Chapter 9: Charging Through the Void Gate

  Several days passed quietly, nothing seemed to happen, Su Qing's vigilant heart relaxed a bit.

  Just as Su Qing thought she was being overly cautious, something happened in the middle of the night.

  It's midnight, no stars, no moon. Pitch black.

  At this moment, Su Qing, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes, revealing a sharp and cold glint. She then quietly got out of bed, lightly picked up the iron rod that had been placed at the door, silently opened the door, slowly crept to the left side of the courtyard wall, and held her breath.

  As the sound of climbing came from above the courtyard wall, Su Qing's right hand grasped the iron rod tightly, ready to strike at any moment.

  As the object fell, Su Qing made her move. Then a muffled groan sounded, and the person who had jumped down from the wall seemed to have not expected that on this dark night, someone would be squatting under the wall waiting in ambush. He was stunned for a moment, then pulled out a gleaming knife from his bosom and stabbed at Su Qing.

  In the instant the dagger was drawn, relying on his cultivated extraordinary eyesight, Su Qing saw that the man had a black mole on his left cheek with three very conspicuous hairs.

  This man was obviously well-trained and had a lot of fighting experience, while Su Qing didn't know any moves, relying solely on his eyesight and agile movements to dodge back and forth.

  That man, seeing himself being tied up, couldn't get free for the time being. Just then, he heard the continuous barking of dogs from the village and suddenly became anxious. He muttered a low curse under his breath, and his movements with the knife became even more vicious. Su Qing was unable to dodge in time, and her left arm was cut by the knife.

  In the moment when Su Qing was stunned, the man took advantage of the opportunity to open the courtyard door and escape.

  Mother Zhang Shuyu also heard the noise, took the oil lamp and walked out, when she saw Su Qing's left arm bleeding, she was almost scared to death. After regaining consciousness, she quickly pulled Su Qing into the house and cleaned and bandaged her wound.

  Fortunately, the injury is not serious, just a scratch from the knife edge, and with her current physique, it will heal in half a day without leaving any scars.

  In order not to worry her mother, Su Qing only said that it might be a thief, and when she saw that there was nothing valuable, she left.

  A widow's door is often besieged by rumors, Su Qing was very rational and didn't disturb others, treating it as if nothing had happened.

  However, when she returned to the house, her face turned extremely gloomy. The three hairs above her mole? She had heard of Hou San before, and he was indeed a bandit from Ma's gang, who had been mixed up in the underworld. This is courtesy before martial arts, isn't it?

  Thinking of Hou San's skills just now, Su Qing's mood also became very heavy. Although her cultivation had improved her senses, allowing her to discover the person in time, it was clear that she didn't have the ability to subdue him. Moreover, it was absolutely impossible to alarm others, and she could only rely on herself to protect her family.

  "Sister, you eat this, the corn is neither old nor tender, mom added your brewed fruit wine when cooking, it's sweet and delicious, with a hint of wine aroma."

  Su Qing got up early in the morning, washed and dressed, then walked into the house and sat down beside the kang table. Su Xia hurriedly picked a very nice corn and handed it to her with both hands.

  Su Qing took a bite and indeed it was sweet and fragrant, with a hint of light wine aroma after savoring it carefully, the taste was really good.

  Corn on the cob is their specialty, generally sold in the city are processed and quick-frozen, fresh ones are not common, so Su Qing's ancestors lived outside for many years and rarely ate them.

  "It's still better to drink less, although it's fruit wine, drinking too much will still get you drunk." Mother reminded Su Qing as she saw her putting a full jar of wine into the bamboo basket.

  Su Qing put away the lunch her mother had prepared, and also packed up the two corns left on the table from that morning. "How could this little wine possibly get me drunk? You know my capacity for liquor, don't you? Besides, you drink it every day too, so you should know its effects."

  Zhang Shu Yu listened to her daughter talk about the effects of alcohol and suddenly remembered when she first saw her daughter drink a whole bottle, it scared her half to death. She was really afraid that her daughter would ruin her stomach with drinking. Although she had lived in the north for many years, she never got used to liquor and hardly ever drank.

  At that time, I couldn't help but take a small sip. A faint fruit sweetness and fragrance lingered on my lips, leaving me wanting more. Before I knew it, I had downed two cups, only to end up lying in bed for two days before the effects of the alcohol finally wore off.

  But after waking up from the wine, there was no expected hangover headache, but instead she felt refreshed and invigorated. Later on, her daughter limited her to one small cup a day, while she herself could drink a whole tank without getting drunk, it's really unknown what kind of physique she has?

  However, after drinking for a while, the effect appeared, and the previous waist acid back pain was not so obvious, and the skin seemed to be ruddy. Then the daughter let her son insist on drinking every day, and Su Xia's body was much stronger than before. The former weak three days two heads lying in bed, now can all day around the yard.

  "Ah! After all this time, she finally realized that her daughter was stronger than her, capable and independent. It's not that she was taking care of the children, but rather her daughter was supporting their whole family. With a sense of relief in her heart, a surge of pride arose - this is her daughter."

  "You have time to send some to your second aunt's house." Su Qing's mother reminded her before she left.

  "Uh-huh, I'll go tonight." Su Qing replied as she walked out.

  As for brewing fruit wine, it was actually an unintentional creation. Su Qing didn't think at the time that it would have a strengthening and beneficial effect on the body.

  At that time, she planted the seedlings of the fruit trees. The next evening, she entered the space again and saw the scene in front of her, shocked with her mouth agape for half a day. If it weren't for the heart-to-heart connection with the space, she would have thought she had walked into the wrong place.

  Although I had a faint feeling that something was amiss with the space before, I didn't expect it to be so unusual.

  Is this Western magic?! In the blink of an eye, it can give you a whole thriving estate!

  Su Qing's eyes were filled with green, especially when she saw the small fruit saplings that she had personally planted around her, which were less than one meter high at the time, had now become towering trees with lush branches and leaves, and were even laden with large, plump, crystal-like fruits. Her expression could no longer be described as shocked.

  Due to the lack of experience in planting, at that time, I only scattered seeds and was afraid that they would not sprout, without considering the spacing between plants. Now what can be seen is that the vegetables are densely packed together, with roots that are too slender and not sturdy enough, but fortunately, they do not lack nutrients, with leaves that are a deep green and fruit that is tempting.

  For example, the tomatoes were at least twice as big as those sold in the market, bright red and emitting a fresh tomato fragrance. Su Qing picked one casually, without worrying about pollution or pesticide residues, and didn't even need to wash it before taking a bite directly into her mouth. The abundant red juice flowed down her throat and into her heart, refreshing her instantly, and even in her past life, Su Qing had never tasted such delicious tomatoes.

  Other varieties of dishes, the longer they are, the better, just too dense, Su Qing happened to tidy up a bit, pulling out those that were too dense, it seems that this space has a preservation function, and putting them there is not worried about spoilage.

  Then she walked to the herb planting area and found that the herbs did not grow as well as the vegetables and fruit trees, many of which were supposed to be perennial grasses, but only a few leaves had just sprouted.

  At that time, the seeds of these medicinal materials had more or less problems, and Su Qing was afraid that they would not sprout, so she planted them more densely. Now it seems that her worries were unnecessary, as most of the seeds have survived, resulting in the current scene, with many plants crowded together, some even seeming to grow out of the same place, growing crookedly.

  Su Qing wiped the sweat from her face, hastily picked up the tools and carefully transplanted them. The herbs were not like vegetables, they were delicate, so Su Qing couldn't help but be cautious in handling them.

  What made Su Qing even more excited was that there were actually over a dozen wild ginseng plants inside, although they looked small now. But Su Qing knew in her heart that good quality wild ginseng was extremely hard to find these days. So unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn't take out the herbs from here because once outside, it would be easy for people to discover their uniqueness.

  They are not only good-looking but also seem to have a bit of spiritual energy.

  After finishing gathering herbs, Su Qing gazed at the surrounding abundant fruits and pondered whether to make some fruit wine.

  In her past life and this one, if there's anything Su Qing has a hobby in, it would be wine. The refreshing and slightly spicy feeling had once intoxicated her. Coincidentally, the ancient recipe also included methods for brewing wine, so Su Qing used the jars at home to brew a batch.

  At first, Su Qing was the only one drinking it because she knew her mother didn't like these things. But after her mother tried it once and found that this wine had the effect of strengthening the body, Su Qing let her drink a cup every day, and later Su Xia also drank a cup every day.

  Alright! Su Qing couldn't help but rub his forehead and admit that under his leadership, the three of them had become real wine enthusiasts. They could go without food, but wine was a daily necessity.

  As for the effect of strengthening the body, Su Qing also pondered later and speculated that there might be some residual spiritual energy in the wine. After drinking it into the body, due to physical problems, they couldn't absorb the spiritual energy like Su Qing did, but during the process of releasing it from the body, it nourished the body to a certain extent, thus achieving the effect of strengthening the body.

  When Su Qing came out of her reverie, she found herself already at the back mountain. But she didn't know why, the closer she got to this forest that she almost visited every day, the more she felt a sense of unease, as if something uncontrollable was about to happen...