[Comprehensive] Heart tree

When they heard the news, the three of them were in the Land of Earth surrounded by mountains. This time they were going to the Land of Fang to the west of the Land of Earth—the country with the most varieties of flowers in the world.

The Land of Fang is not too big. Because flowers are planted in a large area in the country, its main sources of income are flowers, spices and tourism. There has never been a Ninja Village in the Land of Fang.

Not long ago, Mrs. Ashi, the daimyo's wife of the Land of Fang, entrusted a mission to ask the ninja to find a kind of grass for her. For this, she was willing to pay the commission for an S-level mission, and Zhu Nanzu accepted the mission.

Ghost Shark carried the Shark Muscle on his shoulders, and said as he walked, "I said, these nobles are so generous, and the commissions they give are very generous."

Wei Xun asked, "Isn't it good to have a lot of money?"

"It's not bad, it's just that it's a bit strange that this kind of task also pays so much commission."

Hearing this, Wei Xun turned around and asked, "What mission?"

"Find a kind of grass, weasel mulberry, what's it called?"

"Xuncao."

Hearing Itachi's answer, Wei Xun said unconsciously, "Huh?"

"What's wrong?" Ghost asked.

"What does that lady want Xun Cao to do?"

"How do I know, you know Xun Cao? That would be great."

"I know, and I don't know."

Ghost Shark gave her a blank look, and said: "Speak human words."

"I know what Xuncao is, but I don't know where it is."

"tell me the story."

"I forgot where I saw it. Qingyao Mountain...has grass, its shape is like a stalk, and the square stem, yellow flower, and red fruit, its roots are like Ligusticum, the name is Xuncao, and it looks beautiful. "

"...I told you to speak human words."

"On a mountain called Qingyao Mountain, there is a grass called Xuncao. It grows like an orchid, with yellow flowers, red fruits, and roots like Ligusticum ligusticum. Eating it can improve your complexion."

"Practice what?"

"It's about changing your appearance."

"Where is Qingyao Mountain?"

"do not know."

"That's the same as saying nothing."

"It was you who asked me to talk."

"..."

Mrs. Ashi was already in her 30s, but she looked like a beautiful and young girl. She met the three of them in the garden full of flowers.

Seeing the three people brought by the guards, Mrs. Ashi showed surprise, and said: "There are actually three people. I remember that the ones who accepted the task were two ninjas?"

"Multiple people have a better chance." Kisame answered her.

"That's right," Mrs. Ashi did not entangle too much on this issue, "The reason why I set the task commission at S-level this time is because I invited the three of you to look for the kind of grass that I asked you to look for. I don't know where it is, and no one has seen that kind of grass, and all I can provide is a map."

As he spoke, the maid beside Mrs. Ashi handed a page of paper to Itachi, on which was a plant drawn, exactly as Wei Xun had described before.

"I know that it is very difficult to find the grass in the picture just relying on this piece of paper. Please rest assured, as long as you try your best to find Xun Cao, even if you don't find Xun Cao in the end, I will pay the three of you." Half of the commission, in return."

After she finished speaking, she asked without looking for it, "Why are you looking for Xun Cao?"

Mrs. Ashi heard her soft and sweet voice, so she laughed and said: "You are still a little girl, when you reach my age, you will know that time is a very cruel thing. Xun Cao, I just want to save time, I can't bear to grow old."

"Old? You don't look old at all."

Hearing this, Mrs. Ashi laughed: "That's because I have tried all kinds of methods to keep my face unchanged, and when these methods don't work, I don't want anyone to see my face. "

"That's it." Wei Xun nodded a little confused.

After taking over the task, the three left Daming Mansion.

It is very difficult to find people in the vast sea of ​​people. To find a plant that may or may not exist when there is only one page of the map, the difficulty is beyond description.

Kisame said that he had nothing to do, he showed a dark smile, and said: "Just find a place to stay for a while, and then go back, anyway, the daimyo wife said that even if you can't find it, you will still have half of the commission."

As soon as these words came out, Itachi and Weixun's gazes immediately cast their gazes on his face. Although the two of them didn't say a word, their silent gazes already made Kisame feel inexplicably guilty, so he laughed dryly and said: "When I never said anything."

After Kisame finished speaking, Itachi looked away, looked at Weixun, and said, "Weixun, think about it carefully, did you read that sentence from a certain book?"

Hearing this, Wei Xun blinked and said, "It seems to be, but I don't remember which book it is."

"Then do you remember what happened before and after that sentence?"

"Well——" Wei Xun thought about it for a while, "The head of the mountain is called the mountain of Ao'an, and it has many suns..."

"Wait a minute," Itachi signaled Wei Xun not to speak, and then took out a pen and paper from the scroll, "Tell me, I'll write it down."

Did not find nod, opened the mouth and said:

["The head of the mountain is the mountain of Ao'an. Its yang is rich in jade, and its yin is rich in ocher and gold. Shenxun Pond lives in it. It often produces beautiful jade. Looking north at the river and forest, its shape is like Qian. There is a beast, its shape is like a white deer with four horns, its name is Huzhu, and when it sees it, it will be flooded.

Ten miles to the east, there is a mountain called Qingyao, which is actually the secret capital of the emperor.Looking north at the meander, there are many birds.Looking south at Qianzhu, where Yu's father was transformed, there are many Pulei and Pulu in the middle.Wu Luosizhi has a human face with leopard writing, small but white teeth, pierced ears with javelins, and his song is like Mingyu.It is a mountain, suitable for women.Zhenshui flows out, while Beiliu flows into the river.Among them is Niaoyan, whose name is 鴢, whose shape is like a mallard, with a green body, red eyes and red tail, and it is suitable for eating.There is grass, its shape is like a scallop, and it is square..."]

Itachi didn't write, just remained motionless.

A bewildered ghost: "..."

After talking for a while, Wei Xun realized that Itachi hadn't written it down, so she stopped and asked, "Hey, why didn't you write it down?"

Itachi glanced at Kisame, then at Weixun again, and said, "Weixun, you can just write it down."

"Oh." Wei Xun took the pen and paper, and finished writing in a while. After finishing, she handed the paper to Itachi.

Itachi: "..."

Kisame leaned over to watch: "..."

"What's wrong with you?" Wei Xun looked at the two of them blankly.

"I said, what are you writing?" Guixie asked.

"Didn't you read it, why do you still ask?" Wei Xun was even more puzzled.

"I read it, but there is no difference between watching it and not watching it, because I don't understand it at all." Guixier gritted his teeth.

"So that's the case, then you can just say it directly." Wei Xun suddenly said.

"...Do you think everyone can understand this thing? Itachi-san, you don't understand either."

"I don't know," Wei Xun looked at Gui Jiao, "You never said before that you couldn't understand, how could I know?"

After being silent for a while, Guixier gritted his teeth and said, "...Okay, my fault."

Did not look back at Itachi, said: "Itachi, don't you understand?"

Itachi nodded.

Wei Xun took the piece of paper and explained it word by word. After listening to her words, Itachi thought for a while and said: "It seems that this should be a book that records rare animals, rare flowers and plants. Then we'll go find someone who knows this book and see if we can find more clues."

"Who knows this book?" Guixie asked.

"Naturally, he is a scholar who is well-informed and knowledgeable."

The three of them went to Ashiya, the capital of Yoshinoka, where they found the famous scholar Ishigami Takuji. The elder, who was over seventy years old, told them the source of the words on the paper and introduced the book to them in detail. .After learning that Wei Xun wrote those words, he gave Wei Xun a copy of the "Shan Hai Jing" in his collection.

It is impossible to find Xun Cao by relying on this book which is obviously not a realistic record.Itachi took the book and the atlas, and asked many well-known doctors. Some of them had read "Shan Hai Jing", but they all agreed that it was just a legendary fairy grass, and there was no such thing in the world. .

The three hurriedly traveled all over the five major countries, but still did not find the slightest whereabouts.

In the end, the three of them had no clue but to return to the country of Fang.

However, when they went back, the Land of Fang was no longer the Land of Fang in the past. Not long ago, a large-scale conflict broke out in the Land of Fang between the ninjas of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind. Burnt to a scorched earth.The ninjas of the land of earth and the land of wind left the land of Fang soon, leaving only devastated ruins.

When they saw Mrs. Ashi again, she was much older and no longer the glamor she had when they first met.

Seeing them, Mrs. Ashi showed an apologetic smile, and said: "I am ashamed of the three of you. In the current Fangzhi Kingdom, there is no extra money to pay a few of you. Even half of the commission promised before, the concubine There is no way to fulfill it.”

"You don't need to apologize. We didn't find Xun Cao. Since we didn't find it, the conditions of the entrustment have not been fulfilled. Naturally, you don't need to give us a commission. Your words were not written in the entrustment letter before, so it is not valid." Wei Xun said. road.

Hearing this, Mrs. Ashi laughed: "You are really a considerate child, but since I have agreed, I won't go back on my word. Although I can't afford such a large amount of cash now, I have You can give the three of you valuable things, this thing is something I have carried since I was a child, I believe that the value of this thing is definitely not low, so I trouble the three of you to sell it."

After finishing speaking, she ordered the maid to take out a tray covered with yellow silk, and the maid walked towards the three of them with the tray.

Not looking for a step back.

Itachi also silently took a step back.

Guixie looked at the two of them, then at the haggard Mrs. Ashi, also gritted his teeth and backed away.

"Should the three think about it again..." Mrs. Ashi asked in surprise, but after saying two words, the three people in front of her disappeared without a trace.

The author has something to say:

The words in [] are all from "Shan Hai Jing Zhong Shan Jing", Xun Cao is impossible to find.

Mrs. Ashi comes from the famous beauty Ashi in the Warring States Period of Japan, the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga.

Two tasks in a row failed, I always had the illusion that I was Huang Shiren, Brother Itachi, don’t burn me with Amaterasu, I was wrong_(:з」∠)_