Mortal Bones

"Um."

Qing Gourd shook his head and then continued:

"But if you want to figure it out, you have to wait for another day or two, after these three gourds are completely mature."

Fairy Lingyue had explained this to Xu Taiping before.

After waking up this time, her remnant soul will use this green gourd as a residence to slowly nourish her soul, and she will no longer need to rely on the earth fruit.

"Xiao Taiping, although I don't know the specific treasures in the other two gourds, the auras they emit are very powerful. There may be a surprise this time."

Fairy Lingyue then said with a hint of excitement in her tone.

"I also think there will be surprises."

Xu Taiping also nodded. He was also looking forward to the treasures that would be born after the second fruit of the Earth Fruit.

After conversing with Fairy Lingyue about some of the confusion about his practice in the past few months, Xu Taiping returned to the house and played a few games of chess with the monkey, and then returned to the bedroom to continue his evening practice.

Now he doesn't want to waste any time.

When Xu Taiping started practicing, the little monkey Ping An became very obedient and started playing alone in the yard. He imitated Xu Taiping's postures and punched, and climbed up and down the old banyan tree. He had a great time playing .

"Gulong..."

When it was almost dark, the little monkey's stomach began to feel upset.

The mountain ape eats a lot. Even if he eats a whole roasted leg of lamb at noon, he still feels hungry at this time.

However, even though it was so hungry that it was weak, it still did not disturb Xu Taiping. It just hung itself on the tree by its tail and swayed back and forth, while it kept chanting the Three-Character Sutra taught to him by Xu Taiping:

"At the beginning of monkeys, they are kind in nature, similar in nature, but far apart in habits, yellow mutton, big chicken legs, roasted bear paws..."

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Just when the little monkey couldn't help but want to grab a handful of leaves and stuff it into his mouth, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the courtyard.

The little monkey twitched its tail, swaying and landed on the branch. It used its hand to block the dazzling sunlight and looked out of the courtyard. Then it saw a middle-aged man in a green shirt standing at the door.

"Excuse me, is little friend Xu Taiping at home?"

The middle-aged man's voice sounded.

"Chiji..."

The little monkey jumped down from the tree, jumped up to the top of the courtyard gate, and then made dancing gestures towards the middle-aged man.

"Little monkey, is your master in the courtyard?"

The middle-aged man smiled at the little monkey.

After hearing this, the little monkey suddenly remembered that he seemed to be able to speak human language, and immediately shook his head and said:

"No, go away. Xu Taiping is not interested. He is not interested in Yunlouhui."

It has just learned human language and can only speak short sentences.

"That's it..."

The middle-aged man nodded thoughtfully, with an imperceptible cunning look flashing in his eyes. Then he raised his head again and looked at the little monkey and said:

"Little monkey, I have two spiritual peaches here. Do you want to eat them?"

As he spoke, he took out two tender peaches the size of fists from his wide sleeves.

A unique aroma of spiritual fruits spread in the area the moment the two spiritual peaches were taken out.

"Chiji..."

Smelling the aroma of the spiritual fruit, the little monkey couldn't control himself and started squatting there scratching his ears and cheeks.

"Little monkey, if you want to eat, just come out and get it yourself."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he picked up one of the spiritual peaches and ate it happily.

"Chi chi chi..."

Faced with the temptation of the middle-aged man, the little monkey Ping An wanted to jump off several times, but when he thought of Xu Taiping's previous warning, he finally endured it. After pointing at the middle-aged man and yelling "cursing", he jumped Back to the banyan tree in the courtyard.

"That's all, I'm too lazy to tease you. I'll give you the spiritual peach. You can get it yourself."

The middle-aged man smiled upon seeing this, then placed the spiritual peach on the ground, then turned and left without looking back.

"Chiji..."

When the little monkey saw the middle-aged man leaving, he immediately hung one hand on the branch and swung to the edge of the roof tiles of the door like a swing.

"grumble?"

After looking around and confirming that the middle-aged man was really gone, the little monkey felt relieved, jumped to the ground, and then quickly picked up the spiritual fruit on the ground.

But at this moment, the middle-aged man seemed to be invisible and appeared beside the little monkey out of thin air.

"grumble……"

Before the little monkey had time to scream, the middle-aged man caught him and slapped him unconscious.

"Little guy, if you don't eat the toast, I can only treat you with a fine drink."

The middle-aged man glanced at the plaque "Green Bamboo Residence" above the courtyard door, flicked his hand, and shot a dart out of his sleeve, hitting the plaque directly.

And above the dart, there was a letter inserted.

After doing all this, the middle-aged man disappeared into thin air again.

…

"Little friend Taiping, if you want to get your spiritual pet back, come to Taoyuan Ridge within three days. Yunlou will meet Jian Yuan to stay."

When Xu Taiping saw this letter, it was already a stick of incense.

He had just reached a critical moment in his practice. He was so immersed in it that he failed to pay attention to the situation outside.

"I am only in the Open Door Realm, and I have nothing to do with the Yunlou Society. Why do they do this?"

Xu Taiping, who was walking to the medicine garden while reading the letter, was a little confused.

"What's wrong Taiping?"

At this time, Xu Taiping was already standing in the medicine garden, with the gourd vine next to him.

"A guild of casual cultivators named Yunlouhui kidnapped the little monkey and asked me to visit his mansion within three days."

Xu Taiping told Fairy Lingyue about what happened today and the fact that Yunlou had repeatedly invited him during this period.

"They are probably interested in the herbs in your medicine garden."

Fairy Lingyue is indeed an old hand, and she immediately thought of this possibility.

"It is possible. All the herbs planted in my medicine garden this year are precious herbs."

Xu Taiping nodded.

"Taiping, don't worry. Since their purpose is the herbs in your medicine garden, they will not harm Ping'an before meeting you. And tonight these three gourds will be completely mature. You should take the treasures first to increase your security. Then I will accompany you to Taoyuan Ridge."

Fairy Lingyue suggested at this time.

"Well, that's the only way."

Xu Taiping nodded.

This is also the reason why he didn't rush out just now, but came to this medicine garden.

...

It was late at night.

When the moon reached the zenith, with a "click", the green gourd where Fairy Lingyue lived fell from the gourd vine first.

Then Xu Taiping saw that the green gourd with fluorescent light floated straight towards him.

"Xiao Taiping, you have to help me keep this residence in the future."

Fairy Lingyue's playful voice sounded from the gourd, and then the gourd opened, and a somewhat transparent figure floated out of the gourd.

Who else could it be but Fairy Lingyue?