Chapter 24: Mystery, monster appears, something must be abnormal!
In the mountains.
The crutches rested on the wet, slightly muddy, and weedy dirt road under my feet.
Zhang Hao was carrying a solid spirit basket and a luggage on his back, shuttled through the mountains and forests, and walked in the grass.
He was casually stirring the weeds with his cane while looking to see if there were any valuable treasures hidden among the weeds.
In addition to finding treasures in the mountains, some valuable mountain treasures are also one of the harvests of mountain walkers.
After all, hikers also need to eat properly.
What's more, the treasures in the mountains are not so easy to obtain.
This [Discontinuation] is the best start for Zhang Hao, and he does not expect to encounter such a mountain treasure again.
Just when he came to a hillside covered with weeds, a plant with cone-shaped inflorescences and terminal stems and leaves attracted attention.
Zhang Hao frowned slightly, bowed down, and looked at the plant carefully.
The bracts are triangular and egg-shaped, with small protrusions and pointed tops. The stems and leaves are dense and the branches are spread out and extend for several meters.
This is... Polygonum multiflorum?
Judging from the appearance of the stems and leaves, it seems that the Polygonum multiflorum is still some years old.
As a perennial plant like Dipsacus, Polygonum multiflorum also needs many years to grow.
It has high medicinal value and can soothe the mind, nourish the blood, blacken the beard and hair, and nourish the liver and kidneys.
The older it is, the more expensive it is, and the wild one is more expensive and has higher medicinal value.
Generally speaking, if the age of this Polygonum multiflorum plant can reach 5 years, then such a complete Polygonum multiflorum plant should be sold at the market price...
He doesn't know, it's just that it's very valuable.
Squatting on the ground, after hesitating for a long time, Zhang Hao took out the knife from his waist and started to dig up the Polygonum multiflorum plant.
If you stay here, you might be dug up and eaten by the mountain spirit one day, so you might as well dig it up yourself and sell it for money.
Soon, with his not yet proficient digging skills, a Polygonum multiflorum plant with thick roots, oblong shape, dark brown body and larger than usual was dug out.
Just by looking at it, you can tell that the age of this Polygonum multiflorum is not too short.
However, the specific year needs to be confirmed after returning.
With this thought in mind, he unpacked the bag on his back and put away the Polygonum multiflorum.
The main reason why he did not put Polygonum multiflorum into the Guling Basket was because only mountain treasures could be put into the Guling Basket. If ordinary mountain treasures were put in, it would definitely affect the aura of the mountain treasures and the effect would be greatly reduced.
Then, Zhang Hao wandered in the forest, sometimes using his cane to pull the weeds off the ground, and sometimes thinking about the [Mountain Viewing Technique] taught by the senior mountain walker in his mind, and using those formulas to find those mountain treasures. .
Time flew by, and a short three hours had passed.
In these three hours, Zhang Hao gained quite a lot.
In addition to the Polygonum multiflorum plant, he also found a wild Gastrodia elata plant that was relatively young, only about two years old, and harvested 8 thick Gastrodia elata roots.
This is also a precious medicinal material, mainly used for liver wind, epilepsy, convulsions, dizziness, headaches, etc.
Zhang Hao also doesn't know what the specific market price is.
After all, he had all the knowledge of a mountaineer, but he really didn't understand the market prices of these medicinal materials.
I can only find a way to find out.
Thinking like this, he walked to a big rock and sat on it to take a rest.
The sky was getting dark, and after the sun set, the forest became even more completely shrouded in darkness, making it almost impossible to see even one's fingers.
Fortunately, Zhang Hao spent a day wandering in the mountains, and his eyes got used to it. In addition, observing things in the mountains and forests in complete darkness is also the main way to practice the Guanzi Jue among the Four Zizi Jue of Mountain Walking.
Therefore, Zhang Hao was not in a hurry to go down the mountain, but wanted to get used to it here. As the silence in the forest came over, the thoughts in his mind were complicated and scattered, and his brows also wrinkled at the same time.
Ever since he separated from the funeral procession, he had been feeling a little weird.
After all, everything is so good, how could something like [Fantasy Mountain Spirit] suddenly appear?
You know, from when he was a child until now, he has heard countless versions of strange things in the mountains and various stories spread in the mountains.
But I have never really heard of anyone actually encountering a mountain spirit monster in the mountains, or dying because of an encounter with a mountain spirit monster.
But why did the funeral procession encounter the [Fantasy Mountain Spirit] this time?
Is it just because there is a funeral today?
No, I have never heard of such a thing during a funeral before.
It's really strange.
Taking advantage of the rest, Zhang Hao took out the "Illustrated Record of Mountain Walking Travel" from the bag behind his back and started browsing it casually.
After reading for a while, he was attracted by a passage.
[The presence of a spirit in the mountains is a sign of great misfortune and something strange will happen...]
After seeing this page, he frowned and then closed the [Mountain Travel Notes].
If there are monsters in the mountains, it means something big is going to happen in the mountains.
However, there is no detailed record in this [Illustrated Record of Mountain Walking Travel] as to what exactly happened. It is only roughly recorded. It is precisely because something is about to happen in the mountains that such a situation occurs.
However, a few things that might happen were recorded later.
Zhang Hao took a casual look, and most of them were mysterious things similar to folk tales.
For example, a weasel asks for a seal, a fox gets married, a thousand-year-old spiritual creature appears, or isatis root becomes a spirit...
However, these things are only recorded, and there are not many records in ancient books.
And it is recorded in ancient books that if a hiker encounters these things, an experienced hiker can step forward to take a look. If a hiker with less experience, he should stay hidden and leave and never get close, otherwise it is easy to be in danger.
Adhering to the concept of being patient, Zhang Hao closed the "Illustrated Record of Mountain Walking Travel" very carefully.
Hi, on the first day of hiking, he is not yet an experienced hiker.
It's considered a wealth of theoretical knowledge.
Besides, he had excellent luck walking in the mountains today. He wouldn't encounter that kind of thing easily even if he thought about it. Even if he did, he would still be able to run away.
He raised his head and looked around in the dark surroundings, as if danger was always hidden in the forest.
Zhang Hao dusted off his pants, stood up from the boulder, and prepared to go home on crutches.
It's getting late, and it's time to go back. I think Li Siyu will be cooking soon, so let's wait for him to go back and eat.
Before leaving, he looked at today's harvest again, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
The harvest was quite fruitful. Just the Polygonum multiflorum and Gastrodia elata should be sold at a good price, not to mention the Dipsacus plant.
Unable to conceal his joy, Zhang Hao opened his legs, vaguely discerned the direction, and walked forward with a cane.
Walking in the dark and lightless forest is a relatively difficult thing, so Zhang Hao walked very slowly and almost didn't even make a sound.
But not long after he set off.
Suddenly, several "rustling" sounds broke into his ears.
Zhang Hao squatted down alertly and followed the sound.
Just to the side and behind him, a beam of fire seemed to appear out of thin air, shooting out from the dark forest.
(End of chapter)