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"Ah~"

In the forest filled with the chill of winter, a helpless sigh rang out. Lu Yunshi looked at the elfin little girl in front of him, and when she turned to look at him, he couldn't help but smile in response.

"Big brother, there are some really pretty mushrooms here, and they smell really good. Shall we have roasted mushrooms tonight?" Long Lingling opened her big, watery eyes and showed Lu Yunshi the little mushrooms she had just found. But soon, Long Lingling's expression changed from excitement to exhaustion, and she finally collapsed to the ground.

Lu Yunshi walked up to Long Lingling, who was lying on the ground, and looked at the mushroom that she was still tightly clutching even though she was limp. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Seven-flavor mushroom, a kind of poisonous mushroom that looks and smells good. It has moderate toxicity. If you are not careful, just touching it can paralyze you and make you fall to the ground. This is the third poisonous mushroom you have found. Pretty impressive."

"Ah? It's~ poison~ mushrooms again~" Long Lingling's face fell, and she was about to cry.

"However, if the seven-spice mushroom is prepared properly, it is not inedible, and it tastes quite good. You're lucky; you've finally found something edible."

As he spoke, Lu Yunshi took out a piece of white cloth and then took the seven-flavor mushroom from Long Lingling's hand to begin processing it.

"Ha~ha~ha~" Upon hearing that the mushrooms she had found were edible, Long Lingling showed no sadness at having been poisoned by them, and instead let out a series of silly laughs.

However, the laughter that came out in this state was indeed a bit strange.

Fortunately, the toxicity of the seven-flavor mushroom was only so-so when touched. With Long Lingling's physical condition, she was able to stand up after being paralyzed for more than ten minutes.

"By the way, if I remember correctly, our main quest isn't to follow you all over the mountains looking for food, is it?"

"It's been more than ten days now. We've found almost everything we needed to, except for the larkspur. That thing is really hard to find. Your friends are really something. If they asked you to find something, they should have been more specific." As he spoke, Lu Yunshi handed the other person the seven-spice mushrooms he had just grilled.

Long Lingling's eyes lit up instantly upon smelling the exquisite aroma. She grabbed the mushroom skewer and put it in her mouth. After savoring the taste for a couple of seconds, she nodded.

"Yeah, it's really hard to find larks. Big brother, do you want some? If not, can I have some? The skewer you have that's a little burnt looks even better."

Lu Yunshi pursed his lips, that speechless feeling welling up in his heart again, and he began to doubt once more the possibility that the little girl in front of him was a dragon.

That's right. Among the five realms of demons, monsters, humans, saints, and dragons, Long Lingling comes from the Dragon Realm and is a genuine dragon.

As early as when Long Lingling insisted that she was over three hundred years old, Lu Yunshi had already guessed her identity. She was very likely not a human. Among the five races, only the Dragon Race and the Holy Race have lifespans that are naturally longer than those of the Human Race and the Demon Race. The Demon Race also has a long lifespan, but most of the Demon Race beasts can live longer the more they cultivate.

However, the lifespan of a demon beast at the Body Tempering Realm is similar to that of a human.

Therefore, Long Lingling, who is in the Body Tempering Realm but has lived for more than 300 years, can only be a member of the Dragon Clan or the Holy Clan.

Although Lu Yunshi had never seen the lives of these two races, he had heard that the Holy Race people were naturally cold and indifferent. Based on Long Lingling's behavior, she could only be a dragon.

When Lu Yunshi came up with the answer using his own wisdom, he was pleased with himself for a moment, but he soon became unhappy because he thought of something else.

Why do I have to overthink it when I could just ask directly?

Lu Yunshi handed his skewers to the other person, and only after the other person had finished eating and savoring them did he ask, "What I mean is, are you sure they didn't tell you anywhere in these mountains the Hundred Spirits Sprout might be? Since they sent you to find it, shouldn't they at least confirm the Hundred Spirits Sprout's existence first?"

Previously, Lu Yunshi had not yet collected many materials, so he thought he would wait and not be in a hurry for the rare Hundred-Spike Spike.

Until three days ago, when everything that needed to be found had been found, Lu Yunshi began to actively search for Bai Ling Sui. He had been searching for so long, but had not found a trace of it, so Lu Yunshi could not help but ask.

"Ah..." Upon hearing the question, Long Lingling seemed to be struck by lightning, her entire face freezing.

"Wait, is it really true?" Seeing the other person's expression, Lu Yunshi's fist hardened.

Long Lingling lowered her head guiltily. "No...no!"

Lu Yunshi took a deep breath. "Hey, you don't look like you don't have it at all!"

"No...no, I haven't forgotten they gave me a map, but there isn't one, not even a little bit." Long Lingling shook her head frantically, refusing to admit it.

"Okay! Okay! Big brother believes you. Big brother was just worried." Lu Yunshi spread his hands, looking indifferent.

"What...what are you worried about?" Long Lingling's eyes darted around, her guilt growing stronger.

Lu Yunshi sneered and leaned close to Long Lingling's ear in a tone as if telling a ghost story.

"I'm worried you're lying, because liars get their belly buttons eaten off."

Upon hearing this, Long Lingling immediately clutched her stomach and swiftly pulled out a piece of paper.

"Big brother, I'm sorry, please don't tell Grandpa Lei Sheng."

"Hmph, you think you can fool me?" Lu Yunshi quickly took the map and examined it carefully. Sure enough, there were several circles drawn on it, indicating that not only the Hundred Spirit Spikes, but also several other spiritual herbs were marked on it.

He looked at Long Lingling suspiciously. "You little brat, you looked at the maps for the first few, but not the last one. You didn't do it on purpose, did you? What are you up to? Tell me quickly."

"I never looked at it," Long Lingling replied softly, shrinking her neck. "I forgot about the map as soon as I entered the mountains."

"So how did you find it?" Lu Yunshi asked.

"Well... I was looking for things, and I almost got spotted by the monsters several times. Luckily, I just tore the things away and ran away, hehehe." Long Lingling scratched her head, revealing a clear but silly smile.

"..."

Okay, that fits the character. How could I doubt that an idiot has the ability to plot against me? That's incredibly disrespectful.

Lu Yunshi's gaze returned to the map, looking at the red circle with the words "Hundred Spirits' Ear".

"Is this the place?" Long Lingling leaned closer for a look, then looked at Lu Yunshi. "Big brother, are we going there now?"

"Well, go now."

Lu Yunshi nodded, put away the map, and then pulled Long Lingling by the ear and walked forward, causing the little girl to scream immediately.

"Ouch~ Big brother, why are you pulling my ear~"

"Why? Because you wasted my time. If you don't let me talk, I'll go and complain to Grandpa Lei that you lied just now."

"Ouch? Big brother, could you be a little gentler? It really hurts! ?·°(???﹏???)°·?"

"Can I go a little harder? It's really not enough."

"Of course not."

"So my answer is also, of course not, hehe!"