Chapter 742: Unexpected Situation
The three patrol teams, as they passed the main gate, all seemed like wooden figures, completely oblivious.
"One, two, three..."
As soon as he counted to three, Lin Tian’s body instantly shot forward.
He moved as fast as a cheetah, slipping directly behind one of the patrol teams into the drugstore.
He was like a gust of wind, sweeping past everyone’s eyes, without drawing any attention at all.
This was thanks not only to the Xu Family’s array but also to Chen Moxiang’s invisibility cloak.
The concealment of this thing was incredibly strong; slipping past people’s backs with it, not even the cameras could capture anything.
If you look at the playback now, you’d have to observe minutely to find only a blurry shadow.
Lin Tian entered the drugstore smoothly, when suddenly, the eight people guarding the door all simultaneously raised their guns, aiming at Lin Tian!
Shua~
Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead, at such close range, if these people fired, there would be absolutely nowhere to hide!
"Don’t shoot... it’s a misunderstanding..." Lin Tian immediately raised his hands above his head, forcing a laugh and admitting defeat.
The eight people seemed not to hear Lin Tian at all, their eyes vacant for a few moments, then they all put away their guns.
Gulp~
He swallowed hard, and the cold sweat on Lin Tian’s forehead turned into ice beads. This was just too damn scary!
Although these people were confused within the array, they still had awareness of their surroundings. Just now, it was partly Lin Tian’s swaggering attitude that caused this scene.
With this lesson learned, Lin Tian dared not waste any more time here and quickly sped up towards the drugstore.
Earlier, Miaoqiu had already told Lin Tian about the two herbs she needed.
Phoenix Tail Feathers and Dragon Scale Powder.
From the names alone, it’s clear these two herbs have significant backgrounds. But in reality, they have no relation to a phoenix or a dragon, except for their names.
Their medicinal effects, however, are extraordinary, which explains why the Xu Family would go to such lengths.
These two herbs are both treasures of the drugstore, and Lin Tian naturally knows their locations. One is to the north, and the other is to the east.
Lin Tian headed towards the northern part of the drugstore first, because the ’Linglong Dice’ was also there! That was his primary target.
Racing past the shelves of rare herbs on both sides, all of which are rare to find outside and precious for cultivation.
Some are stored in boxes, others are still rooted in the soil.
Lin Tian really couldn’t understand how these families think; these herbs should be refined into pills. Storing them here is just inviting thieves!
Though tempted, Lin Tian had no desire to linger. Instead, he quickened his pace.
As rare as these herbs are, they’re not more important than Liou Qingcheng’s life!
Finally, Lin Tian rushed to a massive Hundred Herbs Garden.
In the drugstore, many of the herbs are planted in pots, while some are directly planted in the earth.
Of course, all these are transplants.
This Hundred Herbs Garden isn’t big, only about a hundred square meters, filled with various herbs, all primarily mild in nature; among them is the goji king Zhang Zhixing wants.
For herbs with potent properties, this kind of planting isn’t suitable at all; it’s best to transplant them into pots.
Lin Tian carefully walked to the side of the Linglong Dice, examining it seriously.
It was only knee-high to Lin Tian, with three pinky-thick, tender green branches.
The branches were covered with leaves, bloomed with white buds, and bore thumb-sized, round, and plump fruits, about twenty in total.
This fruit was the Linglong Dice Lin Tian had been painstakingly searching for, entirely white with red spots on it, very appealing.
Indeed, it bore a strong resemblance to dice.
Lin Tian took a glove and a small hoe from his bag and carefully dug out the entire Linglong Dice, preserving even the soil clinging to its roots.
Then he stored it in a sandalwood box and placed it back in the bag.
Finally, he filled the pit with nearby soil; even though one herb was missing, with so many in the Hundred Herbs Garden, it was hard to notice any difference without a closer look.
Having done all this, Lin Tian heaved a long sigh of relief. He moved over to the Phoenix Tail Feathers.
The Phoenix Tail Feathers weren’t herbs, resembling peacock feathers.
Lin Tian knew these weren’t peacock feathers but from a rare bird species, specifically feathers from its head.
They were called ’Phoenix Tail Feathers’ because, according to legend, this bird is a descendant of the phoenix.
The Phoenix Tail Feathers were stored in an ornate box, and Lin Tian, after a glance, placed them in his bag.
...
3:30 AM, the Wang Family estate.
The entire Wang Family estate was brightly lit, and the courtyard was packed neatly with people, about two hundred if counted.
"It’s time." Wang Shi, sitting on a chair, turned his head to Qingchuan and said: "Your people go first, make it quick, leave no survivors. And, tell your people not to mess with the stuff in the drugstore, if they don’t understand the medicinal properties, if they get poisoned, there’s no one to save them!"
"Got it!"
Qingchuan replied, stood up, and walked out.
As he moved, all the people from Sakura Country standing in the courtyard followed him.
"Can these Sakura people really be trusted?" Yue Yongnan asked.
"They can. They want these herbs more than we do. Naturally, they’ll do their best." Wang Shi smiled like a sly fox: "Besides, we have people watching them. If anything happens, we’ll just retreat to the back and let the Tang Family and the Sakura people take the blame."
"Hahaha, I never expected someone who looks so burly to be so cunning and insidious." Yue Yongnan stroked his white beard and laughed.
Wang Shi snorted heavily, not responding.
...
Miaoqiu told Lin Tian to take only five herbs, and Lin Tian didn’t plan to take more without her knowing. After collecting four herbs, he headed straight to the east to retrieve the Dragon Scale Powder.
Suddenly, Lin Tian sensed through ’Fox’s Whispers’ that more than twenty people had entered the array’s sensing area.
They were moving incredibly fast, heading straight for the drugstore where Lin Tian was located.
Instantly, Lin Tian felt his heart leap.
In the middle of the night, with so many people rushing over at once, Lin Tian couldn’t think of any reason other than being discovered.
As the saying goes, misfortune does not come singly.
This was absolutely true, for at that moment, Lin Tian also sensed the array starting to become unstable.
This should mean that Mei Ruyan and the others also noticed those people and began to panic.
At this moment, Miaoqiu’s role became apparent. With her helping Mei Ruyan as a guardian, the array quickly stabilized.
And those twenty-odd people had already charged in.
"Damn! Seems like I need to speed things up!" Lin Tian murmured and quickened his pace, rushing towards the Dragon Scale Powder.
Since he had already been discovered, he might as well take everything he needed, then fight to see if he could escape!