Among the clumps of grass, there were small white flowers swaying gently in the breeze.
"These flowers … seem to be medicinal herbs."
Bai Xiaowen moved closer. As a pharmacist, he had a keen sense of medicinal herbs.
Using his insight on a small white flower, Bai Xiaowen obtained information.
[Jade Phosphorus Flower: Flowers and plants condensed from Yin energy and resentment. It has a certain medicinal value.]
Although he had never seen this flower before, and there was no record of it in the Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutics, Bai Xiaowen could still infer a reasonable way to harvest the Jade Phosphorus Flower based on its appearance. If it were an awakened person without a foundation in pharmaceutics, the flower's appearance might be damaged due to careless harvesting.
Pushing aside the leaves, Bai Xiaowen gently lifted the flower's stem and pulled out the flower's stem inch by inch. Then, he kneaded the soil near the Jade Phosphorus Flower's root into a small ball and wrapped it around the delicate stem.
After harvesting, Bai Xiaowen could see the composition and age of the Jade Phosphorus Flower.
"Take a sample and give it to the Awakened Association for research. Hmm, I'll harvest more as backup. "
Bai Xiaowen had no qualms about grave mounds. He directly plucked all the Jade Phosphorus Flowers in this small cemetery and placed them in the storage space.
This was the advantage of the treasure space. He could take away any psionic item he obtained without any psionic particle resonance.
While plucking the flowers, Bai Xiaowen still retained some energy to be alert of the surrounding situation.
Suddenly, he heard light footsteps.
Standing up straight, Bai Xiaowen looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a gray-haired, hunchbacked old woman slowly walking toward him with a cane.
"Indigenous person? Or … ghost? "
Bai Xiaowen used his insight, but he received a prompt.
"The target is protected by the White Stone. Immune to all damage and unable to be targeted."
There was actually an "untargetable" target!
"White Stone … what is it? A treasure? "Bai Xiaowen deeply felt that this treasure space hid a secret. Since it was immune to damage, there was no need to try offensive methods.
"Young man, what are you doing here?" The old woman raised her face. Her face was full of wrinkles, and she looked very old. She spoke the same way as the nursery rhyme earlier, in Mandarin, but with a slight local accent.
Bai Xiaowen carefully sized up the old woman. The old woman looked quite normal. At least from her appearance, she didn't look like a ghost.
"I chased after the two kids and wanted to ask for directions." Bai Xiaowen decided not to tell the truth.
"Child?" The old woman looked at Bai Xiaowen with her cloudy eyes. "This is a graveyard. How can there be a child … Young man, you must be mistaken."
"Maybe?" Bai Xiaowen followed her words. "Old lady, what are you doing in the graveyard?"
"Someone has to look after the grave and sweep it …" The old woman sighed. "Everyone in Huai King Village is busy with their own matters. Only an old woman like me has nothing better to do, so I was sent here to look after the grave."
As she spoke, the old woman pointed at a low thatched cottage not far away. A string of white paper money was hanging at the door of the thatched cottage. It swayed in the wind and made a slight rustling sound.
Bai Xiaowen finally heard the name of the place. He hurriedly said, "Old lady, I want to go to Huai King Village. Please show me the way."
The old woman opened her toothless mouth and revealed an ugly smile. "You're not from Huai King Village, are you? The villagers aren't very hospitable. Old lady, I advise you to leave as soon as possible. "
"It's fine. I'm not going there as a guest." Bai Xiaowen revealed a harmless smile.
"Sigh … If you really want to go, Huai King Village is in this direction." The old woman pointed behind her with her skinny finger. Finally, she said, "But I still advise you to go back. When you get home, don't forget to go to the temple to pray to the Bodhisattva and burn some paper money."
"Thanks."
Bai Xiaowen walked in the direction of Huai King Village. However, he didn't walk far before secretly summoning the shadow assassin. He entered stealth mode and returned to the thatched cottage in the graveyard. He planned to monitor the old woman's movements.
"Eh? Where's she? "
The shadow assassin returned to the thatched cottage and peeked around. There was no one in the cottage. He looked around the graveyard again. It was also empty. There was not a single person in sight.
The old woman seemed to have disappeared into thin air. There was no trace of her.
The shadow assassin entered the thatched cottage. Bai Xiaowen saw from the shared vision that there was only a broken table and two shabby stools in the cottage. They were covered in dust. No one had lived here for a long time.
"From this, it seems that the old woman is most likely a ghost and not a gravekeeper. She's immune to damage. My attacks are ineffective. I can only find that 'Serene White Stone' first before I make any plans. "
As for the direction of Huai King Village that the old woman had pointed out, Bai Xiaowen planned to go there and take a look.
"Why does it feel like something's wrong?"
Bai Xiaowen took two steps and suddenly felt a chill on his back. It was as if someone was blowing at the back of his neck. He turned around, but there was nothing.
Bai Xiaowen took a few more steps. However, he felt that his stamina was being depleted. His steps were not as light as usual. The chill on his back grew stronger and stronger. However, when he turned around, he saw nothing.
Bai Xiaowen opened his Attribute Panel and looked at his status. What he saw was a horrifying shock.
[Evil Possession: You have been possessed by something unclean. It may cause unknown effects.]
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. He raised his hand and summoned the vampire Kitts.
"Yo, Boss!" Kitts greeted him casually. He suddenly hugged his arms and shrunk his neck. "Eh, it's so cold here."
"You're a vampire and you're afraid of the cold?" Bai Xiaowen said helplessly.
"Heh heh, it's a habit." Kitts glanced at Bai Xiaowen and then shouted, "Eh, Boss, who are you carrying on your back?"
Bai Xiaowen raised his eyebrows. "There's someone behind me?"
"You're the one carrying her …" Kitts scratched his head. "No way, there's such a heavy person on your back. Can't you feel it?"
"Tell me what that thing looks like." Even though Bai Xiaowen was brave, he still felt a bit scared. He felt that his back had indeed become a bit heavier. It was as if there was an extra person's weight on his back.
Kitts scratched his ears and cheeks. "Mm, long hair … covering the face. I can't see the face clearly. But it should be a woman? Her nails are quite long … eh, why are there bloodstains on her clothes? "
"Stop!"
When Kitts said "long hair," Bai Xiaowen suddenly felt a cold strand of hair touch the back of his neck. When he said "long nails," Bai Xiaowen felt as if sharp nails had scratched his shoulder. When he said "bloodstains," Bai Xiaowen immediately smelled a strong stench of blood.
Bai Xiaowen reacted quickly. He stopped Kitts, not allowing him to continue describing.
"Before Kitts described it, I only felt cold. But after he described it, the filthy thing on my back became clearer little by little …"
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes. Originally, he could share his vision with his summoned creatures and "see" the thing on his back without turning his head. However, he didn't dare to do so now.
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