My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 4 Magic
The white mist surged into his body, and Chen Ling was startled to realize that he was now in a soul state.

However, his own soul not only accepted all the white mist, but also had a strange desire for it, actively absorbing it.

He had never encountered anything like this before and was instinctively drawn to the magical scene before him.

As the white mist surged in, Chen Ling's soul felt warm and cozy, like soaking in a hot spring on a winter's day.

Soon, the white mist was completely consumed and absorbed by Chen Ling.

Chen Ling felt refreshed and invigorated all over, as if he had been cleansed from the inside out.

I felt like I had become several years younger.

"so comfortable!"

Chen Ling couldn't help but let out a soft moan, clenching his hands to feel the abundant power and the real touch.

I discovered that my soul was almost indistinguishable from that of a real person.

"Sun and Moon Grotto..."

"What an amazing place!"

"Could this white mist be the legendary celestial aura?"

While I was making guesses, my eyes were drawn to the scene after the white mist dissipated.

Standing in front of the stone tablet and looking back, there was a lush forest with all sorts of strange and unusual trees, many of which Chen Ling had never seen before.

A tree-lined path winds its way through the woods, leading deep into the forest, creating a secluded and elegant atmosphere.

Chen Ling walked a few steps along the path and saw a thatched hut not far away.

This startled him, and he was somewhat surprised.

"Could it be that there are other people here?"

After a short while, we arrived at the thatched hut and looked up to see a plaque hanging in front of the hut.

The plaque bore the four characters "Sun and Moon Cottage," written in the same mysterious script, the meaning of which Chen Ling already understood.

However, the hut was clearly uninhabited.

There were only a few simple furnishings: a futon and a bamboo bed.

All that was left was a very old-fashioned hoe and two straw hats.

The hoe was made of some kind of hard stone, gray and heavy, and Chen Ling couldn't lift it with one hand.

"This might be the cave dwelling of some immortal."

Chen Ling thought to himself.

After looking around the hut again and finding nothing, he left the hut and walked deeper into the wooded path.

After about two or three hundred meters, a stream appeared in front of Chen Ling, flowing across the forest.

The stream was crystal clear, much clearer than the mountain springs outside the village.

I scooped up a handful of stream water and drank it; it was refreshingly sweet and delicious, and my soul felt warm and cozy again.

It felt similar to the sensation of white mist seeping into the body, but the warm feeling quickly faded, and its effect was much weaker than that of white mist.

Chen Ling continued walking down the stream. As he walked, he saw an ancient stone arch bridge. Under the bridge was a huge lotus pond, covered with lush green lotus leaves and vibrant lotus flowers.

Looking from afar, the lotus leaves stretch to the sky, an endless expanse of green, while the lotus blossoms, bathed in sunlight, are a vibrant red.

A gentle breeze blows, and the lotus leaves sway softly, making a rustling sound.

The fragrance of lotus blossoms filled Chen Ling with intoxication...

Unconsciously, I closed my eyes and opened my arms.

Listen to the gentle breeze and the babbling brook.

Take a gentle sniff of the fresh air and the fragrance of flowers and grass.

I felt a sense of lightness and well-being throughout my body and mind.

After a long while, Chen Ling opened his eyes, let out a sigh of relief, and slowly walked onto the stone arch bridge, wanting to continue walking and looking around.

Once you cross the stone arch bridge, look around and you'll see a simple stone pavilion not far away.

The pavilion is surrounded by exotic flowers and plants, as well as a few scattered fruit trees. From a distance, a rainbow of colors can be seen enveloping the pavilion in the sky.

It was truly a magnificent, picturesque scene of a celestial realm.

"Tsk tsk!"

"This immortal senior really knows how to enjoy life, the decorations are so tasteful..."

Chen Ling walked up to the pavilion and exclaimed in admiration.

After walking around the pavilion, Chen Ling was somewhat disappointed to find that there were no more inscriptions on it, which he had hoped to learn more about the place. However, he was soon attracted by the abundant fruit hanging on the fruit trees outside the pavilion, and he stood on tiptoe to pick two.

He wiped it off casually and then put the unknown fruit into his mouth.

Just as Chen Ling took a bite and before he could even savor the delicious taste of the fruit, he discovered that two flower buds had sprouted from the branches next to the two fruits he had picked.

Then, under Chen Ling's dazed gaze, it grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, blossomed and bore fruit, and in just a few breaths, it had grown two more plump and juicy fruits.

"This……"

"Eat one and it grows, is that really so magical?"

Chen Ling was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

I quickly tried it on several different kinds of fruit trees outside the pavilion, and even flowers, trees, and lotus flowers and lotus roots in the lotus pond.

The result, of course, did not disappoint him. Within this Sun and Moon Grotto, anything could grow rapidly.

To thoroughly verify this, Chen Ling even ran back to the thatched hut, grabbed a hoe, dug several holes, and planted leftover fruit pits and cuttings of flowers.

Watching the buried seed sprout quickly and grow into a fruit tree full of fruit again, the flower branch grew back into a separate tree and was covered with flowers.

Chen Ling was so excited he almost jumped up.

"Wow, this is a treasure trove!"

It is inexhaustible and can be used without limit. What else could it be but a treasure trove?
Chen Ling rubbed his hands together, then suddenly paused, a thought popping into his mind.

Since things can grow rapidly within this grotto-heaven, is it possible to bring things from outside into the grotto-heaven and plant them?
"Wait a minute, putting aside whether I can bring things into the cave, how am I supposed to get out?"

Chen Ling only then realized the problem.

The moment the thought of "getting out" crossed Chen Ling's mind, a flash of white light appeared before his eyes.

Then he discovered that he had already come out of the cave and was now lying on a white hard bed, covered with a thick quilt.

The walls were blackened by smoke, and a wire ran across the east and west walls, with an iron hook hanging at intervals.

There was a pile of ashes on the floor at the four bed legs.

Chen Ling's heart tightened upon seeing this. This wasn't home; where was this?

Why is there still so much paper ash?
Could it be that after her soul entered the Sun and Moon Cave Heaven, something unusual happened to her body, making the young wife think she was beyond saving?
"anyone there?"

"Susu, Susu..."

Chen Ling called out a few times but received no response, so he quickly got out of bed and went outside.

Stepping outside, he found it pitch black; it was nighttime, and there wasn't a single ray of light. But surprisingly, he could still see clearly.

But after looking around, he still couldn't recognize where he was.

Just then, voices suddenly came from not far away. Chen Ling looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people driving a donkey cart toward them.

The one leading the group was Wang Laishun.

Because the lights were on in this room, Chen Ling could be seen standing outside the door from across the street.

"Look, Fugui has woken up?"

"That's true, all that effort was for nothing, the kid is perfectly fine!"

"..."

Seeing that someone was about to complain, Wang Laishun glared at them and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Shut up, all of you..."

Chen Ling walked closer and asked, "Fifth Uncle, what are you doing?"

"I'll take you to the township health center!"

Wang Laishun gripped the donkey whip, looked him up and down, grinned with his big yellow teeth, and clicked his tongue in amazement: "It's a good thing you woke up, otherwise, if you had remained unconscious, none of us would have been able to do anything. Your brother Guoping said that if you hadn't woken up for more than ten hours, it would have been troublesome."

"We need to get it to the township health center right away."

"You little rascal, you quietly swapped farmland with Erzhu, and now that you hear you can't get it back, why are you reacting so strongly?"

"Regret it?"

Chen Ling didn't know how to respond.

Someone chimed in from the side, "Is that even a question, Fifth Uncle?"

"He must be regretting it now. Erzhu contracted someone else's land and even got a hundred yuan per mu per year!"

"He gave away his farmland to Erzhu for two hundred yuan. He can't get it back later. Compared with others, he lost out big time. Who wouldn't regret it?"

"Look, even Fugui fainted from regret!"

These words caused the group to burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)