Zhao Ning plucked three three-leaf golden grass. The gap was narrow, so she could only carefully protect it in her arms and slowly squeeze out the gap.
She climbed back from the cliff to the top.
After a night of heavy rain, the traces of the golden roc bird hunting at night are no longer visible.
Only the sickle thrown aside seemed to indicate the danger of the night.
She picked up the sickle, chopped some vines to make a simple herbal basket, and then returned to the forest with the handle of the knife.
Chapter 005
Zhao Ning took a few steps in the forest and felt something was wrong. There were no mountain roads for people to walk on, and she couldn't even see the traces of herself from last night.
There were bushes everywhere, and there were only animal paths for large beasts to walk on. Zhao Ning realized that he had entered a deep mountain.
The forest is deep and the grass is dense, and there is no way out of the mountain.
Jinpeng Mountain is directly behind the county town, so Zhao Ning went all the way south. Carrying a straw basket, she carefully used a sickle to break open the weeds. After a while, she actually saw black root grass in the grass.
"...and acanthus!" Zhao Ning was extremely pleasantly surprised. With the distribution of this medicinal material, she could quickly make up for 30% of the medicinal materials that fell down the cliff.
Zhao Ning opened the way and collected herbs along the way, almost sliding down into the sinkhole several times.
Zhao Ning paused until she entered an area with dense shrubs. It was so quiet in the forest that she didn't even see any ordinary small animals.
This meant that there were large beasts entrenched nearby and they could not stay any longer. Zhao Ning quickly quickened his pace.
Unexpectedly, not long after, she vaguely saw the open space and heard the sounds of small animals playing. She looked among the grass and trees and saw a huge tiger lying outside the cave, with several tiger cubs jumping on the big tiger. .
He quickened his pace and ended up heading towards the tiger's den.
This is too unlucky!
Zhao Ning subconsciously covered her mouth, held her breath, and quietly backed away. Fortunately, the big tiger was resting and didn't pay attention.
She retreated far away, took a deep breath, and walked around the tiger's den to the south.
Not long after walking, I saw the grass swaying not far away, and the black and brown guard hairs were looming. It was a wild boar, and there were more than one!
Zhao Ning had no choice but to turn around, but this group of wild boars were not sleeping tigers. When they heard the sound, their ears perked up and they rushed towards them based on the smell.
Huh-huh-
The wild boar was chasing after her, but Zhao Ning couldn't run very far, and there was a tiger's den in front of her. There was a tiger in front of her and a wild boar in the back. Zhao Ning found a deep pit at a glance. There were vines hanging on one side, and it was smooth and steep on the other side. It was not a dead end. , there should be a chance.
She gritted her teeth and slid down the pit wall. There were two levels in this pit. The bottom level was bottomless, but the hole was small, so Zhao Ning didn't fall directly. She fell nervously on the rocks on the upper level. Look at the cave entrance.
Two wild boars were groaning and lingering around the pit. Zhao Ning knew that the wild boars would not go into the pit on their own, so she just begged the two wild boars not to guard the outside of the pit.
The two wild boars did not guard for long. A deafening roar came from the distance. The big tiger in the tiger den woke up and was about to come out to hunt. The two wild boars were frightened and ran away.
Zhao Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect that it had only been half an hour before she encountered so many big guys. The mountains were so dangerous.
Thank God for his mercy last night. There was lightning and thunder, and the heavy rain didn't let up. These big guys didn't come out.
Zhao Ning was not idle, looking around in the pit for any traces of Jin Chan Shi, but she only saw some ordinary shade-loving herbs. After a long time, when it was quiet outside, Zhao Ning climbed out of the pit along the hanging tree vines. Leave this dangerous place carefully.
Who would have thought that this dangerous tiankeng would become a rare refuge in the deep mountains. Along the way, in order to avoid large beasts, Zhao Ning went down into the tiankeng several times, and finally found it in a deep pit. Ghost Claw.
After collecting two types of specially requested rare medicinal materials, Zhao Ning did not dare to stay in the mountains any longer, and finally left the range of the mountains.
She sat under the tree and counted the medicinal materials in the basket. In addition to the three-leaf golden grass and devil's claw, the number of other ordinary herbs already reached 80%. She still had ten days to search outside Jinpeng Mountain. That will satisfy you.
Zhao Ning breathed a sigh of relief, at least he wouldn't be whipped.
While resting, Zhao Ning took out the very old clover and looked at it. The root system was still wrapped in soil. After a few days of picking it, it was still alive, as if it was still growing in the cracks of the rock wall. This is unusual, as almost all herbs lose their vigor within a few hours after being picked.
At this time, Zhao Ning discovered some shiny sand grains between the roots of the three-leaf golden grass. She picked up one and rubbed it in her hands. It didn't look like ordinary grains of sand, but rather like fragments of jade, but What benefit does this have to the clover? Zhao Ning had no solution, so he had to put it away.
There were still three days before leaving the mountain, and Zhao Ning had collected all the herbs, but she saw another three-leaf golden grass on the cliff of the valley.
You can never have too many herbs.
Zhao Ning climbed up the cliff. The roots of the golden grass grew in a crack as big as a fist, and only the leaves swayed in the wind on the cliff.
Zhao Ning glanced into the seam. It was very dark and she couldn't see anything clearly. To ensure that the roots of the clover were not damaged, Zhao Ning tore off a piece of clothing, wrapped it with her hands and reached inside, finally pulling out the clover. When the golden grass was picked off, a black line shot out from the gap.
Zhao Ning was startled. When she retracted her hand, her fingertips hurt, and she quickly shook her hand. The cloth wrapped in her hand quickly threw the little black snake away.
But Zhao Ning raised his hand and saw a drop of black blood coming out of his fingertips.
Oops, poisonous!
She wrapped her fingers tightly with clothing material to prevent the poison from spreading. She dug out a few herbs that could detoxify snake venom from the basket, put them in her mouth, chewed them raw, and hurried down the cliff.
As soon as her feet touched the bottom, Zhao Ning felt bad. All her fingers had lost feeling, and her head was a little numb. Zhao Ning stuffed a few more herbs into his mouth, held on to the rock wall, his eyes shook, and he lost consciousness.
Zhao Ning was a little confused. She seemed to be able to sense the outside world, but she couldn't open her eyes.
She forced herself to open her eyes from the confusion, but found that she was in a gray world and could not see more than three feet away. She lowered her head and suddenly realized that her feet were not on the ground, as if they were floating in gray mist. inside.
She was startled and raised her hand, but there were no wounds on her fingers. Until she took a bite, the pain seemed to intensify countless times. She leaned back and fell down.
There was no severe pain as expected, but I woke up completely.
Zhao Ning opened her eyes suddenly. There was no gray world. She was still at the bottom of the valley cliff. Her fingers were purple and black due to the restraint. She squeezed out the poisonous blood in her fingers, and her fingertips gradually began to feel.
It was just an illusion.
As Zhao Ning thought about it, she wandered around and found the discarded piece of cloth. There was also a black snake as thick as a finger wrapped in it, and it was actually dead.
"Black phosphorus snake?"
Zhao Ning identified the species of this snake, "The black phosphorus snake is highly venomous and will corrode the meridians, but it will not cause hallucinations."
But Zhao Ning turned around and didn't think about it again. Instead, she realized that if she was bitten by this guy, the poison would bring her around the edge of death.
She rummaged through the grass basket, and found a few common snake venom-repelling herbs missing, as well as the old three-leaf golden grass.
Zhao Ning was silent for a while, maybe he grabbed it randomly when he was confused. The poison of the black scale snake will corrode the meridians, and the three-leaf golden grass can cleanse the essence and cut the marrow.
"I heard that everything is mutually reinforcing and interfering with each other. No wonder the black-scaled snake lives near the golden clover."
"What about the black-scaled snake in the crevice of the cliff in the deep mountain? Was it captured by the golden roc?"
"I feel like I've saved another life."
Zhao Ning crossed her arms, trembling slightly, and quickly chewed a three-leaf golden grass to clear away the remaining poison.
Chapter 006
Zhao Ning has a good sense of direction. After exploring the mountains for a month, he quickly identified the direction going down the mountain by comparing his experience with the previous two trips into the mountains.
There was still one day left before the time specified by the medicine hall. Zhao Ning was not in a hurry. The cool wind in the mountain forest was blowing, which was a rare comfort and comfort.
It was summer, and the lush canopy of trees blocked the scorching sun, and the restless heat was driven away by the woods. Zhao Ning walked to the creek. The water was crystal clear, with pebbles lying bare at the bottom. From time to time, there were a few long fingers. small fish swimming among the rocks.
I drank a handful of water from the stream and washed my face. The coolness instantly washed away the fatigue of the past few days.
The stream reflects Zhao Ning's little figure. In half a month, Zhao Ning will celebrate his thirteenth birthday. It's just that he has been wandering for many years, hungry and malnourished. It seems that he has not grown up now. , seems to be in his early ten years, although he is a little thin, but after raising it for half a year, the little person in the reflection has delicate and graceful features, as if he is an elf born in the mountains and forests.
"ah!!!"
Suddenly, Zhao Ning heard a scream, followed immediately by the sound of gravel cracking and falling.
Someone fell into the sinkhole!
This month Zhao Ning met other people, almost not even the medicine boy who went into the mountain together. Hearing the sound, Zhao Ning rushed over subconsciously.
Not long after walking, Zhao Ning saw a half-full basket of herbal medicines falling to the ground. There were signs of slippage on the edge of the sinkhole.
Perhaps when they heard Zhao Ning's footsteps, the people below shouted excitedly, "Quick! Help me up! My leg is broken, help me up quickly!"
But Zhao Ning's footsteps paused.
This voice is too familiar, it belongs to Bu Yin.
"What's wrong with you?! Help me!" After hearing no response, Bu Yin became anxious and shouted several times in anger, "Hurry up! It hurts me to death!"
Zhao Ning took two steps forward and stood on the edge of the sinkhole, looking down at Bu Yin who was slumped on the ground without any other movement.
The light fell from Zhao Ning's head. With the light behind her, Bu Yin could only see a long black shadow for a moment. With her face half-covered, she saw the appearance of the person clearly and was even more shocked, "Shen Zhao Ning! Why is it you? !”
"You collected herbs by yourself, and nothing happened!" She didn't cover up her mouth at all, but thinking of her own misery, it seemed like adults didn't care about the past, "Forget it! You pull me up first!"
But Zhao Ning said nothing, took a step back, and disappeared from Bu Yin's sight.
Bu Yin said anxiously, "What are you doing? Where are you going?!"
Zhao Ning picked up the basket of herbs she had left beside the pit and picked out her share of the herbs she had snatched away.
This voice was heard by Bu Yin, "What are you doing, you harmful person?! Don't touch my herbs! I worked hard to collect them! If you dare to take them away, I will never let you go!"
Zhao Ning took back the stolen herbs, walked to the edge again with the basket, and threw the basket down.
Bu Yin panicked and checked the number of herbs. When he saw that there was a lot missing, he cursed, "Shen Zhaoning, you are a pest, you actually stole my herbs! I'm going to tell Manager Liu! I'm going to give you three lashes! No, Ten lashes!”
"You grabbed the herbs, but I picked them." Zhao Ning replied her only sentence, and left without looking back.
At that time, Zhao Ning still had the tenderness and innocence of a twelve-year-old, and she just thought that taking back her things would be a settlement.
Bu Yin cursed loudly in the sinkhole. The more he cursed, the worse he heard it. Then he heard the footsteps getting further away and became panicked, "Hey! Don't leave! Help me! Help me!"
When Zhao Ning came down the mountain, several medicine boys had already arrived. The steward brought a couch from nowhere and drank some wine while instructing his entourage to fan him. Zhao Ning handed the picked herbs to the registered steward. The attendant, the attendant in charge was right, very surprised.
"You actually picked so much. Not only did you get 30% more, you actually found three-leaf golden grass and ghost's claw!"
"What?!" The steward suddenly jumped up from the couch, rushed to the table, looked at several rare herbs several times, and laughed, "Yes! They are the three-leaf golden grass and ghost claw. Zhi, this is the hardest two-flavored medicine to find! It actually exists! Hahahaha! What a difference!"
Zhao Ning looked at the steward who was grinning from ear to ear, and frowned slightly. It seemed that the medicine hall didn't know whether Jinpeng Mountain had these two herbs. If there were no two herbs, then wouldn't it be that these people who went up the mountain...
Zhao Ning noticed that the expressions of the other medicine boys were filled with envy and jealousy, as well as the worry that they could not hide. If they didn't find it, they would be whipped when they returned.
"Little girl, tell me quickly where you found it."
Before Zhao Ning could answer, the steward changed his tone to a cold and stern tone, "If you dare to hide anything, be careful of my whip!"
The whip waved threateningly, and Zhao Ning took half a step back and said, "I found it from cliffs and sinkholes, deep in the mountains."
