Ye Lingyue glanced over, but didn't see any herbs, only a lot of smooth pebbles washed by running water.
Looking at the surrounding terrain, because it is near the river valley, there are a lot of reeds, even if there is an ambush hidden near the reeds, it is difficult to find.
Seeing Ye Lingyue's serious face, those magic soldiers thought she didn't know what happened to the Moonlight Grass, and said proudly.
"Moonlight grass is a kind of nocturnal grass. It only appears on moonlit nights. The more moonlight there is, the more moonlight grass will appear. Today is fourteen. Two or three days are the best time to collect moonlight grass. time."
It has been several years since these magic soldiers went out with Vice General Wang to complete the search mission. Every time they collected medicinal herbs during this time period, they returned with a full reward every time.
They expected that Ye Lingyue didn't know the law of moonshine grass collection.
"But as far as I know, moonlight grass is likely to attract a fierce beast called the moon lizard. On moonlit nights, especially around the full moon, the supernatural power of the moon lizard is also the strongest. We'd better avoid around the full moon. It’s better to act at night on July and August.”
In Hongmeng Fangxian's Hongmeng Handbook, Ye Lingyue has heard of Moonlight Grass, but has never seen it with her own eyes.
We must pay attention to the fact that the Moonlight Grass will attract the Moon Demon Lizard, which was also highlighted by Hongmeng Fangxian in the letter.
Even Hongmeng Fangxian was so cautious, Ye Lingyue thought that they had better do what Hongmeng Fangxian said.
Ye Lingyue said this originally out of good intentions, but those magic soldiers were not happy when they heard it.
"General, we always gather moonshine grass around the full moon, and we have never encountered any moon lizards. Besides, we only go out for a few days, and there are other medicinal herbs to search besides moonshine grass. If you can’t complete the task then, as a general, you’re fine, and we are the ones who suffer. If the general is afraid of accidents, he can wait by the side.”
Speaking of which, those divine soldiers set up camp angrily.
After hearing this, Ye Lingyue shook her head helplessly.
She also had good intentions, since the magic soldiers didn't listen, she could only wait and see what happened.
By night, the tents were already set up.
After sunset, the hazy moonlight illuminates most of the valley.
The river in the valley is murmuring.
When the moon was in the sky, there was a rustling sound on the dry river beach, like a lingering spring rain.
Under the smooth pebbles, fluffy leaves emerged. Those leaves were inconspicuous at first, but as time went by, there were more and more leaves.
Those leaves are no more than the size of a fingernail. After absorbing the essence of the moonlight, their young leaves continue to grow until they grow to the length of a willow leaf. At this time, it means that the grass has matured.
That is moonlight grass.
It takes three hours for moonshine grass to grow from breaking ground to maturity, and it must be collected before dawn and before the moon disappears completely.
Otherwise, the old moonshine grass will burrow back into the ground and only wait for the next day to reappear.
There are quite a lot of Moonshine Grass growing in this river valley. If you look closely, there are at least thousands of them.
Seeing the grand occasion of Moonlight Grass, the members of the collection team cheered.
After waiting for three hours, they quickly entered the valley, stepped on the pebbles, and gathered moonlight grass.
The collection of moonshine grass is very time-consuming.
Because moonshine grass is very delicate, if it is a little careless to damage their stems and leaves, it will affect the efficacy of the medicine, and even cause the entire moonshine grass to lose its potency.
Therefore, during the collection, there must be no damage at all.
It takes about half a quarter of an hour to successfully collect a ten-year-old moonshine grass.
These divine soldiers were so engrossed in collecting moonshine grass that they didn't even pay attention to the surrounding situation.
Ye Lingyue's warning to them earlier was all forgotten by them. Fortunately, it was very peaceful tonight, without any disturbance, and there were no signs of divine beasts around.
This also made the magic soldiers take their guard more lightly. They recognized what Ye Lingyue said earlier, which was completely nonsense. How could there be a Moon Demon Lizard in this area.
About half an hour later, the sky was completely white, and it was about to dawn.
When the first ray of morning sun penetrated the clouds, it shone on the river valley.
Half of the river valley is dark and half is bright. After touching the sunlight, the moonlight grass quickly burrowed back into the ground.
The thirteen magic soldiers only had time to pick more than a hundred moonshine grasses.
This speed made the soldiers very dissatisfied.
"It's a pity that Deputy General Wang is not here, otherwise he will definitely deploy more manpower to us. The best collection time is only three or four days. It seems that we may not be able to collect enough moonshine grass this month. It will be indispensable by then." He will be reprimanded by the medical camp again.”
Those magic soldiers complained and glanced at Ye Lingyue.
It was obvious that there was not enough manpower, but Ye Lingyue was still standing by and did not make a move, which was simply a drag on others.
The magic soldiers rested during the day and waited until night to continue the collection task.
On the night of the fifteenth day, the moon appears very early,
The moon is like a jade plate. When the moon is in the sky, the moonlight is like soft gauze, hazy and soft.
There were more Moonlight Grass than last night. Seeing this scene, the magic soldiers cheered.
In order to collect as much moonshine grass as possible, they couldn't wait for the moonshine grass to fully mature, so they rushed forward and started collecting moonlight.
Ye Lingyue looked up at the sky, there were a few more sad clouds in the sky, covering the full moon, and the whole earth was a little darker.
The wormwood on the edge of the valley made a rustling sound, as if the wind was blowing.
But Ye Lingyue noticed that there was no wind blowing around.
Her eyes sharpened suddenly, and she looked to both sides of the river bank.
I didn't see any suspicious sounds, but the rustling of the wormwood was intermittent.
A strange feeling made Ye Lingyue vigilant.
"Everyone, leave the valley."
Almost subconsciously, Ye Lingyue shouted.
But all those magic soldiers ignored her.
In their minds, Ye Lingyue has no prestige at all.
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A bloodstain splashed on the moonlight grass.
A divine soldier let out a scream, and that sound broke the silence of the moonlit night.
The magic soldiers just woke up like a dream, and they looked back.
I saw the head of a magic soldier was separated, but the head was missing, and there was only a headless corpse bleeding continuously on the ground.
"Enemy attack, there is enemy attack."
The twelve divine soldiers shuddered, dropped the Moonlight Grass in their hands, and each of them took precautions, with panic welling up in their eyes.
Only then did they realize that Ye Lingyue's warning was true.
But what makes their scalp numb is that they didn't find out at all, where is the enemy hiding