In the early morning, a thick layer of fog surrounds a mountain range, where the mountains are towering and rich in vegetation, and the dense fog is like a light veil that shrouds the peaks, giving the mountain range more mysterious.

This mountain is located in the southernmost county of the Great Xia Empire, Lindu County is subordinate to the Nanyue County, under the jurisdiction of the Chuanluo County, called Beacon Mountain, because the mountain peaks are continuous like a beacon and get its name. Beacon Mountain is rich in natural resources, rich in all kinds of precious medicinal materials; there are countless birds and beasts in the mountains, so that the residents at the foot of the mountain have formed a way of life of relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, the residents at the foot of the mountain mostly make a living by collecting medicinal herbs and hunting, Beacon Mountain has raised several generations of people here with its rich resources, so the local residents respect Beacon Mountain very much.

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"You wait for me! Slow down! Xiaochen, slow down! Wait for me"

At this time, a short and fat young man was panting from the foot of the mountain and ran forward, and when he heard this, a young man of the same age in front of him turned his head: "Yuan Xiaopang, if you don't hurry up, we can't pick the herbs back before the fathers and girls go to the market!" The young man in front smiled and said helplessly.

The young man who answered looked a little thin, but his immature face had a pair of resolute eyes that did not match his age. The young man's name is Lu Chen, the only son of a family of medicine picking farmers in Luyuan Town at the foot of the mountain, and the little fat man at the back is called Yuan Lai, who is a neighbor to Lu Chen, and the two are playmates who have grown up together since childhood. The two surnames of Lu Yuan are the big surnames of the town, and the town is named after it.

"Yes, you have to... I also have to be considerate that my body shape is not..."Hearing this, Yuan Lai complained.

"Anyway, Xiaochen, do you think we can make up the registration fee for entering the county junior school, that's a full fifty Xuantie coins!" Yuan Lai caught up with Lu Chen, looking at Lu Chen with a sad face.

Lu Chen also frowned slightly, "Fifty Xuantie coins is indeed not a small amount, it is equivalent to the income of our two families in exchange for a year's medicine, but we have followed Master Liu in the town to study the basics of martial arts since we were children, in order to participate in the entrance examination of the junior school at the age of eight, enter the academy to study, and become a martial artist in the future, so that our father and aunt can live a good life!"

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Yuan Lai also responded firmly: "My father's and mother's body bones are getting worse and worse, and my father went up the mountain to collect medicine a few days ago and fell, and his foot is still painful." Yuan Lai said worriedly.

"So we have to help Daddy and Auntie take on the responsibility of collecting medicine while learning from Master Liu. After Lu Chen finished speaking, he quickened his pace. Yuan Lai also followed with all his strength.

While talking, the two came to the foothills of Beacon Mountain, and the purpose of their trip was to pick a medicinal herb called Winter Stem Grass, which is a medicinal material that has a good effect on human body surface trauma, and it is also the main material for refining meridian blood pills. Winter Stem Grass grows in moist, dewy places, so it loves foggy weather, and the small road dust Xiaoyuan Lai gets up early in the morning to pick the winter stem grass to his parents when it grows in patches, so that they can sell it at the market.

Luyuan Town is located at the junction of the Great Xia Empire and the Luo Empire in the south, and its unique geographical location has created frequent trade here, and the two countries exchange products and resources with each other, and there are countless large and small bazaars.

"Yuan Xiaopang, look at it!"

Lu Chen, who was walking in front, happily shouted to Yuan Lai who was behind, Yuan Lai looked in the direction Lu Chen pointed to, and as a result of his gaze, a patch of dark green winter stalk grass was extremely green under the shroud of mist. The two of them were overjoyed, and untied the medicine collection sickle they were carrying at their waists and got busy.

Children who grew up in the family of medicine farmers know that picking winter stem grass can not be uprooted, and it needs to be cut off with a sickle for picking medicinal herbs from about an inch above the root, so that the winter stem grass can grow again, which is also the rule that medicine farmers have passed down from generation to generation to ensure that the resources of this mountain are endless.

The two children picked in full swing for half an hour, filling the medicine basket on their backs.

"Almost, Xiaochen, let's go back!"

Yuan Lai was already obese, and he was sweating profusely at the moment, and he couldn't tell whether it was dew or sweat. Lu Chen also stopped the sickle in his hand when he heard this: "Well, today is indeed a good harvest, let's go back, we should be able to get home before Abba and Auntie go out!"

"Xiaochen, look what that is!!" Yuan Lai suddenly let out a startled exclamation. Lu Chen looked in the direction that Yuan Lai was pointing, and his little face became shocked!

"Condensation Flower ?!!"

The two shouted out in unison. I saw a peculiar flower growing on the mountain wall not far away, only to see that this flower was blood-red all over, the stem was wriggling like human tendons, and the flower showed eight petals, scattered and separated, red as blood.

"Good boy.... It's really a condensation flower..."

Yuan Lai and Lu Chen could not hide their shock, since they were young in the medicine farmer's house, they had long heard of the name of this flower, but all the treasures of heaven and earth, everything in the world has its grade and efficacy. It is a medicinal material divided into four grades from low to high: materia medica, stubble, elixir, and natural material, and each grade is divided into three grades, the lower middle and upper grades, and the medicinal effects are naturally different. The legendary heavenly grade of medicinal herbs even has the effect of reviving the dead.

The winter stem flower collected by the two today belongs to the lower grade materia medica, and the price of the medicine market is 10 copper coins per plant, and the condensing vein flower seen at this moment belongs to the lower grade stubble, which has the effect of making the warrior strong and strong. This is just the function of boiling water and decoction, not to mention the function of refining the alchemist to make a plastic tendon pill for repairing broken tendons.

Each condensation vein flower is extremely precious, not to mention its medicinal value, it is said that its growth needs to grow in a humid and steep environment for ten years to form this point is enough to show its preciousness, the formation of the condensation vein flower can be sold for 1,000 black iron coins per plant, that is, the price of 10 gold coins, equivalent to 100,000 copper coins, that is, the price of 10,000 winter stalks.

Lu Chen and Yuan Lai were ecstatic, but they immediately discovered a problem, this condensation vein flower grew on the steep mountain wall, and the two children could not pick it at all.

"Why don't we go back and call Daddy and Auntie to help?" Yuan Lai looked at the steep stone wall and suggested.

"No, it is recorded in the book of medicinal herbs that the condensation vein flower likes to grow on the damp and steep mountain wall, and its roots have a small mobile sucker, which will move with the change of climate and conform to the humid direction, and the fog is about to fade, if you go back to call Daddy, they are afraid that it will be too late, and the condensation vein flower is also the favorite food of many birds and beasts, and it also has the effect of strengthening muscles and bones, and it is estimated that it is difficult to encounter this walk. Lu Chen rejected Yuan Lai's proposal.

"However, this mountain wall is too steep!" Yuan Lai worried.

"It's okay, Xiaopang, you wait for me below, I'll climb up to pick it, if you bring this condensation vein flower back, not only will the registration fee for the two of us be settled, but also let our father and aunt not have to work so hard anymore!"

With his flexible body, Lu Chen slowly approached the Condensing Vein Flower, and Yuan Lai couldn't help but be excited, and at the same time sweated for Lu Chen.

Just when Lu Chen's hand touched the torso of the Condensing Vein Flower, suddenly, a sharp birdsong sounded in the sky, and a huge bird swooped down in the direction of Lu Chen.

"Cang Fierce Falcon!!" Lu Chen exclaimed,

"Xiaochen, run! No, jump...!" Yuan Lai at the bottom was even more frightened and incoherent, and he had collapsed to the ground after speaking.

Lu Chen was extremely calm at this time, his left hand supported the stone with one hand, turned around to avoid the attack of the Cang Fierce Falcon, and then pulled the condensing vein flower with his right hand that was separated from the stone and took it off and put it in his arms. The Fierce Falcon that was shaken by its prey was annoyed and ashamed, originally it also wanted to pick and eat this condensation vein flower in today's foggy weather, but unexpectedly, this human took the lead, circled half a circle and swooped towards the road dust.

This Cang Lie Falcon is a low-level flying bird, but in terms of strength, it is equivalent to a human martial artist, and in the case of rage, the attack power is even more amazing, how can Lu Chen, who has only studied the basics of martial arts in the town for two years, be an opponent. The Falcon swooped down quickly, but this time Lu Chen couldn't dodge and flew into the air by hooking his shoulders with his claws, and the Falcon tried to use his mouth to pull out the condensation flower in Lu Chen's arms, but Lu Chen twisted his body to prevent it from succeeding. A man and a falcon tore in the air. Seeing this, Yuan Lai's face turned pale with fright, and his followers shouted as they ran in the direction in which the Falcon flew.

The Cang Fierce Falcon tried several times to fail, and with a long roar, he tried to peck Lu Chen's neck with his mouth, trying to kill Lu Chen, Lu Chen's eyes were fast, and he writhed and took off his clothes to break free from the control of the Cang Fierce Falcon, but at this time they were in the valley abyss of the Beacon Mountains, and Lu Chen fell into the abyss with a bang.

"Xiaochen !!" Yuan Lai, who witnessed all this, shouted sadly, and then ran towards the direction of Hara Town on the mountain road like crazy.

The Falcon didn't pay attention to Hara-rai, but hovered where the road dust fell, and soon flew away with a hiss...