It is now the end of August and the weather has not yet turned noticeably cooler. The air in the mountains is fresh but still a little humid.

After the initial embarrassment and anger, Jiang Tiantian entered a distorted state.

She raised her head curiously from Cha Jiuzhang's shoulder, observing attentively the path he took her along.

Most of them are tall trees and some small shrubs, with deep and light green everywhere. Occasionally, you can see a few leaves falling from the sky, spinning in the air and then slowly falling to the ground.

After her vision and hearing returned, she would occasionally see a squirrel suddenly appear on a high branch. It would look at her in panic, then quickly jump away. Only a big, fluffy tail could be seen running around among the branches.

From time to time, a few red and yellow wild fruits appear in the bushes.

Occasionally, Jiang Tiantian can see some brightly colored wild mushrooms on the roadside.

Cha Jiuzhang's footsteps stepped heavily on the forest floor covered with thick leaves, making a rustling sound.

Combined with his rapid breathing and heartbeat, Jiang Tiantian had the illusion that she was about to embark on a fantasy journey.

A few minutes later.

Deep in the dense forest, Jiang Tiantian discovered a tall and lush ancient banyan tree that was hundreds of years old.

The ancient banyan tree has an astonishing circumference. Even several adults holding hands may not be able to hug it.

What is peculiar is that in the middle of the trunk of this ancient banyan tree, there is a large groove formed naturally, which can accommodate 2-3 adults at the same time.

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It is said that the growth and development process of a matsutake mushroom, like that of ordinary mushrooms, must go through a series of processes including spore dispersion, growth, development and maturity.

It completes a growth cycle from mature spore emanation, hyphae, mycelium mass, fruiting body, and spores. The entire process is completed under natural conditions and relies on symbiotic tree species.

A total of 40 billion spores fall from a matsutake mushroom, with an average of 2.5 billion spores falling every day. At most, there are 4.3 billion spores falling in a day, and the spore ejection time can last for 13 to 20 days until the fruiting body rots.

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The sun is setting.

Cha Jiuzhang held Jiang Tiantian's hand and slowly walked to a stream.

The surrounding trees and shrubs are particularly lush.

A breeze blew, accompanied by the sound of running water. In such weather, it was extremely cool, making people want to get closer.

The evening sunlight shines through the gaps between the branches, sprinkling on the water, presenting mottled golden spots.

At first glance, it looks like pieces of gold scattered in the stream.

When we got closer, we saw that the stream was so clear that we could see the bottom. There were countless small fish, no longer than the length of our finger joints, swimming around in it.

Jiang Tiantian watched with great interest and playfully stretched out her hands to try to catch them.

By the stream, her laughter like silver bells could be heard.

Cha Jiuzhang stood lazily aside, just looking at her quietly, like a little child squatting by the stream and playing with the fishes.

The stream water is crystal clear, reflecting Jiang Tiantian's fair face and long black hair.

Cha Jiuzhang felt more excited and happy than ever before. Looking at her, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Tiantian was tired from playing and inadvertently raised her head and looked towards him.

Cha Jiuzhang wore simple and plain clothes, but it did not affect his innate cool and elegant temperament at all.

At this moment, Cha Jiuzhang stood by the stream, relaxed and a little tired. His handsome face was coated with a soft golden halo by a beam of sunlight that penetrated through the branches.

The cinnabar between the eyebrows is clearly visible.

It looked as if it was a Buddhist passing by in the sky. After a long journey, it deliberately landed here quietly, settled down by the stream and took a rest.

But upon closer inspection, his pair of dark and deep eyes, looking at Jiang Tiantian, were filled with a bit of doting and tenderness, and he just looked at her quietly.

Jiang Tiantian didn't know how to describe how she felt at the moment. She just stared at him blankly, as if she was frozen in time and could no longer move.

His eyes were so calm, but to Jiang Tiantian, it seemed as if something had quietly penetrated into her heart.

Jiang Tiantian wanted to reach out her hand and touch her heart, but she stretched her hand out in mid-air, then put it back, and finally withdrew her fingers.

I clenched my palms tightly and felt the coolness in them.

Cha Jiuzhang’s eyes were fixed quietly on Jiang Tiantian.

At this moment, in his sight, Jiang Tiantian's big black eyes were full of tenderness and attachment, like a deep pool that could easily drown people.

That glance made Cha Jiuzhang feel a little dazed, as if...

It was as if I saw an innocent elf suddenly emerging from the forest.

So pure and beautiful.

It was as if my soul was attracted by something and it was difficult to move at all.

At this moment, Cha Jiuzhang's heart was incredibly soft.

He finally discovered that when this girl was well behaved, she was really well behaved.

Don't be fooled by her usual appearance: she always smiles at everyone and is very gentle and easy to get along with.

Only he knew that this girl was like a hedgehog at heart and was very defensive.

But at this moment, Jiang Tiantian's heart and eyes were filled with his figure.

Cha Jiuzhang was filled with joy at this moment.

All these prove that this girl really cares about him in her heart.

"Tiantian, I will treat you well from now on." Cha Jiuzhang said to Jiang Tiantian in a gentle voice.

Nowadays, both men and women are shy to talk about love directly, so he can only use such language to describe his feelings.

When Jiang Tiantian heard this, she paused and her eyes turned slightly red.

"Yeah, I know." She nodded slightly.

She knew that this man understood her.

He could see the fear and anxiety lurking deep inside her.

He has also been silently conveying to her his persistence and protection.

She knew all of this, so she was willing to open her heart to him and silently accept his strong entry.

The two of them locked eyes for a long time, neither of them spoke nor took any further action.

All they could hear was the sound of the rushing stream, which slowly calmed their moods.

Suddenly, a squirrel jumped down from the tree, ran to the water, and lowered its head to drink water.

The jumping figure awakened the two people who were in a trance.

The two of them smiled at each other and then looked away awkwardly.

Jiang Tiantian lowered her head and smiled secretly.

Suddenly, he had a bad idea and when Cha Jiuzhang wasn't paying attention, he splashed the cold stream water on him.

Cha Jiuzhang was not careful for a moment and a few drops of water splashed on his face. He pretended to go forward and teach her a lesson.

“Hahaha…don’t, don’t, don’t…look…”

Jiang Tiantian carefully scooped up a handful of stream water and showed it to Cha Jiuzhang. It turned out that there was a small fish swimming in her palm.

Jiang Tiantian's hands have slender fingers that are as white as jade, so white that you can hardly see the capillaries under the skin. Even her nails are pink, like tiny petals.

But the palms are still a little red.

Cha Jiuzhang felt a little distressed when he saw this.

He never knew that he would feel heartbroken over such a small thing that couldn't even be considered an injury.

In an instant, I thought that I was the culprit.

Suddenly, I felt a little resentful towards myself.

In the future, try to control it as much as possible.

He gently moved the little fish in her palm and said, "Let it go back. It's getting late. We should go back too."

Jiang Tiantian nodded, then carefully put the little fish back into the stream, shook off the water droplets on her hands, and said, "Let's go."

Cha Jiuzhang took Jiang Tiantian's hand and wiped away the remaining water droplets on her hand with his sleeve.

He lowered his head and smelled it, "Hmm, it smells good."