Chapter 68: Snow on the Mountain and Cherry Blossoms Falling

Several "strong and sturdy" tree demon brothers formed a circle, guarding the rock dragon lizard eggshell brought by Aunt Jinglan in the center.

Inside the eggshell are various monster meats that have been processed long ago, as well as various "seasonings" contributed by the tree monster brothers.

Ji Ruo stood right below the eggshell with his hands raised high. He used his iron sand palms to perfection. His palms were burning white, and the raging flames seemed to solidify into a layer of extremely hot, burning white halo above Ji Ruo's palms, which adhered to the bottom of the eggshell and acted as a human stove.

Now his Iron Sand Palm has surpassed the scope of conventional Iron Sand Palm and can be regarded as a higher-level martial art.

However, to save trouble, Ji Ruo still called it Iron Sand Palm.

Gu Xingzhou: “…”

To be honest, it was the first time he saw someone using iron sand palm to cook hot pot!

Moreover, a high school student practiced Iron Sand Palm to perfection in the martial arts exam, isn't this too outrageous? !

But thinking about what Ji Ruo did in this martial arts exam, Gu Xingzhou felt that it seemed a bit reasonable...

'Bobo~'

The water in the 'pot' had already been boiling, with pieces of meat and various spiritual herbs and fruits rolling around in it, and the aroma was everywhere.

"Meow meow~ (It smells so good!)"

Rosie kept circling around Ji Ruo and couldn't wait any longer.

"Aunt Jinglan, teacher, it's almost ready to eat. You guys eat first, I'll cook for a while."

Ji Ruo stood at the bottom of the pot and said with a smile.

"Rosie, you should go eat too."

At this moment, apart from him, there was no material on the top of the mountain that could be used to make a fire - the tree demon brothers were all good trees, how could they be used to cook a hot pot?

Aunt Jinglan and Dabao and Erbao are not human beings and don’t know what politeness is. These three foodies couldn’t wait and started eating right away.

The eldest and second baby were scalded by the boiling soup and cried "chi chi~".

But he could not resist the tempting deliciousness and ate and drank while screaming.

Rosie hurried over, jumping up and down, but she couldn't reach it: "Meow meow meow~ (Give me some! Give me some! I can't reach it!)"

Aunt Jinglan used the breeze to lift it up and brought it to the side of the pot.

Three birds and one cat, a great feast.

Gu Xingzhou picked up a stone the size of a human head and used his bare hands to carve a groove in it. He then asked a tree demon brother to break off two small branches to use as bowls and chopsticks, filled a bowl of meat soup, and came to Ji Ruo.

"Student Ji Ruo, thank you for your hard work. It's not good to ask you to cook here all the time. Let me feed you something first."

The eggshells of the rock dragon lizard, the flesh and blood of the four-star monster, and a large amount of spiritual medicines and fruits as ingredients, the essence contained in this pot of food was so great that even Gu Xingzhou was a little greedy.

But he knew very well that all this was due to Ji Ruo's efforts, and with Ji Ruo's current talent and state of mind, the benefits of eating these things were much greater than those of Gu Xingzhou.

Weak strength, in a sense, is equivalent to a high ceiling.

"Thank you, teacher."

Ji Ruo didn't refuse.

He is also greedy.

suddenly--

The ground beneath Ji Ruo's feet began to surge, and an earth wall rose up, surrounding Ji Ruo and Gu Xingzhou.

The deep voice of the mountain god tree rang out: "Little Jiruo, go and eat. I will cook for you."

The huge body of the earth-turning dragon has been more than half dissolved, and the appearance of the mountain sacred tree has changed greatly.

Its body became even larger, and its roots spread along the underground veins to cover most of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. A hint of pink gradually appeared in the texture of its twisted trunk - the Mountain God Tree was evolving, and at this moment, its life form was between that of a plant demon and that of a flesh-and-blood demon.

The green leaves all over the tree are gradually turning pink.

Ji Ruo said happily: "Thank you, Master Mountain God!"

He and Gu Xingzhou left the "pot", and then the ground at the bottom of the pot cracked under the control of the mountain god tree, revealing the boiling magma underneath - volcanic cuisine, this is it!

…

In a daze, Liang Shixian felt the pain subsiding rapidly, and then an indescribable warmth enveloped him completely.

Is this death?

He thought to himself.

What a warm feeling. If this is the ending, it seems not bad...

Feeling emotional.

Liang Shixian suddenly heard a series of strange noises.

"Little bunny, open the door~"

“Meow~ meow~ meow~”

“Chirp~Chirp~Chirp~”

Liang Shixian was a little confused. How could he still hear Ji Ruo's nursery rhymes even though he was dead... No, that's not right!

He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

"Ah! Squad leader, you're awake!" Ji Ruo came over in surprise: "I thought you wanted to sleep a little longer, hurry up, we haven't finished the hot pot yet, squad leader, hurry up!"

"I, I'm not dead?"

"What the hell, it's bad luck, just say 'Pah, Pah, Pah!'"

Liang Shixian: “?”

Ji Ruo said seriously: "Bah! Bah! Bah!"

“…Pah, pah, pah.”

Only then did Ji Ruo smile.

Liang Shixian subconsciously touched the place on his body where he had been pierced before. Apart from the hole in his clothes, his skin felt smooth. How could there be any wound?

He was suddenly stunned and looked down at his hands.

Grown back?!

Apart from the fact that my skin looks slightly pinker and fairer, there seems to be no change?

"Is my injury...healed?"

"Ahem." Gu Xingzhou suddenly said, "Classmate Liang Shixian, congratulations on surviving the disaster, but there is one thing I want to ask..."

"Teacher, let me speak first." Ji Ruo took over the conversation with a wry smile and said to Liang Shixian seriously, "Class monitor, I have two good news to tell you now. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Liang Shixian: “?”

He was a little confused.

"Wait for me to sort it out... Normally, shouldn't it be one good news and one bad news? What do you mean by two good news?"

Ji Ruo nodded: "You are right to understand it this way."

"?"

Liang Shixian pursed his lips and said, "Let me tell you the good news first."

Ji Ruo smiled and said, "The good news is that the teacher has checked you. Of the two raven feathers that pierced your body, one happened to pass between your liver and gallbladder, and the other just cut off your tailbone... Squad leader, this is a genuine liver and gallbladder photo! You can show off this when you go back."

Liang Shixian subconsciously looked down at his abdomen and remained silent for a moment.

"What about my tail?"

Ji Ruo clapped his hands and said, "This is another good news. Just now, Master Shanshenmu gave us some life-giving fruits. I fed you one, and your injury recovered quickly... The good news is that you now have two spurs in your stomach! Are you happy?"

Liang Shixian: “???”

What the hell is there to be happy about?

He was quite happy at first because he knew he was not dead.

Even though one has fulfilled one's responsibilities, who would want to die if one can still live?

But Ji Ruo suddenly did this to him, and his emotions were a little inconsistent...

What the hell are these two tails...

Liang Shixian was feeling depressed, but he saw Ji Ruo suddenly take out a large piece of eggshell with a smile on his face. In the fragment was the feast that Ji Ruo had carefully prepared for Liang Shixian. They were all the best parts of various four-star monsters, and even the elixirs and fruits used as ingredients were plucked from the mountain god tree.

Ji Ruo didn't know when Liang Shixian would wake up, and Aunt Jinglan's family had huge appetites. Ji Ruo was afraid that Liang Shixian wouldn't have enough to eat, so she prepared everything in advance.

After all, Liang Shixian actually saved Ji Ruoyi three times in this martial arts exam... He failed to save him the last time, so it doesn't count.

"Hey, squad leader, eat quickly, these are all good things, I saved them especially for you."

"What if..." Liang Shixian was a little hesitant.

He still has a wild slug in his stomach. Can he eat it?

Gu Xingzhou seemed to see that Liang Shixian was hesitating about something, so he coughed and said, "Student Liang Shixian, eat. I've checked your body and there won't be any problem. Your tailbone... you can go to the hospital for surgery to remove it when you get back."

"All right."

…

After eating and drinking, the sky was already turning pale.

This was different from the Wan Beast Mountain of the past. Previously, the sun and moon of Wan Beast Mountain were refined by the demons on the top of the mountain with the help of some secret treasure. Although there was a distinction between day and night, the sun and moon never rose into the sky.

Now, those guys are dead, the sun and the moon are no longer restrained, and the morning sun shines brightly.

Ji Ruo took a look at the sky and knew it was almost time for him to leave.

"Grandpa Mu, the mountain god, Aunt Jinglan, and Dabao and Erbao, it's almost time, we have to go back."

"啾~ (Master, where are you going?)" Dabao asked a little confused.

Erbao also said: "Chiu~ (Master, Master, aren't you going to play with us?)"

Ji Ruo smiled and rubbed Dabao's head, saying, "Of course, we are going home. Master hasn't been home for several days. Look, Master's clothes are torn to pieces."

Dabao and Erbao felt a little lost.

"Chiu~ (Master, will you come to play with us again in the future?)"

"Of course I will. You are my disciples!"

Aunt Jinglan said: "Jiu~ (Little Jiruo, come and play often when you have time. Auntie is always welcome here.)"

Shanshenmu: "Don't forget our agreement."

At this moment, the Mountain God Tree has completely refined the corpse of the earth-turning dragon and controlled the entire Wanshou Mountain's geological veins. Its roots have spread throughout the entire Wanshou Mountain, rapidly combing the geological veins.

It was integrated into the Mysterious Realm of the Mountain of Ten Thousand Beasts, becoming the 'living symbol' of the entire mysterious land, its realm leaped upward, and it only needed a star calamity to achieve five stars.

The green leaves that originally covered the trees turned into pink cherry blossoms, which were both plant monsters and flesh-and-blood monsters.

"Don't worry, Master Mu, the mountain god. I won't forget it. We made a promise."

Ji Ruo picked up Luo Xi, placed her on his head, and said goodbye to all the demons with Liang Shixian, smiling.

Gu Xingzhou did not interrupt. The smile on Ji Ruo's face made him a little dazed.

The pure happiness that came from the heart made Gu Xingzhou sigh. They could actually get along so harmoniously with the demon clan. The legendary innocent heart must be just like this, right?

He knew very well that Ji Ruo had a bright future.

Thinking of this, Gu Xingzhou suddenly laughed.

"Child, I hope you can always be happy like this." He said silently in his heart.

Suddenly, Ji Ruo took off his watch and said, "Before we leave, let's take a group photo together?"

The boy asked the sacred tree to extend its branches, held up the watch, pulled Gu Xingzhou and Liang Shixian to his side, and asked Aunt Jinglan and her family to stand behind him, so that the huge sacred tree and the seemingly endless tree monsters were included in the shooting range.

Making a scissors gesture, Ji Ruo smiled brightly.

"Everyone say it together, eggplant~"

“Rustle~”

"Chiu~"

"Meow~"

The sacred tree shook its crown, and the pink leaves rustled against each other, as if waving goodbye.

Countless pink cherry blossoms fell on the snow on the top of the mountain that had not completely melted.

The mountains are covered with snow and cherry blossoms are falling.

Click.

The scene was frozen by the watch. Ji Ruo took the watch back, turned around and waved vigorously: "Well, goodbye everyone!"

The exam is over!

Ji Ruo and Liang Shixian's bodies were suddenly swallowed by a blood-red vortex and left the secret realm of Wanshou Mountain.

"Chiu~"

Aunt Jinglan and her family were quite reluctant to let her go.

The mountains were filled with tree goblins stroking leaves, and the rustling sound fully reflected their sadness of parting.

…

Volume One, Military Exam (crossed out) Spring Outing, finished!