Chapter 104: Red Escape

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  Qingshui Bay is also a peculiar place, where the river flows into it and is divided into six branches by five high slopes. Each branch is curved in shape. Because the river is suddenly divided into six, each branch of the river will not be very large, the water is not deep, and the bottom can be seen everywhere, so it is also called Qingshui Bay.

  At the bend of Qing Shui Bay, many crystals are often left behind, and their quality is still very good. Blue, yellow, and purple ones are the most popular.

  "What a beautiful view! This place is really great, little brother. No wonder you don't want to leave. If I were you, I'd choose to stay here and be the local master too." Miao Huo said.

  Ye Xiaoshuang rushed over to pick up the crystal, and Miao Huo and others were no exception. The crystals here are not only liked by women, but also coveted by men. Chu Jiaqiang and others did not move, however good things, after seeing many times, they don't feel rare.

  "Girl, don't pick from there, go to the other side, that's where the best ones are." Old Man Li started directing again.

  Ye Xiaoshuang let out a cheer and ran in the direction that Old Man Li was pointing, like a happy little bird.

  "What's wrong? Old Man Li isn't used to being alone? Planning on adopting a daughter? But that person doesn't seem simple, your calculations don't seem precise enough!" Fifth Uncle said with a smile.

  Mr. Li shook his head: "No, I just think this girl is lovely and a bit pitiful."

  "It's indeed a lovely and pitiful girl." Teacher Liu also sighed. Along the way, except for Chu Jiaxiong who had some brain nerve knots, everyone could see that this girl had some congenital problems.

  Before long, everyone had picked up a big pile, and even Xu Hao temporarily forgot the purpose of his visit. Professor Wen didn't stop them either. Young people should have the attitude of young people, not like these old men who are always calm and composed, with a dead face like Yan Wang Ye.

  "Alright! Let's leave the crystal here for now, don't worry, no one will take it. We'll pick it up on our way back, it's inconvenient to carry it." Old Man Li said.

  Everyone set out again, passed Qing Shui Bay, and started walking up the mountain. Walking on mountain roads is much more difficult, the road is very narrow, and at most only two people can walk side by side. On the mountain, there are waves of bird calls, as well as the seemingly endless cicada sounds that create noise for the world.

  A few dogs, except for Lao Li's black and white ghosts, as well as Miao Huo's lion, all seemed excited, running around happily.

  Walking on the mountain road, everyone feels very cool. The tall trees above block out the direct sunlight, and the distant breeze blows in, plus everyone is sweating while climbing the mountain, and the evaporation of sweat takes away heat, so there will be this feeling.

  "Oh, wow! This fruit is so red and beautiful!" Ye Xiaoshuang's eyes didn't stop moving, and immediately saw a vine plant not far away, climbing up a large pine tree, with strings of bright red fruit hanging on it, looking like cherries, while the leaves were very sparse and crescent-shaped.

  When she saw the girl wanting to walk over and pick some, Old Man Li immediately stopped her: "Don't! That kind of fruit may look good, but it can't be eaten, it's poisonous!"

  Ye Qijun was also startled and quickly pulled her younger sister close.

  "It's poisonous! Such a beautiful fruit is actually poisonous? What a pity!" Ye Xiaoshuang said regretfully.

  Mr. Li sighed and explained, "This fruit is called Kuang Shan Hong, it likes to climb pine trees, can take root inside the pine tree, absorb the nutrients of the pine tree, and it's not wrong to call it a vampire. The fruit is highly toxic, if you eat one, within two hours without timely treatment, there's only one way out - death. Think about it! If it weren't poisonous, all these little birds would have pecked them clean by now. It's just that this pine tree is unlucky and won't live past five years."

  The professor furrowed his brow in thought and asked, "Teacher, I've never seen this kind of plant before?"

  "Don't say you've never seen it, I'm seeing it for the first time too. Hurry up and take a picture, maybe it's a plant that has never been discovered before. Let me show it to Old Shang later, he's an expert in plants. If he doesn't recognize it, it's probably an unknown species." said Professor Wen.

  "Impossible!" Chu Jiaqiang was stunned for a moment, got it! And implicated an unknown species again.

  "I've never seen it before, and logically speaking, I shouldn't have missed a plant with such distinctive features. The fruit is toxic, it's parasitic on pine trees, and the leaves are so strange." Professor Wen frowned.

  Chu Jiaqiang smiled, this plant was actually called "Suan Shan Hong" by the old Taoist priest first, and everyone didn't know what to call it before. According to the old Taoist priest's words, Suan Shan Hong absorbs the fragrance of pine trees to grow, its fruit is extremely poisonous, but its leaves are a precious medicinal material, which is an excellent medicine for treating lung diseases.

  He thought of Grandma Wan, whose asthma needed this medicine, so he walked towards that patch of wild chrysanthemum.

  "Hey! You young man is tired of living a long life! Don't you know that this thing is poisonous? This was what the old Taoist reminded everyone about back then." Fifth Uncle said in an urgent tone.

  Chu Jiaqiang turned around and gave everyone a calm look: "Its fruit is poisonous, but its leaves are a good medicine, specifically for treating lung diseases. Grandma Wan's asthma is just suitable for use, let's pick some back."

  Everyone listened in amazement, and they all exclaimed that there was actually such a plant in the world. Professor Wen was even more certain that this should be an undiscovered plant species.

  Rhododendron is actually a very advanced plant that can separate the toxic and beneficial components of nutrients, storing them separately in the fruit and leaves, which is something that other plants cannot compare to.

  Of course, at this time we may also think of a plant: Rhododendron. Rhododendron is a common mountain flower in the south, also known as Azalea, Mountain Tea Flower, etc., its flowers are edible, but its leaves are toxic.

  "Shouldn't this plant be rare?" Professor Wen asked.

  "There's only this mountain that has the Hong Kong Orchid Tree. I haven't seen it on any other mountains. I roughly estimated, there should be over a dozen of them!" said Fifth Uncle.

  "This Rhododendron keiskei was an endangered species from the moment it was born, what a pity!" Xǔ Hào sighed.

  At this time, Chu Jiaqiang had already come down from the tree and picked about twenty or thirty leaves that were two fingers wide, which were very distinctive. Ye Xiaoshuang immediately asked to see them, so he could only give her two pieces.

  "It's not just this mountain, at least I and the old Taoist have seen it on other mountains, but indeed it's rare. A leaf of Shan Hong will not change, you pick this leaf, it will grow another one next to its original position. This is also its magical place." Chu Jiaqiang explained to everyone.

  "There are so many fruits, how can there be so few?" Ye Xiaoshuang was puzzled.

  "The fruit is abundant, and no animal dares to eat it, but by winter almost all of them fall to the ground, they cannot grow on the ground. So the fruit is very difficult to pass on its offspring, mainly relying on the vines to multiply its offspring, their elongated vines as long as they come into contact with another pine tree, will break away from the mother body, forming a new plant. And the original Hongshan Red will die along with the death of the parasitic pine tree, it can be said that this is a life of mutual destruction." All of these were learned from the old Taoist.

  "No wonder there are so many dead pine trees on this mountain." Miao Huo suddenly realized.

  "It seems like Hong has a grudge against Songshan." Liu Yang said with a smile.

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