Chapter 1 This Is Not Cow Dung
Chapter 1 This Is Not Cow Dung
Looking at the knocked-down fence and wall, Tian Lin felt a bad premonition in his heart.
He almost rushed towards the mud house in front while dragging his 'crutch', but the old man behind him was faster than him.
The old man staggered into the house, and soon a wail was heard: "What a bunch of damned beasts!"
The old man's voice was shrill, like a mandrill's, and it echoed throughout the valley.
At this time, Tian Lin slowed down his pace. Using the force of the bamboo pole, he weakly moved into the earthen house.
As he expected, there were dead bodies of a family in the house.
The man fell to the ground and the woman died on the bed.
"These damn beasts didn't leave us any food at all. They want to starve us to death!"
"We are all in the same group. Won't their conscience hurt?"
The old man didn't know where he got the strength from, and suddenly pushed Tian Lin away from the door and said, "Look in the chicken coop, maybe they missed two eggs?"
The old man had already run to the chicken coop when he spoke, but soon his wailing voice could be heard again: "What a sin! He scraped everything clean, he's just a living bandit."
"Living bandits, aren't we, a bunch of outsiders seeking immortality, living bandits?"
Tian Lin threw away the bamboo pole and sat on the ground leaning against the door wall.
He licked his dry lips and said, "From what I remember, how many counties have we passed along the way from east to west? I didn't find the immortal, but I killed a lot of people for food."
"What's wrong with killing people? How can it be wrong to kill a few people in order to survive on our journey to seek immortality?"
The old man looked at Tian Lin and said, "Xiao Lin, are you possessed by a ghost? You are saying such stupid things."
"Maybe. I just wonder how long it will take to find the Immortal Gate. If we keep going like this, will we starve to death first?"
"It won't take too long, Boss Zhang said. After passing Qinghe County, we'll be able to find the Yaoyue Sect."
"If we find the Yaoyue Sect and pass the assessment, we can become its disciples."
As he spoke, he sat down leaning against the door.
The two of them stopped talking, only their stomachs were still growling.
"No, I'm so hungry that I can't stand it anymore. I have to dig some wild vegetables to fill my stomach."
The old man spoke, not knowing where he got the strength from.
When he took Tian Lin's bamboo pole and went out of the courtyard wall, Tian Lin also got up from the ground.
He covered his stomach and followed the old man. He also had to go out to find food, otherwise he would really starve to death here.
Tian Lin walked over the fence and looked at the old man looking for wild vegetables in front of him.
He also lowered his head and looked at the weeds and wild flowers on both sides of the path.
[Beef buns can effectively replenish physical strength and relieve hunger, and can be used with confidence]
The listless Tian Lin was stunned for a moment, looking at the cow dung on the ground and fell into deep thought.
He suspected that he had seen it wrong and couldn't help rubbing his eyes.
But there is indeed a piece of text floating on the cow dung in front of me——
"Old man, come and see, there is a beef bun here."
Tian Lin shouted with all his might, and the old man who had already hidden in the bushes rushed out with a cane in his hand.
"Where is it? Where is it? Wait for me. Don't eat alone."
One of the old man's shoes fell off, and when he rushed to Tian Lin, he stepped on cow dung.
But he just wanted to eat now and didn't care about the details at all.
"The beef buns were crushed by you."
Tian Lin pointed at the cow dung under the old man's feet. The old man was stunned at first, and then his face turned green.
"Tian boy, I'm so upset that I can't even say anything. How can you still be in the mood to talk about this? Why don't we save some energy, eat something, and catch up with the team to pray for immortality together?"
After the old man finished speaking, he walked away stepping on the cow dung.
Tian Lin took a look at the cow dung on the ground, licked his lips, and limped after the old man.
The two of them were dressed in rags, looking like beggars picking up food in the mountains.
The old man was experienced and it only took him an hour to find a handful of wild vegetables that would not kill people.
Tian Lin was the only one who could only watch the old man eat with his mouth full of green juice. [Annual Qi Condensing Grass, can enhance strength and replenish physical strength, it is the seedling of the lower-grade spiritual grass 'Qi Condensing Grass']
A line of text appeared again. Tian Lin rubbed his eyes and stared at the 'Chong' grass' in front of him in a daze.
"What's wrong with you, little brat?"
The old man could no longer hear any movement from Tian Lin in front of him. When he turned around, he saw Tian Lin pulling Cordyceps off the ground and about to put it into his mouth.
His face changed, and he quickly grabbed Tian Lin's hand and said, "Are you crazy? This insect grass is poisonous. If you eat it, your whole body will itch."
Tian Lin ignored him, pushed his hand away and put the food into his mouth.
The old man held Tian Lin's hand tightly and said, "You can't eat this. I think you are starving. Okay, okay, I'll give you some of my wild vegetables."
Tian Lin didn't say anything. He stuffed the Cordyceps into his mouth and was not in a hurry to chew it.
In the memory of my previous life, I had the experience of eating Cordyceps.
That was after my father left home to look for immortals. I was so hungry that I couldn't stand it anymore, so I followed the adults and went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables.
But how could a seven or eight-year-old "me" know what was edible and what was not?
I ate the Cordyceps as a wild vegetable - it wasn't a big deal, but my whole body was itchy for the whole night.
Later, when I was a little older, I followed a few people from my hometown to go out to seek immortality.
Although I never ate Cordyceps again at that time, I still remember its taste vividly.
"This is not a worm grass, this is a Qi Condensation Grass."
Tian Lin used his tongue to feel the thorns of the Cordyceps, but strangely, the hairy Cordyceps did not feel as prickly as he remembered.
He began to chew, feeling a sour but refreshing juice filling his taste buds.
After swallowing the juice mixed with saliva, Tian Lin felt less tired.
"This is really Qi Condensation Grass, not Worm Grass."
Tian Lin no longer hesitated and swallowed the Cordyceps in his mouth completely.
Then he looked at the pile of grass where there were more Cordyceps sinensis, picked them one by one and stuffed them into his mouth.
"What is Qi Condensation Grass? I have never heard of it. This is Worm Grass. I see that you are not only starving, but you also ate too many 'beef buns'."
Tian Lin ignored the old man's words. He ate all the wormwood around him, then looked at the old man and asked, "Old man, do you know where there is more wormwood?"
The old man turned around angrily and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know. If you want to eat Cordyceps, go find it yourself."
Watching the old man leave, Tian Lin smacked his lips.
When he first ate the Cordyceps, he felt that his strength increased and his physical weakness decreased.
After taking it for so long, the effect of increasing strength has weakened, but my body is no longer weak at all.
But the feeling of hunger was still there, after all, there was not enough Cordyceps for him to eat.
"What I ate, was it the worm grass or the Qi Condensing Grass?"
Tian Lin was a little confused, but at this moment, the old man suddenly turned around and said to Tian Lin: "It's getting dark, let's stay in that farmer's house for one night."
The two men walked in silence without talking. The little wild vegetables only ensured that they would not starve to death, but still made them not in the mood to talk.
They returned to the haunted house, but did not enter the main house. Instead, they found the woodshed and rested on the firewood pile.
"Go to bed early, I think we will be able to catch up with them tomorrow. After we pass Qinghe County, we will be able to find Yaoyue Sect."
"Yaoyue Sect, a cultivator?"
Tian Lin closed his eyes after he finished speaking, but he was awakened by the crying beside him in the middle of the night.
In the moonlight, the old man seemed to have taken off all his clothes and was scratching his chest and back.
"Old man, what are you doing so late at night?"
The old man cried and said, "You little bastard, you are playing tricks on me again. It's obviously worm grass, but you said it's Qi Condensing Grass. How come you are fine after eating it, but I'm itchy all over after eating it."
Tian Lin was surprised and said, "Chonger grass is poisonous. Don't you know this common sense? Why do you still eat it?"
The editor told me that we have enough catch-up reading now, and the results are also gratifying. But we need to keep steady until Wednesday. That means that in the next four days, with the help of everyone, I will be able to go to Sanjiang (Is it too early to say this now? I don’t think I will be slapped in the face)
Therefore, I beg the big guys to help me get through this crisis, collect and read the latest chapters every day, so that I can build a foundation!
I will update more frequently when the time comes to repay you all.
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