Wild Dog and Liu Hao looked delighted at the news. Xiao Yicai put on the same expression, but inwardly, his heart tightened.
If these people give up, won't everything I've done lately have been for nothing?
He was just about to think of a way to keep them searching when Wild Dog Daoist suddenly sniffed the air. His expression changed. "Smell that. What is it?"
Seeing how serious Wild Dog Daoist looked, the others sniffed carefully.
A faint medicinal fragrance, mingled with a unique, pure spiritual scent, drifted past their noses and instantly refreshed them.
Wild Dog looked especially excited. "That's the smell," he murmured. "That's exactly how it smelled when the Seven-Aperture Immortal Spirit Flower appeared."
By the end, his face had flushed red, and he was waving his arms as he shouted to Elder Nian and the others.
Elder Nian was somewhat excited too. He raised a hand for silence, bringing the others to their senses, and they all quieted down.
After carefully determining the direction, Elder Nian waved a hand and whispered, "Follow me!"
Then he led them stealthily off in one direction.
They crept through the woods, but just as they drew near, a wild burst of laughter suddenly rang out ahead.
"Hahahaha! I've finally found it!"
Elder Nian and his three companions exchanged startled, doubtful glances.
Wild Dog Daoist could no longer contain himself. Swearing loudly, he pushed through the dense undergrowth and strode toward the voice.
Startled, Elder Nian hurriedly reached out to stop Wild Dog, but his hand closed on empty air a moment too late. Cursing inwardly, he hastily rose and chased after him.
Wild Dog Daoist pushed aside the branches and leaves, still swearing. He spat and was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, but froze at the sight