The donkey cart slowly came to a stop in front of the house. Yun Shenghua and Zhang Shi exchanged pleasantries with their uncles, maternal grandparents, and paternal uncles who were already waiting there, before going inside. Yun Chu followed them in, while Yun Ling was pulled along by Zhang Xiao.
"Lingniang, shall we go into the mountains?"
"Go in, but what's this person doing here?"
"If I'm not here, who will lead you into the mountains?"
"What a joke! Do you think I need you to guide me into the mountains?"
Zhang Xiao didn't understand why the two of them started bickering as soon as they met, so he quickly explained, "Lingniang, we're not going to the mountain you saw today, but Xiangshan, which is a bit far from here. I've heard that there are poisonous plants everywhere there. Lin-ge'er knows medicine and can also recognize poisonous plants, so the family will feel at ease with him accompanying us."
Pei Lin suddenly became arrogant, "If it weren't for Brother Xiao inviting me, I wouldn't have bothered to make this trip."
Yunling ignored his arrogance and said, "Sister is going too." For Yun Chu, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to learn about poisonous plants.
“If your elder sister is going, then my senior brother is going too.”
"Why, aren't the four of us just right?"
"If all three of you are poisoned, how can I treat you all by myself? Should I not save you or not?"
Yunling wanted to say that he didn't need to save her, and that she could even take care of Yun Chu, but before she could speak, Zhang Xiao spoke first, "Lin-ge'er is right, but if he doesn't stay here, then..."
"My senior brother is going back to his mother's house today, which happens to be the place we'll be passing by later."
That was the end of it. When Zhang's mother heard that they were going out, she specially prepared a lot of dry food. Zhang also gave them many instructions. The four of them left home, picked up Shen Changliu in a donkey cart, and set off towards Xiangshan.
The mountain was indeed far away; it took half an hour to reach its foot. However, Yunling could already sense the miasma around her, indicating that it truly was a poisonous mountain.
Pei Lin took out a small porcelain bottle from the bag, poured out five small red pills, and gave one to each person. "These are to prevent miasma."
Yunling swallowed it directly. Pei Lin grinned mischievously, then moved the small pill away from his mouth. "You really dare to eat it? Aren't you afraid of me?"
Yunling didn't bother arguing with him. She simply pushed his hand into his mouth, and the pill went in. She retorted, "You've already taken it, so what am I afraid of?"
Pei Lin was angry at being snubbed, but seeing Yun Ling walking forward fearlessly, he still grabbed her and pulled her to his side, saying, "Don't wander off."
Yunling pouted. She wasn't afraid of poison, but it was better to keep it to herself in the eyes of outsiders.
Led by Pei Lin and Shen Changliu, the group arrived safely at a flat area. The area was filled with miasma, vines, and weeds that climbed over towering trees. Lizards and toads occasionally stopped on moss-covered rocks. Everything here resembled a primeval forest.
Yunling could hardly contain her excitement. The energy within her body was rising steadily, and she thought that she could double the production next time she controlled the output.
Seeing the light in Yunling's eyes, Zhang Xiao knew that the little girl liked it, but when he turned to Yun Chu, he saw her looking around anxiously, so he walked to her side and said, "Chu Niang, stay close to me. If you're scared, we'll stop."
"Thank you, cousin."
Yunling walked up to a purple-blue flower bud and hurriedly called to Yunchu, "Sister, look quickly, this is aconite, it's an excellent Chinese medicinal herb!"
"Don't listen to her nonsense. The aconitine in raw aconite is a poisonous herb that can cause numbness throughout the body and convulsions in the limbs."
Yunling scoffed, "You've never seen it at Ren'an Hall?"
"Of course I've seen it, but it's been processed to suppress the toxicity. Even so, the dosage is very careful and it cannot be taken for a long time."
"So it can be used, right?" Yunling turned her gaze back to Yun Chu. "Everything has two sides. Although this is a poisonous herb, it can also dispel cold and relieve pain. The heartbreak grass over there contains a deadly poison, but at the same time it has the effect of removing and counteracting poison. This is not a mountain of poison, this is a paradise for medical students."
Yun Chu's mood instantly brightened. She had been hesitant and timid, fearing that she might get her life from poisonous plants, but now, after Yun Ling's suggestion, she was eager to see the other poisonous plants, just like when she went up the mountain to collect herbs.
Listening to Yun Ling's eloquent explanation, Zhang Xiao couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Ling Niang, how do you know all this?"
Yunling's heart skipped a beat. Pei Lin knew she knew about herbs, but she forgot Zhang Xiao was also present. She couldn't use the "immortal" excuse on him anymore, especially since there were two other medical students among them. So she had to explain:
“I overheard my grandfather reading medical books when he had nothing to do.”
Zhang Xiao had no doubts. He had heard his father say that all the men in the third branch of the Yun family were literate. Besides, he was happy that his cousin was so smart.
But Pei Lin and Shen Changliu were not so easily fooled. How could someone accurately find medicinal herbs and explain their uses just by listening to a medical book? What about those of us who have painstakingly studied medicine?
What they couldn't understand was, if Yunling was clearly more suitable and talented than Yunchu to study medicine, why was only Yunchu allowed to study it? Could it be that they couldn't afford to support two people? But their families weren't exactly poor, so why was this the case?
Pei Lin was deeply troubled by this matter. He pondered it for as long as Yun Ling taught Yun Chu, until the group arrived at a cave entrance, at which point he finally snapped out of his reverie.
"There might be snakes in here, hibernating in the dead of winter."
"real?"
Yunling was itching to try it out; how cool would it be to raise a giant python?
But for Yun Chu, it was a nightmare. If she had to face the python's skin every day, she would probably fall into a cycle of fainting from fright, waking up, and fainting from fright again.
Yunling had no choice but to stop her own thoughts and walk forward with everyone. However, she kept thinking about raising some animals. After all, it would be difficult to deal with the difficult people in the main house with just Xiaobai guarding the house. If she raised a fiercer one, they could have a mixed doubles fight.
Yunling looked around and a large centipede came into view. This centipede was as big as those from the apocalypse. It was a pity that Yunling's mother raised two fierce chickens that played with Xiaobai all day long. If she took the centipede back, it would probably be pecked to death in less than three days.
Yunling sighed with her head hanging low. A black blob slid away from her feet in a flash. Her supernatural power rang out: This is it!
"Don't chase it, that's a wild cat, not like the docile cat at home. One swipe of its claws will definitely hurt you."
Isn't this perfect?
If Liu could be slapped, she'd probably laugh out loud.
Yunling hurriedly chased after it, and the group had no choice but to follow behind her. Finally, they saw the wild cat slip into the cave.
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