When Yu Yizhi saw that Ming Zhiyuan had finally regained some clarity, he said nothing more and immediately took two guards in the garden. After giving some instructions to Yang Yiling, he set off for Sixiang City.
After Yu Yizhi left, Ming Zhiyuan began to refine the elixir again in the alchemy room.
This time, his movements finally became coherent and smooth, no longer as stiff as before.
Ten days later in Sixiang City, Yu Yizhi and two guards had just arrived at a herbal medicine shop. The shopkeeper of this herbal medicine shop led them to the backyard and arranged tea.
After Yu Yizhi sat down, a man in his early forties saluted Yu Yizhi with clasped fists and said, "I've met Mr. Yu."
Yu Yizhi was not too polite. After nodding, he said directly: "Where is the herb collector?"
"It's in the yard next door. Let's bring him here."
This man was the escort sent by Yu Yizhi from the pine garden to find out the news about Tianxinxueteng. After he came to Sixiang City, he did not wait for news about the Lord of Sixiang City. Instead, he went to every herbal medicine shop in the city.
He searched for ordinary herbal pickers, chatted with them, and showed them the diagrams. Over the past few days, almost all the herbal pickers in Sixiang City who supplied medicine to the herbal medicine shop knew him.
One day not long ago, a herb collector came to him and told him that he saw an old vine in a deep mountain forest that looked similar to the one on the map, but he was not sure whether it was the Tianxin Blood Vine he was looking for.
The guard quickly asked him to describe the appearance, characteristics and smell of the old vine. The more he listened to what the herb picker said, the more he felt that it was the Tianxin Blood Vine.
However, he understood that the entire Lingding Continent was now looking for this medicinal material. If he got this heavenly material and earthly treasure, with his martial arts strength, he might not be able to deliver it to Liuye City, so he immediately sent the medicinal collector to Liuye City.
He stayed, fed him with good food and drink, and didn't let anyone touch him. He kept watch over him all the time, and sent someone to quickly deliver a message back to Liuye City, asking Yu Yizhi to come as soon as possible.
It's just that after Yi Zhi arrives, he takes the herb collector to the dense forest to collect the old vines, and then Yizhi personally escorts them back to Liuye City.
Yu Yizhi secretly praised the guard for his thoughtfulness and drank tea while waiting for him to bring the medicine collector over.
This herbal medicine shop has been taken care of by the Pine Garden guard. At this time, the shopkeeper was talking to him with a smiling face.
Not long after, the guard brought an old man in green clothes to the backyard. Yu Yizhi saw that the old man had a weathered look on his face, his rough hands were covered with various scars and cracks, and he was slightly hunched over.
When the shopkeeper saw the guards bringing the herb pickers, he knew that these people had something to say, so he stepped back knowingly.
After Yu Yishang looked the old man up and down, he said: "Old brother, thank you for waiting for so long. Please tell me again the appearance of the old vine you saw. If we
Of course I won’t treat you badly for the thing you are looking for. If not, we will give it to you with care and will not let you, old brother, waste your time.”
The old man nodded awkwardly, and then said with a smile on his face: "I also accidentally discovered that there are huge venomous snakes in that dense forest. Normally, we herb collectors are not willing to go there to search for medicinal materials.
That day was also when I was looking for medicinal materials in the mountains. When I was passing by, I saw a red snake with thick thighs crawling out of the forest. I was shocked at the time, so I hid behind a huge rock and waited until there.
After the red snake crawled away, I wanted to go there and have a look. People say that strange snakes can reveal strange treasures.
I walked less than a mile into the forest when I saw a steep rocky slope. There was a hole in the stone on the slope. There was an old vine growing outside the hole. When I saw the old vine,
, I smelled the smell of quicklime, and when I took a closer look at the appearance of the old vine, I realized that the old vine was almost exactly the same as the map Wan Wewei showed me.
At that time, I didn't dare to move. The old vine grew at the entrance of the cave. The entrance of the cave was the nest of the red snake. The stones around the entrance of the cave were polished by it. I was afraid that the red snake would come back again.
I quickly left the dense forest and then rushed back to the city to tell Wan Huwei."
After Yu Yizhi heard what he said, he couldn't help but feel excited. With a calm expression on his face, he asked again: "Apart from the smell of quicklime, brother, did you see any diamond-shaped cracks on the old vine?
"
"Yes, I really saw it. The cracks on the old vines are diamond-shaped, and they look very similar to the patterns on some big snakes."
"Okay, okay." Yu Yizhi couldn't help but nodded, took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed it to the old man, and said: "Then I have to trouble you, brother, to take us to the dense forest to see if it's true.
The medicinal materials we are looking for, I also have a big heart to send to my old brother."
The old man took the stack of banknotes with both hands and saw that they were all banknotes with a face value of one thousand taels. He smiled from ear to ear and said repeatedly: "Thank you, sir. I will take you there now. The weather is not dark today."
It's getting late, let's rush back to our village first, and we have to forgive the master for staying in our village for a night. We will go into the mountain early tomorrow morning. After entering the mountain, we still have to walk for three or four hours to reach the dense forest, and the journey is not very far.
, it’s just that the road in the deep mountains and old forests is not easy to walk.”
Seeing that the old man was still writing a long line of ink, Yu Yizhi interrupted him and said, "Then let's set off now. Let's talk about anything on the way."
"Okay, okay, okay, listen to the master."
The old man bowed and bowed in response. After Wan Wei went out and said hello to the shopkeeper, he pulled out a few fast horses from the stable in the backyard. Because the old man couldn't ride a horse, Yu Yi followed him.
Riding, a group of five people quickly left Sixiang City on horseback.
The old herb collector lives in a place called Xiaonan Village, more than a hundred miles outside Sixiang City. The entire Xiaonan Village is a herb-collecting craft passed down from ancestors, and everyone relies on this to make a living.
The five of them rode on horseback and arrived at the village in less than two hours. It was already afternoon and the sky was about to get dark. The old man wanted them to stay in the village for one night and then go into the mountains the next day.
Feeling anxious, he asked him to prepare some food and water, bring torches, and take them into the mountains overnight to look for the old vines in the dense forest.
It was also because Yu Yizhi gave him too many banknotes that the old man agreed without hesitation. After busy preparations at home, the few of them walked into the mountains.
After the few people walked for more than an hour, it started to get dark. The old man had been collecting medicinal materials in the mountains all year round and held a torch. He also knew the way. Then the few people held up torches and followed the old man for another two or three hours.
Then we came to a concave land in a valley. The old man pointed forward with the torch in his hand and said: "The dense forest is ahead, and the road is even more difficult. No one goes there on weekdays, but we are traveling at night.
, I’m afraid it will disturb the red snake guarding the medicinal materials.”
As he spoke, the old man's face showed some fear. Yu Yizhi walked up to him and said, "Come on, I'll go ahead and you can show me the way. No matter what kind of strange snake you are, you can't escape my grasp, old brother."
Don’t worry, the four people here will protect you.”
The old man smiled and said hurriedly: "Well, go this way, here, walk slower in front, there is a pit over there..."
Yu Yizhi walked in front, and following the instructions of the old man behind them, they walked for half an hour and came to a steep hillside with rocks.
Several people raised the torches together and looked in the direction of the old man's finger. They saw a stone cave about a foot high on the stone slope. Next to the stone cave grew a gray-black old vine.
At this time, several people smelled the smell of quicklime.
Yu Yizhi was so excited that he handed the torch in his hand to the guards behind him and asked them to lift it up to illuminate him. Then he put his feet on the ground and jumped up, directly to the side of the cave.
Yu Yi climbed on the raised stone on one side of the cave with one hand and pulled the old vine with the other. At this moment, a rustling sound sounded in the cave, and a triangular snake head as big as a bowl suddenly emerged from the cave.
The snake rushed out of the cave, opened its mouth wide, and bit Yu Yizhi's arm.
Yu Yizhi let go of the old vine and slapped the snake's head with his backhand. He heard a "pop." The snake's head exploded into pieces. A thigh-thick snake body rolled from the cave and fell to the bottom.
on the ground.
Yu Yizhi didn't even look at it, and continued to pull the old vine. He could already see the old vine clearly. It had gray diamond-shaped cracks on the vine, and there were small flesh beads on the roots. It was very close at the moment.
Now, the flavor of quicklime is more intense.
This is the Tianxin Blood Vine that Ming Zhiyuan dreams of.
Yu Yizhi used his skillful hand to slowly pull the old vine, pulling it out from the soil of the rock.
This old vine was half a foot long, with only a few half-red and half-purple leaves on the top. After pulling out all the old vines, Yu Yizhi grabbed the old vine, jumped back to the ground lightly, and quickly asked the old man to take it.
Pass the cotton cloth and carefully wrap all the old vines.
After obtaining the Tianxin Blood Vine, Yu Yizhi became even more anxious. He asked a guard to carry the old man on his back to lead the way back. When the group of five went back, it only took them two hours to return to Xiaonan Village.
After returning to the village, Yu Yizhi took out all the banknotes in his arms, leaving only one. It was enough for the food and accommodation of the few of them on the road. The rest were all left to the old medicine collector.
When had the old man seen so many banknotes? Just when he was so happy that he almost fainted, Yu Yizhi and three other guards had already rushed out of the village on horseback.
These people ran all the way and discussed all the way. Now that they have obtained the Xixiang Vine today, they have no intention of returning to Sixiang City. The four of them discussed it in a few words and decided to drive all night to bypass Sixiang City and wait until dawn.
Go to a small town called Qilian City, take a rest there, and then set off for Liuye City.
The four people drove the horses and ran all the way, and finally arrived at the small town of Qilian at dawn. This small town did not belong to any big city. The city owner was just a junior martial artist. When Dongshan City was annihilated, no one even summoned the Qilian City.
Liancheng.
After the four of them entered the city, they found an inn to stay at and prepared to rest before continuing on their way.
Just in case, four people stayed in a guest room. Yu Yizhi arranged for several people to take turns to rest, then lay on the bed and fell asleep.
When I was sleeping until midnight, I suddenly heard a noise coming from outside, and a very domineering voice was very loud.
"When the Anti-Crime Department pursues robbers, they open the door and take out the security voucher for inspection."