Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

The white mist is dense, infiltrating the mountains and forests.

Within the range of vision, the trees are only faint and faint outlines, which are not really seen.

This seemingly ordinary mist is not simple, it is the last barrier to Qingqiu Fox Country, keeping all uninvited guests out.

It is said that there are as many outsiders trapped in the mist as there are trees in Qingqiu.

Rong Ze followed closely behind Yuan Shi, afraid that if he didn't pay attention, he would get lost in this foggy jungle.

Although Yuan Shi was there, he was not worried that he would die because of it, but the feeling of being surrounded by the ubiquitous fog and making the ground ineffective every day was suffocating just thinking about it.

This jungle seems to be rarely visited by people. The trees are distributed irregularly, the ground is uneven, and the sight is blocked. If one is not careful, it is easy to trip over the roots or other things that suddenly emerge from the ground.

Rong Ze staggered all the way and almost fell several times.

Yuan Shi stopped suddenly.

Hu Ling, Yuehu and Qingquan, who were leading the way, also stopped and looked at each other, puzzled and uneasy.

God bless, don't make any more troubles.

The fog was too dense, Rong Ze stared wide-eyed, and could only see Yuan Shi leaning down and standing up again.

Then, he felt that there was an extra round stick in his hand, and he held it subconsciously.

The stick has the texture of wood, but it is not as rough as ordinary wood. It feels slippery, as if it has been polished.

He was startled, and then he heard Yuan Shiqing's cold voice: "Pull it."

Rong Ze suddenly realized: So this is the "crutch" Yuan Shi found for himself.

With this gadget, Rong Ze is much more convenient. He no longer has to worry about being separated from them.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but the road under his feet has become much smoother, and the feeling of being down-to-earth is particularly reassuring.

What he didn't know was that with every step he made, the ground changed.The high places are automatically leveled, and the low-lying places are filled. As for the bare|exposed tree roots that have not been taken care of all year round, they are passively transferred to the ground.

After traveling through the forest for about half an hour, the fog gradually dissipated, and the scene in front of me became clear again.

Rong Ze let out a soft "Huh".

Before coming to the country of foxes, he had imagined what the country of foxes would be like.

He had thought about majestic palaces, gentle and graceful buildings in water villages, and even the kind of wooden house where Ehuang and Nvying lived, but he never expected such a dreamy situation.

Overhead is the tile-blue sky, with white and fat clouds floating.

The headwind blows, and there is the fragrance of grass leaves.

On the endless meadow, there are tall and short colorful houses growing like mushrooms.

Rong Ze felt like a child who had strayed into a fairy tale world.

"Here we are." The expressions of the Nine-tailed Fox brothers and sisters visibly relaxed.

Hu Xiaoqi, the fur ball nestled in Hu Lingyue's arms, woke up, his dazed eyes widened in an instant, and he jumped out with a "swoosh", rolled on the grass, and let out a soft and joyful cry The sound quickly disappeared.

Rong Ze was a little disappointed, but his attention was quickly attracted by another group of snow-white fur balls that appeared in sight.

Those fox cubs were about the same age as Hu Xiaoqi. Under the care of an older nine-tailed fox, they were rolling and playing, or basking in the sun with their pink bellies exposed.

A fox cub was chasing its own tail to play, and suddenly saw an outsider appear, and was stunned. It forgot that it was still in mid-air, with its head stuck in the grass and grass seeds all over its face.

Seeing this, Rong Ze couldn't help laughing out loud.

Hu Ling watched his words and expressions more carefully, and said carefully: "These are the juniors of our clan, they are only a hundred or two hundred years old, and they can't transform themselves. If there is any offense, please forgive me."

One or two hundred years old kid...

Rong Zexin said that the difference between species is really great.

They naturally wanted to see the Fox King first.Without Hu Lingyue's introduction, Rong Ze recognized at a glance that the tallest, largest house with the most colorful exterior walls was the "Royal Palace".

This fox palace is the least like a palace that Rong Ze has ever seen. There are no heavy guards outside the gate, anyone... any fox can come in and out at will.

He also saw a few beauties with various styles holding buckets of various colors in their hands, painting something on a wall.

He couldn't help asking Hu Lingyue: "What are they doing?"

Hu Lingyue glanced at it, and said calmly, "Oh, I'm painting."

Of course Rong Ze knew that they were painting, but the question was that they used the outer wall of the palace as a drawing board, so casually?

Among the royal families he had seen, the King of the Yumin Kingdom was relatively close to the people, but even so, no commoner dared to act recklessly like this.

But looking at the reactions of the foxes around, they are not surprised by this.

On the contrary, the appearance of Rong Ze and Yuan Shi caused quite a commotion.

Since the Qingqiu Fox Country was established, there have been almost no outsiders coming in and out. Except for the elders of the clan, or the "diplomats" like Hu Lingyuehu and Qingquan brothers and sisters who are in charge of negotiating with the outside world, it is the first time for the rest of the foxes to see them. to "Outsiders".

Their curiosity can be imagined.The bold ones even quietly followed behind them, chattering about something.

After Hu Lingyue found out, he was so frightened that three souls lost two souls, and he complained in his heart: If this makes Yuanshi Tianzun unhappy, the entire fox country will be ruined.

He was busy winking at those daring clansmen, but it was a pity that these foxes had been isolated from the world all year round and lived in this fairyland on earth. They were raised so innocently that they couldn't read winks at all.

Yuan Shi frowned slightly, and Hu Lingyue's heart rose to his throat. At this moment, Rong Ze suddenly heard: "Brother Lingyue, the people of the Fox Kingdom are really handsome."

"Ah?" Hu Lingyue didn't understand what "appearance" meant.

Even Yuan Shi turned his head, and his smoky purple eyes fell on Rong Ze.

"Oh, 'face value' refers to looks, for example——" Rong Ze scratched the back of his head, his gaze met Yuan Shi in mid-air, and he thought of an example, "For example, Tianzun, the face value is particularly high, which means he Very good-looking."

Yuan Shi was slightly stunned.

In his memory, some people praised him for his high talent and his cultivation, but almost no one dared to comment on his appearance in front of him.

Because a long, long time ago, when Sanqing had not yet been sanctified, and the calamity had not yet come, Honghuang could be said to be full of demons walking everywhere, with as many abilities as dogs.

At that time, there was a snake demon who dominated one side, for some reason, he fell in love with Yuan Shi, who was not yet famous, and claimed that he would capture him back and become Mrs. Yazhai.

As a result, it is conceivable that there has been one less big demon since then, and among the many magic weapons of Yuanshi, there is a tambourine made of snake skin.

Since then, no one dared to comment on Yuan Shi's appearance.

Rong Ze didn't know this story, but Hu Lingyue had heard it mentioned by his elders, his face turned pale instantly, and there was only one thought in his heart: it's over...

It is said that Yuanshi not only eliminated the snake demon, but also leveled the mountain where it lived.

What if Tianzun is unhappy and destroys Qingqiu?

Hu Ling became more and more anxious, and suddenly felt poked by someone, trembling all over, and found that it was Hu Qingquan.

After being reminded by his sister, he realized that Yuan Shi was not as furious as he thought. On the contrary, his expression was calm, and he could even taste a slight joy from it?

Hu Lingyue shuddered, thinking that he might have lost his head, how could His Excellency Tianzun be elated just because he was praised for his good looks, is he such a superficial person?

But in any case, this matter is exposed.Further on is the Qingguang Pavilion where His Royal Highness the Fox King lives. This is also the only place in the entire palace that is guarded by guards. It seems that the guards are quite strict.

Rong Ze felt a bit of anticipation.He thought, all the nine-tailed foxes he had seen were not ugly, so how magnificent is that fox king?

Hu Lingyue stood outside the Qingguang Pavilion and announced to the inside: "My lord, Yuanshi Tianzun is here."

After a while, a voice came from inside: "Understood, come in."

Doubt flashed in Rong Ze's eyes: Is the Fox King talking?But how could his voice be so hoarse, as rough as if it had been rubbed by sandpaper.

But right now, he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly followed a few people into the cabinet.

The light suddenly dimmed several degrees, and he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

After he got used to the darkness in the pavilion, he realized that there was not a single window in the whole room, only the luminous pearl was used as a lamp in the corner, the pearl light was not bright, and the only natural light source came from the door they came in.

But soon, the door was closed from the outside.

"Click." With the soft sound of closing the door, Rong Ze got goosebumps all over his body.

This situation reminded him of what he saw and heard in the Jingwei Hall of Fajiu Palace.

He couldn't help but move in the direction of Yuan Shi.

Maybe Yuanshi noticed his uneasiness, or maybe he just didn't like the dark environment, so he asked coldly, "Why is it so dark here?"

"Cough, cough..." Fox King suddenly burst into a violent cough, which echoed in the large and empty hall, which made people wonder if he had to cough up all his lungs.

Hu Lingyue saw this, and hurriedly said: "Please forgive me, the king was severely injured many years ago, so he couldn't see the light."

Rong Ze came to a sudden: no wonder the Qingguang Pavilion was built so weirdly, it seriously doesn't match the overall painting style of Fox Country.I'm afraid Fox King's voice was also destroyed in that serious injury.

Speaking of this, it is natural not to care about environmental issues.Furthermore, they came here with a mission.

Yuan Shi went straight to the topic: "Your Excellency the Fox King, I heard that Qingqiu Fox Kingdom's Library Pavilion has the most complete and the most ancient books in the prehistoric world. I want to look up some information. I wonder if you can approve it?"

The Fox King let out a dumb laugh, although his voice was not pleasant, but there was still a magic power in his laughter, which made people fall into it accidentally.

He said: "Lingyue, Qingquan, you two take Tianzun to Zangshu Pavilion."

Rong Ze was quite surprised: Fox King is so easy to talk?In such an important place as Zangshuge, why did you easily allow two outsiders to go in and look it up?

It seems that this trip should end soon.

In the end, when he went to the Zangshu Pavilion, he found that the Zangshu Pavilion in Qingqiu Fox Country was the same as the palace, and he could enter and exit freely. No wonder the Fox King agreed so readily.

This increased Rong Ze's affection for Qingqiu Jiuwei a lot.A hopeful race should not be stingy about sharing and passing on knowledge.

Pass through the lively art book lending area and go to the depths of the library, which is the storage place for historical books.There are usually no foxes here, and the nine-tailed fox, who is full of artistic cells, is obviously not very interested in the boring history.

Hu Lingyue has also retreated, the huge library is hard to see the end at a glance, giving people a feeling that they are about to be submerged in the sea of ​​books.

Rong Ze rolled his throat with difficulty, thinking how long does it take to check this?

What they want to check is the history before and after the birth of the little prince, that is, Rong Ze himself, but according to Yuan Shi, maybe the person behind the scenes started to arrange all this earlier, so it is best to read all the information .

For the average person, this is definitely a big project.

Fortunately, Yuan Shi is not an ordinary person.

Seeing Yuan Shi waved his sleeve robe, all the books on the surrounding bookshelves flew into the air.

Yuan Shi stood in the middle of the empty book sea, tapped his fingers in the air, and when he clicked on a book, the book would start to turn pages automatically, and he could finish reading a book in a few seconds.

Seeing this magical scene, Rong Ze was amazed and excited, and suddenly full of energy, he took out a brick-thick book from the shelf next to him, opened it——

I just can't understand what I wrote...

Sorry to bother you.

He silently inserted the book written in divine language back.

Worried about disturbing Yuan Shi, Rong Ze quietly exited the library and wandered around the neighborhood without doing anything.

Qingqiu Fox Country is not so much a country as it is a huge village, just like the description in "Peach Blossom Spring", "there are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, and mulberry and bamboo".

Most of them are fruit trees.

I don’t know if the Nine-Tailed Fox loves fruits very much. Rong Ze only walked a few hundred meters, passing by peach groves, grape racks, and watermelon fields, and saw some fruits that he couldn’t even name. .

A few tall trees came into view, and he glanced casually. A second later, he turned his head suddenly, his pupils constricted slightly.

That is? !

He quickly ran to the tree with a height of 30 meters, trying to stand on tiptoe, leaning his neck back, his eyes widened, and his lips slightly parted.

He knew that he must look stupid like this now, but he didn't care about other things for the time being, but focused all his attention on the climbing vines climbing up around the tall trees.

He has good eyesight, and through the dense layers of branches and leaves, he can clearly see the green fruits hanging on them.

The fruit is olive-shaped, about the size of half a palm, and its appearance is not good, far less beautiful than those brightly colored fruits.

Rong Ze looked at it very seriously, his cheeks were a little abnormally red, and his breathing was a little short, which was a sign of his excitement.

"What are you looking at?" The immature child's voice startled him so much that he almost sprained his neck.

He turned his head, but there was no one behind him. When he was wondering, he heard the voice say again: "I am here..."

Looking down, he realized that the other party was a three-inch little Douding, just as high as his knees, with silver-white curly hair, big eyes, light golden eyeballs, long and curly eyelashes, like a doll.

The most noticeable thing is the pair of furry ears on his head and the nine soft and fluffy tails attached to his back.

This is the first time Rong Ze has seen a nine-tailed fox cub that can transform into a shape, and he finds it very fresh.

He squatted down, keeping his eyes at the same level, and said softly, "I'm looking at the fruit on the tree."

"Is it ugly fruit? What's so good about it?" Xiao Jiuwei tilted his neck in confusion, looking even cuter.

"Chou Chou Guo?" Rong Ze was startled, then laughed hoarsely, and asked, "Why is it called Chou Chou Fruit?"

"Because it doesn't look good, and the fruit is not delicious." Xiao Jiuwei said seriously, "What are you laughing at?"

Rong Ze shook his head lightly: "It's not called Chou Chou Guo, it has a nice name called Aiyu."

"Aiyu?" Xiao Jiuwei was puzzled, "Why is it called this name?"

"Probably because it is crystal clear like jade after treatment?" Rong Ze guessed.

He is not a botanist, nor can he explain the origin of the fruit's name.But it doesn't matter, he knows how to make this fruit delicious.

Rong Ze winked at him: "You say that Aiyu is not delicious, it's because you don't know how to eat it. Do you want to taste the real taste of Aiyu?"

***

Aiyu, a kind of fruit that grows on tall trees, is a variant of Saul Li. Because of its unique growth environment, it is not as easy to obtain as ordinary fruits, so the price is much more expensive than ordinary fruits.

Xiao Jiuwei said that Aiyu was unpalatable, not that he was lying, nor was it Aiyu's problem, but that he didn't choose the right way to eat.

Aiyu is not used to eat raw, but to make ice powder.

Xiao Jiuwei was skeptical about Rong Ze's words, but after thinking for a while, he nodded: "Okay, then you can prove it to me, so I will believe you."

Rong Ze said that he needed love jade, and Xiao Jiuwei immediately said that he could pick some for him.

Before he had time to open his mouth, his eyes blurred, and he saw a little silver fox jumping up the branch suddenly.

Then there was a rustling sound above the head, and green fruits were seen falling from the top of the head like rain.

"Enough is enough!" Facing the pile of Aiyuzi that was as high as a hill, Rong Ze hurriedly said.

Xiao Jiuwei slid down lightly while hugging the tree trunk, and turned into a human form, with rosy cheeks, panting lightly.

In order to ensure freshness, the freshly picked Aiyu need to be processed immediately. Peel and break the fruit with a knife to reveal the thin and dense yellow fruit hidden inside, which is a bit like a fig.

According to the normal steps, it is best to dry the love jade for two or three days, and then proceed to the next step after drying.

But in the world of cultivating immortals, time can be freely extended or shortened with the help of spells.

The basic principle of drying is to remove dampness.Rong Ze asked Xiao Jiuwei: "Do you know the kind of magic that can quickly evaporate the excess water in the food?"

Xiao Jiuwei hesitated for a moment before saying: "I can try."

As he spoke, he stretched out his white and tender little hand, and placed it on the cut love jade, with his eyes closed, he muttered something.

Not long after, Rong Ze felt that the air flow speed around him was obviously faster, and the temperature also increased slightly.

He picked up a love jade, flipped it lightly with his fingers, and the golden fruit inside was pulled out, like a brilliant chrysanthemum.

He was pleasantly surprised: "It's done!"

Xiao Jiuwei was obviously relieved, withdrew his hand, and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

Thoroughly dried Aiyu can easily scrape off the yellow fruit with a knife. This is the "Aiyu Seed" sold on the market.

Take out a piece of clean gauze to wrap the aiyu seeds, and tie the bag tightly.

Prepare a basin of mountain spring, put the gauze into the water and rub it gently.This step is the key to making □□yu jelly, the purpose is to wash out the pectin in Aiyu.

Rub and wash for about seven or eight minutes. When you feel that there is no more pectin overflowing from the aiyu seeds, take out the gauze and let the water mixed with pectin stand until the liquid solidifies into a light yellow mirror state. This is the aiyu jelly.

As a member of the ice powder family, Aiyu jelly needs to be eaten with other accessories to be delicious.

Then Rongze made honey lemonade with lemon, honey and rock sugar, cut the Aiyu jelly into pieces, added it to the lemonade, and you're done.

The transparent glass bowl contains jelly-like Aiyu jelly, which looks like a piece of warm yellow jade. Perhaps this is the origin of the name "Aiyu".

Xiao Jiuwei saw with his own eyes how the "ugly fruit" transformed into a beautiful lemon love jade jelly, his small face was full of surprise, his big eyes were wide open, and his lips remained closed for a long time.

Rong Ze touched his head, pushed the bowl in front of him, and said with a smile, "Please enjoy."

Little Kyuubi curiously touched Aiyu Jelly with a spoon, and the elastic and transparent jelly vibrated slightly, which made people's hearts agitated.

Holding his breath, he carefully scooped up a piece of light yellow love jade jelly and put it into his mouth.The teeth are in contact with the smooth and soft "mirror surface", and the collision produces an unprecedented touch.With a little effort, the smooth jelly broke through and slipped down the throat and down the esophagus, leaving the aroma of lemon in the mouth.

It turns out that ugly fruit is really delicious!

Xiao Jiuwei's tail swayed strongly behind him, showing that the owner was not at peace.

"Can I use your method to make ugly fruit in the future, no, it should be Aiyu?" His big eyes flickered, full of longing and anxiety.

Rong Ze nodded and smiled: "What's wrong with that?"

He has always firmly believed that only by sharing more and communicating more can the continuous development of food cooking technology be promoted.

Little Ninetails jumped up excitedly: "Thank you, you are so kind!"

As soon as the words fell, someone shouted from a distance: "Second Highness, so you are here!"

The author has something to say: the love jade here is the love jade in "Han Tian Love Jade"~ By the way, Han Tian is also an ingredient

The little Nine Tails that appeared in this chapter is the protagonist of my pre-collected "Wonderful Fruit Shop". I will open this next book, and I am currently saving the manuscript. Can you please bookmark it, thank you!

Copywriter:

The fruit shop on the corner has just opened, and it has caused widespread controversy——

"A peach costs 50 yuan, is it a fairy peach planted by the Queen Mother?"

"Ginseng fruit is so expensive, can you live a long life if you eat it?"

"The boss is crazy about money, let's see who will pay this IQ tax!"

later

"Is the peach still on sale? What, the last one? I'll pay double, no, triple the price!"

"This ginseng fruit is amazing! My old lady is bedridden in her [-]s this year, and she can get up by herself after eating ginseng fruit!"

"Oh boss, I was wrong, the clown is actually myself!"

At nightfall, the small owner of the fruit shop puts up a closing sign, and the disappointed customers disperse

No one saw that the moment the shop door closed, the old man's undershirt on the little boss turned into a loose and elegant fairy robe...

***

The corner store that was said to be cursed with bankruptcy is reopening

Everyone is betting on when the new fruit shop will close

A month later, there was a long queue at the door of the store

Three months later, #奇迹果果店# rushed into the hot search

Half a year later, fans were surprised to find that the idols were all eating fruits from the same store...