Chapter 359 (2/2)

Two days later, they still did not find the ‘Thousand Grain Gold’.

During these two days, the old man once again tasted random strange plants and was poisoned four times. One time, he bled out of every orifice and was a horrifying sight. Shao Xuan thought the man was going to die but after half a day, he was sprightly once again hurrying off looking for Thousand Grain Gold.

Shao Xuan could not help but be impressed by the Yi Race’s resilience towards poison.

Most of the time, Shao Xuan listened to the old man’s explanations with a few words here and there. He was often the listener. From his words, Shao Xuan guessed that the old man wasn’t from a tribe, he was from one of the cities led by the slave masters- he was a slave master himself.

This was Shao Xuan’s first time meeting a slave master like this one. The impression of slave masters were the ones he met in the desert, it was rare to meet one of a very different breed.

“Enough, I need to rest. You keep watch.” Steadying himself with a branch, the old man sat down leaning against the wall of the hill. “I’m old, I’m not like I was before. When I was younger…”

“Old man, no more ‘when I was younger’ stories, you should get some sleep. We’ll continue our journey once you awake,” said Shao Xuan.

Because of this old man, Shao Xuan’s pace had slowed down a lot, plus he wasn’t taking the shortest route either. It had been two days of walking but he did not feel like the vegetation around him was growing any denser. He wondered if he could see some forest within two days at this pace.

Since he had already agreed to travel with this old man, Shao Xuan would not abandon him halfway either. It was fine if he was a little slower, it wasn’t like he was in a hurry.

The land was considered barren here, he hadn’t seen any large animals in the area- though he had seen several human skeletons along the way.

Surveying his surroundings, Shao Xuan thought about the few useful plants the old man introduced that day. When he saw one, he would silently match it to his memory, revising the lessons learned that day.

As he was thinking, he heard a scurry. It wasn’t loud but from the sound and its rhythm, it sounded like the wild mouse he followed previously.

It was fine if it was just one but then he heard a few more.

Was this place a nest?

Shao Xuan stood up and looked towards where the sound came from.

Several mice from different directions ran towards one point. It didn’t look like they were escaping for their lives but more resembled the hunger the previous mouse displayed as it ran towards the fruit.

“Old man! Hey, wake up! There’s a situation!” Shao Xuan pushed the man’s head.

“What?” With Shao Xuan keeping watch, he took the rare opportunity of a worryless sleep. He hadn’t slept enough when he was woken up so he was quite confused.

Shao Xuan was about to tell him his observations but before he could speak, the old man was already straining his ears to listen. This was an acquired habit, any special sounds were enough to attract his attention.

With a shiver, the old man grew so excited he was no longer sleepy. He looked around, tossed the branch he was using as a staff aside, then climbed on the wall of the hill.

His field of vision was limited here, he needed to climb up somewhere higher. However, there were no strong trees nearby. After looking around, the fastest method was to climb up the hill.

“Sigh, slow down.” Shao Xuan was afraid the old man might slip and fall off the face of the hill so he stood guard below. At least he might be able to catch him if he fell out of excitement.

However, the old man was too emotional to care, all he wanted was to climb upwards. When Shao Xuan saw that he was struggling, he helped.