Finding herbs 2

The lower sect market had zero things of interest for Xiao Fan. He was not even speaking about the plants, as in general, there was nothing worth his gaze.

Xiao Fan only conclusion about this was that the people on the other side of the gate were the absolute bottom of a large cultivation organisation.

The non-adept and those with no favour were part of the lower sect while the upper sect had those who actually mattered in the bigger picture.

Of course, noting this didn't help Xiao Fan or his need for rare herbs at all, and due to this Xiao Fan was getting grumpy from wasting time.

¨Fei Sun, where is the nearest place that has a lot of water? Any swamp or big enough pond will do¨ He spoke in a tone that was clearly frustrated.

Easily seeing this and knowing that Xiao Fan had spoken about going outside Fei Sun didn't want to say anything.

¨Just let it out, or were going to a direction I choose at random until I find a correct spot¨ Xiao Fan spoke even more frustrated.

¨There are rivers some thirty kilometres towards the border¨ Fei Sun gave the information Xiao Fan was asking for.

¨Good, as if so we're leaving today. You want to get some stuff or we going now?¨ He spoke as if their trip had been decided.

¨I'll go get my spear from my home and tell my family. See you at Elder Meng's house¨ She spoke and took off.

'This dam headache' Xiao Fan raged inside his head about the hammer still ringing the bell.

The amount of distraction and pain it was making him was becoming worse by the second, and at this rate in a few days, he might go mad.

Xiao Fan also went back to the house to see if Zhuan An or Meng Chin was there.

But when there he saw no one. Still, as he wanted them to know, he had left for a reason.

So he made a letter to Meng Chin telling about where he had gone or tried to as most of the writing he could produce was something not understandable.

'Even my writing is shit' Xiao Fan lamented while throwing another paper into the trash and started writing a new one.

Finally, after ten or so tries, he had made a letter that could be deciphered if given time.

'I hope Du Lan will never see this letter or she will berate me forever' He had a happy thought.

¨Are you sure that you can fight?¨ Fei Sun, who had been looking at Xiao Fan struggle at writing said.

¨Writing is not my best area. The fighting is where I excel¨ Xiao Fan had a weak try at trying to push it off.

¨I sure hope that we don't run to anything except those herbs that you want¨ She humoured.

¨I hope so too¨ Xiao Fan said admitting that fighting might be a bad idea even if that was his best thing.

Changing a few more words, they left the house, and soon they were at the gates leading to the outside, or to the nearby village depending on who is asked.

The Rising Fox sect was a prominent sect so they, of course, didn't grow their food but in exchange for protecting the villagers gave most of their food to the sect.

They also took care of most things, such as horses and other mortal equipment. It was a mutual co-operation where the Rising Fox Sect dictated everything.

Slavery? No; said Fei Sun, who was sure that the villagers liked this arrangement.

Not questioning more about such minor things like what mortals thought and wanted, Xiao Fan walked the stairs leading to the village.

When they came into the village, they walked in the middle of the road towards one of the many stables inside this village.

One of the many, for it, seemed that every second house was a stable for horses.

The stable they rented from was even named Fei Family stable. Named in honour of the Fei Family that was part of the magical upper sect.

At this point, Xiao Fan was pretty sure that these people were nothing more than serfs who served the need of cultivators who they thought as some godly beings.

All the while, the gap between them was only a year or five of training. Pretty sad though Xiao Fan, yet again he didn't want to think about anything extra nor did he want to change this.

When they got the horses, Xiao Fan realised something undeniable; he didn't know how to ride a horse.

What worse was that Xiao Fan had tried his best to hide this from Fei Sun, who had known it the entire time.

And Fei Sun didn't call him out for it before watching the struggle of him trying his best became boring.

When it did she pulled her horse in front of Xiao Fan's horse and spoke ¨If we want to be there today you need to hop onto my horse¨

Xiao Fan seeing his bluff being called out didn't say anything back to her and jumped on the horse of Fei Sun.

Xiao Fan now behind her on the horse, Fei Sun took the reins of the other horse and directed both of them.

While speeding towards the place, she spoke a little about Xiao Fan being way too stubborn. To which, Xiao Fan could only confirm while being himself more annoyed about his headache.

It was somewhat past midday when Fei Sun finally pulled the horses off the road they had been going into the forest beside it.

¨Well, be dropping the horses here¨ She spoke while kicking Xiao Fan so that he realised to get off the horse.

'Oh great now my but is hurting too' Xiao Fan mumbled inside him about how the trip had been bumpy while Fei Sun was tying the horses.

Done so, she came to Xiao Fan ¨Well go that direction¨ She said, pointing deeper into the forest wherefrom both of them could hear water flowing.

¨You know the way¨ Xiao Fan said and sprinted to follow the woman who took the lead position.

Minutes later they were at the spot from where they had heard the noise of a running river.

Stopping inside the forest to look more closely Xiao Fan from first sight was happy about the place ¨This place looks good¨ He noted.

¨You're the herb master not me¨ She replied.

¨You'll learn a thing or two if you keep quiet and watch me do my work¨ Xiao Fan said and got out of the forest.

Although Xiao Fan got outside the forest to look at the riverbank, Fei Sun didn't. She knew she wouldn't be helpful in finding them, so instead, she jumped into the trees to guard over Xiao Fan.

For a good reason as to when Xiao Fan got to work, he forgot about keeping an eye on the perimeter and was now only focusing on finding the plants.

Xiao Fan took note of every rock placement and grass as he went back and forth on the beach before finding a good spot.

Fei Sun watching him run around the beach was now about sure that Xiao Fan had lost it, even more so as Xiao Fan got on his knees and began to dig with his hands.

The beach sand went flying all around him as the medical prodigy was turning the sand upside down as a dog would do.

¨We need to get back¨ Fei Sun came out of the tree.

¨What? Why? Is something coming here?¨ Xiao Fan spoke yet didn't stop what he was doing; he actually doubled his excavation speed.

¨No I need to get you back before you go full bonkers¨ She stated and was about to take hold of Xiao Fan's shoulder.

But before he could do so, the target rebelled ¨I said be quiet and look at the master doing his work!¨ Xiao Fan angrily exclaimed.

¨You are digging sand! What is there to be found?¨ Fei Sun returned with the same voice level that he was using.

¨Only a fool who doesn't know where to look from would say so¨ Xiao Fan who was about to burst due to multiple reasons.

He was sure that in this spot that he was digging should have something, yet the woman was now saying something about him being mad? 'Me mad? No!' He thought to himself.

However, his words had no effect. Maybe made things worse for it seemed for Fei Sun was about no arrest him ¨Give me a minute or two¨ Xiao Fan pleaded.

Fei Sun didn't want to fight, so she agreed.

¨Two minutes after that were leaving¨ Fei Sun said but stayed next to Xiao Fan.

'Two minutes? I will find it easily in two minutes' Xiao Fan thought to himself as he added even more speed to his hands that were turning sand.

Yet after a minute, he hadn't found the thing he had been searching for making him confused 'It should be here. Where is it? Where are you little plant?'

Xiao Fan was somewhat out of this world, yet at the same time, his observations were right.

Himself knowing that he was right and a few seconds before he would need to leave Xiao Fan decided to step up the speed of excavation.

Step up, as in drawing out his sword the Rising ruler.

For a moment drawing it only scared Fei Sun, but when Xiao Fan slammed it to the ground, she was at the same time scared and concerned.

'He has gone mad' She thought. But wouldn't intervene as Xiao Fan was now hiding in a cloud of dust where he was swinging a sword that could cut her in two.

Observing this, she took out her spear and prepared for the worst-case scenario where Xiao Fan would be coming at her with blood in mind.

This case wouldn't happen; however because this was all part of Xiao Fan's idea to increase his digging speed by using the sword that cost thousands of gold coins as a shovel.

Or no. It couldn't be called a shovel, for Xiao Fan wasn't shovelling anything, he was using the sword in a way that would give him enough impact to create holes into the sand.

He would strike the sword from the top of his head to the ground and then repeat that until he was exhausted.

Xiao Fan would seemingly be exhausted enough after making ten or so holes as after that one he sat down.

The second Fei Sun saw that Xiao Fan got on his ass to sit quickly rushed at him taking the sword with one hand and Xiao Fan's neck with the other.

If this guy did anything crazy, she would snap his neck like it was a stick.

¨How can you say that you aren't mad?¨ She spoke with sternness and concern in her tone.

¨I'm not mad¨ Xiao Fan refuted her words ¨Just look behind you¨ He didn't do any movement knowing full well what was keeping hold of his neck.

¨I'm not falling for that trick¨ Fei Sun said with a laugh in the end which clearly believed that Xiao Fan was trying to trick her and then do something.

¨You're about to make me go mad Fei Sun! I'm not trying to trick you or anything¨ Xiao Fan said while at the same time he squirmed out of her grips.

Fei Sun didn't instantly reply as he wondered how Xiao Fan had gotten away from her clutches.

Thankfully Xiao Fan was also thinking the same.

Yet Xiao Fan, who was on the move already got also the second move which he uses to run towards Fei Sun still not reacting, though he didn't go for his sword nor her.

He went past her into the last pit he had made.

While he was doing so, Fei Sun also got her thoughts straight and turned herself and her spear tip.

¨You want to dig even more sand?¨ She asked Xiao Fan who had jumped into the hole and was now showing his back towards her.

'Crazy, crazy, crazy' Her alarm bells were clanging.

¨Woman can you calm for a moment¨ Xiao Fan said together with slowly turning around in the hole.

Showing her a yellowish root in his hands.