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On the west side of the Star-Moon Empire was a huge depression which covered an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. Because this depression was always shrouded in a dense white mist, as long as one entered, it was very difficult to see anything from ten meters away. Therefore, the people of Mystic Moon Continent later named this huge depression as the Misty Swamp.

Not only was the inside of the Misty Swamp enveloped by a thick white fog all year round, if one was not careful, it was extremely likely that they would be trapped inside the bottomless pit. The wetness of the swamp area was also very heavy, making it most suitable for the growth of poisonous substances, so the poisonous bugs and ants inside the Misty Swamp were also the most poisonous in the entire continent, and once bitten by those poisonous substances, it was very possible that they would forever remain inside the Misty Swamp if they were not treated in time.

Of course, from ancient times, crisis and opportunity had always existed together. Although there were countless poisonous insect leeches in the Misty Swamp and bottomless pit of mud everywhere, the geographical location of the Misty Swamp was extremely suitable for the growth of top grade medicinal herbs. At least a dozen or so extremely expensive types of medicinal herbs in the continent grew within the Misty Swamp.

People die for money, birds die for food. People would go pick the best quality medicinal herbs in this place, even though this place had extremely high mortality rates in Misty Swamp. So every year, the adventurer mercenaries who relied on finding treasures in the Mystic Moon Continent would not flock inside, hoping to find a priceless medicinal ingredient and sell it at a high price. Not only would they make their lives richer, they would also be able to purchase some high level Pill and raise their strength.

When Ye Guhsing's group of three reached the Misty Swamp's entrance, there were already no less than ten adventurer groups gathered there. These adventurer groups gathered together with their own little groups as the center, they ate and rested, closed their eyes and rested, and chatted idly without disturbing anyone.

The arrival of Ye Guhsing and the other two had attracted the attention of all the mercenaries present, and they were all looking at them with a strange expression.

In the eyes of these mercenaries, the ones who came all the way to Misty Swamp to risk their lives were them desperate mercenaries who licked their blades and licked their blood. They never would have thought that these brightly dressed young masters and mistresses would also come here to fight for business.

The mercenaries lived a life of licking blood on their blades, so they were rather undisciplined. When they saw a beauty like Murong Qianqian, some of the braver ones couldn't help but whistle at him.

Who was Murong Qianqian? She was the Princess of the Star-Moon Empire, facing the teasing of these rogue mercenaries, Murong Qianqian immediately frowned, then prepared to pull out her Longsword to teach the mercenaries that continuously whistled and laughed a lesson.

But just as she was preparing to take action, Ye Guhsing stopped her anxiously.

"Little Girl Murong, don't cause trouble. They can only whistle and let them blow on you, it's not like you will lose a piece of meat!" Ye Guhsing said in a low voice.

"Hmph, a bunch of uneducated hooligans. If I don't teach them a lesson, they would really think I'm easy to bully!" Murong Qianqian said with a cold face.

"Hey, I say, why don't you listen to my advice? "I told you not to cause trouble, but don't forget, this time we're here to find medicine for Senior Brother Ji, not to fight with someone." Ye Guhsing stared at Murong Qianqian and said.

"What's more, although these mercenaries have cheap mouths, this is definitely not their first time entering the Misty Swamp, maybe we can even find out the location of the Water Fragrant Thoroughwort from their mouths." Ye Guhsing continued to persuade his.

Maybe it was because of the Ji Wujiu that they mentioned, Murong Qianqian, who wanted to give those mercenaries who were whistling obscene whistles a lesson, instantly calmed down.

Seeing that Murong Qianqian had stopped causing trouble for herself, Ye Guhsing laughed out loud to the mercenaries who were whistling: "Haha, thank you brothers for your greetings, I never thought that the three of us would be so popular."

Ye Guhsing's words caused the mercenaries to be stunned. In their minds, which one of the young masters and young ladies of the aristocratic families wasn't an arrogant person who had their eyes up high, unlike the young man in black clothing in front of them? Not only did they not feel a sense of superiority from Ye Guhsing's body, they could even feel that he had some sort of loose habit similar to theirs?

Come, young master, here is a clean clearing. Come and sit with your companions." Ye Guhsing's joke seemed to have some effect, a mercenary who looked a little older suddenly pointed at a relatively clean space behind him.

"Haha, thank you, uncle!" Ye Guhsing said while laughing loudly. After he finished speaking, he brought Ziwu Feng and to sit in the empty land.

"Come, uncle, this is the jerky we brought with us. Try it. Although it's a little cold, the taste is still pretty good." Just as he sat down, Ye Guhsing took out the dried meat that was already prepared and gave it to the mercenary uncle who was giving it to him.

"Haha, many thanks, young master. We travelled for half a month before we arrived at the Misty Swamp, and the meat jerky we brought with us was finished three days ago. We have been eating crumbs for the past few days, and our mouths were already filled with the taste of birds." The middle aged mercenary was not courteous, he took the dried meat Ye Guhsing handed to him and said happily, following that, he tore the dried meat in his hand into four to five pieces and shared it among the members beside him.

The mercenaries sitting next to him hadn't smelled any meat for several days, so they took the meat from the middle-aged mercenary's hands and began to wolf it down.

"What is this uncle's surname?" Just as the middle-aged mercenaries were eating the meat in their hands, Ye Guhsing suddenly asked.

"What uncle, if the little gongzi thinks highly of me, then call me Old Jie Ke. That's what our Iron-Blood Mercenary Group calls me anyway." The middle-aged mercenary straightforwardly said.

"Then little brother will dare to call you uncle Old Jie Ke. Old Jie Ke, looking at how you are now, you must have been a mercenary for many years. " Ye Guhsing asked with a slight smile.

"Of course, our captain's name is very well-known in the mercenary world. As long as it's a mercenary with a bit of fame, who wouldn't give our captain some face?" Before the Old Jie Ke could speak, a young man with a strong and simple appearance, who sat beside him, immediately spoke with a face full of pride.

"Little Lu, shut up. If you have anything to eat, then hurry up and eat. In front of little gongzi, what nonsense are you spouting?" Old Jie Ke immediately reprimanded.

"It was originally!" The young mercenary called Little Lu muttered with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"You still say that? If you keep talking, I'll take back the dried meat in your hands!" Old Jie Ke reprimanded once again.

This move was quite useful. The originally unconvinced Little Lu immediately withered away and began to pour the dried meat in his hands into the innermost part of the bowl like a treasure.

"Young master, you must be joking. This team member of mine is young and inexperienced. Please don't take offense to it!" Old Jie Ke said embarrassedly.1

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter. Brother Lu is also a straightforward person. I like Brother Lu's personality." Ye Guhsing laughed and then said to Little Lu: "Brother Lu, eat slower. It's not enough for me to eat. With that, Ye Guhsing threw a piece of jerky in his hand to Little Lu.

After receiving the dried meat that Ye Guhsing threw to him, Little Lu grinned foolishly.

"Little Gongzi, from the looks of your clothes, you're preparing to enter the Misty Forest as well?" Old Jie Ke asked.

"Old Jie Ke, you are right, this time the three of us are going to enter the Misty Swamp, looking at you, I am afraid this is not the first time, is it? I would like to enquire about the origin of a medicinal herb from you? " Ye Guhsing asked.

"Haha, little gongzi, you can be considered to have asked the right person, although my Old Jie Ke isn't powerful, I have at least entered this Misty Swamp ten times, little gongzi, you can ask whatever you want, as long as I know it I will tell you." Old Jie Ke laughed and said.

"Old Jie Ke, I don't know if you have ever seen such a medicinal herb in the Misty Swamp, but one of my elders was severely injured, and I urgently need this Water Fragrant Thoroughwort to heal my injuries!" Ye Guhsing stared into the eyes of the Old Jie Ke and asked.

"Water Fragrant Thoroughwort?" Hearing Ye Guhsing's words, Old Jie Ke's dark forehead instantly wrinkled, as if he was trying to recall something.

"How is it, Old Jie Ke, do you have any impression of him?" Seeing that Old Jie Ke had begun to ponder, Ye Guhsing asked anxiously.

"Yeah, I have a slight impression, but I'm not too sure. I can only give you an approximate location. After all, I heard the location of the Water Fragrant Thoroughwort from someone else. " Old Jie Ke nodded and said.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I know the approximate location. Old Jie Ke, could you mark it out for me on the map? " Upon hearing Old Jie Ke's words, Ye Guhsing immediately said these words in pleasant surprise, and then he placed a relatively detailed map of Misty Swamp in front of Old Jie Ke.

Taking the map and pen in Ye Guhsing's hands, Old Jie Ke began to slowly draw the map using the location of the Water Fragrant Thoroughwort that he had heard of from his memories. In a few minutes, he had drawn the location of the Water Fragrant Thoroughwort's growth in his Misty Swamp.

"Little gongzi, this area should be where Water Fragrant Thoroughwort grow. I heard from a teammate of mine who died before, if he isn't lying, then this place should be filled with a large number of Water Fragrant Thoroughwort. "It's just that this area is a bit too large." After marking the map, the Old Jie Ke said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, you have already narrowed the area down a lot, otherwise, once the three of us get into the swamp, we would be running around like headless flies." Ye Guhsing smiled and said gratefully.

"Haha, as long as it's helpful to little gongzi, but I have to remind you three, little gongzi, this area that I indicated earlier is the most dangerous region within the Misty Swamp. Not only are there more silt ponds there, there are also countless poisonous bugs there, and I even heard that there are poisonous snakes that frequently roam about in the Innate Stage. Once young master enters that area, you must be extremely careful. Otherwise, you may not be able to return. " Old Jie Ke reminded him with a serious expression.

"Thank you Old Jie Ke for the reminder, us three siblings will pay more attention." Ye Guhsing cupped his hands towards Old Jie Ke and thanked him.

"Mm, alright then. There are only six hours left before the mist will dissipate a little. I won't chat with you guys for long. I need to seize this opportunity to rest!" Old Jie Ke nodded and then closed his eyes to recuperate.

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