"There's no need to discuss it, I'll go with Shen Xiaobao!" Chu Jun said calmly.
Ruan Fang was a little interested. He thought Chu Jun would compete with him to be in the same group as Zhao Yu, but he didn't expect that he would agree to be in the same group as Shen Xiaobao. He was secretly happy and said calmly: "Since Chu Jun himself proposed to be in the same group as Xiaobao, It’s settled then, we’ll set off early tomorrow morning and gather back to the camp in the evening!”
Ruan Fang is nominally everyone's senior brother here, and his words still have a kind of authority. Zhao Yu glanced at Chu Jun, nodded and said, "Okay, everyone should pay attention to safety and send out a signal if something happens!"
After the discussion was completed, everyone took a rest and meditated.
There was no talking all night, and the strange snake never appeared again, and it was peaceful until dawn. When Chu Jun opened his eyes, he happened to meet Zhao Yu's bright and blurred eyes, which had obviously been staring at him for a while. Chu Jun grinned, but Zhao Yu turned his head and gave him a slap on the back of his head. Chu Jun was stunned for a moment and said to himself: "Is Senior Sister Zhao angry about the grouping last night?"
Chu Jun originally planned to hand the thunderstone directly to Zhao Yu, but after thinking about it, he still thought he would give her a surprise after returning this time, so he never mentioned that he had the thunderstone. Since Ruan Fang is vying to be in the same group as Zhao Yu, let him be in the same group. Anyway, he has the thunder stone in his hand.
"Tie Shi, guard the camp and send out a signal if there is danger!" Zhao Yu handed a signal into Tie Shi's hand.
Xiaoxiao took Chu Jun's hand and raised her little face to look at Chu Jun expectantly, with the intention of following him. Chu Jun smiled and said: "Don't look at me, I really can't take you with me this time!"
There was a look of disappointment on Xiao Xiao's face, but he still nodded obediently and walked back to Tie Shi.
"Chu Jun, what magic soup did you give Xiaoxiao?" Ning Yun said unhappily.
Chu Jun ignored her, released his flying mount and jumped up. Shen Xiaobao stood on one leg and jumped on the back of the crane with a grin on his face. Hehehe said: "Chu Jun and I may not lose with three legs." Here you go, we can guarantee that the Thunder Stone will be found!"
Chu Jun couldn't help but secretly sweat, it sounded so awkward for two people to have three legs!
The Sanba people left the valley on their flying mounts and soon disappeared among the peaks. Tie Shi touched Xiao Xiao's withered yellow hair and suddenly said: "Xiao Xiao, do you think Brother Chu Jun is a nice person?"
The little guy nodded vigorously, his eyes turned into two crescent moon buds, and said, "Okay, I like it!"
Tie Shi squatted down, hesitated and said, "Why don't you follow Brother Chu Jun from now on?"
The little guy was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and threw himself into Tieshi's arms, hugging his neck tightly: "I want daddy!" His eyes were sparkling with tears!
Tieshi picked up Xiaoxiao with a head injury near the Dead Ghost Forest. He always treated her as his own daughter, even more so. In order to treat her, he spent all his savings and worked hard to earn Lingdou every day. , the two depended on each other and have established a deep relationship.
Although Tie Shi was extremely reluctant to give up, he understood that he would never be able to support Xiaoxiao on his own, and since he only had one hand left now, life would be even more difficult in the future, and it was even more impossible to cure Xiaoxiao. Chu Jun is different. He is fully capable of taking better care of Xiaoxiao, and he has a good heart. Tieshi is relieved to leave Xiaoxiao to him. The most important thing is that Xiaoxiao does not reject Chu Jun.
"Xiao Xiao, dad is disabled now and can no longer take good care of you. Brother Chu Jun is kind-hearted and capable. You can rest assured that you will follow his dad!" Tie Shi patted Xiao Jia's back with a look of resignation and reluctance on his face. .
Xiaoxiao hugged Tieshi's neck tighter, tears streaming down his face, sniffing and saying, "Take care of daddy!"
Seeing this, Qi Qin and Liu Liu's eyes became a little moist, and they advised: "Brother Tieshi, since Xiaoxiao is not willing, then forget it. Besides, Senior Brother Chu may not agree to take care of Xiaoxiao!"
Hearing this, Tie Shi thought it made sense, sighed and nodded, "Okay, we'll talk about this later!"
…split…
Chu Jun and Shen Xiaobao landed at the foot of Xuelao Peak in the center of Wulao Peak. Shen Xiaobao found a rock and sat down, waving his hand and saying, "Okay, you go up the mountain to find the ore yourself, I'll wait for you here!"
Chu Jun said speechlessly: "Are you waiting here?"
Shen Xiaobao nodded matter-of-factly and asked: "Please, I am a wounded person, are you embarrassed to let me jump up the mountain to look for ore?"
"Then it would be better if you just stayed in the camp!" Chu Jun couldn't help but dumbfounded.
Shen Xiaobao chuckled and said, "How can I be embarrassed if I don't do anything? Besides, if you find the thunder stone, I can share some of the credit!"
Chu Jun couldn't help but talk, turned around and walked towards Xuelao Peak. Shen Xiaobao said loudly: "Be careful when walking, don't fall, otherwise I will not be able to explain to Senior Sister Zhao!"
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Chu Jun stopped angrily, turned around and said, "I have to say something all at once!"
"Ouch, you are so impatient, I do this for your own good!"
Chu Jun turned around and continued walking. He kept talking endlessly in reply to him. Chu Jun now understood his temperament.
"Remember to send out the signal if there is danger, and I will come to rescue you right away!"
"Well... this mountain peak mainly produces moonstone and ice stone. If you look carefully, you may find black iron stone!"
"Hey, fuck... you're running so fast, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Shen Xiaobao looked at Chu Jun's back quickly disappearing among the rocks and trees, cursed angrily, and glanced sideways at the gray crane standing by combing his feathers, He scolded her again: "You're such a pretty bastard. You comb your hair back and forth all day long, and you're still looking gray. It's so ugly!"
Gray Crane seemed to have long been accustomed to Shen Xiaobao's scoldings. He glanced at him and continued to comb his feathers leisurely. Shen Xiaobao scolded again: "What are you glaring at? You are not convinced that you are ugly. You comb that bird's feathers all day long and you don't get even one girl. It will totally embarrass me!"
"Grandma, is this person a fool?" A clear child's voice suddenly sounded.
Shen Xiaobao was startled and looked away, only to see an old man and a young man standing on a rock not far from him. The old woman was hunched over, with dense wrinkles on her face and sunken cheeks, as if she had lost all her teeth. She exuded a cold aura, and ordinary people would probably get sick if they were stared at by her pair of cloudy eyes. Last game. The old woman held a grass-green crutch in her hand, with a small transparent green snake wrapped around it. Nobuko was hesitant and very clumsy. Next to the old woman stood an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, wearing two braids and a green short skirt, revealing two smooth white thighs. She had a pink face and was very cute.
Shen Xiaobao's gray crane trembled slightly and crouched softly on the ground, with fear in his eyes. Shen Xiaobao was very frightened. Such a strange pair suddenly appeared silently in the mountains and wilderness, which really made people feel chilly in their hearts.
"Idiot, have you ever seen a seven or eight-year-old girl with a green crystal hanging around her neck?" The old woman suddenly asked. The sound was like cleaning the bottom of a pot in the middle of the night, extremely harsh and harsh.
Shen Xiaobao felt that all the blood in his body had solidified. He shook his head honestly and said, "I've never seen it before!"
The old woman leaned on crutches and turned away without saying a word. The little girl in a green short skirt turned back to Shen Xiaobao and made a face and said, "You fool, let's chat with the birds!"
It wasn't until the two of them walked away that Shen Xiaobao breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "Grandma, he's so scary. The mountain spirit and water monster that ran out of nowhere scared me!" He then said, "This is so scary. The girl is quite cute. If you were a few years older, I would definitely let the birds chat with you!"
The gray crane, who was so frightened that his feet were weak, stood up and continued to comb his feathers. Hearing Shen Xiaobao mention "bird", he responded with a habitual glance. Shen Xiaobao curled his lips and said, "Look, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the bird in your crotch!"
Chu Jun searched all the way up the rugged mountain, digging through the rocks with his black iron sword from time to time. Before coming out this time, Chu Jun did his homework carefully and memorized all the ores used in sword making, so he would definitely recognize them whenever he encountered them.
The sun was gradually rising. Chu Jun had been searching for nearly two hours and harvested a moonstone and two ice stones. Adding moonstone to refine the flying sword can automatically light up at night. It has no practical use, but it is very popular among female immortal cultivators. The Ice Guide Stone can increase the ice attribute affinity of the magic weapon and is suitable for practitioners who practice ice-based skills. Both stones are first-grade weapon refining materials and their value is not high. Chu Jun's piece of thunder stone is a third-grade material. It has a price but is not available in the market. It is worth at least 50,000 to 60,000 spirit beans if sold. If it is auctioned, it may be sold for nearly 100,000.
Chu Jun looked up at the sky and realized that it was already noon. The sun was shining directly, and the ice and snow on the top of Xuelao Peak reflected dazzling light.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to finish searching such a big mountain in ten or eight days!" Chu Jun thought to himself.
At this moment, a big snow-white bird circled over Xuelao Peak for a few times before landing on the top. There seemed to be a person sitting on it. Due to the obstruction of trees, Chu Jun could only vaguely see that the man seemed to be dressed in white.
Chu Jun continued to search the surrounding rocks with the mentality that one more thing is worse than one small thing.
Sure enough, hard work paid off, Chu Jun found a black iron ore, and the area of more than ten meters in radius was full of high-quality black iron ore.
Chu Jun dug out a large piece of black iron stone and put it into a treasure bag. It should be enough to make a black iron sword.
As the sun set in the west, Chu Jun went down the mountain contentedly, preparing to search for another part of the mountain peak tomorrow. At this time, a clear bird song came from the top of the mountain. A big snow-white bird rose into the sky and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye. The man on the bird's back seemed to look back. Because the distance was too far, he couldn't see clearly. .
Chu Jun returned to the foot of the mountain and saw Shen Xiaobao lying lazily on the rocks and sleeping.
"We're back, how's the harvest?" Shen Xiaobao sat up smartly before Chu Jun came closer, and asked with a smile.
"Let's talk when we get back!" Chu Jun released his mount, and the two of them returned to the camp one after another.
PS: With a heavy heart, I pray for our compatriots in the earthquake-stricken areas of Ya'an, Sichuan!