At night.
Among the Xuanyou Mountains.
After being surrounded by dangers, Yu Ziang finally plucked up the courage to capture the three-eyed golden toad.
Although the moment I started using it, my hands were wrapped in cloth and silk, it was considered a successful step out of the psychological shadow.
After he completed the assessment, Chu Youwei began to lead everyone towards an area in the mountains called 'Luoshi Cliff'.
The remaining required ingredients do not have many connections with each other, and they can no longer be found like Yujin Zao and Three-Eyed Golden Toad.
I can only rely on luck for 30% and search through knowledge for 70%.
The reason why we were heading towards Luoshi Cliff was because the area where we met Lin Xiaowan was right there.
We arrived at Hai hour.
A look of exhaustion appeared more or less on everyone's faces.
It's not that it's hard to travel, but that along the way, you need to maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times to prevent encounters from various soul beasts. At the same time, you must keep an eye out to observe the surroundings to see if there is anything you need for this trip.
of food.
But this is not even the hardest part. What makes everyone tired is that along the way, there are more than ten kinds of dishes left, and there is not even one.
Encountering this can be extremely stressful on the soul.
Chu Youwei sighed and said to everyone: "Do you want to rest for a while?"
With her current strength, this level of consumption does not cause much sleepiness and fatigue, but this is not the case for Liao Minmin and Lu Pingping, who only have the strength of the Condensation Realm.
Even Fang Ya, who has the strength of the Condensation Realm, is showing a lot of fatigue at this moment because of her usual pampering.
In order not to affect the subsequent search, rest is indispensable.
Liao Minmin and others nodded in unison.
But Fang Ya took a look at the forest environment where she was, and suddenly said: "How about we walk a little further? Find a place with water to rest? I want to clean up a little."
Hearing this, Liao Minmin nodded in agreement: "I think so too."
Earlier, in order to pick Yujin dates, one of the two was stained with smelly dust, and the other's face was blackened by black smoke. If they had not seen water along the way, they were afraid of affecting the progress of the assessment, otherwise they would have spoken out long ago.
Chu Youwei hesitated for a moment. She was familiar with the terrain and knew the area where the nearest creek was located. However, the direction she wanted to travel was quite different.
Not only that, she also knew that in the creek, there was a kind of food needed for this trip.
I was still thinking about where to collect them on my way back, but when I saw the two girls looking pitiful and pitiful, I thought of myself, and I couldn't help but soften my heart for a moment.
"Then come with me."
Chu Youwei still led everyone to a mountain stream.
Fang Ya heard the sound of gurgling water and ran over with Liao Minmin excitedly.
Tang Youfu also wanted to go forward and wash his hands, but was stopped by Chu Youwei.
Chu Youwei took out a pair of slender chopsticks and a sealed basket with sand at the bottom.
Tang Youfu understood instantly and said in surprise: "Is there anything we want in this stream?"
"Come with me," Chu Youwei took Tang Youfu to the stream. After looking around, he caught a glimpse of a light white luster under a palm-sized stone by the water, as bright as a pearl.
Fang Ya and others had almost finished cleaning at this time, and curious eyes were cast over them.
Chu Youwei said to Tang Youfu: "The shells under the stone are called 'Fuxi shells'. They are very delicious and are quite rare in nature. However, our villa has raised a lot of them in this mountain stream over the years, which is enough."
Necessary for daily spiritual food.”
"It is not easy to catch Fuxi clams. They usually lurk in the mud and sand at the bottom of the water. Only at night will some of them float to the surface, but only under the cracks in the rocks."
Tang Youfuhu asked: "Is my assessment just to pick up some of these shells?"
"That's right," Chu Youwei laughed meaningfully, "but instead of picking up a few, I want you to pick up twenty Fuxi clams before dawn."
"That's it?" Tang Youfu chuckled: "Isn't this too simple?"
"Then twenty-five!" Chu Youwei's face was stern.
Tang Youcai pulled Tang Youfu gently from behind, just to be cautious.
Tang Youfu actually had a premonition of something at this time. When he saw that Chu Youwei had only 'increased the price' for five pieces, he vaguely realized something was wrong and asked curiously: "Sister Chu, are you hiding something fishy? You might as well talk to me directly
Just tell me, it’s okay, I can bear it well.???????????????”
"Nothing wrong," Chu Youwei smiled slyly: "But I haven't finished speaking yet."
Tang Youfu felt a flash of uneasiness in his heart.
Chu Youwei said slowly: "Fu Xibei has always been timid and alert. As soon as the wind blows and the water moves, it will immediately escape back to the mud layer below. If you want to catch it, you must first not move the rocks it is hiding in."
, Secondly, don’t be too close.”
"Don't let me get close?" Tang Youfu was stunned: "How can I catch him if he doesn't get close?"
Chu Youwei raised the slender chopsticks in her hand, even if she held the end, they were about the length of her forearm.
"Use these special long chopsticks to grab it."
Tang Youfu said awkwardly: "I haven't used chopsticks for many years. On weekdays, I roast them directly after hunting and then cut them with a knife to eat."
As he spoke, he asked out of curiosity: "If I use my physical skills to jump across the water and reach into the water in an instant, is it possible to grab it directly?"
Chu Youwei shook his head: "Even if your movement skills are good and you don't disturb it, you still won't be able to catch it if you have the chance to take action."
"Why?" Tang Youfu was puzzled.
Chu Youwei said: "The surface of Fuxi clams secretes sticky substances, which are slipperier than loaches. The slipperiness has certain restrictive properties on spiritual energy, so it is difficult to grasp them with bare hands."
Fang Ya curiously interjected: "I can't do it with my hands, so shouldn't it be more difficult to use these long chopsticks? Is there any secret?"
Chu Youwei nodded: "These long chopsticks are made of 'thorn crystal wood'. The surface looks smooth, but in fact it has many tiny barbs that are invisible to the naked eye, which can slow down the slippery surface of the Fuxi clam to a certain extent.
"
Tang Youfu thought deeply: "According to what you said, senior sister, the biggest difficulty in catching this Fuxi shell is its slipperiness. Wouldn't it be easier if I just shoot it through the shell with a bow and arrow?"
Chu Youwei shook his head and said: "The reason why Fuxi clams have such a delicious taste is mainly due to its unique shell protection. Once the shell is damaged, if it is not cooked within three hours, the pink and tender meat inside will deteriorate."
"So when we are picking up, we usually prepare this 'sand basket' so that the Fuxi clams we have to catch can have a place to hide and store."
"Should I give it a try first?" Tang Youfu felt that he had heard almost everything, so he took the long chopsticks from Chu Youwei's hand and pretended to pick up the Fuxi shells underneath.
"I suggest you wait a little longer," Chu Youwei reminded.
Tang Youfu was stunned, "Is there anything else you haven't finished?"
Chu Youwei said: "The Fuxi shell will 'breathe' every half an hour or so. At that time, it will swim out of the stone a little and open and close its shell slightly. At that moment, it is also the time when its vigilance is at its weakest."
When Lu Feng heard this, he couldn't help but smile secretly at the corner of his mouth. He finally understood what kind of medicine Chu Youwei was selling in this gourd.
Tang Youfu didn't care much and said: "If you don't need to be vigilant, I should be sure to catch it."
Seeing this, Chu Youwei stopped blocking him and let Tang Youfu lean towards the stream.
Tang Youfu's eyes were focused, staring straight at the Fuxi shell under the rocks in the water, and his hands secretly adapted to the feeling of being pinched by the long chopsticks.
Feeling that it was almost done, he suddenly thrust his long chopsticks into the water.
Sui~
Wave~
A tiny bubble appeared.
Under Tang Youfu's astonished gaze, the moment the long chopsticks entered the water, the leisurely Fuxi shell, which was originally hiding under the rocks, instantly submerged into the mud below.
???????????????How...can you be so vigilant!
Tang Youfu was completely stunned on the spot.
Chu Youwei smiled unexpectedly: "Do you still feel relaxed and simple now?"
"No, I can't," Tang Youfu felt his throat was a little dry, and pleaded: "Senior Sister Chu, this is too difficult, can you give me some mercy? If I really catch twenty-five, let alone dawn, even if
I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up all the time after the assessment is over."
Chu Youwei said seriously: "I told you earlier that timing is very important. If you were willing to wait a moment just now, there would be only twenty-four left."
To be continued...