In the mountain without tigers, the monkeys proclaim themselves kings. Even when there were tigers, a giant pig like the second senior brother wouldn't be afraid of them. In fact, if it encountered an ordinary tiger, it would probably be the tiger that ran away in panic.
Suming, feeling rough and out of breath from the wild ride, finally got off the pig at the narrow entrance of the Hundred Flowers Valley.
As a mount, the second senior brother's quality was beyond reproach: fast, strong, and obedient. It was just the equipnt that wasn't up to snuff. Next ti he had a chance, he would have to get a custom saddle made just for the second senior brother and Pig No. 2. A pig saddle?
"Wait here for , and don't wander off," Suming patted the second senior brother's broad back, allowing it to roam freely nearby, just so long as it didn't stray too far.
He then dismounted and walked on foot towards the interior of Hundred Flowers Valley.
If one were to look down from the sky, the Hundred Flowers Valley would appear as a large depression on the ground, surrounded by cliffs with only a narrow gorge serving as the entrance. In ancient tis, this terrain would have been a strategic choke point, easily defended by a few against many.
Walking along the gorge towards the inside, he hadn't fully entered the Hundred Flowers Valley when he sensed that sothing was amiss!
As expected of a gorge, there were cliffs on both sides.
However, the color of the cliffs ahead was clearly off, a greyish-black that looked like a shell had ford on them.
Suddenly, the cliff walls on both sides ca 'alive.'
The grey 'shell' instantly turned into countless tiny dots, like fluttering bits of broken butterfly wings, and with a buzzing sound, they rose into the air, forming a dark cloud that blocked the way forward.
Mosquitoes! A huge swarm of mosquitoes!
"Make way, make way. It's so gross it gives the creeps..."
From a distance of more than ten ters, the sight of the swarm made Suming's skin crawl, and he quickly waved his hands, scattering his spiritual power.
The last ti he went to the provincial capital, he filled a mineral water bottle with a large number of mosquitoes to bring back. It was purely for a prank and a bit of fun... However, mosquitoes are really not that 'fun.' The novelty wore off in less than half a day, so he let them loose in Hundred Flowers Valley to be with the bees.
Mosquitoes have a short lifespan; he hadn't expected that this swarm would still be alive, not only surviving but seemingly having expanded their numbers. The dark mass was many tis larger than when he had brought them here.
It wasn't strange to see lots of mosquitoes in the mountains gathered together. When Suming thought of how originally the two Queen Bees had annexed the territories of other bee colonies in Hundred Flowers Valley, he couldn't help but chuckle. What were these mosquitoes up to—were they also planning to organize a mosquito army in the mountain to beco the kings of all Qinling's mosquitoes?
Very ambitious, seeking to make a mighty impact within their fleeting lives.
Upon receiving Suming's command, the mosquito cloud dispersed, quietly settling back against the cliffs on both sides.
With so many mosquitoes, there would only be enough for one bite per person before turning soone into a dried-up corpse, and although he knew these creatures wouldn't bite him, Suming still felt a bit anxious as he passed through their midst.
In any case, this was good; if any ordinary traveler should stumble upon this place and see so many mosquitoes, they'd likely be scared into turning back.
Suming wondered what these mosquitoes lived on. Could they be surviving by feeding on the blood of nearby animals?
Scratching his head amidst the encircling swarm of mosquitoes, Suming found his IQ wasn't quite enough to puzzle it out. Biting the bullet, he pushed through the gorge and finally arrived in the midst of Hundred Flowers Valley.
His eyes lit up!
Flowers!
So many flowers!
People often use "sea of flowers" to describe a place blooming with fresh flowers, but only upon seeing Hundred Flowers Valley at this mont did Suming realize that all other scenic spots he had seen before, the so-called seas of flowers, were simply incomparable!
In the endless Hundred Flowers Valley, there were all kinds of colorful flowers everywhere. Looking down from the hillside, it was like a patchwork flower carpet that extended into the distance. Remarkably, although the colors of these flowers differed, they did not seem chaotic at all; instead, there was a kind of harmonious beauty.
Among the flowers, one could see the little bees buzzing everywhere, collecting honey.
There were no paths in Hundred Flowers Valley, so much so that Suming began to feel an illusion that if he stepped out, he would fall into this sea of flowers; he couldn't bear to move forward and tread upon the beauty before him.
Reluctant to step but having to anyway, the nearest beehive in the small grove was over five hundred ters from the entrance. Unless one grew wings, there would be no flying over.
A faint, indescribable fragrance was diffused in the air. Just as Suming was about to walk forward, suddenly, another dark cloud appeared above the closest grove ahead.
However, this ti he wasn't surprised, knowing that was one of the gathering places for the bees. The bees flying out were busy working hard—for without these diligent little bees, where would there be so much honey and royal jelly for his lavish use?
Blazing a small trail through the sea of flowers and surrounded by the bees, he finally reached the small grove.
Compared to his last visit, there were even more beehives hanging from the branches in the grove, resembling a fruit orchard, where the fruits were beehives. So of these hives contained honey, while others housed bees.
Behind Hundred Flowers Valley were several larger groves. From Suming's spiritual power perception, just this grove alone housed hives numbering in the hundreds of thousands. At the mont, he couldn't even fully grasp how many bees and wasps were present in the entire colony.
Two Queen Bees lived in this grove. From a distance, he could see their hives, which had grown several tis larger than when he had last left. Likely due to their great size and weight, the branches could no longer support them. After being relocated, they now sat side by side atop the canopy, like two enormous bird nests.
As soon as he walked into that old tree, the previously scented fragrance intensified.
"Hmm?" Suming paused slightly in surprise.
He initially thought that the fragrance was from the myriad flowers in the sea of flowers... and that wasn't wrong, it was the scent of flowers.
But after entering the grove, the scent should have been lighter than in the sea of flowers outside. It should have been fainter, yet now it was the opposite—more distinct inside the grove.
This fragrance was different from any perfu he had slled before. Suming knew many beautiful girls, and just Nangong Yan alone typically had four to five kinds of high-end perfus for different occasions, each costly. Ding Jing and Hong Feifei would also wear perfu, even Ludmila, the rcenary, used it when off-mission.
But compared to the scent he was slling now, those so-called international luxury brand perfus seed crude and vulgar, like rebellious trends from the hair salon standing before the Seven Fairies.
Suming stood under the tree, gazing up at the two large beehives above, filled with curiosity.
Could it be that the fragrance ca from these two beehives?
It was really strange. He had heard of bees making honey, but never of bees producing perfu.
And the wasps...
Perfu, toxic?
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