Chapter 11 The little thief who stole the spiritual fruit
Time flies by like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, Xu Yang has been taking care of the Lingcao Garden for a month.
The headmaster of the Wood Spirit Academy conducted the first internal assessment of the performance of the new disciples. Because of Xu Yang's good performance, he was assigned a new daily task to take care of the spiritual orchard.
The person who came to take over the task of Xuyang Lingcao Garden was a new female disciple named Zhu Liuqing. After introducing the mission of Lingcao Garden to Zhu Liuqing in detail, Xu Yang arrived at the new mission location, Lingguo Garden.
The spiritual fruit garden is a place where various spiritual fruits are cultivated and grown. Spiritual fruits have different functions and are divided into three major categories. The first category is for alchemy materials; the second category is for healing, detoxifying and other special effects; the third category is for daily consumption of spiritual fruits, either directly or by making wine, which can not only satisfy the appetite of the tongue, but also compensate for a small amount of mana.
The orchard under Xu Yang's care cultivates spiritual fruits for daily consumption. Because the yield of this type of fruit is high, caregivers can eat a small amount of it themselves, which is also a benefit.
There is a kind of spiritual fruit called "Drunken Peach" in the spiritual fruit garden, which is specially suitable for consumption with fine wine. Now, it is the season when the "Drunken Peach" is ripe. This was an extra surprise for Xu Yang. As the saying goes, there are ten drinkers and ten foodies. Xu Yang never resists delicious food.
On this day, Xu Yang saw a few abandoned fruit pits in the corner of the orchard. They had obviously been thrown away shortly after eating. Who stole the fruit? After carefully checking the defense restrictions of the orchard, no signs of damage were found, which made Xu Yang a little confused.
He hid in the darkness of the orchard and monitored it for three consecutive days, but did not find any unusual movement.
The temperature has been very high these days, and Xu Yang also felt a little tired after lurking in the orchard for three consecutive days. I found a ventilated open space in the orchard, spread out a mat, and lay on the mat with my bare feet to enjoy the cool air.
I looked up and saw a few red "drunk peaches", so I picked them. Then he took out a jar of "Eighteen Drops" of fine wine brought from home and drank it alone.
This "drunken flat peach" is not only sweet and refreshing, but the unique spiritual power contained in it is delicate and moist, which greatly increases the taste and pleasure of drinking.
"Good wine! Good fruit!" Xu Yang couldn't help but said after taking a few sips of the wine and the peaches.
Xu Yang drank alone, and unknowingly drank half of the jar of Shibatui. Maybe I was too tired these past few days, so I fell asleep lying next to the wine jar. The wine jar was accidentally knocked over by Xu Yang, and the wine overflowed, filling the garden with the aroma of wine.
Xu Yang gradually fell asleep.
In the dream, his father invited him over for a drink, and the father and son drank happily. Xu Yang returned to his bed after being half drunk. In the early morning, Xu Yang's puppy "Ah Huang" licked himself awake from his sleep...
Xu Yang opened his eyes and felt something furry and itchy on the soles of his bare feet. Taking a closer look, he saw a small yellow weasel sleeping soundly at his feet.
Xu Yang reached out and grabbed the little guy's round ears. I saw the little guy coming to a bear stand, his body swaying like a drunken man, and his small black pearl-like eyes were full of drunkenness. As soon as Xu Yang let go, there was a snap, and the little guy fell asleep next to the wine jar again. Around the little guy, several "Drunk Peach" cores were scattered on the ground.
"Haha. I couldn't find anything even after wearing iron shoes. It took no effort to get here. The little thief not only ate the fruit but also drank my wine." As he said this, he reached out and caught the little guy.
Xu Yang observed the beast carefully. The little beast has a slender body and a round head, making it very cute. The coat color is very similar to the puppy "Ahuang" raised by Xu Yang's family, and Xu Yang fell in love with it at first sight.
"This little guy is not an ordinary little beast, it is actually a spiritual beast." Xu Yang's consciousness moved and he discovered that there were spiritual power fluctuations in this little guy's body.
"I wonder what talent this little guy has, but he looks very cute."
After taking back the little beast, he made a special detour to Zongneifang City to buy a spirit beast cage and a talisman for the spirit beast to identify its owner. He put the little beast into the spirit beast cage and brought it back to his residence.
Back at his residence, Xu Yang prepared to identify the little beast as its spiritual beast. Xu Yang consulted the relevant books on how spiritual beasts recognize their masters. There are two ways for a spirit beast to recognize its owner. One is to use force to subdue the spiritual beast and forcefully recognize its master. Second, raising spiritual beasts since childhood will make them dependent on their masters when they grow up and voluntarily recognize their masters. Both methods must be carried out when the spirit beast is awake. Otherwise, the communication between the two spirits will not be smooth and the recognition of the master will fail.
Since the little beast was not raised by Xu Yang, Xu Yang decided to use force to subdue it. The little beast woke up and found that he was locked in a cage, and saw Xu Yang staring at it, grinning dissatisfiedly at Xu Yang.
Seeing the little beast like this, Xu Yang pointed a finger at the little beast in the cage and said: "Little thief, you ate the fruits in the spiritual orchard and drank my wine. What? What are you doing now?" You still want to bite me! I will make you my spiritual pet today as compensation!" Xu Yang said bluffingly.
After saying that, he took out a talisman specially used to identify the owner, and dropped a drop of his blood on the talisman. The talisman suddenly glowed with bursts of red light. With the auxiliary function of the talisman and using spiritual consciousness to forcibly subdue the beast, you are done.
Xu Yang held the talisman in his right hand and was about to open the cage door with his left hand.
When the little beast saw this, he suddenly became nervous and the hair on his body stood up. I saw golden aura flashing around him. Turning around suddenly, he opened his mouth and bit into a cage bone on the spirit beast cage. The restriction on the spirit beast cage was triggered, and circles of silver runes flashed, creating a powerful binding force invisibly.
But unexpectedly, the little beast also emitted bursts of spiritual power fluctuations at the same time, and transformed into the same circles of silver runes. In an instant, the two runes fluctuated and merged, then disappeared without a trace.
Looking at the little beast again, a sharp tooth bit into the cage bone. With a click, the cage bones made of fine steel broke. Immediately afterwards, he got out of the spirit beast cage. .
The little beast glared at Xu Yang, and wisps of silver arcs shot out from its hair. Opening his mouth, a ball of electricity the size of a fist shot out of his mouth and headed straight for Xu Yang's door.
All happened in a flash of lightning. Xu Yang instinctively poured mana into his fists, and then quickly used his fists to protect his face.
With a bang, the electric ball hit Xu Yang's fists. There was a crackling sound, and the electric ball turned into an arc and disappeared without a trace. Xu Yang felt a sharp pain in his fists, like fire, and he stumbled backwards, almost falling.
The sudden attack from the little beast surprised Xu Yang.
Xu Yang jumped up and reached out to grab the little beast. Unexpectedly, the little beast's movement and dexterity were much higher than Xu Yang's, and his several attempts failed one after another.
It's all my fault for being careless, not understanding the strength of this beast, and rashly claiming its master. Xu Yang felt guilty.
However, the little beast did not run away. It stood on the spirit beast cage with its legs like a human being. Its right hand was clenched into a small fist and raised high, waving towards Xu Yang. There was also a "squeaky" sound coming from his mouth.
Seeing this little beast actually demonstrating to me, I felt angry and happy at the same time. Thinking about it in his mind, he realized that this little beast was actually somewhat intelligent, which made him even more lovable. If force is not enough, it is better to use wisdom.
Xu Yang pushed forward with his left palm and said, "Wait a minute, I just saw you use the Thunderbolt Ball, and you are really wise and powerful. I, Xu Yang, have always liked to meet heroes, so why don't we be friends."
As he spoke, he took out a wine gourd containing eighteen drops from his arms. He unscrewed the stopper of the gourd with a snap and handed it to the little beast. Then he deliberately shook it in front of the little beast's eyes, and a few drops of eighteen splashed out, and the alluring aroma of wine suddenly wafted out.
The little beast smelled the aroma of wine and sniffed it. The two small black pearl-like eyes stared straight at the wine gourd in Xu Yang's hand, and a stream of saliva flowed out of the corner of his mouth.
Xu Yang took a sip himself and deliberately made a "bah" sound in his mouth. Then he handed the wine gourd to the little beast.
The little beast stretched out his arms, hugged the wine gourd, and drank two big mouthfuls.
"Good drink, come again."
"Your Excellency is indeed wise and powerful."
“True hero.”…
In Xu Yang's words of praise, one person and one beast, just like this, you took a sip and I drank from each other.
After a while, the little beast started to shake his head a little while drinking.
"Let's be brothers, and we'll have wine together from now on," Xu Yang said.
Hearing what Xu Yang said, the little beast actually nodded.
Xu Yang stretched out the little finger of his right hand and said: "A gentleman's words will make it difficult for four horses to catch up."
The little beast stretched out his right hand, grasped Xu Yang's little finger, and shook it vigorously.
There are not so many friends in the world. If there are more drunkards, there will be more friends...
The next day, inside Xu Yang’s residence.
Xu Yang held a "Drunk Flat Peach" in his right hand, took a bite himself, and then handed it to the little beast on his shoulder to take a bite. The two of them have become friends who share blessings.
"You like eating flat peaches so much, so I'll name you "Peach"."
The little beast took a bite of the "Drunken Flat Peach" and nodded.
A few days later, Xu Yang and Xiaoshou became more and more familiar. This beast is a thunder-attributed spiritual beast, and it also has the ability to transform into a restricted area. It can freely enter and exit the restricted areas of the Spirit Orchard without being discovered. Thunder-attributed spiritual beasts are very rare, and coupled with this unheard-of talent, Xu Yang is extremely fond of this beast.
Xu Yang did not force "Pan Tao" to recognize his master, the two of them had already communicated extremely smoothly. Because they are now drinking buddies. When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups are too little, and all the drunkards in the world are of the same family.
Unless there are many people or formal occasions, Xu Yang will let "Pan Tao" hide in the spiritual pet bag and stay with him at ordinary times. From then on, Xu Yang had a "weasel"-looking follower beside him.
Cultivators all like to keep spiritual pets, mainly because they can be used as important combat power in battles. Because "Pan Tao" has an unattractive appearance, it did not attract the attention of other fellow disciples.