Chapter 13: Podan Grass
Tang Beiju changed into a dark green outfit again, dried half of his hair with his internal energy, and let the remaining half dry naturally.
At this moment, he felt refreshed, his brows were relaxed, and there was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
He slowly walked out of the inn room and walked down the stairs, and found that Xu Ren'er and Mo Youli had been waiting on the first floor for a long time.
Since there was still a lot of time, the man and the dog each came across a book. He had sharp eyes and could see the contents of the cover clearly.
Mo Youli’s book is slightly more normal—“Countermeasures against Millions of Poisonous Insects.”
Tang Beiju thought of the contestant Zhui Du. Indeed, he was definitely not a good person. Knowing more about him would help him avoid more crises.
Xu Rener’s book is “How to Make Yourself Bigger Quickly”.
Tang Beiju: ...
Tang Beiju's gaze was not intense, but Mo Youli and Xu Ren'er seemed to sense something and looked up at Tang Beiju at the same time.
"Ren'er, your book?"
Tang Beiju stared at the book on Xu Ren'er's paws with a confused tone.
When Xu Ren'er heard this, he looked down and realized what was happening.
"After the game, the pink-green chicken stuffed this into my hand. They said it would be good for me and asked me to take a closer look."
"So how do you feel?"
Tang Beiju automatically ignored the name of the pink-green chicken, but the book aroused his curiosity. He walked over to the two of them, found a random place to sit down, and asked.
Xu Ren'er frowned, his mouth corners turned down, he shook his head, and then moved the open book in front of Tang Beiju.
“Not really.”
Seeing this, Mo Youli immediately put down the book in his hand, moved closer to Tang Beiju, tilted his head forward and leaned over to take a look.
The two of them took a quick look at the content and instantly understood why Xu Ren'er felt it was not good enough.
"It's fine that this book doesn't have any text, but the pictures are understandable. They're meant to help you understand the operations intuitively. But why are all these pictures just monotonous landscapes? I can't see how they can benefit you at all."
Mo Youli flipped through the pages of paper, frowning as he looked at the patterns on page after page.
"I think the same as you." Xu Ren'er stood up, took back the book, stuffed it into his white boots, and continued:
"I suspect there might be some hidden meaning in these landscapes, so I've been studying and analyzing them, but to no avail. I think it'll take some time to decipher the mystery behind them."
"It's almost time, Beiju, let's hurry to Zuiguilou and don't keep Master Shangguan waiting too long."
Mo Youli also stood up and said to Tang Beiju.
"You guys are invited too?"
Hearing this, Tang Beiju raised his eyebrows in surprise.
However, he changed his mind and immediately guessed the reason.
In fact, after the third game, he wanted to have a slow chat with Shangguan Jieshu, but he couldn't resist the strong desire to take a bath. He could only say a few words hurriedly and then slipped away.
However, he was not a completely willful person. Based on his many years of friendship with Xu Ren'er and others, he believed that Xu Ren'er and his group would definitely stop Shangguan Jieshu for him and let him finish what he wanted to say.
This is absolute trust!
They already knew each other and happened to have a dinner together, so it seemed reasonable for them to go together.
"Of course, we'll discuss the details as we go along."
Mo Youli responded casually.
The three guys left together and headed towards Zuiguilou.
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When a few people arrived at Zuiguilou, Shangguan Jieshu also arrived. When he saw them, he immediately smiled and waved, and walked towards them.
After washing up, Shangguan Jieshu casually picked out a loose honey-colored outfit, with his hair standing up high and his eyes clear. His weapon was placed behind his waist, giving people a sense of crispness and freshness for no reason.
"What a coincidence! Everyone!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries at the door, everyone decided to go into Zuiguilou and chat more slowly.
"A-Li! Ren'er! Why are you here too?!"
A surprised voice came from the side, and everyone looked towards the source of the sound. The person who was shouting was Tang Qiuyue.
Next to her stood an inconspicuous woman in gray wearing a veil.
Tang Qiuyue originally thought that she would at most run into Tang Beiju and Shangguan Jieshu, but she didn't expect Mo Youli and Xu Rener to also come.
Isn’t that a coincidence? Shangguan Jieshu is also my brother’s new friend, so we just happened to introduce each other to each other all at once!
"There's no need to say more. Let's all go into the private room I reserved in advance! It's very spacious, and there's room for everyone!"
Shangguan Jieshu smiled slightly and spoke slowly.
After thinking about it for a moment, a few people felt that it made sense, so they simply reduced the polite conversation during the meeting.
After all, there will be plenty of time for everyone to get to know each other!
Zuiguilou is worthy of being the most famous restaurant in Jiucai Country. There are twelve doors designed at the entrance and exit, scattered in different positions. Each door is carved with a lifelike animal, corresponding to the animals are rat, cow, tiger, dragon, rabbit, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog and pig.
Xu Ren'er had read the introduction to Zuiguilou in Jiucai Country. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that these animals were exactly the twelve zodiac animals they often talked about.
Among these gates, Longmen is the most special. After all, this is ancient times. Even if the background is an imaginary world, creatures like dragons still have special significance and should not be easily offended.
This is a door designed specifically for the emperor.
Except for the emperor and the retired emperor, no one can enter this door, even if you are the crown prince.
In fact, no one present had discussed which door to meet at, but everyone thought of Xu Ren'er and walked towards the dog door.
Xu Rener: ... (I really want to swear)
The two doors are about five meters high and three meters wide. There are two wild dogs that seem to be running carved on the mahogany doors, which is quite interesting.
After crossing the threshold, the hall on the first floor was extremely empty, with no one in sight. However, those present were all martial arts masters, and they could hear the shallow breathing sounds.
Sure enough, when the last person, Mu Shuangyan, crossed the threshold, a figure suddenly appeared.
"Do you have a reservation? Or do you need to choose a private room now?"
Shangguan Jieshu had been there twice after all, so he went up to him and talked to him, explaining the general situation.
The receptionist nodded frequently and understood immediately.
Shangguan Jieshu finished communicating with him and turned around to prepare, when Mu Shuangyan suddenly stepped forward and said something to him that no one could understand.
After Mu Shuangyan finished speaking, the receptionist's eyes changed from indifferent to respectful.
“It turns out to be a distinguished guest!”
The receptionist immediately decided to change the level of the box and said to the crowd with a humble look, "Everyone, please follow me."
Xu Ren'er looked around curiously and saw ink paintings lined up on both sides of the road. The content of each painting seemed to be connected and progressed layer by layer, as if using the colors of the mountains and water to tell a story.
But Xu Ren'er really couldn't see the mystery in this ink painting. He just felt his head buzzing, as if something was about to come out, but was blocked by a huge rock.
When Mo Youli saw these paintings, he subconsciously thought of the book that Pink Green Chicken gave to Xu Ren'er.
He carefully observed these ink paintings and found that they were quite similar to the paintings in the book. He couldn't help but call out to the receptionist who was leading the way.
"These ink paintings seem completely different from what we usually see. Both the composition and the brushstrokes seem a bit immature. The different shades of ink give them a slightly three-dimensional feel, which doesn't seem to be from the hands of a famous artist.
Given Zuiguilou's wealth and status, why did they choose these ink paintings as the scenery along the way?
Hearing this, the receptionist smiled slightly and explained:
"My lord, you are truly intelligent.
Before this batch of paintings arrived, we were indeed collecting works by famous artists as pictures for guests to appreciate along the way.
These paintings were created when our host was out exploring and stumbled upon a mysterious ancient tomb. Most of the items inside were poisonous, and she nearly died from the poison. However, she happened to come into contact with these paintings and discovered that they possessed healing properties, removing the poison from her body.
Having said this, the receptionist paused.
"Our host has always only explored and never taken anything with him. But this time, when he left the ancient tomb, he decided to take these paintings with him."
"Why?" Mo Youli asked quickly.
The receptionist shook his head helplessly.
"We don't know that either. The original poster's thoughts are not something we can easily guess."
Tang Qiuyue sniffed the air carefully. The smell here was a little different and refreshing.
"What's wrong?" Mu Shuangyan, who was standing next to her, noticed that Tang Qiuyue's expression was not right and asked with concern.
"I feel like the air here is not right. My internal energy seems to have increased a little bit invisibly." Tang Qiuyue asked doubtfully.
When Mu Shuangyan heard this, she touched the painting closest to her with her index finger and put it in front of her nose to smell it.
“These paintings have the smell of broken dan grass.”
She affirmed.
"What is Podan Grass?"
"A long time ago, there was a country that is difficult for us humans to understand. It is said that many strange creatures lived there.
There was a plant called Podan grass that was popular in that country. Podan grass had a unique scent that wasn't noticeable on the surface, but if you compared it carefully with other scents, you'd find it had a subtle sweet aroma.
This type of plant is very beneficial for martial artists. For ordinary people, smelling it can refresh their minds. For martial artists, smelling it can enhance their internal strength, of course, it is very slight.
However, if a martial artist has reached a bottleneck, the benefits of this type of plant will be very obvious, and it can directly help you break through that bottleneck."
Mu Shuangyan carefully recalled the ancient books she had read and slowly explained them to Tang Qiuyue.
After saying this, Mu Shuangyan couldn't help but sigh at the luck of the owner of Zuigui Tower.
"It is said that that country suddenly and inexplicably disappeared, and all books related to them were destroyed. The ancient book on plants that I read survived because it did not specify which country it was related to.
But even so, many people will never come across the shadow of Podan Grass in their entire lives."
After hearing Mu Shuangyan's words, Xu Ren'er and Mo Youli felt a pang in their hearts.
Tang Beiju was not present at the time. Although the others knew that Pink Green Chicken had given the book, they had never seen the contents of the book, so they were all ignorant of the situation and just looked in out of curiosity.
But when they heard what the pink-green chicken said and thought about the books, they immediately knew which country Mu Shuangyan was talking about.
The country of Pala.
The receptionist glanced at Mu Shuangyan with admiration. This woman was knowledgeable and well-informed. No wonder she knew the secret code that was only known to the distinguished guests of Zuigui Tower.
"What the girl said is indeed correct. After our host came back, he did some research on these paintings and indeed discovered the presence of Broken Dan Grass in them.
Podancao actually has a detoxification effect, which is one of the reasons why our poster was rescued.
When I was wandering around the ancient tomb, I found that it was full of dog carvings. So I decided to place these paintings at the dog gate as a picture for people to enjoy along the way.
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