Qingshan was startled, but pretended to be calm and lowered his head to pack his things. "Where is it? How long have you been here?"
"At your ten o'clock position, on the sycamore tree. It came when you were using your spiritual power to fish for leeches."
Qingshan held up a jar of leeches, pretending to observe them, but in reality, he was using the jar as a cover to search for the cicada. Sure enough, near the crown of the sycamore tree, a tiny cicada with a red belly and black wings was perched. If it weren't for Qingshan's keen eyesight, it would have been difficult to spot.
Qingshan didn't want to miss the opportunity this time. The red cicada flew very fast and was very vigilant, so Qingshan decided to outsmart it.
Qingshan communicated with Tuanzi, and on a thought, he took out a fresh date from the space and poured a stream of pure spiritual power into the date. With the nourishment of the spiritual power, the date became more hydrated and bright, and exuded an attractive aroma.
Qingshan pinched the red dates and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect this fairy date to be so useful. It's really a treasure!"
Qingshan didn't know whether Hongchan had intelligence or could understand what she said, but she wanted to make every possible preparation, so she pretended that Hongchan could understand her and performed the whole act, the more realistic the better.
Zhan Feng had sharp ears and heard Qingshan mention something about a "treasure." Unsure of what it meant, he asked, "Little Miracle Doctor, what treasure is that?"
Qingshan turned his back to Hongchan, winked at Zhanfeng, mouthed "cooperate with me", and then deliberately said loudly:
"Oh, just now at the Laojun Temple on the top of the mountain, an old Taoist gave me a magical date, saying it would attract fish and shrimp. I thought he was just saying it, trying to trick me into donating money, but it turned out to be true! If he hadn't used the magical date, how could we have attracted so many fish and shrimp? We're in for a treat tonight!"
Zhan Feng was indeed a bit of a jerk sometimes, but he wasn't stupid. He knew something was amiss when Qingshan winked at him. They hadn't even reached the top of the mountain, let alone the Laojun Temple. Besides, he had clearly seen Qingshan using a steel needle, so where did the magical dates come from? He didn't know what the little genius doctor was up to, but since she asked him to cooperate, he agreed.
"Really? Little Divine Doctor, are the immortal dates edible? Can I try some?"
Qingshan shook his head exaggeratedly: "The Taoist priest only gave me one. If you want to eat it, go and eat it yourself. Don't take mine!"
Zhan Feng persisted, and seeing Qingshan seemed to be holding something in his hand, he reached out to grab it. Qingshan dodged his hand and hurriedly put the dates into his pocket. Perhaps because of the confusion, the dates did not fall into his trouser pocket, but were caught in the folds of the trouser pocket. As Qingshan pulled his hand back, the dates fell to the ground and rolled into the grass.
Qingshan didn't notice the dates had fallen. He picked up his bag, pushed Zhanfeng with one hand, and held Yang Hongmei with the other, and walked away. Yang Hongmei also noticed that Qingshan and Zhanfeng were acting a little strangely, but she had worked at Marriott for many years and was very good at reading people's expressions. She knew that the wisest thing to do at this time was to keep silent and let Qingshan lead the way.
The jujube lay quietly in the grass, its vibrant color accentuated by the green of the young grass. A cicada alighted on the tree trunk, rubbing its short antennae with its sickle-shaped claws, looking anxious.
Just now, as it passed by Peacock Lake, it sensed a very pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth, but the energy was too weak and disappeared before it could sense the location. Now, the spiritual energy appeared again, inside the date.
Instinct told it that if it could absorb all the spiritual energy from the dates, it would be able to shed its shell quickly and grow a full size. However, the spiritual energy appeared too suddenly, and if something was out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. It decided to observe for a while longer.
The woman just now said that these dates were given by the Taoist priest. She often goes to Laojun Temple to beg for money and has eaten the offerings before the Three Pure Ones countless times. How come she never knew there were such magical dates? Is this a trick?
As Hongchan hesitated, the spiritual energy within the date attracted many ants, who circled around it, unsure where to start before dragging it back to its hole. A large freshwater crab scrambled across the puddle, extended its hairy claws, grabbed the date, and fled towards Peacock Lake.
The red cicada was anxious. The dates it had been coveting for a long time were snatched away by a crab. It was furious and didn't care whether it was a trick or not. It flew towards the freshwater crab with a "buzz". It knocked the crab upside down like a bullet and broke the claw holding the red dates.
The freshwater crab was hit hard and knew it was no match for the red cicada. It didn't even bother to pick up the dates. It exploded its only remaining front claw and fled sideways into the water.
The red cicada flew around the jujube several times, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of spiritual power, landed on the jujube, stretched out its needle-like mouthparts and pierced into it, sucking the sweet juice.
The spiritual power enters the red cicada's body along with the juice, cleansing its skin and flesh, making it feel refreshed all over.
The red cicada ate while making excited "cackles", but after a while, its cries gradually became weaker, its mouthparts slowly retracted, and with a "click", it fell to the ground stiffly.
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