"The life cycle of the Silver Heart Centifolia is about 100 days. Its fragrance when it blooms can kill mosquitoes, but it can only produce seeds near the Golden Heart Centifolia. Otherwise, after the flowers fall and it dies, there is nothing left."
Golden Heart Centella asiatica is even more remarkable, as it can live for decades.
Golden Heart Centipede blooms a flower every two or three months, but it only bears fruit by a very rare chance.
Of course, it can only bear fruit around the silverheart clover, and it produces small fruits, the pit of which is the seed.
According to ancient records, this small fruit can prolong the lifespan of ordinary people.
Perhaps because this fruit is so extraordinary, its gestation period is as long as ten years, and a single Golden Heart Hundred-Leaf Grass plant can only produce three to five Golden Heart Hundred-Leaf Fruits in its lifetime.
Bi Qiaoan found it somewhat unbelievable after hearing this, "So amazing?"
Shen Yanming nodded. "Yes, the book records that Qing Teng Kingdom once had a large amount of Hundred Leaf Grass, but ever since the miraculous effects of Golden Heart Hundred Leaf Fruit were discovered, Qing Teng Kingdom has been swept up in a frenzy of searching for Golden Heart Hundred Leaf Grass."
In just over a decade, the Golden Heart Centipede, once precious but not rare, has been decimated into an endangered species. Meanwhile, its companion, the Silver Heart Centipede, is also nearing extinction.
After hearing this, Bi Qiaoan couldn't help but sigh, "Human greed is truly boundless. If they had known restraint, perhaps those hundred-leaf grasses wouldn't have gone extinct."
After expressing her feelings, Bi Qiaoan laughed, "Who knows, our world may have once had these magical plants, but they disappeared for various reasons."
Shen Yanming nodded, "It's only because the space is magical that the plants and animals growing there are not coveted by humans, which is why so many species have been preserved."
If this patch of centipede grass were outside the dimension, and the special effects of the Golden Heart Centipede Fruit were discovered, who knows what kind of bloodshed would ensue!
Bi Qiaoan looked at a small golden fruit in the grass, bent down to pick it, and then examined it in front of her.
Its color is indeed golden, but it is even more tempting than gold. Through the translucent flesh, you can see a small seed in the middle, and when you put it to your nose, you can smell a faint fruity fragrance.
Bi Qiaoan looked at Shen Yanming and said, "It's really something that's hard not to love. Are you sure you want to hand it in?"
Shen Yanming nodded, "I'll hand it over, but only with reservations!"
Bi Qiaoan didn't ask any questions in detail. Shen Yanming was always cautious in his actions, so she just needed to obey him.
The two bent over, searching for seed pods and small golden fruits in the clover bushes that were about 20 centimeters tall. Before long, Bi Qiaoan felt a pain in her back and waist.
Despite the large area of over ten acres, it's actually quite difficult to find mature seed pods and fruits. Most of them are green and unripe, or overripe and hollow. You might only find a few plants that meet the requirements in such a large area.
The two searched for about two hours and only found about a dozen silver heart centipede seeds, about the size of the bottom of a plastic bottle. However, they did find about ten small fruits, which Shen Yanming put into the jade box.
Shen Yanming made a mark in the grass and then went back to the tent with Bi Qiaoan. The task of finding seeds couldn't be finished in a short time, so they needed to eat something, sleep for a while, and then continue.
So the two of them stayed on the mountain for more than three days, and finally finished looking through the whole patch of centipede grass, collecting a plastic bottle full of seeds and seventy-four small fruits.
Because the maturation cycle of Silver Heart Centipede is very short, the two of them really didn't miss a single mature seed pod. But Golden Heart Centipede is different; it only bears fruit once every ten years, and some of it needs to be left for seeds. So the two of them just picked a little bit.
They had almost finished eating the food in their bags, and after a short rest, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan prepared to head down the mountain.
After they returned to the mobile villa, they first had a good meal, and then took a nap.
After waking up, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan divided the various fruits they had collected into two portions, storing one portion in the storage area and the other in the villa.
Then, the two of them each ate five golden heart jujubes, washed the seeds inside, and dried them.
Although they had already decided to hand over the seeds, neither of them was in a hurry.
Why? Because they weren't sure if the seeds would germinate in the external environment; after all, the mountain possessed spiritual energy...
Therefore, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan left the space, and after being wrapped up tightly, they went out.
As for where to go, of course it's to find a source for the seeds!
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan went to Shen Yanming's hometown, a small mountain village three or four hours away from Haishi. There was a small courtyard there, which was the old Shen family residence.
It's actually the place where Shen's father was born, and it now belongs to Shen Yanming, but he hasn't been back for several years.
After arriving at the old house, the two did nothing else but take some of Mr. Shen's belongings before returning to Haishi.
After returning to Hai City, Shen Yanming took a wooden box out of the trunk and then went home with Bi Qiaoan.
Even after sitting down on the sofa, Bi Qiaoan was still in a daze. Weren't they just going to make a show of it? How come they actually got the things back?
Shen Yanming looked at Bi Qiaoan's puzzled expression and laughed, "This really is my father's heirloom. Actually, it should be said to be an heirloom of my Shen family. It was kept in the old house for a long time and I had forgotten about it. If it weren't for the need to find a source for the seeds, I probably would have left it in the old house for the rest of my life."
"You've even forgotten about your family heirloom!" Bi Qiaoan looked at Shen Yanming, at a loss for words.
Shen Yanming explained, "When I was about seven or eight years old, my father mentioned it to me briefly and told me where it was."
Neither of them touched the box after that, and I forgot about it over time, so I had to search for it for a long time before I found it today.
Moreover, my father once said that he couldn't understand what was inside, nor could his grandfather and great-grandfather. It wasn't anything valuable, which is why it has been passed down through generations without anyone coveting it.
"Then, shall we open it and take a look?" Shen Yanming's words piqued Bi Qiaoan's curiosity, and Bi Qiaoan suggested, staring at the old wooden box.
Shen Yanming nodded, took out a key from his spatial storage, and unlocked the wooden box.
Wow, I didn't expect it to be full of books, and a dozen or so small jade bottles.
Shen Yanming carefully took out the book and examined it. The characters were almost identical to those in the handwritten notes left by his ancestors. It seemed to be a true antique passed down from his ancestors.
Then, the small jade bottle was opened, and small black spheres were poured out.
Bi Qiaoan was stunned. "Could it really be a seed?"
Shen Yanming also stood there, stunned...
Is there any more coincidence in the world than this?
Probably not!
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