Chapter 817 The Truth - Deep into the Heartland

Gu Shuyan was taken aback by his question and almost gave herself away.

If the man hadn't been lost in his own thoughts, Gu Shuyan might not have escaped this calamity.

"That medicine is actually Blood Ganoderma."

Gu Shuyan lowered her head and slowly uttered the three-word name of the medicine. Sure enough, when the middle-aged man heard "Blood Spirit Mushroom," he showed an expression of understanding.

As its name suggests, the Blood Lingzhi is no ordinary lingzhi. Although the capital city is prosperous and possesses many of the most precious things in the world, the Blood Lingzhi is said to be able to revive the dead and heal the wounded, and there are only two such plants in the entire world.

And one of these plants was...

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man turned to look at Gu Shuyan. Seeing her ashen expression, he couldn't help but comfort her, "Although the Blood Spirit Mushroom is extremely rare, since I promised you, I will do my best to help you."

The middle-aged man would never have given a second glance to a stranger he had just met, but now the stranger had broken his long-standing record and said he would do his best to help him.

A look of surprise flashed in Gu Shuyan's eyes. Seeing her wide-open mouth, the man couldn't help but laugh and say, "What? Don't you believe me? Or don't you believe I'll do my best to help you?"

Gu Shuyan shook her head. "Why are you helping me like this?"

This person clearly gave off a "keep away" vibe, yet he showed a warm heart when helping her with this matter.

"Actually, I don't know either, maybe it's fate!"

It sounded like the words of a kind and approachable elder, but it was extremely incongruous for them to come out of the mouth of a middle-aged man.

Gu Shuyan didn't say anything more. After glancing at the man's back, she adopted a haughty demeanor and said, "You still haven't told me your name!"

Gu Shuyan felt that since she was going to be following this man from now on, she should at least know his name!

"Mu Fan, you can also call me Uncle Mu."

Mu Fan didn't mind people calling him that. To him, a name was just a label, and it didn't really matter whether he had one or not.

Gu Shuyan said "Oh," and looked around at the surroundings. "How much longer do we have to walk to get to your house?"

"Soon," Mu Fan replied, leading the group to continue walking uphill.

Gu Shuyan complained for a moment, and while being supported by the Silent Pearl, she quickly looked around.

Throughout the journey, Mu Fan acted very friendly. This was partly because he wanted to talk to Gu Shuyan, but more importantly, he was leading the group of master and servants in circles.

Gu Shuyan had an excellent memory. Although Mu Fan had deliberately kept a distance, she could still clearly see that the trees around her were the same ones she had walked through before.

Finally, after crossing the mountain ravines they had crossed countless times, Mu Fan led the group to a cave.

There are many caves of similar era in this area; if you weren't already familiar with them, you might mistake one for another.

Gu Shuyan mentally retraced the entire route before following Mu Fan into the cave. As they went deeper, a patch of light appeared in the pitch-black cave.

"here it is?"

Gu Shuyan couldn't help but be surprised; this place didn't look like a dwelling at all, but rather like a tomb.

Suddenly, Gu Shuyan stopped in her tracks, unwilling to go any further. Noticing something amiss behind her, Mu Fan turned around.

"Don't worry, this is not our destination."

Although Mu Fan said that, Gu Shuyan's eyes still held a hint of wariness.

Mu Fan didn't say anything, but turned around and walked to the end of the cave. He then moved a few times on the wall, and the wall opened.

Light streamed in through the door, and everyone instinctively shielded their eyes. Then, what they saw next was another mountain.

"Let's go, we'll be there in a bit."

Mu Fan spoke first and walked out. The others stood by the door, looked at each other, and finally stepped out of the cave.

Unlike the other side, below the cave was a village of moderate size, but the signs of life did not suggest that it had always been inhabited.

As for how Gu Shuyan figured it out, it was naturally because there wasn't even a single piece of land for planting on the surrounding mountains.

Mu Fan led the people to the outskirts of the village, but instead of taking them directly into the village, he asked the three of them to wait while he went to find them some clothes.

"this?"

Looking at the filthy, beggar-like clothes, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but frown. "You want us to dress up as beggars?"

Dissatisfied, Gu Shuyan threw her clothes aside, grabbed Wuyin and Yufei, and was about to leave when Mu Fan's cold voice came from behind her.

"If you go out now, you will only get lost and freeze to death on Yufeng Mountain."

Mu Fan did not lie to Gu Shuyan. Yufeng Mountain has a complex terrain and is famous for its poisonous insects and herbs. If you don't have some skills, you won't be able to get out.

Gu Shuyan remained silent with her back to Mu Fan for a long time, then walked back with a cold face and grabbed one of the beggar's clothes.

"Turn around so I can change my clothes."

Gu Shuyan's spoiled demeanor brought a smile to Mu Fan's face.

Wuyin and Zhenzhu quickly stepped forward and helped Gu Shuyan change her clothes; they also took a set for themselves and put them on.

"Undo your hair and smear this ash on your faces."

Although they were dressed as beggars, they were still women, and their hairstyles and jewelry could not conceal their identities.

Gu Shuyan looked at the dark blob with resentment, grabbed it, and smeared it on her face.

Seeing this, Mu Fan almost burst out laughing. The others followed suit, and after the three women were completely dressed as beggars, Yang Kun waved his hand helplessly.

Where are my clothes?

"You are a man, you don't need to disguise yourself."

Looking at Yang Kun, who was completely different from the other three, Gu Shuyan kept her eyes fixed on Mu Fan.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm doing this for your own good. The village is full of men. Do you want to be targeted like you were in town?"

Undeniably, Mu Fan's words made sense.

The clothes Gu Shuyan wore as a child were actually worse than this beggar's outfit. However, in order to make the performance more realistic, she had to show resentment in front of Mu Fan.

The group was successfully led into the village. After finding a small courtyard for them to stay temporarily, Mu Fan told them about the forbidden areas in the village.

"Such a small village has forbidden areas?"

After hearing Mu Fan's words, Wu Yin felt that her worldview had been completely overturned.

It's such a tiny place, yet they keep saying I can't go here or there. What's the difference between that and being imprisoned here?

Mu Fan glanced at her, the warning in his eyes was very clear, "Since you've come here to find medicine, you'd better listen to me obediently, otherwise, let alone medicine, you won't even be able to get out of this mountain."

After Mu Fan finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, then got up and walked out.

Watching his departing figure, Gu Shuyan's eyes flickered for a moment, and then she slammed her fist on the table and started cursing.