klisemfg Chapter 691 A Feast Delivered to Your Door
Chapter 691 A Feast Delivered to Your Door
Ye Kang unfolded the jade slip map and carefully compared it with the road signs.
"The old locust tree bends over, its trunk thicker than a three-story building, and the misty grass grows in the direction where the locust tree bends over."
He remembered Ji Xiaohuan's instructions and found the huge locust tree. It was indeed thick and strong, like a guardian deity protecting the entrance to the Thousand Poison Swamp.
Beneath the locust tree, three paths branch off, likely the footprints left by generations of experienced explorers, accumulating over time to form fixed trails.
While not absolute, it is certainly safer to walk along the road than to go directly through the bushes.
Ye Kang walked forward along the path on the left, his aura concealed, and his divine sense probing out.
The existence of a small path indicates that this is only the outer area, and the danger is much less than in the true depths of the poisonous swamp.
Not to mention that Ye Kang had an antidote pill in his mouth, so the poisonous mist that drifted in from who-knows-where had no effect on him.
After walking for about half an hour, Ye Kang encountered no danger and a flat meadow appeared ahead.
The path was surrounded by muddy swamps, and the meadow, growing on a body of water, swayed in the wind, radiating a half-blue, half-purple glow.
Ye Kang naturally wouldn't step across the swamp. He lifted his feet off the ground, skimmed across, and reached out to pick a small blade of grass.
The "Misty Grass" is a herb that can induce hallucinations and also help with sleep. It's not considered rare, and it's sold in the merchant guild starting at a rate of 100 catties.
Ye Kang looked up and glanced around. The meadow was vast; pulling out 500 jin (250 kg) of grass would be a piece of cake.
Without further ado, he rolled up his sleeves and began pulling up the weeds one by one.
They specifically looked for the lush, plump leaves. Since they were helping their senior brother, they naturally had to do their best and not be careless.
Just as Ye Kang was pulling weeds, Yin Xingtang and his group also entered the Thousand Poison Swamp.
"Brother Yang, are you still going to come with us?"
Zhao Yu'er could no longer stand Yang Yan's pretentious attitude and asked directly.
Yang Yan, however, seemed oblivious to the implied message of dismissal, and laughed, "Anyway, I don't have any specific goals, so I might as well come along and see what it's like."
"..."
The three of them couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to ignore this pretentious guy who had come uninvited.
Yin Xingtang said, "The wild boars of the Thousand Poison Swamp love to eat mushrooms. Where mushrooms gather, there must be wild boars."
"Xingtang is right. If we encircle them from three directions, there shouldn't be much of a problem."
The three worked in perfect harmony, needing no prior discussion, and headed tacitly to the swamp where mushrooms were abundant.
Coincidentally, it's the road on the left.
At the last fork in the road, they chose the opposite direction from Ye Kang.
The two places were separated only by a swamp, with dense forests and bushes between them, and thick fog, so neither of them was aware of the other's presence.
Wang Chi was the first to arrive at Xiangxunze, and with a sweep of his sword, he lifted a layer of withered branches and fallen leaves.
Sure enough, a patch of mushrooms was slowly growing beneath the rotting leaves.
It's a local specialty of Qianduze, a type of mushroom. Aside from making a delicious soup, it's nothing special.
"What a pity. If the cafeteria kitchen had issued a mushroom task, we could have completed two at once."
Wang Chi smiled, then took out a small porcelain bottle and dripped a drop of dew from it.
When the dew comes into contact with the shiitake mushrooms, it immediately releases their umami flavor.
Yang Yan was greatly surprised: "What is this?"
Zhao Yu'er proudly said, "A common hunting technique used in the army is called 'Fragrance-Attracting Dew.' Just one drop is enough to spread the fragrance, and even if the prey isn't hungry, it will come over involuntarily."
"I see! I never knew the military had such methods. I've witnessed it firsthand."
"Of course, the army has many methods. When we hunt with the army, we have never failed to attract fragrance. However, this is the first time we have used it on our own. I don't know how effective it will be."
Upon hearing this, Yang Yan's expression turned strange: "What if it attracts more than just wild boars?"
"How could that be! Do you think we're stupid? Didn't you see that only a tiny drop was used? Such a small dose wouldn't attract anything big."
Wang Chi waved his hand, completely unconcerned.
They had also thought about this issue, and finally decided to reduce the dosage, naively believing that as long as the dosage was not high, nothing serious would happen.
If Ye Kang heard them say this, he would probably angrily shout: "Three idiots!"
He was all too familiar with the trick of using fragrance to lure demons.
Is that something you can use casually?
One wrong move and a beast tide could break out, especially in a dangerous place like Thousand Poison Swamp surrounded by demons. Using such a move rashly would be courting death.
Unfortunately, Ye Kang wasn't there, so he couldn't stop them.
At this moment, the aroma of the shiitake mushrooms has already spread.
In a distant, dense forest swamp, a black panther was perched on a tree, staring intently at the swamp below.
A strong wild boar was seen rooting around in the mud.
Just as the black leopard was about to hunt, the wild boar suddenly smelled a delicious aroma, then abruptly turned its head and headed towards the source of the scent.
Black Panther was puzzled for a moment, then he also smelled the scent.
His eyes immediately lit up: "This is... a human luring a demon?"
Then, a wicked smile, almost human-like, appeared on the leopard's face: "Interesting. It's been a long time since we've had such a bold human. Perfect, let's have our first taste of this blood food that's delivered to our doorstep."
The leopard spoke in human language, then looked behind it: "Hey, Brother Snake, wake up, it's time to hunt."
Deep in the dense forest, a large white-scaled python opened its indifferent eyes and flicked out its unusually long tongue.
Then, the two bored demons transformed into black winds and followed the wild boar at a distance, all the way to the edge of the Fragrant Mushroom Marsh.
Yin Xingtang and his three companions were completely unaware of anything amiss; they had only discovered traces of wild boars and were secretly delighted.
"They're here! It's a pig demon who just entered the Nascent Soul Realm. He didn't notice us!"
"This guy shrunk his size in the Thousand Poison Swamp. If he were to reveal his true form, he would be at least several dozen feet tall, enough to cook food for the cafeteria."
"I didn't expect the task to be completed so easily. I'll go and take care of it!"
Wang Chi chuckled, his figure moving like the wind, and his long sword swiftly slashed down.
The little pig demon, who had just entered the Nascent Soul stage, had no time to react and had its head severed by a single sword strike.
As for the true form of the demon soul, the difference was too great, and it didn't even have a chance to manifest before being wiped out by the sword energy.
Wang Chi excitedly took out his storage bag, carefully put away the wild boar carcass, and then turned around and waved to the group.
"It's done!"
Wang Chi was very happy, and it's no wonder they were excited, given their special status.
He claimed to have been playing around in the military all the time, but he was never short of guards.
Even when hunting, they only scavenge for scraps while accompanying the army.
Opportunities to truly hunt and train alone are extremely rare.
However, the moment Wang Chi turned around, the smiles on Yin Xingtang and the others instantly froze on their faces.
His eyes widened and his face turned pale: "Get out of the way!"
With a roar, Wang Chi keenly sensed something was wrong. Without even looking, he dodged to the side.
Then, a lazy laugh rang out.
"Such tender young boys, it's been a long time since I've eaten such tender and smooth blood dishes."