Ge Lengci held his chin and thought about it, and suddenly slapped his thigh: "Yes! You turn this snow nest and walk fifty miles north to Lao Ye Mountain." There are a lot of people who resell medicinal herbs there, and if you ask them, they might know!"

Li Yan was about to leave immediately, and the kind herdsman prepared a cotton robe and a bag of hot milk tea for him. Li Yan wanted to pay the silver, but he said that he would not accept anything. Li Yan had to thank him and say goodbye to him.

After walking only twenty or thirty miles, Li Yan saw a high mountain plunging into the sky like a jade pillar in the sky. According to Gelenci's information, this is obviously Lao Ye Mountain. When he came to the foot of the mountain, he saw many people carrying baskets on their backs. Most of them are concentrating on bargaining, and it doesn't matter if they don't understand the language, as long as the gestures can be understood.

A small town built on the side of the mountain is obviously for the sake of these herb pickers.

Li Zhan found the pharmacy and said to the shopkeeper: "Lao Jia asks you something, do you have a thousand-year-old snow lotus here?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, his head shook like a rattle: "No, no, no, the thousand-year-old snow lotus, do you want to eat it and become a god?"

Li Yan said: "My family is sick, waiting for this thing to save lives." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Let me tell you this, don't talk about the thousand-year-old snow lotus, even ordinary snow lotus is also very expensive, and it would be good to exchange two coins of gold for one plant!"

I have been in business for so many years, and I have only heard of the Millennium Snow Lotus but have never seen it. ”

Li Yan thought for a while, pointed to Lao Ye Mountain and said, "Is there one on this mountain?"

"You're going to pick snow lotuses on Lao Ye Mountain, but you're in the wrong place. The shopkeeper suddenly fiddled with the abacus a few times.

"There is only cordyceps on this mountain. You see, there are traders selling Cordyceps from all over the country. I think since you're here, you might as well try digging Cordyceps. Cordyceps is similar to gold to us White Tiger Fan, and we can exchange it for money anywhere. When you have money, don't you buy whatever you want?"

Li Yan seems to be the same when he thinks about it. Then he said, "Okay, I'll go pick Cordyceps." What tools do you need?"

The shopkeeper took out a set of elbow pads and knee pads and a basket, and said, "You can use these without charging money." Just don't forget to sell the cordyceps to me. ”

Li Yan put on protective gear, carried the basket and went up the mountain. It was February, and the Central Plains was already in full bloom, but it was still bitterly cold in the snow-capped mountains. But spring can't be stopped, and some green grass has sprouted in the ice and snow. And the treasure-like Cordyceps is hidden in the middle.

Cordyceps sinensis, whose scientific name is Cordyceps, can benefit the kidneys and relieve fatigue, especially the holy product for tonifying the lungs. But this thing is grass in winter and insects in summer. It's unpredictable and hard to find. Herb pickers often find only one or two trees for months.

Li Yan looked around and saw hundreds of people, lying motionless in the ice and snow, searching the land below inch by inch.

Li Yan approached a person and said, "This big brother is invited, dare to ask what Cordyceps looks like?

The man raised his head and looked at Li Yan vigilantly: "I don't know what Cordyceps looks like, you still come here to dig? Go and go, don't make trouble!"

Li Yan was stunned and continued to walk forward. After a while, I heard a man shouting like crazy: "I found it, I found it!"

Everyone looked up at the man. I saw that he was holding a thin insect in his hand, half of which was still attached to the soil.

Li Yan thought to himself: Lying on the ground to find such a small thing, what year do I have to find it?

He picked up his breath and ran all the way up the hill, until the white clouds passed by in his ears. He found an open spot and swung his single knife downward.

The sword wind blew the ice and snow within three zhang clean, and Li Yan found it little by little.

It turns out that the higher you go up this old man's mountain, the more dangerous it becomes. Ordinary traders only dare to wander around the foot of the mountain, and very few people venture to climb the mountain.

But in this case, Cordyceps is still extremely hard to find. Li Yan searched for a long time, and saw that it was getting late, but he only dug up one.

He was just about to go down when he suddenly heard "Help" from the wind...... Help......" cries. He was startled, and when he looked intently, he saw a white expanse in the col, and there was nothing.

He scratched his head and said, "It seems that I misheard." ”

But all of a sudden, the cry for help came weakly. This time, Li Yan was convinced, and judged the direction of the voice intently. I saw a person emerge from behind a huge rock, dressed in the same way as a medicine dealer. His basket had been thrown aside, and he was running forward with his life as he could.

Li Yan took a closer look, and it turned out that at the top of the rock, there was a white leopard squatting. Its background color is pure white, and it is densely covered with black patterns in the shape of copper coins, as if it blends in with the rock.

Li Yan caught up with the leopard in two steps and stared at the leopard tightly. He said to the pharmacist: "Don't be afraid, you stand behind me." ”

The leopard in this snowy mountain is extremely intelligent, and is born to accurately estimate the strength of the enemy. As soon as it smelled it, it knew that Li Yan was not easy to mess with, so it roared a few times in its mouth and quietly retreated.

The pharmacist was already so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, and after breathing for a long time, he said to Li Yan: "Little brother, thank you...... Thank you very much......"

Li Yan said: "Everyone else is digging at the foot of the mountain, why did you come here?"

The man sighed: "I'm from the Central Plains, and I can't rob them of the locals." Therefore, I could only venture to the height, but I didn't expect to encounter a snow leopard on the first day. If it weren't for you scaring the leopard away, I'm afraid I would never have been able to go back to see my father, mother, wife and children!"

Li Yan said: "Coincidentally, I am also from the Central Plains!" and then told him about his thousand-year-old snow lotus treatment.

The medicine merchant said: "The thousand-year-old snow lotus is hard to find, and many people have never seen it in their lives." But I do know where it is. This kind of treasure was basically bought out by the princes and nobles of the capital and made into pills to be taken in order to prolong life. If Engong has a way, he can ask for medicine under the noble man, and there may be some hope. ”

Li Yan thought about it and felt that it was too slow to dig Cordyceps one by one, and when he made enough money, he was afraid that Master's life would be lost. So I thought to myself: Why don't I go to the capital to try my luck, what if there is any chance that I can get the medicinal herbs?

At this time, he already secretly had the heart of "buying can't be robbed".

In gratitude for saving his life, the pharmacist gave him half a silver ingot. Li Yan went down the mountain, sold the cordyceps again, and rushed to the capital overnight.

The capital of White Tiger Mountain is called Yada Milolol. The people of the Central Plains can't remember the name of this text, so they hastily call it "Yacheng". The terrain here is extremely high, the air is thin, and ordinary people will be dizzy after staying for less than half a day.

The customs of Yacheng are very different from those of the Central Plains, but Li Yan had no intention of watching it, and went straight to the most well-informed place in the city - the wine shop.

After paying the reward, the man told him that the thousand-year-old snow lotus was a treasure that would not be born. If there is, it can only be in the hands of one person - and that is the most noble and auspicious Prince Zag.

The guy deliberately said: "The prince is a first-class in the court, and he is a military general, and there are countless guards in the house. If someone wants to steal something, it's not so easy. ”

Li Yan smiled and ignored him, and after paying some more reward, he inquired and shook towards the prince's mansion.