Lu Meiyu patted Xiaoxuan on the head, squatted down, and looked into the little girl’s eyes.
“Mom is very capable. You really don’t need to worry. Remember my black stick? I have other weapons too, but I won’t show them to you.
Although I can’t fight wild beasts, running away is no problem. Besides, I’m not foolish—I’m not going up the mountain, just wandering around the foothills. Mainly, I want to find some mushrooms to sell.”
Tears welled up in Xiaoxuan’s big eyes. “But I’m still so worried.”
“You really don’t need to worry. We have rice and vegetables at home. See, I’m not worried about you either. Remember, this silver is only for emergencies. It’s for you and your sister, okay?”
Lu Meiyu spoke softly, calming Xiaoxuan.
She took a broken brick from the corner of the woodshed wall, hid the silver inside, and replaced the brick.
It was inconspicuous, impossible to notice.
Seeing Xiaoxuan still uneasy, Lu Meiyu quietly took out her Desert Eagle.
“Look, this is for hunting rabbits. Very powerful, right? Mom’s better than those old hunters. Are you reassured now? And I’m not going up the mountain anyway.”
Curious, Xiaoxuan examined the gun, finally feeling truly safe.
Her mother had such powerful weapons—nothing would happen. She would take care of her sister at home, so Mom wouldn’t worry.
Lu Meiyu also left two steamed buns for the girls to snack on if hungry.
Carrying her basket and holding the firewood knife, she headed to the mountain, glancing at the space-time display—it was 12:30 noon.
The sunlight was warm, not hot, and quite comfortable.
Following familiar paths, she arrived at the Wildman Peak. Passing the big maple tree, she wondered about the two men who had asked her for directions—what were they doing in these wild mountains?
Could there be treasure?
She laughed at herself, realizing she was imagining things.
Looking at the space map again, she was startled—the map had upgraded!
A small green dot appeared not far from her location.
Could it be hinting at something valuable?
Lu Meiyu quickly headed in that direction. After a hundred steps, she indeed found something valuable—mushrooms!
She was delighted. With this guidance, there was no need to search blindly.
She collected several fir mushrooms but was slightly disappointed—no red pine mushrooms this time.
Going further, another green dot appeared on the map.
Following the “navigation,” she found unfamiliar plants.
[Host, this is the herb Astragalus (Huangqi), which can be sold for silver.]
Lu Meiyu rejoiced—it was the famous Huangqi.
She cut some from the ground with her firewood knife and carefully dug out the roots, about 60 cm long.
Placing the Huangqi in her basket, she was in high spirits.
[Tongzi, will you collect this Huangqi?]
[I can, but selling it to a pharmacy is more profitable.]
[Why? This is wild Huangqi—you know its value!]
The system hesitated: [Other hosts have sold a lot of Huangqi recently; the market price is average.]
She understood—she wasn’t among the luckiest hosts; others had already made a fortune.
Regardless, she considered herself lucky to have dug up this herb.
Following the map further, another green dot flashed.
Lu Meiyu was prepared, feeling cheerful.
Soon, she spotted a fat rabbit.
The rabbit panicked and ran, but Lu Meiyu was ready.
She took out her Desert Eagle, aimed quickly, and shot—it was hit.
It still tried to run! She chased while shooting again, finally bringing it down.
Picking up the rabbit, seeing it still gasping, she ended its suffering.
Ending its pain was a kind act, she thought.
She placed the rabbit in her basket and then noticed a slightly flat patch of land near a big tree—someone was leaning there.
At first glance, she barely recognized the person. A closer look made her jump in shock.
This was frightening, especially since the person looked weak.
It was the young man who had asked her for directions!
“Hey, what happened to you?”
“Bitten by a snake… poisoned…” he replied weakly.
“Where? Where’s your subordinate?”
He pointed to his lower leg.
Without hesitation, Lu Meiyu rolled up his pant leg—sure enough, there was a deep bite, already blackened.
She checked her space inventory—miraculously, there was hydrogen peroxide.
Whatever she needed, she could conjure.
She quickly “retrieved” it from her basket and cleaned the wound.
She couldn’t cut it open with the firewood knife, so she bought a sharp small knife from the space inventory.
Skillfully, she cut the wound, pressed hard, and squeezed out the black blood.
He didn’t make a sound, and his color improved significantly.
She tore part of his pant leg to make a temporary bandage and tied it tightly above the wound.
[Host, there is a plant nearby, Lobelia (Banbianlian), usable internally to counteract poison.]
Lu Meiyu checked the map and saw the indicated location.
“Stay here, I’ll get some herbs,” she said, walking off without waiting for his reply.
The blood she squeezed earlier had turned red—he was no longer in mortal danger.
After a short distance, she found the purple-flowered plant, Banbianlian.
She picked some, gave him half internally, and crushed the other half to apply externally on the wound.
She also used another pant leg piece to secure it.
He looked at the shortened pant leg, embarrassed but thankful.
“Thank you. I feel much better.”
Lu Meiyu saw his color improving—her treatment was effective.
“Where’s your subordinate? Why are you alone?”
“I separated from him. He should arrive soon.”
Just then, his subordinate appeared. Seeing his master on the ground with a woman beside him, he panicked.
He rushed over and shoved Lu Meiyu several steps aside.
“Hey…”
The snake-bitten man couldn’t stop him, merely looked apologetically.
“You have a problem! I saved your master!” Lu Meiyu snapped angrily.
The young man ignored her, urgently asking: “Sir, are you okay? How do you feel?”