"Follow me."

Xia Mutou walked over, and he and his group had only walked on the island for three minutes before they stopped on a steep slope.

"We've arrived, and this is the Nine Ginseng Grass."

Qin Yuan didn't expect things to be so simple, it felt very unreal...... It doesn't seem like the old shopkeeper is as difficult as he said?

In contrast, Xu Jie looked at the large lush grass in front of him, and was very happy in his heart, "Are these these?" Let's dig a few more plants back, and we may be able to use them later. ”

Natsuki shook his head: "What do you think?" Only this one is the nine ginseng grass, the others are three ginseng grass, and their rhizomes are very luxuriant, when digging, it is necessary to ensure that the rhizome of the nine ginseng grass can not be injured, otherwise the medicinal effect will be lost, and the therapeutic effect will be greatly reduced. ”

Xu Jie swallowed his saliva, "There are at least a few hundred of these, how can you tell that this one is the Nine Ginseng Grass?" I think it's all pretty much the same. ”

Xia Mu gave him a blank look, "Otherwise, how could the old shopkeeper give me the task?" Depending on a few of you, you may not be able to find it for months. You dig well, I'll take a look around. ”

Flicking his non-existent sleeves, Xia Mu left in high spirits, followed by a patrol member who acted as a guard, and the others didn't dare to say that he should stay and help dig together. If even this work has been done by others, why are you here for a few of you?

"It's strange, Xia Mu seems to have brought us here directly, without any detours, as if he knew that there was nine ginseng grass here?"

"You take care of people, that kid is the smartest one in the school, maybe they have some tricks, you dig hard."

Qin Yuan on the side didn't speak, and the shovel in his hand was planing faster.

Natsuki had barely walked far when he saw a yellow exclamation mark glittering on the system's minimap.

Task!

Xia Mu was suddenly a little excited, and he opened his legs and was about to run over, but was pulled by Xu Tianyi.

"Can't go that way?"

"Why? Could that be the Bird King's nest? ”

"The king of birds never builds a nest, there is the nest of the owl, this is a fierce bird, it is day and night, even the king of birds will not easily provoke him. If you provoke him now, I can't protect you. ”

Xia Mu didn't know how powerful the ghost owl was, but he had heard of the strength of the Bird King, and King Kong Yan was no different from tofu scum under his claws, considering that he was not married and had children, Xia Mu dispelled the idea of dying.

The two were about to turn around and go back, when suddenly an extremely piercing cry came from overhead, and Xia Mu just wanted to raise his head, so he pressed Xu Tianyi into the soil.

"It's a ghost, don't make a noise, and don't take the lead."

Natsuki immediately threw himself on the ground and crawled on the ground. After waiting for a while and making sure that the ghost owl had entered the lair, Xia Mu whispered, "Didn't you say that the ghost owl didn't go out during the day?" ”

"Maybe it woke up hungry in the middle of its sleep?" Xu Jie guessed.

Thinking about it, it was really possible, Natsuki nodded, and then found that the yellow exclamation mark representing the mission on his map had disappeared.

Can you only take on this task when the ghost owl is not there? It can be used to detect if the ghost owl is at home. Natsuki thought of this wittily.

But it didn't work.

The appearance of the ghost owl made Xia Mu dispel the idea of walking around the island, and when he found Xu Jie and the others, they were still digging in the soil. If Natsuki was asked to use the Gathering Technique, it would actually only take half a minute, but there was no way to explain it. After the three of them finally dug out all the beards and tails of the nine ginseng grass, Xia Mu picked one of the seeds and threw them into the pit he had just dug out, and quickly returned to the boat with a few people.

"Huh? How is there still a boat here? ”

"I don't know, but I have an ominous thought, let's go!"

"Good!"

It turned out that Xu Jie's crow's beak was still very accurate, and they had just sailed out not far from the boat, and Xia Mu heard the roar of the ghost owl again, of course, it was difficult to tell whether it was a howl of pain or an howl of anger when it sounded like this.

In short, they dare not turn back.

But not looking back doesn't mean bad luck won't catch up, the owl's wings curl up in the wind, and the waves bulge on the lake, and Natsuki watched as a small boat sped past them and crashed into the reef.

Pieces.

The black figure above fell into the water, and several long-tailed crocodiles burst out, dyeing the surface of the lake a layer of indigo.

Several people on the boat swallowed in unison.

"The man just now...... It's not from our village, is it? ”

"I haven't seen it."

"It's too fast."

"The blood seems to be blue."

Well, the question didn't matter at all, because the boat they were in was also rushing towards the boulder on the shore at a very high speed.

The horned lizard on the stone looked at the boat rushing towards him very stupidly, wondering if he should pull them along...... Well, pull it over.

But isn't it particularly rude to rush over the food so sincerely and not greet it?

So, the battle process is like this:

The horned lizard jumped up and rushed towards the boat, its tongue popping out violently.

The tongue stuck to Natsuki;

Natsuki was sucked in;

The horned lizard is still approaching the boat;

Natsuki came to the horned lizard's mouth;

Natsuki unleashed a powerful Vajra palm.

[Attacked by the Horned Lizard, Qi and Blood -2]

[Kill the horned lizard, reward chivalrous value +12, reward a lizard biscuit]

Horn Hunter Braincase Watt Lizard flew back upside down.

Natsuki did the same, and at the same time, this momentum slowed down the boat, avoiding the fate of the ship's destruction and death.

It's just that the horned lizard's tongue is still stuck to Natsuki's body, so he has to drag its corpse back with him.

The ghost owl didn't chase after him, maybe the culprit was dead, or maybe he really hated the sun. As for the dead stranger, the party in Estuary Town has no desire to take a second look, and it's good enough to be able to escape, okay? And if that guy didn't die, they wouldn't mind sending a knife.

The reward biscuit, although Xia Mu thought it was very unscientific, but after looking at the attributes...... It's so fragrant.

[Little Lizard Biscuit: A small amount reduces the cooldown time of the skill and replenishes physical strength (soul works, it tastes great). 】

Although it's only a small reduction in skill cooldown, it's great if your skill bar fills the entire screen in the later stage.

The others who were already excited by the happy Natsuki did not notice that behind the boat, a black dead wood was following them.

In the town, seeing that the sun was beginning to set in the west, the woman guarding Qin Dahai's side couldn't help but become worried. Now it's not just the husband who is going to have his leg amputated, but his own children are going deep into the dangerous place, in case there are three long and two short.

"Qin Clan, you don't have to worry, it's still early, the Nine Ginseng Grass is difficult to find, they will spend some more time." In the opinion of the shopkeeper Xu, the most difficult task in this task is to find the nine ginseng grass, but he didn't know that with the help of Xia Mu, who had opened the hanging, several people did not spend time at all on finding the herbs, but it took the most time to dig out the nine ginseng grass with all the beards and tails.

"I still think it's a bit of a fool, Natsuki's kid is a troublemaker, and it's too hasty to believe that he can find herbs."

Shopkeeper Xu was silent, why did he want Xia Mu to take this risk? There was really no one else who could take on this responsibility, and this was part of his plan for Natsuki, although he was weak, if he had the ability to pick herbs, he would not be opposed by the townspeople if he inherited this medicine hall.

"They're back!"

"Coming back? Did you find the herbs? ”

"I don't know, but there's a big horned lizard towing in the back of the boat."

"Horned lizards? It must have been killed by Xu Jie, except for him, no one in the team has this ability, but was there some accident? Why did they go to pick herbs and bring a horned lizard? ”

"Mayor Mare, you should ask in person, they are already here."

Qin Yuan trotted to the shopkeeper and took out a slender herb from his arms.

"Yes, it's nine ginseng grass." The old shopkeeper looked at it carefully and nodded again and again, "Hurry up and take the decoction." ”

The woman took the herbs with joy.

Zhenzi laughed, "Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs, Qin Yuan, you are not afraid of the risk to personally collect medicine for your father, which can be a good story and be recorded in the town's filial piety." ”

Qin Yuan's face turned red violently, and the mayor thought that the young man was shy, but Qin Yuan said: "The credit this time belongs to Xia Mu, he took us to find the Nine Ginseng Grass." ”

"Natsuki?" Mayor Suddenly lost his speech.

"Where did Natsuki go? Why didn't I see him? Didn't there be an accident? Shopkeeper Xu asked with concern.

"Isn't Xia Mu ......" Xu Jie pointed back, but found that there was no one behind him.

"Just now I saw Natsuki dragging the horned lizard home."

"Nonsense, a team of people goes out, and the hunting proceeds should be shared equally by everyone, how can he bring it back to his own house without permission?" The mayor of the town was about to criticize Xia Mu, but when he saw Xu Jie, Qin Yuan and the others, who were originally high-spirited, suddenly lowered their heads, an impossible guess suddenly rose in his mind: "Could it be that he killed the horned lizard alone?" ”

"Not only that, but he saved a boatload of lives when he returned."

How did he, a teenager who had just become a martial artist, only have a year of strength and might not even be enough, how did he do it?

The atmosphere fell silent suddenly.

After a while, I don't know who sighed: "The tiger father has no dog." ”