Chapter 323 Dark Green
Chapter 323 Dark Green
Qiqi and Zhou Jingze followed Pegasus to the eighth floor, and they soon arrived at the place where Pegasus cut vines every night.
There were a lot of dried vines piled up on one side, and some fresh ones too. Qiqi was very familiar with these vines; the ones they had cut on the second floor were like this.
Qiqi also saw Pegasus's broadsword, which looked ordinary. The old man had no idea what secret method he used to make the vines afraid of the broadsword. Qiqi couldn't figure out the secret of the broadsword either.
It was dark. Pegasus, holding a sword heavier than himself, stood guard at the edge of this level, his eyes wide open, afraid that the vines would creep over him and reach the next level. Zhou Jingze also held his sword. He was ready to cut off any vines that dared to rise.
Only Qiqi was left, devouring an apple with a carefree air. Her sole responsibility was to sprinkle poison on the vines after they'd cut them. Soon, several vines sprang up. Fei Ma chopped off two with a single blow. Zhou Jingze also cut off a few. Qiqi then sprinkled poison on the broken branches, and they retreated.
Before it could stop, the broken branches grew to this level again. Fei Ma and Zhou Jingze worked together to cut off all the vines that stretched out, and Qi Qi also cooperated by spreading the poison. They worked in perfect harmony.
They tossed and turned like this for half the night. Qiqi was afraid that Fei Ma was tired, so she gave him a few pills to replenish his spiritual power and a few peaches to replenish his physical strength and water.
They cut through a wave of vines, which needed to gather strength to rise and stretch again. This gave the Pegasus time to catch their breath and rest. They quickly devoured the peaches. "Delicious!" Pegasus exclaimed, and the vines began to rise again.
Zhou Jingze asked you to rest your horse while he used his sword to chop the vines again and again. Qiqi also helped spread the medicine. They kept going back and forth.
Soon it was daybreak, Qiqi quickly took out some food, and Feixiang also went down to the eighth floor. He had not worked all night, and no vines had grown, which made him so bored that he wanted to run down and fight with them.
After they finished eating, they came to the earthen stairs on the ninth floor.
Zhou Jingze took the poison. Everyone took the antidote Qiqi had given them. Fearing they might be poisoned, Zhou Jingze was the first to go down the dirt stairs. The others followed behind.
Zhou Jingze saw two large cockroaches sleeping on the ground and didn't hear them coming down. It seemed that their vigilance was not that high. They had been guarding this place for so many years and were very leisurely. They never thought that they would dare to come down.
Zhou Jingze went up and sprinkled a handful of poison over there, but the noise did not wake them up.
Qiqi summoned a hollow spirit and had him trap the cockroaches with the two mantises. Qiqi then moved them into the space, where they would make less noise. Dark Green didn't notice them.
They walked slowly, searching for the dark green. When they saw the vines, they were shaking. It seemed the poison was taking effect.
Dark Green also spotted us, and suddenly, thick vines swept towards us. It was angry. In all these years, no one had come to this level. Feixiang and Pegasus had colluded with outsiders to come here, and it rolled towards them.
Zhou Jingze chopped at the vines with his sword, severing several in an instant. Pegasus and the other two also swung their swords, slashing at the vines that were curling towards them. The vines seemed to have eyes, dodging their swords and waiting for an opportunity to attack them. Sometimes the vines whipped their legs, sometimes their backs, and sometimes tried to wrap around their ankles.
Qiqi stood on a high vantage point, alerting them. Zhou Jingze was also struck on the arm by a vine. His sword-holding arm instantly swelled up. Qiqi tossed him a pill, then drew her sword and joined in the slashing, spreading poison as she went.
"I'm going to poison you to avenge the old man. Aren't you willing to poison others? Let me let you taste the feeling of being poisoned." Qiqi muttered.
Dark Green also saw Qiqi chopping and spreading the poison. It grew even angrier. Why did it feel so bad? It turned out it was this stinky woman who did it. I'll suck your blood dry first, then deal with the other three. You've angered me today. Just stay here and serve as my nourishment.
Mo Lv swung the vines fiercely and whipped towards Qiqi.
Zhou Jingze saw it flying towards him and cut it off with one sword. More vines attacked them. Qiqi observed while cutting.
Feixiang was caught in the vines. Pegasus rushed to rescue her, but failed to cut through the thick vines. Qiqi flew up and landed on the vines, cutting through them. The vines dragged her back, and Feixiang rolled back to her feet. Qiqi had deliberately let the vines drag her back, so she could find the roots. If Molu had shrunk underground, she wouldn't be able to find them.
Qiqi rolled down as it shrank into the soil. Zhou Jingze also flew over and hugged Qiqi in his arms.
"Qiqi, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Brother Jingze, I'm fine. The vines are coming back."
Zhou Jingze flew into the air and used the first few moves of the Heaven-Defying Sword to cut through the vines. Pegasus and Feixiang breathed a sigh of relief. They both landed on the ground.
The dark green vines all shrank back. In an instant, not a single vine could be seen.
Pegasus and Feixiang were stunned. The vines had disappeared. Where were the dark green roots? They searched everywhere, wishing they could dig them out.
Qiqi was not in a hurry. She took out a few bottles of spiritual spring water and gave them to them, and then drank it herself.
Zhou Jingze saw Qiqi's relaxed expression and knew she was up to something. He stopped looking and looked around. Although this was where Mo Lv stayed, there were many flowers planted here, all blooming in a dazzling array of colors. Some he could name, while others he didn't recognize.
There was also a large field of medicinal herbs. There were dozens of ginseng roots, each as thick as a calf, which must have been growing for hundreds of years. There were also Polygonum multiflorum, Gastrodia elata, Rehmannia root, and many other medicinal herbs. Zhou Jingze didn't recognize any of them.
He pulled Qiqi over to show her the ginseng. Qiqi laughed as she saw it. "Brother Jingze, I've made a fortune again this time. I can make the elixir from the old man's recipe. The recipe says that ginseng must be over a few hundred years old to make it."
Qi was not in a hurry to put these Chinese medicinal herbs into the space. She wanted to eliminate Mo Lu first before doing anything else.
Feixiang and Pegasus were anxiously searching for dark green roots. They began to pull out the weeds on the ground, looking for dark green.
Qiqi called out to them, "Don't look for it anymore, it's hidden. Come over here and take a rest, drink some water. There's no point in getting anxious if it doesn't come out."
There are several houses here, which should be the old man and Mo Lv's original residence. It is very clean inside. Mo Lv must have cleaned it regularly. Although it is now covered with vines, it can use the vines to clean flexibly.
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