The palace master turned around and gave his subordinate a look. The subordinate hesitated for a moment, but still led Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang through the corridor to the higher peak behind.
After walking through the long corridor, he stopped in front of a wall and a simple closed door. His subordinates finally couldn't help but said: "Two of you, to be honest, you don't have to go collect the medicine yourself. We have some Xincao in our palace. As long as we talk to the palace master about it, he should give it to us. You don’t know how difficult the road behind it will be after opening the door."
The subordinates had a look of reluctance on their faces, as if they believed that after these two people went in, they would have no chance to come out.
Gu Qiang turned around and smiled lightly at the subordinate, and said: "Even if we talk to you carefully, your palace master may not be able to give it to us. Since we have come here, we can only go in."
The subordinate lowered his head and handed the herb in his hand to Gu Qiang.
Gu Qiang took it and saw that it was a very beautiful grass with three leaves in total. There was a small round hole on each leaf, which was easy to identify.
The subordinates said to Gu Qiang and Shen Qianshan: "The Suxin grass likes places with tidal water and can often be seen near the water. You two can follow the road to find places with water. Be careful."
After saying that, they turned around and left. Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang took out a torch from the fire next to them and entered the door.
It was already late at night. After entering through the gate, we entered the mountain again. There were obviously many people walking on the winding mountain road. Since this herb is precious, it is naturally not easy to find. Shen Qianshan held Gu Qiang's hand, fearing that the darkness around her would frighten her.
But Gu Qiang didn't show any fear, she looked focused and confident.
Shen Qianshan said to Gu Qiang: "You don't actually need to come in. I can do it alone. If you are left outside, I can feel more at ease."
Gu Qiang shook his head and said to Shen Qianshan: "Your Majesty, I plan to collect more Suxincao this time, but I don't want to give them the one hundred thousand taels of silver."
After Shen Qianshan heard Gu Qiang's words, he turned to look at her in slight surprise. This one hundred thousand taels of silver was nothing to him. If giving money could avoid detours, he wouldn't mind spending the money happily. paid.
But Gu Qiang didn't think so. The palace master clearly wanted to trick them. Even if he gave them money, he might not be able to send the Suxincao up, otherwise he wouldn't send them in and let them pick it by themselves.
If Gu Qiang got the Su Xin Cao, it was all his own credit, so why should he give money to Su Xin Dian
Gu Qiang didn't explain too much. Because it was already dark, the road was one foot deep and one foot shallow. The torch in my hand was very bright, illuminating everything around it. It is said that the grasshopper likes to grow in moist places, especially near the water. She could already hear the gurgling sound of water here. It was not far or near, so she probably needed to walk a little more.
Shen Qianshan already understood what Gu Qiang meant. In fact, he had exactly the same intention, but it was a bit troublesome to bring her there.
The surrounding silence was a bit eerie, and the cries of the little bugs were unreal. The moon was hiding in the high sky behind the big tree. The moon was as cold as water. The crackling sounds of torches were heard from time to time in the darkness, and the shadows of the two people were pulled away. Very long.
Finally reaching the direction of the sound of water, Gu Qiang and Shen Qianshan pushed aside the grass in front of them, and a small pool suddenly appeared in front of them. Above it was a small waterfall. The water from the waterfall hit the pool and made a loud noise. The sound is not harsh.
The moonlight shone in the pool, shining like a mirror. Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang stood by the pool for a long time, neither of them speaking quietly.
After a while, Shen Qianshan turned to Gu Qiang and said, "Be careful."
After saying that, he took his torch and turned around to look for the herbs. Gu Qiang also took the torch, squatted down and started looking for the herbs inch by inch.
Looking for herbal medicine at night was a torment, and Gu Qiang felt like her eyes were no longer her own. However, hard work paid off. Gu Qiang found one on a raised stone platform. It seemed that the grasses grew in patches. After finding one, he immediately found several more, so Gu Qiang Follow this herb farther and farther.
After Gu Qiang had picked a lot, he suddenly looked up and realized that he was too far away from Shen Qianshan.
Turning around and looking around, Gu Qiang didn't see the familiar firelight, and felt a little nervous. At this moment, there seemed to be some sound in the grass next to her. If she listened carefully, she couldn't hear the sound clearly. It's like something scratching across the grass, making people's scalp numb.
Gu Qiang put the herbs on her back, put the torch in front of her to block her body, and stood there unable to move.
I don’t know what is making the sound, is it a beast or just the sound of the wind, or is it the sound of a beast looking for people
Sweep the torch to the place where the sound comes from. There is a patch of grass and several large trees. The trees are lush. There is no light at this time, and the leaves are all black.
When the torch flashed by, Gu Qiang's eyes immediately caught the flash of something shiny.
The light of the sequins is very familiar, like...
Gu Qiang shone the torch at that place again. When she looked at it again, her scalp immediately went numb. The reason for this was because the moment she shined the light, the image of the sequins appeared in her mind. It was a big black snake. The scales are reflective.
With just one photo, Gu Qiang took two steps back. Through the light of the torch, he saw the big black snake as thick as a bowl, hovering on a tree that was not too strong. The branches were swaying, as if they could not bear the weight of the big snake. , it looks like it could fall off at any time.
Because there was still some distance, Gu Qiang's torch did not illuminate all of the big snake, and he did not even find the big snake's head, so he didn't know whether the big snake's head was in front of him at this time.
The sweat on his hands and back immediately broke out. Gu Qiang kept retreating desperately, but his movements could not be too large, for fear that his movements would cause a fatal pounce from the big black snake.
Gu Qiang bit her lip. The light of the torch illuminated her surroundings. Behind her was a bottomless pool. She was afraid. If she hadn't noticed the presence of the big snake, she might have lost her head at this time. .
At this time, Gu Qiang did not think of looking for Shen Qianshan first, but prepared to find a safe location.
The torch was already a bit unsteady. The torch in Gu Qiang's hand tilted and she almost fell over. At that moment, a huge black snake head suddenly rose up in the shadow that she could not see.
Gu Qiang felt that all the hairs on her body were about to stand up. When she shined the torch in that direction, she saw the big snake's head raised, spitting out a message, and its yellow eyes stared blankly at her. The raised head and body were seven feet apart. Gao, very domineering, but to Gu Qiang, it was like a nightmare.
Barely maintaining her composure, she knew that the torch in her hand was the only thing that could protect her.
Don't expect others to save you at critical moments. Of course, you still have to do it yourself to protect yourself.
Although Gu Qiang felt very nervous and scared, she did not flinch. At this time, she could not outrun the big black snake. Just as she kept retreating, the big snake that had not moved suddenly seemed to have seen it. She rushed towards her.
With a strong gust of wind, the snake attacked Gu Qiang like lightning. At that moment, she neither screamed nor tensed, and used the torch in her hand to resist the attack of the big snake. The big snake did not expect that the torch was very hot, and directly He hissed and shrank his neck, no longer daring to attack rashly.
Gu Qiang then stepped back, holding the torch tightly in her hand, facing the big snake, but she didn't know how to escape. The big snake was like a sculpture, looking straight at Gu Qiang, and she finally couldn't bear it. After staying, he pointed the torch at the big snake, and then moved in the direction of the waterhole. Although it was night and the road was not very easy to walk, he could hear the sound of water, so it was not very difficult to move.
After taking two steps, Gu Qiang noticed from the corner of her eye that the big black snake was no longer where it was before. She was clever and realized that the big snake was standing on the path she must pass, just standing like a person. , deal with her.
It seemed that she would not be able to get around the big snake today. Before she could figure out how to get past the big snake, the big snake launched an attack. Gu Qiang froze in an instant and blocked the torch in the same way. In front of me, at this moment, a black shadow flew up from behind the big snake. The shadow moved quickly, and then kicked hard behind the big snake. The big snake seemed not to have thought that there was someone behind him, and he was totally focused on it. He devoted himself to attacking Gu Qiang.
Then the big snake collapsed suddenly, and then the black shadow jumped on the back of the big snake and stabbed its neck with something. Because of the pain, the big snake twisted its tail in pain, and the steel-like tail covered the surrounding trees. All swept away.
Gu Qiang quickly retreated behind a big stone. The black snake's tail flicked on the big stone, and it actually kicked out dust.
Finally, the big snake struggled for several quarters of an hour and stopped moving.
At this time, the sky was already slightly bright, and the east was turning white. Gu Qiang extinguished his torch. Shen Qianshan jumped off the big snake and stood in front of Gu Qiang, with a cold face and very angry.
"Why didn't you call me when you encountered this situation?" Shen Qianshan looked at Gu Qiang's body carefully, seemingly looking for any injuries on her. After seeing that she was fine, he finally felt relieved.
"It doesn't matter to me. We have almost gathered the herbs. Should we go back?" Gu Qiang's hands were still clenched into fists, and her palms were full of sweat. After saying these words, she slowly came to her senses. , wiped his sweat.
It would be a lie to say that he is not afraid. The big snake feels oozing just by looking at it, not to mention that Gu Qiang is just a woman with no power to restrain a chicken.
Shen Qianshan took all the herbs from Gu Qiang's back and put them behind his back, and said to her, "How are we going to get out?"
He turned around and looked around. The surroundings looked exactly the same, and he could no longer find his way back.