Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 693: Chapter 198 Garrison Commander: Commandery, Lord of the Commandery!_6

”Dangerous? Old Brother Liu, are you familiar with the Medicine King Treasure?”

Liu Laoguai nodded and said, ”Of course, I saw the last time the Medicine King Treasure was opened with my own eyes.”

Chen Jie looked at Liu Laoguai and said, ”Oh, Old Brother Liu has seen the Medicine King Treasure with your own eyes?”

Liu Laoguai gently nodded his head and said, ”Hmm, that was thirty years ago. I was only twenty-six at the time. One day our Guild Cao brought in a group of masters. They placed an order with our Fishing Guild to send two small boats to take them to the Pearl Clams in the Mianshui!”

”Pearl Clam?”

Chen Jie muttered to himself, knowing about this place, a depression in the Mianshui that is also called Pearl Pit, renowned for its prolific production of river clams, which contained the famous Mianshui Pearls.

Therefore, it was also known as a pearl nurturing site.

Currently, this place was half occupied by the Fishing Guild and half by Guild Cao. Each guild had raised several of the Dan people to specialize in diving into the river to collect the clams.

To think that the Medicine King Treasure was hidden here... Liu Laoguai continued, ”Exactly, the Pearl Clams. That’s where the Medicine King Treasure is located.”

”Thirty years ago, it was quite lively there. Masters from various factions in Jianghu gathered, and the court had also sent a large number of troops. From a distance, we watched an earth-shattering battle unfold.”

”At that time, the whole Mianshui was churned by their fight, waves reaching a height of ten meters, the sky filled with fluctuations of Gang Qi. Even those in the Holding Core Realm had no chance to intervene. The real competition was among the powerhouses of the Wolf Smoke Realm and the Rainbow Realm. In the end, it was a woman who seized the most precious Elixir in the treasure.”

”Fire Phoenix Pill, Han Miaozhen.”

Chen Jie named an Elixir and a person.

Hearing this, Liu Laoguai exclaimed in surprise, ”Eh, Brother Jiu Si, how do you know?”

Chen Jie said, ”The Commandery Princess told me.”

Liu Laoguai said, ”Oh, I see. Given the relationship you, Brother Jiu Si, have with the Commandery Princess, she most certainly told you about it.”

Chen Jie nodded, and at that moment, Liu Laoguai added, ”But she hasn’t told you about the inside of the Medicine King Treasure, has she?”

Chen Jie inquired, ”Oh, does Old Brother Liu know?”

Liu Laoguai replied, ”I know a little. I overheard them talking once. Inside the Medicine King Treasure, there are a total of five herbal medicine yards, each corresponding to a Cultivation Technique of a specific attribute. Only by using a Cultivation Technique of the corresponding attribute can one open the gates of the herbal medicine yard and gather its herbs.”

”For example, my Fiery Fire Skill can open the gate that corresponds to the Fire Attribute, and Nan Batian’s Mystic Ice Power is the key to the Water Attribute herbal medicine yard. I think that Ba Tan is so intent on protecting Nan Batian very likely because he needs his Ice Attribute to open the gate of the Water Attribute herbal medicine yard.”

Chen Jie frowned slightly and said, ”Nan Batian uses Mystic Ice Power. What does that have to do with the Water Attribute Cultivation Technique?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Laoguai said, ”Ice is a variation of the Water Attribute, Brother Jiu Si. You surely must know this.”

Chen Jie, caught off guard, replied, ”Ah, I overlooked that. I see.”

Liu Laoguai continued, ”Let’s talk about these herbs. They are classified and planted separately because they require different growing conditions, and the properties of the herbs are also different.”

”For example, in the Fire Institute, you’ll find herbs like Fire Spiritual Fruit and Fire Essence.”

”And Water Attribute herbs are all planted in the yard corresponding to the Water Attribute.”

”My plan is that once we’re inside, we’ll have the Commandery Princess go to the Fire Attribute herbal medicine yard to gather herbs, while Nan Batian and his people will definitely head to the Water Attribute herbal medicine yard. This way, we avoid any confrontations at the outset, and we first focus on gathering herbs. We can’t leave empty-handed after entering the treasure.”

”Let’s avoid conflict first and settle any grudges once we’re out.”

”What do you think, Brother Jiu Si?”

As Liu Laoguai inquired, Chen Jie snapped back to reality and said, ”Oh, right, Old Brother Liu is right.”

Liu Laoguai said, ”Brother Jiu Si, this analysis is based on the actual situation, and I reckon I’m quite accurate. The Commandery Princess probably has the same strategy.”

Chen Jie looked at Liu Laoguai and asked, ”Why do you think so?”

Liu Laoguai replied, ”Haven’t you seen the expert following the Commandery Princess? That one with the red face; he’s clearly a Fire Attribute expert, he’s definitely meant to enter the courtyard of the Fire Attribute.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Laoguai, saying, ”Old Brother Liu, do you know of Green Water Red Fruit?”

Liu Laoguai was startled and said, ”Hmm, Brother Jiu Si, do you need this fruit?”

Chen Jie responded, ”Just asking.”

Liu Laoguai said, ”That should be a Water Attribute herb from the herbal medicine yard; I’ve heard about it.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie’s expression suddenly became peculiar. The Commandery Princess’s group was most likely heading for the Fire Attribute herbal medicine yard, while he, on the other hand, needed Water Attribute herbs. What a predicament...

Chen Jie felt a bit of a headache forming and thought to himself that he might have to take some risks once inside.

As he thought this, Chen Jie suddenly remembered a question, ”Hey, Old Brother Liu, you said the Medicine King Treasure is inside the Pearl Clams, but that place isn’t a forbidden area. Our people frequently collect clams there; how come no one has ever discovered the Medicine King Treasure?”

Hearing this, Liu Laoguai said, ”Ah, you didn’t know? The Medicine King Treasure requires certain conditions to appear. If those aren’t met, it won’t reveal itself.”

Chen Jie, surprised, looked at Liu Laoguai and asked, ”Old Brother Liu, what conditions are required for it to appear?”

Liu Laoguai explained, ”Rain, heavy rain. Only when the Mianshui River rises by thirty-three feet and the flood dragon appears amongst the azure clouds will the Medicine King Treasure appear.”

”The Mianshui River rises by thirty-three feet, the flood dragon appears amongst the azure clouds; is there a flood dragon in the Mianshui?”

Liu Laoguai affirmed, ”That’s right, the flood dragon moves and the treasure emerges, once the rain has cleared for thirty years.”

Reciting the rhyme, Liu Laoguai spoke, and Chen Jie frowned saying, ”So what you’re saying is, it’s going to rain in the Mianshui soon?”

Liu Laoguai confirmed, ”Yes, within the next day or two.”

As the two of them spoke, suddenly a muffled thunder was heard from outside. Then, Chen Heng rushed in and exclaimed, ”Gang Leader, it’s, it’s starting to rain!”