Fang Zhengkun thought about it for a while, but he couldn't think of the slightest clue.

After walking forward for a while, there was a sudden stumble of footsteps in front of me, interspersed with the sound of human moans. A few moments later, more than a dozen people walked briskly down from above. Fang Zhengkun took a closer look at these people, and he was even more puzzled in his heart.

The dozen or so men were divided into three groups, each carrying a stretcher. The first man was lying on a stretcher, covered in blood, with splints on his arms, legs, and even his head, and his eyes were closed, motionless, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead.

On the second stretcher, there was also a man covered in blood, with no splints on his body and no damage to his arms, but his two legs were gone. Although the broken area was wrapped in a thick bandage, blood was still oozing out. The man was lying on a stretcher, his eyes closed, and he was moaning.

On the third stretcher lay a dead man, with his hands and feet there, but his head was missing. Looking at the wounds on his head and neck, it should have been bitten by a wild beast.

Each of these people had hideous faces, and they all had blades on their bodies, and they should be the same group of people who stood in the way. When these people saw Fang Zhengkun, they all showed surprise, but no one said anything, and they didn't stop at their feet, and kept walking down the mountain.

Fang Zhengkun was confused, and said to himself: "Could it be that there are fierce beasts in front of you?" Thinking of what the two groups of people who blocked the road before, combined with the scene he saw so far, he couldn't help but think: Could it be that they blocked the way and didn't let us pass, because they didn't want us to be attacked by fierce beasts? However, how to explain the strange fragrance?

Fang Zhengkun thought about it, couldn't think of a clue, and finally smiled dumbly: Whether it is this fragrance, or those injured people, they all came from the front, I just need to go over and take a look, don't I understand everything? Thinking of this, Fang Zhengkun lifted Xu Pu up and put it on his back, performed light skills, and ran forward quickly.

After running forward for some distance, a flat open field appeared in front of it, with a bottomless valley on the right and a rock wall more than a hundred feet high on the left. On the rocks under the rock wall, there were more than a dozen people sitting around, discussing something loudly, and next to these people, according to the mountain, there were several makeshift tents, presumably the temporary residence of these people.

As soon as Fang Zhengkun came to this wide land, he was discovered, and a big man jumped up, holding a steel knife to meet Fang Zhengkun, and scolded in his mouth: "Where did you come from, even our Shennong Gang dares to break into the place, I must be impatient, Lao Tzu will come now to kill your dog!"

Fang Zhengkun didn't care, because when he arrived here, the fragrance had become extremely strong, and it seemed to be nearby, but there were gray mountains and rocks all around, and there was not even a blade of grass. Fang Zhengkun carefully identified and found that this fragrance emanated from above the rock wall.

He put Xu Pu down, looked up and up, and saw that this rock wall went straight up and down, smooth as a mirror, without any vegetation, and at the bottom was a steep slope five or six zhang high, and there was no vegetation at the bottom, but on the rock wall above the slope, there was a place that looked like a cave and a mountain crack. Fang Zhengkun carefully identified it and found that the fragrance came from this crack.

At this moment, the man had rushed to the front, picked up the steel knife and slashed straight down. The situation here is unknown, and if you risk hurting people and forming a grudge, I am afraid that it will cause trouble. So Fang Zhengkun didn't dare to go straight to the killer, dodged and turned to the back of the man, raised his finger and lightly touched the big vertebral point on his back, and the man suddenly felt numb all over his body, and he couldn't move anymore.

When those people saw that their companions were instantly restrained, they were in an uproar, and they picked up their blades one after another, shouting loudly and rushing towards Fang Zhengkun. At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting: "Stop!

When these people heard the shouting, they all stopped, turned their heads to look back, and saw a lean old man in his fifties standing up from the rocks, stepping through everyone, coming to Fang Zhengkun, hugging his fist at Fang Zhengkun, and saying: "In Xia Gu Jinsong, he is the leader of the Shennong Gang, I don't know what to call him?

Fang Zhengkun looked at this person carefully, and saw that his eyes were like lamps, and his face was full of spirit, and he knew that his kung fu was good at a glance, so he also arched his hand and said: "Poor Fang Zhengkun, I came to Changbai Mountain to find a taste of medicinal materials. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of those Shennong Gang members changed greatly, and Gu Jinsong was also slightly stunned, and said: "Dare to ask Dao Chief, what kind of medicinal materials are you looking for? ”

Fang Zhengkun saw the reaction of those gangs, and knew that they had a misunderstanding, if he didn't explain it clearly at this moment, he was afraid that it would cause trouble, so he said truthfully: "The medicinal herb that Poor Dao is looking for is a kind of fire toad that haunts near Tianchi. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the Shennong Gang suddenly softened, and Gu Jinsong's face softened a lot, smiled slightly, and said, "I see." That fire toad, some disciples of this gang have also seen it. It's just that it's so hot that you can't touch it. If you want to catch it, I'm afraid it won't be easy. ”

Fang Zhengkun said: "This matter has been prepared for a long time, and I don't bother to help the master." ”

Gu Jinsong said: "Since this is the case, the Taoist chief will please." With that, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the mountain.

Fang Zhengkun looked at the mountain, but did not move his footsteps, but said to Gu Jinsong: "Gu Gang Master, when Fang Cai went up the mountain, he met a group of people who carried three injured people down the mountain on stretchers. These people must also be disciples of your gang?"

Gu Jinsong sighed and said, "Exactly." ”

Fang Zhengkun said again: "Looking at their injuries, it seems that they were injured by fierce beasts. I don't know what kind of beast it is, but I hope the helper will tell you that when the poor road goes up the mountain, it is good to have a defense. ”

Gu Jinsong smiled and said, "This Dao Leader doesn't have to worry, on the way up the mountain, the Dao Leader will never encounter this fierce beast." ”

Fang Zhengkun was stunned for a moment and said, "Why is this?"

Gu Jinsong hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "This matter is difficult to explain. Daoist, let's go over there and sit down and talk. ”

Fang Zhengkun nodded and followed him to sit down under the rock wall.

Gu Jinsong first took out two porcelain bowls, put them on the stone, lifted a wine jar, poured the two porcelain bowls full of wine, and then said to Fang Zhengkun: "The weather on the mountain is cold, the Taoist chief first drink a glass of water and wine to warm up the body." ”

Fang Zhengkun picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you, helper." "Anyway, drink it all.

Gu Jinsong looked at Xu Pu behind Fang Zhengkun and said, "This little brother must be a disciple of the Daoist, do you want to have a drink too?"

Fang Zhengkun looked back at Xu Pu and said, "Do you want to drink a cup to keep out the cold?"

Xu Pu snorted in his nose and said coldly: "No need." ”

Gu Jinsong was stunned and looked at Fang Zhengkun.

Fang Zhengkun smiled and said, "The apprentice is stubborn and doesn't know etiquette, I hope the Gu gang leader will forgive me." ”

Gu Jinsong said: "Where is it, the Taoist is serious." ”