Ye Cheng has one more job.
Raising Baoxiang rats.
Aunt Yu Zhen said that Baoxiang rats are difficult to raise and have strict requirements on living environment, food, etc.
It requires specialized breeding techniques.
"Eat, why don't you eat? If you don't eat, you will starve to death."
Ye Cheng took a bowl of rice and placed it in the bamboo cage.
But the Baoxiang rat was hiding in the corner, swishing and trembling.
Are you afraid of me?
Ye Cheng decided to leave the bamboo cage and practice the ape attack technique first.
When he came back from practice, the bowl of rice had not even been moved. Baoxiang Shu was still curled up in place, with a pair of golden eyes full of pity.
"Don't Baoxiang Shu like to eat?"
Ye Cheng thought to himself.
So he brought fresh meat, fruits, pastries, etc...
But one day passed, and the Baoxiang rat lay motionless without even moving.
Ye Cheng suspected that if this continued, he would starve to death in the end.
"Xiao Bai, I've been searching in the library for a long time, but I can't find out how to raise Baoxiang rats. And I've also asked the breeders at Bai Za Hall, but they don't know either."
Taoist nun Yu Zhen said, "If it doesn't work, don't keep it. Just take the sachet. Although the effect will be compromised and it won't be as good as the growing incense horn."
Ye Cheng rested his chin on his hands, like a thinker, looking at the Baoxiang rat in the bamboo cage.
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind.
So he left the bamboo house and ran towards the bamboo forest.
Taoist Aunt Yu Zhen was a little curious when she saw this scene. What was Xiaobai doing?
Ye Cheng has arrived at the trap location where Baoxiang Rat was caught previously.
He squatted down and carefully identified the traces of Baoxiang rat activity.
As a hunter with considerable hunting experience in his previous life, coupled with the physical talents of the white ape, he gradually found some of the Baoxiang rat's movement paths.
Some are more obvious, while others are less obvious.
There are those from a long time ago, and there are also those in the recent past.
Not sure how much time had passed, Ye Cheng saw some signs of being eaten in a ditch at the edge of a bamboo forest more than 400 meters away from the cave.
"Is this Bamboo Nepenthes?"
Ye Cheng identified it carefully.
One of the more common herbal medicines in the world.
The reason why he knew him was naturally because Taoist Aunt Yu Zhen told him about it when she taught him how to read and argue.
"Is this bamboo plant the food of Baoxiang rat?"
Ye Cheng analyzed in his mind.
It's just that there aren't many traces of gnawing, and there is a large one here.
After another half an hour, Ye Cheng found another mark that had been gnawed by the Baoxiang rat, but it was a different kind of grass.
In the next period of time, he found several types of grass or roots that had been eaten, and they were distributed as far as six or seven hundred meters away.
In order to find these traces, Ye Cheng almost conducted a carpet search.
It was not until evening that Ye Cheng returned to the bamboo house.
Aunt Yu Zhen has already prepared dinner.
"Xiao Bai, you're back. Why did you bring these herbs?"
When she saw Ye Cheng holding a large handful of herbs, she couldn't help but asked curiously.
Ye Cheng threw the herbs to the ground, shouted a few words, and gestured with his hands.
Then he put the herbs he had brought back into the bamboo cage.
The Baoxiang rat seemed to move and sniff, but then glanced at Ye Cheng warily, seeming a little scared.
"Eat first, otherwise the food will get cold."
Aunt Yu Zhen reminded.
Ye Cheng was already a little hungry, so he followed Aunt Yu Zhen into the house. After finishing his meal in a hurry, he returned to the bamboo cage where the Baoxiang rat was kept.
Baoxiang Rat, who was eating herbs, was frightened and shrank into the corner again.
Ye Cheng smiled.
Finally I know what the Baoxiang rat eats.
After raising them for a period of time, Ye Cheng discovered that the Baoxiang Rat's food was all herbs, but... it ate too much. It only ate a little bit of everything, as if it was a taste, and then stopped eating. .
Moreover, it only eats the freshest.
It didn't even look at the herbs that had been left out overnight.
"This little guy's mouth is pretty good, isn't it?"
Ye Cheng was deeply moved.
As a result, he had to collect various herbs every day to feed Baoxiang Rat.
Although it is not a tiring job, it is troublesome.
Every day.
He felt like he had raised an ancestor.
If he didn't want to raise this Baoxiang rat and then harvest the horns and make some preparations for the breakthrough of artistic conception in the future, he really wanted to roast the Baoxiang rat and eat it.
It should be very fragrant.
...
A few days later.
Aunt Yu Zhen suddenly told Ye Cheng that she would temporarily leave Chongyang Temple for a while.
Taoist Aunt Yu Zhen didn't say what she was going to do specifically.
Ye Cheng couldn't help but become a little worried.
The last time Aunt Yu Zhen was away for half a month, she lost an arm.
During the time that Aunt Yu Zhen was away, Ye Cheng became bored and his practice was no longer exciting.
Fortunately, Aunt Yuzhen's absence was not too long and she came back after more than half a month.
After Ye Cheng's curious inquiry, Aunt Yu Zhen revealed the reason for going out this time.
It turns out that after becoming a Taoist master, you have to go on a Taoist mission every year.
The task of guarding the road is mainly to eliminate certain potential dangers and protect the safety of the people of the area.
As a major martial arts sect, Chongyang Guan possesses strong force and naturally wants to protect one side.
This time Taoist Aunt Yu Zhen participated in the Taoist mission, and she did not go alone. There were many Taoist masters from the Chongyang Temple, so the safety factor would be much greater.
"What potential danger?"
Ye Cheng came out of the bamboo house with a piece of paper in his hand and a question written on it.
Aunt Yu Zhen lay on the chair and couldn't help but smile. This little Bai was really curious.
This kind of curiosity has gradually left the category of white apes.
However, no matter what outrageous thing happens to Xiaobai, she will not find it strange.
Because she is used to Xiaobai's specialness.
"There are many potential dangers, such as bandits and horse thieves. This time we went out to destroy a horse bandit's lair...Xiaobai, bandits and horse thieves, you should understand. I remember explaining it to you before."
Aunt Yu Zhen picked up a handful of melon seeds and started talking while cracking them.
Ye Cheng nodded quickly.
"These mountain bandits and horse thieves are just the most common source of risk. They are not very dangerous. The other is the rebel army... The whole world is not peaceful now. It is said that the imperial court has gradually lost control over the local states. Rebellions occur frequently. If It would be dangerous if we encounter the rebel army. Even if our Chongyang Temple is attacked, it will have a great impact."
Aunt Yu Zhen continued, "However, compared with the real danger, this is nothing."
Her tone gradually became serious.
"Actually, the biggest risk in the world comes from monsters..."
She seemed to have thought of something, and there was a coldness in her eyes.
"Weird? What is strange?"
Ye Cheng quickly wrote out the words in a hurry.
"A source that is invisible, intangible, incomprehensible, very mysterious, and very dangerous. Once it appears, it will definitely cause a bloody storm and horrific death..."
Aunt Yu Zhen looked at the words written by Xiao Bai, paused for a moment, and then spoke slowly.
Even if Ye Cheng had human consciousness, he still listened in a daze.
Isn't this a simple world of martial arts?
Why has the style of painting changed a bit?
.......
