Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 108 - 94 wraps up

Chapter 108: 94 wraps up

"Don’t rush, let’s go back and gather some information,"

Fang Zhixing quickly made a plan in his mind.

The camp was a gathering place for hunters, who roamed the Restricted Area daily and were well-informed, making them good sources of information.

By evening,

the two men and a dog had safely exited the Restricted Area and returned to the camp.

Soon, it was completely dark.

The hunting teams returned to the camp one after another.

Some were overjoyed with their bountiful gains, all smiles.

Others frowned in disappointment, returning empty-handed.

Fang Zhixing and Liang Buqing split up to seek information separately.

"Heavenly Slaughter Grass, I have heard of it. A few years ago, someone paid a high price for this rare and strange plant, but I don’t know where to find it,"

"In the Black Wind Restricted Area, hmm, I haven’t heard of anyone finding Heavenly Slaughter Grass there."

"Yes, I heard that someone found Heavenly Slaughter Grass inside the Black Wind Restricted Area, several years ago, but I don’t know where they found it."

"Yin Snake Blood, what’s that? I’ve only heard of ’Yin Ghost Snake,’ ’Yin Louse Snake,’ ’Yin Mysterious Python.’

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After a round of inquiries, Fang Zhixing didn’t make much progress.

Soon, Fang Zhixing stumbled upon a passerby, who unexpectedly knew of an old man in the camp known as "Old Hunchback." Nobody knew his real name because of his hunched back, and everyone just called him that.

This Old Hunchback had mingled in various Restricted Areas all his life, was well-informed and eloquent, and if you sought information from him, he was never wrong.

Fang Zhixing was delighted and promptly went to where Old Hunchback lived.

The front door was locked, nobody home.

Fang Zhixing asked the neighbor next door, who knew that Old Hunchback loved his drink and would head to the tavern every evening as soon as it got dark and wouldn’t return until he was drunk.

Thus, Fang Zhixing turned around and headed for the tavern.

Sure enough!

As soon as he entered, he spotted an old man with a stooped body in a corner, wearing a gray pointed hat, sitting alone, tasting a pot of wine and a dish of peanuts all by himself.

Fang Zhixing sat opposite Old Hunchback and observed him carefully.

Old Hunchback’s face was lined with wrinkles, his hair completely white, exuding an air of an ancient, decaying tree ready to crumble.

He slowly lifted his head, already three parts drunk, his eyes cloudy, giving off the impression of failing sight.

"Old senior, I would like to ask you about something,"

Fang Zhixing cupped his hands in greeting.

Hearing this, Old Hunchback, blurry-eyed, gave Fang Zhixing a tired look and said nothing for a long moment, just shaking his wine pot a couple of times.

There wasn’t much wine left in the pot.

Seeing that, Fang Zhixing waved to the tavern owner, "Bring a jug of your best wine."

"Right away!"

The tavern owner, thrilled, immediately brought over a jug of wine, shouting, "A jug of Apricot Blossom Wine, fragrant over ten miles, the best aged wine in our establishment."

Fang Zhixing took it, replaced Old Hunchback’s small cup with a large bowl, and filled it himself.

Old Hunchback was already beaming with joy, nodding, "Seeing you’re so sincere, ask whatever you want."

Fang Zhixing immediately asked, "Have you heard about Heavenly Slaughter Grass and Yin Snake Blood?"

On hearing this, Old Hunchback first took a big sip of wine, smacking his lips, "Ah, this Apricot Blossom Wine is so mellow, not harsh on the throat, most comfortable to drink."

Fang Zhixing waited patiently.

After a while, Old Hunchback finally answered, "Heavenly Slaughter Grass, its leaves are at most as long as an index finger, shaped like an ovate lanceolate.

The stem is cylindrical, turns yellow when dry, with fine longitudinal lines, and nearly hairless.

The taste is sweet, spicy, slightly bitter, neutral in nature, and the medical effect strengthens the bones, providing excellent healing properties for fractures, hence the nickname ’Bone Healing Herb.’

Wow!

He knows the details so well!

An encyclopedia, this old man!

Fang Zhixing hurriedly asked, "Where can Heavenly Slaughter Grass be harvested? Is it in the Black Wind Restricted Area?"

Old Hunchback replied, "The Black Wind Restricted Area used to have Heavenly Slaughter Grass, and quite a lot of it, but over the years, it has been excessively harvested, possibly leading to its extinction.

After all, the medicinal value of Heavenly Slaughter Grass is very high, in high demand on the market, and anyone who sees it would want to harvest and sell it.

Well, even if there are still some Heavenly Slaughter Grass in the Black Wind Restricted Area, they are mostly located in remote and hidden corners.\

Unless you organize a large number of people for a thorough search, it’s almost impossible to find."

Fang Zhixing sighed, slightly disappointed, and asked, "What about other places?"

Old Hunchback raised two fingers slowly, "I’ll give you two leads. First, you can go to the County, attend an auction held by ’Heavenly Treasure Chamber of Commerce,’ which takes place once a month. Some scarce materials might appear at the auction."

Fang Zhixing considered silently, pondering, "Such an auction, the selling price must be high."

Old Hunchback chuckled and nodded, "Yes, very costly, so you’d better bring plenty of Gold Beans with you."

Fang Zhixing understood and pursued further, "What about the second lead?"

Old Hunchback took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, detailing carefully, "You could try your luck in the Third Level Restricted Area, Heavenly Slaughter Grass grows in moist, warm, sun-facing areas."

Fang Zhixing noted it down, then asked, "Senior, have you ever heard of Yin Snake Blood?"

Old Hunchback raised an eyebrow, smiling, "Yin Snake Blood? That’s quite obscure, I haven’t heard people mention it for many years."

Fang Zhixing perked up and quickly poured more wine for Old Hunchback.

Old Hunchback smiled happily, "Have you heard of the ’Three-colored Snake’?"

Fang Zhixing shook his head.

Old Hunchback explained, "Three-colored Snake, as the name implies, is a snake with three different colors. The most common Three-colored Snake has green scales, a snow-white belly, and red spots on its head."