Two days later, Phoenix Mountain.
The mountains in the north are different from the mountains in the south. Especially in winter, there are layers of dead grass and dead trees. Looking from a distance, one feels desolate.
Unlike Emei, Phoenix Mountain is famous all over the world, and there are many tourists in four seasons. From winter to spring, no one came, not even travel agencies.
But at this moment, Gu Yu and Xiao Zhai meandered up the stone path, passed the scenic spot, and went straight into the depths. He looked around, and suddenly blew a whistle, piercing the silent empty mountain.
Not long after, I heard a burst of running, accompanied by eager hissing.
"Squeak!"
A gray lump of flesh jumped out suddenly and rolled directly into Gu Yu's arms. It was the fat brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Poor thing, you're all skinny."
He touched the squirrel, feeling sorry for the obviously shrunken figure, took out a handful of dried fruit from his pocket, and said, "Sorry, I didn't come to see you this time."
"Cuckoo!"
The fat brother was about to complain, but when he looked at the dried fruit, it disappeared immediately. What kind of peanuts, pine nuts, and small walnuts were stuffed into the mouth one by one, and the cheeks immediately swelled twice.
Xiaoqing also got out, spitting out the letter shyly, it has been wandering with its master for a long time, has seen a lot of world, and feels that he is a member of the upper class.
The fat brother couldn't see it, he grabbed it with a wave of his claws, and in a blink of an eye, he started tearing and beating again.
The two masters ignored them at all, since they couldn't lose them anyway, they went straight through the black thorn forest and came to the valley. Flat beaches, small rivers, old trees, quiet and windless, still the same.
Of course, their feelings are different. They used to occupy it by accident, but now it is their own territory.
"Look here, the north is narrow and the south is wide, and the house can be built on the south side."
Gu Yu pointed at the scene in front of him and said with a smile: "I've already made up my mind, three quiet rooms, three bedrooms, one kitchen, one living room, and one toilet..."
"Then hang a sign with gold characters on a black background, which says Phoenix Mountain Private Club!" Xiao Zhai laughed.
Um
Gu Yu paused, hearing her tone seemed to be teasing, and said, "What do you mean?"
"Are you building a road house or a villa?"
She asked a question, and without waiting for an answer, she said, "Two or three rooms in Dao Lu are fine. Even if there are many people, five or six rooms are enough. I see your plan, so I went straight to the private garden."
"Well… "
Gu Yu was a little embarrassed. He felt that when two girls were together, they should at least guarantee their living conditions—such as taking a bath, washing their hair, and so on.
"Oh, I know you're doing it for our own good, but I really don't need it."
Xiao Zhai accepted it as soon as he complained, and said with a smile: "This is a place for cultivation, it's not a good thing to be too comfortable. It doesn't matter to us, we can do anything."
"Okay, let's take a look again."
Gu Yu shook his head, pulled her across the small river, and reached the opposite bank, which is the relatively spacious south side.
First measure the area of the ground, and then delineate six rooms: three quiet rooms with bedrooms, a kitchen, a toilet, and a small hall, which are only the most basic living facilities.
And after thinking about it, he drew out a large open space nearby, inserted tree branches to mark it, and reserved it as a medicine garden.
After finishing, the two sat under the old tree and began to sort out some information.
"I've been researching the alchemy formula for a long time, but it can't be realized under the current conditions. We can't get everything from the alchemy furnace to the materials. And I guess, the requirements for taking the Qi-gathering pill are very high. It can't dissolve the medicinal properties inside."
"Is it too tall?" Xiao Zhai asked.
"It's very possible. You can't take it unless you are born with it. Anyway, this thing is a bit tasteless, so let's keep it for now. Let's find some wild herbs and transplant them here to see if they can work."
As they said that, the two couldn't help raising their heads and looked at the two round fruits on the tree.
When I first explored it last year, the fruit had already grown, and it was still green and unripe. After taking a look at it, there is still nothing red, just a little bit bigger.
According to Sima Che, the restlessness in the lake was only discovered a few years ago, and the time when the spiritual energy recovered was likely at that time. The fat brother picked the fruit last year and ate one before. According to this calculation, the maturity period of the red fruit is at most 2 years.
This is the fruit, and the herbal medicine does not know, so it can only be collected first, and then tested and cultivated.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Yu told her the refining method of Qingjingchen, the formula of divine refining method, and his contempt for the form of whisk.
Xiao Zhai was amused when he heard it, and said, "You don't want to practice Fuchen, so what do you want to practice?"
"Refine this!"
He took out the jade box, and the two sapphire needles shone with a cold light, and said: "This needle is extremely fast and has strong penetrating power. Divine refining method, as long as we have good materials, we can refine it. As for the clean dust, we will try it out."
"Alright, I remember that there are ten thousand acres of peach blossom forests in Hekou Town, so go and have a look some other day." Xiaozhai has no objection, since Qingjingchen is not very practical, even if it is practiced, where the hell can we get rid of evil spirits
And speaking of this, she remembered something again, and said suddenly: "By the way, give me that seal."
"do what?"
Gu Yu didn't know why, so he passed the Taoist seal.
Xiao Zhai played with it for a while, and said with a smile: "This can also be refined, it must be very refreshing to use to smash people! There is also the Dao pattern on it, I always think it is a formation, so we need to study it carefully. Our current resources are not enough. There are many, and everything has to be squeezed out of value."
"..."
Well, he twitched the corner of his mouth, but was speechless.
Very quickly, the two of them formulated a short-term plan: focusing on seclusion and self-cultivation, supplemented by collecting materials. When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, it is estimated that the government will take action and find Gu Yu to develop Tianzhu Mountain and Mount Emei together.
They didn't forget that the stone wall at the Tianzhu Mountain node, similar to Tianshan Mountain, is a strange ore. There are also trees at the nodes of Mount Emei, which are extremely hard and have extraordinary toughness.
And the most important thing is that these are spiritual things, good materials for refining weapons.
…
The two stayed on the mountain for most of the day, and they returned to Phoenix Collection at dusk.
When Xiao Jin and Long Qiu came back from shopping, they waited and waited for no one to be seen. Gu Yu was in a hurry to cook, four dishes and one soup, three women and one man, just surrounded the kang table.
After dinner, Xiao Jin and Long Qiu went to the hotel by themselves, and Xiao Zhai stayed behind.
She looked quite serious, even more serious than when talking during the day, and said: "I went to my parents for dinner yesterday, and my mother told me that she just had a meeting and was going to be promoted by half a level. She is now the second in command , If you get promoted, you will be the top leader. My dad also said that the city leaders talked to him, and he will be promoted to a higher level soon."
"oh?"
Gu Yu frowned slightly, not because he had any objection to the promotion, but because of the subtle feeling behind it.
"They're not stupid. My recent disappearance must have something to do with me, but they didn't ask. But..."
Xiao Zhai sighed, and said: "They will know sooner or later, I don't dare to think now, what attitude will they have?"
"..."
Gu Yu was silent, there was no other way, the two of them seemed to be at peace with the government, but in fact they were fighting for mutual benefit. There are too many things that people can do, and if they make a random move, they will be at a disadvantage.
Xu Yi's parents are high-ranking officials, Xu Yi's relatives and wealth, equal attitude, responsive to requests, this is called soft corruption.
"Well, it seems that we need to deal less with the government. The more we contact, the more we will be involved. Whether we continue to cooperate in the future or tear ourselves apart, it will not be easy to deal with."
"Yeah, unless it is absolutely necessary, try not to look for them."
"What about building a residence and collecting medicinal materials?"
"Don't worry about that, there are also the Zeng family, the Lei family and the Yuan family..."
Gu Yu smiled and said, "We can't hide things like spiritual energy. It's okay for us to infiltrate a little bit. They will definitely be willing to help."
"Heh, you are forming a clique again and occupying the mountain as king."
"Hey, don't put a hat on, just protect yourself."