12dz Chapter 117: Looking for Grass
Chapter 117: Looking for Grass
Xu Cao brought them to the coast near the salt water cave.
He calculated the time, and then a magical scene happened before his eyes.
The entrance of the cave was clearly covered by sea water at first, but in just a short moment, the sea water receded.
When the sea water receded, a cave entrance that could accommodate less than four people was revealed.
Seeing the cave entrance revealed, Xu Cao turned to them and said, "This saltwater cave is quite deep and damp inside, so be careful when you go in. Also, get out as soon as you find the Snow Seven Grass. Don't linger, as sometimes the high tide isn't always on time; it can be early or late."
Hearing this, Rong Su nodded and looked at Shen Peiqing: "Let's go."
Shen Peiqing didn't say much and nodded slightly.
So Xu Cao stayed outside the cave entrance to guard it, while the three of them entered the salt water cave together.
It was dark and damp, filled with a strong smell of salt water, and even some strange smells, like drinking a can of bitter and salty overnight soup.
The taste makes the throat dry and uncomfortable.
Because this salt water cave is very large, it seems that the end of the darkness is very long, and the road inside is also rugged and uneven, making it very inconvenient to walk.
It was too quiet and they didn't talk much to each other. When Rong Su saw the stone, she remembered that he seemed to have been away for a long time yesterday.
"Shi Tou, where did you go yesterday?"
It was too quiet, and I wanted to find someone to talk to, so I asked casually.
Being suddenly asked about this, Shitou turned his head to look at Shen Peiqing, as if asking for his opinion on whether to answer Rong Su's question.
Rong Su also saw Shi Tou's actions and curled her lips, almost forgetting that Shi Tou was Shen Peiqing's lackey.
"Forget it, I don't really want to know now."
After hearing this, Shitou looked embarrassed and looked at Shen Peiqing with an expression of embarrassment and confusion.
Shen Peiqing saw this and calmly changed the subject: "What are the characteristics of Snow Seven Grass?"
Speaking of the characteristics of Snow Seven Grass, Rong Su thought for a moment before replying, "Its shape is similar to that of Sea Hibiscus, but Snow Seven Grass has seven petals, and the flower core is blue-purple. It is generally three or four inches long."
Shen Peiqing nodded to show that he understood, and then they fell silent again.
When they reached a fork in the road, Rong Su pointed to the right and said, "I'll go to the right, and you can look for it on the left."
But Shen Peiqing disagreed: "I'll go with you. Shitou, you go to the left."
Seeing Rong Su was about to say something, Shen Peiqing said first: "Have you forgotten what happened last night?"
When talking about the encounter with the killer last night, although Rong Su was still a little scared, she couldn't believe how dangerous this salt water cave could be. Uncle Xu Cao was still guarding outside, so the killer couldn't get in.
Feeling that Shen Peiqing was being overly worried, Rong Su waved her hand and said, "Alright. You guys go look over there. I'll look for it myself."
Rong Su didn't care whether Shen Peiqing agreed or not, and walked directly into the fork on the right.
Seeing that Rong Su was not being persuaded at all, Shen Peiqing felt helpless and a little angry. Shitou saw this and didn't know what to say. He asked in a low voice: "Master, are you going to chase Doctor Rong?"
He must have been mad at Rong Su for being so stubborn. He said coldly, "Why are you chasing her? Didn't she say she wanted to go alone?"
After saying this, Shen Peiqing walked to the left, with inexplicable anger all over his body.
Shi Tou knew his master's temper very well. As long as he was given some time, his master would calm down. Moreover, as a subordinate, he couldn't say anything about the matter between his master and Doctor Rong. He could only follow Shen Peiqing's pace silently.
After walking for a short distance, Shi Tou could clearly see that Shen Peiqing was not in good shape. He was distracted from time to time, and his cold face occasionally showed a hint of worry.
Seeing that Shen Peiqing was worried about Rong Su, Shitou said something: "Master, why don't you just follow him. Otherwise, you won't be at ease."
Even if he stayed focused like this, he still couldn't find the Snow Seven Grass. Of course, Shi Tou didn't dare to say this directly.
Shen Peiqing also had his moments of being upset, like now, and said in a cold and hard tone: "How could I be worried about her? She should have a taste of hardship so that she would understand that her stubborn character would definitely cause her great harm."
Shitou could clearly tell that Shen Peiqing's words were just angry words. He sighed inwardly and thought about what his master had asked him to do yesterday. He asked, "Master, why didn't you tell Doctor Rong that you wanted me to go find the village woman who deceived Doctor Rong and get the money back?"
Yesterday, Shitou followed Shen Peiqing's request and taught Aunt Lin, who had tried to deceive Rong Su, a lesson. He even took back the silver she had cheated him of.
Speaking of this, Shen Peiqing was silent for a while, and said in a cold voice: "There is no need to tell her."
He couldn't bear to see anyone bullying her in front of him. If it came to bullying, Rong Su could only be bullied by himself, not anyone else.
Shi Tou completely couldn't understand his master. He was clearly always thinking about Doctor Rong and often disregarded his own safety to save Doctor Rong, but he also wanted to push Doctor Rong away.
Perhaps love is a self-contradictory and worrying thing for everyone.
As they walked, Shi Tou saw Shen Peiqing suddenly stop.
"master?"
Shen Peiqing was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked back, saying softly, "You look here. I'll go look outside."
After hearing what Shen Peiqing said, Shi Tou reacted and couldn't help but smile. It seemed that the master was still worried about Doctor Rong.
On the other side, Rong Su kept looking around with an oil lamp, even the cracks in the stone wall were not missed, and she searched carefully and seriously.
However, after searching for a long time, there was still no trace of Snow Seven Grass. It could even be said that it was difficult to see even a single plant.
I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Is it true that not even a single snow grass survived in this season?
The worry only lasted a moment, and Rong Su cheered up and said firmly: "No. There will definitely be one. Snow Seven Grass grows in winter and spring. We will definitely find it!"
I was concentrating on searching and paying no attention to my surroundings when I suddenly heard some movement inside a stone.
There was a snapping sound, and Rong Su was startled. He raised the oil lamp towards that place and shone the light over there. He saw a small stone bouncing and falling from a slightly larger stone.
Rong Su breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the sound of a small stone falling to the ground. Seeing the slightly larger stone, she thought that some herbs also like to grow near stones, so she walked over with the oil lamp.
He squatted down, shone the oil lamp around, and with the help of the light, began to search.
He stretched out his hand to move the stone, but as soon as he moved the stone, something slipped out from inside.
Before she could see clearly, Rong Su's heart started beating wildly with fear and she let out a scream. After she saw clearly that it was a snake, she wanted to stand up to avoid the attack of the thing, but her foot kicked a stone and her center of gravity suddenly became unstable. She was about to fall to the ground.
The ground was covered with uneven, hard stones. Rong Su closed her eyes, expecting to get scratched.
But it was different from what I imagined. I didn't feel the hard ground, nor did I feel any pain. Instead, it felt soft and warm.
This realization shocked her and she immediately opened her eyes. In the dim firelight, she saw Shen Peiqing. At this moment, she fell into his arms, and he had one arm around her waist and back, and the other hand holding a long sword.
Looking along the sword again, she saw that the snake that had frightened her had been chopped into four pieces, and the ground was covered with blood.
"Rong Su, are you okay?" In the quiet and somewhat narrow space, his voice was exceptionally low, just like the chimes used by the musician to play music that she heard in the Zhongdu Palace in her previous life.
Her eyes were filled with surprise, perhaps because she had not yet recovered from the shock. Her gaze was fixed on Shen Peiqing's dark eyes. She saw a hint of worry in them. She was distracted for a moment, then Rong Su quickly came to her senses, reached out her hand to push Shen Peiqing away, and after she stood firm, she calmed down.
Then he glanced at Shen Peiqing, turned his head away, and said calmly, "Thank you."
This person has saved her so many times. It's really troublesome. How can she repay the favor?
Not knowing what Rong Su was worried about, Shen Peiqing was only worried about whether she had been bitten by a snake. He took a few steps closer to her and said anxiously, "I want to ask you, are you hurt?"
Hearing him ask this, Rong Su looked at her hands and didn't feel anything wrong, so she shook her head: "I'm not injured."
Knowing that she was not injured, Shen Peiqing felt a little relieved, and then slowly put away the sword in his hand.
At this moment, Rong Su remembered something and looked at him and asked, "Didn't I tell you to go look for Snow Seven Grass over there with Shitou?"
"If I don't come over, you will be bitten by a poisonous snake." Shen Peiqing stared at her, his eyes seemed to carry a hint of blame, and he didn't think there was a problem at all.
After hearing this, Rong Su was speechless. It was just a coincidence.
"Never mind. How's your search going over there?"
When Rong Su asked this, Shen Peiqing immediately replied, "It's not very good."
In fact, he didn't look for it seriously at all. He was worried that someone might be in danger, so he didn't look for Xueqicao carefully the whole time.
Shen Peiqing had mixed feelings in his mind, but Rong Su didn't know. She was just a little disappointed and began to worry that she would return empty-handed this time.
"Since you are here, let's look for it here. I think this cave seems to be quite deep. Maybe we can find it if we go inside." Rong Su looked into the depths of the cave, hoping that there would be Snow Seven Grass inside.
Shen Peiqing nodded, as long as this girl didn't drive him over there, it would be fine.
Then the two of them began to walk side by side into the depths of the cave.
After walking for a while, Shen Peiqing suddenly spoke, his tone as light as a cloud, but with sincerity: "I'm sorry."
Confused, Rong Su turned her head and glanced at him. Shen Peiqing saw her puzzled look and turned away. Looking at the darkness ahead, he said softly, "That time on the beach, you saved me at night. But I got angry with you."
He actually brought up that incident. After all, it had been a long time since then, and Rong Su had forgotten about it.
Seeing his guilty and sincere expression, Rong Su was not the type to dwell on such matters, so she waved her hand and said, "Since you have apologized so sincerely, I forgive you."
Seeing that she didn't care, Shen Peiqing was happy in his heart and curled his lips slightly: "Thank you."
Rong Su looked at Shen Peiqing strangely, wondering how this man could start to care about these things. She thought that this arrogant and indifferent man would not bow his head easily.
Just like last night, the more she couldn't understand this man, the more she stopped thinking about it. Rong Su now felt that the main task was to find Snow Seven Grass as soon as possible. After all, they didn't have much time left, and who knew when the sea water would start to rise.
After searching for a long time, Rong Su still found no trace of Snow Seven Grass. She was frustrated and felt bad.
At this time, footsteps were heard behind me.
Shen Peiqing quickly raised his sword and stood in front of Rong Su, staring coldly at the direction of the footsteps.
Seeing Shen Peiqing standing in front of her, Rong Su was a little surprised, and then she became alert and looked over there, thinking, could it be a killer?
As the footsteps got closer, the firelight also slowly approached. Just when Shen Peiqing was about to unsheathe the sword in his hand, he saw a stone appear in their field of vision.
Seeing that it was Shitou, Shen Peiqing retracted his sword. Rong Su looked at Shitou in confusion: "Why are you here?"
Shitou came over with an oil lamp and said with an embarrassed look on his face, "I've already reached the end of the road over there, and I didn't find any Snow Seven Grass, so I hurried over here to help you look for it."
So that's how it is. Rong Su nodded in sudden realization.
"Then let's look for it together." With that, Rong Su turned around and continued looking.
Shitou looked at Rong Su, then glanced at his master. After a moment's thought, he quietly approached Shen Peiqing and asked in a low voice, "Master, am I not disturbing you and Doctor Rong?"
Shen Peiqing glanced at Shitou and suddenly showed a knowing smile: "What do you think?"
Seeing that Shen Peiqing was obviously smiling but gave Shitou a cold feeling, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He couldn't help but laugh dryly and immediately lowered his head as if admitting his mistake.
Oh no! If he had known, he would have come later. The master seems unhappy.
Shitou mourned for himself in his heart.
Rong Su did not see the interaction between the master and servant. She was concentrating on finding Xue Qicao. She was so anxious because she was afraid that the mission would not be completed.
If Shen Peiqing's meridians are not fully recovered within a year, then her mission will fail and everything will return to the starting point.
This can't be done. No matter what, Shen Peiqing has to restore his meridians, and she must complete the task.
Shitou saw Rong Su searching for Xue Qicao so seriously and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Master, does Doctor Rong really have no feelings for you? She is really trying her best to find Xue Qicao."
Shen Peiqing naturally also saw that Rong Su had been very serious about healing his meridians. Shi Tou didn't know that he and Rong Su had made a deal, so it was normal for him to think so.
But he knew it himself, but even though he knew that she was so dedicated only for a purpose, for the sake of the deal, he was still happy, but there was also an intriguing feeling in his heart.
At this time, Rong Su seemed to have discovered something. He raised the oil lamp forward and actually saw a piece of Snow Seven Grass in the crevice of a stone. Although it was just a piece of Snow Seven Grass that was about to wither, it was still a usable Snow Seven Grass!
"Snow Seven Grass!"
After making this cry of surprise, Rong Su paid no attention to anything else and ran over to pick it up.
But the next second, Shen Peiqing saw several snakes near the Snow Seven Grass. He widened his eyes in fear and rushed over while shouting, "Rong Su! Be careful!"