Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet

Chapter 8: Planning to Deal with the Demon Centipede! (Please Read!)

"Hmph! This kid is digging up high-quality, aged Huang Jing. From what I know, this type of aged Huang Jing tends to grow in clusters, with at least a dozen plants, and up to dozens or even hundreds. If luck is on our side, it wouldn't be surprising to find a spiritual herb Huang Jing that's over a hundred years old. Even if not, it's still a considerable benefit!"

Shopkeeper Xu muttered to himself, his voice barely audible. A glint of greed flashed in his eyes, which quickly turned gloomy: "Damn it! This kid doesn't know what's good for him, daring to refuse me. It's a bargain for Yu Ding Lou instead. Oh well!"

Thinking of this, he raised his head and instructed: "Go to the Green Bamboo Gang and hire someone to keep an eye on this kid. If necessary, kidnap him for me! Remember, tell them to be discreet."

"Yes, Shopkeeper!"

The shop assistant quickly agreed.

Gu Yuan left Yu Ding Lou and felt hungry, so he found an inn.

Now that he had money, he didn't mistreat himself.

He ordered two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, a plate of steamed buns, and a pot of hot water, and began to eat.

Gu Yuan's body had recovered, and being a young man with a large appetite, he didn't bother with formalities. He directly grabbed a steamed bun, picked up a piece of braised meat, and began to devour it.

After eating two steamed buns and most of the dishes, he poured himself a bowl of water, sipping it slowly, while pondering the recent events.

"The shop assistant said that there are roughly three ways to learn martial arts in North Liang County."

"The first is the simplest: directly take silver to one of the martial arts schools in the city and become a disciple. The condition is that it requires at least fifteen taels of silver, and the martial arts taught are only basic. If you want to learn profound martial arts, not to mention whether they exist, even if they do, you have to continue paying, and it depends on the disciple's aptitude."

"The second method is to inquire about martial arts masters in the county. Perhaps there are some who want to take disciples, but this depends on luck, and you must have a clean background and good aptitude."

Gu Yuan's eyes flashed: "The first method is too slow and time-consuming, and I don't have that much money, so it's not feasible. The second method is also unreliable, depending on luck, and I have secrets, making it even less suitable."

"In that case, there's only the third method left."

The third method is to learn martial arts from Yu Ding Lou.

Yu Ding Lou has its own rules: anyone who digs up a spiritual herb and sells it to Yu Ding Lou can become an external medicine gatherer of Yu Ding Lou and receive a martial art for free.

Once you become a medicine gatherer of Yu Ding Lou, the more contributions you make, the more you can exchange for things, such as martial arts techniques, gold and silver, elixirs, and even guidance from the martial arts masters in the building.

In addition, you can also become a full-time medicine gatherer from an external medicine gatherer, having a stable monthly salary, and also have the opportunity to gradually be promoted to become a deacon, offering, shopkeeper, etc., to obtain a higher position.

This gave Gu Yuan a strange sense of déjà vu.

He looked strange: "Isn't this just an alternative establishment? Once you enter it, you have to work for it and be driven by it, but you can also get certain benefits and guarantees."

Gu Yuan sighed inwardly:

"As long as you are motivated, capable, and make enough contributions, you can get promoted and benefit. Over time, this has unimaginable benefits for Yu Ding Lou! And what Yu Ding Lou pays is a lot of resources and martial arts secrets."

"Overall, it is a mutually beneficial thing."

"The person behind this Yu Ding Lou has such great ambition!"

"However, this is very beneficial to me!"

Gu Yuan's eyes flickered: "I happen to know the location of several Huang Jing plants near the giant demon centipede, which are likely to be spiritual herbs. As long as I obtain one, I can obtain a martial art and become a medicine gatherer of Yu Ding Lou, gaining some protection."

"And Yu Ding Lou itself is a rare resource channel. Just by paying a certain price, I can obtain corresponding martial arts secrets and other resources and intelligence from it."

"Moreover, compared to learning martial arts in a martial arts school or taking a martial arts master as a teacher, becoming a medicine gatherer of Yu Ding Lou is obviously more free. I don't have to work under someone's nose, and I don't have to bow down to others."

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan had already made up his mind:

"Since that's the case, then Yu Ding Lou it is!"

Now that he had decided to join Yu Ding Lou, the biggest problem facing Gu Yuan was how to deal with the giant centipede!

That centipede had already become a formidable creature; it was a demon insect and not easy to deal with.

But the reason why humans are humans is because they possess wisdom and rationality.

Compared to birds, beasts, and even demons with lower intelligence, humans can plan ahead, prepare in advance, and use tools to achieve their goals.

"As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Dealing with that demon insect centipede is not a matter of a day or two. First, I need to figure out the details of that centipede, so there's no need to rush."

Gu Yuan got up, paid the bill, and then went out, walking along the street.

At this time, it was already Shen Shi (3-5 PM) in the afternoon.

The small vendors on the street were still busy with their own businesses.

There was an oil seller carrying a load, hawking along the street.

There was a woodcutter carrying firewood, waiting for customers to ask for the price.

There was also a hawker selling candied haws, followed by several children biting their fingers, drooling and sniffling.

There was also a quack doctor hitting bamboo clappers, promoting his pills.

These scenes were filled with a strong atmosphere of the marketplace.

However, Gu Yuan didn't have time to appreciate these. While walking, he scanned the street, seemingly looking for something.

Soon, Gu Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he saw a small stall on the side of the street.

The stall owner was a scholar.

The scholar had a handsome appearance, but the robe he was wearing was washed until it was pale, and some places were quite worn. His thin body was shivering in the cold wind.

In front of him, there was a piece of torn cloth spread out, on which were neatly arranged some old books and some daily necessities, such as copper lamps, writing brushes, inkstones, etc.

Next to it, there was a wooden board with a line of writing: "Seeking a livelihood, exchanging goods for grain."

The scholar seemed to be setting up a stall for the first time, and he was quite uncomfortable. He didn't shout to sell, mainly leaving it to fate.

Noticing Gu Yuan stopping in front of the stall, the scholar hesitated for a moment and asked: "Are you here to buy a book, sir?"

Gu Yuan pointed to several old books in front of him: "Can I take a look?"

The scholar's spirits lifted, and he quickly said: "Of course, please do!"

Gu Yuan picked up one of them, confirming that the scholar in front of him was a lover of books.

Because this book was obviously quite old, with multiple abrasions on the cover, but the inner pages of the book had no creases or missing corners. Obviously, its owner had kept and cared for it very well on weekdays and was very careful.

More importantly, the moment he touched the book, a line of small characters appeared in front of him:

[Dao Rhyme Points +2!]"