"Hello, is anyone home?" Ye Ying asked softly, her tone revealing a hint of awe and caution.

She knocked on the door while pressing her ear close to it, trying to catch even the slightest sound from inside, but all she got in response was deathly silence.

"Hello... Is anyone home?" Ye Ying asked twice more, her voice slightly louder than before, and she also knocked harder on the door.

However, there was still no response from inside the room, as if there was no one living in the house behind the door.

Faced with this strange situation, Ye Ying frowned and began to ponder.

She wondered, "Did the homeowner go out? Or did something happen inside?"

After a brief moment of thought, she quickly made a decision—she couldn't just wait around; she had to take action.

So Ye Ying turned to look at the obedient and adorable little white fox beside her and said softly, "It seems we need to find a more spacious place to rest first."

On the one hand, we can wait for the homeowner to return; on the other hand, we might discover some new clues.

After saying that, Ye Ying gently patted the little white fox's head, then lowered her head, picked up the little white fox, turned around and left, looking for a place where she could temporarily settle down.

Ye Ying and Little White Fox found a place not too far from here, took out their tents, and began to set them up, preparing to rest, eat, and wait.

***

This is absolutely unbelievable!

That's so weird!

The next morning, sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows. After getting up, Ye Ying and her little white fox Tian Yao washed up, ate some breakfast, and then walked energetically in one direction.

Not long after, they arrived at the same simple yet mysterious wooden house they had seen the day before.

The wooden house is surrounded by lush vegetation, and the air is filled with a rich aroma of herbs.

The fragrance flowed towards them like an invisible torrent.

Ye Ying took a deep breath, savoring the refreshing aroma, and felt exceptionally relaxed.

As they slowly approached the wooden house, the medicinal fragrance grew stronger, seemingly enveloping them entirely. This intense olfactory impact reminded Ye Ying of the days when she was a child, going into the mountains with her grandfather to collect herbs; those fond memories flooded her mind.

However, at that moment, a strange phenomenon occurred.

Despite Ye Ying and Xiao Bai shouting at the top of their lungs and even pounding heavily on the wooden door, there was not a single response from inside the house.

What exactly happened?

This left them very confused.

"Is the homeowner still sound asleep inside?" Ye Ying wondered to herself.

But... on second thought, Xiaobai and I shouted so loudly just now, and the knocking on the door was incessant and continuous. If there really was someone inside, there must have been some reaction!

How could they have been completely unaware?

"Perhaps the homeowner has gone out..." Xiaobai murmured softly, a look of confusion in her eyes, and couldn't help but speculate.

Ye Ying nodded slightly, indicating that she agreed with Xiao Bai's point of view.

Indeed, this wooden house is located in a secluded place, surrounded by a quiet and peaceful environment, and the owner may very well need to travel far to find precious medicinal herbs.