However, because Lu Wuyai was injured and had not yet recovered, Jin Xilu took the initiative to assume the responsibility of driving. As for Song Xiaoyou, who was sitting in the passenger seat, she was still scanning the herbs along the way.

At noon, the heavy rain suddenly stopped, and the forest was filled with a lot of moisture. The feeling of not being able to breathe was very uncomfortable.

But in this environment, many plants sprouted from the ground. The same place, but the scene was completely different just seconds ago.

Vehicles moved in and out of the dense forest, and the roads along the way were difficult to navigate.

Finally, the pickup truck stopped on a small hill at the foot of a mountain, and the rest of the journey would have to be done on foot.

After finding a patch of bushes, Lu Wuyai covered the pickup truck with the camouflage jacket he had prepared beforehand, and then each of them picked up a survival kit and headed toward the hill on the other side of the mountain road.

This time, they brought enough food and fresh water for two whole days. If they couldn't find any medicinal herbs in these mountains, they would move on to the next unknown location.

"Lu Wuyai, are you alright?" Jin Xilu asked.

Lu Wuyai hoisted the life-saving kit from his shoulder: "No problem, the road is slippery in the rain, so be careful."

"All right."

Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu supported each other. Walking on the road in the rain was indeed difficult. Moreover, this hilly area had a lot of soil, and there was a fermented smell in the air.

Lu Wuyai frowned. This smell was usually caused by animal feces accumulating in humid air.

Simply put, there are likely many active animals in this forest.

Lu Wuyai looked around, wary of the silent forest.

He didn't know how long he had been walking when Lu Wuyai suddenly heard a voice.

Meow!

It's similar to the roar of a cat-like beast, but it's not as sharp; instead, it has a low hissing sound.

Looking into the distance, Lu Wuyai was surprised to find many leopards perched on the thick branches of trees. Each one stood tall and proud, its golden fur adorned with endless charm.

I must say, these leopards look really amazing.

Lu Wuyai walked ahead of the two women, his gun already drawn. Ordinary crossbow bolts were useless against such a fast-running prey.

Only firearms can hit the opponent immediately.

Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu were both very nervous. They already knew that the three of them had entered the territory of a leopard. If they were attacked, it was uncertain whether they would survive.

“Lu Wuyai,” Jin Xilu called softly. She wanted Lu Wuyai to leave. The front lines were too dangerous.

Lu Wuyai shook his head. These three were now being watched by the Golden Leopard. If they retreated now, the leopard would definitely catch up. After all, they were three fresh blood-eating prey. The temperature had dropped sharply after the heavy rain, seemingly giving all the meat in the forest a chance to be eaten. The animals were giving signals.

Winter is just around the corner, it's time to prepare food for the winter.

On the spot, Lu Wuyai took out a silencer from the compartment of his backpack and attached it to the muzzle of the gun so that the sound he made when he fired would be very faint.

Then, the two women followed suit.

The next second, Lu Wuyai opened fire. The bullets whizzed through the rain-soaked sky, instantly killing a cheetah that hadn't even had time to react.

At that moment, a chain reaction seemed to occur. One by one, the cheetahs that were still lurking on the tree trunks found themselves in inexplicable danger, and they all stood up. The hair on their necks stood on end, and their drooping tails stood straight like machine guns.

At the same time, Lu Wuyai continued firing, bullets whizzing through the forest, forming a firebreak.

Soon, another golden leopard that couldn't escape was killed.

Jin Xilu and Song Xiaoyou also tried to shoot cheetahs, but they didn't get many chances. The recoil from the shots also caused them considerable discomfort.

At the same time, problems also arose on Lu Wuyai's side.

The continuous firing actually caused the gun to jam.

Almost instantly, the golden leopard closest to Lu Wuyai suddenly leaped down from the tree. Before he could even get close, Lu Wuyai could feel the sharp edges of his opponent's claws.

Lu Wuyai immediately gasped, threw down his pistol, and kicked the leopard before it could get close.

Lu Wuyai used almost all his strength in that kick. He only heard a muffled thud before the leopard was kicked away.

Meow!

Before Lu Wuyai could recover from the pain of the previous attack, another golden leopard launched another attack.

This time, Lu Wuyai had no choice but to dodge, colliding with the leopard. He suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. Left with no other option, he held his breath, grabbed the leopard, and the leopard fell to the ground. He kept punching the leopard with his fists, which were as big as sandbags. It swung around.

On the other side, Jin Xilu and Song Xiaoyou panicked when they saw Lu Wuyai and Jin Bao entangled, but Jin Bao, who was nearby, did not give them any time to react.

In the blink of an eye, five golden leopards fell from the tree trunk and walked gracefully toward the two women.

Compared to Jin Xilu's panic, Song Xiaoyou appeared relatively calm. While observing the surrounding terrain, he kept using bullets to drive away the approaching cheetahs.

As for Lu Wuyai, he had already gotten up from the ground. The golden leopard that pounced on him had a dagger around its neck.

Lu Wuyai was panting. The struggle just now had caused even greater pain to his still-recovering body.

On its back, its clothes were torn, and its skin had many bloody wounds, all inflicted by the leopard.

Despite the stinging pain, Lu Wuyai quickly approached Jin Xilu and Song Xiaoyou and took out a grenade from his backpack.

After pulling out the lead bar and silently thinking for five seconds, Lu Wuyai threw the grenade.

A rumbling sound.

A violent explosion rang out, followed by the carcasses of several leopards. Lu Wuyai and the others took the opportunity to leave the forest.

This unexpected event made them extra cautious during their subsequent journey.

At dusk, they unexpectedly discovered a piece of Ganoderma lucidum in a pot. This was the fifth stage of plant extract. Even with soil nutrient solution, the cultivation process is extremely difficult.

After acquiring this Ganoderma lucidum, Konoha was completely overrun.

Lu Wuyai chose a dry rock and sprinkled a large amount of sulfur into the crevices. After a while, some small insects quickly left the area.

Lu Wuyai used nearby stones to build a small kiln and lit a torch inside. The firelight gathered in the stone kiln, emitting only a faint glow.

These lights cannot attract wild animals in the forest.

Lu Wuyai set up the tent, wrapped himself in water, ate some military rations, and told the two women to rest first and take over for him in the evening.

"Let me prescribe your medicine first." After saying that, Song Xiaoyou opened the medicine box and began to change Lu Wuyai's gauze.

The wounds from fighting the leopard during the day had almost completely healed, but Lu Wuyai could still feel Song Xiaoyou's thoughtfulness and care.

Spend the night quietly.

The next morning, Lu Wuyai was awakened from his sleep by the smell of blood.

"What's going on?"

Lu Wuyai got up from the ground and cautiously surveyed his surroundings. The sudden smell of blood made him extremely alert.

Since the battle with Jin Bao yesterday, Lu Wuyai's nerves have not relaxed and he is always on edge.

As time went on, the smell of blood in the air grew stronger.

Lu Wuyai glanced at the two women sleeping in the tent and woke them up in time.

"What's wrong."

Jin Xilu rubbed her eyes, and soon she and Song Xiaoyou also smelled the blood in the air.

"I'll go take a look first, you guys hurry up and pack your things." After saying that, Lu Wuyai immediately jumped out.

As a result, in the woods less than 100 meters from the station, Lu Wuyai saw leopard carcasses scattered all over the ground.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai suddenly gasped. He truly didn't understand why these golden leopards had died here.

Lu Wuyai walked over and carefully turned over a corpse. He was surprised to find that all the golden leopards had holes about the size of a little finger in their necks, as if something had poked their necks and broken their spines.

The original footprints on the ground were completely blurred, and it was impossible to see what had been left behind.

"Ordinary animals shouldn't hide their tracks... Could it be a human?"

Thinking of this, a shadow suddenly fell over Lu Wuyai's heart, so he hurriedly ran back. He was worried that something might happen to the two women during this time.

When he rushed back to the station, he found only Song Xiaoyou looking anxious.

"Where is Jin Xilu?" Lu Wuyai asked hurriedly.

At this point, Song Xiaoyou almost burst into tears: "There was some noise in the woods just now. Jin Xilu was worried that something might have happened to you, so he went in with him, and he hasn't come out yet."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wuyai suddenly cursed inwardly.

“I’m afraid there might be a trap here, and I’m also worried that you won’t be able to find us when you come back.” Song Xiaoyou pointed in a direction where the footprints on the ground were very clear.

Lu Wuyai glanced at the ground and quickly brought the supplies and Song Xiaoyou with him. The two of them chased after him one after the other.

"Let's use a drone to see where Jin Xilu went," Lu Wuyai said quickly.

Soon, the drone hovered over the forest, but because of the dense forest, there were no obvious traces in many places.

Lu Wuyai continued walking along the footprints on the ground. Fortunately, it had rained for the past two days, and the soil was soft, so the footprints were clear enough.

But soon, Lu Wuyai noticed that the previous shoe prints had turned into barefoot footprints at some point. These were clearly not left by Jin Xilu.

"This stupid woman has been kidnapped."

Thinking of this, Lu Wuyai felt a pang of heartache and tried even harder to move forward.

At this moment, Lu Wuyai had no idea whether the leopard's carcass in the forest was related to Jin Xilu's disappearance.

But he knew that if he could never find Kim Hee-rok again, things would be terrible.

"Lu Wuyai, you go after him first, don't worry about me," Song Xiaoyou called out from behind. She knew that she couldn't catch up with Lu Wuyai in terms of strength and speed.

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Wuyai stopped and told Song Xiaoyou to be careful and to shoot if anything happened, as a warning to others.

After saying that, Lu Wuyai took a step forward and disappeared into the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

As for Song Xiaoyou, she temporarily stopped acting. Instead, she chose a secluded corner to track Lu Wuyai with a drone.

A few minutes later, Lu Wuyai stopped. Opposite him, on the ground covered with fallen leaves, lay a graceful woman. It was Jin Xilu.

Lu Wuyai immediately jogged up, squatted down, and carefully examined the other person's body. He found that she was simply unconscious, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

But then he sensed danger, and the hairs on his neck suddenly stood on end. Terrified, he immediately grabbed Jin Xilu and rolled toward a donkey in front of him.

Suddenly, a violent impact came from the ground. Just as Lu Wuyai raised his head, a fist the size of a sandbag almost hit his forehead.

Lu Wuyai immediately turned around, threw Jin Xilu aside, drew a dagger from his waist, and severed his opponent's wrist with a single stroke.

Then, following the attacker's arm, he saw his opponent's eyes—a pair of bloodshot pupils.

“It’s him.” Lu Wuyai took a breath, and looking at the inhumane condition of the other party, he subconsciously distanced himself. He didn’t want to be infected by any unknown virus, even though he had been injected with a special plant extract.

Lu Wuyai deliberately increased the distance between the two.

Only then did he have time to carefully observe the other person's appearance and condition.

At first glance, it was a human, looking no different from an ordinary person, except for its darker skin. Aside from that, its most striking feature was its eyes; they were bloodshot, and the whites of its eyes were almost stained red.

Lu Wuyai hid the dagger and then pulled out a pistol. The presence of firearms made him feel more at ease.

Realizing that the other party had no intention of continuing to attack him, Lu Wuyai slowly approached Jin Xilu, shaking her body in an attempt to wake her up.

Afterwards, Jin Xilu was pinched again, and the woman regained consciousness from the intense pain.

The moment Jin Xilu saw Lu Wuyai, she rushed over and buried her head in his chest. What had happened earlier had terrified her.

Feeling the woman's delicate body, Lu Wuyai hugged her tightly. The other person's full breasts pressed against her chest; it felt so unreal.

Hey, feels good, right?

When Jin Xilu came to her senses, she pushed Lu Jian away, her face flushed red.

Looking at her captivating face, Lu Wuyai's heart stirred; he seemed to have forgotten the danger before him. He reached out a finger, placed it on Jin Xilu's chin, and lowered his head to kiss her.

Alas.

Kim Seok-rok's eyes widened. This was her first time kissing a man. The feeling was so thrilling.

But the next second, Lu Wuyai's body was sent flying, his back slamming into a big tree, and his bones were almost broken.

I was just enjoying the tenderness, and now I've been knocked down from the sky.

However, Lu Wuyai quickly stood up, thinking to himself that he was really blinded by lust. Even now, he couldn't resist being intimate with Jin Xilu.

Upon arriving here, Jin Xilu saw that everyone around her had become the same perverted people who had kidnapped her before. Her hands and feet suddenly felt cold, and she instinctively ran towards Lu Wuyai.

it hurts.

Just then, a tiger's roar suddenly rang out in the forest, and then a seven-colored tiger pounced on Jin Xilu, knocking her to the ground.

This scene prompted Lu Wuyai to draw his gun and fire.

Roar!

A tiger's roar echoed. This was the largest tiger Lu Wuyai had ever seen. The other adult tigers beside it were only a size smaller.

Under the threat of bullets, the tiger released Jin Xilu. When Lu Wuyai saw the obvious bloodstains on the tiger's claws, his heart sank.

Seeing the tiger retreat, Lu Wuyai realized that the red-eyed man had left.

In the open space, only the King of the Forest remained to confront him.

When Lu Wuyai saw Jin Xilu lying motionless on the ground, he suddenly became anxious. Bullets kept coming out of the room, threatening the tiger across the way not to approach Jin Xilu.

At this moment, Lu Wuyai had the opportunity to come to the other party and found that Jin Xilu was covering his face, and blood was flowing out from between his fingers.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Jin Xilu, please take your hand away right now." Lu Wuyai grabbed Hao's wrist and found that Jin Xilu was resisting with all his might.

"Jin Xilu." Lu Wuyai's voice was low. He probably knew what had happened.

Sure enough, when he forcefully removed his opponent's hand, he discovered three bloody scratches on Kim Seok-rok's right cheek. It was heartbreaking to see.

"I'm disfigured."

Jin Xilu's tears instantly streamed down his face, like a flood bursting its banks.

Just as Lu Wuyai was about to offer some words of comfort, the tiger opposite them was preparing to attack again. Fortunately, at that moment, Song Xiaoyou rushed over. She was holding a pistol with a silencer. After firing a few shots, the tiger reluctantly roared, turned around, and leaped into the jungle.

Jin Xilu had already gotten up from the ground, but she still kept her head down and covered her face. Her dark hair obscured her expression, but her tears still fell like rain.

Lu Wuyai hesitated, but finally Song Xiaoyou took Jin Xilu's hand and carefully examined him, then unconsciously sighed.

"Don't worry too much. When we get back, we'll have Gu Yuxin come up with a solution," Song Xiaoyou comforted her.

With tears in her eyes, Kim Hee-rok asked, "Is there really any hope?"

"Yes, it's definitely possible."

At this moment, Lu Wuyai also came over and said, "Don't worry, let's find a solution together."

Afterwards, Song Xiaoyou began to clean Jin Xilu's wounds to prevent bacteria from the tiger's claws from infecting her cheeks.

For this reason, Song Xiaoyou even used the second stage of plant extracts to wash Jin Xilu's face.

After working hard for half an hour, Kim Seok-rok's right cheek was completely wrapped in gauze, giving him a special sense of mystery.

As they left the forest, Lu Wuyai walked at the back of the group. Ahead of him was Jin Xilu. Perhaps due to her injury, she was extremely sensitive; even the slightest movement would trigger her alertness.

Just then, Lu Wuyai noticed that Song Xiaoyou, who had been leading the way, had disappeared, and then he suddenly grabbed Jin Xilu.

The sudden action startled her, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized it was Lu Wuyai. But soon, Jin Xilu's eyes widened as she realized that Lu Wuyai was indeed kissing her.

For a moment, only the sound of breathing grew louder and louder in the forest.

Perhaps a few minutes later, Jin Xilu blushed and left Lu Wuyai's embrace, but the light in her eyes gradually dimmed. Seeing this, Lu Wuyai knew that she cared a lot about her appearance.

"Don't worry, even if you can't recover, I won't give up." As he spoke, Lu Wuyai hugged Jin Xilu's waist, feeling the amazing elasticity of her breasts. He couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her again.

This intimate contact gradually made Jin Xilu forget the sentimentality caused by the pain, and he responded passionately to Lu Wuyai's kiss.

From then on, whenever they had time, the two of them would spend time together without Song Xiaoyou noticing, and Jin Xilu would gradually become addicted to that kind of intimate contact.

That evening at dusk, they arrived at a new hill to spend the night.

Lu Wuyai was patrolling the neighborhood with a drone when he discovered several wild ginseng plants. He also found some other Chinese medicinal herbs outside a pot.

"There seem to be a lot of medicinal herbs in the basin, but I wonder if there's any Tian Dong among them," Lu Wuyai said to the two women.

So, taking advantage of the last moment before darkness fell, the three of them crossed the forest and arrived at the basin.

"It's not Tiandong, it's Gastrodia elata, there are many wild Gastrodia elata." Song Xiaoyou exclaimed, jumped over two people, and began to shovel the soil nearby.

Lu Wuyai took the opportunity to touch Jin Xilu's shiny wrist, which made her wrinkle her nose, but she quickly cheered up again, as if the scar on her face no longer hurt.

As you walk down the basin, you'll find more and more medicinal herbs.

Lu Wuyai helped Jin Xilu up and told her to watch her step so she wouldn't fall again.

Feeling the man's focus and care, Jin Xilu voluntarily hanged herself on Lu Wuyai.

Feeling the captivating and delicate touch of the other's body, Lu Wuyai's heart also burned with desire. Seeing that there was no one behind him and that Song Xiaoyou was still focused on digging for herbs, the two of them were once again pressed together.

As the outside world began to darken, Lu Wuyai gradually became dissatisfied with the status quo, and his palms began to wander to other places.

But Jin Xilu stopped his next move in time, panting, "Wait, let the injury on my face heal, okay?"

The two looked at each other, and finally Lu Wuyai satisfied his hand, letting Jin Xilu experience the feeling of flying in the clouds.

When Song Xiaoyou returned from gathering herbs, Jin Xilu was still slumped in Lu Wuyai's arms, unable to lift a single finger, her head hunched over like an ostrich, not daring to look at anyone.

"What's wrong with her?" Sensing Jin Xilu's unfamiliarity, Song Xiaoyou asked subconsciously.

Forehead

Lu Wuyai casually said, "I twisted my ankle, let's go up first."

By the time they returned to the station, it was completely dark. Lu Wuyai put Jin Xilu in the tent and told her to get some rest.

After a quick dinner, Lu Wuyai discovered that the three of them had run out of rations and would have to return the next day.

That night, Lu kept watch until the next morning, only resting for two hours. After waking up, he continued on his journey.

But the way back is not the same one.

To make the most of their time, they replanned their mountain path, choosing the shortest route. During this time, Lu Wuyai unexpectedly discovered that the rocky peak they had already reached was nearby.

Last time, they obtained some rare Chinese medicinal herbs there. Perhaps this time, they can also find Tian Dong and Huang Bo.

With that in mind, they decided to take this mountain path. As for the time, it only took slightly longer than expected.

They quickly packed their things, and Song Xiaoyou changed Jin Xilu's bandages again. Unexpectedly, she found that tender flesh had grown on the wound, but it looked completely different from the original skin.

But all of this means that the wound is healing.

At seven o'clock, they left the hill and headed towards the stone peak.

Along the way, as their relationship developed rapidly, Jin Xilu gradually let go of her resentment. Occasionally, behind Song Xiaoyou's back, she and Lu Wuyai would be seen being intimate, their expressions filled with the allure of young love. This led Lu Wuyai to inadvertently discover that Jin Xilu was actually a virgin.

And so, we arrived at the outskirts of Rock Peak at just over nine o'clock.

Standing on the outer edge of the stone peak, looking at those strange mountains, they seem like stone pillars supporting the sky.

Lu Wuyai handed the drone to Jin Xilu and Song Xiaoyou, instructing them to fly around the mountain peak in search of herbs attached to it.

As for himself, he searched for medicinal herbs alone on the grasslands below the mountains.

It was already the tail end of midsummer, and the morning temperature was no longer very high. There was even a refreshing coolness in the early morning. Lu Wuyai walked on the grass where the morning dew had not yet dried, and his trousers were soaked through in no time.

However, this ancient land is truly a blessed place.

In just half an hour, Lu Wuyai truly found the sky.

It is a green plant, and its most important component is the rhizome buried in the soil.

Although there is only one type of plant, Lu Wuyai believes that there must be many of its kind in this green forest.

Over the next few hours, Lu Wuyai searched carefully. Even the drone spotted several asparagus plants. They tallied them up one by one. By noon, they had harvested nearly 50 wild asparagus plants in total.

"That's almost done." Lu Wuyai stretched and said, "Once we find one more Phellodendron amurense tree, the plant extract can be processed to the fourth stage in one go."

Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu exchanged a smile. They had gained a lot this time.

Soon, the team began traversing the rugged mountain peaks, taking advantage of the early hour to collect other medicinal herbs to replenish their reserves.

The weather wasn't great, though. Around noon, it got very hot. Less than an hour later, a torrential downpour swept across the deserted island, even more intense than the previous typhoon.

Left with no other option, the three of them took temporary shelter under a rocky peak, relying on the sloping rock face to protect themselves from the heavy rain.

Even so, everyone's clothes were wet, especially the two women's figures, which were completely accentuated by their soaked and tight clothes. The uneven curves made Lu Wuyai's eyes pop out.

This made him secretly marvel that even Song Xiaoyou had acquired the image of an anime character without her knowledge, let alone Jin Xilu, who was even more cartoonish than an animated film.

As a result, the rain continued until night.

At this moment, the temperature difference between day and night was already significant. As dusk fell, the three of them felt a chill. Then, as night fell, the temperature would drop completely.

Lu Wuyai was fine, with vigorous blood and energy, but Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu were different. After being soaked in the rain, their clothes, which had finally dried, were still filled with a chilling temperature, like a bucket of cold water being poured over them.

"Lu Wuyai," Jin Xilu whispered, then moved her body closer to him.

So, Lu Wuyai reached out and hugged Jin Xilu tightly, letting her head rest against his chest, making it easier for him to hold her waist.

This made him feel the other person's presence once again. He couldn't help but touch some places with his palm, deeply feeling the delicacy and the explosive power.

"Please bear with it, someone's coming." Jin Xilu lowered his head, his face filled with shame.

After all, Song Xiaoyou is still around.

But being close to Lu Wuyai made Jin Xilu feel truly warm. In this weather, he was like a constant little fireplace. How wonderful it would be if she could sleep with him all winter long.

Kim Hee-ro blushed, startled by her own thoughts. But when she thought that the other person had already touched her and that she was only one step away from him, that she was already his woman, she suddenly felt relieved.

Lu Wuyai gently touched Jin Xilu, a strange feeling filling the foot of the mountain.

It was a long time before Lu Wuyai noticed that Song Xiaoyou was standing next to him, looking bewildered, clinging to his arm, drooling on the ground.

Seeing this, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but laugh.

Soon, listening to the pattering rain outside, Lu Wuyai, holding Jin Xilu, fell asleep as if buried in a pile of elastic cotton.

The next morning, Lu Wuyai felt the struggle in his arms. He opened his eyes and found that Jin Xilu's face was flushed red and that he had lifted up her upper clothes.

"I can't even sleep well." Jin Xilu slapped his hand, then pouted, signaling Lu Wuyai to be quiet. Song Xiaoyou was still sleeping on the other side.

Lu Wuyai turned his head and saw that his right arm had been used as a pillow, and Song Xiaoyou had slept there all night.

Jin Xilu took the opportunity to get up and straighten her clothes. Thinking about how Lu Wuyai had held her all night, her heart was still pounding, and it took her a long time to calm down.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Song Xiaoyou also woke up. When he saw Lu Wuyai's arm, he realized something, and his face instantly turned red.

After packing their things, the three of them set off again. Perhaps because of what happened last night, the two women seemed somewhat dazed on the road, which made Lu Wuyai a little angry.

By noon, they had finally traversed the entire stone peak. When they looked back at the forest, they realized there were still many places they had not yet explored in this silent land.

Before dusk, they successfully reached the forest where the pickup truck was hiding. After searching, they found that although the pickup truck was intact, there was a musty smell inside, which was likely related to the recent weather in the forest.

Upon entering the carriage, the three checked the food and then ate a simple meal.

That night, they didn't go anywhere else, they just slept in the car.

Perhaps because he had been walking all day, even Lu Wuyai felt tired. After persisting for the first half of the night, Lu Wuyai also felt drowsy.

As a result, that night, the wild beasts roared one after another in the forest, and Lu Wuyai didn't get a good night's sleep.

When I woke up the next day, it was already fully light.

Just after nine o'clock, Lu Wuyai drove his car toward Shishan.

Along the way, Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu kept their eyes fixed on the outside world. They moved slowly, still searching for medicinal herbs along the way.

"There is a plant called Epimedium here."

Wild ginseng.

"Many Dendrobium orchids are growing on the rocks."

Perhaps they took a different route, collecting far more herbs than they expected. There were just too many people.

Besides the plants we had collected earlier, there were also some unidentified herbaceous plants. Many of the same plants were in the sketchbook Gu Yuxin had given them before.

"If this continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to get back to Shiqiu today," Lu Wuyai urged from the side. It turned out that these two women didn't mind camping for a day.

Lu Wuyai had no choice but to continue driving slowly.

Even as dusk fell, after circling around and around, there were still many medicinal herbs in this forest.

After getting off the car, Lu Wuyai set up camp by himself, while the two women continued to use the remaining heat on their bodies to dig up more precious medicinal herbs before dawn.

Soon, it grew darker and darker. Jin Xilu stood up and walked towards Lu Wuyai, saying suspiciously, "Do you think this is the medical field? There are too many types."

Lu Wuyai remained noncommittal. Regardless, he knew that by now, the yellow and white herbs had been found, and the other auxiliary medicinal materials were also readily available. This winter, Gu Yuxin would be able to develop the fourth stage of plant extracts.

That night, the roars of wild beasts continued in the forest. Lu Wuyai couldn't sleep, keeping his eyes glued to the outside of the carriage.

The two women were still asleep in the back seat, seemingly enjoying a good night's sleep. They were stunned by the noise but remained undisturbed.

Lu Wuyai shook his head, quickly got out of the car, took out some traps from the cargo box, tied grenades to the trigger mechanism, and carefully placed them ten meters away from the pickup truck.

This distance was enough for Lu Wuyai and the others to react.

After everything was arranged, Lu Wuyai returned to his pickup truck to rest. It was still a long time before dawn.

That night, the dozen or so traps next to the car were all safe and sound, and the three of them slept very well.

The next morning, Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu woke up almost simultaneously. Through the car window, they saw Lu Wuyai clearing the traps.

Neither woman was in a hurry to get off the bus; they both seemed to be thinking about their own things.

After an unknown amount of time, Jin Xilu suddenly said, "Xiao You, you and Lu Wuyai are classmates."

Song Xiaoyou turned around, blinked, and said, "Yes."

“Tell me what kind of person he used to be,” Kim Seok-rok said, looking very curious.

Looking at the handsome men outside the window, a smile appeared on Song Xiaoyou's face.

"He was the person I hated and envied the most in college."

"Yes." Kim Hee-rok's eyes widened, not expecting such an answer.

Afterwards, Jin Xilu listened quietly to Song Xiaoyou's story, her eyes gradually becoming strange.

"After being together for so long, this is the first time I've heard you say so much." Jin Xilu smiled slightly, and she roughly understood what "harmful" things Lu Wuyai had done to Song Xiaoyou during their university years.

However, good girls always like mischievous boys; it seems to be a pattern.

Song Xiaoyou blushed, realizing she had lost her composure, but she didn't try to hide it, calmly facing the intriguing smile in Jin Xilu's eyes.

Soon, Lu Wuyai, who was outside the car window, noticed that Jin Xilu and Song Xiaoyou had both woken up. So he moved the trap he had prepared into the car and placed the grenades separately.

The three of them ate a simple breakfast and did not rush to set off. Instead, they continued to dig for the herbs they had not collected the day before in the nearby forest.

It was already noon when they got to this busy time.

On the nearby grass, Song Xiaoyou was applying medicine to Jin Xilu. To her surprise, the scars she thought would be difficult to heal had a little more pink flesh on them than yesterday.

She smiled at the worried Jin Xilu and said, "If this continues, it will be fine in a few days."

"real."

"All right."

Hearing this, Jin Xilu breathed a sigh of relief, but soon felt uneasy again. Looking at Lu Wuyai, who was diligently gathering herbs, a hint of shyness flashed across her cheeks.

Previously, she had promised Lu Wuyai that once she recovered from her injuries, she would completely hand her over to him.

Thinking about how moved Lu Wuyai had been along the way, Jin Xilu felt her whole body burning.

At 3 p.m., after collecting various medicinal herbs in the mountains, they realized that they might have to spend another night in the forest.

The vehicle moved slowly through the woods as the three of them searched for a place to spend the night.

They stopped on a beach just as night fell. The tide was out, and the beach was covered with all sorts of crabs and seashells.

The beach looks especially cool in the height of summer.

A blanket was spread out on the grass, and the three of them sat on the ground. The area was safe, and no wildlife had been seen so far.

Song Xiaoyou's big eyes lit up. After looking around, she said, "Nobody's here."

Lu Wuyai nodded, picked up a large pile of stones, and stacked them together to form a circular stone cave to shelter from the wind.

Inside the kiln, Lu Wuyai lit another bonfire. The firelight faced the forest, visible only to the creatures on the beach.

And so, the two women lay side by side on the ground, and probably feeling safe around them, they soon fell asleep.

So Lu Wuyai was still on guard duty that night.

The next morning, after taking a nap, Lu Wuyai continued driving, hoping to reach Shiqiu before dusk.

Along the way, many medicinal herbs appeared, but most of them have already been obtained.

Finally, at two o'clock in the afternoon, they saw the rocky mountain so close at hand. After the bumpy ride and anxiety along the way, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Wuyai drove the car into the cave, hid the small truck in the woods, and immediately returned to the cave with Song Xiaoyou and Jin Xilu.

"Why are you back?" Gu Yuxin asked in surprise. Less than fourteen days had passed, and the three of them were back so quickly.

However, Gu Yuxin suddenly remembered something and excitedly took the bag from Lu Wuyai and the others. He opened it and saw that it was indeed filled with all kinds of feed.

Not only does it contain the calamus that is urgently needed now, but it also contains the two main medicines of the fourth stage.

Gu Yuxin took out asparagus and cork tree bark from her bag, her face full of excitement.

At this moment, Su Xi and the others heard the exclamations and rushed out of the cave. However, upon seeing the gauze on Jin Xilu's face, they all became concerned and asked what had happened.

Upon learning that she had been scratched by a tiger, Gu Yuxin put down the herbs she was holding, removed the gauze, looked at the wound on Jin Xilu's face, and said, "It's nothing. Just wash it with plant extracts, and I guarantee it will return to normal. Even his skin is better than before."

As a result, the women's eyes widened. They hadn't expected that plant extracts could be used to wash their faces.

"Of course," Gu Yuxin confirmed.