"I was caught first!"
Xiang Bao came under the pine tree and saw the traces of digging on the ground, and his expression suddenly changed.
After digging through the soil in twos and twos, I pulled up the pineapple sunflower along with the soil and mud. I saw a break on it, obviously the core had been taken away.
"Who moves so fast?"
Xiang Bao pursed his lips, with a gloomy expression on his face. He suddenly threw Songpo Kui to the ground and stepped on it, crushing it to pieces.
"No, we have to hurry up and get to the top of the mountain. We can't let anyone get ahead of us!"
…
Rare medicinal herbs mostly grow on cliffs and deep in mountains and swamps. This sentence is summed up by the experience of countless medicinal collectors, and it does have a certain truth.
Zhao Lin came to the top of the peak and found a solitary fairy grass in the gap of a large rock that extended out of the cliff.
Lone fairy grass, also called five-color grass, is very easy to identify. It grows as a single plant with only five leaves.
The leaves have five colors, white, green, black, red and yellow, and contain the energy of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.
Although Guxiancao itself is not very effective, it is good at harmonizing various medicinal properties and is an excellent medicinal introduction. It ranks among the "envoy medicines" of the monarch, minister, assistant and envoy in the medicinal formulas.
"I must be the first to reach the top of the mountain, otherwise the Lone Immortal Grass is so conspicuous, anyone can see it as soon as they come up!"
Zhao Lin murmured to himself, neatly took out the Lone Immortal Grass from the crack in the rock, and carefully put it into the medicine storage box.
The mountain wind is howling, and the forest waves are undulating. Looking into the distance, you can see several other peaks, but they are too far away to see the figures on the opposite side clearly.
Zhao Lin walked around the peak and found no other herbs, so he went down the mountain from the Shanyin side.
People will definitely come here one after another in a while. It is best to leave as soon as possible. A gentleman does not set up dangerous walls to avoid being stared at.
After a while, two figures arrived at the peak almost at the same time.
"Zhong Yewu?"
"Xiang Bao!"
Zhong Yewu and Xiang Bao looked at each other. While they were wary of each other, they looked around with their eyes, preparing to grab the herbs first if they found them.
After a while of confrontation, Zhong Yewu suddenly said "Hey", pointed to the ground near the cliff and said, "It seems like someone has been here."
Xiang Bao quickly looked over and saw that there were trampling marks on the ground and shallow footprints on the boulders.
The two of them frowned at the same time.
The two of them are the strongest among the disciples of Wuxiang Academy. Who else can arrive before them?
The visitor seemed to stay on the peak for a while before leaving calmly.
"Is there someone else?"
Xiang Bao's eyes flickered and he glanced at Zhong Yewu.
He had just discovered that Song Po Kui had been dug up in the pine forest. The first person he suspected was Zhong Yewu, but now it seemed that there was someone else.
Zhong Yewu walked to the big stone, glanced into the gap, and said solemnly: "There should have been medicinal herbs here before, but they were picked away."
Xiang Bao walked over and saw a broken root in the crevice of the stone.
"That's all. At worst, we'll go somewhere else."
Zhong Yewu was also free and easy. After saying this, he stopped staying and jumped away from the peak.
Xiang Bao waited for a while, flicked his sleeves, released the silver-spotted fox, and snorted coldly: "It's only three things. No matter who you are, you'd better not let me catch you!"
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The mountain walls are covered with dark green moss, and the black mud is turbid, exuding a pungent smell of sour rot. You can also see the bones of several dead animals that accidentally fell into the swamp.
Zhao Lin and the Swamp Toad were separated by a swamp, staring at each other with big eyes.
Thanks to the smell of dozens of rare herbs in Xuanwu Medicine Hall, Zhao Lin found three more herbs in less than half a day.
Although the grade is far inferior to that of Pine Sunflower Core and Solitary Fairy Grass, it can still be counted in the harvest.
Zhao Lin was not sure whether the final ranking of Qiucai was based on herb grade or quantity, and the elder did not elaborate.
To be on the safe side, it is best to have an overwhelming advantage in both aspects.
In the middle, he also dug up a plant of Nine-headed Multiflorum. This medicinal material has a very good nourishing effect, but it is not a medicine for martial arts. He planned to take it home to replenish his parents' health.
The Shanyin side never sees sunlight all year round, and the air is filled with the smell of moisture.
Zhao Lin walked to the shoulder of the mountain and smelled a putrid smell. Looking for the smell, he came to this swamp.
The swamp is about ten feet in diameter. It seems that it was once a pond. Now the water has dried up, leaving only the silt at the bottom.
At a glance, he saw a cluster of forty or fifty slender "mushrooms" growing near the mountain wall. They were all as white as jade, and the umbrella cover was covered with downy hairs. It gave a feeling of emerging from mud but not stained.
"White Mao Pu!"
Zhao Lin's eyes lit up. Although this kind of medicinal herb was not of high grade, it was rare to see so many growing in one place.
However, he did not act immediately, thinking about what the deacon had said.
"The white-haired cattail grows mostly in places of decay and is slightly poisonous. It is often accompanied by scorpions, lizards, centipedes, toads and other poisonous insects nearby."
"These poisonous insects have been devouring the white cattails for many years and will mutate over time..."
Zhao Lin stared at the swamp, but did not see any living things. His Adam's apple vibrated and emitted ultrasonic waves, and he finally heard the heartbeat on a "stone".
Only then did he realize that the shape of the stone was the shape of a toad, about the size of a watermelon. The whole body was covered with mud, blending in with the surrounding environment. It took a long time for the gray eyes to blink.
"It turns out to be a mire toad."
When the deacon was explaining rare medicinal herbs, he mentioned some exotic beasts and insects, and Zhao Lin learned about them.
The mire toad can release poisonous mist, which will cause humans and animals to faint immediately after inhaling it. However, it has a calm temperament and generally does not take the initiative to attack. It will only use the poisonous mist to stun animals when they fall into the swamp.
Zhao Lin looked around and saw that the swamp faced a mountain wall on two sides and a cliff on the other. If he wanted to get the white-haired cattail, he had to fly over with wings on his back.
It just so happens that I can fly.
Zhao Lin took out the beef tendon stick and waved it vigorously a few times, making a violent sound of breaking through the air, and then pointed at the marsh toad from a distance.
"If I don't kill you, don't stop me."
After speaking, the acupuncture point spurted out the energy, and the body rose into the air. Holding his breath, he bypassed the marsh toad and hovered above the cluster of white cattails.
The swamp toad blinked, seemingly shocked, and watched helplessly as Zhao Lin snatched up the white-haired cattail and flew away from the swamp, striding away.
After a long time, the mire toad called out twice.
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"Don't come here, you guys. If anyone dares to take another step forward, I will crush them."
"Stop, you're crazy..."
There was a rolling hill on the side of the mountain, and there was a faint quarrel, as if someone was snatching herbs.
Zhao Lin glanced towards the hills and continued walking forward without stopping.
He didn't want to snatch other people's herbs for the time being. If he had the time, it would be better to find them himself quickly. Moreover, it was the first day and no one had gained much.
"Try one more move? You can't get what I can't get..."
Zhao Lin paused and felt that the voice sounded familiar. He hesitated for a moment and walked quickly towards the direction from which the voice came.
After walking around two hills, what he saw almost made him laugh out loud.
(End of chapter)
