Chapter 352: Bone-penetrating Town
The next day, following Yuan Zhenkuan's map, they successfully found Tougu Town.
The town is quite large, stretching from the flat land into the mountains in a long strip.
The town didn't even have a wall. It was just like a bunch of dilapidated houses put together. Because they couldn't be built on flat ground, later people built it back along the road.
Yuan Zhenkuan looked up at the plaque at the town gate.
It was a broken wooden pillar with a rotten wooden board nailed to it at a height of two people. The three words "Tougu Town" were written on it in a very sloppy manner with charcoal.
It doesn't look like a town with a large trade in medicinal herbs.
"Bone-penetrating? I don't know why it's called that." Yuan Zhenkuan murmured.
"It must be due to the bone-penetrating grass, a medicinal herb." Feng Aoqing told them.
"Hey, there's a sign here!" He saw another sign in the grass one meter high above the wooden pillar. It was blocked by the grass and he couldn't see what was on it, so he reached out and tried to pull it apart, trying to see it more clearly.
"Don't!"
“Ouch~!”
Before Feng Aoqing could react, the child took over and let out a scream.
"What the hell is this?!"
"This is ghost hemp. Brother, now add one more rule: don't touch anything or any plant you don't recognize." Feng Aoqing shook his head helplessly.
"You all know each other?" Yuan Zhenkuan looked at the other two sisters, they were all smiling.
"We don't recognize it, but we don't touch it." An Jinge answered with a smile.
"All right......"
Feng Aoqing pulled his hand over and saw that there was no thorn in his foot, so she applied some medicine on it, and the pain was relieved in a short time.
"The thorns on the leaves and stems of this thing are sacs. They will burst if you touch them, and they are full of venom." Feng Aoqing introduced.
An Jinge used his sword to clear away the clump of ghost hemp, and saw that there was not a single word on the blocked wooden board.
Everyone laughed again.
"What is this?! What is this?! Is it intentional?!" Yuan Zhenkuan understood.
The board is behind the ghost horse. People who come here for the first time are usually afraid of missing something, so they all want to scan it to see if there is any important information on it. If you don’t recognize the ghost horse, you will be caught.
"Test board." Feng Aoqing said with a smile.
"There may be more ahead, be careful." An Jinge withdrew his gaze.
"Does this mean that things are only sold to people who know the value of them?" Yuan Zhenkuan asked.
"That should be the case. This town is quite interesting!" Feng Aoqing was very happy.
"Even if you are happy, for me, it is full of danger." Yuan Zhenkuan swallowed his saliva.
After passing the signpost, there was a small square with people walking around. The four of them walked over.
"Raise your legs." Feng Aoqing commanded.
“Why… eh…”
Yuan Zhenkuan saw his two sisters obey the order, step forward, and then the three of them turned around and watched him step into the smelly grass.
The grass looked normal, but when you stepped on it, it turned into a pool of green mud and gave off a foul odor.
"Sister...save me..."
The three sisters took a step back at the same time and covered their noses with their hands.
"New shoes...save me..."
Feng Aoqing shook her head helplessly, walked over and poured a potion on his boots that were stained with grass juice.
The stench dissipated, and a fresh fragrance filled the air around Yuan Zhenkuan.
"Can you be obedient?" An Jinge asked.
Yuan Zhenkuan curled his lips and nodded.
He now had to look down every time he took a step, and as he walked, he almost bumped into the town guards.
"Sir, there is a treasure underground!" the other party teased.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" Yuan Zhenkuan said hurriedly, "Thank you for letting us into the town. We are here to buy medicinal herbs."
"Is there a fuse?"
"Yes, yes." Yuan Zhenkuan hurriedly took out the fuse he bought from the drug dealer from his arms and handed it to the man.
"That's all. You should know that there are poisons and medicines in this town, so please be careful. Here, life and death depend on one's own ability, and the government doesn't intervene." The town guard laughed.
"Thank you." Feng Aoqing handed over a bag.
The man opened it and stood up to greet the woman. He said, "Thank you, Miss. This is not easy to come by!"
Feng Aoqing knew from listening to him that he had a chronic asthma. The dried crocodile meat in the bag was extremely rare in this place.
"We are ignorant and should not violate any taboos. Thank you for your reminder. We will not stay long. We will leave after one or two days." Feng Aoqing said with a smile.
"Okay, okay. My name is Huomazi. I live in the room over there. If you have any problems, just come find me." Huomazi pointed to a row of houses behind the fence.
Feng Aoqing bowed politely before leading them into the town and finding an inn to stay in.
"It's up to you." Feng Aoqing said to Yuan Zhenkuan.
She handed him a bag of beef, a bag of peanuts and a jar of wine.
"Leave it to me. I'm the most loved by my uncles and aunts." Yuan Zhenkuan patted his chest.
This child from a wealthy family is knowledgeable, well-mannered and truly likable.
"Don't drink too much, or you'll reveal all our secrets!" An Jinge was worried about the child.
"I dare to claim that I am the best drinker in the capital, and no one dares to claim to be second! You can rest assured." Yuan Zhenkuan began to brag.
Then he straightened his clothes, picked up his things and went to find Huo Mazi.
The fastest way to get to know this town is through acquaintances.
And since I had tested him before and knew that he could be bribed with money and things, it would be easy.
So, she prepared some wine and food and asked Yuan Zhenkuan to ask whatever information he could, such as where to buy special medicinal herbs, what taboos there were, etc., so as to prevent them from taking the wrong path.
An Jinge asked Feng Aoqing: "Is he okay? He's a good kid, but he's a little..."
"Don't worry! He's very capable! His brain is as good as three of ours." Feng Aoqing disagreed.
An Jinge had just checked the room once, and she was checking it a second time to see if there was anything wrong with the items on the bed.
For safety reasons, the three decided to live in the same room so that they could look after each other.
"I'll go and take a look!" Siyan said.
She knew that it would be better for An Jinge, who had better martial arts skills, to protect Feng Aoqing.
"Well, that's fine." Feng Aoqing nodded.
Siyan changed into casual clothes and followed him out. When they got closer and saw that there was no one around, she went up to the roof.
In the "Ghost Fan Tower" at the foot of the mountain, someone was reporting the situation of the four people to the tower owner Chonglou.
"Aunt, there are three girls and one boy. One of the girls seems to be the master. She knows medicine and poisons and even gave Huo Mazi a bag of dried crocodile meat. Judging from the clothes, horses, and things they brought, she seems to be a wealthy owner."
Chonglou asked, "You know Huo Ma has an old illness without even taking his pulse?"
"No, I just took a look and heard him say a few words." The man replied.
"He should be here looking for medicine, so just pay attention." Chonglou nodded.
This place is unmanaged and no one deals with officials. People only buy and sell medicine. You pay money to get medicine, or give medicine and get money. If you have any purpose other than buying and selling medicine, you will be driven out.
Chonglou was relieved and had just fallen asleep when someone came to report: "Aunt, something happened to those people who came today."
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