He picked an apricot and tasted it. It was much sweeter and more fragrant than ordinary apricots.
With fruit, if she could use her abilities to grow grain, she could go to the black market for daily necessities or money and ration coupons.
As for meat, she had wood-element abilities, so catching animals was as easy as flipping a hand.
At this moment, Tian Jing stopped cultivating and continued to practice her abilities.
Then, this apricot tree suffered. It bloomed, bore fruit, dropped fruit, and leaves. Before long, it had grown into a tall and sturdy tree, bearing apricots that tasted inexplicably delicious.
Looking up at this wild apricot tree, which was two to three meters taller than the tallest tree in the forest, Tian Jing could only say sorry to it. After completely absorbing its energy, the apricot tree and its fruit instantly turned to dust, scattering in the mountain forest. Su Dan Novel Network
Cough, cough, cough, the dust choked her.
After practicing energy exchange, Tian Jing applied her abilities to the bushes. Not only were the branches of the bushes shaped into various forms by her, but their roots also extended everywhere underground. This patch of bushes had already become a world of roots.
But these were all the same as her original wood-element abilities, which made her full of expectations. She had hoped that her new abilities would be different, and as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
When she was dejected, her abilities were concentrated on a leaf, fixed in place. Suddenly, the scenery in the direction opposite the leaf appeared in her mind.
What is this?
Tian Jing turned the leaf in different directions, and the scenery in the direction the leaf faced immediately unfolded in her mind. She jumped up excitedly, "Wow wow wow, is this a camera? Or is it alive, readily available, and usable anytime?"
Great, it was comparable to mental abilities.
After playing with the new function for a while, Tian Jing manufactured wood-element energy again. She should still earnestly fill her body with wood-element energy.
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At the Tian family's house, a long time after Tian Jing left, Tian Ping returned carrying a bamboo basket. As soon as she returned, she was met with a torrent of scolding from Old Mrs. Tian.
Tian Ping was scolded for no reason. Feeling wronged, she hung out the clothes and was then pulled into the room by her mother, Mrs. Tian.
Chen Yun told her daughter what had happened at breakfast. "Don't provoke Jing girl anymore. Today, because of your elder brother and your father, breakfast was already lost. If lunch or dinner is lost because of you, our second branch will be ostracized by everyone."
Tian Ping's eyes widened in surprise. In the morning, although she felt that Tian Jing was protected by her grandmother, she didn't take it seriously. Now, Tian Jing, that brat, was so troublesome, why weren't her grandparents punishing her?
Hearing her daughter's question, Chen Yun tapped her daughter's forehead with her finger. "You're still talking about it. It's all your fault. It was enough that you eavesdropped on your grandmother, but you couldn't keep your mouth shut after eavesdropping. You blurted everything out in your dreams. Not only does she know she's not a Tian family member and knows who her birth parents are, but she also knows your grandparents' secrets. Your grandparents have no way to control her at all.
Fortunately, she agreed to the arranged marriage, but regarding the arranged marriage, although Director Qi smoothed things over today, it's hard to guarantee that there won't be any more mistakes. So, you must endure it. Your elder brother is already 20 years old, and if he can't get married, you won't be able to get married either."
Tian Ping pouted and nodded, "I know."
How could Chen Yun not understand her daughter? "Don't just give me lip service. She won't be staying in the Tian family for many days. Hold it in, you have to hold it in. Arranged marriage is illegal. If she reports it, your aunt, your grandparents, and even our second branch will be ruined. Director Qi treats her well and said to find her if you need anything. Don't take it lightly."
"Wouldn't it be fine to knock her unconscious like yesterday?"
Tian Ping couldn't accept that the wretched girl, whom anyone could scold and beat, had suddenly stood above her and acted arrogantly.
"You fool!" Chen Yun angrily tapped her daughter's head, frustrated by her lack of progress. "Did I say all that for nothing? She could knock your father down in one go. Who could knock her unconscious? It was precisely because she was knocked unconscious that she couldn't help but resist. I didn't know she was hiding so much."
"No!" Tian Ping jumped up excitedly when she heard this. "This definitely isn't the original her. I'm going to tell Grandma and have Grandma find someone to get rid of her."
She grew up with Tian Jing. How could she not know if the original Tian Jing was truly stupid or pretending to be stupid?
Her daughter's words startled Chen Yun, who grabbed her and slapped her. "You wretched girl, I'm reasoning with you, and you still won't listen? Haven't you heard the broadcasts promoting the elimination of superstition every day?"
In the Tian family, besides those younger than Tian Jing, who didn't have suspicions in their hearts? But who dared to speak them out? Only this brainless, wretched girl dared to speak nonsense and even implicate others.
Tian Ping covered her face, cast a resentful glance at her mother, and ran out of the room crying. As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw Old Mrs. Tian with a livid face. She immediately stopped. "Grandma."
Old Mrs. Tian waved her hand. "I wouldn't dare. I think I should call you Great-Grandmother. Not only do you dare to use me as a shield, but you also dare to order me to find that kind of person. This family should be yours."
"Mother," Chen Yun, who had followed her daughter out, heard her mother-in-law's words. How could a daughter respond to this? She quickly spoke up, "Mother, I apologize on her behalf. I will teach her properly."
"On her behalf?" Old Mrs. Tian's voice rose. "Apologies can be made on someone's behalf? She's a 19-year-old girl, and she still needs her mother to apologize for her. No wonder she's so confused. You immediately send her back to your mother's house to stay for a few days, and she can return after things in the family are settled."
"No!" Before Mrs. Tian could answer Old Mrs. Tian, Tian Ping loudly refused. "I'm not going to Grandma's. I, Big Brother Lu, will be returning to the city soon."
Hearing this, Mrs. Tian also became anxious. "Mother, look."
"Fine," Old Mrs. Tian thought for a moment and agreed. "As long as you can guarantee that she won't cause trouble, otherwise, I'll starve her for three days. Oh, and she's not allowed to eat today. You keep an eye on her."
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In the deep mountains, after filling her body with a little wood-element energy, Tian Jing felt ravenously hungry. She needed nourishment.
After searching nearby for a short while, she found a wild rabbit grazing. Tian Jing crouched down and placed one hand on the ground, urging the plants around the rabbit to grow. The plants grew rapidly, quickly forming a large circle around the rabbit. The circle shrank into a smaller circle, and then into a tiny circle, after which a slender vine pierced the rabbit's neck.
Lifting out the rabbit, Tian Jing thought for a moment and then turned all these plants, as well as the bushes she had practiced her abilities on, into ash to avoid anyone discovering anything unusual.
Returning to her basket, she took out her sickle and hung the rabbit on a tree branch. She was very skilled at skinning.
In the apocalypse, mutated animals could be eaten, and the pelts of some mutated animals could be used for other purposes. Being unsociable, she had to do these things herself, and practice made perfect.