That day, Lin Qingtang went out early again, saying that the prey in the surrounding mountains and forests had been almost hunted out. The emperor followed Bai Jieyu's suggestion and wanted to go hunting with them deeper into the mountains. She had to prepare early, because this time she must win the first prize.

Ye Jinyun didn't expose her. She had been saying this for a few days, but every day she came back dejected, either bringing back two rabbits or a fox, and she had never seen any larger prey. But the next day she went out again, full of energy.

Ye Jinyun knew that she was enjoying the feeling of galloping through the mountains and fields, and she didn't really want to win the championship, so she encouraged her every day so that she could go out with full confidence.

Ye Jinyun stayed quietly in the room. After Yu Wan'er came out to say hello to her and left, she took Qing'er and the things and went through the dog hole up the mountain and went deep into the forest as usual.

Because the remaining two herbs were relatively rare, the master and servant climbed over several hills and searched in the forest for a long time before they finally found the herb they were looking for.

After digging it up, Ye Jinyun looked at the sun and saw that it was already noon. He asked Qing'er to take out the dry food and water prepared in advance and decided to have lunch on the spot.

Because they had to go deeper into the mountains today, running back and forth would take too much time, and they wouldn't be able to go far. So they prepared some food and planned to stay in the mountains for a while, and then go down the mountain after they had collected all the herbs.

Ye Jinyun and Qing'er each took off the veil and hat on their faces, sat on the rocks in the clearing in the forest to rest for a while, and then took out some dry food and started eating.

Since they want to be absolutely sure, of course neither the master nor the servant can reveal their identities. So after thinking about this problem, Ye Jinyun also asked Qing'er to disguise herself.

After the two of them finished eating the food and drinking the water they brought, they rested for a while and then got up to continue looking for the herbs they wanted.

After searching around for a while, they found nothing except the one they had just dug up. They decided to continue walking into the mountains. Since they had already found one, it meant that they should be able to gain something by going deeper.

Sure enough, after walking for a distance, the two of them found several more herbs like the ones they had just found. They dug them all out and put them in the bag. Ye Jinyun happily patted the dirt off his hands.

"Great, we're only missing one thing. Let's take a break and look inside again."

After saying that, the master and servant rested for a while, drank some water, and then continued to look for the last herb.

This last herb was really hard to find. The two searched for a long time in the forest, climbed several slopes and crawled through several bushes before they found a few plants.

After counting the herbs in the bag, Ye Jinyun estimated that it should be enough to prepare the medicinal powder. He looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he took Qing'er and prepared to go back down the mountain.

Just turning around and looking at the surrounding environment, the two were stunned.

They were so busy looking for herbs along the way that they didn't notice how they got into the forest. Now, looking at the similar-looking trees around them, they didn't know which direction to go.

The master and servant looked at each other and saw confusion on each other's faces.

Squatting down and scratching his head, Ye Jinyun decided to take a gamble and followed his intuition to choose a direction.

But she forgot that her luck had always been bad...

The two of them wandered around in the mountains for a long time but still couldn't find the way they came. The sky was gradually getting dark, and the environment in the mountains and forests began to become weird because of the darkness, as if some monster would jump out of the forest at any time.

Suddenly, there was a cry of some unknown animal in the woods.

“Gugugugu…”

Qing'er was so scared that she quickly grabbed her arm. Ye Jinyun was also a little scared when she heard it, but she still calmed herself down and groped in the dark. She patted Qing'er's back gently and asked her to follow her and not get lost.

The two of them were walking around in this huge forest. Suddenly, Ye Jinyun's ears moved and he heard the sound of swords in the distance. At this time, the system also sounded an alarm:

[Beep, beep, warning, there is a strong murderous aura nearby, please pay attention, host]

Hearing the mechanical voice in his head say this, Ye Jinyun panicked and hurriedly thought about what to do.

It seemed impossible to run away. The sound of swords and knives was getting closer and closer. She might even be hurt by mistake if she ran. Since she couldn't run away, she had no choice but to hide first.

So she quickly looked around to see if there was any place to hide. She didn't want to stay here. Fortunately, her senses were different from ordinary people. She could see things clearly even in this dim sky. Soon she found a hidden cave not far away.

He hurriedly took Qing'er into the cave and gathered a lot of weeds growing nearby to cover the entrance.

Ye Jinyun covered Qing'er's mouth when she wanted to ask something and made a hushing gesture to her, telling her not to make any sound.

The sounds of swords and knives became clearer and clearer, mixed with many shouts of killing. Just by listening to the sounds, one could tell how dangerous it was outside. Ye Jinyun covered Qing'er's mouth tightly, and the alarm in his head kept reminding him of the danger around him.

Ye Jinyun was nervous and listened attentively to any movement outside.

Finally, after a long time, the noise outside gradually stopped, and the entire forest fell into deathly silence again.

Ye Jinyun concentrated for a while and found that there was indeed no sound. After confirming with the system that the murderous aura nearby had dissipated, she asked Qing'er to stay in the cave first, and she would go out to see if it was safe before leaving.

Ye Jinyun carefully crawled out of the cave, covered the entrance with weeds again, and then walked out in a crouched position.

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