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Chapter 2 The Old Man

Zhao Fei finally decided to go up the creek so that he could quickly approach the waterfall, and then look for sea fruits around.

After a night's rest, he was now full of energy, and Zhao Fei quickly ran towards the waterfall.

The stream flows in the mountain stream, and the sound of gurgling water is as sweet as music.

Nature is a miraculous craftsmanship that captures the changes between heaven and earth. Although there are cliffs on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the scenery is different, giving people an indescribable beauty.

If you play here without any distractions, you will definitely feel relaxed and happy.

No matter how beautiful the scenery was, Zhao Fei had no intention of admiring it. He was now in a hurry. He wanted to find Haiguo quickly and then rush back to save his sister.

It seemed that the distance was only more than 3,000 meters, but Zhao Fei still walked for more than an hour. Because he was climbing higher and higher, he had to pay attention to the flow of rocks under his feet.

The closer you get to the waterfall, the more spectacular it becomes.

Perhaps due to years of impact, a deep pool formed under the waterfall. Although the water was clear, Zhao Fei could not see the bottom.

The large waterfall is right in front of you, and the mountain water pouring down from the 300-meter-high mountain is like a giant pillar holding up the sky.

Although Zhao Fei was standing a hundred meters away, his clothes were still wet by the splashing water.

So beautiful, so spectacular.

But he had no intention of lingering on the beautiful scenery and quickly looked around. There was a lush forest on the cliff, but it blocked his view. At this time, he suddenly realized that he had made a wrong choice and could not climb up at all.

Zhao Fei was very upset. If this was the case, he would have to go back and find the way again.

After taking a short rest, he walked back.

He had just walked a hundred meters when he suddenly heard a faint voice. If it hadn't been for the fact that he was a martial arts cultivator, the sound of the huge waterfall and the gurgling stream would have made it impossible for him to hear the faint voice.

He looked around but found no trace.

"Young man, I'm here."

Zhao Fei clearly heard someone calling him.

He heard it very clearly this time, and he followed the sound to find it.

There was an old man lying in the grass not far away, with unkempt hair and tattered clothes.

"Old man, why are you lying here?"

"I came in to collect herbs and accidentally fell down. I have been lying there for two days."

The old man spoke little and was weak, which aroused Zhao Fei's sympathy. He tried to pull the old man up, but the old man refused.

"I have no strength. I have to maintain my strength. I haven't eaten for two days. Do you have anything to eat?"

"Old man, I have something to eat."

Zhao Fei quickly opened the package on his back, took out the steamed buns and handed them to the old man.

After taking the steamed bun, the old man wolfed down the steamed bun. It looked like he hadn't eaten for a long time.

"Any more?"

Hearing the old man ask, Zhao Fei quickly took out the steamed bun and handed it to the old man.

After a while, the old man ate four steamed buns. There were only two steamed buns left in Zhao Fei's food bag, and he was about to finish the dry food he had brought.

The old man took the water bag handed by Zhao Fei and drank hard.

"Thank you, young man, you can help me up now."

Zhao Fei helped the old man up and took him to a stone by the stream and sat down.

"Old man, why didn't I see you when I passed by here just now?"

"Maybe I fell asleep and didn't see you."

"What are you doing here?" The old man looked at Zhao Fei and asked him curiously.

"I'm here to look for a medicinal material called sea fruit. My sister is sick and needs this medicinal material."

"It is true that sea fruit is a kind of medicinal material, but almost no one uses this medicinal material in treating diseases. Why do you come here to look for this kind of thing?" The old man thought thoughtfully.

"What are your sister's symptoms now?"

"She had chills all over her body and trembled non-stop every day. She had been seen by several doctors, and she had also used medicine and injections, but there was no improvement. Finally, a doctor told me that he could treat her, but she needed sea fruit.

"Zhao Fei told the old man everything about his sister's symptoms and need for sea fruit.

"No, sea fruit does not have this effect. You may have been deceived."

"What, old man, are you telling the truth?" Zhao Fei was shocked.

"I know a little bit about medical skills, and I can tell you clearly that Haiguo cannot cure your sister's disease at all." The old man said firmly.

"What should we do?" Zhao Fei was confused.

"Now that you're here, you should follow me to the mountains to collect herbs first. Then I'll see if there are other ways." The old man smiled.

"All right."

Zhao Fei followed the old man and walked back.

The old man seemed to be very familiar with this place. After a while, he took Zhao Fei around to the back of the cliff, walked out of the mountain stream and returned to the mountain.

On the way, he told the old man what happened last night again, constantly reminding the old man that the mountains were dangerous.

"There are very few people here. It may be that no one will come here for many years. I don't know how you found this place. Although it is dangerous, there will be unexpected rewards. Just follow me."

The old man no longer looked as weak as before. He could not walk very fast, but he could move forward quickly. Zhao Fei was worried that the old man could not keep up with him just now, but now he was worried that he could not keep up with the old man.

A few hours later, he didn't know how far he had walked in, at least several kilometers.

The old man dug up a lot of medicinal materials along the way, but he was surprised to see that the cloth bag on the old man's body did not bulge.

"This is called water snake fruit. This kind of fruit is rare and only found in Qinghuang Mountain. Eat one."

The old man picked a water snake fruit and handed it to Zhao Fei.

Zhao Fei took a bite and it was indeed delicious. After eating, he looked at the old man and wanted to eat another one. He hadn't eaten for most of the day, and now his stomach was growling. Although there were still two steamed buns, he couldn't bear to eat them.

He wants to leave it to the old man.

"You can't eat too much of this thing, you can only eat one at a time. Did you see that there is only one snake fruit tree here, and it only bears five fruits. And it only blooms and bears fruit once every ten years." The old man explained with a smile.

Zhao Fei nodded and continued to follow the old man inside.

"This is red fruit, this is cordyceps..."

As he walked, the old man introduced some herbs and wild fruits to Zhao Fei.

Zhao Xiaohei's parcel was now completely filled with medicinal materials, and the only two steamed buns left had been eaten by the old man.

By dusk, he was tired and hungry, and it was already dark in the mountains.

Zhao Fei was surprised that he didn't encounter any ferocious beasts along the way, which made him very strange.

"It's getting late. We'll stay here tonight and continue collecting herbs tomorrow morning. I need to find a few five-baht grass. Once I find it, I'll go down the mountain."

Zhao Fei nodded and said nothing more.

The old man threw a few wild fruits to Zhao Fei casually: "Eat it, you can't starve to death by collecting herbs in the mountains. Wild fruits are everywhere here, which can be used to satisfy your hunger, quenching your thirst and hunger."

The old man himself took out a few and ate them.

With the help of Zhao Fei, the old man climbed up a big tree, where he curled up on the trunk and fell asleep.

It is safest to be on a big tree in the forest at night. Basically, except for venomous snakes, most large animals cannot attack you.

Zhao Fei sat on a tree to meditate and began to practice.

He can't sleep, he wants to protect the safety of the old man.

At dawn, the birds on the trees were chirping, waking up Zhao Fei who was sleeping soundly.

He didn't know that he was practicing, so he fell asleep in a daze. When he looked up, he was shocked to see that the old man sitting on top of him was gone.

Zhao Fei quickly jumped down from the tree and looked around for the old man. Unfortunately, he did not see the old man appear in his sight.

"Old man, old man."

Zhao Fei shouted anxiously, but the old man didn't answer him after shouting for a while.

Zhao Fei sat on the ground dejectedly. He didn't know where the old man had gone now. If he left him alone, he wasn't worried. What he was worried about was whether the old man fell from the tree and was picked up by a beast after he fell asleep.

Walk.

Just when he was at a loss, the old man appeared in front of him.

"Are you awake?"

"Old man, where have you been? You scared me to death. I yelled at you for a long time, but I didn't dare to leave to find you."

Seeing Zhao Fei's excited look, the old man nodded with satisfaction.

"Here you go, eat it quickly."

The old man handed him a large piece of barbecue, which made the hungry Zhao Fei drool.

He was about to take a bite, but immediately handed the meat to the old man.

"Old man, you eat first, and then give me the rest."

"You can eat it. I still have it here. I just found the medicinal materials I need. I killed a little wild boar by the way and I roasted him."

As if by magic, the old man took out another piece of meat and ate it by himself.

Seeing that the old man still had meat, Zhao Fei stopped being polite and took a big bite. He was really hungry.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry. After eating, we will go down the mountain. I have found the sea fruit you mentioned for you."

Hearing what the old man said, Zhao Fei was overjoyed.
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