12 Poisonous Dragon Grass (2/2)
He touched the Flower Fox Ferret's head, with his mind lingering with fear.
The Flower Fox Ferret comfortably close its eyes and raise its paws, as if it was saying, ”There is no one I cannot defeat!”
Fang Yuan couldn't help but laugh at the Flower Fox Ferret's posture.
...….
”Even though the Flower Fox Ferret is very powerful, according to a manual, one may still be able to track the Flower Fox Ferret's location even if the Flower Fox Ferret is able to defeat a very good martial artist with its skills that are way beyond a normal human being!”
Inside the secluded valley, Fang Yuan was reading Black Sand Palm's secret manual.
At the moment, the Flower Fox Ferret could be considered one of the great martial artists.
The men Zhou Wenxin brought last week were lowly-skilled in terms of martial arts. They were not considered the ones who really practice martial arts even if they had learnt a few moves.
Based on the ability of the Zhou family, they should have the good ones.
Fang Yuan then may not be confident enough to defeat the better ones when Zhou Wenxin returned next time with them.
”My Red Mountain Ginseng should not be a problem. If Old Zhou had a problem with his vitality, his condition shouldn't deteriorate after consuming the Red Mountain Ginseng!”
Fang Yuan was naturally confident about his products.
”Then….his injuries is definitely linked to something else!”
He admired Lin Benchu's courage for dealing with such muddy water with just his bare arms.
”The main point is that when you jump, you somehow got my whole body in mud as well!”
Fang Yuan showed a slight resentment.
In fact, this was a positive solution to the problem, but Fang Yuan was not willing to execute it.
As to the reason why is because…..
He had trekked out of the mountains once this year already and he didn't want to do it again. Plus, it was too troublesome to find the culprit while curing the illness.
Fang Yuan yawned a few times and decided to go for a nap.
...…..
”Flower Fox Ferret, my life will depend on you if I was to be running away for my life next time!”
Half a day had gone. Fang Yuan carried his bamboo basket and continued trekking in the mountains. He envied the Flower Rox Ferret when meeting one along the way.
The secluded valley was linked to the mountains and there was no risk of an ambush especially when Master Wenxin built the houses. He left a few escape roads purposely and only Fang Yuan knew these roads.
Fang Yuan strongly believed that Master Wenxin probably had made a grave mistake elsewhere and was cautious of his survival ever since, which resulted in Master Wenxin creating a few escape roads.
However, due to Master Wenxin's works, Fang Yuan was able to sleep peacefully every day without having to worry about any danger.
Looking at how the Flower Fox Ferret was able to run freely in the forest, Fang Yuan joked about it but was also regretful.
If the white ferret had been big enough to be ridden, Fang Yuan can travel and explore the whole Clear Spirit Mountain. That would have been a great thing to do.
Trekking the mountains was physically demanding, especially when trekking deep in the mountains and the old forests, where there were no small rocky pathways but full of dangerous animals and poisonous insects.
Fang Yuan used his knife to remove the thorns and tall plants that were in the way. He then continued on while panting.
These few days he used all kinds of coercion to lure the Flower Fox Ferret to bring him deep into the mountains to find the Spiritual Fertilizer.
He suspected that the Flower Fox Ferret had been tricking him. Ever since he entered deep into the mountains, he only encountered a few rare herbs and medicine but could not find the Spiritual Fertilizer.
”Don't quibble with me, Flower Fox Ferret. Judging from the amount you had brought, there should still be a good amount of Spiritual Fertilizer left!”
Fang Yuan looked at the sky and stopped trekking. He found a big rock to sit down, passed one of his rice balls to the Flower Fox Ferret and then started eating.
”Keke! Keke!”
The Flower Fox Ferret carried the rice ball around and then bit the rice ball like a squirrel. It finished the rice ball quickly and then started gesturing using its paws.
After a long time trying to figure out what its gesture meant, Fang Yuan managed to understand what the Flower Fox Ferret was trying to say, ”So I cannot go there yet? I can only find the good stuff nearby?”
He looked over his shoulders and eyed a number of rare herbs and medicine that he had collected today. He managed to agree with the idea, ”Alright, we will go back home after going there for a while more! The rare herbs and medicine collected must be locked up somewhere safe or else it will be a waste to lose them!”
After gulping down a mouthful of spring water, Fang Yuan was recharged and ready to trek with the Flower Fox Ferret. They then reach a depression where there was full of fog.
”Well…. This place is full of miasma and poisonous fog!”
Fang Yuan then saw some colour in the fog and frowned. He immediately applied some of Master Wenxin's medicine onto his nose.
Hunters and herb collectors who trekked this far into the mountains would have such medicine to apply, but the medicine made by Master Wenxin had the best remedy.
”Keke!”
The Flower Fox Ferret seemed quite anxious.
”Haha…. What is the issue?”
Fang Yuan happily followed it and breathed in, ”Poisonous Dragon Grass?!”
In front of him lay a small pool with white rocks around it. A purple herb was in sight.
This expensive herb was mentioned by Master Wenxin before. Such herb grew in toxic places and was highly effective in dealing with other poisons when it was used as medicine. Many serious antidote prescription required such a herb.
”Good herb!”
Fang Yuan's eyes glittered but did not move.
Waiting for this herb was equivalent to getting half of it as there could be animals nearby guarding this herb!
[1] Zhou Erge and Zhou Wenwu are the same person