“Xuegao, you really understand me. The men in this era are so full of themselves. They treat women like nothing more than baby-making tools and have no idea what respect even means. Especially some mothers-in-law—when their daughter-in-law gives birth to a girl, they curse her day and night, calling her a ‘money-loser’ or a ‘jinx.’ As if they themselves weren’t born by so-called ‘money-losing’ women. As if they themselves aren’t ‘money-losers’ too.”
Xuegao nodded vigorously.“Exactly! So sister, you just quietly make a fortune. When the time comes, find ten or eight handsome men to serve you—some to massage your shoulders, some to pound your legs. How satisfying would that be? Just thinking about it makes me excited!”
“Of course,” Xuegao added seriously, “if you really meet a good man, you can consider it.”
“We can’t condemn everyone with one stick. There are scumbags everywhere, but not all men are bad.”
“Right? You’re basically a scumbag detector—one glance and you can tell whether a man’s trash or not.”
“Xuegao, I’ll take that as a compliment. Stay alert—we’ve reached the deep mountains.”
“Got it, sister.”
After walking for about half an hour, they suddenly heard movement.
Lu Wanqing stopped. Heavy thudding sounds echoed through the forest.
Moments later, a massive tiger and two wolves appeared, surrounding her completely.
Fire-element energy crackled in Lu Wanqing’s hand as she prepared to deal with them—but then she saw something unexpected in their eyes.
Pleading.
Was this a joke? Tigers and wolves… begging a human?
Lu Wanqing withdrew her power.“What exactly do you want? Do you know you’re my prey right now?”
The tiger and the two wolves immediately sat down and wagged their tails at her, clearly submitting.
This completely stunned Lu Wanqing.
She was someone who responded to toughness with toughness—but if you showed weakness, she softened immediately. If these beasts had attacked her, they’d already be dead.
But now, staring at her pitifully and trying to please her… she really couldn’t bring herself to strike.
Xuegao suggested, “Sister, why don’t you take them in? They could help you fight in the future. Just imagine—your enemies seeing you with a majestic tiger and two wolves. They’d be scared stiff. Their intelligence is very high too. If they drink spiritual spring water, they’ll be as smart as teenagers. They probably sensed the spiritual spring scent on you earlier—that’s why they tried to curry favor. They can’t resist that smell.”
“Alright then. Are the three of you willing to follow me? If you do, you must obey me completely. Whatever I tell you to do, you do it.”
“If you agree, nod. If not—then you’ll just be meat on the chopping board.”
The tiger and wolves hurriedly nodded.
With a wave of her hand, the tiger and two wolves were swept into the space.
The sudden change of scenery made them cry out in alarm.
“Shut up,” Lu Wanqing said coldly. “This is my territory. From now on, you stay here.”
“Don’t touch my things. If you do, there’s only one outcome—skinned and tendon-stripped.”
That finally quieted them down.
The air here was incredible—fresh and sweet—and that familiar, tempting scent was everywhere.
The two wolves got so excited they ran circles around the spiritual spring, howling happily.
“Enough noise,” Lu Wanqing said. “You want to drink it, right? I’ll have Xuegao bring you some. But you’re not allowed to contaminate the spring yourselves.”
“Or I’ll slaughter you. Understood?”
“Woo… understood.”
Each beast got a basin of spiritual spring water. After drinking, they looked extremely satisfied.
It was as if their minds had suddenly awakened—aside from not being able to speak, they were almost like children.
“Alright,” Lu Wanqing said. “Since you’re following me, I’ll give you names.”
The tiger and wolves nodded eagerly.
She looked at the tiger.“You’ll be called Zhuifeng—Chasing Wind.”
Zhuifeng let out a proud roar.
The two wolves stared at her expectantly. The tiger’s name sounded so cool—what about them?
After thinking for a moment, Lu Wanqing said,“You’ll be Daben and Shandian—Big Runner and Lightning.”
Both wolves howled toward the sky. They had names now. They finally had names.
“Alright, go play in the space. But don’t damage anything.”
Zhuifeng, Daben, and Shandian nodded obediently.
Lu Wanqing and Xuegao left the space and continued walking. After about ten minutes, it was like stumbling into a ginseng nest.
Ginseng everywhere—along with many other medicinal herbs.
Jackpot.
Once transplanted into the space, they could grow endlessly. She’d never be short of medicine again.
In an era where illness could easily mean death, resources like this were priceless.
Seeing her owner’s greedy excitement, even Xuegao got infected and hurriedly helped with harvesting.
They also found lingzhi, polygonatum, ophiopogon, platycodon, bidens, skullcap, dandelion, honeysuckle, licorice, and more.
Zhuifeng was practically dying of anxiety. Why was his master obsessed with these plants?
There was really good stuff near his old den!
But he couldn’t speak—how could he tell her?
Xuegao entered the space.“Zhuifeng, what are you trying to say?”
Zhuifeng’s eyes widened as he gestured frantically with his paws.
Xuegao instantly understood.“Got it, got it. Calm down. I’ll tell her.”
“If there really are that many treasures, the master will reward you.”
Zhuifeng roared happily.
After hearing Xuegao’s explanation, Lu Wanqing was overjoyed.
She hadn’t expected an extra surprise. Whoever had left those treasures—she’d gladly take them.
She went to Zhuifeng’s former cave and found a protrusion on the wall.
Pressing it, a stone door slowly opened.
To be safe, she tossed a small stone inside first.
When nothing happened, she took out a flashlight and cautiously went down.
The cave was spacious—around twenty square meters—with several small rooms inside.
It was clearly an old laboratory.
Even though it was damaged, the layout was unmistakable.
These people… were unforgivable.
No matter how many years passed, their crimes could never be erased.
Images flashed through her mind—pregnant women cut open for experiments, a small boy run through by a bayonet.
Lu Wanqing clenched her fists.
“You damned Fusang people. If I ever meet you—”
“I’ll tear you apart piece by piece and let you taste what it’s like to have your heart ripped out and lungs carved open.”
Xuegao urged, “Sister, hurry and collect the things. There are a lot of treasures here.”
“They must have fled in a panic back then and didn’t have time to take them with them.”