Chapter 39: Being Tricked
"Everything I said is true! That child is not hers!" Shen Xitang cried out loudly, still making her last struggle.
"Commander Lin will protect her because she seduced Commander Lin for food. Those two children have nothing to do with Shen Jinan. Why would Commander Lin embarrass you for two evil children?"
"Brother, don't be fooled by her sweet words!" Liuzi looked at her angrily.
He was deceived by this woman and thought that he could live a worry-free life by robbing Shen Jinan's food, but ended up in this situation.
"It's all true! Otherwise, how could Commander Lin bring her three meals a day?"
Her eyes were red and she cried out these words.
"Not her child?"
After hearing this, Liu Datou thought this method was feasible. Looking at her crying with snot and tears all over her face, he frowned with some disgust.
Even when Shen Jinan was afraid, he never showed such an expression.
"I'll trust you once more. If you dare to lie to me, I'll make you disappear from this team forever."
Shen Xitang hurriedly shook her head: "I dare not! I dare not!"
After her repeated assurances, Liu Datou reluctantly believed her and left with his brothers.
Shen Xitang rubbed his wrist, which was pinched by them, with lingering fear, his eyes full of resentment.
There are gusts of cool breeze in the dense forest, and with the shade of trees, you don’t feel the heat even at noon.
Shen Jinan, who was surrounded by a group of people, directed the officials to collect herbs on the roadside and reminded them again: "Everyone must pay attention and make sure not to drop the sachets hanging around your waist."
It was dangerous for a group of people to go deep into the dense forest, so she hurriedly prepared some medicine overnight.
Although the efficacy of the medicine is greatly reduced, it can still be used for a while.
Once the medicine lead is found, it can be replaced.
Along the way, Shen Jinan directed them to collect all the herbs they encountered on the road.
Listening to the prompt sound of experience increase in the space, Shen Jinan's eyebrows were filled with smiles.
“Miss Shen, we have searched for so many herbs, but we still haven’t found the medicine lead?”
The officer who spoke looked at the herbs in his hand and couldn't tell them apart no matter how hard he looked.
"This herb is extremely precious and can be found but not sought after."
Shen Jinan sighed. How could she not want to find it as soon as possible?
As she spoke, her eyes caught a glimpse of purple.
She looked over there and saw the tops of the purple flowers were shining with light. She hurried over, taking two steps at a time.
I saw that the edges of the leaves below the small flowers were serrated and the stems were also hairy.
Shen Jinan was overjoyed, his voice extremely excited: “Found it!”
"Found it?" The officers all widened their eyes. They were just complaining that the surprise came too suddenly.
The official who had just spoken had not yet put the herbs in his hand into his backpack.
Shen Jinan handed the herb over, and when the two herbs were compared together, the difference immediately became apparent.
"It's really different!" He sighed. The herbs used as medicine are smaller and have some subtle differences that cannot be found without careful observation.
"Just follow this to find it. Thank you for your hard work!" She looked focused and her eyes were sharp as she explained the differences between the herbs in detail.
The group waved their hands, looking embarrassed: "It's not hard, it's not hard."
Everyone was busy, and Shen Jinan was not idle either.
In just one day, the experience points increased by two thousand.
Looking at the rising experience bar, she couldn't help but sigh, there really is strength in numbers!
"Ding, the host has collected a herb, experience points +1... +1..."
"Ding, it's detected that the host has collected fifty rare herbs. Experience points +500, current experience points 3150."
"Ding, the storage space has been upgraded to level 4, the space has doubled, and the mall's primary product: the blind box of elixirs has been unlocked."
Listening to the long-lost system prompt sound, Shen Jinan's heart moved and he was full of curiosity about it.
"System, what is a blind pill box?"
The system brought up the mall panel and displayed it in front of Shen Jinan.
In front of a pile of locked goods, there was only one option standing there quietly emitting a faint light.
Shen Jinan touched his finger lightly, and an explanation popped up: The blind box contains various precious elixirs, which are produced by the system and must be high-quality. Whether it is the Universal Detoxification Pill, the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill, or the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill, etc., they all have it.
"Universal Detoxification Pill!" Shen Jinan was shocked and looked at the option in disbelief. "System, can I redeem it with just 100 experience points?"
Choosing one out of three, the probability is pretty good, and the probability of drawing the universal detoxification pill is very high.
"Yes, host." The cold mechanical voice had no idea how much shock his words had caused to Shen Jinan.
"Buy!" Shen Jinan gritted his teeth and clicked the button to confirm the purchase.
There was a flash of white light, and 100 experience points were deducted from the panel.
At the same time, the cold mechanical voice sounded again in his ears: "Congratulations to the host, buy the blind box of elixirs and get a large bag of itching powder."
Silence...
Shen Jinan shouted in his mind: "Isn't it the universal detoxification pill? What the hell is itching powder! It doesn't say anything on it!"
She can make this kind of thing herself, so why waste her hard-earned experience points!
"Host, please read the instructions carefully."
When Shen Jinan looked carefully, he saw a line of very small words below the description.
“Blind boxes are good, but don’t be greedy.”
Shen Jinan’s heart was bleeding.
The experience points from two precious herbs! Just gone like that!
She tremblingly clicked on the grid where the itching powder was, only to see a sack lying there quietly. Shen Jinan clicked on it, and the description popped up: Great value itching powder, a full 100 kilograms!
One hundred kilograms of itching powder...speechless, truly speechless!
"Who wants a hundred pounds of itching powder?"
Shen Jinan gritted his teeth and negotiated with the system, wanting to exchange the 100 kilograms of itching powder for an antidote pill.
"It was the host who confirmed the purchase. All actions have nothing to do with the system."
She now wanted to drag this system out and give it a good beating. After some negotiation, the system finally agreed to set a precedent for her.
"Given the host's good performance, we are now taking back 99% of the itching powder and exchanging it for 1% of the detoxification pills."
"Transaction successful, please check it."
His eyes fell on the seemingly empty grid with the words "Detoxification Pills" written on it. Shen Jinan was helpless and could only comfort himself that even if it was only a little bit, he would still make a profit.
When I get home today, I will put this unidentified object into Gu Yanqing’s bowl!
The herbalist officials were busy all day and still hadn't returned by dinner time.
Gu Yanqing was a little absent-minded while having dinner with the two children, and looked towards the northwest from time to time.
The two little kids were also a little unhappy, pouting and refusing to eat properly: "Daddy, where's Mommy? When will she be back?"
"Sui Sui, be good. Mom has gone to be a hero. Eat well. Mom will definitely praise you when she comes back." He concealed the worry between his brows and coaxed the two children gently.
When Suisui and Huanhuan heard their mother praising them, they picked up their bowls and started eating properly.
"Are they those two kids?" Liuzi looked at the three people with a sly look in his eyes and clenched the things in his hands.
Liu Datou looked at the sickly man and nodded firmly: "Go ahead, and be quick."
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