Chapter 357
The wall of the mountain was almost perpendicular to the ground and it might be difficult for most of the people to climb . However, Shao Xuan was a skilled hunter who climbed often . This was nothing to him .
The old man was watching from the ground when Shao Xuan jumped from the ground and climbed up the mountain like a lizard . It seemed easy for Shao Xuan . The old man was staring at Shao Xuan throughout the process, he couldn’t help raising his eyebrow when watching such smooth movement .
Shao Xuan sensed something when he was climbing, he stopped climbing and turned his head . In an instant, he met the old man’s eyes .
The old man gave Shao Xuan an unusual friendly smile . He waved to Shao Xuan and pointed to the plant on the hill and said, “Carry on, please proceed . ”
Shao Xuan was curious, but he continued to climb and reached out to the plant . He was about to pull the plant out forcefully .
“Eh! Don’t pull it, don’t pull it! Use my knife to dig it out, you can keep the plant longer by retaining its root . Use my knife, catch!” The old man grabbed a weird-looking bronze knife from his cloth bag and tossed it to Shao Xuan .
“What a troublesome old man . ” Shao Xuan muttered in annoyance .
Luckily, the old man threw the knife perfectly, Shao Xuan successfully grabbed the knife with one hand . With the help of another hand, he supported himself to stay on the cliff by grabbing a part of the mountain that was sunken in . Then, he used the knife to dig that plant out .
The knife may seem weird, but it was a suitable tool for digging the plant that was grown on the cliff . It only took a while for Shao Xuan to dig the whole plant out .
“Hold it!” Shao Xuan threw the knife and the plant towards the ground .
The old man rushed to get the plant in a careful manner, ignoring the knife that Shao Xuan had thrown .
“What do you want to do with this plant?” Shao Xuan came down from the cliff, asking the old man when seeing him putting a piece of leaf to his mouth .
“Medicine, it is useful in curing my bone injury . ” The old man answered shortly . He was focusing on chewing the piece of leaf, the muscle on his face moved funnily . After chewing, it seemed that it was not enough for him . Thus, he cut another piece of leaf and put it into his mouth and continued chewing it .
Upon thinking of the bone injury on the old man’s arm, Shao Xuan memorised the appearance of the plant .
He saw the old man’s expression was in pain, thus he asked the old man “How’s the taste?”
The old man handed a small piece of the plant over to Shao Xuan, “Want a taste it?”
“Is it alright? I am not injured . ”
“Yes, a small amount is fine . ”
“Alright . ” Shao Xuan took the leaf . He did not look at the plant carefully when he was digging the plant .
Now that he took a closer look, he realised that the vein of the plant may seem pliable, but it was sturdier than he thought, especially the few thicker ones with white stripes . It seemed like there would be a crunchy sound if he broke them forcefully .
Shao Xuan bit from the tip of the plant . He was overwhelmed with its cool bitterness . He found nothing odd happening to his body after chewing it . Once again, he bit another half of the leaf and chewed it . This time, a large part of the plant he ate was the vein, the rich bitterness of the vein suppressed the coolness of the plant .
No wonder he had that expression on his face when he was chewing . This is so bitter, Shao Xuan thought .
The old man thought that he could see Shao Xuan suffering from the bitterness of the plant, but Shao Xuan was only frowning after eating it .
“Perhaps he lost his sense of taste?” The old man thought . What a pitiful man, he could not enjoy tasting the various flavours of the world .
Shao Xuan ignored the old man . After he finished chewing the whole piece, the bitterness faded, leaving coolness in the mouth . Also, he was not as fatigued as before . He did not feel anything in his bones as he had no injury . The only thing he felt was some power flowing into his bones .
Shao Xuan planned to leave as the old man was fine . Shao Xuan had just departed when the old man called out .
“Eh…Wait, are you heading in that direction? I am going with you . ” The old man stood up and kept the plant in his cloth bag .
Shao Xuan turned his head and looked at the old man, awaiting the old man to continue talking .
“I came here to look for something, even though I am not familiar with the surroundings, I am still more experienced than you, I know more than you . There are a lot of poisonous things here, don’t think that it is safe because it is a desolate place . If anything happens, you can still count on me . ” The old man said .
“Anything else?” Shao Xuan asked .
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