Chapter 275: A little something extra (1/2)
Chapter 275: A little something extra
With Gu Qishao leading the way, it took less than half a day before they arrived at thehalfway point of the main peak of Lotus Mountain. The lower temperature had affected the spread of the plants, which were noticeably sparser at higher elevations. But this was still the first time Han Yunxi had seen such a marvelous spread. Above the halfway point of Lotus Mountain’s main peak, not a single hint of vegetation could be seen. There was only a strip of barren land, which was about the width of three footsteps, that encircled the entire mountain. Every plant beneath that strip grew normally in thick profusion. Meanwhile, a jungle existed above the strip filled with trees with umbrella-like canopies. Their countless roots trailed down from the branches like banyan trees, while a wild mass of vines covered the ground like a green carpet across the entire mountain. It even grew flowers in five to six different colors. The sight from the halfway point to the peak of the mountain was akin to that of a thick, dense forest.
Han Yunxi couldn’t help but gape dumbstruck. Though she had no idea how much storage space the detox system had, she was convinced that even ten detox systems wouldn’t be enough to contain all the vegetation in this mountain. At the same time, she didn’t know how big of an appetite Lil Thing possessed, but she was sure that this mountain would help it eat its fill! Thank goodness she remembered this place, or else she would’ve gone broke for sure!
Long Feiye wouldn’t have come without her as he was completely ignorant about poisons. His guards had also already left ahead of time. Han Yunxi knocked on the medical pouch, signaling Lil Thing to come out. He could eat his fill here! Instead, she felt a ticklish sensation by her foot and looked down to see Lil Thing waving at her excitedly. If not for Gu Qishao’s presence, Lil Thing might have cried out in joy instead. It never thought that its master would be smart enough to take it here.
After all, it had spent its days here eating, eating, and eating until it grew up!
Han Yunxi secretly waved a hand. Lil Thing seemed to have understood her, because it immediately crossed the barren strip of land to the other side. But rather than go any farther, it stopped to turn and look at Han Yunxi. She was afraid that he didn’t get the message, so she kept waving her hand to say that he could go play as he liked. Still, Lil Thing kept darting glances back at her every few steps.
Seeing this, Gu Beiyue said in a low voice, “Is it saying goodbye to you? Will it come back to find you after it leaves?”
Han Yunxi really hadn’t considered this issue. “It should.”
Actually, aside for curing Long Tianmo’s poison, she didn’t particularly want to gain a poison beast. She’d never thought of using its poisons to do anything atrocious, so there was no need to have such a powerful creature. If Lil Thing liked her enough to stay by her side, then she would simply see it as fate. If Lil Thing decided to leave, then she’d treated it as the end of their fated encounter. After all, the poisons here were more fitting for it than her medical pouch.
Lil Thing saw its master and Gu Beiyue speaking from a distance and dearly wanted to speak from impatience, but it was afraid of being found out by Gu Qishao. Aiya, it looked like it’d take a while before its new master understood what it was trying to tell her. It wanted to take her to the very peak of the poison land, where many seldom-seen ingredients grew. There were even a few corrosive poison plants there that no one had found for decades. Lil Thing waited in the same place for a while, only to see that Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue were completely ignoring it and engaging in a conversation with in lowered whispers.
Stupid master! Stupid white-robed gentleman!
Lil Thing rolled around in the thick mat of vines before disappearing like a streak of smoke. It might as well eat its fill at the peak before going back to find them. Though it was starving, it’d still find the tastiest poisons of the bunch in this land of plenty!
When Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue heard the soft scampering sounds of Lil Thing running away, they both were startled and looked simultaneously towards Gu Qishao. But he hadn’t paid any attention to the noise just then; instead, he was looking at the peak with a rather serious expression.
“Gentleman Gu seems rather familiar with this place,” Gu Beiyue spoke up.
Gu Qishao looked back at him with an unpleasant expression. “I’m not!”
Han Yunxi gave an intentional chuckle. This fellow clearly knew to take the side roads to avoid guards en route and even helped them bypass a few traps. Who’d believe it if he said he didn’t know his way around? There was a 99 percent chance that Gu Qishao was from the medical academy, though his exact identity was still a complete mystery. Why had he refused to show himself on their grounds? All right, she wasn’t that interested in knowing anyways. She just wanted to enter the poisons warehouse and collect, collect, collect everything until her detox system was full.
“Let’s go in!” Han Yunxi said, before jumping across the strip of barren land. Gu Beiyue immediately followed, while Gu Qishao followed behind them.
“Poison lass, how are you planning to ‘widen your experiences and knowledge’?” Gu Qishao asked with a grin.
“Just by strolling around for a look!” Han Yunxi said, collecting poisons into her detox system as she climbed her way up. She really was here just to look around. Of course, whenever she saw something good, she’d collect it for herself. Both Gu Qishao and Gu Beiyue doubted that sightseeing was her only motive, but all Han Yunxi did was look left and right as she walked around without even stopping to pick poisons.
Just what was this woman here for?
While Gu Beiyue and Gu Qishao were foolishly tailing along behind her, Han Yunxi had already collected quite a few poisons in secret. The detox system had detected that the strongest poisons were at the peak, so Han Yunxi calculated that the distribution of poisons must go from strongest to weakest. In other words, the best stuff was at the top. They’d definitely be useful, and since Han Yunxi had been filling her detox system on the way up, it should be just about full by the time she was done.
Gu Beiyue was quiet on their journey, but Gu Qishao couldn’t stand the silence. “Poison lass, did you come just to climb mountains?” He assumed that Han Yunxi would go crazy collecting things as soon as they arrived, but she hadn’t touched a thing.