As soon as Chen Liqiu said this, the three of them looked at each other, wondering if they had heard wrong. The fruits all grow on trees, so how could they appear in a coffin, let alone a coffin in an ancient tomb.

Based on the surprised expressions of the three of them, Chen Liqiu guessed what they were thinking. He didn't waste any time explaining, and directly took out a green flat object from his arms.

Chen Liqiu had been injured in the chest and abdomen before, and was wrapped in thick gauze, so no one noticed what was hidden in his arms. Furthermore, this green artifact was not big, no more than a handful long and no more than two inches wide.

, the height is only an inch.

Li Zhongyong is ignorant, but he knows the goods, "Isn't this the jade pillow that the corpse rests on?"

"Yes, those two fruits are hidden inside," Chen Liqiu said, opening the jade pillow. The jade pillow is divided into upper and lower parts, which can be separated.

Opening the jade pillow, the things hidden inside were revealed. The three of them looked carefully and saw that they were really two fruits, two apricots to be exact. They were almost the same size and shape as common apricots. The only difference was that they were ordinary apricots.

The apricots are orange-yellow, but the two apricots are completely red without a trace of color.

Before the three of them could express their suspicions, Chen Liqiu said, "I have examined it carefully. It is not a fake carved from red jade, but a real fruit. If you smell it, it still smells of apricots."

As Chen Liqiu spoke, he handed the jade pillow to Li Zhongyong. Li Zhongyong lowered his head and smelled it. He must have smelled the smell of apricots, and his face showed unbelievable surprise again.

The second person to sniff was Tian Zhenyong. Seeing Tian Zhenyong's expression of doubt, Chen Liqiu reached out and picked up a red apricot and handed it over, "I have touched it before, and it is definitely a red apricot to the touch."

Tian Zhengong waved his hand and did not take the red apricot. Chen Liqiu handed the red apricot to him again. Worried that he would destroy this rare thing, he also waved his hand and backed away like Tian Zhengong. .??.??

"Could it be that the jade pillow has an antiseptic effect?" Li Zhongyong guessed.

Chen Liqiu put the red apricot back on the jade pillow, shook his head and said, "It's not like we haven't seen anything like this before. This is a block of Khotan jasper. Although Hotan jasper is valuable, it cannot be used to preserve the appearance of the stone."

Seeing the four people whispering to each other in the forest, Batulu couldn't restrain his curiosity and walked over pretending to relieve himself.

In fact, the relationship between the senior brothers is very deep, and they will not be separated because of a few words. Chen Liqiu avoided Batulu before just because Batulu was ignorant and careless. Until now, he still doesn't know that Daoist Lin is in danger and some things cannot be done.

Knowing it is actually a good thing, but knowing it can only cause worry and anxiety.

Seeing Batulu walking into the woods, Chen Liqiu took the initiative to call him over and showed him the jade pillow and the red apricots inside. Batulu was naturally surprised, "Hey, the first month has just come out, where did the apricots come from?"

Seeing that Batulu wanted to take action, Chen Liqiu hurriedly said,

"These two apricots were brought out from the tomb. They are very strange and cannot be eaten."

"I didn't want to eat, I just wanted to see." Batulu explained.

"Let's go, the light is not bright here, let's go to the fire and take a closer look." Li Zhongyong turned around and went ahead.

Everyone followed Li Zhongyong back to the bonfire and threw the collected firewood into the bonfire. When the bonfire was strong, Chen Liqiu held a red apricot and looked at the fire.

"There seems to be blood streaks on it," Chen Liqiu said.

Hearing Chen Liqiu's words, Li Zhongyong and Tian Zhengong hurriedly came over to look at it together. The red apricots were translucent and could shine through the fire.

"Somewhat like the shape of feathers." Tian Zhenyong said.

"It's probably just a coincidence, it must be the fruit's natural fleshy tendons," Li Zhongyong said.

"Take out your fan and test it." Chen Liqiu said.

Li Zhongyong shook his head and said, "The five-element folding ruler can only test poison. Although the origin of these two fruits is unknown, they are by no means poisonous."

"I didn't ask you to test the poison. You can use your fan to test the five elements of these two fruits." Chen Liqiu said.

Li Zhongyong suddenly realized it. He took out the five-element folding ruler that looked like a fan and examined them one by one. He soon got the answer, "The five elements belong to wood, so there is no doubt that it is an apricot."

Everyone looked at it carefully and speculated, but in the end they couldn't figure out the reason. They could only take out the two red apricots from the jade pillow, put them aside, and wait for observation. If the red apricots are rotten tomorrow, it means that the jade pillow is magical. If tomorrow

In the morning, there was still no change in the red apricots. The strange thing was the red apricots themselves.

Batulu could eat and sleep, and soon fell asleep holding the iron rod.

Li Zhongyong sat under a tree, stroking and wiping the pure Jun sword he had obtained earlier.

Tian Zhengong was light and worried that the light of the fire would attract his pursuers, so he jumped onto a tree and stood sentry from a high place while studying the compass flying knife he had obtained earlier.

Only Chen Liqiu and Chen Liqiu stayed by the fire.

Chen Liqiu is not like a child from a poor family. His family background is probably very good. He has always been very particular about his diet. When eating dry food, he likes to drink hot water. After boiling the hot water, he poured a bowl and handed it over. Then he whispered, "Third Senior Brother

, if this apricot is really beneficial to Master, let’s just leave it like this. If it spoils, wouldn’t it be a waste?”

Although Chen Liqiu usually has a careless air, he is not a heartless person. Hearing the words, he sighed slowly and whispered, "Master has coughed three times since we came back.

Do you think he really fell asleep?

Well, he heard everything we said clearly."

"Third Senior Brother, what can we do for Master?" He was so worried.

Chen Liqiu shook his head and said, "We can't do anything. The master is a Taoist and is familiar with the art of Qihuang. If medicine and stone can cure it, he will never do nothing."

Without saying anything else, as Chen Liqiu said, Taoist Lin himself was well versed in pharmacology. After being poisoned by a hidden weapon that quenched the poison, he immediately went out to seek medical treatment. If there was really a cure, Taoist Lin would definitely find a way to cure himself.

Chen Liqiu originally wanted to eat, and he had all the dry food in his hand, but when talking about Taoist Lin, his heart became heavy, so he put the dry food back and was lost in thought while holding the bowl of water.

"Third Senior Brother, please eat something. You haven't eaten anything all day." He picked up the sesame seed cake and stuffed it into Chen Liqiu's hand.

Chen Liqiu took a look, breathed slowly to adjust his mood, and tried hard to put the cynical smile back on his face, "You also noticed that I haven't eaten for a day. You are so attentive, and you will definitely attract women when you grow up."

I was a little embarrassed and laughed awkwardly.

After Chen Liqiu had eaten half of the fire, he couldn't help but bring up the past again, "Third senior brother, those caravan bandits are from Nanzhao. Do you think there will be an antidote in their bandits' nest?"

Chen Liqiu pondered and then shook his head and said, "It's impossible. I saw clearly that day that the hidden weapon master used was not released by Zhong Agen on his own initiative, but when he was seriously injured and on the verge of death. This shows that Zhong Agen is prepared."

The purpose of using a hidden weapon with a thin light like that is to destroy your opponent in a critical moment. Since both of you are destroyed, there is no reason to keep the antidote."

After Chen Liqiu finished speaking, he nodded slowly. In fact, what Chen Liqiu said was what he was thinking. Deep down in his heart, he didn't think he could find an antidote.

Chen Liqiu added, "This is your first time to go out. You don't know the vastness of Jiuzhou and the four seas. Do you know how far away Nanzhao is? Nanzhao is far in the southwest, only eight thousand miles away from Yuzhou. Even if we travel day and night, we can catch up

It will take half a month to go to Nanzhao."

All he could do was shake his head and sigh.

Chen Liqiu patted Chen Liqiu's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. Even if Master really has some shortcomings, you still have us."

He nodded silently, and at the same time suddenly remembered something, "Third Senior Brother, do you know what Master is looking for?"

"I don't know," Chen Liqiu said, "Master has never said that, but as far as I know, Master has been searching since he was young. He was already traveling when he accepted the boss."

"That night Zhong Ajie said something, I don't know if you noticed it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Liqiu said

, "You mean the master was expelled from the school by Ge Zaoshan?"

"Yes, do you know why?" asked.

"I'm not sure," Chen Liqiu waved his hand, "but according to my guess, it may have something to do with Master's exploration of ancient tombs. You must know that digging graves is very harmful to one's morality and has always been despised by the world, not to mention that Master is a Taoist priest.

The rules are very strict.”

"Oh," he nodded, then asked, "Third Senior Brother, what do you think Master is looking for?"

"You asked me just now, and I told you, I don't know," Chen Liqiu felt helpless, "If you have to let me tell you, then I can only guess."

"Then take a guess." He urged.

Chen Liqiu thought for a while and whispered, "I suspect it is a life-extending elixir."

"Why do you think so?" he asked.

"Master's food and clothing were obtained through hard work. Even though he was very poor, he never took away the gold and silver in the tomb. This eliminates the possibility of seeking wealth," Chen Liqiu lowered his voice, "

Furthermore, although the master brought many secrets from the tomb, he has never been involved in the training, and the weapons have never been touched. All these have been eliminated, and only the elixirs that can cure diseases and prolong life are left."

When thinking about whether Chen Liqiu's speculation was true, Chen Liqiu continued, "I suspect that Master is looking for a medicine to cure diseases and prolong life because of a woman."

"Oh?" I was surprised, "Why do you say that?"

"I feel," Chen Liqiu said, "Master has handsome features and a calm demeanor. There are always many women who like handsome men. There are also many women who are attracted to him while running around. Many of them have subtle hints and secret glances, but Master does not do it.

Therefore, I suspect that he has a sweetheart, but I have never heard Master talk about it in so many years."

Although Chen Liqiu's analysis was well-founded, he did not agree with it. He did not want to argue with Chen Liqiu, so he had to tactfully retort, "Master is so old, how could it be for a woman?"

"How old do you think Master is?" Chen Liqiu asked.

"Forty-five-six?" Guess?

"What kind of eyesight?" Chen Liqiu looked down upon him.

"Master's hair is all white, he must be above the level of no confusion." He said.

"Master is not that old," Chen Liqiu shook his head and said, "I feel that Master is no more than thirty-five. The boss once said that when he followed Master, Master was still a young man with black hair."

"Elder brother has been with the master for nine years. How come the master's hair has turned all white during these nine years?" I don't understand.
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