"Little girl, what are you doing here again!"

A deep, magnetic voice sounded from behind, and Jiang Xile cursed inwardly: How did I get caught by him again!

With an awkward smile on her face, Jiang Xile turned around.

"Hehe, what a coincidence!"

Looking at the expression on the little girl's face, Zhang Zhenghao found it somewhat amusing.

"Yes, what a coincidence! But I remember telling you not to come to these deep mountains, what's going on today..."

"No, no, I didn't mean to. I came here with two older sisters from the educated youth settlement."

I didn't just get separated from you all at once, so I ended up here without really knowing where I was. As soon as I saw you, I knew I must have gone the wrong way.

Look at how confused I am! Haha, I'll change direction now! Zhang the Hunter, you go ahead with your work, I'm off!

"Why...."

After saying that, Jiang Xile turned around and ran away, afraid that if she was any later she would be caught and lectured again.

Watching the little girl flee in a panic, Zhang Zhenghao shook his head. She really was a little girl, very lively.

Luckily, I had done my investigation, otherwise, judging from the way this girl was running away in a guilty conscience, I might have had to catch her and question her!

Seeing from afar that the little girl had indeed left in the direction of going down the mountain, Zhang Zhenghao changed direction and returned to his own place.

After this investigation, he has now narrowed down the area to a relatively precise level. After the next investigation, he will be able to obtain further information.

Jiang Xile was slightly disappointed that she hadn't had a chance to enter the inner area. She was looking forward to a chance to show off her skills, but the hunter had ruined it again.

Frustrated, he kicked a small stone at his feet, and with a whoosh, the stone flew away.

"Coo...coo coo..."

A small stone flew into a clump of trees and hit a pheasant inside, startling it into a fluttering motion.

"I didn't expect such an unexpected bonus!"

Since he couldn't get into the inner area, he decided to catch a pheasant to make up for his disappointment. Jiang Xile took out his usual slingshot from his pocket and shot out a marble with a whoosh.

The pheasant fell to the ground instantly. Jiang Xile ran towards the pheasant's location, but unexpectedly, something even more surprising awaited her.

Clusters of bright red berries instantly caught Jiang Xile's eye.

"This is truly a case of finding a new path after a dead end! Could this be the legendary 'club'?"

Taking out a red thread from her spatial storage, Jiang Xile tied the ginseng up according to her memory.

This was her first time digging for ginseng. Before she could start, Jiang Xile took out a thick medical book from her spatial storage, which contained information about various medicinal herbs.

Ginseng was naturally among them. After carefully reviewing the precautions for digging ginseng, Jiang Xile began to dig.

As for tools, Jiang Xile had plenty in her space. Before anyone else noticed, Jiang Xile quickly began to take action.

After working for more than an hour, Jiang Xile finally dug out the ginseng intact. This was a genuine wild ginseng!

Jiang Xile is not short of money, so she naturally wouldn't sell the ginseng. She took out a piece of red cloth from her spatial storage, wrapped the ginseng in it, and then put it back into her spatial storage.

After tidying up the scene a bit, Jiang Xile picked up the pheasant and left.

Although there was only one pheasant, Jiang Xile did not plan to stay on the mountain any longer. The space had a preservation function, so the ginseng would be exactly the same as when it was taken out, no matter how it was put in.

Good traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are not common these days, so if she wants to process ginseng, she has to rely on herself. However, Jiang Xile doesn't really know much about this, so she has to study it slowly.

Fortunately, the ginseng was stored in her spatial dimension, giving her ample time to conduct her research.

When Jiang Xile reached the foot of the mountain, Ren Qi and Su Jinxiu had not yet returned. Although there were many people on the mountain, there were also many mountain products, and the two of them had a fairly good harvest.

From afar, the two spotted Jiang Xile coming down from the mountain. Ren Qi was the first to wave and shout:

"Joy, joy, we are here!"

Jiang Xile looked in the direction of the sound and immediately spotted the two people. However, before she could get close, she saw a large snake poised to strike on a tree behind Su Jinxiu, glaring at the two of them menacingly.

"Jinxiu, Renqi, you two, don't move!"

Jiang Xile suddenly pulled out his slingshot and immediately fired it. In the blink of an eye, the steel ball was shot out at high speed.

"ah..."

Upon hearing Jiang Xile's words, the two instinctively placed their trust in her, but the whooshing sound that brushed past their ears startled them so much that they screamed.

At this moment, Jiang Xile also came to the two of them. With a gentle pull of her hands, she switched their positions. Then, with a light touch of her toes, she immediately lifted up the large snake.

"It's alright now, open your eyes!"

"Oh my god!"

"Ah...Joy, thank goodness you arrived just in time!"

Ren Qi and Su Jinxiu felt a chill of fear. If Jiang Xile hadn't acted quickly, they might have been bitten by the snake by now.

Holding the snake, Jiang Xile examined it, then smiled reassuringly and said:

"Don't worry, this snake isn't poisonous. Even if I hadn't arrived in time, you two would have only suffered minor injuries!"

"You brat!"

"Haha, Sister Jinxiu, do you know how to make snake soup? This snake is so big, plus this pheasant, it's probably enough for a meal!"

"Joy, do you want to eat it?"

Ren Qi looked at the snake in Jiang Xile's hand with a look of horror. Even though it wasn't poisonous, she was still a little scared.

"Of course, haven't you ever eaten snake meat before?"

Ren Qi shook her head.

"I dare not! I'm scared!"

"What are you afraid of? Once you've eaten it, you won't be afraid at all!"

Su Jinxiu laughed as well.

"Yes, there's a saying that goes, 'The only way to overcome fear is to face it.' If you're afraid, just eat it up, and you'll never be afraid again!"

Is it still possible to do this?

Ren Qi asked with some suspicion, feeling that the two of them were trying to fool her.

"Sister Jinxiu is right. Once you eat it, you won't be afraid anymore!"

Jiang Xile chimed in, finding Ren Qi's bewildered expression even more amusing.

"Shall I give it a try? But..."

Ren Qi, still debating whether or not to eat snake meat, was completely oblivious to the flirtatious glances exchanged between Jiang Xile and Su Jinxiu.

Unable to hold back any longer, Su Jinxiu burst out laughing, interrupting Ren Qi's dilemma.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's head back first. As for whether to eat or not, you can think about it after it's cooked!"

"ah?"

A bewildered Ren Qi was pulled back to the educated youth settlement by Jiang Xile and Su Jinxiu. It wasn't until the snake meat was prepared and placed in front of her that she slowly came to her senses.