Chapter Forty: First Acquaintance

"A complete guide to medicinal herbs?"

Gu Zuozuo opened the thick book in her hand, looked at the introduction, and raised her eyebrows.

"Did you slip this in?"

She had been checking in for over a month, and this was the first time she had checked in something from this world. She remembered that things from this world weren't included in the check-in process, right?

The system nervously checked its fingers. It wasn't good that the host was too smart; it could detect even the smallest actions and couldn't hide anything.

Not hearing a reply from the system, Gu Zuozuo's lips curled up. She knew what this guy was up to again. Since she hadn't agreed to its suggestion of capturing the cubs, it had found another way to make her find medicinal herbs.

"So, you can decide what I sign in for?"

The system almost crashed; the entire system nearly went numb.

Don't talk nonsense. I can't make that decision. At most, I might add a little something of my own, and even that was bought with my own savings!

Hearing the system's stomping sounds, a smile flashed in Gu Zuozuo's eyes. She threw the complete list of medicinal herbs into the system space. She didn't need these things to recognize all the medicinal herbs, since martial arts and medicine are inseparable.

With a quick turn and a light touch of her toes, her slender figure vanished from the spot.

"Let's go find some medicinal herbs for you."

What is Changbai Mountain most famous for?

Of course, it includes precious medicinal herbs such as ginseng, lingzhi, gastrodia elata, schisandra chinensis, and ginseng.

Next, the entire system was so happy it felt like it could fly. Watching the precious medicinal herbs that the host sent into the system space one after another, it almost drooled.

Big Brain Daddy! Its little one has made something of itself! It's going to become the richest person in the entire world!

Gu Zuozuo picked a cluster of Rhodiola rosea from the rock wall and was about to put it into her spatial storage when her expression suddenly turned serious. A vine silently appeared in her palm and flicked it diagonally backward.

"Who's there! Show yourself!"

Xie Jinyu bent down to dodge the sharp wind blowing in his face, his body moving nimbly up and down, while he was shocked by how skilled his fiancée was.

"I meant no harm!"

A clear, magnetic voice came from behind, and the vine was grasped by a long, slender, fair hand, instantly straightening it.

A look of surprise flashed across Gu Zuozuo's usually cold eyes; this person was incredibly strong.

What are you doing hiding there?

Xie Jinyu was panicking inside, but on the surface he still maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

“I live in the cowshed in Malutun. Professor Meng, who lives with me, has a bad cough. I also came to collect Rhodiola rosea.”

As she spoke, Xie Jinyu pointed to the object in her hand, her expression particularly sincere.

In the cowshed?

Gu Zuozuo looked him up and down. He was tall and had long legs, unlike those who had been sent down to the countryside. He looked like a weak scholar, but he was incredibly strong.

"Then why are you hiding there without making a sound?"

Xie Jinyu blinked, her expression innocent.

"My identity is not suitable to be in public, I'm afraid it will cause you trouble."

He couldn't very well say that he'd forgotten why he came because he was so engrossed in looking at her; that would be too embarrassing, and it wouldn't fit his image as a strong and upright man.

Gu Zuozuo said "oh," and from an angle where he couldn't see her, she put away the vines in her hand and turned to leave.

Xie Jinyu was taken aback, not expecting her to leave so decisively without saying a single extra word.

"My name is Xie Jinyu, and I don't know your name yet!"

"Gu Zuozuo, a sent-down youth,"

The slender figure quickly disappeared into the jungle. Xie Jinyu, who had been following, paused, muttering the name Gu Zuozuo to herself, her eyes filled with confusion.

Uncle Gu said his daughter was a frail girl who couldn't lift a finger and coughed easily in the wind.