Chapter 50 Discovery of Iron Ore
After Rong Xing sent Gu Feixue out of Taoyuan, he came back and saw Rong Qi writing something on a piece of paper.
"Master, who do you think Gu Feixue is looking for this century-old ginseng for?"
Rong Qi said calmly, "This person must be connected to everyone in Liangcheng, otherwise Miss Gu wouldn't have risked going to Ruyi Mountain alone to look for medicine."
Liangcheng has been in turmoil recently, perhaps because of those bigwigs.
"How is it possible? How could a little girl like her go to Ruyi Mountain to look for ginseng?"
Rong Xing didn't believe it at all, but his master never lied, so could this be true?
Although Gu Feixue was very arrogant, she felt hesitant when she thought about what might happen to her while searching for medicine in the mountains.
While Rong Xing was still hesitating whether to secretly send a letter to the Gu family, Rong Qi handed the written letter to Rong Xing:
"Send it to the Wind Chaser Guard at the prefect's villa. Don't reveal anything else."
Zhuifeng? Isn't that the Crown Prince's personal bodyguard?
"Yuchi Shuo has already arrived in Liangcheng?"
Rong Xing's face was filled with shock. When did this happen?
Rong Qi, however, had a trace of worry on his face: "I'm afraid not only has it arrived, but it's also very dangerous."
Rong Xing was horrified. Could it be that the reason Gu Feixue was looking for ginseng was to save Yuchi Shuo?
The mountains are covered with shade from the trees.
As soon as she stepped into the foot of Ruyi Mountain, Gu Feixue felt a sense of oppression that she could not ignore.
"I've heard that even bandits don't dare occupy Ruyi Mountain. It seems the reputation is well-deserved."
There was no way a hundred-year-old ginseng could grow at the foot of a mountain. Gu Feixue took the ginseng portrait and walked up the mountain.
Since Ruyi Mountain was deserted year-round, even hunters from the towns and villages made their living hunting at the foot of the mountain. Gu Feixue had no choice but to find a place without too many weeds and branches to walk.
She had to remember the way as she walked. The mountains were like a desert and it would be easy to get lost if she didn't remember. Even if she found ginseng, she wouldn't be able to go back.
“There are so many good things on this mountain.”
Gu Feixue couldn't help but marvel at it. Along the way, she saw countless wild delicacies, some of which were modern precious mushrooms, and some herbs that were relatively rare on the market.
Although she had not seen ginseng yet, Gu Feixue already had an idea in her mind. It seemed that the terrain and environment of Ruyi Mountain were indeed good, otherwise it would not produce so many good things.
However, an hour passed and Gu Feixue still could not find any trace of the century-old ginseng. Even though she found many plants with similar characteristics, they were eventually ruled out.
During this period, she also found two wild ginseng plants, but one was less than ten years old and the other was only about twenty years old.
Although it can be sold to a pharmacy for a few taels of silver, it cannot be used to prolong life.
So I just picked the one that was twenty years old and called it a day.
After walking for another half an hour, Gu Feixue finally reached the halfway point of the mountain, but suddenly saw a green plant growing out of a patch of dead branches and leaves on the southeast slope in front of her.
Looking at the many hazelnuts scattered on the ground around her, Gu Feixue instantly had an idea in her mind.
The hazel tree happens to be the companion tree of wild ginseng. After comparing the soil environment suitable for the growth of wild ginseng, the location is right.
Gu Feixue walked forward nervously to confirm a lot of information, but was finally shocked when she saw the lush leaves of wild ginseng buried under the dead branches.
"This is... a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng!"
Gu Feixue was more surprised than ever before, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The sooner they found him, the more chances Yuchi Shuo would have of survival.
However, what Gu Feixue did not expect was that at the same moment she found the wild ginseng, Yuchi Shuo, who was originally unconscious, woke up.
"Your Highness, please wake up soon. I have received news that Gu Feixue went to Ruyi Mountain to look for medicine to save you. What should we do? Even I dare not venture deep into Ruyi Mountain. How can a little girl like her come back alive?"
When Zhuifeng received the secret letter from the beggar, he didn't believe it at first.
But half an hour later, the Gu family searched the entire prefect's villa but could not find any trace of Gu Feixue. Zhuifeng was then surprised to think of what was said in the letter.
In the entire prefectural villa, he is the only one who can protect the safety of the unconscious prince at this moment. If he goes to Ruyi Mountain to find Gu Feixue now, he will be disregarding the prince.
But if His Highness wakes up and finds that Gu Feixue is in trouble on the mountain, will he blame him for not going to rescue her?
Zhuifeng complained in front of the bed, not knowing what to do.
Who knew that the next second, a weak cough could be heard from the bed: "Cough, cough, cough."
At that moment, Zhuifeng was overjoyed and he quickly helped Yuchi Shuo up.
"Your Highness, you've been unconscious for five days! You're finally awake!" Then, as if remembering something, he said with a gloomy face, "If I had known you would wake up today, why would Gu Feixue have gone to Ruyi Mountain to look for medicine for you?"
Yuchi Shuo, who looked pale and weak, wanted to get off the ground when he heard that Gu Feixue had gone to Ruyi Mountain, but was stopped by Zhuifeng.
"Your Highness, please take care of yourself!"
"When...did she...leave?" Yuchi Shuo said weakly.
I could feel a constant sense of emptiness and weakness coming from my body, which I thought was caused by the exhaustion from being in a coma for several days.
But how could he watch Gu Feixue take risks for him?
"She's been gone for nearly two hours!"
"Zhuifeng, go find her now, quickly!"
Zhuifeng hesitated: "But Your Highness, you..."
"You don't have to worry about me. Since I can survive this, I'll be fine."
Here, Zhuifeng called Gu Tingchuan to take care of the prince for him, and he rushed to Ruyi Mountain.
On the other side, Gu Feixue successfully found the hundred-year-old ginseng and was planning to return.
But I didn't expect the weather to be so bad.
On her way back, it suddenly started to rain, washing away most of the footprints she had left.
She could only return by relying on the route she remembered.
However, it was windy and rainy, and the trees on the mountain looked almost the same, so Gu Feixue soon lost her way on the mountain.
This won't work. If we don't get down the mountain before dark, or find a safe cave, we'll be in great danger at night.
Who knows what kind of wild beasts are waiting to eat her in these deep mountains and forests?
Gu Feixue wrapped the two ginsengs she picked in clothes and put them in her arms. She walked in the rain on the mountain to find the direction.
Half an hour later, Gu Feixue returned to the original place and saw through the woods that the sky was gradually darkening.
At this time, Gu Feixue had very little strength left. She thought for a while, then took out the twenty-year-old ginseng and took a bite of its beard. Feeling a warm current flowing through her limbs, she continued on her way.
At this time, the mountain was even more bumpy, but when Gu Feixue caught a glimpse of the fleeting light on the ground, her eyes were shocked.
What did she see?
As if to confirm, Gu Feixue looked carefully underground and actually saw a dark red ore!
It's iron ore! There's actually iron ore on this mountain! And the ore content is so huge!
Gu Feixue didn't even bother to go back. She dug in the ground twice. Under the rain, she soon found dark red iron ore.
It's actually hematite. Once mined...
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