After looking at the wall, the old man's hands and feet were trembling when he came down. He was not afraid, but excited.
He felt that climbing down was too slow, so the old man let Shao Xuan catch him from below. Without waiting for Shao Xuan to say anything, the old man had already let go of his hand and jumped down.
"I …" Shao Xuan wanted to curse, but he did not have time to do so. He quickly caught the old man who jumped down.
"This time it's definitely it!" After the old man came down, he hurriedly walked in one direction. That was the direction the wild rats were running towards.
"Even if it's not the Thousand Grain Gold, it must be something special to make these wild rats behave like this!" The old man walked as if he was flying. After a good night's sleep, he was much more energetic. This time, he used all his strength to keep up.
Shao Xuan was also curious about what had made these wild rats so crazy. As he ran forward, some wild rats jumped out from other places. When they saw Shao Xuan, the wild rats only paused for a short while before continuing to run. It seemed that compared to Shao Xuan, the strange creature on the other side was more attractive to them. Therefore, they did not pay much attention to Shao Xuan's existence and only focused on running.
"There weren't so many wild rats running around before. Why are there suddenly so many of them?" Shao Xuan asked.
"It must be that thing that's about to be cooked!" The old man did not say much. He just sped up again. After waiting for so long and searching for so many years, he once again saw hope. Although he had encountered similar situations before, where he did not find the Thousand Grain Gold but other precious herbs, this time, he had a strong premonition. Back then, his ancestor's notes also mentioned that when he found the Thousand Grain Gold, he saw the activity of the surrounding rats. However, there was too little information recorded in the notes, and the old man could not get much information from it. He could only search again and again.
This time, it must be! It must be! The old man roared in his heart.
From the time Shao Xuan had known the old man until now, although it had only been a few days, it was the first time he saw the old man running so fast. His eyes were filled with fanaticism. At this time, if anyone came to block the way, the old man would probably fight them to the death.
The further he ran, the more wild rats he encountered. It seemed that the wild rats living nearby, whether hiding in caves or underground, nearby or far away, all ran out and rushed to the same place as if they were going to a market. They even had a kind of courage to move forward.
The commotion in the surroundings also attracted some other animals, but their target was only these wild rats.
An animal that looked like a weasel intercepted several wild rats, and then swaggered away with its prey in its mouth. There was also a stupid-looking weasel standing there, as if it was going to intercept them. However, the wild rats had an urgent momentum. They did not slow down at all, nor did they change their direction. They rushed over, jumped up, stepped on the weasel, and jumped over. The other beasts did the same. Normally, these wild rats would definitely not have the courage to do so. They would definitely avoid the threat.
Even if they saw their own kind being taken away, they would not give them a second look, and would not stay for a second longer.
However, as they got closer and closer to their target, the group of rats grew stronger and the number of robbing animals decreased a lot. Probably after seeing such a situation, they did not dare to hunt alone. If they failed, they would be bitten instead.
Shao Xuan and the old man followed these wild rats until they came to a place near the top of a mountain, where they were forced to stop.
Why were they forced to stop?
Because they could only go this far. Any further and they would be occupied by wild rats. At the same time, wild rats rushed over from afar to join such a huge team.
Although this scale was not comparable to the insect swarm led by Sapphire in the desert, this was a barren mountain after all. There were not many animals to be seen on a normal day, so it was shocking to see thousands of wild rats all of a sudden.
The wild rats that stopped also wanted to squeeze forward, but there were only rats in front of them. There was no open space at all. The ones at the front were especially big. When they were annoyed by the squeezing, they turned around and bit a few to death to intimidate them. When they saw that the ones at the back had stopped squeezing forward, they turned back with satisfaction and continued to stare at the top of the mountain, at the few plants swaying in the wind.
Since they could not squeeze forward, the wild rats at the back stood up and stretched their necks to look obliquely at the top. They were originally a lump on the ground, but when they stood up and stretched, they looked like poles.
Shao Xuan also saw the plants growing at the top of the mountain. The upright stalks were very thick, about the height of a person, and the leaves were long and narrow. Several dark golden grains drooped from each plant, giving people a heavy feeling. Gusts of wind blew, and the grains swayed.
The old man who stopped panted heavily, his nostrils expanding and contracting. His gaze was fixed on the highest place on the top of the mountain, not moving at all, as if that was the only thing left in the whole world.
The fanaticism and excitement in the old man's eyes were rising. His fists hanging by his side were clenched, and he couldn't wait to rush over and dig up those plants and take them away.
"That's the 'Thousand Gold Grain'?" Shao Xuan asked in a low voice.
"Yes! It must be! " The old man's throat emitted a suppressed excitement. His whole person seemed to ignore everything around him, immersed in his own world, and became crazy. "Ha! Hahahaha! Found it! I finally found it!! "
Shao Xuan's eyelids twitched a few times, and a bad feeling suddenly rose.
Sure enough, the moment the old man laughed loudly, the grayish-white wild rats in front of him turned around and looked at him. Their small eyes emitted a fierce light, especially those closest to the top of the mountain, whose bodies were obviously at least two or three times larger than the other wild rats. Their eyes were even glowing red, revealing a murderous intent.
The few large wild rats at the top of the mountain looked at the swaying dark golden grains, and then turned to look at the old man who was also staring at the grains with burning eyes. They suddenly became angry, stood up, and opened their mouths to make a series of sharp squeaking sounds.
Shao Xuan thought to himself, "Oh no!" He lifted the old man's clothes, and the totemic power in his body suddenly surged. The magma-like totemic patterns appeared, accompanied by the vibration of the air around him, and shook away the wild rats that jumped over with their mouths open. He exerted strength in his legs and ran down the mountain.
Probably because they were concerned about the grains at the top of the mountain, the wild rats didn't dare to chase him down. They were afraid that if they ran away, they wouldn't be able to come back in time to snatch the feast.
On the other side, Shao Xuan ran to the mountainside while carrying the old man. Seeing that the wild rats didn't chase after him, he stopped and put the old man down.
The old man didn't look at the totemic patterns on Shao Xuan's body. At this time, there was nothing in his eyes except for the few plants at the top of the mountain. His heart was occupied by the dark golden grains.
As soon as he was put down, the old man wanted to continue running up the mountain, but Shao Xuan forcibly held him down.
"Let go, I want to go there. Those are thousand grain gold, do you know thousand grain gold?!" The old man struggled and shouted.
"I don't care if it's thousand grain gold or thousand grain shit. I only know that it's been taken over by the wild rats. Do you want to feed the wild rats?!" Shao Xuan shouted.
When the old man heard this, he gradually came back to his senses. He repeated Shao Xuan's words, "Taken over by the wild rats?"
Thinking of the wild rats at the top of the mountain, the old man suddenly became unhappy, "No, no, no, no, those wild rats can't spoil them!"
Fortunately, he was still rational. The old man walked in circles, thinking of the best way.
"Those grains are not fully ripe yet. The wild rats are probably waiting for the final moment of ripening. We just need to hurry and get rid of those wild rats before the grains ripen." The old man said.
"How do we get rid of them?" Shao Xuan asked. It wasn't that he didn't have a way. If he forced himself to fight with the group of wild rats, he could do it, but he would have to pay a price. After all, there were too many wild rats, and the few that were closest to the top of the mountain were harder to deal with than the others. If they fought, there was no guarantee that the plants at the top of the mountain would be intact.
The old man also considered all kinds of situations. After thinking for a while, his tightly knitted brows relaxed. He called Shao Xuan, "Follow me."
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