"Is this little valley coming to an end?" Yanxuan felt it was a pity that she kept all the spiritual herbs collected by several people. "It's really a pity. We have collected a total of seventeen or eighteen plants here. It seems that if we want to We still have to continue looking elsewhere for the complete number.”
"Let's go, let's go to the cave and see what's there, and then we'll change places." Qian Chao said. There were still a few places on his map that he hadn't visited. It probably wouldn't be a problem to get thirty white branches.
The few of them were about to move forward when Li Jian said, "Wait a moment." After saying that, seeing the four of them looking at her, Li Jian said, "Our journey in this valley has been calm, but I always feel a little uncomfortable about this cave." An Ning, there seems to be something wrong in the cave, I'll go in first and take a look, if nothing happens, we can go in together."
Li Jian was born with keen senses. When he approached the entrance of the cave, he always felt a little inexplicable. This feeling was very familiar to him. Whenever danger was approaching, his senses could always give him an early warning. Therefore, after a few people thought about it, They stopped everyone when they entered the cave.
When Li Jian said this, the others couldn't help but become nervous. Lu Pingchuan said, "Hey, brother Li, let's go in together."
"No, Brother Lu, you stay outside first. If there is something inside and it escapes, we will have a response and then we can work together to capture it." Li Jian thought that in case there is something powerful inside, outside With Lu Pingchuan here, Yan Xuan and Tang Ping would not be frightened.
"Brother Li, let me go in with you. It's good to have Brother Lu outside. There will always be someone to take care of us when we go in." Qian Chao said quickly when he saw Li Jian turning around and about to enter the cave.
"What will be inside?" After listening to Li Jian's words, Tang Ping was okay, but Yanxuan became uneasy and asked with some worry. Although he had heard many stories about brothers and sisters killing monsters outside in Qixia Mountain, but now She was still a little scared even though she was there.
"Who knows, but it's always better to be more careful," Tang Ping said, and then said to Qian Chao, "You and Brother Li can go in. The two of us can stay with Brother Lu."
Li Jian saw that Qian Chao insisted on coming, and thought that although Qian Chao was not good at fighting, this brother Qian was the smartest and had many spiritual weapons. If something happened inside, he should be able to protect himself. Besides, there were many He always took care of himself, so he nodded and walked in first.
The entrance of this cave is not big, but the belly is not small. The inside is like a stone hall, and the hole is not deep. The other entrance is less than 20 feet away from the entrance where Li Jian and Qian Chao entered, and the entrances on both sides are transparent. There is no light, so the cave is not very dark, enough to see things.
As soon as he entered the cave, Qian Chao smelled a strange smell. It seemed that there were some strange flowers blooming in the distance, and the fragrance was bursting. However, there was a bit of fishy smell hidden in this fragrance. Although he had He has never dealt with the monsters outside the sect, but this fishy smell also made him feel a little uneasy. No wonder Brother Li is worried about this cave. It seems that at least there should be monsters staying here. It will take some time, otherwise where did this smell come from.
After Li Jian came in, he carefully sensed the cave, but did not notice any danger. Then he set his sights on the other cave entrance. To ensure that it was safe, he said to Qian Chao, "Brother Qian, I will go to the cave entrance over there to take a look." Look, look inside the cave first, wait for me, and then we can take a closer look together."
Qian Chao nodded. At this time, he took a closer look at the cave and found that there were also many shade-loving vines and mushrooms growing here. After taking two steps inside, he began to examine them carefully.
There was nothing wrong with the cave entrance on the other side. What Qian Chao said was indeed true. Li Jian found out that it was indeed a cliff a few feet after leaving the cave entrance on the other side. He looked up and down again and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it. Return to the cave.
Seeing Qian Chao still standing in the cave looking around, Li Jian walked over and asked, "Brother Qian, did you find anything?"
Qian Chao pointed to a corner in the cave and replied, "There's nothing strange about it. I don't know what it is except there."
There seemed to be a few glimmers of light on the cave wall that Qian Chao pointed to. The cave was not dark, and the brightness of the few glimmers of light was too weak, so it was really difficult to find it if you didn't look for it carefully.
Following Qian Chao's fingers, Li Jian also saw those few glimmers of light, and then he saw clearly that the glowing thing seemed to be a small flower or a cluster of small flowers, and then he saw that the flower was growing along the cave wall. On top of the growing vines.
"this……"
Neither Li Jian nor Qian Chao recognized what it was, but since the flower could shine on its own, it seemed to be something extraordinary. Although they didn't recognize it, there was still a Yanxuan waiting outside, so Yanxuan must have come in. You should be able to tell whether the flower is useful.
However, the uneasiness in Li Jian's heart was still there, and he said, "I will walk around inside for a while. If nothing happens, I will call Miss Yan and the others to come in."
Qian Chao nodded.
Li Jian walked around the cave with his hands behind his back, and stopped to look at the few flowers. When he walked around, he seemed relaxed, but in fact he was fully on guard and protected. The sword hung by his side step by step, as if he could just grab it and hold it in his hand if something happened.
There is nothing wrong with walking around this circle. Although Li Jian is still worried, it is useless to delay. If there is something in this hole, it doesn't seem to be something powerful. He should be frightened by himself, fearing that it is dormant. If you don't dare to cause trouble anymore, then you should call Miss Yan over and let her see what the strange flowers in the cave are.
"Although I have nothing to do now, I always feel...Brother Qian, when Miss Yan comes in soon, we still have to be more careful."
Several people outside the cave have been waiting for a while. Although Lu Pingchuan was curious about the situation inside the cave, he also knew that he was left behind because he had to protect the two girls, so he could only wait patiently for any movement inside. Yanxuan was already anxious with waiting, while Tang Ping was already a little bored. In fact, she was half-convinced about Li Jian's words, but seeing that Li Jian was cautious, she had no choice but to wait outside. When she got really bored, she teased her shoulder. A little monkey, so as soon as Qian Chao's figure appeared at the entrance of the cave, Tang Ping immediately asked: "Hey, Qian boy, how is it inside? Is there anything fun there?"
"Come on, there are some strange flowers inside that neither Brother Li nor I recognize." Qian Chao said.
"Strange flower?" Yanxuan was most interested when he heard this. Seeing that Qian Chao came out to greet everyone, he walked in with Tang Ping and Lu Pingchuan.
Inside the cave, Li Jian nodded when he saw them coming in. He returned to stand near the cave entrance on the opposite side. Qian Chao saw them and guarded the cave entrance here.
"Where are the flowers?" Tang Ping came in and took a cursory glance. She didn't see any flowers, so she turned to Qian Chao and asked.
Qian Chao raised his hand and pointed, and Tang Ping looked in the direction Qian Chao pointed. She vaguely seemed to see a few glimmers of light in the darker parts of the cave, but that was not what attracted her attention. But she found that Sister Yan's fair face had become flushed at some point, and she seemed a little excited. Her eyes were staring at the few glimmers of light, and she unconsciously stepped towards it. As he walked over, he stumbled a bit after tripping on the uneven ground beneath his feet.
Yanxuan's appearance at least showed that those little flowers looked extraordinary. Tang Ping and Lu Pingchuan were both curious. Tang Ping pulled Lu Pingchuan's sleeves and walked over with Yanxuan.
When Li Jian and Qian Chao met, they understood that those little flowers looked very precious, especially Li Jian. He had already suspected that there was something strange in the cave, but he hadn't found it yet, and now he focused all his attention on the surroundings. above the movement.
There are many vines growing against the cave wall, and those small flowers bloom on the vines. When they bloom, the petals and stamens are slightly light, which is a bit weaker than the light of the grass fireflies in the summer night. , when you look closely, you will find that each flower is not actually a flower, but many small flowers as thin as rice grains gathered together and blooming. These small flowers are gathered together tightly, and each one is as finely crafted as a flower. , it looks like a flower from a distance.
"Interesting, this is the first time I have seen a flower that can shine." Lu Pingchuan took a closer look.
"Sister Yan, what kind of flower is this?" Tang Ping asked. If Yan Xuan behaves like this, then this flower must be a spiritual thing, but I don't know what good thing can make Yan Xuan so excited.
"This is a curly vine flower," Yanxuan replied. After counting the number of small flowers on each flower, she carefully followed the vine to find out how many such flowers there were. "Five!" Yanxuan said in surprise. , "There are really as many as five! What the book says is true."
The name Curling Vine Flower was unfamiliar to Li Jian, Qian Chao and Lu Pingchuan. It was the first time they had heard of it. However, Tang Ping was stunned when she heard it. She seemed to have heard this name mentioned somewhere, but couldn't remember it for a while, so she couldn't help but stand there and start thinking about it.
"It's so rare! What good luck!" Yanxuan didn't notice that Tang Ping was in a daze. He took out a small jade bowl and a pair of shiny scissors from the storage bag, and said to himself, "I didn't expect this. You can still use these two things when you come out.”
Tang Ping, on the other hand, felt a flash of lightning in her heart. In the past, she had been taught by her mentor, the fairy, and the various books she had read randomly and some anecdotes told to her by Senior Sister Ruoyu were all passing by in front of her eyes. However, And it has nothing to do with this wisteria flower. Where did I hear the three words wisteria wisteria? Why did I feel uneasy after hearing it?
Suddenly, the face of a pretty woman seemed to appear in front of her, Miss Ninth! Tang Ping had a sudden thought in her heart, and suddenly the charming voice of the Ninth Girl seemed to ring in her ears. The Ninth Girl next to Fairy Guhuo had also pestered her to tell her many things outside the sect. ,right! It was one afternoon. Miss Ninth sat next to her master and told her a lot. She even scared herself. That time she mentioned the scroll of vine flowers. She said it was...
This roll of vines is very delicate. It is said that there are thirty-six small flowers tightly surrounding each one. Each of these shimmering flowers is as clear as a lamp carved by skillful hands. Yan Xuan can count them briefly. Yes, it's really not bad, thirty-six flowers. However, it would be very troublesome to pick this wisteria flower. None of the thirty-six flowers should be damaged. And Yanxuan couldn't bear to hurt the vines of this wisteria flower, so he carefully compared it with the small scissors in his hand. Look for the stem of the curling vine.
Only then did Tang Ping notice that Yanxuan was holding a jade bowl in his left hand and a pair of shining scissors in his right hand, stretching out his arm to remove a curly vine flower.
Wait... When Tang Ping saw him, he hurriedly stopped Yanxuan. Unfortunately, before the word "wait" came to his lips, he heard a soft "click" sound, and a flower or a cluster of curly vine flowers was killed by Yanxuan. The scissors cut off the flower stem and fell into the jade bowl.
Yanxuan's scissors seemed to have cut into a living creature. As the rolled vine flower fell into the jade bowl, the living creature felt pain and rolled over. Everyone noticed that the cave was shaking violently.
