Lu Chen saw Su Qingjun at the entrance of the Meadow Garden. That day, she was wearing a green silk dress and carrying a long sword on her back. She was young and beautiful like a blooming flower in the deep mountains, and people could not help but look at her.
Even after the disaster, many people were busy coming and going, but there were still many young male disciples who stole glances at her standing beside Lin Sheng. Every handyman disciple who came in a hurry to report the damage looked like they could not wait to stay in front of her for a moment longer. It was good to be closer to her.
However, at this time when everyone had something to do and their feet did not touch the ground, Su Qingjun stood quietly by the side, not talking or working, which seemed a little strange. But it seemed that everyone who passed by thought it was natural, and no one had any objections. Perhaps no one wanted to be nosy, or most people thought that young and beautiful girls were born with special privileges?
When it was Lu Chen's turn, he walked in front of Lin Sheng and whispered his name and the location of the spiritual field. Su Qingjun looked over for the first time, and her eyes fell on Lu Chen's face.
Lin Sheng flipped through the scroll in his hand and nodded. "You have the Red Ambergris. What's the situation?"
"It's gone," Lu Chen said honestly.
"Gone?" Lin Sheng frowned, and Su Qingjun's face also darkened.
"Yes, it's gone." Lu Chen repeated himself and said, "When I went over to take a look, the spirit field didn't suffer any damage, but the Red Ambergris in the field had disappeared without a trace. All that was left was a dug hole."
At this point, Lu Chen paused and seemed to ponder for a moment before continuing, "There are a few indistinct footprints of wild beasts in the spirit fields. It's possible that after the earthquake last night destroyed the surrounding high walls and defensive formations, those beasts snuck in and stole them."
Lin Sheng snorted, and his face did not look good. He picked up the brush in his hand and drew a line on the scroll. Lu Chen clearly saw that it was on the line of the Red Ambergris, and he erased it completely.
Of course, Lu Chen understood what this action meant, but at the same time, he also saw that there were five or six similar scratches on the scroll. He couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously said in surprise, "You actually stole so many?"
Lin Sheng wanted to say something but stopped. Perhaps he remembered that his identity and the insignificant handyman disciple in front of him were worlds apart, so he did not bother to say more. He just waved his hand and said, "Go to the high wall and help now. Make sure the hole is repaired before dark."
Lu Chen nodded and turned to leave. When he walked past Su Qingjun, he stopped and looked at her.
Then, he shrugged at her, spread his hands, and smiled helplessly.
Although Su Qingjun looked unhappy, she did not vent her anger on Lu Chen. She just nodded at him and did not say anything. After a moment of silence, she turned and walked away.
Lu Chen looked at the pretty figure walking away and shook his head. He then went to the high wall at the edge of the grass garden and was ordered to repair the wall. As he picked up the bricks on the ground, he whispered to himself, "It's so good to be young and beautiful. I don't even have to carry bricks."
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After dark, people went home one after another, like birds and beasts returning to their nests at dusk. The power of rules in the Kunlun Sect, which had existed for five thousand years, was vividly demonstrated. Even such a sudden earthquake could not change the rules of the Kunlun Sect that had been passed down since ancient times.
A black shadow sneaked out of the night, limping but agile. It ran all the way to the outside of Lu Chen's house. It first crouched at the door and found that there was light in the house but no one opened the door. Then it sniffed around and went to the back of the house. Sure enough, everyone was busy with other things and no one had the time to repair the house.
The small dog hole was still there.
The black shadow suddenly became happy and then shrunk its head and rubbed against the inside. Not long after, it got in.
But before it could heave a sigh of relief, it suddenly felt a gust of wind around it, and then its vision went black. A bag like thing covered its head, then its entire body, and with a swoosh, it was lifted upside down. It heard someone scolding, "How dare you come back, you might as well eat dog stew today!"
"Woof woof woof woof …" There was a series of whining and angry roars from the cloth bag. It seemed that the black dog was very angry and very angry.
Lu Chen, who was standing, was unmoved. He smiled and threw the cloth bag to the ground, then stepped on it twice and said, "You're so capable that you've learned to be a thief."
The big cloth bag on the ground twisted and rolled. After a while, Atsu struggled to climb out of it. Then, it barked happily and shook its body vigorously. Suddenly, a cloud of dust was seen flying.
"Hey, hey, hey …" Lu Chen waved his hand in the air and said a little angrily, "Stop shaking. Where have you been all day? Why are you covered in dust?"
"Woof woof!" Ah-Tu barked.
Lu Chen looked at it and suddenly smiled. He suddenly bent down and reached out his hand, but this time, he grabbed Atsu's neck and lifted it up. Atsu struggled in his hand and barked repeatedly. However, just as it was about to show its white fangs to intimidate Lu Chen, it heard Lu Chen say,
"Open your mouth again and I'll stew you."
Ah-Tu immediately closed his mouth so tightly that not even the slightest gap could be seen, let alone his sharp teeth.
Lu Chen snorted and grabbed it to sit on the bed. He pressed the dog's head and stared into its eyes, saying, "Tell me, how many things did you steal from the Fragrance Garden?"
Atsu shook its head repeatedly. It looked determined and righteous!
"Where did I put the pot for stew?"
"Woof!"
Atsu made a prompt decision. It barked and jumped off the bed, wagging its tail at Lu Chen. Then, it stretched out its leg and pointed under the table next to it.
"Hmm?" Lu Chen looked at the black dog suspiciously. He walked over and pushed the table away. He took a closer look and saw that there was a piece of soil under the table that was originally in the shadow. It was different from the surrounding soil.
Lu Chen looked at Atsu. Atsu was sitting next to him, sticking out its tongue and wagging its tail. Its eyes were shining.
After thinking for a while, Lu Chen flipped his palm and a black dagger appeared in his hand. He did not care that the sword was covered in dust. He directly stabbed the dagger into the ground. Immediately, the soil flew everywhere. Not long after, he dug out a small hole and found a flower stem in the soil. There was a dark yellow flower on it.
As soon as this strange dark yellow flower was taken out of the soil, a strange smell spread out. It was difficult to distinguish between the fragrance and the smell. In short, it was an indescribable smell.
Lu Chen stared at it for a moment. Then, he snorted and said, "'Anemone', you have good taste. You won't die from eating it!" As he said this, he raised his head and stared at Atsu. He said, "What else?"
Atsu shook its head like a rattle drum.
"My pot …"
"Woof!" Atsu extended its leg and pointed at the bottom of the bed.
"…"
…
After working for a while, there were holes everywhere in the small room. Finally, there were a total of six kinds of spirit herbs on the table. They lay quietly under the dim candlelight.
"Sit down!" Lu Chen sat at the table and shouted at Atsu with a stern expression.
Atsu ran over and squatted at his feet. It rubbed its head against Lu Chen's leg.
Lu Chen was not moved at all. With a cold expression, he pointed at Atsu and said, "Do you know what you did today?"
"Woof …" Atsu's ears perked up and it tilted its head. It looked confused.
"Stealing public property at the expense of public interests!" Lu Chen looked at the black dog with disdain and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a shameless dog."
"Woof …" Atsu barked again.
Lu Chen snorted. His expression eased up a little. At the same time, he lowered his voice and said, "Listen, we're on Mount Kunlun. If you're seen or discovered by others stealing spirit herbs, you'll be dead. I won't be able to save you even if I wanted to. Do you understand?"
Atsu shrank its head.
"Don't do this again!" Lu Chen frowned and looked at it sternly.
Atsu hesitated for a moment and then nodded. It extended its head and gently rubbed Lu Chen's knee.
Lu Chen turned around and looked at the valuable spiritual herbs and spiritual materials on the table. At a glance, almost all of them were at least two-vein spiritual herbs, and there was even a precious three-vein spiritual herb. He couldn't help but frown and say, "As for how to deal with these spiritual herbs …"
Atsu jumped up and ran towards the door. It then straightened its body and fiddled with the door latch. It looked like it was going to turn in the public property. At the same time, it heard the second half of Lu Chen's sentence.
"… It's not safe to hide them in this house."
Ah-Tu's body stiffened, and then he ran back as if nothing had happened. He wagged his tail at Lu Chen, and his dog eyes shone with the light of a "confidant", as if he was telling Lu Chen that "great minds think alike"!
Lu Chen pondered for a moment and said to himself, "I'd better put them there. Otherwise, if someone finds out that these spirit herbs are here, we will be in big trouble."
Having made up his mind, he pulled the cloth bag on the ground and swept all the spirit herbs on the table into it. Atsu followed beside him, stretching its two front legs and lying on the table, looking at it eagerly. Lu Chen glanced at it and said, "You want to go in too?"
"Woof!"
"Okay, come here." Lu Chen waved his hand.
Ah-Tu immediately ran over happily and jumped onto Lu Chen's body. Lu Chen smiled, he grabbed the sack tightly and suddenly pressed his hand on his chest. At that moment, the world spun, light and shadow blurred. A moment later, they had already fallen into that mysterious and ancient tree hole.
Lu Chen stood up, poured out the spirit herbs from the cloth bag and identified them one by one. After looking at most of them, he put them aside. Only when he got the last spirit herb that was as thick as a baby's arm, white and tender in color, and shaped like a lotus root, he was stunned for a moment and shook his head.
"'Black Mud Lotus' … This thing can't be separated from water. Otherwise, the spiritual energy will dissipate in a short time." He glanced at Atsu and said angrily, "The pond where this thing was planted is not shallow. How did you dig this thing out?"
He didn't care about Atsu's reaction. He frowned and thought for a moment. He seemed to be a little hesitant, but in the end, he still picked up the Black Mud Lotus and walked to the edge of the puddle in the center of the tree hole.
When the Black Mud Lotus sank into the water and fell silently, the ripples spread out, disturbing the reflection of Lu Chen's face. Vaguely, the cluster of black flames in the depths of the water seemed to tremble slightly.
After a moment, the Black Mud Lotus fell into the puddle near the cluster of black flames.
The water rippled and finally calmed down.
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