jiaojiao thought they were teasing her, so she patted Qing Xuanzi's arm with her little hands and kept talking about "Aba, Ama".
Qing Xuanzi smiled and led Rong Jiaojiao along the edge of the rocky mountain to carefully observe the surrounding environment.
The edge of the stone basin is surrounded by dense bamboo groves and bushes, which provide shelter and prevent wild animals from disturbing it.
In the center of the stone basin was a wide expanse of grass, with clumps of shrubs growing intermittently among it.
He didn't plan to take Rong Jiaojiao back to the sect before she turned six, so this place deserved to be properly taken care of.
Qing Xuanzi used his lightness technique to lightly land with Rong Jiaojiao in the center of the basin at the bottom of the cliff.
He looked around and found that although the open meadow had a lot of thatch and shrubs, the soil was fertile and very suitable for planting.
He carried Rong Jiaojiao as he searched around the bottom of the cliff, looking for a suitable place to build a house. Ideally, he would find a water source and settle down next to it.
Arriving at the edge of the rocky cliff, I walked along the edge of the rocky cliff, which is also the edge of the stone basin, carefully observing with my divine sense as I walked.
After walking for more than ten minutes, he found a small natural gap on one side of the stone basin. The gap was hidden by a bamboo grove, making it difficult to see what was inside from the outside.
Qing Xuanzi was overjoyed. This place was not only secluded, but also easy to enter and exit. Moreover, the closer one got to this place, the denser the spiritual energy became, almost catching up with their sect's headquarters.
He wondered if there might have been a spiritual vein here in the past, and he felt that he should take a closer look when he had some free time.
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