Big Dipper Mountain, Alkaid Peak.
How many rabbits lived in the dense mountain forest? There were people who were curious about this question, but no one felt the need to clarify it. And now, this task fell to Lu Ping and Zi Mu.
"They are purposely making things difficult for us!" Zi Mu said. But his tone didn't have much resentment. To be honest, he never thought that he would actually be able to enter the North Style Academy. Compared to this, what was a little trouble in the North Style Academy? Not able to wholeheartedly train for a month? Even if he could wholeheartedly train for a month, he didn't think that he would be able to shine in a month.
He was more worried for Lu Ping. From what he saw, Lu Ping truly had the ability to shine in the Seven Star Trials and gain a good start. But now, he actually had to take care of the rabbits in the Alkaid Peak for a month.
"I don't believe that they really know how many rabbits there are on this mountain. I think they won't be able to confirm it even if I just randomly say a number. Eh … … Probably … … "Zi Mu didn't dare to be too sure. What if the North Style Academy had a powerhouse that could instantly count how many rabbits there were on this mountain?
"How about, just leave it to me! You go to the side and train. "Zi Mu hardened his heart and said. It was all thanks to Lu Ping that he was able to enter the North Style Academy. What was sacrificing himself to pave the way for Lu Ping's future in the North Style Academy? As for himself, being able to leave his name on the North Style Academy's Seven Star List was already extremely glorious, even if it was at the bottom.
"This way." In the end, Lu Ping answered him with this sentence and suddenly dashed to the left.
"Hey, didn't you hear what I said?" Zi Mu said as he followed. On the way here to look for rabbits, he had been nagging a lot. Could it be that Lu Ping didn't hear him?
Lu Ping who was dashing out had already stopped at this moment. Although Zi Mu's movements weren't as fast as Lu Ping's, the hearing brought by the 6th Celestial Layer Soul Cry was still rather sharp. When Lu Ping moved, he indeed heard the commotion over here. But when he rushed over to take a look, it was only two squirrels chasing each other on the ground. When they saw people approaching, they immediately climbed up a tree and stood on a branch to look at the two.
"Sigh … … This … …"
"This way!"
Just as Zi Mu was about to say something, Lu Ping shouted and rushed in another direction.
"Hey, can't you just listen to me?" Zi Mu muttered helplessly as he followed. When they finally caught up, Lu Ping saw that they did not miss anything this time. With a rabbit in each hand, he turned around with satisfaction and said to Zi Mu, "One."
"Brother …" Zi Mu said cautiously. "Are you really going to count all the rabbits on this mountain?"
"If not?" Lu Ping looked at Zi Mu in confusion.
Zi Mu was stunned. Looking at Lu Ping's eyes that did not have the slightest bit of hesitation, he could not help but reflect on himself. Was the reason why he was unable to reach a dazzling height in cultivation related to his fearful attitude? What about Lu Ping? It didn't matter if they were making things difficult for him or if the other party didn't know how many rabbits there were. If he really counted the number of rabbits in the entire mountain, would these problems still be considered problems?
"I understand … …" Zi Mu nodded his head.
"But, we can't possibly carry all the rabbits to ensure that we don't repeat the count." Zi Mu continued to say. He began to actively and seriously consider the matter of counting rabbits.
"You're right." Lu Ping nodded his head and looked around. "We have to find a place to gather these rabbits together and stop them from running around."
"This way, it will be more convenient to take care of them in the future." Zi Mu's eyes immediately lit up. If they were to be raised in captivity, the problem of taking care of the rabbits for a month would be much simpler and more convenient.
"A flatter place will be better." Lu Ping said.
"It's best if it's a pit." Zi Mu said.
"When we came over, there was such a place." Lu Ping said.
"I remember it too!" Zi Mu nodded his head vigorously.
Thus, the two of them turned back. Very quickly, they returned to a depression on the hillside that they passed by. At first glance, it did not seem very obvious because the area of the depression was not small.
"We still need to repair it." Zi Mu said after looking at it. The depression was not neat, and the rabbits could still easily jump out from many places. Otherwise, this large depression would have already trapped many small animals that did not fall into it.
"Then let's repair it!" Lu Ping said and immediately began to work. Zi Mu followed them enthusiastically. The edge of the entire low-lying land was either fenced or built to a certain height. After a few hours, it finally looked like it had been repaired.
"It's done," Lu Ping said confidently after he walked around the room and checked it again.
Zi Mu, who was sitting under a tree panting, blushed. He said that this rabbit pen was made by the two of them, but he was too embarrassed to admit it. With his body that had not fully recovered, he was already exhausted from rushing up the mountain. Repairing the rabbit pen was not of much help at all. He worked and rested, just like the Newcomer's Trial. Although he was not carried by Lu Ping, Zi Mu felt that it was not much different.
"How are you?" In the end, Lu Ping still cared about him. Zi Mu wanted to bang his head against the tree and kill himself.
"I'm fine." He replied.
"Hungry!" Lu Ping threw a large tree branch that he was carrying on his shoulder to the ground. Zi Mu looked at it and saw that there were still some unripe fruits on the branch.
"This … didn't someone plant this, right?" After learning from the rabbit's mistake, Zi Mu became more cautious. He did not want them to serve the fruit trees on Alkaid Peak for a month after eating this.
"Don't worry. I've asked a senior who was passing by. It's wild fruits." Lu Ping said. Of course, he had also considered Zi Mu's worries.
"Oh, that's good." Zi Mu said as he plucked two fruits from the branch. He looked at them but did not know what they were. After wiping them with his sleeve, he threw one to Lu Ping and took a bite.
"Pui!" Zi Mu spat it out after biting. It was sour and astringent. Not fully ripe was one of the reasons. But even if it was ripe, it would not be any better!
"This fruit is really …" Zi Mu was about to throw it away when he saw that half of the fruit in Lu Ping's hand had already been eaten.
"It doesn't taste good?" Lu Ping said as he took another bite.
"Uh … you …" Zi Mu did not know what to say. How could Lu Ping eat such a fruit? Could it be that he had the legendary Crippled Heaven Bloodline and did not have a Pivotal Soul? That was not right! Not having a Pivotal Soul did not mean that one did not have a sense of taste. It was not the same thing. Zi Mu, who was born in the Eastern Capital, was indeed knowledgeable. He even knew about the Crippled Heaven Bloodline. But this obviously could not explain why Lu Ping could calmly eat the fruit. This was not a lack of Pivotal Soul, but a lack of a sense of taste.
"How pitiful …" Zi Mu thought and felt that he should say something to comfort Lu Ping. In the end, he saw that Lu Ping had already finished eating the fruit in his hand. He bent down and plucked another one.
"It's sour and astringent." He said as he took another bite.
Zi Mu was stunned. So it was not that he did not have a sense of taste? But could he still eat it like this?
"But I have eaten many things that tasted worse than this," Lu Ping said with a smile.
Many things that tasted worse than this …
Zi Mu really could not say anything to comfort him. He could not imagine what kind of miserable life Lu Ping had experienced, but he could still smile as he recalled it.
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