Immortal Journey

Chapter 10 Picking Three-line Fruits
"The three-line fruit must be picked at the same time to have the medicinal effect. This is the most difficult part of completing the task," Huang Hetian continued, "Even if the time of picking the fruit differs by one breath, the fruit will become a waste fruit."

Ren Ling nodded, the key point of this has already been explained by Master Zuo, and she has memorized it by heart.
"Junior Sister Ling," Huang Hetian said to Ren Ling, "Come and count, when you count to three, we will pick the fruit at the same time, what do you think?"

"Okay." Ren Ling nodded, seeing that Zhong Yu pouted unnecessarily, he probably guessed that he also agreed.
This Senior Brother Zhong doesn't seem to be very easy to get along with, at least, most of the time he doesn't care about people. Although Ren Ling felt a little weird in his heart, after thinking about it carefully, he didn't offend him in any words or deeds. It comes down to the fact that everyone's personality is different.
The same senior brother, Senior Brother Huang is obviously much friendlier to her. Ren Ling is still very grateful for this, because she is a new girl who has never gotten along with men much since she was a child, so naturally she doesn't think it is so inappropriate .
In short, from her point of view, it's fine if she can complete the task smoothly. As for the friendship between people, it will become clear after a long time.
My mother said that the road is ruthless, and there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends on the road of cultivation. Although it sounds very discouraging, Ren Ling is not too sad. After all, she still has her favorite mother, This is the most important.
"Then I'll start."

Ren Ling smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand to Sanxianguo, "One, two, three."

As soon as the sound of the word "three" fell, her fingers happened to touch the bright red fruit in the middle, and her fingertips felt slightly cool. Before she could feel this feeling carefully, the fruit quickly wilted at a speed visible to the naked eye. The original slippery peel became wrinkled, and the color of the fruit changed from bright red to dull.
Ah...failed.
"Senior Brother Zhong seems to be taking a breath, right?" Ren Ling looked at the two senior brothers with curious eyes, Zhong Yu shrugged, turned around and climbed onto another branch lightly, Huang Hetian smiled, "It seems At the same time, picking the fruit is really not easy, Junior Sister Ling, let's try again."

After finishing speaking, Huang Hetian also jumped lightly and jumped onto the branch beside Zhong Yu.
Ren Ling couldn't help but sighed slightly in his heart, and looked at the dexterous skills of the senior brothers with a little envy. She has never dared to look down the tree since she climbed the branch. You know, she is now nearly ten feet above the ground. The distance, because her legs are tense, but the trunk is tightly tightened, and now it is not an easy task for her to change a branch.
It took a long time to climb to the side of the two senior brothers, and the small arms and hands were inevitably scratched in many places. Fortunately, the Taoist clothes issued by the school are made of special silk threads, which cannot be easily cut by ordinary swords , so it is still intact, only the exposed skin is a pity.
But Ren Ling didn't care about these things, what she was anxious about now was to pick the fruit.
It's just that fruit picking is really a high-level technical job, and the chance of success is estimated to be very rare. Otherwise, how could the three of them climb from the left side of the tree to the right side of the tree, and after scrapping more than 30 three-line fruits, they would not be able to do so. Haven't successfully picked the next three?
They had wasted the three-line fruits on the lowest level, so the two senior brothers climbed up another level. With the experience of moving from side to side, Ren Ling was not so timid about climbing trees anymore, so he put in more effort. Followed behind and climbed onto a tree branch. Just as he was about to step on his feet, he almost fell because he stepped on the ground. After a while of fear, he finally climbed up the branch. Ren Ling swallowed, and closed his eyes forcefully Finally, she still smiled brightly at the two senior brothers who were watching her helplessly, "Let's continue."

That smile seemed really dazzling, Zhong Yu looked at the two lovely dimples on the corners of Ren Ling's mouth in a daze, and finally opened his golden mouth for the first time,
"let's start."

"one two Three."

Ren Ling held her breath and counted, and her movements were even more cautious. When she saw that the slippery red fruit was still bright after three breaths in her hand, she felt that her heart was beating uncontrollably, and she gently moved the fruit. Put the fruit in a jade box, and you will feel a sense of accomplishment after traveling thousands of miles to finally reach your goal.
"Brother Zhong! Brother Huang! We succeeded! Look! What a cute three-shin fruit!"

If Zhong Yu was dazzled by the bright smile just now like the rest of his life after a catastrophe, now Ren Ling's bright and dazzling smile when he was happy to the extreme hit his heart like a small drum.
Zhong Yu pursed his lips, mockingly said, "But picking a fruit, what's there to be happy about?" After speaking, he turned the other branches vertically with a cold face.
Huang Hetian shook his head and smiled encouragingly at Ren Ling, "Let's continue."

However, one success does not mean that the future will be smooth. After tossing on this big tree for nearly an hour, they also climbed higher and higher from the center of the tree, and the distance from the ground was nearly half a foot.
Being in a tense state for a long time made Ren Ling's reaction control of the body less sensitive. The moment she almost reached the branch, she missed it, and her feet flew into the air because of leaving the branch just now. fell off the tree.
"boom!"

A moderate voice came from under the tree, but the two men on the branches did not move at all.
"You did it on purpose." Huang Hetian glanced at the bottom of the tree, the thick fallen leaves formed a good natural cushion, Ren Ling's fall was not too serious.
Zhong Yu raised his eyebrows, looked at Huang Hetian with his clear and dark eyes, and only after a while did he hum in a low voice.
Huang Hetian was not angry, but a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes, "Let me think about it, why did I pick the fruit for the first time? Well, it should be that Junior Sister Ling almost fell down. After climbing up, not only did she not complain and cry, but Smile bravely at us, that time someone grasped the timing very well and successfully picked the three-line fruit."

After hearing this, Zhong Yu frowned, but still did not respond.
"The second time," Huang Hetian said with a deeper smile, "Junior Sister Ling accidentally scratched an inch-long bloodstain on her left wrist and succeeded in picking it. The third time, Junior Sister Ling accidentally hit her forehead. , it became red and swollen, and the fruit was harvested smoothly. Tell me, I remember, right?"

After Zhong Yu listened calmly, the corner of his mouth slanted, "If I did it on purpose, then you are an accomplice on purpose. If it wasn't for your random misses, it is normal for Ren Ling to think that the timing is not right. I'm afraid she has already suspected me."

"You didn't stop me, and you didn't remind her," Zhong Yu said with a deeper smile, "Even, you helped me accomplish what I wanted to do..."

Having said that, Zhong Yu suddenly turned cold and his eyes darkened. He looked at Huang Hetian with extremely sharp eyes. He pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice,
"You knew already?"

Huang Hetian was not surprised when he heard the words, but leaned on the branch easily, stroking the bright red three-line fruit with his fingers,
"I'm curious how you would know."

(End of this chapter)