The Taoist temple in the deep mountains is covered with wind and snow.

A stove was lit in the house, and the Taoist was warming himself up and eating persimmons. The fox next to him was also holding a piece of persimmons, and the fur on his hands was dyed red.

Lin Jue glanced at the fox from time to time.

The fox saw that the white fur on his hands had been dyed a little yellowish-red by the persimmons, which looked a bit like the color on his previous body. It was visibly startled, probably thinking that it had changed back again, until it thought of its former self.

Its legs were also black, and it didn't react until it saw the persimmons in front of it.

So he raised his paw, put it in front of his face and licked it.

"..."

Lin Jue couldn't help feeling helpless and said to it: "You are a fox, not a cat. Those outside are cats..."

When the fox heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head and stare at him.

Fourth Senior Brother is right——

For Lin Jue, Fuyao is a good person to practice communicating with birds and animals.

Not only because Fuyao was raised by Lin Jue since childhood, and the two have a deep relationship, Lin Jue can communicate with it without reaching the state of being in harmony with the creatures of heaven and earth in the "Method of Gathering Beasts and Regulating Birds", but also because Fuyao is far better than the one on the mountain.

Ordinary birds and animals are smarter and have more complex thoughts. In this kind of communication, more complex information can be conveyed.

But after all, it can't speak.

Even though it may have initially acquired the IQ to speak human language, it has not yet refined its crossbones.

Lin Jue could only understand the general meaning.

But as the fourth senior brother said -

Some of it relies on magic, some of it relies on guesswork.

Guessing can also be said to be feeling.

As for this ratio, it only depends on the individual's luck.

Then again, isn’t communication between people partly based on listening and partly based on guessing?

The fox looked at him for a long time, obviously stunned.

"嘤?"

"You are indeed a fox, not a cat."

"Woo?"

"We are not foxes, we are Taoist priests."

"嘤?"

"You are not a Taoist priest, you are a fox."

"嘤?"

"You are called a fox."

The Taoist in the room seemed to be talking to himself. If anyone down the mountain saw him, they would probably find it strange.

But the Taoist is always patient.

The fox, on the other hand, was speechless by what he said. He lay on the ground holding the persimmons for a long time and seemed to be thinking, but he didn't come up with a result. He had to shake his head, abandon the distracting thoughts, and continue to eat the persimmons with his head down.

One person and one fox often glanced outside the house.

Outside the house, the north wind was blowing snow again, and the wind was whining. In the middle, there were the sounds of swords waving through the air, the sounds of jumping and the sounds of women's gasps and shouts.

The junior sister is dancing the sword in the courtyard.

Compared with the graceful and graceful sword dance she learned with her third senior brother in the first half of this year, the sword moves at this time are stronger and the rhythm has changed. It seems that the most basic moves are still those, but they are undoubtedly much more powerful.

Now both of them have learned the Qingdan Sword.

It's just that they have different strengths, flexibility and flexibility. Over the course of a few months, they gradually learned their own styles.

Lin Jue wants to open and close more.

The younger junior sister was somewhat influenced by the sword dance taught to her by the three senior brothers before, or it may be an active fusion. The sword moves and body skills are more elegant and agile, which can be regarded as compensation for her own strength.

At this time, in the courtyard outside the door, the woman was sliding through the wind and snow in the sky. The tip of her sword pierced the goose feathers and crossed two feet in an instant. Anyone in front of her was stabbed to death by her.

However, the woman immediately stopped her momentum, united her waist and abdomen, and turned around. After sweeping the sword, she instantly thrust another sword behind her. The force of this sword was so great that the long sword actually collapsed with a sword sound.

This is good, there are people behind me who may also be impaled to death.

Lin Jue scratched his head, wondering what this little junior sister was doing so hard, practicing swordplay on a snowy day.

And she is unbeatable every day.

Just like road construction work, no matter how strong the wind, rain, thunder, snow, or hail, you have to go.

Lin Jue even suspected that she would stop and quietly practice her sword while building roads.

It made him a little stressed

He shook his head and continued to eat the cake and watch the sword.

In comparison, Lin Jue still preferred the sword dance in the first half of the year. It was full of peach blossoms and pine flowers, with people floating like fairies and swords dancing in the wind. It was more enjoyable to watch.

…

In the sound of sword dancing, spring begins in the world.

Once the snow melts, all things flourish.

The spring breeze blew the peach blossoms and azaleas from the back mountain into the Taoist temple, and they flew in the temple along with the wind from the long sword.

"The mountains behind are blooming."

Lin Jue walked to the courtyard, raised his head and looked back.

The junior sister had changed from the heavy cotton-padded clothes in winter to a lighter Taoist robe. She took a step forward and stabbed forward. The immortal opened the way. It seemed that she could feel the chill even from a distance between the sword edge and Lin Jue.

And when she heard her senior brother speaking, she stopped. A foreign sword flower put away her sword, blushed, and said to Lin Jue seriously:

"Yes, they are all in full bloom. You can pick peach blossoms and make wine for Third Brother to drink. When the peach blossoms bloom, they will become pine flowers."

"Why are you so diligent?"

"Anyway, there is nothing to do." said the junior sister, "When can we make some delicious food and go sit on the mountain to enjoy the flowers like we did last year?"

It's not like you have nothing to do every day.

Lin Jue was thinking this in his mind, but he looked at the pine needles that had just grown out of the ancient pine trees in the courtyard.

"It's delicious..."

"Yeah, just like last year!"

"Let me think of what to do."

"!"

"By the way, junior sister, do you know what pine needles are used for?"

"What's it used for? Can it sting people?" the junior sister said, and then thought about it, "I seem to have heard from the second or fifth senior brother that if you can't see at night, you can boil water with pine needles. Drinking it can cure night blindness."

"Close."

"What?"

"If you can find a jar that can be sealed, wash the pine needles, put them in, and add mountain spring water. Oh, yes, it would be better to add sweet springs from the mountains. Then seal the jar with mud and let it sit for a few days.

The water will become water with air and bubbles when you drink it.”

"Water with air and bubbles?"

"It tastes very good." Lin Jue couldn't help but smile as he said, "Add some sugar and honey to it and it will be even better, especially suitable for summer."

The little junior sister was a little confused at first and couldn't imagine what water with air and bubbles tasted like, but she had unconditional trust in her senior brother when it came to eating and drinking. When her senior brother's eyes lit up, she also lit up.

"Leave it to me!"

He was even a little excited.

"There must be a jar like this at Third Brother or Fifth Brother. I'll make it!" said the younger Junior Sister. "I also know where there is honey. I'll steal some!"

"Don't get stung!"

"It's okay!"

It's not that I can't, but it doesn't matter.

When Lin Jue heard this, he didn't trust her to go alone. Seeing that she had already left the door while she was talking, he quickly followed her.

Is this little girl so resolute?

The two walked through the forest, and the fox jumped among the mountains.

Not long after, the two of them arrived at a cliff at Tianmen Peak. The younger junior sister pointed to a large piece of honeycomb hanging on the stone wall above her head and said to him, "That's what contains honey."

"How did you know?"

"I was passing by while building a road." After the younger junior sister explained, she asked him worriedly, "Senior brother, are you completely familiar with the 'gathering of beasts and adjusting birds'?"

"We've already entered the house."

"Then I'm relieved." Junior Sister nodded, "I'll climb up and steal it later. If you are discovered, they won't sting you."

"This doesn't work."

"Why?"

This spell is only useful when a Taoist has no evil thoughts towards mortal creatures. If you come to steal someone's honey at this time, how can you expect to prevent others from stinging you by relying on this peaceful spell?

Lin Jue was too lazy to explain to her, waved his hand and said:

"Don't worry about it. Go get it. We'll continue below. Be careful not to fall."

"rest assured!"

After finishing speaking, the junior sister rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the stone wall.

The stone wall is nearly vertical and difficult to climb.

But the junior sister is now very good at climbing mountains.

I saw that she first found the cracks and protrusions in the stone wall, and quickly climbed up for a while. After that, there was nothing to borrow strength from, so she found a point on the mountain to borrow strength, and soon she arrived in front of the hive.

The little junior sister lowered her head and looked at the person below her, made a gesture, and took out the kitchen knife from her arms.

Cut it with one knife!

Below, Lin Jue held a package made of banana leaves and caught it accurately.

How could such a big movement go undetected?

Lin Jue immediately heard the sound from above.

"Buzz buzz..."

The sound is getting louder and louder.

Lin Jue looked up -

The bees came out in large numbers, and a dark cloud appeared near the hive. However, my little junior sister kept her posture hanging on the stone wall, her body quickly petrified, and soon turned into a wall-hanging stone sculpture.

"Buzzing..."

The bees circled around her and even stood on her body. They couldn't find anything to sting, so they immediately flew downwards.

"?"

Lin Jue couldn't help but look at the fox.

The fox also turned to look at him.

"What are you waiting for? Why don't you run quickly?"

"Woo?"

"Just run!"

Lin Jue urged Fuyao to leave, but he didn't run away. He just put down the honey and burrowed into the big tree next to him.

There are old and big trees everywhere on Yishan Mountain.

The figure of the Taoist disappeared immediately.

This can also be regarded as the use of magic.

The good news is that Lin Jue has now achieved some success in practicing the wood escape method and can breathe in the trees. Moreover, this spell requires almost no mana. In theory, he can stay in the trees for as long as he wants.

But now, after hiding in the tree, his hearing and vision are still blurry. He can only see vague shadows and hear vague sounds. He can see and hear large things and movements, but not small ones. More is needed at this point.

Long-term practice.

So he didn't know what was happening outside.

Only an extremely faint sound could be heard, buzzing, as if coming from a far away place, or it might be the sound of the wind or the shaking of the branches and leaves of the tree.

After a long time, I heard the sound.

"Brother Shi..."

He was slurred, as if he was speaking in a far away urn.

Lin Jue then walked out of the tree.

The world in front of my eyes and ears became clear in an instant. I saw the mountains and forests blooming, the sun shining on the stone mountains, a figure with its back turned to look around. I heard the sound of the wind and the still subtle buzzing, and of course, that unclear shout.

Senior brother's voice.

This spell is really useful.

Lin Jue looked back at the ancient tree and was very satisfied.

"Brother Shi..."

The sound is a little louder, but why can't I hear it clearly?

"here!"

Lin Jue picked up the honey and shouted.

The junior sister turned around, her face was already swollen, but she looked unconcerned:

"Brother Shi, are you hiding in Zhai Suri?"

"Yeah, how did you get stung like this?"

"I'm sorry! I originally thought that if I turned into a stone I wouldn't be stung, but I turned into a stone and waited for a long time, and they didn't even bother..." the junior sister came over and said.

"It's okay, there is fifth senior brother here."

"I didn't expect that too much!"

"Let's go..."

"Is it enough? Not enough for my village to steal..."

"Enough is enough!"

“Xi wow tastes delicious~”

The little junior sister took the honey and banana leaves from his hand.

Lin Jue thought about it and said, "Speaking of which, I seem to have seen turtle dove leaves on the way here."

"What kind of cat is Turtle Dove Paper?"

"Have you never eaten turtle dove tofu? It is also called fairy tofu and Guanyin tofu."

"No..."

The little junior sister turned to look at him while holding the honey and walking away.

"Turtle dove leaves are the leaves of a kind of wild grass. Wash them, smash them and rub them into pulp. Filter them out with gauze, add a little plant ash water, and leave them for a while, and they will turn into something like tofu." Lin Jue also walked.

While trying his best to describe it to her, "It tastes more like a kind of herbal cold cake. It can be mixed with soy sauce and vinegar to make it savory, or it can be mixed with honey and osmanthus to make it sweet."

"What is Chao Ben Niang cake?"

"It's similar to Guiling Gao and Shaoxiancao."

"What is Guiling Gao Shao Xian Chao?"

"..."

Lin Jue had forgotten——

Maybe these days there are already snacks such as Turtle Paste, Shao Xiancao and Turtle Dove Tofu, but my junior sister was born in a rural area and lived a very hard life, but she may not have eaten them.

And even if such snacks exist, they should be more common in prosperous places like Beijing.

"It's okay, I'll cook it for you."

"So cute!"

The junior sister nodded and said.

The two of them walked back with the honey, when a white shadow flashed beside them, but a demon fox jumped out of nowhere, leaped nearly two feet away as if it was weightless, and walked back with them.

From time to time, he turned his head and glanced at the junior sister curiously.

Think about who this person is...
Chapter completed!