Ball Ball Cultivation

Chapter 466 Light and Dark16

Qiuqiu came over when he heard the sound, walked closer to observe, with a look of surprise in his eyes. He took out the dagger he carried with him and cut the bark with it. Soon white juice flowed out.

A chubby-faced little boy of eight or nine years old was surprised: "This tree spews out white water, which cannot be eaten and will kill people." He was extremely hungry when he was a child and once saw his friends being poisoned to death.

Xie Ying'an followed closely, dipped his finger into the sap, and examined it carefully: "What is this?"

Qiuqiu suppressed his joy and explained to everyone: "Rubber tree. In the last class, we talked about the shock absorber system of carriages, and this rubber is an excellent material."

He then explained: "It is indeed poisonous and cannot be eaten!"

He looked at the child Wu San who had just recognized the tree. These children had not yet completed their apprenticeship and were only given numbers but no names. He asked, "Wu San, where have you seen this kind of tree?"

Wu San didn't show any fear when being questioned individually, and answered loudly: "In my hometown, in the old forest of Moshan Mountain, not far from the miasma area."

The music theory class on making musical instruments has not yet ended, but Qiuqiu plans to go to the place of origin of rubber in person to see it.

Zhu Wanwan's carriage and horse business has the deterrent effect of force, and it is doing okay, but not outstanding. If it can improve the carriages in many aspects, introduce rickshaws, and increase short-distance business, the carriage and horse business can reach a higher level.

Qiuqiu took Zhu Wanwan to the miasma-infected area. The two of them traveled light in a carriage that had been improved many times by Qiuqiu, so it was not too bumpy and saved time and effort, but it was still a little less comfortable.

After only ten days of travel, the two arrived at the camphor forest mentioned by Wu San, which was also the destination of this trip.

Going deep into the forest, we found not only large areas of rubber trees, but also areas of lacquer trees and wax trees.

A series of tasks including purchasing forests, hiring people to maintain them, and setting up workshops were all carried out in an orderly manner under Zhu Wanwan's arrangement.

Qiuqiu looked at the local specialties along the way and found some spices with medicinal value, which he bought as well.

However, after more than two months, the rubber production base was completed and the couple prepared to return to Qixing Mountain.

Passing through Niangzi Pass, the old general Qi Jiguang who was guarding the border came from a family of military generals and was a remnant of the previous dynasty. He guarded Niangzi Pass, the gateway to the south, and his position had remained unchanged for fifty years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Qi Jiguang was nearly fifty years old, with dark skin. He stood on the city wall and paced back and forth impatiently. Soldiers were coming and going around him, and no one knew what they were busy with.

Qiuqiu asked the people around him to investigate, and it took a while to find out the truth.

General Qi had two sons and one daughter, and his two sons were taught to be content with the status quo.

The daughter was born in his old age and he doted on her extremely. General Qi, who had no hope of promotion, lived a stable life with his wife and children.

Yesterday, my youngest daughter celebrated her coming-of-age ceremony. While out offering incense, she was lured out of the city and disappeared! This morning, he received a ransom letter demanding he open the city gates in exchange for his daughter.

Deep in the miasma forest, Zhang Langzhi was carrying a half-conscious girl on his back, while Song Ruizhi and Rong Ci were left behind, constantly shooting down the incoming arrows and dodging sneak attacks from venomous snakes, spiders and other poisonous creatures at any time.

The four of them ran desperately, unable to determine their direction. Rong Ci hid under a tree hole and panted, "Are there fewer pursuers behind us?"

Song Ruizhi observed carefully and found something unusual: "I found that the poisonous creatures that have been tracking us here have not come any closer. As for those pursuers, they don't seem to dare to catch up."

This situation is easy to identify. You have an absolute advantage over the enemy, but the reason you dare not pursue them is that there is a greater danger ahead!

Zhang Langzhi, whose face was already bruised, asked breathlessly, "Where is this? Can we take a break?" He then fainted.

Rong Ci quickly went forward to check, and found that Brother Langzhi had not taken the detoxification pill! He looked at the girl on his back again, and saw no signs of poisoning at all. He said angrily:

"Brother Langzhi actually gave his detoxification pill to this woman! He is now poisoned and needs to be detoxified quickly in order to get out alive!"

Song Ruizhi, the calm and composed young adult, pointed to a stone tablet and said in a trembling voice, "Ghost Valley, the Tomb of the Living Dead. Legend has it that once you enter this place, you can't return. No wonder they didn't dare to chase you in."

Rong Ci comforted his brother, "Don't worry. My uncle said that the Tomb of the Living Dead is just a formation arranged according to the natural terrain. You are the best at learning formations. We will definitely be able to get out. My uncle said that you are a sensory person. In times of crisis, you can use your senses to get out of trouble. We will definitely be fine."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry. What should I do, big brother? The miasma poison in the Black Leaf Forest won't last until tomorrow!

"Cousin, please think of a way. Auntie's medical skills are so great that even Medicine Master wanted to pass on the Medicine King Valley to her. She gave up her position as the head of the Medicine King Valley for her uncle. Is there any way to save my brother's life?"

Rong Ci was stunned. "I know my mother is a disciple of Medicine King Valley. She's just an ordinary inner sect disciple. How could she have the opportunity to take over Medicine King Valley? I don't have the secret medicine that Medicine King Valley can use to save lives."

Song Ruizhi poured all the water from the water bag into Langzhi's mouth and apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm also confused.

When I was a child, I also heard my grandparents talking about how sorry they were to my aunt. If it weren't for her relationship with the Zhang family, she would be the one in charge of Yaowang Valley.

In order to reduce the above suspicions, my aunt could only marry into the Rong family, an ordinary drug dealer with only one son for several generations.

Fortunately, Uncle Rong treats Auntie very well, otherwise they would feel even more guilty. "

Rong Ci wiped his face, and couldn't tell whether it was sweat or tears. At this time, when he mentioned his parents, he missed them so much.

After checking Langzhi's condition, he found that his life was not in danger for the time being, so he quickly looked around for herbs that could detoxify him.

After searching around and around, he said dejectedly: "Ruizhi, there are no herbs around here that can detoxify.

If we act alone, the formations around here are unpredictable and we might get lost.

Let's take a short rest, carry Big Brother and the girl on our backs, and look for a way out while searching for detoxifying herbs.

Alas, the detoxification pills my uncle gave me are too rare. Those men in black who were chasing us were able to pass through the Black Leaf Forest without being poisoned, which means they also have the antidote. We can definitely find the detoxification grass. There will always be an antidote for the poison near the poison. My cousin will definitely be fine."

Song Ruizhi checked the surrounding terrain while listening to his cousin's comfort.

The girl who was put aside had woken up at some point. Seeing her savior with a dark face, she could only shed tears silently.

Seeing her wake up, Song Ruizhi said unhappily, "Why are you crying? My elder brother almost died to save you, woo woo..." He also wanted to cry!

Rong Ci stepped forward and patted his shoulder to comfort him. He was just a kid who had just turned thirteen.

"Ruizhi, we are still counting on you to lead us out of the Valley of the Devil's Cry. Don't give up, you can do it."

Zhang Ruizhi was starving, cold, exhausted, and a little collapsed: "Cousin, I finally understand why this place is called the Tomb of the Living Dead. There is only a way in, but no way out. We can't survive. Woo woo."