Chapter 86: Chapter 84: Journey to Changbai Mountain "Is this... the Five Elements Crystal Ball?" Xiao Tian was stunned.
He had never imagined that the item which the Water Drop Organization was desperately seeking would now be lying in his hands just like that.
After studying it for a long time, Xiao Tian still couldn’t figure out its purpose, so he carefully put it away, keeping it close to his body.
Not long after, Xu Fei arrived.
Seeing Xiao Tian in such a miserable state, Xu Fei was equally shocked.
Xu Fei knew all too well how strong Xiao Tian was. For someone to be able to fight him to this extent could only mean their strength was terrifying!
"Xiao, should we tell the old man and the others, use the family’s influence and let them handle this matter?" Xu Fei whispered.
"No need, I will handle my own affairs. Unless absolutely necessary, I don’t want to trouble them." Xiao Tian replied indifferently.
After a pause, he continued, "Besides, this group is mysterious. Even using the family’s power might not solve it."
Hearing this, Xu Fei was instantly dumbfounded, "Are they really... really that strong?"
Xiao Tian didn’t respond; his gaze grew deeper and sharper.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "Xu Fei, do you know where I can find ginseng? The older the better, preferably a thousand-year-old ginseng. I need to rapidly increase my strength!"
"Thousand... thousand-year-old ginseng?" Xu Fei was taken aback.
In this age, it was difficult enough to find even hundred-year-old ginseng, let alone thousand-year-old ginseng, regardless of the money spent!
Xu Fei was stunned for a long time, then suddenly his eyes lit up, "Xiao, now that you mention it, I remember, three days ago I heard a friend say that there might still be thousand-year-old ginseng around the Changbai Mountain area."
"Is this true?" Xiao Tian was overjoyed.
"There should be an eighty percent chance!" Xu Fei confirmed.
"Great, even at one percent, I have to give it a try!" Upon hearing this news, Xiao Tian immediately revived, not at all like someone who had just been seriously injured.
He swiftly yanked off the IV, quickly dressed, and hurriedly fled the hospital.
Xu Fei knew his brother’s stubborn nature all too well; once a decision was made, not even eight hundred horses could pull him back.
Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Fei followed Xiao Tian, and the two of them rushed overnight to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
After a tiresome journey, by the afternoon of the next day, the pair finally arrived in Erdaobaihe Town at Changbai Mountain.
Even with bodies of iron, such a rushed trip inevitably brought on fatigue.
They casually found a restaurant, filled their bellies with a delicious meal, and after a short rest, began wandering around the town, picking up some necessities in the process.
Though Baihe Town was a rural backwater, it was small but well-equipped.
Stalls lined the streets, hawking various goods, with cries and shouts filling the air incessantly.
The two wandered through the area, when suddenly there was some commotion in the crowd ahead.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the dispute involved a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and three young men with dyed yellow hair.
The girl had bright, sparkling eyes, fair skin, a slender figure, and a chubby, adorable face;
The three yellow-haired youths across from her bore delinquent expressions, practically advertising "thug" on their faces.
After observing briefly, Xiao Tian understood the whole situation.
The young girl had set up a stall to sell ginseng, and the three thugs came to take the ginseng without paying while also taking advantage of her.
In her anger, the girl slapped one of the thugs, which enraged the trio, and they started tugging and pulling at her clothes.
They forcefully tore off a large piece of her clothing, revealing her arms and a large expanse of her chest.
The surrounding crowd, though indignant and deeply disgusted with the trio, dared not speak up for her or say a word on her behalf.
The girl’s face was flushed with anger, and her most crucial piece of clothing was on the verge of being torn away.
But that’s when Xiao Tian intervened.
He stepped forward and grabbed the ringleader’s wrist.
"Hey, who the hell are you to meddle in my business? Let go of me or I’ll make sure you regret it!"
The thug leader yelped in pain, struggling desperately, but his wrist felt clamped by a massive iron vise; the more he struggled, the more painful it became.
The two lackeys beside him drew daggers from their waists, threatening, "Kid, release our Mao right now. You outsider have no idea who we are!"
"Yeah, punk, let go. I’m Hu’s nephew, you hurt me, and you’ll have to face Hu. I’ll make sure you never leave Erdaobaihe Town alive!"
Known as "Mao," the thug leader spat out arrogantly.
But before he finished his sentence, there was a "snap" sound.
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Xiao Tian gently exerted force with his hand and directly crushed his wrist.
"Ah..." Mao let out a miserable howl, writhing in pain on the ground.
The two underlings were bewildered and about to escape when Xiao Tian took a step forward, grabbed each of them by the neck like he was picking up little chicks.
Then, with a casual toss, he flung the two of them seven or eight meters away, crashing heavily to the ground.
Mao was scared out of his wits, scrambling forward in a panic, while Xiao Tian sent him off with a kick, booting him far away like a football, landing him in a faceplant.