Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 508 Forcibly Taking the Sandalwood Fruit

Wen Shu's heart skipped a beat, and she stiffly turned her head, only to see a boy holding a glass cup looking at her curiously.

"I'm lost. I'm lost."

Getting lost shouldn't be a capital offense, right?

"Lost? Where were you originally planning to go?" the boy asked.

"Enjoy the mountain tour."

The boy from "Leyou Mountain" pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

Leyou Mountain is indeed adjacent to Kunlun, located 456 li to the west. However, this woman has no spiritual energy about her and does not seem to be a deity from any place.

"You're a mortal, aren't you?"

Wen Shu nodded blankly. It was true, and by now, she had calmed down.

Actually, it's not a big deal if she gets discovered. Anyway, she has a system that allows her to teleport out at any time, and even if the other party gets angry, she still has a chance to escape.

"Then how did you cross the Weak Water River? It's so deep that even a feather can't stand on it. Apart from a ferry boat, only immortals with great supernatural powers can cross it."

Weak Water?

I'd forgotten about that, but at this point, I can only continue to play dumb.

"I don't know, I just ended up here. Since I've come to the wrong place, I'll take my leave now."

Wen Shu cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to the other party, then turned and left.

"Hey, wait a minute." The boy called out to her, and after a moment said, "Today is the Kunlun Grand Gathering. Since you have come here by chance, it is also a matter of fate. You can wait here. After I return to the celestial envoy, I will invite you to have some fruit."

Eating fruit? Such a good thing?

Wen Shu didn't believe it, but she obediently nodded.

As soon as the other person turned into a streak of light and flew away, she immediately turned and ran.

While running, he mentally called out to the system: "Activate remote scanning, target: crabapple."

The system replied instantly: "Ding, remote scanning activated, searching for crabapple. Search complete, three locations found, the closest one is in a garden 300 meters to the southeast."

300 meters to the southeast!

Wen Shu took off running southeast. Jade steps and magnificent buildings, auspicious omens and fairy-like scenery—none of them mattered to her at that moment as much as the water-repelling sand crabapple.

She ran wildly in the direction indicated by the system, and surprisingly, the journey went smoothly without her encountering any fairies or guards.

Soon, she arrived at the outside of a garden that was half-hidden by clouds and mist.

The garden gate was not closed, and she could vaguely see many strange flowers and fruits that she did not recognize growing inside. One of them was shaped like a crabapple tree, covered with bright yellow flowers and crimson fruits, exactly the same as the image scanned by the system!
Sand crabapple tree!
Wen Shu was overjoyed and rushed into the garden. Just as she approached the crabapple tree, she heard a commotion behind her.

Turning his head, he saw that the boy had returned, followed by two celestial guards in silver armor, exuding an aura of authority!

"The celestial messenger, it's her!" the boy exclaimed, pointing at her.

The leader of the stern-faced immortals fixed his gaze on Wen Shu with lightning speed: "Who are you, mortal, daring to trespass on Kunlun!"

Wen Shu's heart skipped a beat, and she knew something was wrong!

This doesn't look like they're offering her fruit!
At this point, there was no time to worry about the crabapples; saving one's life was the priority!

She turned to run, but her gaze fell upon the crabapple tree laden with bright red fruit so close at hand! She was filled with resentment!

Fight!

In a flash, she leaped upwards, and amidst the celestial messenger's shout to "Stop her!", she reached out and haphazardly plucked something from the top of the sandalwood tree, not even bothering to see how many blossoms she had picked. She stuffed it into her bosom, while inwardly screaming:

"System! Teleport! Quickly!"

[System: Teleportation channel open.]

A sharp gust of wind swept in from behind. Wen Shu felt a slight pain in her back, and then everything went black before her eyes. The familiar feeling of weightlessness enveloped her once again.

In the instant her consciousness was pulled away, she only felt something brush past her feet very quickly, as if it had grabbed her trouser leg. Inside the inn room, Wen Shu's figure suddenly appeared, and she immediately looked down at her arms.
She was holding a branch with emerald green leaves and eight or nine bright red crabapples tightly in her hand!
It worked!
And the results far exceeded expectations!

Overjoyed, she then noticed something unusual at her feet.

Looking down, she saw a turtle the size of a palm clinging tightly to her trouser leg with its claws.

The little creature tilted its head back, its clear amber eyes curiously observing her and the unfamiliar surroundings.

Could this little thing have been teleported here with her?

Thinking back to the feeling I had just touched before leaving, it seems so.

Also, why does this part of it look so strange?

She tried moving her feet, but the little thing clung even tighter and made a dissatisfied "gurgle".

Wen Shu curiously bent down and picked it up.

The little creature wiggled in her palm, seemingly a little uncomfortable, but it didn't show any aggression.

Wow, this thing actually has a dragon's head and a turtle's body.

Dragon head and turtle body, dragon head and turtle body, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.

By the way, it seems that the tortoise carrying the stone tablet in front of the palace is a dragon-headed tortoise-bodied creature.

I heard it has quite a background; it seems to be a dragon's son, named something like Baxia or Bixi.

However, the little guy in front of us is definitely not. It's so small that even a pebble could crush it, let alone a stone tablet.

“You little rascal, you know how to seize opportunities, but…” she poked its cold carapace, “why didn’t you stay put in Kunlun Mountain? What are you doing coming back with me?”

The dragon turtle remained silent, only looking up at her intently.

"Alright, since you're here, just stay put. But I might not be able to afford to keep a turtle like you... of extraordinary origin."

She temporarily named the little dragon turtle Little Gray, placed it in a corner of the bed, and warned it not to run around.

Little Grey tilted its head and looked at her, then actually lay down on the spot, its eyes still darting around, surveying the room.

Wen Shu finally had time to carefully process the branches of the sand crabapple tree. She carefully picked the fruit one by one, put the fruit in a clean wooden box, and then put it into her storage basket.

This thing is too precious; it's a divine object that can repel water, and in a critical moment, it could be a lifesaver.

The only person she can completely trust right now is her father. Although Qin Jingyang and Zhuo Rufeng are traveling together, such a heaven-defying artifact should never be shown to others unless absolutely necessary.

As for that little dragon turtle...

Wen Shu looked at Xiao Hui in the corner of the bed with a complicated expression.

This little guy's origins are unknown, his abilities are unknown, and it's unclear whether following her back this time is a blessing or a curse!
She gathered her thoughts and walked to the window.

Outside the window, the scorching sun continued to bake the earth, while Fuliang County remained peaceful.

By evening, the weather remained normal, and Qin Jingyang and Zhuo Rufeng returned carrying large and small bags of things.

Qin Jingyang brought her some things and asked her, "When are you setting off? We've been in Fuliang for two days now, and we've seen everything we wanted to see."

"Let's pack up and set off tomorrow morning," Wen Shu said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, okay, I've wanted to leave for a long time." Qin Jingyang happily carried a pile of things back to his room.

After dinner, Wen Shu sat down in her room.

She lit the oil lamp, took a wooden basin from the storage basket, and carefully placed a crabapple on the table.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas records that the fruit of the sand pear tree "makes one not to drown when eaten," but what exactly does this "not to drown" mean?
She stared at the bright red fruit, her mind filled with doubt.

Should it be swallowed whole, or just a little bit of the pulp? And how long will the effects last?
If one does not understand the situation, one may make mistakes in a critical moment.

We still have to give it a try!