Chapter 2 The Old Man
Zhao Fei finally decided to go up the creek so that he could quickly approach the waterfall and look around for sea fruits.
After a night's rest, he was now full of strength, and Zhao Fei quickly rushed towards the waterfall.
The stream flows in the mountain stream, and the sound of the murmuring water is as pleasant as music.
Nature is the magic of the axe, ingenious changes between heaven and earth, although the two sides of the strait are cliffs, but the scenery is different, people have an incomparable beauty.
If you don't have any distractions to play here, it will definitely make people feel refreshed.
No matter how good the beautiful scenery is, Zhao Fei has no intention of appreciating it, he is now anxious, he wants to find Haiguo quickly, and then rush back to treat his sister.
It seemed that the distance was only more than three thousand meters, but Zhao Fei still walked for more than an hour. Because you climb higher step by step, you also have to pay attention to the flow stones under your feet.
The closer you get to the waterfall, the more spectacular you can feel.
Perhaps it was the impact of the perennial months, a deep pool formed under the waterfall, and although the water was clear, Zhao Fei could not see the bottom.
The waterfall is right in front of you, and the mountain water cascading down from the 300-meter-high mountain is like a giant pillar.
Although Zhao Fei was standing a hundred meters away, his clothes were still wet from the splash.
It's beautiful, it's spectacular.
But he didn't want to be nostalgic for the beautiful scenery, and quickly looked around, the cliffs were lush forests, but blocking his view, and then he suddenly realized that he had made a wrong choice, and he couldn't climb it at all.
Zhao Fei was very annoyed, if this was the case, then he would have to go back and find his way again.
After a short rest, he walked back.
He had just walked a hundred meters when he suddenly heard a faint voice coming. If it weren't for the fact that he was a martial cultivator, the sound of a huge waterfall and the sound of a gurgling stream, he would not have been able to hear this faint sound.
He looked around, but found no trace.
"Young man, I'm here. ”
Zhao Fei clearly heard someone calling him.
This time he heard it very clearly, and he followed the sound to find it.
Not far away, in the grass, lay an old man, unkempt and in tattered clothes.
"Old man, why are you lying here?"
"I came in to collect medicine, accidentally fell, and have been lying for two days. ”
The old man spoke weakly, arousing Zhao Fei's sympathy. He tried to drag the old man up, but the old man refused.
"I don't have the strength, I have to maintain my strength, I haven't eaten in 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 bun from it and handed it to the old man.
After taking the steamed bun, the old man devoured the steamed bun like a wolf, seeing that he had not eaten for a long time.
"Anything else?"
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, and Zhao Fei only had two steamed buns left in his food bag, and the dry food he brought was about to be eaten.
The old man took the water bag handed by Zhao Fei and drank violently.
"Thank you, young man, for lifting me up now. ”
Zhao Fei picked up the old man 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 didn't see you in my sleep. ”
"Why are you here?" the old man looked at Zhao Fei and asked him curiously.
"I came to look for a herb called sea fruit, my sister is sick and needs this herb. ”
"It's true that sea fruit is a medicinal herb, but almost no one uses it in the treatment of diseases, why would you come here to find such a thing?" the old man thought thoughtfully.
"What are your sister's symptoms now?"
"She has chills and shivering all over her body every day, and several doctors have seen her, used medicine, and pricked needles, but there has been no improvement. Finally a doctor told me that he could treat it, but he needed sea fruit. Zhao Fei told the old man all about his sister's symptoms and the need for sea fruits.
"No, sea fruit doesn't have this effect, you may have been deceived. ”
"What, old man, is what you said true?" Zhao Fei was taken aback.
"I know a little bit about medicine, and I can tell you for sure that Haiguo can't cure your sister's illness at all. The old man said firmly.
"What should I do then?" Zhao Fei was at a loss.
"Since you're here, then you can go with me to the mountains to collect medicine first, and I'll see if there are other ways to go back. The old man smiled.
"Okay. ”
Zhao Fei followed the old man and walked back.
The old man seemed to be very familiar with this place, and after a while, he took Zhao Fei around 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, and kept reminding the old man of the danger in the mountains.
"It's a rare place where people don't come for years, and I don't know how you found it. Although it is dangerous, there will be unexpected gains. Just follow me. ”
The old man no longer looks as weak as he did just now, he is not as strong as a fly, but he can also move forward quickly. Zhao Fei was worried that the old man wouldn't be able to keep up with him just now, but now he was worried that he couldn't keep up with the old man.
After a few hours, he didn't know how many miles he had walked inside, at least a few kilometers later.
Along the way, the old man dug up a lot of medicinal herbs, but he was surprised to see that the cloth bag on the old man's body was not bulging.
"This is called the water snake fruit, this kind of fruit is rare, and it is only available in Qinghuang Mountain, you eat one. ”
The old man picked a water snake fruit and handed it to Zhao Fei.
Zhao Fei took a bite and it was really delicious, and after eating, he looked at the old man, and he wanted to eat another one. He hadn't eaten for most of the day, and now his stomach was growling. Although there are still two steamed buns, he is reluctant to eat them, and he wants to leave them for the old man.
"You can't eat too much of this thing, you can only eat one at a time. Did you see it, there's only one snake fruit tree here, and it's only bearing five fruits. And it only blossoms and bears fruit once in ten years. The old man explained with a smile.
Zhao Fei nodded and continued to follow the old man inside.
"This is the red fruit, this is the ...... of the cordata grass"
The old man introduced Zhao Fei to some herbs and wild fruits as he walked.
Zhao Xiaohei's package is now full of medicinal herbs, and only the remaining two steamed buns have been eaten by the old man.
By dusk he was tired and hungry, and by this time it was already dark in the mountains.
Zhao Fei was surprised that he hadn't encountered any beasts along the way, which made him very strange.
"It's getting late, so we'll stay here tonight and continue to collect medicine tomorrow morning. I need to find a few five-baht grasses, and when I find them, I'll go down. ”
Zhao Fei nodded and didn't say anything more.
The old man casually threw a few wild fruits to Zhao Fei: "Eat, you can't starve people to death by picking medicine in the mountains, wild fruits are everywhere here, which can be used to satisfy hunger, both to quench thirst and hunger." ”
The old man himself took out a few and ate them.
With the help of Zhao Fei, the old man climbed a big tree, and he curled up on the trunk and fell asleep.
At night, the forest is safest in the big trees, and most of the large animals cannot attack it, except for the prevention of poisonous snakes.
Zhao Fei sat on the tree and meditated, and began to cultivate.
He can't sleep, he has to keep the old man safe.
It was dawn, and the birds in the trees were chirping, waking up Zhao Fei, who was sleeping.
He didn't know that he was cultivating, so he fell asleep in a daze. He looked up and saw that the old man who had been sitting on top of him was gone, and he was shocked.
Zhao Fei quickly jumped down from the tree and looked around for the old man. It's a pity that he didn't see the old man in his sight.
"Old man, old man. ”
Zhao Fei shouted anxiously, but after shouting for a while, the old man did not answer him.
Zhao Fei sat on the ground dejectedly, he didn't know where the old man had gone now. If he left himself alone, he was not worried. He was worried about whether the old man would fall from the tree and be taken away by the beast after he fell asleep.
Just when he was gone, the old man appeared in front of him.
"Are you awake?"
"Old man, where have you been? You scared me to death, I shouted at you for a long time, and I didn't dare to leave to look for you. ”
Seeing Zhao Fei's excited appearance, the old man nodded with satisfaction.
"Here you go, eat it. ”
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 again.
"Old man, you eat first, and then you eat the rest for me. ”
"You can eat, I still have it here, I have just found the herbs I need. By the way, I killed a small boar, and I roasted him. ”
As if by magic, the old man took out another piece of meat and ate it himself.
Seeing that the old man still had meat, Zhao Fei was no longer polite, and took a big bite, he was too hungry.
"Eat slowly, don't rush, we'll go down the mountain after eating. I've already helped you find the sea fruit you mentioned. ”
Hearing the old man say this, Zhao Fei was overjoyed.