Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the riverbank to catch his breath, even though his stamina was several times greater than that of children his age, he was still very tired after running for some time.
Xiao Chen's gaze was directed at the Jade Grass River with mixed feelings, he knew that the river with its light green water would cause the Hundred Sword Valley to perish in 20 years.
Xiao Chen looked around and found that there was no one in sight, he was not too surprised by this condition.
The water flowing in the Jade Grass River was light green and also much colder than normal water, no one dared to drink the water from this river because of its color. In addition, there were no fish living in this river and strange sounds were often heard from the bottom of the river at night, which was why usually no one came to it.
No one knew the real secret of this river until 15 years later when some youths from the Hundred Sword Valley decided to hold a swimming competition in the Jade Grass River.
When one of these young men drowned, it was discovered that the bottom of the Jade Grass River was filled with a plant called Water Ginseng.
Water Ginseng has the benefit of improving the quality of the body and strengthening one's bones if consumed regularly. If processed into medicine, Water Ginseng can also help speed up the formation of inner power circles for warriors.
This discovery made the Hundred Sword Valley so rich but also brought disaster because several black sects wanted to control it.
"Before all that happens, I will finish most of this Water Ginseng..." Xiao Chen smiled broadly, he who felt his breathing had returned to normal then took off the clothes he was wearing.
Xiao Chen used his hand to touch the surface of the Jade Grass River, his whole body immediately got goosebumps when his hand came into contact with the water.
"It turns out this water is much colder than I thought..." Xiao Chen swallowed his saliva, his body seemed like it would not be able to last long in the water if he did not use inner power.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth, he could not return empty-handed after going this far. Xiao Chen then collected some tree branches, along this river there were indeed many trees that grew shady.
The collected branches were then arranged and made into a campfire, Xiao Chen made his body temperature rise while doing warm-up movements. After regulating his breathing again, Xiao Chen jumped into the Jade Grass River.
The river was not deep or had a strong current, it just had very cold water. In just a few breaths, Xiao Chen could feel his body temperature dropping rapidly.
"I have to hurry!" Xiao Chen thought as he opened his eyes wide, he tried to reach the bottom of the river as fast as he could.
Xiao Chen found a lot of grass at the bottom of the river, without thinking Xiao Chen pulled the grass with all his might before swimming back up. Xiao Chen used all his abilities to quickly get out of the river that almost made him freeze to death.
"Puah!"
When he got out of the river, Xiao Chen had also reached his limit of holding his breath. Xiao Chen quickly got out of the river and sat by the campfire to warm himself.
"I almost lost my life..." Xiao Chen muttered while shivering so badly.
Even though his body could not stop shaking, Xiao Chen smiled with satisfaction when he saw that the results were not that bad.
In one pull of his hand, Xiao Chen managed to get three Water Ginseng.
The size of the three Water Ginseng was indeed small but Xiao Chen guessed that the plants in his hands were at least ten to twenty years old. The older the Water Ginseng is, the more valuable it is and the better its properties.
Xiao Chen actually wanted to take more ginseng but his body condition did not allow him to do that, for now Xiao Chen had to be satisfied with what he had managed to get. Xiao Chen stored the three Water Ginsengs in a place he had prepared beforehand.
After drying his body, Xiao Chen put his clothes back on and intended to return to the Hundred Swords Valley.
" Hm ? I didn't expect there to be a child in this place ... "
Xiao Chen was surprised when he heard the voice , he increased his alertness and found an old grandfather walking towards him .
The old grandfather was not too tall , only about 160cm besides his long white beard , his stomach was also bloated . The grandfather looked about 70 years old , Xiao Chen's eyes widened when he saw the clothes he was wearing
The old man.
"While I was walking I saw smoke near the Jade Grass River, usually no one comes to this place, why are you here young man?" asked the old man with a gentle smile.
"Respect to Senior... I..." Xiao Chen had difficulty putting his words together.
Xiao Chen was really surprised to meet the old man in front of him, even though in his previous life he had the opportunity to meet face to face but he recognized the figure in front of him from the clothes he was wearing and the medal on the old man's waist.
Xiao Chen was quite sure that the old man in front of him was none other than the Head of the Hundred Sword Valley, Jiang Kun who was also nicknamed the Hundred Sword King.
Jiang Kun was famous as a high-level warrior who had extraordinary abilities, even though he looked 70 years old but in fact Jiang Kun had lived for more than 150 years because of the inner strength ability he possessed.
A few days after Jiang Kun passed away, the evil cults came to take over the Jade Grass River, causing the Hundred Sword Valley to perish. It could be said that Jiang Kun was the only pillar that made the Hundred Sword Valley respected by the other sects.
Jiang Kun looked at Xiao Chen from top to bottom, he raised his eyebrows while reading the character of the boy in front of him. Jiang Kun could see that Xiao Chen did not want to answer his question but also did not want to lie to him.
"If you don't want to answer it, forget it. It's just that this place is not a safe place so come with me..." Jiang Kun reached out his hand and touched Xiao Chen's shoulder, Xiao Chen immediately felt his body become warm and comfortable.
Jiang Kun could see that Xiao Chen was so cold that he used his inner strength to make Xiao Chen's body temperature more stable.
"If you can't tell me why you're here, at least you can introduce yourself, right?" Jiang Kun asked.
" Senior , let me introduce myself , my name is Xiao Chen ... "
" Xiao Chen , a good name ... " Jiang Kun nodded slowly , then he invited Xiao Chen to come with him .
Xiao Chen was a little confused but did not feel he could refuse the request so he followed Jiang Kun's wishes .