latelenovela Chapter 337 Collective Catch of Flying Insects
Chapter 337 Collective Catch of Flying Insects
The dozen or so people who had been punished on Guoshan's side were listening to Wenwen tell them interesting stories about hunting in the mountains after they had eaten and drunk their fill.
When the group heard the scary part, they all looked scared. The two little girls even hugged each other and comforted each other, muttering reassurances that they weren't afraid.
When they heard something funny, they all burst into laughter; when they heard that they had finally defeated the monster, they all cheered.
Master Zhou arrived amidst the cheers of the crowd.
"Looks like you've had your fill of food and drink? In that case, let's get to work."
The group followed the master to the orchard. At this time, some of the fruit trees on the mountain had already blossomed. Where there are flowers, there are bees, as well as other insects.
Master Zhou reached out and grabbed a black-winged flying insect from the tree, which landed in his palm.
"Here you are. This is your task for today: to catch black-winged flying insects. These insects eat the heart of flowers. To ensure a bountiful harvest of fruit this year, please help catch these flying insects."
Upon hearing this, Wenwen could already guess the teacher's intention.
The Master is using this opportunity to teach everyone the art of entanglement!
Entangling Technique can be learned as long as one has spiritual power, even if one is at the first level of Qi Refining. However, the spiritual power in the body of a first-level cultivator is thin. After exhausting their spiritual power, they can probably only catch five or six flying insects.
Without wasting any words, Master Zhou looked at Wenwen and said, "Wen'er, why don't you demonstrate and teach everyone how to catch flying insects quickly and easily?"
"Yes."
Following the method taught to them by their teacher, Wenwen channeled her spiritual energy into her palm, slowly transforming it into a dozen thin threads. She then controlled the threads to approach the flying insect in the center of the flower. She thought it would be easy to catch, but just as the threads were about to touch the insect, the black-winged insect, sensing danger, suddenly took flight and flew away from the flower in the blink of an eye.
Wenwen then realized that the previous task of picking tea leaves was stationary, while this flying insect could move, making it more difficult to catch the flying insect compared to picking tea leaves.
So she secretly reflected on her technique, thought through the key points she should pay attention to, concentrated, and started again.
This time, she learned from her mistake and quickly caught several flying insects.
The children were like bootlickers; as soon as the flying insect was caught, they immediately showered the girl with compliments, "Wow, sister is so amazing! Sister is top-notch, awesome!"
Wenwen readily accepted the children's admiration, saying, "You're all good, you can do it too, keep it up!"
The reason why children like to be with her is because she responds to everything they say!
Master Zhou waited until their interaction ended before saying, "Alright, let's begin learning. This is the Entangling Technique. You'll be doing this for a while..."
Afterwards, Master Di explained in detail how to refine spiritual energy into threads, how to control the threads to approach flying insects, and what to pay attention to. He even taught everyone step by step, and only after confirming that everyone had understood did he turn to ask the three Ren siblings.
"Would you three rather catch flying insects or pull weeds?"
The three siblings looked at each other, and finally Renran Dan, on behalf of her younger sister and brother, answered: "Master, we want to catch flying insects with everyone."
Master Zhou smiled and took out three sticky insect boards. A small wooden board, about the size of a palm, was tied to one end of a thin stick and coated with a layer of sticky liquid.
"Here you go, these are your tools. Use them to catch bugs. Go on, be careful."
"Yes, thank you, Master."
Master Zhou said to Wenxia, Yao Maimai, and Wen Chengmo, "You three take care of the new teammates. Also, remember to bring the collected insects back to feed your grandmother's chickens."
"Master, we understand."
Before leaving, Master Zhou sent a telepathic message to Wenwen: "Be careful, and come back early for the snake meat feast!"
Upon hearing this, Wenwen's eyes narrowed into slits, and she swallowed hard. Seriously? The flesh of a snake demon at the fourth level of Qi Refining is a highly nutritious food!
After Master Zhou left, the kids started acting unruly again.
Wen Chengjing: "Oh dear, I was just a hair's breadth away from catching it."
Wen Chengyu: "If you didn't catch it, you didn't catch it. It doesn't matter how many points you missed."
Yao Xiaomi: "Exactly, even if you catch them, it doesn't count if they're not put back in the bag."
"Hahaha......"
Wen Qing: "Oh dear, it's all your fault. You guys kept talking and laughing, and you scared all the bugs away."
Zhou Jiarui: "Hmph, you stinky brother, don't joke around. If you don't catch enough, I'll tell my father."
Oh dear, the little girl is even threatening to tattle now, she's making progress.
While trying to catch the bugs, Wen Chengmo kept an eye on Ren Jinning beside him, saying, "Cousin Ning, watch your step, don't slip and fall."
Ren Jinning: "Yes, Cousin Mo, I know."
The children's group was having a great time. Ostensibly, they were catching flying insects, but in reality, they were also playing and learning at the same time. It's not that they didn't get anything out of it; every time a few unlucky flying insects fell into their hands, they would burst into cheers.
The situation is quite different for the girls' group.
Wenxia and Yao Maimai were at the second level of Qi Refining, while the rest were at the first level. After all, their comprehension was better than that of children. After practicing more than ten times, their familiarity and accuracy improved a lot. After exhausting their spiritual energy once or twice, everyone mastered the trick.
After exhausting their spiritual energy once again and meditating to recover, everyone's speed increased, and soon all the flying insects in the area were collected into their bags.
After exhausting her spiritual energy once again, Wenxia called to Ren Randan beside her, "Cousin Randan, sit down and rest for a while."
The others around her followed suit. Yao Maimai pulled Ren Ranman and said, "Sit down quickly. Why are you being so honest? Can you catch all the flying insects? Look at your lousy board, it's almost covered in them. Will you die if you take a break? You're such a stubborn mule."
Ren Ranman turned her head and glared at Yao Maimai. Caught off guard, she opened her mouth and mooed twice.
Her action completely surprised everyone, and they burst into laughter.
Yao Maimai playfully grabbed Ren Ranman's cheeks, and the two of them rolled around together, laughing so hard their voices could be heard for miles.
It seems that being punished and working together with everyone can also be a kind of happiness!
The bond between the sisters unexpectedly deepened.
Seeing that it was getting late, Wenwen looked towards the bamboo courtyard. Smoke was already coming out of the chimney. Her mother and aunt should already be cooking snake meat.
Is it braised, stir-fried, or stewed? Is it braised pork slices, snake soup with steamed eggs, or sweet fermented rice with meatballs? No matter the cooking method, I believe everyone will praise it.
No, I can't think about it anymore. Wenwen swallowed hard and called out, "Alright, that's enough bug catching for today. Hurry home for dinner, Grandma's calling us!"
Feeling that her statement wasn't impactful enough, Wenwen thought for a moment and then announced to everyone: "We're having a snake meat feast tonight!"
Upon hearing this, the girls exclaimed in unison with delight, "Really?"
The children were even more eager: "Sister, are you serious?"
See? The phrase "Let's have a snake meat feast tonight" really carries weight.
Wenwen started walking home first, saying, "Whether it's true or not, we'll find out when we get home. Let's go!"