latelenovela Chapter 45 I'll just lie obediently behind you
Chapter 45 I'll just lie obediently behind you
Zhao Taohua picked up the shell, and saw the snail inside immediately and frantically retract its tentacles back into the shell.
Then, his whole body curled up, trying to avoid the sudden airborne motion.
However, after a while, it realized that there seemed to be no danger, so it cautiously extended a tiny bit of its antennae.
The eyes on its antennae looked like tiny black sesame seeds; as soon as it emerged from its shell, it saw a little girl.
The girl was only fourteen years old, not tall enough to reach more than 1.5 meters, with a slender and petite figure.
She had a small, delicate face with fair skin tinged with a faint pink.
Her eyebrows and eyes were lively and playful, and her dark, bright eyes resembled the stars in the night sky.
Her black hair was simply combed up, with a few stray strands falling on either side of her face, gently swaying in the wind, making her look harmless.
The snail spirit looked at her in surprise. How did she break the illusion and make it appear?
And you even turned it over?
The snail spirit watched Zhao Taohua warily, then slowly squeezed its soft body out of its shell.
Just as it was about to firmly attach its sticky foot to Zhao Taohua's hand, Zhao Taohua coughed loudly, startling the snail spirit into not daring to move.
In the next instant, it felt its shell shrinking little by little until it was only the size of a thumb.
Moreover, it discovered that its cultivation was sealed?
The snail spirit looked at Zhao Taohua in horror, only then realizing: she was a Taoist priest who specialized in subduing spirits.
"Brother Shenming, it's alright, you can come and touch it now."
Zhao Taohua said to those behind her.
Shen Ming approached, looking warily at the snail spirit peering out from her palm, and asked in confusion:
"Why does this snail only have half a body? And only two tentacles?"
The longer one at the top has an eye at its tip, like a black sesame seed, while the shorter one at the bottom is its detector, constantly exploring the rapidly changing environment.
A normal snail has two pairs of tentacles on its head, so this one is clearly abnormal.
Zhao Taohua looked at the snail spirit in her hand and found it strange. She stroked her chin and said, "Could it be because it is a snail spirit?"
The snail spirit loves rainy nights in the mountains and forests. Its eyes can bewitch people, trapping those who encounter it in illusions, leaving them lost in the mountains and forests, unable to escape.
The snail spirit watched them talk in terror from beginning to end, its eyes darting left and right, but it dared not look them in the eye.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ming immediately reached out to touch Zhao Feng's body, then frowned and said:
"Oh no! Zhao Feng is burning up; he probably has a fever. We have to get back right away!"
Zhao Taohua put the snail spirit into her arms, then consciously lay down on Shen Ming's back, her legs tightly wrapped around his strong waist like a clasp.
Zhao Taohua said coquettishly, "Brother Shenming, you carry Brother Xiaofeng down the mountain, and I'll lie obediently behind you."
Shen Xiang recalled her earlier little actions and sternly reminded her:
"Behave yourself and don't move around."
Zhao Taohua nodded in agreement: "Let's go quickly, Brother Xiaofeng has a fever, let's take him down the mountain as soon as possible."
Shen Ming didn't delay any longer and immediately went down the mountain.
However, when Shen Ming came down the mountain, he found that she hadn't taken his words to heart at all, and had even taken the opportunity to touch his earlobe.
Zhao Taohua discovered a strange phenomenon: his earlobes would turn red instantly whenever she touched them.
It pierced right up to the tips of my ears, like peach blossoms bursting into bloom all at once in the mountains during springtime.
Shen Ming's body was taut like a bowstring, and he quickened his pace down the mountain.
He shouldn't have believed her nonsense; how could she possibly be well-behaved?
Halfway up the mountain, many villagers stood craning their necks in anticipation.
When they saw Shen Ming coming down from the mountain, they all became excited.
"Look, Shen Ming is coming down the mountain!"
"I saw that he was also carrying someone in his hand, dressed in blue!"
Just moments ago, Zhou's eyes had been filled with despair, but now hope was ignited, and she jumped up from the ground: "Is that my Xiaofeng?"
Shen Ming leaped from a height of three meters and landed directly in front of everyone.
He first handed Zhao Feng and the basket to Zhou Shi, then untied Zhao Taohua from his body and quickly moved a meter away from her.
Zhao Taohua noticed his subtle movements and thought to herself: I've already absorbed a lot of spiritual energy today, so I'll let you keep your distance from me for now~
Grandma Sun looked at the unconscious Zhao Feng with concern and said:
"My dear grandson, my dear grandson, wake up!"
Shen Ming reminded her, "Grandma Sun, it rained last night and the temperature in the mountains is low. Xiao Feng may have caught a cold and has a fever."
When Zhou touched Zhao Feng's forehead, it was indeed burning hot.
Finally, with the help of other villagers, they carried Zhao Feng to the Zhao family's old house.
When Zhao Daqiang heard that his son had been found, he immediately went to invite Zhao Xiangping.
Zhao Xiangping said that it was fortunate that Zhao Feng was alive; if he had been brought back any later, he might have suffered brain damage from the fever.
Grandma Sun was so frightened that she stood there frozen in place. Suddenly, her vision went black, and she staggered, almost falling over.
Fortunately, Zhao Sanshi caught her in time: "Mother, are you alright?"
Grandma Sun rubbed her head with her palms, then rushed to Zhao Feng's bedside in lingering fear.
"My dear grandson, if you want to marry Zhang Caixia, Grandma will help you. The bride price is twelve taels!"
You absolutely must not risk going up the mountain again for money!
"Please wake up soon. Once you're awake, Grandma will help you get ready."
Grandma Sun sat on the edge of the bed and wept because the twelve taels of betrothal money almost caused her to lose her beloved grandson.
She tenderly tucked the blanket around Zhao Feng.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Sanshi and Wang Shi's faces darkened. Xiao Feng had been missing for a night, and they had made their mother take out twelve taels of silver.
After taking the medicine for a day, Zhao Feng sweated and his fever subsided. He didn't wake up until the next day.
However, from that day on, Zhao Feng started acting strangely. He used to be tall and had an upright posture, but now he was hunched over.
He walks slowly, speaks slowly, and eats slowly.
When Zhao Lianhua saw the long trail of saliva on his chopsticks, her hair stood on end, and she lost all appetite.
She picked up the plate of food on the table and said, "Brother, don't reach for the food. I'll put it in your bowl for you. How are others supposed to eat if you do this?"
I really don't know where you get so much saliva from, enough to stretch into such long strands on chopsticks?
Although Grandma Sun liked Zhao Feng, this time she didn't scold Zhao Lianhua. She ate with saliva all over her chopsticks, which was quite creepy.
She asked Zhao Feng softly, "My dear grandson, are you feeling any better? How about Grandma invites Matchmaker You to propose marriage to the Zhang family tomorrow?"
Grandma Sun waited for a while before hearing Zhao Feng reply with an "Mm".
Seeing that Zhao Sanshi and his wife didn't look too good, Zhao Daqiang reminded him:
"Xiao Feng, don't just stay at home all the time. Help us clear land and plant medicinal herbs to make money."
Three days later, many families in the village had already planted at least one acre of medicinal herbs.
The village chief said that perilla and motherwort can be harvested quickly, in three or four months. So, after everyone finished clearing the first acre, they started clearing the second acre.
Because everyone was exhausted from searching for him all night, not a single acre of wasteland at the Zhao family's old house has been cultivated yet.
The second wife's trolls have already been reserved by others, so even if they wait in line, they will have to wait three days.
……
Ever since Zhao Taohua brought the snail spirit home, Zhao Ershu and Qian Shi have been curiously watching the thumb-sized snail spirit she placed on the table.
Ms. Qian said, "It really does look like a snail."
Zhao Ershu asked, "Peach Blossom, Menstrual Spirit, Durian Spirit, and Argumentative Spirit can all transform into human form, so why can't it?"
After arriving home, it remained tucked inside its shell, occasionally sticking out its antennae to peek at them.
This question intrigued not only Zhao Ershu, but also Menstrual Essence and Durian Essence.
The menstrual spirit, holding a needle and thread, said, "Could it be that its cultivation is too shallow?"
The durian spirit, with its wide-open eyes, shook its head and looked the snail spirit left and right, saying:
"It was able to trap Zhao Feng on the mountain for a whole night, so its cultivation level must be quite high, right?"
Zhao Taohua agreed with the durian spirit's opinion; since it had become a spirit, it must have some abilities.
She shook the snail spirit's shell with her finger, making the snail spirit inside dizzy.