The Princess's Smile (13)
One of the sika deer said, "Poor human girl, she doesn't know that the soil here isn't fertile enough to grow flowers."
Another sika deer said, “Our group has a ripening agent that can ripen flowers and fruits. Unfortunately, the ripening agent must be poured on fertile soil to be effective.”
Hearing what the two sika deer said, Jian Tanxi suddenly remembered that she had a lightning ball, a gift from Ou Bao'er, the daughter of the Ou family. Lightning could produce fertilizer, improve soil fertility, and promote plant growth.
She's never used a lightning ball before, so why not give it a try?
So she took out the lightning ball and unleashed lightning at the flowerbed.
The Lightning Ball can only be used three times a month, and it runs out in no time.
Jian Tanxi put the lightning ball away again.
She carefully examined the soil but found no changes.
Even if there are changes, a seed doesn't grow in a day.
At this moment, the two sika deer said again, "This girl is really smart. She discovered that the soil fertility was insufficient. Moreover, she has a tool that can release lightning. Unfortunately, even if the soil fertility is increased, the flower seeds will not grow immediately."
"What should we do? Are we just going to watch the witch turn her into fertilizer?"
At this moment, Jian Tanxi remembered the ripening liquid the sika deer had mentioned, so she said to the two sika deer, "Hello, I can understand you. You just said that your tribe has ripening liquid? Could you give me a bottle?"
The sika deer exclaimed in surprise, "You can understand us? That's strange."
"Yes, ever since I came here, it seems like I can understand what animals are saying."
“I understand now. This isn’t your power, it’s the witch’s power. Look at your arm, do you see a golden triangle on it?”
Jian Tanxi examined her hands carefully and indeed found a golden triangle on her left arm.
She was somewhat surprised and said, "What is this? I didn't have this birthmark before..."
The sika deer said, "This isn't a birthmark; it's a curse placed on you by the witch. With this golden triangle, it will glow wherever you go, allowing the witch to find you. This is to prevent you from escaping. Moreover, the witch can remotely control this symbol to make it explode, killing you."
However, after placing this restriction, you also gained some of the witch's powers. She can understand animal speech, so you can too.
"So that's how it is... about the ripening agent..."
"The ripening agent is a precious item in our clan chief's possession. I estimate that the clan chief will ask you to exchange it for something. We can inquire for you first."
"Okay, thank you. Please hurry, because the witch may come back at any time."
"Don't worry, we're fast. Just stay here and don't leave."
After saying that, the two sika deer ran off quickly. They were as fast as a train, and disappeared in no time.
After waiting for an hour, Jian Tanxi arrived with two sika deer and an old deer.
This old deer is very tall and imposing, with the air of a leader; it must be the clan chief.
The Deer King asked, "Is this the ripening liquid you wanted?"
Jian Tanxi said, "Yes. Are there any conditions in exchange?"
“I need to see if what you have can help our tribe. Here’s what we’ll do: take out everything you have and let me choose. I’ll only take one thing at most. If I find something I want, I’ll take it and give you the ripening agent. If I don’t find what I want, I can’t give you the ripening agent.”
Jian Tanxi had no other choice but to take out all her props.
However, she held the interstellar triangular pyramid in her hand and said, "I can't give you this, but you can choose from the others."
The Deer King looked at it and said, "I want that lucky four-leaf clover. Deer are herbivores and food for many animals. I need to bring some luck to the deer herd."
The lucky four-leaf clover was given to her by Professor Pan, who said that Jian Tanxi could do with it as she pleased.
Therefore, Jian Tanxi agreed to exchange the ripening agent for the lucky four-leaf clover.
After all, she would die without the ripening agent. The absence of four-leaf clovers wouldn't have much of an impact.
The Deer King gave the ripening liquid to Jian Tanxi and also gave her a deer antler.
The Deer King said, "These are the antlers that fell off my head; you can keep them."
After saying that, the Deer King left with the two sika deer.
Jian Tanxi didn't know what the deer antlers were for, but since they were given to her by the Deer King, she would keep them.
She tried putting the antlers into her personal space, and to her surprise, the antlers went in without popping out.
The personal space can only hold ecospheres and special items. Since this antler can be put in, it must be a rather special item.
Unfortunately, no notification sounded in Jian Tanxi's mind.
She didn't dare to delay any longer and poured the ripening agent into the flowerbed.
After a while, all the seeds sprouted.
Jian Tanxi breathed a sigh of relief.
An hour later, the witch returned.
She was delighted to see the sprouting seeds: "Not bad, I didn't expect you to have some talent."
Over the next few days, Jian Tanxi did a lot of work for the witch.
Feeling she couldn't stay with the witch any longer, she asked, "Respected witch, may I leave?"
She couldn't escape secretly because she had a golden triangle-shaped restriction on her arm.
Since that's the case, it's better to just say you want to leave openly and see if the witch will let you go.
The witch flew into a rage: "You cunning human! You've only worked for me for a few days and you're already thinking of leaving! Let me tell you, you will always be my servant, and you can never leave the Dark Forest!"
Jian Tanxi was a little disappointed, but still tried asking, "Isn't there any room for negotiation?"
"No! You were impersonating the Little Prince, and I'm already being very lenient by sparing your life!"
"Respected witch, is there anything you particularly want to do but can't, or anything you particularly desire but can't have? If I can help you do or get those things, could you please let me go?"
"I do have things I really want. However, even with my abilities, I can't get them, so you certainly can't."
"Why don't you tell me? Maybe I have a solution."
"Alright, I've always wanted three unique gems, called the Heart of the Sun, the Soul of the Moon, and the Dream of the Stars. If you can help me find these three gems, I'll let you go."
"What do these three gems look like? Where are they located?"
"If I knew, I wouldn't have been unable to obtain it for so long. Foolish human, you should find out for yourself!"
"Could you at least tell me what those three gems look like?"
"I don't know exactly what they look like, but I know that the 'Heart of the Sun' shines like the sun, the 'Soul of the Moon' shines like moonlight, and the 'Dream of the Stars' shines like stars."
That's it?
"These three gems are legendary; almost no one has ever seen them. That's just the legend, with no further details. You have one month to find these three gems. If you can't find them after a month, you must return to me and become my servant forever."
"OK."
Jian Tanxi jumped down from the treehouse and set off.
Although she didn't know where to find the three gems, taking action was better than doing nothing.
On the way, she met her squirrel friends.
She asked the squirrels, "Do you know where the three gems, the Eye of the Sun, the Soul of the Moon, and the Dream of the Stars, are? The witch told me to find them."
The squirrels replied, “We don’t know. However, at the westernmost edge of the Dark Forest, there is an Agate Lake. A flock of bar-headed geese lives in the Agate Lake. They fly thousands of kilometers every year, traveling to many places, and are very knowledgeable. Perhaps they can answer your question.”
"Okay, thank you."
"However, they don't seem to answer people's questions easily; you'll need to pass their tests."
"What kind of test?"
"We don't know, because we have never dealt with the bar-headed goose family."
"Okay, I'll go take a look myself."
Jian Tanxi ran as fast as she could, heading west.
She is in good physical condition now, and in about four days, she will reach Agate Lake, the westernmost part of the Dark Forest.
Several bar-headed geese were playing on the lake.
Jian Tanxi said loudly, "Dear bar-headed geese, I would like to ask you a question."
A bar-headed goose with a long, slender neck turned around and said, "Are you here to ask us for information? We don't answer questions easily unless I'm sure you're a truly intelligent person."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Then how do we confirm it?"
"I'll ask you a few questions, and if you can answer them, I'll tell you what you want to know."
"Okay, go ahead and ask."
"What is something that one is completely unaware of when one possesses it, but misses dearly when one loses it?"
"youth."
"There is something that, if it exists alone, could very well be a disaster; but if it is combined with other things, it can play a very valuable role. What is this thing?"
"Beauty".
"There is something that is clearly not important at all, but many people consider it extremely important, and even live for it. What is it?"
"face."
"There is something that is readily available everywhere, yet people cannot see it and instead search for it relentlessly. What is this thing?"
"hapiness."
“Very good, you are very clever. What do you want to know? We can answer you as long as we know the answer.”
"I would like to ask, where are the legendary gems, the Heart of the Sun, the Soul of the Moon, and the Dream of the Stars?"
The bar-headed goose replied, "We only know where the Moon Soul is; it's with a barber in Haha Country. That barber has three bumps on his head and only one eye, making him easy to spot. However, getting into Haha Country isn't easy."
How can I enter the Haha country?
"The people of Haha Country like to tell jokes, but their jokes are all very lame, and it's hard for others to laugh. If you want to go to Haha Country, you have to get the guards there to tell you a joke, and you have to laugh from the bottom of your heart before they will let you in. If you pretend to laugh in order to get in, they can tell and won't let you in."
"How can there be such a strange rule?"
“Every kingdom has different rules. There are even stranger countries.”
"Okay, I'll give it a try. How far is it from Haha Country?"
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