Chapter 19 In the still of the night, the river…
In the stillness of the night, a pale-faced person emerged from the grass on the opposite bank of the river, steadied himself, turned back, and bowed to the Goddess Mountain in gratitude.
"Thank you for your protection, fellow Daoist."
There was no movement from Goddess Mountain. Hongyun clutched his chest, his face pale and his expression bleak. Then he gave a bitter smile, walked to the riverbank and sat down. Although he had escaped, he was seriously injured and could not even gather spiritual energy. His cultivation was also declining day by day. Under such circumstances, if he could immediately find a rare and precious treasure to heal his wounds, he could still survive.
But there was none here, and Hongyun wasn't the type to force people to use their treasures to save him. There was also a Kunpeng outside, eyeing him menacingly. Hongyun couldn't even send out a distress signal. In other words, he could only wait to die.
Hongyun sighed. How did that primordial purple energy end up on him? Now look what's happened, he's going to lose his life.
As for regret, Hongyun didn't regret it. They, as cultivators, were defying the heavens and competing with the heavens for fortune. It must have been his bad luck.
Without turning his head, Hongyun said to the Goddess Mountain behind him, "Fellow Daoist, when I die, don't let the Primordial Purple Qi fall into Kunpeng's hands. Although you can't use it, it doesn't matter who it is. There's no one here. If there were, I would at least give away the magic treasures I have."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hongyun saw a small piece of rabbit skin floating in the water on the other side of the river. It was tied with a rope and the knot was tied very neatly. It was obviously made by someone.
Hongyun: ? ?
Could it be that there really are some minor demons cultivating here?
The next day, Cang Li started making a bamboo raft. While making it, he would occasionally glance at the opposite mountain. He skillfully sawed the bamboo into two sections of roughly the same length. After sawing all eight bamboo sections, Cang Li used vines and ropes to firmly assemble the bamboo into a row and secure it. After making sure it wouldn't fall apart, Cang Li threw the rough bamboo raft into his backpack, planning to test the waters in the evening.
After the bamboo raft was thrown into the collector, the collector immediately issued a notification. Cang Li opened the interface and realized that she had accidentally thrown it into the wrong collection and identification backpack.
[The first watercraft tool can be exchanged for 20 gathering points. Exchange it or not?]
Cang Li raised an eyebrow, surprised that this thing was quite valuable. Without saying a word, Cang Li clicked "yes" and received 20 gathering points, leaving him with 103 gathering points. He was so lucky to get so many gathering points... Cang Li immediately started making a second bamboo raft and threw it into the collector after finishing.
[A rough bamboo raft can be exchanged for 1 gathering point]
Cang Li: ...
Alright, the first one is valuable, the second one isn't. Cang Li took out the bamboo raft and put it in her personal backpack. She then used the bamboo strips and fibers she had chopped off to weave something. She planned to weave a large dome to place outside the cave to provide shade.
After weaving half of it, the man ran over, covered in sweat, and said, "Sister, the rice you planted has grown so tall!"
Cang Li was taken aback. She had completely forgotten about the rice these past few days. The replanted rice was for experiments; if a heavy rain caused flooding and the rice was washed away again, Cang Li would consider moving. Now it seemed she didn't need to move. Cang Li stood up and said with a smile:
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
Cang Li walked outside the fence and indeed saw a lush green paddy field of about twenty square meters. The rice stalks were already as tall as a person's calf and were growing very well. Cang Li said with a relaxed expression:
"Once this batch of rice is harvested, I'll make you some rice to eat, and the rest can be used as seeds to plant next year."
The children cheered. Although they didn't know what rice was, they were sure that everything their older sister made would be delicious.
Cang Li also went to check on the vegetable garden next door. Sweet potato vines covered the entire area, so he could pick some vines to stir-fry. The potatoes were also growing vigorously, but he didn't know if the potatoes had sprouted yet. However, judging from the condition of the plants, there should be potatoes.
The newly transplanted wild onions and bok choy are all lush and vibrant, a testament to Ji Hejie's diligent watering and weeding every morning.
Cang Li picked a large handful of tender sweet potato leaves and taught the others how to pick them. The leaves and stems had to be separated, and the outer thin skin had to be peeled off. They were especially delicious when stir-fried with lard and chili peppers, but unfortunately there were no chili peppers.
Ji, Jie, and Er picked sweet potato vines together. After picking them, they put them into a small bamboo basket woven by Cang Li, and put the leaves in another basket. The leaves were also to be stir-fried and eaten.
After finishing, Cang Li took a handful of dried wood ear mushrooms and soaked them. That evening, she cooked porridge and stir-fried the wood ear mushrooms.
After preparing the dishes, Cang Li said:
"You all stay here and prepare the vegetables. I'll go up the mountain to see if the traps have caught any prey. It would be best if we could catch a few rabbits, otherwise if the temperature suddenly drops, we won't be able to go out and find food."
Ji nodded and said, "Sister, you go ahead. Jie and I will stay home and look after the house."
Jie nodded in agreement, and Cang Li picked up her axe and went up the mountain. She was thinking that if any rabbits fell into the traps, it would mean there were quite a few rabbits on the mountain. She would set more traps. As for wild boars, she wondered if she could catch any. She needed to stock up on meat. Anyway, it wouldn't spoil if she stored more in her backpack.
Following the path she had taken, Cang Li stopped by to check on the apple trees, jujube trees, and chestnut grove she had discovered. The jujubes were ripe, so Cang Li picked a basketful to dry. The apples on the apple trees had grown quite a bit, but they were still green and unripe. The chestnuts were also small, and it was clear from the appearance that the flesh inside was not fully developed.
After picking the dates, Cang Li quickened his pace to the trap. Before he even got there, he heard the sound of prey struggling. Cang Li's eyes lit up, and when he ran over, he saw two gray rabbits caught in the trap. Cang Li grabbed the rabbits by the ears and happily threw them into his backpack.
She truly is the goddess of the hunt!
Every time there's a prey in the trap, she'll ask, "Who else is there?"
Cang Li caught the rabbit, restored the trap, and then set up three or four more traps in other places before going down the mountain.
When they returned to the cave, it was already dark. The servants had washed all the vegetables and cooked the millet porridge, and were just waiting for Cang Li to come back and stir-fry the vegetables.
Cang Li returned and happily took out the still-alive rabbit, tied it by the neck with a rope, and hung it on the fence. He said to the children:
"We have two rabbits today. We'll take them to the river to get rid of them tomorrow. We'll collect some rabbit fur and sew them up with needles... but we don't seem to have any needles."
Cang Li thought about it and felt that it wasn't a big problem. There were bone needles found at the ancient sites of primitive people unearthed in modern times. When she was dealing with the rabbits, she could just shave off a bone, process it, and have the rabbits grind it into needles.
The next day, Cang Li took the rabbit, a bamboo raft, and a newly made fish trap to the riverbank. She wanted to test the bamboo raft and the fish trap to see if she could catch any fish. If she could, the fish trap would be more durable than the straw fishing net.
When they reached the riverbank, the sun was still very bright. Cang Li took out his bamboo umbrella, opened it, and then trampled down a patch of weeds before saying to Ji Hejie:
"You guys stay here, it's a bit sunny outside. I'll go try out the bamboo raft, and if it works, I'll take you boating."
Jie nodded: "Okay!"
Cang Li patted the five heads, walked to the riverbank, placed the bamboo raft on the water, looked at the bright sun, and took out a large rectangular bamboo curtain, bent it into an arc, and fixed it to the bamboo raft with bamboo strips and straw ropes to block the sun.
After getting everything ready, Cang Li pushed the bamboo raft into the water, then stood on it and carefully rowed towards the middle of the river, using the bamboo poles for support.
At first, Cang Li couldn't get a good grip on the bamboo raft, which just spun around in place. Gradually, however, he mastered the technique and slowly paddled towards the middle of the river. The bamboo raft was tightly tied together, so it didn't sink or fall apart.
Overall, this was a very successful trial.
Cang Li was satisfied. Instead of rushing to the other side, he rowed back. After reaching the shore, he pulled the bamboo raft ashore, rested for a while, and then took out the fish trap, tied it with straw rope, stuffed some pig's blood into it, and threw it into the water. He planned to retrieve it when he returned in the evening to see if there were any fish.
Er couldn't wait to run to the bamboo raft to watch, and Jie and Ji were also very surprised. They didn't expect that their sister had actually made a tool that could cross the river!
Cang Li walked back to the bamboo raft and first explained:
"I'll take you boating, but let's make this clear first: you can't move around or move around while you're sitting on the boat. You're only allowed to sit in the awning, understand?"
The five children nodded in unison.
Cang Li then carefully placed the children one by one onto the bamboo raft. After pushing the raft into the water, Cang Li observed it for a while. Seeing that the raft was stable, he untied the rope, took a bamboo pole, climbed onto the raft, and shouted:
"Hold on tight, let's go check out the other side!"
A bamboo pole is pushed into the water, and the bamboo raft is pushed to the other side by the current.
Sitting diagonally opposite, in Cang Li's blind spot, Hong Yun looked at Cang Li's family in surprise. He had previously guessed that there might be a low-level demon on the other side, but he didn't expect that today he would see that they were demons who had cultivated into human form.
No, that's not right. They don't seem like demons. Hongyun frowned as he observed them. Although he was at his limit, he still had good eyesight. The large and five small creatures paddling strange tools on the river had no demonic features or demonic aura. To be precise, they showed no signs of cultivation. This was not right.
In the primordial world, everyone possesses cultivation; those without cultivation are merely unintelligent wild beasts. Those who can cultivate into human form must possess considerable cultivation.
But he didn't detect any spiritual energy fluctuations from those people.
Hongyun was completely baffled. Before he knew it, he spat out another mouthful of blood. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up confidently. He was the kind of person who wanted to get to the bottom of things. Since he couldn't figure it out, it wouldn't be good to go to the Netherworld with these questions. He might as well ask that fellow Daoist before he died. After asking, he could give some of his magical treasures to that Daoist. It would be better than letting these magical treasures rot in the ground.
Thinking of this, Hongyun stood up to ask Cangli. Just as Hongyun was about to fly over by forming a magic seal, she spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered into the river. After falling into the river, Hongyun didn't even have the spiritual power to fly anymore.
Hongyun: ...
Fortunately, the river carried the red clouds downstream.
Everyone happily paddled along the bamboo raft. The older sister told them not to move, but they didn't move around and paddled very quietly. Hehe~ It was so much fun.
The man held the restless Yu in his arms. The boy was getting more and more active as he grew up, and if he wasn't held, Yu would start running around on the bamboo raft.
Erhejie looked at the river surface with curiosity; it was their first time floating on a river.
What is that?
Er and Jie both saw the unidentified object drifting from upstream.
between:! ! !
"Sister! There's something on the river!"
Jie loudly reminded Cang Li.
Cang Li turned his head to look at Jie, and then looked in the direction Jie was pointing. He saw a distinct human figure floating on the river, wearing an expensive red outfit, its fate unknown.
Cang Li: ? ? ?
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