Acai's Sky

"I haven't sweated in ages! I'm dizzy! I can't even fly in this dungeon. I have to use my legs. The flying machines don't work!"

Ah Cai tried the Qinggong again and it seemed to work, so she used it to move through the mountains and forests.

The black tortoise Xuantian in her arms curled up in its shell, occasionally poking its little head out, blinking its black bean-like eyes, and looking around curiously.

"Why is this broken mountain so big!" Ah Cai muttered, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Ever since she took on the task of finding special ingredients to make the hero's exclusive candied haws, she has been wandering around in the mountains for three whole days.

According to the task prompt, the second ingredient - the singing hawthorn, grows on the top of this mountain and is guarded by an old monkey with a weird temper.

Finally, after crossing the last ridge, Acai's eyes suddenly opened up.

The branches are full of red hawthorns, which look like small lanterns in the setting sun.

Acai finally found the legendary hawthorn tree.

The tree is full of red hawthorns, and each hawthorn is humming a tune happily.

An old monkey with gray hair was sitting under the tree, with his legs crossed, leisurely eating melon seeds.

The Tengu Feiyue in Acai's arms suddenly pricked up his ears alertly and made a low "woooo" sound.

"Mmm... No... Uncle Monkey, I want some hawthorns." Acai almost let the cat out of the bag.

The old monkey glanced at her and said, "You want hawthorn? Tell me a joke first. If it's not funny, I'll throw you off the mountain!"

Ah Cai took a deep breath, took out a wrinkled joke collection that she had collected at some unknown time, and began to tell jokes vividly.

"Once upon a time, there was a rabbit who went to a barber shop to get his hair cut..." Ah Cai gestured excitedly, "The barber asked him, 'What hairstyle do you want?' The rabbit replied, 'I want a handsome middle part!' But the barber looked at him and said, 'Sorry, the only hairstyle you can get is... bald!'"

The old monkey still had no expression on his face and didn't even lift his eyelids.

Acai was a little discouraged, but she still continued to speak.

Joke after joke came out of her mouth, but the old monkey was like a statue, showing no sign of being amused.

Xuantian poked his head out of the shell and whispered, "Master, how about we try another method?"

Ah Cai shook her head: "No, this is the modified copy rule. You can only get the hawthorn by telling jokes." She gritted her teeth and suddenly remembered the classic "hero fart" joke.

"Once upon a time there was a hero who was very good at martial arts. One day he was climbing on the rooftop and suddenly he farted..." Ah Cai paused deliberately to whet the old monkey's appetite.

The old monkey was indeed interested. He sat up straight and asked curiously, "What next?"

"Then he... turned into a glider... and flew away!" Ah Cai said while imitating the gliding movements.

"Hahahaha!"

The old monkey laughed so hard he rolled over in the branches, clutching his belly. "Interesting! Take it, and remember to give me a bad review!"

As he said that, he picked a few hawthorns and threw them to Acai.

Ah Cai took the hawthorn, feeling both amused and helpless, and put it in her arms.

[Singing Hawthorn: Feeding it to alien beasts can soothe their irritable moods, especially those in the midst of a beast tide.]

Just as she was about to turn and leave, Brahma suddenly flew out from her shoulder, flapping his wings angrily:

"Why not just suppress that Mara directly? Why tell such a joke? Is our master the type to tell a joke? He doesn't even have the cells for it, okay?"

"This is a modified copy. If we kill one monkey, a group of them will come out immediately. Can we kill them all?" A Cai rolled his eyes and patted Brahma's wings.

At this time, Acai's task box is updated again:

[Task progress update]

Completed goals:

1. Find the dancing sticky rice

2. Obtain the singing hawthorn

Current rewards:

3. Dancing glutinous rice*1

4. Singing Hawthorn*3

Remaining mission objectives: Obtain glowing sugar crystals

Ah Cai looked at the task box and encouraged herself in her heart: "There's only one ingredient left, come on!"

Xuantian in her arms poked his head out and said slowly, "This monkey is really interesting."

After saying that, he retreated into his shell and fell into a deep sleep.

Ah Cai turned and left the hawthorn forest, walking down the mountain in the moonlight. The mountain breeze brushed through her hair, bringing with it the fragrance of hawthorn.

...

After leaving the mountains, A Cai rushed towards the richest man's house without stopping.

The glowing sugar crystals are hidden in the treasure house of the richest man.

Along the way, she kept thinking about how to get the sugar crystals.

The mission prompt said that the treasure house was guarded by many mechanisms, and she only had a magical bronze mirror as a clue. This bronze mirror could briefly show the authenticity of the treasure, but it could only be used three times.

The richest man's house is located in the bustling city center. A magnificent mansion rises from the ground. The walls are towering into the clouds and are inlaid with various gems, shining brightly in the sun.

Ah Cai stood in front of the mansion, looking up at the huge red-painted door and frowning.

Two ferocious-looking guards, holding spears, stood majestically in front of the door, scanning passers-by with sharp eyes.

"What are you doing?" The guard looked at her coldly and blocked her way.

The golden raccoon dog in Acai's arms suddenly crawled out from her clothes and shook its golden fur, as if to cheer her up.

Ah Cai took a deep breath and said with a brave face: "I... I will help the richest man find fake gems."

She originally wanted Feiyue to take her into the richest man's treasure house, but unfortunately she couldn't get in. The fragmented copy had already been transformed, and there was really no loophole to be found.

The guards looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter: "You? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!"

Just then, a shrill voice came from the door: "Let her in!"

A Cai followed the guard into the room, walked through a long corridor covered with red carpet, and came to a spacious hall.

In the center of the hall, a short and fat middle-aged man was sitting on a golden throne. He was wearing a suit embroidered with gold thread and a thick gold necklace around his neck, looking like a walking gold ingot.

"Oh my god! I have a Wealth Apostle class. If I were to dress like that, I might as well just blind myself!"

When the lucky golden rat Jin Yuanbao in Acai's arms saw the richest man, his eyes widened, his claws tightly grasped Acai's clothes, and he made a nervous "squeak" sound from his mouth.

"I heard you can find fake gems?"

The richest man looked Ah Cai up and down, his eyes full of suspicion. "Let me be frank, if you can't find it, I'll throw you to the dogs!"

He brought Ah Cai to a huge secret room. The heavy stone door slowly opened, and it was filled with gold, silver and treasures. The dazzling light made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Among a pile of sparkling gems, there is only one fake gem hidden.

Ah Cai took out the bronze mirror directly, and the tomb guardian beast, Nuomituan in her arms, suddenly opened its eyes, emitting a faint light, as if guiding her in the direction.

The first time the bronze mirror was used, a faint glow appeared on its surface, and five suspicious gems were faintly visible in the light.