"There are such magical pills?"
Wang Zhengbiao heard this and felt very surprised.
He had originally thought that accompanying Mu Jinyu to the Miao Zombie region meant they were bound to suffer greatly. Not to mention encountering danger, ferocious beasts, and birds of prey, just the poisonous snakes and insects in the jungle were enough to cause endless annoyance.
As a result, Mu Jinyu actually had such insect repellent pills, which would make their trip much easier.
Afterward, the group shouldered their backpacks and followed Mu Jinyu into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
A few days later.
Nighttime.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, sprinkled with stars.
Mu Jinyu and the others sat by a campfire, with their tents pitched beside them.
They were sitting by the campfire, roasting a black-haired wild boar skewered on bamboo they had sharpened.
Light smoke curled up, and the aroma wafted far and wide.
This wild boar had blundered into their camp not long after they pitched their tents, providing them with dinner.
Initially, Mu Jinyu had planned to eat some frozen meat and then rest for the night, but luck seemed to be on their side, allowing them to have fresh meat they hadn't had in days.
"Is it ready? I'm starving."
Mu Jinyu rubbed his stomach, his nostrils flaring as he sniffed the wafting aroma of roasted pork, drooling with desire.
"It's almost ready, Young Master Mu, please wait a bit longer."
Wang Zhengbiao turned back and smiled at Mu Jinyu.
"Mmm," Mu Jinyu nodded slightly, just about to say something when his gaze suddenly sharpened.
Then, his ears twitched a few times, and he said, "Someone's coming, get ready."
From the sound of the footsteps, these people approaching them were probably not from Withered Tree Quest for Spring but ordinary travelers passing by.
But it was still best to be cautious.
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Wang Zhengbiao and the others also became alert, watching the southeast direction through the bushes with wary eyes.
Soon, accompanied by a rustling sound, the bushes were brushed aside, and then a group of about a dozen people came out.
The person at the front was a middle-aged man dressed in camouflage, with a crew cut, pronounced temporal muscles, and a sharp glint in his eyes as he surveyed his surroundings. Looking at his slightly clenched fists with even knuckles, it was clear that he was a highly skilled martial artist.
Of course, that was only relative to ordinary people.
In Mu Jinyu's view, this was just a martial artist who had barely stepped into the realm of Mingjin.
Presumably, he was the captain of the bodyguard hired by this group.
And in the center of this dozen people, protected by them, was a woman who looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She had a lovely face, and although she couldn't compare to Gu Xiyan and others, she was still a pretty young woman.
Without much thought, it was apparent that she must be the employer.
"Wow, that smells amazing. It's so rare to meet living people in these Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, hehe, hello there," said the young woman as she stepped out of the bushes, glancing at Mu Jinyu and his companions before shifting her gaze. She didn't mind their guarded stance and instead looked gleefully at the roasting pig they were tending to, saying in a familiar tone:
"Did you catch this wild boar? That's pretty impressive. I see there's a lot of meat on it, and it looks like you won't be able to finish it all. Could you spare some for us? I'll pay for it!"
Mu Jinyu glanced at the group and realized they were indeed just ordinary travelers, so she didn't pay much attention and said indifferently, "Sure, one thousand yuan per jin of meat. If you can accept that, sit down and eat; if not, just leave."
Pork prices are currently rising, and even ordinary pork costs more than fifty yuan per jin. Wild boar meat is naturally more expensive but not to the extent of one thousand yuan per jin.
However, considering they were in the wilderness, one thousand yuan per jin of meat was still acceptable, especially since the group didn't seem to be short on money.
So Mu Jinyu set that price, indifferent to whether they accepted it or not.
"Sure, sure," the young woman said, without a frown upon hearing Mu Jinyu's price and immediately agreed to it.
After that, she prepared to move closer to where Mu Jinyu was.
"Miss," the middle-aged man said, frowning and tugging at her when he saw this, and then whispered, "In the wilderness, when you come across strangers, don't get too close."
"It's fine, he's so handsome, he can't be a bad guy."
The young woman didn't care, shook off the middle-aged man's hand, and just boldly sat next to Mu Jinyu.
After that, they started to share and eat, and the young woman instructed her subordinates to pitch their tents near Mu Jinyu's.
Naturally, Mu Jinyu refused.
Joking aside, even though he didn't take this group seriously, as he could deal with them with one hand, why should he let them stay close to him?
The young woman, rejected by Mu Jinyu, didn't show any awkwardness and instructed her subordinates to set up camp on another side.
Then, she started to ask Mu Jinyu for his name, trying to get acquainted, and then introduced herself.
From that, Mu Jinyu learned her name was Lin Qingxue.
After that, Lin Qingxue started to chatter away to Mu Jinyu about the purpose of her trip to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, as if she'd been holding these troubles in her heart for a long time without anyone to talk to.
After all, those subordinates were just that—subordinates. There were some things that were not easy to confide in them.
Mu Jinyu listened to Lin Qingxue's incessant talk, responding half-heartedly.
In his mind, he thought, "I didn't expect they were also looking for the Spring of Life. That Feng Shui Master must have some real skills."
According to Lin Qingxue, the reason she came to the Miao Zombie's Hundred Thousand Great Mountains was that her grandfather was gravely ill. Her family had spent a few billion to buy a five-hundred-year-old Changbai Mountain Wild Ginseng, which barely kept her grandfather alive.
Then, a Feng Shui Master pointed them towards the Miao Zombie's Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, saying they would meet a noble person, and then they would soar like a dragon taking flight, reversing their decline.
It could even bring their family out of their slump, and possibly, Elder Lin could turn danger into safety.
The People of Lin Family didn't take it seriously, assuming the Feng Shui Master was spouting nonsense. They politely sent him away and didn't think much of it afterward.
Then they tried to figure out how to keep Elder Lin's life hanging by a thread.
Seeing that there was nothing for her to do, and thinking that maybe what the Feng Shui Master said was true, Lin Qingxue brought a few bodyguards under the pretense of going on a trip to relax and headed to the Miao Zombie area.
However, they had been there for nearly half a month without encountering anyone, let alone any noble person.
Originally, Lin Qingxue was planning to search for a few more days before going back, but that night they happened to meet Mu Jinyu and his group, which was why she was so excited and agitated.
Mu Jinyu thought that Elder Lin was gravely ill and meeting a noble person could turn a bad situation around—wasn't that exactly him?!
So he began to think that the Feng Shui Master indeed had some level of expertise, and hence, his resistance to Lin Qingxue and her group decreased a bit.
Soon, everyone had finished off the entire wild boar.
Lin Qingxue's group of over a dozen people ate more than ten jins in total, and in the end, they paid Mu Jinyu over ten thousand yuan.
Although Mu Jinyu didn't care much about the money now, money can often test human nature, so whether treating illnesses or helping others, he insisted on charging a fee.