Despite his inner grumbling, he didn't hesitate and took the lead in walking down the ridge.
After crossing two more mountains, we finally reached the entrance to our destination as dusk approached. It was a wide valley with towering cliffs on both sides.
Perhaps because the valley lacks sunlight, the grass in the valley is lush and green at this time.
They also saw wild rabbits darting out of the grass, and there was more than one.
This was the first time they had seen a wild rabbit that day. They had only seen pheasants before, but because they were in a hurry, the pheasants had run away quickly, and they hadn't chased after them.
Things are different now; Ronglianhu immediately gave chase to the rabbit that darted into the bushes.
Qing Xuanzi originally intended to use magic to restrain the rabbit, but seeing how enthusiastic he was, he decided not to spoil his fun.
He turned around and led Rong Jiaojiao to the other side. At this moment, Rong Jiaojiao stretched out her hand to one side.
Qing Xuanzi's eyes lit up, thinking to himself: [Here he comes. It seems my guess was right; this child has other abilities.]
He smiled smugly, walked in the direction Rong Jiaojiao was pointing, and without caring whether Rong Jiaojiao could understand him or not, asked himself, "Jiaojiao, did you sense something?"
Rong Jiaojiao didn't understand what he was saying and ignored him, only stretching her hand in one direction and making "ah ah" sounds as if something delicious was waiting for her.
Qing Xuanzi led her through a thick patch of grass to a pile of slightly protruding rocks.
The pile of rocks was surrounded by wild grass and looked inconspicuous, but Qing Xuanzi could feel a faint spiritual energy coming from there.
"There must be something good here."
Qing Xuanzi muttered to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
Rong Jiaojiao seemed even more anxious, waving her hands and kicking her legs wildly, looking like she couldn't wait any longer.
Qing Xuanzi approached the pile of stones and finally saw something unusual.
A bright red "red hammer" shaped like a chicken kidney appeared before my eyes.
Qing Xuanzi was overjoyed!
This is wild ginseng. Judging from the leaves, it must be quite old. He was about to bend down for a closer look.
A large pit appeared on the ground, and the stones and wild ginseng on the ground disappeared without a trace. Rong Jiaojiao no longer looked anxious to find food; instead, she smiled happily with a satisfied expression.
Qing Xuanzi stared in disbelief, looking at Rong Jiaojiao with a mixture of anger and helplessness. This was a wild ginseng that had been stored for many years, and she had just let it disappear like that.
Just then, Rong Lianhu came over carrying a rabbit. Seeing Qing Xuanzi in a daze, he asked him, "Brother, what's wrong? What happened?"
Qing Xuanzi painfully recounted what had happened, then looked helplessly at Rong Jiaojiao.
Upon hearing this, Rong Lianhu's eyes widened in disbelief. He looked at Rong Jiaojiao, then at Qing Xuanzi, and after a long pause, he stammered, "This... how is this possible? Jiaojiao... she really made the wild ginseng disappear?"
Qing Xuanzi nodded, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "I saw it with my own eyes. I was planning to dig it up and study it properly, but it's just gone like that."
Rong Lianhu looked at Rong Jiaojiao, the little girl was smiling happily, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with her.
Then, remembering what Qing Xuanzi had said—that Jiaojiao had guided him to find the wild ginseng—he asked, "So, Jiaojiao also has the ability to find precious medicinal herbs?"
Qing Xuanzi nodded firmly, making Rong Lianhu understand that he had neither misheard nor misunderstood.
He couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what do we do now?"
Qing Xuanzi sighed, "There's nothing we can do but pretend it never happened. I've calculated that the distance from where Jiaojiao started reaching out for things is about twenty meters."
Rong Lianhu continued, "In other words, Jiaojiao's special ability can only work within this range at present."
Qing Xuanzi nodded: "I don't know if it will get stronger in the future, but even so, it's still incredibly powerful."
Rong Lianhu agreed, then said regretfully, "It's a pity she made them all disappear, otherwise they would have been very useful."
"Brother, do you think Jiaojiao's abilities might affect her health?" Rong Lianhu asked in a low voice, his tone tinged with worry.
Qing Xuanzi was silent for a while, then said, "Probably not. Just now, after she made the ginseng disappear, she looked very satisfied, as if she had eaten her fill."
Rong Lianhu was taken aback: "You're making it sound like Jiaojiao absorbed ginseng, but can her small body handle that?"
He became more and more anxious as he spoke, and his hand reached up to Rong Jiaojiao's head. Only when he felt that Rong Jiaojiao's forehead was at a normal temperature did he feel a little relieved.
Qing Xuanzi shook his head: "It may not be that the child absorbed it herself. Don't forget, we also have a theory that she has a celestial treasure."
Rong Lianhu's eyes lit up: "You mean it's possible that it was absorbed by that treasure?"
Qing Xuanzi nodded: "This is just my guess. We'll have to ask Jiaojiao to find out for sure. But judging from the current situation, the little guy is not only fine, but he seems even more energetic."
Rong Lianhu nodded, and seeing Rong Jiaojiao jumping around so energetically, his worries dissipated considerably.
Now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time.
Putting aside his worries, he held up the rabbit in his hand and asked, "Brother, where's the cave? I'll make you barbecue tonight."
Qing Xuanzi smiled slightly and pointed to a cliff deep in the valley, saying, "It's over there. There's a natural stone cave at the bottom of the cliff. I'll take you there."
After saying that, he took a step forward and walked ahead, with Rong Lianhu following behind carrying the rabbit.
Along the way, when they encountered wild animals, before Rong Lianhu could even notice, Qing Xuanzi had already used magic to bind them, then twisted their necks and put them away.
Rong Jiaojiao thought he was playing around, waving her hands and making cooing noises, completely unaware that the cute bunny had just lost its life right in front of her.
She would occasionally reach out to grab the surrounding flowers and plants, and Qing Xuanzi patiently explained to her what those plants were, what they were called, and what they were used for, regardless of whether Rong Jiaojiao could understand or not. His patience made even her own father, Rong Lianhu, feel ashamed.
Things that Rong Jiaojiao couldn't reach would disappear from time to time, like right now.
"This is a wild hawthorn tree. Its fruit is very sour, but it can be made into delicious hawthorn cakes," Qing Xuanzi said, pointing to a small tree by the roadside.
Rong Jiaojiao looked at the hawthorn tree curiously and reached out to grab the unripe little fruit, but Qing Xuanzi gently stopped her: "Wait until the fruit is ripe before picking it."
The next second, not only were the fruits gone, but the hawthorn tree itself disappeared, leaving a large crater in the ground.
The two people next to them went from being surprised to getting used to it in just one day.
Whether it was because of the abundant grass or the coolness of the valley, Qing Xuanzi had already caught more than twenty wild rabbits and seven or eight pheasants along the way.
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