Chapter 26 - It's all that fruit's fault (Part 1)

Qingyu and Yang Zhao led a few people into the forest. With her around, there would be no snakes within three meters. Since it was only three meters, they couldn't bring too many people, only about three or four people.

Usually, Qingyu first looked for the tree according to Huang Jing's request. She pointed at it and then moved a few steps away. Yang Zhao and the others began to use axes made from the old Fengshen ship to cut half a meter above the root of the tree, cutting off the tree.

Once the cut was halfway through the trunk, Yang Zhao leaned against the tree and used a jack with his feet. He pushed the tree hard so that the tree would fall slowly without damaging other trees. When the tree fell, Qingyu walked in the middle, followed by several others. Everybody kept their distance within three meters from Qingyu as they worked around the fallen tree.

Fortunately, the main timber, golden sandalwood, covers a large area at the edge of the forest near the bay. As for the golden nanmu tree, a wood that grows deeper into the forest, they won't need much and she won't dare to ask for more.

Golden Nanmu is the wood used by the royal family. Most people would use fallen trees, and no one would use such precious wood in shipbuilding. Yellow thorn wood would also be used in some key parts of the ship, of course, it would be parts that outsiders cannot see.

Huang Jing discovered a tree on the cliff that was sixty meters high. The tree was hard and had excellent buoyancy. It was actually the best wood for building sea ships. Qingyu and the others only went in a few times to cut down the remaining amount of wood needed.

After collecting wood, Qingyu took Shi Fang in to the forest to collect some seeds and branches of grass and trees. They then planted them in the hollowed out land. The people collected a lot of them from that piece of land according to Shi Fang's instructions. Herbal medicine always makes Shi Fang very happy so when he came back he immediately went back into his wooden house to make medicine again.

Another two weeks has passed and during that time Qingyu's painful menstruation came. Shi Fang noticed it and used it to test his new medicine. The pain in her stomach was gone but it was like taking chicken blood. She stayed up all night due to the pain while all the other men could also not sleep while worrying about her.

Lu Yao decided to practice the first level of the Blue Sea Tide Technique that night. He then felt that his body was full of internal energy and all of his meridians were unobstructed. Even the damage caused by someone's dirty tricks in his early years seemed to be healed. Unconsciously, he let out a loud roar. He jumped out of the sea, splashed a few times, and reached the beach. He even tumbled a few times in the air and landed firmly on the ground.

He saw Qingyu squatting on the ground and looking at him with her eyes wide open. Her eyes moved around his body slowly from top to bottom then from bottom to top several times. The night breeze then blew coolly on his body and that was when Lu Yao realized, "Oh my God! I'm not wearing anything!"

Seeing Lu Yao cover his lower body and run away like the wind, Qingyu's face turned red. Due to his years of martial arts practice, Lu Yao had a pretty good figure, with strong muscles and perfect lines. His skin has become healthy looking as well due to being exposed under the scorching sun all year round. It was dark and the one between his legs was actually very thick. Qingyu felt her heart beating faster.

The next day, when Qingyu proposed to go up the mountain, she accidentally appointed Lu Yao as her bodyguard. After saying goodbye to everyone, and walking into the forest on the path she had taken these days, she felt like beating herself up again.

What kind of trouble are you going to make when you go hiking with a person with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot? Actually, she doesn't have any idea. She felt that it would be too shameful for her to do something to a sixteen-year-old boy.

After living for so many years, she wouldn't do such a shameless thing! These words in her head could not be said to him openly though, so they had to keep a straight face while the two of them walked up the mountain filled with silence and bitter hatred.

After walking for about an hour, Qingyu felt relaxed. She had always been known as a heartless person who never asked for trouble. Walking while having troubling thoughts in her head was not good for her physical and mental health, so she chose not to talk about last night's event. She instead started a conversation with Lu Yao talking about some familiar animals and plants on the road.

Qingyu kept on pointing at things and teaching Lu Yao what the plants are called, "Look, this is Qinan. The difference between this and agarwood is that its fragrance sinks directly into the roots of the tree, and the fragrance comes out without burning it. This kind of fragrance is also a kind of medicine, which is effective for mental deficiency and kidney deficiency."

After a while, as she saw another plant, she explained again, "This is agarwood here. You know, in Guangdong, married daughters will put a piece of agarwood at the bottom of the box. When giving birth, a little bit of it can be used to induce labor."

Listening to Qingyu's detailed explanations, Lu Yao's face gradually became clearer, and he would also interject a few questions from time to time. In this way, the atmosphere between the two became more harmonious, and by noon, the baskets carried by the two of them were half full.

Qingyu wiped her sweat and planted new branches into the soil where she pulled the herbs out from. The soil on this island is very rich. In the open space by the bay, she could plant whatever she wanted and it was the same case in this forest.

Qingyu was collecting plants and replacing them. She followed the same principle when harvesting other things. The two of them didn't go very far in half a day, only reaching the pool full of sinking water.

She has realized that high-end items can only be picked up by her. Qingyu asked Lu Yao to rest by the pool and walked down to the pool to take some things out of the water. She couldn't take the ones that were of the highest quality. She had to look for something that was not too big but of at least good quality. She picked through the water and devoted herself wholeheartedly to it until she was startled by a soft moan.

The moan was filled with repressed desire and joy. Qingyu looked up unconsciously and saw Lu Yao half-leaning on the stone by the pool, his face flushed, and his hands clinging to the stone. It was as if he was deliberately suppressing it but the uncontrollable moan still leaked out of the corner of his mouth.

Was he bitten by a snake? No, she's not over three meters away from him!

Qingyu threw the things in her hand into the basket then hurriedly walked to the shore. She put the basket aside and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Were you bitten by something?"

"Ugh..." Lu Yao can only utter a grunt as he opened his eyes and glanced at her. Although he tried hard to open them normally, his eyes stayed half-closed. His eyes were hazy.

Lu Yao was originally very straight-looking, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tall statute. His lips were thick lips too. At this time, his face is red and his lips were looking bright and luscious making him exude a unique charm.

Qingyu didn't have time to appreciate this scene. Seeing that he seemed to not want to answer her question, she felt impatient and hurriedly tore open his clothes since she has done that once anyways. She looked carefully up and down his body. She touched his body with her hands to check for any wounds. Since she couldn't see any wounds anywhere, she raised her head and asked again, "Where are you injured?"

Lu Yao's face was just slightly blushing before, but after she touched his body a few times, his face turned bright red. He was biting the corners of his mouth and a few strands of blood has flowed out. His eyes were even more intense. They turned even more hazy and his breaths were quick and hot.