Hearing Xiao Ling agree to the method of exchange he had proposed, Hai Bodong was initially delighted. Then, as if he had suddenly remembered something, his expression turned somewhat embarrassed. He opened his mouth to speak, only to close it again, looking too awkward to bring it up.
Seeing Hai Bodong's manner, Xiao Ling more or less guessed that he was embarrassed to say he was still short of Sand Mandara. Amused, he decided to give him an opening and asked, "Could it be that Old Hai has only had this prescription for a short while and hasn't yet gathered three sets of ingredients?"
Given an opening, Hai Bodong took it. Stroking his beard, he said helplessly, "That is indeed the case. I have prepared nearly all the ingredients listed in this prescription. I am only lacking one ingredient called Sand Mandara, which grows deep within the Tagor Desert. Unfortunately, my strength has yet to recover. I cultivate an Ice Attribute technique and am also under Queen Medusa's seal. If I approach the depths of the Tagor Desert, she will sense me. I had originally planned to rely on my old connections to find a few plants, but now that Master Xiao Ling has come to my door, if you can help me find Sand Mandara, I can consider it a favor owed to you."
The corner of Xiao Ling's mouth twitched. Sand Mandara was strictly controlled by the Snake People Clan. If he truly went into the Tagor Desert to search for it, what kind of luck would he need to find even one plant? He said, "As far as I know, Sand Mandara is firmly controlled by the Snake People Clan. Could Old Hai be asking this lowly Dou Wang to go up against Queen Medusa, who stands