Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 210 Flower Bone 2

Although it was a strange space that had been opened up, there was a distinction between day and night. Jiang Xinxin and Ni Mantian competed in catching fish for half a day, but their results were not as good as Hua Qiangu's, who just casually cut a piece of bamboo, used an embroidery needle to make a fishhook, and put a worm on it.

In order to save face, Jiang Xinxin weaved a shrimp cage with willow branches and smuggled bait out of the space. By the time Hua Qiangu had caught enough fish, she also got half a cage of fat river shrimps.

Seeing that everyone had gained something, even the pretty boy Dongfang Yuqing brought out the seasonings and was also in charge of grilling the fish. Ni Mantian hesitated for a long time and had to follow Jiang Xinxin to deal with the river shrimps. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she forced herself to say, "I can't eat for free!"

Jiang Xinxin appreciated this very much. "Yes, yes, let's all act together. We can't have someone do nothing and just think about enjoying themselves. Although the current matter is not a big deal, if you develop bad habits, it will be annoying."

Ni Mantian emphasized again: "I didn't expect to eat for free. I don't know what happened, but I just couldn't catch any fish today!"

Jiang Xinxin knew that Ni Mantian was not a freeloader, so she quickly responded, "I know, I know. You are still helping to process the river shrimps. Go find two more banana leaves later. I will use them to cook a dish of shrimps for everyone. I guarantee you will like it!"

There are only four fish here, one for each person is really not enough. Fortunately, there are plenty of river shrimps, so if we share them, we can always eat until we are 70% full.

Jiang Xinxin was not going to make any special dish, but rather steamed buns. You could really find anything in this monster forest. She just wandered around for a while and found ginger and basil. These two spices really went best with fresh seafood.

After washing the ginger, Jiang Xinxin threw the ginger pieces up and used the sword energy to cut the ginger into thin slices, which made Ni Mantian a little stunned. "I'm afraid you have more than just fist and foot skills..."

Jiang Xinxin skillfully spreads the ginger slices on the banana leaves that have become a little soft after being roasted, then places the cleaned river shrimps on top, and finally a layer of basil on top. Finally, she wraps them with banana leaves and roasts them over the fire for about a quarter of an hour, and then the river shrimps are ready to be eaten.

Ni Mantian and Hua Qiangu were only concerned with saying how delicious it was, but Dongfang Yuqing was trying to find out about Jiang Xinxin's background, "This way of eating doesn't look like something that people in the Central Plains would do. Miss Jiang must have traveled to many places. I really envy you. You've seen so many beautiful sights as a little girl."

Jiang Xinxin ignored Dongfang Yuqing's little thoughts and only said to Ni Mantian and Hua Qiangu: "When I was a child, I had never heard of seeking immortal fate, so I followed my master to travel around. My kung fu and knowledge were slowly accumulated from that time."

"Later, my master passed away. Before he died, the old man told me that there are still places in the world where I can cultivate immortality. He asked me to look around for opportunities. If I can become a disciple of Changliu this time, that would be the best. If not, I can go to Shushan to have a look. It seems like a good idea too."

Hearing that Jiang Xinxin couldn't enter Changliu, she had to go to Shushan to have a look. Hua Qiangu couldn't help but feel anxious: "Xinxin, you should try your best to enter Changliu. I heard that Shushan has been breached by demons. There are not many people in Shushan now. If you go there for a while, you may not learn anything. It's better to stay in Changliu."

Ni Mantian became suspicious when she heard Hua Qiangu mention the destruction of Shushan. Such a thing would never be known to the public. She had already inquired about it. Although Hua Qiangu seemed to have some luck, she was actually a mortal and had never been exposed to any cultivation methods. Now compared with Jiang Xinxin, who had traveled around the world since childhood, she felt that Hua Qiangu was even more mysterious.

However, she could see that Hua Qiangu was a simple-minded person, and she was probably not a spy sent by some demon, so she asked directly, "Xiaogu, where did you hear about the Shushan incident?"

Hua Qiangu's expression froze for a moment, and she simply said, "When I was a child, I easily provoked demons. A Taoist priest from Shushan passed by and put a seal on me. Considering my young age, he agreed to let me go to the mountain to practice when I turned sixteen. But when I turned sixteen and went to Shushan, it happened to be attacked by demons. Shushan couldn't keep me, so I came to Changliu."

These words made sense, and Ni Mantian's doubts were gone. She felt even more pity for Hua Qiangu, "Poor little Gu, I never thought that a small person like you could come to Changliu from Shushan. With your perseverance, Changliu will definitely accept you!"

At night, everyone had to rest. Jiang Xinxin picked a lot of large leaves for Hua Qiangu and Dongfang Yuqing to sit on. Ni Mantian wondered why she didn't have any, so Jiang Xinxin explained: "The ground is cold. Xiaogu and Dongfang have no cultivation experience, so it's easy for the cold to enter their bodies. If they can be separated from the ground, they won't have to worry about it. Mantian, you and I both have some cultivation experience, so we can meditate and be alert at night, so we don't have to worry about the cold."

However, they didn't expect that while everyone was sleeping or practicing, the mist soon enveloped everyone. Although Jiang Xinxin was alert, she realized that the mist had no other effect and was just making people fall into an illusion. She pretended to remind everyone, and then struggled to follow everyone into the illusion.

Jiang Xinxin didn't expect that she would see Xiao Se and Wu Xin in the illusion. In Jiang Xinxin's opinion, she had almost completely forgotten about these two people. Thinking about them again at this time really made Jiang Xinxin a little confused.

It was the night when everyone came down the mountain from the Great Brahma Sound Temple. Wuxin taught Lei Wujie a set of Demon Subduing Fists and also taught Xiao Se the Heart Demon Guide. Seeing everyone happy, Jiang Xinxin just muttered in her heart that there was no good wine, and then a wine jar appeared in her hand, which made her feel very novel. She couldn't help showing off to the system: "This illusion is really interesting, whatever you think of, you can get it!"

The system was speechless. "It's just an illusion. All it can give you are illusions. Xinxin, what I give you is the real thing!"

Jiang Xinxin suggested that everyone fight, and after a good fight, Jiang Xinxin said goodbye with a wine pot: "Everyone, the mountains are high and the waters are long, life and death are different, we are not destined to be together, so we will only stay here in this life, goodbye."

Bai Zihua peeked into Jiang Xinxin's illusion and watched her interactions with several people in the illusion. He couldn't help but recall the days when he traveled with several other immortals before he succeeded as the head of Changliu. He admired Jiang Xinxin even more.

When he turned to Hua Qiangu's illusion again, he was left with only helplessness in his heart.

Hua Qiangu was indeed a stubborn person. He didn't understand that Hua Qiangu had too little, so she would always try to hold on to any good intentions she encountered. He just thought that Hua Qiangu's stubbornness would hinder her practice.

As for Ni Mantian, she became Changliu's first disciple in the illusion and won first place in the competition. She was very proud and high-spirited, which was not wrong.

When he arrived at Dongfang Yuqing's place, Bai Zihua could not see his illusion at all. His heart sank inexplicably, worrying that Dongfang Yuqing was a spy sent by the demon. When he was about to deal with him, he saw that Dongfang Yuqing had directly given up the test and disappeared.