There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, everyone prepared their luggage and followed Afeng to a family. This time, they entered the mountain for at least two days, and they had to eat and live in the mountains.

Afeng respectfully found a thin old man and introduced: "Dad Diao is the most outstanding master of incense hunting in our village. He has been traveling all over the mountains and forests for decades and is very familiar with the environment. Every time he enters the mountain, he can find agarwood. We will definitely not return empty-handed!"

"Is this the distinguished guest the boy is talking about?" Dad Diao looked up and down at Ling Na and Johnson, and said dissatisfiedly: "There are actually women, this is not a view of the scenery!"

Ling Na said seriously: "Don't worry, I won't be a burden. If it doesn't work, you don't have to worry about me!"

Dad Diao snorted coldly, turned around and picked up his bag, and took the lead in making great strides into the mountain. Afeng quickly whispered: "He has a weird temper and doesn't like outsiders. He is always alone. My father was kind to him back then, so he treats me well. There is a rare opportunity."

Everyone followed, and Johnson Chan said to Ling Na: "Don't force it. If it doesn't work, let Xia Long and Xia Hu send you back first."

Ling Na felt sweet and deliberately dissatisfied: "Hmph, underestimate people, and see who can't walk then!"

After saying that, he shook his ponytail and walked forward quickly. Johnson smiled and shook his head. Are you still strong?

When he arrived at the entrance of the deep mountains, Dad Diao stopped, turned around and stared at everyone, warning: "I said it last, don't underestimate going into the mountains to find fragrance. In fact, it is extremely dangerous! The fragrance collector must leave his hometown, travel through the high mountains and ridges, and go to the sky for more than ten days before he can come back. He also has to face poisonous snakes and beasts, typhoid and malaria forest diseases, and I don't know how many people die in the deep mountains and forests."

His sharp eyes glanced at everyone and said, "I regret it still has time!"

Seeing that everyone's face was firm and no one retreated, he shook his head and took out a few dark green things from his pocket, handed them to Afeng and said, "Since that's the case, I'll send them!"

Afeng quickly took it, came to Ling Na and Johnson, and whispered: "This is amulet, which can ensure safety. Each of you must carry it with you!"

Johnson took the initiative and said curiously: "Bornia gerbil?"

A trace of light flashed in Daddy's eyes and said in a deep voice: "This is the amulet for our family to enter the mountains from generation to generation. We must carry it with you every time. Since you are Xiaofeng's friends, safety is the best."

Ling Na took the mugwort, put it in close proximity and said, "Thank you, Daddy Diao, I will definitely follow you and will not act privately."

Dad Diao nodded, turned around and started to enter the mountain. Everyone hurriedly followed and officially began to go into the mountain to find fragrance. Afeng came to Johnson and whispered: "Don't be too careful. Dad Diao's face is cold and warm, he is a good person, so..."

Ling Na waved her hand and smiled, "Don't worry, we understand the rules. In fact, it is more complicated to pick fragrances in Vietnam when entering the mountains. Local rumors are rumored that if the fragrance pickers want to avoid danger, they must hold their heads in their mouths!"

Afeng was stunned and asked curiously: "Come on the head?"

"It is also the rhizome of a mugwort plant. The locals first put the rhizome into honey to absorb its essence. After thirty days, they were taken out and placed in the stream, rinsed for a hundred days, then placed in the palm of five dead people in sequence, and then took it out and hung it on the chests of five girls who still maintained their chastity. Finally, they mixed it with the pig's legs for the tiger to eat."

"After a tiger eats pig's legs, its rhizomes will remain in the tiger's belly. At this time, try to kill the tiger and remove the rhizomes of the mugwort from the stomach. This is to descend to the head."

"At that time, it was considered a very magical talisman. It was held in the mouth and could survive in the forest without eating or drinking, and even poisonous snakes and beasts were around it."

"But there are time limits for using the head-reducing. You cannot go home after more than a hundred days, otherwise you will grow hair all over your body, grow nails, expose your mouth and teeth, and look like a tiger."

"Really and false?" A Feng was shocked when he heard this strange story for the first time. Instead, Dad Diao, who was not far ahead, shouted loudly: "It's true!"

Then he stopped and said disdainfully: "That's because they are foolish. Going into the mountains to find fragrance depends on experience. Agarwood is a spiritual creature in the world. Those who are destined to live there. If you don't have the ability, it will be useless to save your head!"

After saying that, he continued to move forward, Johnson smiled and winked Ling Na. He quickly walked to Daddy Diao's side, and said as he walked: "I heard that looking for agarwood in the vast mountains and ridges is like finding needles at the seabed. Only by relying on rich experience can there be clues to follow."

"Agarwood sometimes grows in wet places at the bottom of a mountain pit, or on the mountainside; sometimes one or five to seven trees grow on the ridges alone, mixed in broad-leaved woods."

"Some are covered by dead branches and leaves underground; sometimes they are dead trees, either standing or sinking on living trees, and there is no fixed position, such as in the trunk, the surface of the trunk, or the broken branches, the roots, or the branches."

Dad Diao looked at Johnson in surprise and nodded, "You guys have some knowledge. Good. Masters of incense hunting have their own abilities, so they naturally know the things about Tibetan incense than ordinary people. Just follow closely later, don't fall behind!"

After saying that, he speeded up and climbed to a higher place. Johnson shrugged, "The old man is very arrogant?"

The group was very fast, and the exercise amount of a few big men was naturally no problem. Unexpectedly, Ling Na was not bad either, she was as light as a swallow and she exercised a lot. On the contrary, Afeng, a local, was the first to start panting.

After walking for a long time, Afeng couldn't stand it and shouted and asked for a rest. Dad Diao had no choice but to stop and curse: "Hmph, it's so embarrassing. You guys have a rest, and I'll go and come!"

After saying that, he turned around and continued to climb to the heights. Johnson took a sip of water, gave Ling Na a wink, and followed closely.

"Dad Diao, do you look at the terrain when standing high?"

Dad Diao stood on the hillside and looked into the distance. Suddenly, he heard a voice from behind and nodded, "I didn't expect that you people in the city are in good physical strength. Standing on the high ground, you may find a particularly prominent and special-shaped fragrant tree."

"When growing vertically, with dense branches and leaves, you will find shiny agarwood trees when sunlight shines. There are three to eight trees that are often clustered. Remember to keep your hair in place and start looking in the forest."

"There are generally two kinds of agarwood trees. The first type is harder and the wood is yellow and white. Agarwood is rarely found on this kind of tree. However, if you are lucky enough to meet it, it will be the best, because it has a dark color, heavy texture, and a high oil content."

"The outer cortex of another agarwood tree is white and red, and the wood is light and soft, so it is more productive. Use an axe to chop a piece on the trunk and peel the bark upwards. If you feel tough and easy to peel, the wood is light and soft, and the bark has a strange and similar burning fragrance, you can judge it as an agarwood tree."

Dad Diao took out the water bag and drank the water and said, "Big trees are not the standard for making fragrance. I have seen agarwood trees weighing ten thousand kilograms less than half a kilogram of agarwood, and even no fragrance at all. On the contrary, the diameter of different varieties is not ten centimeters and the height of five meters has been formed by agarwood."

The old man looked at the vast mountains and said a little sadly: "Now, future generations do not abide by the rules for money, and pick fragrant trees when they see them without leaving any room for anything. When I was a child, everyone must fast and bathe before leaving to pray for spirits to show their holy spirits. The elders warned their sons and nephews that agarwood trees with dense branches and leaves, straight bodies and smooth bark should not be cut down!"

"June to November is the season when agarwood trees bloom and bear fruit and sow seeds. It needs to be passed on to the family line. If you really want to go into the mountains to collect and sink, you must search underground, and the agarwood trees that have been lesions or were injured have left and fell and then placed in the forest."

"After years of years of attack, the wood fibers are naturally decayed, and the oil contains part of the absorbing essence of the sun and the moon. They are hard, black and strong, and have been in danger of deteriorating for hundreds of years. The agarwood is of high quality and high price, comparable to gold and diamonds."

Ling Na nodded and continued: "I have also heard from the teacher that if you want to mine agarwood on live trees, you can only move between January and May, and you should choose old trees. If the leaves are thin yellow, the trunks have tumors, or the worm holes are present, you should pay more attention to the broken branches or the trunks are sunken and the water accumulation."

"Observe the growth of agarwood. Once a sign of infection is found, dark brown spots appear on the tree's body, tender leaves stop growing, color turns from green to yellow, and stamens no longer bloom, you can judge that the agarwood tree is sinking. It takes decades to form agarwood. At this time, you should cultivate the fragrance, leave a mark, and wait for future generations to pick it."

"Your master is right, girl, have some insight!"

Dad Diao turned his head and smiled for the first time and said, "It's rare to meet someone who is knowledgeable in the world like you, it's great."

Put your hands beside your ears and listen carefully: "In the forest, you often hear all kinds of creepy bison, tiger, cricket, and toads. But what I like to hear the most is the sound of bells and birds, because it predicts the good news of the agarwood."

"Their sounds are like the bells of temples, because the agarwood seeds are sweet and fragrant. Whenever the flowers bloom, bell birds, which are like little crows, often fly over the mountains and forests and gather to feed."

"Stand high, observe the direction of flying or gathering, or listen to the sound of sounds, predict the distance and distance, and look for agarwood trees, and you can find agarwood around them."

As soon as he finished speaking, birds cries came from the air, and the sound was like a bell. Dad Diao looked shocked and he quickly followed the sound.
Chapter completed!