Wu Qiankun's discovery of the miraculous properties of the potions Zhang Tie had given him had, in truth, been entirely accidental.
Over the past few months, Wu Qiankun had treated the potions Zhang Tie gave him as gifts and stored them at his home in Dragon Emperor City, never having had an opportunity to use them. It was only an accident at his home two days earlier that finally made Wu Qiankun understand their value.
As the chief steward of the Wa Emperor Palace, Wu Qiankun was an outsider in Dragon Emperor City. One of his greatest hobbies in the city was fine food.
In the mountains outside Dragon Emperor City, a peculiar kind of snowflake bamboo shoot grew deep in the forests every winter. These snowflake bamboo shoots were tender and delicious, available for only a few days each year, and they were Wu Qiankun's favorite. Yet they were extremely scarce, difficult to cultivate, and impossible to preserve for long. From the moment they were dug up to the moment they entered one's stomach, they could last no more than half a day. If not eaten within that half-day, the snowflake bamboo shoots would soften and melt like snowflakes, losing their exquisite flavor forever.
For this reason, every winter, the servants in Wu Qiankun's household would follow the steward into the mountains outside Dragon Emperor City to dig up snowflake bamboo shoots for him personally.
But two days ago, when several servants from Wu Qiankun's household went into the mountains outside Dragon Emperor City to dig for snowflake bamboo shoots, an accident occurred. As they were digging winter bamboo shoots, they encountered a rare Wind Snake. Seven of them were bitten on the spot and poisoned by its venom.
Wind Snake venom was lethally toxic. If ordinary people were