“Can you tell us where the Longevity Grass is? So we can find it sooner?” Shen Xiaoyan asked.
The great tree looked at Shen Xiaoyan and after half a moment, said, "I know!"
Everyone was overjoyed to hear this. Yi Zhixie was the first to ask, "Please tell us."
The great tree pouted, "But why should I tell you?"
Shen Xiaoyan: !
It claimed to know, yet refused to tell them. Wasn't this clearly toying with them?
Looking at the tree's innocent expression, Shen Xiaoyan felt even more speechless.
Didn't it feel… a bit like an old mischievous imp?
Shen Xiaoyan thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "How about this, what do you want? We can trade with you!"
The great tree seemed much happier, its eyebrows subtly lifting.
However, Shen Xiaoyan felt that perhaps to show its uniqueness, or to get more things, it quickly returned to its original demeanor.
"What do you all have that you can trade with me for this information? This is priceless! How many people on this continent want the Longevity Grass? It's the Longevity Grass!"
It kept using exclamatory words as it spoke, repeatedly emphasizing the effect of the Longevity Grass.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others understood perfectly. It was indirectly telling them that they had to give it enough things.
Zheng Wei thought for a moment and said, "First, tell us what you want. We'll see if we have it. If we do, we'll trade. If not, we'll look for it ourselves."
The great tree said nothing more and truly began to think.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others waited for a quarter of an hour. Just as Yi Zhixie was getting impatient, the great tree slowly spoke. "What were you eating next to me just now?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan was instantly speechless.
She had thought it was because they had woken it up, or that it had woken up on its own, or some other reason. But who knew this fellow was actually woken up by hunger?
Even if this tree had a mouth, it probably wouldn't eat the food they had just eaten, right?
If that was the case, what was it that it found so fragrant?
Yi Zhixie, however, said, "It must be talking about the Immortal Spring Water."
Shen Xiaoyan also realized with a start. Yes, it must be the Immortal Spring Water.
A tree doesn't eat, so what it wanted must be water.
Shen Xiaoyan's thoughts turned, and a large bowl appeared in her hand, half-filled with Immortal Spring Water.
As soon as the large bowl appeared, the great tree's eyes fixed on Shen Xiaoyan's hand.
"What is that? Why is it so fragrant? I can't stand it anymore, hurry, let me have a taste!" the great tree said eagerly.
Looking at its gluttonous appearance, Shen Xiaoyan felt that if it had a mouth, it would probably be drooling.
Shen Xiaoyan said no more and directly tossed the bowl to the great tree.
Her throw was perfectly judged, and the bowl landed precisely in the great tree's mouth.
The moment the bowl entered its mouth, the great tree immediately closed its mouth tightly.
Just as Shen Xiaoyan wondered if it had eaten the bowl as well, it opened its mouth again. The large bowl was spat out and fell to the ground.
The great tree closed its eyes and let out a contented sigh.
"So comfortable, so fragrant! I never knew there was such fragrant water. After drinking it, I feel invigorated!"
Seeing its satisfied look, Shen Xiaoyan felt about seventy to eighty percent sure.
"You've had the water. Can you tell us where the Longevity Grass is now?"
The great tree heard this, opened its eyes, and looked at Shen Xiaoyan and the others for a while. "You are all good children. Why must you go to your deaths? For the sake of the bowl of water you gave me, I'll remind you to leave quickly."
Hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan and the others understood. The place must be very dangerous.
But since they had come, they would not turn back halfway.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan and the others' resolute expressions, the great tree no longer tried to dissuade them.
"Since you are determined to go to your deaths, I won't try to stop you. But you must give me more water. Otherwise, if you die in there, I won't be able to taste it anymore!"
As it spoke, the great tree smacked its lips, as if savoring the taste from before.
Shen Xiaoyan's forehead was covered in dark lines. Couldn't this fellow say something more pleasant?
"The water is easy to discuss. If you tell us, I'll give you another 50 jin of water. If we successfully pick the Longevity Grass and pass by you on the way back, I'll give you another 50 jin. How about it?"
The great tree's eyes immediately lit up. "Is what you say true?"
Yi Zhixie frowned before Shen Xiaoyan could answer and said, "Isn't that too much?"
Before Shen Xiaoyan could reply, the great tree shouted.
"Too much? Not at all! I'll tell you the location of the Longevity Grass, and how much will you trade for it?"
Shen Xiaoyan also nodded and said, "It's really not much. Besides, it's just Immortal Spring Water, what does it matter?"
She had plenty of everything, so wasn't Immortal Spring Water abundant?
Seeing that Shen Xiaoyan had said this, Yi Zhixie no longer objected.
Shen Xiaoyan walked directly to the great tree's "lips" and asked, "How should I give you the water?"
The great tree was delighted. "Feed me, feed me."
Shen Xiaoyan said no more and directly extended her hand to the great tree's "lips."
Before long, water began to flow from Shen Xiaoyan's hand into the great tree's mouth.
Although the flow of water was not large, it was fast, and in a short time, it was enough for 50 jin.
Shen Xiaoyan withdrew her hand, stepped back, and stood with Yi Zhixie and the others.
The great tree closed its eyes and smacked its lips as if savoring it. After a while, it opened its eyes and said, "You are precise. You said 50 jin, and it's 50 jin. You don't want to give even a drop more."
Shen Xiaoyan smiled gently. "What's the hurry? As long as we successfully bring back the Longevity Grass, you'll have another 50 jin."
Hearing Shen Xiaoyan say this, the great tree also felt it made sense, so it stopped wasting time and spoke seriously.
"Continue walking from here, and go all the way until you reach another patch of Mandragora. You will find the Longevity Grass there."
Yi Zhixie quickly asked, "What does the Longevity Grass look like? Tell us."
If they didn't know what the Longevity Grass looked like, even if they saw it, they probably wouldn't recognize it. Wouldn't that be a wasted trip?
The great tree was startled by Yi Zhixie's question. It opened its eyes wide and asked in disbelief, "You came to find medicine without knowing what the Longevity Grass looks like?"
It was no wonder the great tree was surprised. Anyone who heard this would react the same way.
Hearing the great tree ask this, Yi Zhixie also said helplessly, "It's been too long since anyone has been here, so no one has ever described what the Longevity Grass looks like."
The great tree understood. "That is true. Then I will describe it to you. Remember clearly: the Longevity Grass is blood red all over, like jade or obsidian, with shimmering light flowing on it. As soon as you see it, you will recognize it at a glance."
Yi Zhixie and the others took its words to heart, bid farewell to the great tree, and continued on their way.
Leaving the great tree's vicinity, Lu Taobao was quite emotional. "This hurdle was passed easily."
Before anyone could agree, he continued, "But it wasn't easy. If it hadn't wanted what it wanted, it wouldn't have told us. It was just fortunate."
Hearing him say this, Shen Xiaoyan and the others all smiled.
In this world, what was most difficult to come by was fortune.
Since they already knew the direction, the path ahead was much smoother.
If it weren't for fear of danger, Shen Xiaoyan would have really wanted to take out Xiaorongrong and have it fly them directly there.
Even without it, Shen Xiaoyan and the others were not slow. After about another hour, they saw an ocean of red.
Of course, it wasn't a real sea, but a patch of fiery red Mandragora.
Even from afar, it looked like flames. As they got closer, it was even more dazzling.
Shen Xiaoyan and the others looked at the sea of Mandragora flowers before them, and for a moment, they were so astonished they couldn't speak.