After spending a night in the space, Yunxi woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and completely comfortable. This was a different kind of feeling than usual.
Naturally, she didn’t realize that the space contained spiritual energy. Long-term exposure could make a person feel light and relaxed, almost like flying.
All she knew was that her mind was completely set on finding treasures in the mountains.
After breakfast, she led Nangong An out of the space and pointed toward the highest peak.
“Nangong An, let’s fly to that mountain. I have a feeling there are a lot of treasures there.”
She gestured to the nearby mountain range, showing him which direction to head.
Soon enough, they arrived at the mountain Yunxi had indicated.
Yunxi looked at the enormous trees—some probably requiring five people holding hands just to hug. This primeval forest seemed untouched for a long time.
Even thinking about it made her excited. She was confident that today’s harvest wouldn’t be small.
“Nangong, you go catch some wild animals. I’ll search for mushrooms or medicinal herbs. Don’t worry, I’ll be careful. If there’s danger, I’ll retreat into the space. You just focus on catching as much as possible,” Yunxi told him.
Seeing animal droppings on the ground, Nangong An didn’t leave. In a forest like this, large beasts could easily kill her with one swipe.
Although he knew she could hide in the space, he couldn’t be sure she would be completely safe, so he decided to go with her.
Besides, if they got separated in such a dense forest, it would be difficult to find each other.
In the end, Yunxi had to compromise and agree.
Nangong An led the way, and Yunxi followed closely, constantly scanning for anything valuable.
After almost an incense-stick’s time, they had found nothing, and Yunxi began to feel discouraged.
“Nangong An, we’ve been walking for so long, and we haven’t found anything—not even a wild chicken. How strange!”
“Wild chickens prefer grasslands. They usually don’t live in forests like this,” Nangong An explained.
Yunxi pulled herself together. Slowly, they walked, gradually gathering some herbs, mushrooms, and a few wild chickens. But there were no so-called precious treasures.
Time passed. By mid-morning, Yunxi was exhausted and wanted to stop. She had read novels where transmigrators could pick ginseng and lingzhi from the mountains at will—but here, she hadn’t even seen a single one.
Had she chosen the wrong place?
While she was lost in thought, Nangong An suddenly lifted her into the air.
“Nangong An, where are you taking me?”
The flying man seemed not to hear her and continued onward.
After about fifteen minutes, they stopped in a mountain hollow.
This place was very different from the earlier primeval forest. Here, the trees were mostly pines and maples.
Seeing the maple leaves, Yunxi suddenly thought of black rice—she could pick some to make black rice later.
As she was daydreaming, she heard the flapping of a wild chicken.
Nangong An quickly threw a small stone, and in a short time, the chicken was silent.
Yunxi walked to the spot where the noise came from and found a huge wild chicken stunned in the grass.
It was heavy—probably seven or eight pounds. Just selling one in her supermarket would earn nearly two hundred coins.
She placed the chicken in the space and followed Nangong An further.
Suddenly, a white shape flashed past her.
“Nangong An, what was that white thing just now? So fast!”
“It’s a rabbit. Stay here—I’ll catch it,” Nangong An said and instantly vanished.
Yunxi had wanted him to catch it alive so she could put it in the space, but he disappeared before she could speak.
She was left alone, a little anxious about potential danger.
Looking around, she noticed tall pines and a thick layer of fallen pine needles on the ground.
“Pine needles…haha! I remember pine mushrooms grow under pine needles. This area is even more fertile than the last forest. Why haven’t I seen any?”
She picked up a stick and slowly pushed aside the pine needles as she walked.
Haha, it wasn’t that there were none—they just hadn’t grown yet, hiding under thick pine needles.
She saw squat, brown mushrooms popping up. Wait—they weren’t pine mushrooms (which are gray). These were brown… Matsutake!
She had struck gold. Each mushroom looked perfect.
Squatting carefully, she used her mind to retrieve a small shovel from her supermarket and began digging.
She had to be careful—not to damage them, or they would lose value.
One by one, she dug and placed them carefully into the space. Even the small Matsutake sprouts were collected—maybe she could even plant them in the space later.
After some time, she had harvested a large patch, but Nangong An hadn’t returned yet. She didn’t dare wander, so she sat quietly, holding her face in her hands, eyes fixed on the distance.
Suddenly, a cluster of red berries caught her eye.
She thought of the herbal guide she had seen before, which mentioned ginseng.
Could this be ginseng?
She rubbed her eyes and looked again. Beneath the cluster of red berries were five leaves—if she remembered correctly, this was ginseng.
Carefully, she approached, remembering that ginseng could “run” and needed to be tied with a red cord before digging.
She searched her supermarket with her mind for a red cord while moving closer.
Just as she was about to tie it, Nangong An called her.
When she looked back, the ginseng was gone.
It had disappeared.
Furious, Yunxi jumped onto Nangong An and gave him a hard beating.
“What did you call me for? You scared the ginseng away! You owe me! Hmph! I’m not talking to you anymore.”
Nangong An scratched the back of his head innocently. If he had known she was trying to tie the ginseng, he wouldn’t have disturbed her.
Seeing her angry face and her straddling him, he couldn’t help but think she was especially cute.