After half an hour, Lu Chen and Tang Xuan finally arrived at Niutoushan.
Niutoushan looks like a prostrate old cow from a distance. The mountains are rolling and lush, and the scenery is extremely beautiful.
The two tied the fiery horse to a big tree pole and hurried into the forest.
"Lu Chen, what kind of blood-washing grass are you looking for? Tell me about it!" Tang Xuan held an exquisite purple-blue sword and walked up the mountain while looking around with her big watery eyes.
He groped carefully.
Seeing her dull look, Lu Chen couldn't help but smile: "Don't look for it, there is no place like this. The blood-washing flower is shaped like a palm and red as blood. It grows with water and likes to live in the shade. It has abundant rain and dew."
The place is not suitable for it to grow!"
"Oh, that's right! Niutou Mountain is so big, so where should we look?" Tang Xuan looked up at the towering mountains and forests, and her pretty face suddenly became bitter.
Lu Chen stepped on the dead branches and leaves on the ground and said calmly: "Look inside. It should be easy to find it in some dimly lit places. This kind of herb is very common. Don't worry, you will find it!"
After hearing Lu Chen's words, Tang Xuan was a little skeptical: "Is it true? Don't lie to me. If something goes wrong with my father, you are the only one to ask!"
Lu Chen didn't take this little girl's threat seriously and just looked at the beautiful scenery around him silently, with a calm expression.
After walking for a while, they soon arrived at the hinterland of Niutoushan. A clear stream gradually appeared in their field of vision. The sound of gurgling water echoed in the mountain forest, as if a beautiful piece of music was playing in their ears, which was intoxicating.
Coupled with the surrounding green mountains and green waters, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, these extremely beautiful scenery would definitely be a good place for sightseeing in normal times. Walking along the river, Tang Xuan saw that Lu Chen had not said a word for a long time.
He couldn't help but say: "Hey, why don't you say anything? I said a few words casually, and you got angry!"
Lu Chen walked slowly on the cobblestones by the river. He seemed careless, but in fact he was paying attention to the goings-on around him. By chance, he passed by a rock and found a black herb with leaves like snakes growing under the soil. It had a vague smell.
The smell is palpable and the appearance is quite peculiar.
"Hedyotis diffusa, there is such a good thing, which can solve the problem of the rotten heart pill!" He was so happy that he hurriedly knelt down, picked it and put it in his arms.
He was also quite surprised. He didn't expect that this small Niutou Mountain actually grew Hedyotis diffusa, which can suppress all poisons in the world. He was so lucky. He returned to Wushuang City and found a few other herbs to help resolve the problem.
Rotten Heart Pill is a small problem!
"Hey, I'm talking to you like a piece of wood!" Tang Xuan walked behind and said slightly angrily. As the daughter of the city lord, she is used to rich clothes and fine food. She has developed a coquettish temperament since she was a child. Who dares not to do this?
Listening to her words, it would be necessary to make things difficult and teach her a lesson. In Wushuang City, except for her sister, no one has ever dared to treat her like this. She talked to him. This Lu Chen actually dared to ignore her. It was simply unreasonable.
A good man doesn't fight with women. Lu Chen didn't bother to argue with her. He stood up and continued walking forward. If he had had the same temperament as he had three years ago, this wild and untamable girl would have been stripped naked by him now.
The clothes were thrown into the river. There were so many words buzzing in my ears.
"You'd better save some energy to collect herbs. If this wilderness attracts some wild wolves and beasts, it will be a bit troublesome!" Lu Chen replied coldly.
Tang Xuan sneered: "Oh, you are still afraid of wild wolves. You are a coward. I really thought you were very powerful, but it turned out that it was just an illusion!"
Hearing the other party's sarcasm, Lu Chen seemed very calm and did not take the other party's words to heart: "If you think so, I have nothing to say, but it has delayed time and delayed your father's condition.
Don’t blame me!”
When Tang Xuan heard this, her somewhat proud expression suddenly softened and she quickly calmed down: "Okay, okay, I'm joking with you, why are you so serious!"
Walking along the stream into the hinterland of Niutoushan, the light inside gradually dimmed and the water flow became turbulent because the steep canyons on both sides blocked the sun.
But when they were walking along the rapids towards the inner part of the mountain gorge, at the top of the hillside, a group of people had already stared at them in the dark.
These people were all dressed in black and masked. Each of them carried a silver sword on his back and lurked carefully in the hidden places of the mountain forest. Their cold eyes were filled with murderous intent, staring at the two people on the lower slope of the mountain.
"Second Senior Brother, they are coming!" One of the men in black whispered.
Zhou Yunhai hid in a big tree, using the surrounding lush branches and leaves to shield his short and fat body. He whispered: "I saw them, follow them slowly first, you will lead Mu Tao, Li Sen, Luo Tao later
, Yanshan, and Mo Ziyun quietly moved around to the right, forming an encirclement."
The man in black beside him nodded: "Well, I know what to do!"
"Be careful, this guy is not simple!" Zhou Yunhai said with a solemn expression. Ever since he learned that Lei Gang and Qian Weiwei were killed by this Lu Chen, he naturally became a little afraid of Lu Chen.
The man in black on the side sneered: "Second senior brother, don't worry, this person can't escape. Among the warriors of the day after tomorrow, anyone who can be targeted by our 'Thirteen Swords of Yuhua' is destined to be dead!"
"Don't be too careless. This man is difficult to deal with. Be careful and sail the ten thousand year ship. It would be best if you can kill him without the brothers bleeding!" Zhou Yunhai said with a serious face.
The man in black on the side saw the serious look on the second senior brother's face and immediately couldn't help joking: "Second senior brother, you are too careful. We can even kill the peak warriors of the day after tomorrow, but we are still afraid of such a small role!"
Zhou Yunhai glared at him and angrily said: "Shut up, if the acquired peak you killed last time was not seriously injured by senior brother beforehand, do you think you have that chance? You still dare to brag in front of me."
As soon as he came out, the man in black suddenly smiled.
"What do you think we should do?" the man in black said with a serious tone.
Zhou Yunhai hesitated for a moment and then ordered: "You should bring your bows and arrows. Let's attack from a distance first. If you don't succeed, the other party will definitely be frightened and flee. You immediately activate the sword formation and trap him heavily. I will wait for the opportunity to find him."
Take the opportunity to make a secret move! Senior Brother's plan must not be missed. You also know Senior Brother's temper. If the mission fails, we will not get the good consequences when we go back."
Recalling the consequences of the mission's failure, the man in black's expression changed and he immediately nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say!"
By the stream, the two walked in silence for a while. Tang Xuan couldn't bear the atmosphere of no one talking, so she asked Lu Chen to chat again: "Hey, Lu Chen, are there any blood-washing flowers in Niutoushan?"
, almost an hour has passed, and I haven’t even seen a shadow!”
Lu Chen pondered for a while, glanced at the dark forest around him, and responded in a low voice: "If my judgment is correct, the blood-washing grass should be growing nearby. Your sister is also a medical expert, and the information she provided must be wrong.
No!"
"Hmph, I'll give you another half hour to find the blood-washing grass. Otherwise, when you return to Wushuang City, I'll make you walk around without food!" Seeing that he was not sure, Tang Xuan suddenly felt anxious.
Lu Chen shook his head helplessly. He couldn't stand this kind of angry woman, and then he scolded softly: "If you want to save your father first, please be quiet. Not everyone in this world,
Everything will follow your temper!"
"You...!" Tang Xuan was so angry that she choked on her breath. She was about to retort, but suddenly she heard Lu Chen pointing forward and saying: "Look, isn't that a blood-washing flower?"
Tang Xuan immediately opened her beautiful eyes and looked not far away. She saw a strange plant that was as red as blood and was firmly attached to a huge rock beside the stream. Its palm-like leaves were swaying in the wind.
The top is very eye-catching.
"This is the blood-washing grass!" Tang Xuan jumped up and down and ran over in a hurry, with a look of surprise on her face.
Lu Chen was walking slowly, and suddenly his ears twitched, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light. He pretended to casually pass by the surrounding trees, and vaguely noticed something was wrong.
This feeling is like when a hare is eating grass and is suddenly stared at by a beast hiding behind it. It is like a thorn in the back, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Murderous!" Lu Chen's calm expression became more solemn.
Tang Xuan, who was not far away, didn't notice anything was wrong, and shouted at Lu Chen in confusion: "Hey, Lu Chen, how do you pick this thing? Do you just pull it off, or just pick the leaves?"
Lu Chen pretended not to notice the enemies lurking around him, walked towards Tang Xuan in a leisurely manner, and said calmly: "Just pick off the top leaf, leave the roots on it, and it will grow again after a while.
come out!"
"Oh, that's it. Well, I'll do as you say!" Upon hearing this, Tang Xuan immediately stretched out her white and tender hands to carefully pick the leaves.
At this moment, phew, a sound broke through the air in vain from the woods on the hillside.
"Be careful!" Lu Chen was on guard for a long time. He shouted quickly, his figure turned into a phantom, and quickly rushed to Tang Xuan's side. He picked off the blood-washing flower and flew to the other side of the rapids without even thinking about it.
"We can't let them escape!" Then an angry shout came from the mountain forest, followed by several sharp arrows, chasing Lu Chen and the two at high speed.
Lu Chen's reaction was astonishing. As if there were eyes on his back, he used his strength to dodge twice in a row on the rocks exposed by the stream, and then nimbly dodged the arrows.
But just as he reached the other side of the stream, a heavy sword dropped from the sky with extremely fast force and struck him head-on.
The ear-splitting sonic boom echoed through the mountains and forests.
Lu Chen's heart sank, and he secretly thought that something was not right. There was indeed an ambush. With Tang Xuan in his arms, it was not convenient to draw his sword to resist.
At the critical moment, his left hand reached out like lightning, and he quickly raised his arm to block it. With a muffled sound, the fabric on his left arm exploded instantly, revealing a strange hand covered with black scales, while he himself was struck by the opponent.
The huge force caused it to fly upside down.
Whispering, swishing, suddenly a burst of figures flashed, almost blinking, and twelve more figures jumped out of the forest behind, surrounding Lu Chen and the two who landed on the edge of the stream.
When Tang Xuan saw this, she was shocked and said: "What's going on? Who are they and why are they chasing us?"
Lu Chen put her down and said with a cold expression: "I don't know who they are, but as for their purpose, I understand it very well!"
"What's the purpose!" Tang Xuan approached Lu Chen, her pretty face turned slightly pale and said. She had been pampered since she was a child, and was used to being arrogant and domineering in Wushuang City. She had never been injured, let alone shed any blood. She really saw this kind of tense situation.
