Spring passes and summer comes.

Green Snake listened to Lin Yu doing morning lessons every day and read to him some basic cultivation methods, most of which were related to Qi training.

Some directly talk about how to practice Qi, and some will talk about issues that need to be paid attention to when practicing Qi.

For the former, Green Snake classified it as a formal textbook.

For the latter, Green Snake treats it as an extracurricular tutoring material.

Following Lin Yu's morning classes every day, Qing Snake enters a profound and mysterious state of practice.

The only change is that the airflow in the snake's body has become larger. When it stops somewhere in the snake's body, it is like a cloud. Before, the cloud was only the size of a fingernail. Now, more than a month has passed, and it has already formed.

It was the size of two fingers, and the progress was rapid. Strangely, the snake's body did not grow any longer. He estimated that it would have to wait until the next time it sheds its skin.

After all... Green Snake feels that he is now out of the range of normal snakes.

Take shedding as an example. Snakes shed their skin 3-4 times a year, sometimes up to 10 times.

According to normal understanding, after spring, he would have to shed his skin once, but he didn't.

Over the past nine years, the number of times he sheds each year has been decreasing. It used to be 4 times a year, then 3 times, and finally once. The last time he shed his skin was in the autumn of last year, and the last time he shed his skin was in the autumn of the year before last.

Also, it’s about playing in the water. Normally, unless it’s a water snake or sea snake.

Normal bamboo leaves, how many have you seen that think about playing in the water all day long?

Anyway, in order to look normal, Green Snake tried hard not to think about playing in the water.

He tried his best to suppress his impulse... Even if he was a snake, he had to be an upright snake.

Never be a maverick, behave strangely, or have abnormal nerves - a snake.

how so?

Because the green snake's bones are haunted by human thoughts from previous lives, he feels that being a snake and being a human are the same thing.

Have you ever seen a human being who obviously has two feet, but doesn't want to walk properly? Instead, he wants to lie on the ground like a snake and twist his body and swim around all day long.

In other words, have you ever seen a tiger thinking about climbing a tree all day long, or a sow thinking about climbing a tree all day long?

right?

Another change is that the luck value of the lottery tube has gradually reached the peak value of 90 through accumulation over the past few days.

It's just a little bit close, as long as you pick a little bit more, you can draw lots again.

As for the innate magical power of controlling water flow, Green Snake also tried it, but it did not change with his changes and growth.

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summer.

The cicadas are noisy and the forest is quiet.

Lin Yu's food was not grown yet, but the rice and noodles he brought were all eaten.

Lin Yu took Green Snake to the barbarian market more than ten miles away to buy some daily necessities such as rice, flour, oil, and salt.

After walking more than ten miles all morning, we finally arrived at the market where the barbarians gathered before noon.

Wengting Ancient Village.

Weng Ting means "clouds and mist" in barbarian language.

The scenery here is beautiful. It is hidden in the clouds and mist of Shiwanda Mountain all year round. The ancient village is surrounded by tea trees and wild flowers are blooming. The air seems to be filled with the fragrance of tea. The smoke rises from the kitchen, and occasionally you can hear the sound of cocks and dogs barking. The houses in the ancient village

It is a stilt-type wooden house, usually with two floors. The first floor is for housing chickens, ducks and livestock, and storing sundries, and the second floor is for people.

Most of the time, barbarians are a general term used by people from the Central Plains for ethnic groups in the fringe areas. They call the grassland people living in the north "Northern Barbarians" and the people living in the mountains in the southwest as "Southwestern Barbarians".

Among them, there are several different names for the northern barbarians to distinguish different races, such as 'White Mountain Barbarians', 'Black Water Barbarians', and 'Prairie Tartars'; they also have many names for the southwestern barbarians, generally speaking

It can be divided into two types, one is "Wuxi Man", which mostly refers to the southwest ethnic groups living along streams and rivers, and the other is "backing barbarians", which can be understood literally and mostly refers to the southwest people living in the mountains.

nationality.

Wengting Ancient Village is one of the backing tribes. The people living here are called the Wa Ding tribe.

Wading is an ancient saying that means "people who live in the mountains".

In front of the ancient village, there is a big banyan tree. It is so big that it blocks out the sky and the sun.

According to rumors, the Wa and Ding people also have an ancient tradition of building a stockade, which is to plant a banyan tree before building a stockade. If the tree grows vigorously, it means that a stockade can be built here.

Otherwise, you have to choose another place.

Under the big banyan tree, there were old people, children, and merchants from China gathered together.

Wa Ding people and merchants from Central Plains would stop here, so another type of industry also spawned.

Unlike the tea and wine shops in the mountains of the Central Plains, the people here are relatively simple and have relatively backward ideas. Some elderly Wa and Ding people will bring their children and bring a few low bamboo stools from home, as well as

Simple tea is specially provided for people who travel between the mountains and the Central Plains to rest. With only one copper plate, you can not only get a low stool, but also a cup of herbal tea if you are thirsty.

Sometimes, just by chatting, we can unexpectedly conclude a business deal.

Elderly people smoked cigarettes, children ran happily, pedestrians rested, and talked about mountains all over the world.

At this time, in front of the ancient village, there was such a scene.

The green snake was wrapped around Lin Yu's arm, the snake's head rested on his shoulder, and it softly spit out snake messages, curiously capturing the customs and customs of this world.

When you walk into the ancient village, you will see many cow skulls hanging on the big trees on both sides of the road or on the walls of thatched houses, adding a touch of antiquity and mystery.

Women in the village pull up yarn and weave cloth on the spot in front of their homes. This can be seen everywhere.

Occasionally, I would stop and take a couple of puffs from the dry cigarette placed next to me.

It turns out that Wa and Ding women have a tradition of smoking, especially the elderly. You can see older women everywhere in the village, enjoying themselves smoking big pipes.

Lin Yu found a few shops in the market. They were all home furnishing shops. Living and buying and selling were integrated. They were simple and not cumbersome. Fortunately, most of them could speak one or two sentences in Chinese, which was enough for the minimum communication. Moreover, the people here were straightforward.

He is straight-forward and simple in his folk customs. He says one is one and says two is two. He will definitely do what he nods and agree to. He is very honest and trustworthy.

After buying something, I met the woman and the store said that he could help deliver the goods.

The shopkeeper was an aunt, and she brought a young man, her son. She saw her son staring at the woman from the moment he came in. Her eyes wanted to pop out, and she felt embarrassed, so she slapped him angrily. The aunt shook her head and expressed her fondness for her son.

It was clear what she was thinking, but looking at this woman's delicate skin and tender flesh, one could tell at a glance that she was not a capable worker, and she did not look too young.

Lin Yu hurriedly said no, picked up the purchased items with one hand, and walked out of the door with ease.

The shopkeeper's wife was dumbfounded, and she felt a little regretful. She should have asked her son to follow her to deliver the goods. He was a man with such strength that he could do the job...

On the way back, he encountered a small stall owned by a merchant from the Central Plains. Lin Yu stopped to look at pens, inks, paper and inkstones.

The merchants in Zhongyuan asked for a high price, more than double the usual price.

The simple Wa and Ding people looked at it and quickly signaled Lin Yu not to buy it.

Lin Yu frowned: "You see I am a weak woman, easy to bully, right?"

As he spoke, he shook the green snake wrapped around his arm, and also lifted a bunch of things on the handle. The weight was obviously not light.

The businessman from Zhongyuan sighed: "I'm not bullying you, a little girl. What I pay attention to when doing business is integrity. What is integrity? It means never changing the price. In the past years, it has always been the same price. No matter who comes to buy, they will not raise the price..."

"However, recently in the Central Plains, we have seen that the Dragon Prince has just gained access to his magical powers, and another drought has occurred. The court has failed to provide disaster relief, and civil unrest has broken out."

"So... the price is a bit expensive. It's not easy to go out. I hope the girl can understand. It's just to make a living."

Lin Yu's face turned gloomy. He paid the money and bought a set of the four treasures of the study, which were pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a few miscellaneous books.
Chapter completed!