Chapter 94 Conclusion
"Don't worry, go back and ask around and gather some intelligence."
Fang Zhixing quickly came up with an idea in his mind.
The camp is where hunters gather. Hunters roam the restricted area every day and are knowledgeable. You can ask them.
In the evening.
The two men and the dog successfully walked out of the restricted area and returned to the camp safely.
Soon, it got dark.
The hunting teams returned to the camp one after another.
Some people reaped great rewards and were smiling happily.
Some people returned home with a sad face and disappointed.
Fang Zhixing and Liang Buqing acted separately and each of them gathered information.
"I have heard of Tiansha grass. A few years ago, someone paid a high price to buy this exotic flower and grass, but I don't know where to find Tiansha grass."
"In the Black Wind Forbidden Zone, um, I don't think anyone has ever found the Heavenly Evil Grass."
"Yes, I heard that someone found the Heavenly Evil Grass in the Black Wind Forbidden Zone several years ago, but I don't know where they found it."
"Yin snake blood, what is that? I've only heard of 'Yin ghost snake', 'Yin lice snake', 'Yin Xuan python'."
…
After a stroll, I realized that I had not gained much and had made little progress.
Not long after, Fang Zhixing met a passerby and unexpectedly learned from him that there was an old man in the camp. No one knew his name, but because he had a hunchback, everyone called him "Old Hunchback".
This old hunchback has been in various restricted areas all his life. He is knowledgeable, eloquent and always gets the answer if you ask him for information.
Fang Zhixing was overjoyed and immediately went to where the old hunchback lived.
The door was locked and no one was there.
Fang Zhixing asked his next-door neighbor and learned that the old hunchback was addicted to alcohol. He liked to have a couple of drinks every day. He would go to the tavern as soon as it got dark and would not come back until he was drunk.
So Fang Zhixing turned around and went to the tavern again.
As expected!
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a hunched old man wearing a grey pointed hat sitting alone in the corner, drinking a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts, enjoying them by himself.
Fang Zhixing sat down opposite the old hunchback and looked at him carefully.
The old hunchback had a wrinkled face and a head full of white hair, and he exuded the air of a decaying tree.
He raised his head slowly. He was already a little drunk, and his eyes were cloudy, giving people the feeling that he was old and his eyes were blurry.
"Old Senior, I want to ask you something."
Fang Zhixing bowed.
Upon hearing this, the old hunchback looked at Fang Zhixing in a daze, listlessly, and said nothing for a long while. He just reached out and grabbed the wine jug and shook it twice.
There's not much wine left in the pot.
Seeing this, Fang Zhixing waved to the boss and said, "Give me a jar of wine, the best."
"Okay!"
The boss was overjoyed and immediately brought a jar of wine, shouting at the top of his voice, "A jar of apricot blossom wine, the fragrance spreads ten miles away, the best aged wine in our store."
Fang Zhixing took it, brought over a large bowl, and filled it up for the old hunchback himself, replacing his small wine cup.
The old hunchback was already smiling and nodded, saying, "You seem so sincere. Just ask whatever you want to know."
Fang Zhixing immediately asked, "Have you heard of these two things, Heavenly Evil Grass and Yin Snake Blood?"
Upon hearing this, the old hunchback took a big sip of wine and smacked his lips and said, "Tsk, tsk, this apricot blossom wine is still the most fragrant and mellow, not irritating to the throat, and the most comfortable to drink."
Fang Zhixing waited patiently.
After a while, the old hunchback finally answered: "The leaves of Tiansha grass are no longer than the index finger and are ovate-lanceolate.
The stem is cylindrical, yellow when dry, with fine longitudinal stripes, and nearly glabrous.
It tastes sweet, spicy, slightly bitter, and neutral in nature. It strengthens bones and has an excellent effect on fractures, so it is also known as "bone-setting grass."
Damn!
You know it in great detail!
This old man is a walking dictionary!
Fang Zhixing quickly asked, "Where can I collect the Heavenly Evil Grass? Is there any in the Black Wind Forbidden Zone?"
The old hunchback replied, “There used to be a lot of Heavenly Evil Grass in the Black Wind Forbidden Zone, but over the years, it has been picked up by people and may have become extinct.
After all, the medicinal value of Tianshacao is very high and it is in short supply in the market. Anyone who sees it will pick it and sell it.
Well, even if there are still some Tiansha Grass in the Black Wind Forbidden Zone, most of them are located in remote and hidden corners.
Unless you organize a large number of people to conduct a blanket search, it is almost impossible to find it. "
Fang Zhixing sighed, looking a little disappointed, and asked, "What about other places?"
The old hunchback raised two fingers and said slowly: "I will provide you with two ways. First, you can go to the county city and participate in the 'Tianbao Auction' held by the 'Tianbao Chamber of Commerce'. It is held once a month. Some of the scarce materials on the market may appear in the auction."
Fang Zhixing was silent for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "At this kind of auction, the price must be quite high."
The old hunchback nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it's very expensive, so you'd better bring more gold beans."
Fang Zhixing understood and asked, "What about the second way?"
The old hunchback took a sip of wine to moisten his throat and said carefully: "You can try your luck in the Level 3 restricted area. The Heavenly Evil Grass grows in sunny places with high humidity and temperature."
Fang Zhixing took note and asked, "Senior, have you ever heard of Yin Snake Blood?"
The old hunchback raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Yin snake blood? This thing is very unpopular. I haven't heard anyone mention it for many years."
Fang Zhixing perked up and quickly poured wine for the old hunchback.
The old hunchback smiled happily and said, "Have you ever heard of the 'Three Flower Snake'?"
Fang Zhixing shook his head.
The old hunchback explained: "Three-color snakes, as the name suggests, are snakes with three colors on their bodies. The most common three-color snakes have green scales, a snow-white belly, and red spots on their heads."
Fang Zhixing blinked and said, "The blood of the three-flowered snake is the Yin snake blood?"
“No no!”
The old hunchback waved his hand, "To be precise, only the blood of a special kind of three-flowered snake can be called Yin snake blood!
That kind of three-flowered snake is completely black with a white spot on its forehead, and the spot where the black and white meet is transparent!"
Fang Zhixing was greatly surprised. This three-flowered snake with a disproportionate black and white color actually gave off a sense of yin being stronger than yang.
The old hunchback went on to say, "This type of three-flowered snake is quite rare. It prefers shade to sunlight. It is said that it will die if it encounters sunlight, so it lives in extremely shady places for its entire life."
After hearing this, Fang Zhixing instantly confirmed that he had found the right person.
The blood of the spiritual deer is aphrodisiac blood, while the blood of the yin snake is obviously the opposite of it.
Fang Zhixing asked carefully, "Where can I find this special three-flowered snake?"
The old hunchback said seriously: "I'm afraid you have to go to the third-level forbidden area. Many years ago, I heard that someone caught this three-flowered snake in the 'Yinfeng Valley'."
Fang Zhixing was cheered up, thanked the old hunchback, and then got up and left.
He returned to the guest room, and soon Liang Buqing also came back.
He mentioned: "I heard from a hunter that a friend of his had picked Tiansha grass in the Level 3 restricted area. There is a hot spring nearby that gushes out boiling hot water."
Fang Zhixing was pleasantly surprised when he heard this: "What a coincidence, the Tiansha grass happens to like places with high humidity and temperature."
Liang Buqing spread his hands and said, "That being said, this means you have to venture into the Level 3 forbidden area. That place is more than ten times more dangerous than the Black Wind Forbidden Area."
Fang Zhixing didn't care. He had to go to this third-level restricted area anyway.
Without further ado, the two packed their bags, checked out of the guest room, rode out of the camp and returned to the county town.
Xigou couldn't help but say, "You're just leaving now without saying goodbye to Duan Caiyan?"
Fang Zhixing said calmly: "It's just a fleeting romance. If we are destined to meet, we will meet each other. If not, we are just old friends. Why do we have to know each other before we meet?"
"rough!"
The thin dog couldn't help but grin, "Although I am a bit philanthropic, you are the real beast."
Fang Zhixing looked indifferent.
Ta-da-da~ The sound of horse hooves was brisk, and two tall horses were galloping freely on the official road.
Before they knew it, they had traveled more than 350 miles.
Something suddenly happened ahead.
Beside the road, there was a huge fire burning.
The air was filled with the smell of burning barbecue.
Fang Zhixing took a closer look and his expression changed.
Liang Buqing was also shocked and exclaimed: "Oh my God, why did so many people die?"
That fire was not burning firewood, but corpses piled up like a mountain, definitely more than a hundred people.
Next to the fire, there was a group of people constantly carrying corpses and throwing them into the flames.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Fang Zhixing didn't know that group of people, but the bodies they were carrying were all in tattered clothes and unkempt faces. It was obvious that they were all refugees, and there were both men and women, young and old.
Liang Buqing took a closer look and suddenly said, "It turns out that they are from the Xiaodao Gang."
Fang Zhixing squinted and asked, "Do you know him?"
Liang Buqing asked, "Have you heard of Wang Xiaodao? He was originally just a small gangster on the street. He was ruthless and liked to stab people with a knife. He committed many vicious crimes.
But somehow, he established a relationship with Master Xu Xiang, and worshipped Master Xu as his godfather. Later, he changed his name to Xu Xiaodao, formed the Xiaodao Gang, and now works for Master Xu Xiang."
Xuanzhi Xu Dazhi...
Fang Zhixing understood, turned his horse around, walked over and showed his identity token.
"It turns out to be Master Fang Xiang, greetings, sir!"
The members of the Xiaodao Gang were quite polite and bowed politely one by one.
Fang Zhixing asked: "What's going on? Where did so many dead people come from?"
A young man replied angrily: "Your Excellency, you don't know that when one of our grain trucks passed by here, it was suddenly looted by a group of rioters, who also injured several of our brothers. We had no choice but to kill them all."
Fang Zhixing understood that it was already November, the weather was getting colder, food was becoming harder to find, and the behavior of the mob was naturally becoming more violent and extreme.
He nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Keep busy."
"Master Fang Xiang, have a safe journey! We respectfully send you off!"
The members of the Small Knife Gang shouted in unison.
Soon, Fang Zhixing and Liang Buqing arrived at the county town. After entering the city, they went to the Weapon Casting Hall first.
Fang Zhixing paid Liang Buqing his wages, and then gave him a deposit, asking him to be on call next time he went to the Level 3 restricted area.
Liang Buqing naturally wished this would happen and readily agreed.
To be honest, Liang Buqing is a guy who runs away as soon as he encounters danger, and hides as far away as he can. His professional quality is very questionable. If it were someone else, they would definitely look down on him.
But it was precisely because of his stable character that he was able to safely enter and exit the restricted area more than fifty times.
Moreover, Fang Zhixing has too many secrets that he cannot reveal to others, and Liang Buqing's style of letting people get out when they are told to do so is very suitable for him.
Afterwards, Fang Zhixing returned to the county government office and checked his archery camp first. After confirming that everything was normal, he returned to the villa to rest.
Lie in bed.
The fatigue accumulated over the past few days slowly set in, and he fell asleep.
When I woke up it was already the next morning.
Fang Zhixing sat at the table, carefully recalling his trip to the Black Wind Forbidden Land and sorting out the entire process.
This is his personal habit, to check for omissions and fill in the gaps so as not to leave any hidden dangers.
Then he compared it with Xigou, and both felt that there were no major omissions.
All in all, this trip was a perfect ending! Xigou couldn't help but ask, "When are you going to the Level 3 restricted area?"
Fang Zhixing thought for a moment and said, "The Level 3 restricted area is even more dangerous. We must improve our strength."
Xigou said speechlessly: "You are already so strong, you can sweep the same level in the Great Python Realm, how can you improve?"
Fang Zhixing said: "My personal strength has reached its peak, but I can still improve my equipment.
For example, arrows are not sharp enough to penetrate exotic beasts with scales and armor such as the unicorn tiger and the four-eyed crocodile.
Besides, the quality of the broadsword is too poor, we need to prepare a more powerful sword."
Xigou understood and reminded him, "This is easy. You are the incense master of the Weapon Casting Hall. It's just a matter of a word to get a few handy weapons."
Fang Zhixing thought so too.
After noon, the man and the dog rode out on horseback to the Weapon Casting Hall.
Halfway through the journey, the street ahead was blocked.
Two luxurious carriages were colliding with each other, neither giving way.
The coachman and his followers were furious and fought with each other, causing chaos for a while.
In front of the cars stood a woman, dressed very gorgeously, with gold and jade on her head, and wearing clothes of very popular styles, which highlighted her elegance.
"Oh, who is fighting with whom?"
"I know. One is the second wife of Master Xu of the Weapon Casting Hall, and the other is also from the Weapon Casting Hall, the concubine of Master Ye."
"I've heard that the two incense masters of the Weapon Casting Hall dislike each other, but I didn't expect that their women also dislike each other."
"Isn't it?"
…
There were a lot of people watching, watching the excitement and pointing and talking.
Fang Zhixing was speechless for a while. It turned out that these two wives were causing trouble.
He looked at the two women carefully. They were very pretty, but a little fragile. They might not be able to withstand strenuous exercise.
Seeing that the two sides were making a fuss and it would not end in a short time, Fang Zhixing decided to take a detour.
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
Suddenly, a horse rushed over from behind.
Fang Zhixing looked back and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The person riding on the horse was Luo Qianqian, still dressed as a man.
She didn't notice Fang Zhixing at all. She glanced at the carriage blocking the road and frowned.
"Hello~"
Luo Qianqian did not stop and continued to ride the horse forward.
The crowd of onlookers hurriedly made way and made way for the crowd.
Luo Qianqian rode to the front of the carriage and shouted, "Whoever is blind, get out of here!"
The two women and their servants all stopped and turned to look over.
"Oh, whose girl is this? Who is she trying to seduce dressed like this?"
The second wife of the Xu family looked at Luo Qianqian, crossed her arms over her chest, and sneered.
"Who is saying that he has no eyes?"
The concubine of the Ye family also came over and said sternly: "Believe it or not, I will dig out your eyeballs and see if you can still see it?"
The two of them were at loggerheads just now, but because of Luo Qianqian's provocative words, they instantly formed a united front.
What’s strange is that none of them actually know Luo Qianqian.
"Now we're going to have some fun."
Fang Zhixing curled his lips and watched coldly.
(End of this chapter)