Several senior brothers and sisters exchanged a few glances, then looked at Xingxing with gleaming eyes. Xingxing blinked innocently, then seemed to realize something and buried her head in Zhu Lin's arms.
"It's raining too hard outside. Let's wait until it stops a bit before we go out to look for herbs," Zhu Qiuyu said. The rest of them didn't mind; they had martial arts skills and internal energy to resist the cold, so they could brave the rain to go out and find herbs.
But Xingxing can't get wet in the rain. The little girl is too young and delicate. If she gets wet in the rain, she will definitely get sick. Not to mention that her junior brother disagrees, even they can't bring themselves to do something as heartless as making her go out in the rain to find herbs.
"Sigh, my sister is going to stay in China." Zhou Erfu glanced away, looking like he didn't want to look anymore.
“Ever since Young Master Zhu appeared, the five of us older brothers have lost our influence. How can we get close to Xingxing now? We can only watch from afar,” Zhou Sifu sighed, shaking his head.
Even Zhou Dafu, who was usually quiet, glanced at Xingxing and Zhu Lin a few more times. "Do you remember when Tie Gong flicked Xingxing's forehead? The little girl was so angry that she said she wouldn't go to school anymore. But now, Young Master Zhu not only allows him to flick her forehead, but also takes the initiative to snuggle into his arms. I think it's mainly because of looks. Young Master Zhu is handsome."
I never expected my eldest brother to be like this. If Erfu or Sifu had said these words, they would have seemed like a joke and wouldn't have made any sense. But since Dafu said them, they have become more convincing and I think what he said makes a lot of sense.
Zhou Wufu scratched his head. "But Young Master Tie is quite good-looking too, at least better looking than us, right?"
“What nonsense are you talking about? How are we any worse than Young Master Tie? We might not be as good as Young Master Zhu, but we certainly aren’t as good as Young Master Tie. We were just too poor back then, and our lives were a bit rough. If we had lived like Young Master Tie since we were little, we would definitely be better looking than him.” Zhou Erfu retorted to his younger brother, unconvinced.
"Alright, stop arguing. We're not little girls anymore. As long as we're not ugly, that's enough. Why compare our looks? In a few years, when we take the imperial examinations, if we can make the list, then that's something to compare," Zhou Sanfu said calmly.
Zhou Dafu wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "What my third brother said is absolutely right; that's what I think too."
Although Fu Ge and his companions spoke in hushed tones, Zhu Lin overheard the entire conversation. His hearing was simply too sharp, and the cave was too small; he heard it even if he didn't want to.
He could only block out all sounds from the outside world by closing his senses, but he only did so when he fell asleep at night on Fairy Mist Island. He never blocked out any sounds after leaving the island.
Any unknown dangers can occur when you're out and about. He always acts cautiously, and no matter how skilled he is, he can't be careless.
The people spoke in hushed tones, their attention drawn to the aroma of the meat in the pot.
Meat, wild vegetables, and rice were stewed together in one pot. When it was almost done, a little salt was added for seasoning. Erfu took the initiative to serve the porridge, and everyone took the wooden bowls and began to eat.
After finishing their meal and resting for a while, the heavy rain outside gradually subsided, eventually turning into a light drizzle. Zhu Lin prepared to go out to find herbs. "The two senior sisters and the five brothers Fu are waiting for us to return in the cave. My senior brothers and I will take Xingxing to find herbs."
Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo naturally wanted to go along, but considering that Brother Fu and the others needed protection, they didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.
Xingxing was wearing a straw hat and a raincoat, and was well protected. Although her small body was a bit bulky, the boy still easily carried her on his back.
"Don't worry, my five brothers. Xingxing is amazing. She will definitely find the snake grass to save everyone. We will be back soon." Xingxing was wearing a straw hat, which covered her small face. She tried her best to tilt her head back as she spoke.
“We understand. You don’t need to worry about this place. We can protect ourselves, don’t worry,” Chow Tai Fook replied on behalf of the five brothers.
After watching the group of people who had gone to find herbs leave the cave, the remaining seven remained silent for a long time. Finally, Zhou Erfu couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere any longer, so he took a kitchen knife and killed a rabbit and a pheasant.
"Make dinner now?" It was already late afternoon; lunch had been delayed by an hour because of their journey, and they had only finished eating less than half an hour ago.
Zhou Erfu glanced at Zhou Sifu and said, "While it's still light, prepare the meat we'll be eating tonight. Chop it up and put it in a clay pot to simmer slowly. We can eat it when it gets dark."
So the Fu brothers got busy. Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo exchanged a glance and quickly followed. Their task was to protect the quintuplets and make sure nothing happened to them.
After leaving the cave, the brothers didn't have to go far. A small ditch formed in the rock crevice next to the cave, with water constantly flowing down. The water wasn't murky and could be used for washing things.
However, we need to find drinking water elsewhere; we need to find a spring.
The rain intensified and then subsided, and the forest was shrouded in mist, which confused everyone's vision. Some people could not distinguish east from west. The mist was so thick that they could not see anything more than three meters away. How could anyone tell which way to go?
Fortunately, Zhu Chumo was good at divination and had a compass, so there was no need to worry about getting lost. However, everyone was worried that the stars would not be able to see the surrounding scenery clearly, which would make it impossible to find the Silver Tip Grass.
Zhu Lin took out a few pills from the brocade bag and gave them to the group to eat. The group didn't ask what they were and swallowed them. Half an hour after they ate the pills, they found that the surrounding scenery had become clearer, but they could clearly feel that the fog had not dissipated.
So it was the pill that worked. I never expected my junior brother to have such a miraculous pill.
"Junior brother, tell me honestly, do you know how to refine pills?" Zhu Qiuyu tried to get information out of him directly.
"No, this thing has always been with me, but I didn't refine it." It was kept in the mustard seed space and was originally refined by a pill refiner in the cultivation world. He just bought it from someone with spirit stones.
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