Cute Beast Food Garden

Under Ah Jin's leadership, Qi Yan and Si Dongmo turned around in the remote hills, and finally found the path leading to Maozhu Mountain.At this time, summer has not yet passed, but the vegetation in the mountains is lush and lush, and the air in the mountains is unexpectedly fresh and cool, so that Qi Yan involuntarily stopped, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

Moreover, while breathing, he was surprised to feel a mysterious force pouring towards him from all directions. Those cool invisible forces were sucked into the body when each pore opened, and with a Breathing and breathing and the flow of blood are turning heartily in the body, making him very comfortable!

"Huh... so comfortable, really so comfortable!"

Ah Jin stared at Qi Yan's actions with piercing eyes.

"I just remembered that this mountain is said to be a treasure land of geomantic omen, which gathers a lot of spiritual energy. Many monks from inside and outside the mountain come here to absorb the spiritual energy. The mountains and rivers here are quite rich in energy, which is very suitable for little spirit beasts to cultivate themselves here , increase power."

Qi Yan smiled mischievously: "Ha, I don't have any 'skill' to cultivate! But I have a good experience of having enough aura." He pulled Las Dongmo's sleeve, "You also take a deep breath, Very cool."

Si Dongmo scratched his head blankly, "But I'm neither a little spirit beast nor a cultivator. I'm afraid the spirit energy won't work on me."

Hearing this, Qi Yan asked in confusion: "Why, do you still have human and beast in the 'spiritual energy' here?"

"Of course!" Ah Jin rushed to explain: "There are two types of qi in the body of ordinary people, one is 'true qi', which is the essence of self-protection condensed by martial arts practitioners through physical exercise. Qi; the other is spiritual power, which can only be possessed by high-level warriors or people with special physiques. It is a power that can affect and control the minds of others. Most ordinary beasts also have true energy or spiritual power in their bodies, but 'Reiki' can only exist in the bodies of spirit beasts and ascetics, it is a natural force from the mountains."

Qi Yan sorted out what he said in his mind.In short, "true qi" is the physical power cultivated by oneself, which can be used as a weapon for attack and defense. "Psychic power" is a psychic power that can manipulate the minds of other people.And "spiritual energy" is a mysterious force from the mountains, rivers and plains of nature. Only special people or spirit beasts can absorb the spiritual energy and use it for themselves.

Just like before, the beggars who came to the restaurant to make trouble used true energy to hit the opponent's body.And the mysterious power that I absorbed into my body now is a gift from nature - "spiritual energy".

Walking and stopping in the mountains, Qi Yan breathed in the fresh air to his heart's content, his body absorbed the spiritual energy like a sponge.After walking for another half an hour, the narrow mountain road suddenly opened up. Ah Jin pointed ahead and let out a breath of relief.

"Hi, we're here!"

Both Qi Yan and Si Dongmo stopped in their tracks, panting heavily.Suddenly, I saw Ah Jin standing on the hillside, put his palms together in front of his mouth, and let out a strange cry similar to "ooooooooo" towards the distance.

Qi Yan was taken aback by his strange cry, "Brother Ah Jin, are you calling for a savage?"

"No, hey."

After screaming for a while, there was no movement ahead.

"It's weird!" Ah Jin muttered depressingly, "It seems that the little guy is not here today."

Who is the "little guy"?Qi Yan was at a loss.But Ah Jin blatantly told the two of them to follow: "Master Zhao must be at home, there is a freshly harvested vegetable basket in front of the earthen house where he lives."

They ran quickly to the hut on the mountainside, Ah Jin went up and knocked on the door,

"Master Zhao, are you there?" Ah Jin shouted loudly, "I'm Ah Jin, I'm here to see you!"

After shouting outside for a while, there was a sound of footsteps inside the door.Qi Yan, who has keen senses, listened carefully for a while, only to hear the footsteps were weak and slow, the owner seemed to be a weak old man.

"Squeak-"

The old wooden door was opened, and an old man walked out of the house.He narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man standing in front of him, "It's... Ah Jin?"

"Hey, it's me!" Ah Jin smiled, took another step to the side, and introduced the other two companions to him, "This is my good friend, Qi Yan and Si Dongmo."

"Hey, good, good, come in, boys, don't stand outside!" The old man welcomed them into the house.Qi Yan noticed that his left arm was still wrapped in a white cloth, which seemed to be very inconvenient for him to move.He hurried forward to support Master Zhao.

"Son, thank you."

The old man smiled kindly, and beckoned them to sit on the small stools in the room, then tremblingly touched the table next to him, and poured tea into the small cups.

"Old man, let's serve it."

Seeing the old man struggling to hold the teacup, they all stood up and took it with both hands.

"Master Zhao, you haven't eaten lunch yet?" Ah Jin said, holding the paper bag containing the roast chicken in front of the old man, "Heat it up and eat it, I'll help you in the back room!"

"And these." Si Dongmo unloaded the package on his back, opened it, and inside were big hickory nuts and peanuts, "Ah Jin and the others picked them in the mountains, they are fresh and taste good. "

"Thank you, thank you."

Ah Jin picked up the roast chicken, went to the stove at the back, and helped the old man heat it up.Si Dongmo cracked open the walnut with a small hammer, and put the pulp inside in a small dish on the table.

"Master Zhao, eat something."

"it is good……"

Grandpa's actions are very unfavorable.Qi Yan looked around inadvertently, and found that the utensils in the small earthen house were very simple, but the house was clean and tidy. It seems that although the master had a hard life, he was also very particular and didn't care about it. sloppy.

They chatted casually while eating walnuts, Qi Yan keenly observed that Master Zhao's eyes were wandering, and his body often moved unconsciously on the small stool.Although the old man talked to them in a friendly manner, there was always a trace of sadness in his brows and eyes. He didn't know whether it was because he was not feeling well or he had other thoughts on his mind.

Qi Yan thought for a while and asked, "Master Zhao, how are you doing here? Are there any troubles?"

"Fortunately, although I live alone, it's quiet." While speaking, Master Zhao glanced into the room again.Qi Yan asked crisply: "Are you worried about Ah Jin in the kitchen?"

"Oh, no. Ah Jin also came to cook for the old man before, and he is very familiar with this place, so the old man doesn't worry about him."

The old man looked at Qi Yan's dark eyes and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he stopped talking after all.Seeing this, Qi Yan didn't ask any more questions, and it wouldn't be too late to inquire when the old man voluntarily opened his mouth.

"I would like to ask, did you pay attention when you came out this time, what's going on at the Shanhuo store...?"

Facing the question, Qi Yan and Si Dongmo glanced at each other, and carefully considered their words: "The business of the mountain goods store is booming, and many big restaurants in the surrounding towns and even counties have gone to buy goods, so naturally they are making a lot of money. Man. This shop not only supports the business of picking mountain goods like Ah Jin and his family, but also the hunters and ginsengers in the mountains have to go through their hands before they can dump their things and exchange them for copper coins."

"Ah That's good."

It can be seen that Master Zhao has a lot of affection for the shop where he has worked for decades.If he hadn't injured his body and was kicked out by his white-eyed wolf apprentice, he would have stayed in the Shanhuo shop and become a famous snack chef.

Just as he was talking, Ah Jin had already walked from the back of the house to the front with a plate.

"Come on, Chengnan's roast chicken, do you smell it?"

Before the others showed up, Qi Yan had already smelled a strong smell of chicken coming from the backyard, which caused him to salivate and smack lightly when he was talking to the old man. .When Ah Jin put the steaming roast chicken on a plate and served it on the table, this famous dish in the south of the city immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

I saw that this grilled chicken was browned in color, and the skin was crispy when cooked. It looked bright and attractive.Ah Jin cut it into pieces, and a refreshing aroma of oil spread in the air along with the aroma of the chicken being cooked.

Ah Jin picked out a piece of fat roast chicken and put it in front of the old man.

"Master, please try it."

Master Zhao said: "There are still a lot of chopsticks in the kitchen, you guys come and eat together."

"No need, we have already eaten before coming here, besides, this is specially bought for you." Ah Jin cut the chicken into small pieces, took out a small bottle from his pocket, and filled the dark The marinated sauce is poured on the crispy yellow skin of the grilled chicken, lining the delicate and soft meat, it is extraordinarily delicious just by looking at it.

"This old man eats by himself, but let you youngsters watch by, how can this work?" Master Zhao insisted on asking several guests to come and eat together, "How can this old man finish eating such a big whole roast chicken?" , you all have a taste."

They couldn't hold back the old man, so they had to take the bowls and chopsticks and eat a little symbolically.

Qi Yan put a small piece of roast chicken into his mouth, and was surprised: this roast chicken is even more delicious than it looks on the outside!The outside is burnt and the inside is tender, the meat is rich in flavor, and it also has a faint fragrance of herbs, which is suitable for saltiness.Take a bite and put it in your mouth, it almost melts your heart, it is even more amazing than what he ate at the fried chicken shop in his previous life.

Just eating and eating, Qi Yan felt a little strange after all.Thinking about it again, isn't this guy with wings and roasted just his own "kind"?It felt a little weird to let Qi Yan, whose body was a little fat bird, eat this.

After eating a piece, Qi Yan quietly put down his chopsticks.He glanced at Si Dongmo, and found that the robust man who was usually able to eat meat didn't eat much of the roast chicken at this time. I don't know if he was being polite to the old man, or he really didn't like that kind of taste.

Ah Jin had no worries, he tore up the fragrant chicken with big mouthfuls, chewing and swallowing non-stop, enjoying the chicken.As he tore the roast chicken into small pieces, a burst of fragrant heat rose from it, filling the room.

He looked around and asked casually, "Old man, why didn't you see Xiaobao today?"

Master Zhao was startled, and his expression soon dimmed.

"Little Treasure...it's sick and has been lying in the house."

"Xiaobao?" Qi Yan was a little puzzled, "Who is Xiaobao?" He remembered that Ah Jin said that Master Zhao had no children and lived alone on the mountain.

"Xiaobao is not alone, it is a little treasure dragon." Ah Jin explained, "This little dragon was picked up by the old man a year ago, and has been kept at home, taking good care of it." He looked worriedly at Master Zhao, "It was fine when I came here last month, alive and kicking, why is it sick now?"

"Alas..." Master Zhao sighed deeply, and his hand holding the chopsticks dropped weakly, "Xiaobao went out to play four days ago, but he came back very late. When he crawled back, he was almost covered in bruises. There were bloodstains from being scratched by sharp claws, and wounds that seemed to have been beaten with a stick. The old man immediately gave it medicine. How did he know that the injury was too serious, and he had been in a coma for two days and a night without waking up. !"

Tears leaked from Master Zhao's cloudy eyes, and Qi Yan felt worried for a while, and understood why the old man had been fidgeting and in a trance since they entered the house.

"Master, do you know who injured it?"

The old man shook his head helplessly: "I don't know."

Qi Yan kindly suggested: "Why don't you go down the mountain with us and take Xiaobao to the medical clinic in the town to have a look."

Hearing this, Master Zhao showed a look of embarrassment and fell silent.Ah Jin looked at him and guessed: "Actually, this little treasure dragon was originally a rare animal that was going to be sold in the animal hall in the town. Master Zhao was afraid that it would be captured by the animal hall again, so he didn't dare to go to the town." .”

"Hmm." Master Zhao nodded, his eyes lowered, "A year ago, this old man passed by outside the animal hall and saw rare treasure dragons being sold inside. At that time, Xiaobao was still a little cub with a disease. , so shriveled and emaciated that the guys in the zoo don't care about it.

One night, when the old man passed by the animal house, he happened to see this little guy slowly crawling on the ground—it was probably too thin, and it sneaked out of the gap in the cage of the animal house.Xiaolong lay on the ground and walked step by step, his body was smaller than the kittens on the side of the road, he was so hungry that he was almost dying.

Alas...Anyway, when the old man saw this little dragon, he was moved for some reason.Taking advantage of no one around, the old man secretly brought it home, healed it, fed it little by little..."

Talking about the process of meeting Xiaolong, Master Zhao's eyes glistened with tears.

Ajin added: "The full name of Jumbo Dragon is Jumbo Pterosaur, which is a rare species of pterosaur. According to legend, they have the ability to hunt for treasure and pan for gold when they grow up, so adult Jumbo Dragon is very expensive in the market.

This little dragon was too weak in the animal house, and the guys were not optimistic that it would survive, so they were perfunctory in looking after it.After Master Zhao brought Xiaobao home, he took good care of it for more than a year, making it grow into a strong and lovely little dragon.Now if you just bring it to the town like this, I'm afraid that Xiaobao will be seen by the people in the animal house, so come and force him to go back. "

"That's true." Qi Yan scratched his chin and thought about it, "Old man, after lunch, can you take us to see Xiaobao?"

"OK……"

After eating the roast chicken, they followed the old man into the bedroom.There is only a simple wooden bed in the room, and a soft cushion is placed on the open space next to it, covered with a small square sheet, and a bulge inside is trembling slightly.

Master Zhao walked over lightly, lifted a corner of the tightly covered quilt, and whispered inside: "Xiaobao, Xiaobao!"

"Wow, woohoo..."

The quilt moved, and a thin sob came from inside, which sounded very listless.

Master Zhao beckoned, and they walked to the bed one after another.Qi Yan took a closer look and saw a little dragon sleeping on its side under the quilt.It has light green skin and looks a bit like a fat lizard or crocodile, but it is much rounder than a lizard, with bigger eyes and cuter.There are a pair of dark wings folded on the back of the little dragon, and there is a circle of fluffy white hair around the neck, which looks soft and easy to touch.

Seeing the stranger approaching, Xiaolong tried his best to shrink back into the quilt, a pair of small claws tightly grasped the edge of the quilt, and his big eyes rolled around in a panic, as if he was very scared.

"Don't be afraid, they are all good people and will not hurt you."

"Woooo..."

In the brief moment when the little dragon showed up, Qi Yan noticed that there were many bloodstains on its skin, some of which were festered, and there were marks on its body from being beaten by heavy objects.The little dragon was about the same length as a four or five-year-old child, and his big light green eyes were filled with painful tears, looking like a poor and helpless child.

Qi Yan couldn't bear to watch it any longer.He couldn't imagine who was so heartless to do such a cruel thing to such a small young dragon.