I Have Medicine

re… Maintaining the notion of not wasting anything, his was quick with his hands and feet, and plucked everything that was in good physical condition.

Gongyi Tianheng was experienced in handling matters.
Naturally, he couldn't just hasten their journey.
He'd thought of a way long ago.
He opened his mouth and said: “Wenhe, take out the map.”

This was all prepared in advance.
From the direction they went in, their route was clearly calculated.

The others gathered to take a look.

Tianheng pointed to a black dot: “This here is the Eagle's Beak Hollow.
It's a tract of land that grows viper flowers.
The name is a little unpleasant, but Ah Zuo should know that it actually isn't poisonous.
Rather, it's a good medicine for enriching the blood.”

Gu Zuo was certainly aware of it.

In the prescriptions he had on hand, it didn't matter if it was for medicinal cuisines, decoctions, or pills, all of them needed to use this kind of medicinal herb.
If there was a lot, then saving up extra was also very good.

— Right now, he already enjoyed collecting medicinal herbs very much.

There was nothing to do about it.
So many prescriptions he could choose from, and he had to wait to use them until the requisite medicinal herbs showed up.
Wasn't this just too inconvenient? In addition, his interests in refining medicine had grown.
Naturally, the more herbs, the better.
Viper flowers weren't the kind of medicinal herb one could see everywhere and casually grow them.
Encountering them was an opportunity he couldn't miss.

Gu Zuo said: “Then, we'll go pick them?”

Tianheng smiled: “The viper flowers over there haven't been s.n.a.t.c.hed by others because there are a pair of tiger-headed raptors [5] that linger along the mountain walls.
Between those two, the male is a Meridian Condensing third stage realm and the female is a little weaker, at the Meridian Condensing second stage… If Ah Zuo wants, we can go challenge them.”

Gu Zuo raised his head and saw his patron's look of self-confidence.
It was obvious that he already decided that he wanted to go and fight the pair of tiger-headed raptors! According to his patron, who constantly planned ahead, this was killing two birds with one stone.
It wasn't surprising that he chose this region in the first place.

He didn't object, and simply nodded: “Many thanks, young master Tianheng.”

Tianheng's brows rose slightly, and he reached out a hand to ruffle Gu Zuo's hair: “The tiger-headed raptors are capable of flight.
I'll give a good try using the heavenly eagle steps to see if I can engage those birds.”

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Gu Zuo heard this and laughed.

Afterwards, a group of four came to a decision.
For the pair of tiger-headed raptors, Gongyi Tianheng would handle the female raptor with a similar realm by himself, and Dragon Two and Xu Wenhe would tangle with the male raptor.

As for Gu Zuo…they could first find a cave nearby for him to hide in.

Once they took out the map, the route through the Stampeding Oxen Mountain Range became easier to understand.
Leading the way, even Xu Wenhe didn't know how to cross a few broken paths.
The mountainous topography was gradually changing.
The terrain was like an eagle's beak, which formed a basin within the mountains.
It emerged like so in front of them.

However, it left them astonished.
There were some people who came before them.

Just as Gu Zuo clearly saw the shadowed, multi-colored viper flowers hidden among the weeds, he heard a clamorous noise.
There was an intense, ear-piercing call of a bird of prey as well as the sounds of clashing weapons.

What was worth mentioning even more was the stench of blood in the air.

Subconsciously, Gu Zuo turned his head and looked towards Tianheng.
He didn't know what his patron had planned.

Gongyi Tianheng's eyesight was extremely powerful.
He slightly parted the undergrowth and could already see the scene ahead.

There really was a group of people fighting the pair of tiger-headed raptors.

There were three men and two women.
They had a woman protecting another young lady in the back, keeping watch.
The other three men were all engaged in battle with the two raptors.
The situation was very intense.
The tiger-headed raptors soared high in the sky and occasionally swooped down.
The raptors had a firm grasp on victory.

Moreover, besides the young lady, the other four had all suffered injuries.
They seemed to be in dire straits.

From their attire, the four wounded people should be those who entered the Stampeding Oxen Mountain Range all year round, hunting wild beasts and searching for natural resources.
It was only that the young lady's scared facial expression held a trace of displeasure and a continuously repressed arrogance.
She was probably their employer.
Someone who was pampered and spoiled since childhood had come here for adventure.
If it wasn't too presumptuous, she was here to look for something.

Presently, despite the young lady's arrogance, she didn't order the woman to first guard her escape from the mountain range.
The probability of her searching for something was getting larger.

Within two or three glances, Gongyi Tianheng was already nearly finished surmising their ident.i.ties.

He faintly smiled.

These people hadn't been maintaining themselves for long.
The strongest one was only Meridian Condensing second stage.
No matter how abundant their experience, it was impossible for them to escape unscathed.
It was unavoidable for one or two to sacrifice themselves and ultimately return in low spirits after their defeat.
Or it'd be a complete wipeout.

But, if someone were to come to the rescue, then it'd be different.

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There were two options presented before Tianheng and the others.

One was to wait for the tiger-headed raptors to dispose of them, then take advantage of the situation and kill the birds.
This was a very convenient method that could be counted as a steal [6].

And the second was to save those people in pa.s.sing, and then follow the original plan.

As far as Tianheng was concerned, since he wasn't hindered, lending a hand would produce good karma.
There also wasn't any harm in helping out.

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[1] 治愈 – Zhi yu, to cure.
It also has the implication of being restored to a healthy, happy, and comfortable mindset.

[2] 事急从权 – Shi ji (an urgent matter) cong quan (focusing on things of vital interest).

[3] It looks like they were on the borders of the mountain range the entire time.

[4] 蛇虫鼠蚁 – She (snakes) chong (bugs or worms) shu (rats) yi (ants), four animals that the common person would hate.
Also used to compare to something petty, sinister, disgusting, vulgar, crafty, or dark.

[5] 雕 – Diao, bird of prey.

[6] 捡漏 – Jian lou, a situation where one purchases a valuable antique cheaply, while the seller doesn't know the antique's true value.

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T/N: It's getting to the point where named objects are appearing with greater frequency.
I'm not going to give an explanation for them anymore in the endnotes to avoid clutter.
I'll still keep doing it for important things or people, especially if additional explanations are needed.

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