Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 274 Longjing Green

The golden rays of light pierced through the darkness, and the grayish-white fog waves rolled and spread, extending out for five miles.

Moo!
[Mang Tietou Niu] struggled to get up, looked at the top of the tea hill with fear, howled hastily, and ran out with the herd of cattle like crazy.

"You are a wise guy. You know that my hammer is not easy to deal with. It is better to retreat early than to lose your life!"

Seeing that the cattle had disappeared, Xie Pang, a short man with a pair of bright eyes, weighed his sledgehammer, glanced at the dead black forest unintentionally, and then turned around and strode towards the top of the tea hill.

Qin Huai thought about it for a moment, then followed silently, avoiding the frightened beasts along the way. Following the fluctuations of the fog waves, he restrained his breath and dived towards the top of the hill. He wanted to find out what was emitting that magical golden light.

After walking carefully for a while, I felt the night deepen and the fog thicken. The clearly visible glow under the hill seemed to have died down, and I could not see anything on the mountain.

However, Qin Huai had amazing eyesight, so he was not worried about getting lost because he couldn't see the road ahead clearly.

Qin Huai stepped onto the top of a hill covered with lush bushes. After walking through it for half a minute, he suddenly saw a circle of open space in front of him, ten meters in radius, without even a single weed. In the center of the open space, there was a group of golden rays of light emitting vitality.

Qin Huai narrowed his eyes slightly, focusing his gaze on the glow. He could see clearly that in the glow, a dark green tea tree that seemed to be carved from a thousand-year-old fossil was stretching its branches freely. As the dark green tea tree sprouted, the waves of fog between heaven and earth seemed to be breathing and trembling in a regular pattern.

"Longjing tea?"

Qin Huai thought about it for a moment based on the current location and guessed that this tea tree should be the famous West Lake Longjing.

However, just as Qin Huai took a step forward, a faint voice with a pure and spiritual aura suddenly sounded on the empty mountain top.

"My dear hunter, this tea has been pre-picked by the Jade Dragon Palace. If you don't need it, please leave."

Qin Huai's footsteps stopped abruptly, and then he raised his head and glanced, looking at the opposite side not far away with interest.

There, barefoot hanging in the air, a lazy and graceful figure, like a hidden dragon, was gazing at him with a pair of clear and watery eyes.

This young girl had naturally red lips, naturally green eyebrows, a face as shaped as an oval, and eyes as bright as water apricots. Even though Qin Huai had a picky eye, he had to admit that she was indeed good-looking.

However, apart from the amazement at first sight, what attracted Qin Huai's attention the most was the pair of crystal dragon horns that grew from the smooth forehead, like pink jade coral.

Name: Ao Ling

Category: Monster

Status: Jade Food Fairy Taihegong (already subdued), Tianshengshuijun, True Dragon Cub, ???

Expertise: Cooking 79%, Knife Skills 69%, ???
Skill: My destiny: Blue Dragon goes out to sea!
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Threat level: purple

Comprehensive rating: Peak of Nine Lights (1,900 years of practice)

Note: The most beloved youngest daughter of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, she is gifted in cooking and is actually the master of the Jade Dragon Palace.

Holy crap! A real dragon!
Qin Huai appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was in turmoil.

Not long after the feedback from the stunning glimpse came, Qin Huai's long-term task [Four Symbols of Heaven and Earth, Regulating the Four Seasons] was suddenly triggered, and an additional Yamafu event was issued to him.

[Searching for the water talisman that the Emperor of Heaven left behind in the four rivers of the nine states, the five lakes and the four seas]

Range: All the Yambu Fruits that exist in the "Dragon Palace" and "Dragon King"
Target audience: All water-related Jambu lineages.

The Dragon King in the Dragon Palace is still there in the Yambu Fruit, but he has not returned to [Jiuzhou] and [Shanhai] for a long time, and it is difficult to find his dragon trace at this stage.

Note 1: After achieving great perfection in the water-type Jambu tradition, one can also seek ways to progress in the great Jambu world.

Note 2: Regardless of whether the water-attributed Yama chooses the path of agency or the path of the Divine Court, the Water-Sealing Talisman will be of great benefit.

Note 3: Tianwu, the Water God, is extremely compatible with the Yangtze River, one of the four rivers. If one can obtain the Water God Orders of Yunmeng Dongting, Luosha Qiantang and other river and lake branches, he will get an unexpectedly terrifying improvement.

[The Four Symbols of Heaven and Earth, regulating the four seasons] (5/25)

Heavy bombs came one after another, making Qin Huai a little dizzy. His original body, Niwan Palace, was lying in the Canglan Sea, looking at the perspective of his clone, as if he was watching a movie. Tian Wu was excited, and the huge waves he raised soaked Lu Wu, who was snoring on the Kunlun Rock, into a drowned chicken.

"Hey, man, my lady is talking to you, but you pretend to be deaf and dumb. How rude of you!"

The tall and thin man carrying a bamboo box on his back took a step forward, and the nine-pronged fork flashing with cold light pointed at Qin Huai's head and face in the distance.

【East China Sea Aquarium·Crawfish】

Category: Monster

Specialization: Boxing 79%, Magic Power 68%
Skills: [Air Explosion], [Pyroblast], [Ao Quan] (racial talent, a pair of iron fists that can injure anything)
Comprehensive evaluation: Peak of Nine Lights (1,500 years of practice)

"I am Qin Huai from the Wild Hunting Bureau. People nickname me the Tiger-Headed God. I have no intention of snatching the spiritual tea from you. I climbed to the top of the mountain just because I saw that the double-hammer general was very powerful. In addition, the sky was suddenly filled with blue clouds, so I wanted to join in the fun. I don't know your name, young lady?"

Facing the threat of the nine-pronged fork, Qin Huai was a skilled and courageous man, and was not afraid at all. He glanced at the tall and short "shrimp soldiers and crab generals", bowed slightly and saluted to the young girl and spoke loudly.

"So you are the famous archery hunter 'Tiger Head God' in Lin'an Prefecture. I am honored to meet you."

The veil on the young girl's cheek trembled gently, and the crisp sound was like dripping jade, and the tone of voice had an inexplicable taste, as if she had heard of the Tiger-Headed God before.

"My name is Ao Ling. Since the hunter has no intention of picking tea, Ling'er would like to thank you in advance. I don't want to force anyone to leave. If the hunter wants to stay and watch, just find a place to wait."

In mid-air, Ao Ling bowed to Qin Huaiying. Although her words were extremely polite, Qin Huai could hear the implicit warning in them clearly.

"Then I'll bother you all."

Qin Huai nodded, stopped and began to carefully examine the tea tree in the center.

Seeing Qin Huai's actions, Ao Ling retracted her gaze. Her family had a long history of learning, and she could see that Qin Huai's body was well-forged, his eyes were filled with divine light, and there was a faint aura of wild beasts on his body, which was quite extraordinary.

Although she was somewhat suspicious about why this hunter had no trace of the astral smell, she didn't take it too seriously. She had seen too many spiritual chef warriors. As a dragon, Ao Ling had great confidence. Even if Qin Huai stayed here, once he made any unusual moves, she could easily subdue him with the help of the two generals, Xia and Xie.

Therefore, although her action of not forcibly driving them away seemed to be a respect for the Hunting Bureau on the surface, it was actually a silent contempt if you think about it more deeply.

【Longjing Green】: It is the incarnation of the fairy tea from heaven, and can be classified into the second grade of earthly tea.

It can be used to make tea. The first cup of tea can extend life by ninety years and increase the awakening level of any inheritance by 60%; the second cup of tea can extend life by sixty years and increase the awakening level of any inheritance by 40%; the third cup of tea can extend life by thirty years and increase the awakening level of any inheritance by 20%.

Note: The sprouting time is uncertain and there is no pattern to follow. This tea is only for the right person.

"Legendary ingredients? Or a unique flavor?" Qin Huai wondered in his heart. He looked at Ao Xiaoniang through the veil and felt something was wrong: "Since the sprouting time of this [Longjing Green] is uncertain, why do the three of them look so well prepared?"

Ao Ling quickly noticed Qin Huai's strange look, and then turned his gaze away from [Longjing Green] and looked back at him calmly.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Qin Huai coughed twice, breaking the awkward silence.

"Qin is a rough man who only knows how to hunt, but he has also heard some stories about tea art. As far as I know, most of the famous families in the East China Sea regard [Dragon and Phoenix Tea] as the best tea. Miss, you are here because you are not used to steamed green tea and want to make stir-fried green tea yourself?" (Steamed green tea and stir-fried green tea are both tea making techniques)
"Tiger God, these words don't sound like something a rough hunter would say. If it weren't for the fact that the hunting bow couldn't be faked, Ling'er would have suspected that you were a famous scholar with a high hat and a wide belt."

Ao Ling raised her watery eyes and looked at Qin Huai with a smile.

"It's just hearsay, just hearsay."

Qin Huai waved his hands, not daring to accept the compliment.

"The Tiger-Headed God is from Lin'an. I wonder if you have ever heard of a story about him."

Ao Ling's voice was long and distant, like a solitary orchid in an empty valley: "Legend has it that a long time ago, the Queen Mother held a Peach Banquet in the Heavenly Palace, and the gods and immortals from all over the world were invited to attend the banquet. Just as the immortal serving tea was carrying a tea tray, he suddenly heard a boy shouting that his wife was seriously ill. He was not paying attention, and the tea tray tilted, and a teacup rolled over and fell into the mortal world.

Committing such a mistake at the Peach Banquet was a serious crime. The Earthly Immortal was so frightened that his soul left his body, his face turned pale, and he walked back to the palace in two steps. At this time, the Pure Yang Sword Immortal found something wrong and used a trick to cover it up temporarily, asking him to quickly go to the mortal world to retrieve the cup of immortal tea.

A day in heaven is like several years on earth.

The earthly immortal descended to Lin'an and became a monk, looking for a teacup in the Yunqi Mountains of West Lake. After much hardship, the earthly immortal finally found the teacup in front of an old man's house, but the teacup had turned into an old stone mortar filled with garbage. The old stone mortar was full of lush green grass, and there was a spider silk that was shining and glittering, hanging from the eaves of the house all the way into the stone mortar.

The earthly immortal was a heavenly official after all, and he understood that a spider spirit was stealing the immortal tea. The spider spirit had been consuming the immortal tea for a long time and had great magical power. When the earthly immortal came to steal its treasure, the spider spirit used magic to drive the stone mortar deep into the ground. The earthly immortal had little magical power and was helpless, so he had to return to heaven in disgrace.

Later, the teacup was thrown into the ground and became a well. A dragon came to drink the tea. The dragon was satisfied and left, leaving behind a well of sweet water. This is the origin of the legendary Dragon Well.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ao Ling looked at Qin Huai who was thoughtful, smiled slightly, and revealed a shallow dimple.

"Of course, that's just a legend in Lin'an, Jiuzhou. I have a record in my home. In the Sad Wind Forest of the Mountain and Sea Realm, a Tea Dragon with a sky-high armor once fell. Its life essence turned into a tea hill, which produced this Longjing Green."

"The young lady has a profound knowledge. Qin admires her very much."

Qin Huai looked at the two generals, Xia and Crab, who were standing beside Ao Ling with a proud look on their faces, and gave them a thumbs up and praised them proactively.

"Thank you for your praise, Tiger Head God. When Liu Sicheng was welcoming me a few days ago, he recommended Tiger Head God to me. He said that a year ago, Tiger Head God had hunted a rare beast of the second grade in the Lion Peak, the [Ghost Golden Tiger], and then he became famous and achieved the reputation of a divine arrow.

Ao Ling looked at the sky and smiled at Qin Huai: "There are not many people who can hunt this Earth B-grade beast, even in the East China Sea where there are so many talented people. If something goes wrong while picking tea later, I'm afraid we will need the help of the Tiger God."

"When I met the [Ghost Golden Tiger], it was already seriously injured, so the prey was indeed a bit exaggerated. But since the young lady has an old relationship with Liu Sicheng, Qin should help her to the best of his ability."

Qin Huai patted the hunting bow behind him and said righteously.

Ao Ling nodded and stopped talking.

As time got closer to the Yin hour, the golden glow in the sky gradually shrank into nothingness, and the dark blue fossil-carved trunk of the Longjing Green tree became crystal clear, like an emerald green crystal.

"Miss, the time has come."

General Xie Pang with two hammers took a step forward and reminded Ao Ling in a muffled voice.

"Guard all four directions."

Ao Ling's clear and pleasant voice disappeared in an instant. She just raised her slender hand lightly, and a blue light flashed out from her fingertips. It then turned into dozens of palms, which went straight into the golden light to pick tea.

Boom~Boom~Boom!

The fog waves around the tea hills became more and more violent, and the sound of mountains collapsing and the earth cracking could be heard underfoot.

Qin Huai suddenly felt a strong force coming from under his feet, and his whole body was lifted up by the dark blue earth that was rising from the ground!
Eight balls of scarlet light larger than millstones suddenly lit up under everyone's feet. Qin Huai took a glance and shouted to Ao Ling, whose tea picking process was interrupted by the layers of fog waves: "Miss Ao, it seems that the legend of Jiuzhou is not groundless!"

【Tea Spider】

Category: Monster

Quality: Legend

One of the tens of millions of gourmet species in the mountains and seas, it usually disguises itself as a hill and is supported by hundreds of millions of descendants. It will only wake up when its most precious treasure, [Longjing Green], sprouts, and then it can enjoy this exquisite delicacy.

An extremely precious legendary ingredient that greatly increases bone strength and tendon toughness after consumption.

In the Wild Hunting Bureau's catalog, [Tea Spider] can be classified as Grade B, and its muscle bundles can be the main ingredient for [Daogong] grade dishes.

Hunting Advice: Run!
Cooking suggestions: None
Ready-to-eat recommendations: None
Skills: [Heavenly Dragnet] [Eight Spiders] [Poison]

Comprehensive evaluation: Baji (2,300 years of practice)
Note: Still as a mountain, swift as thunder.

Dozens of scarlet lights lit up in the dark fog.

Then, the fog surged like a tide, the earth trembled endlessly, and the top of the tea hill tilted into an extremely dangerous arc.

The four Qin Huai people used their own methods to hang on the soil and rocks accumulated on the carapace and chest plate of this [Tea Spider].

squeak~
Accompanied by thick fog, eight-legged giant beasts stepped out of the darkness.

Mountain Spider

Category: Monster

Comprehensive evaluation: Jiuyao (a thousand years of practice)

Note 1: The meat of the offspring of the tea spider cannot be eaten.

Note 2: "Mountain spiders, giant spiders, as big as wheels, their silk can stop bleeding."

——New Books from the South

These are giant spiders as big as hills, much larger than the [Mang Tie Niu]. They are covered with hard, colorful shells, and their legs as thick as tree trunks are covered with sword-like thorns.

This is not the end. Countless smaller but more dense scarlet lights surged up from the bottom of the mountain, boundless and like a raging blood wave.

Ao Lingxiu frowned, and Qin Huai was shocked:
"What the hell is this?"

(End of this chapter)