Chapter 797: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 797: Entering the Mountain Together and Catching a Beast (2)
There weren’t many medicinal herbs on the mountain in winter, but those they did find were exactly what Physician Du needed. Every time they found one, Physician Du would be delighted.
Not every medicinal herb was familiar to Mo Yan, so Physician Du would explain each herb’s growth habits, medicinal effects, and properties while they dug them up. For some herbs, his knowledge wasn’t entirely comprehensive, and he encouraged Mo Yan to explore them further herself.
Mo Yan studied earnestly, remembering each detail in her mind as Physician Du introduced each herb. As a result, she stayed closely behind Physician Du, entirely focused on the herbs, leaving Xiao Ruiyuan—who had followed them—ignored for the most part.
Although he hadn’t spoken much with Mo Yan and was constantly in the company of a third person, Xiao Ruiyuan was content just to see her. He didn’t show any impatience and occasionally asked Physician Du questions about the herbs.
In military camps, if there was a shortage of medicinal herbs or if someone was injured without access to proper treatment, they would have to search the wild for remedies. As a result, people in the military often knew a bit about pharmacology and could identify some healing herbs for wounds and bleeding.
Xiao Ruiyuan was very respectful towards Physician Du, and the old physician, sensing his connection to his disciple, shared his knowledge openly and without hesitation.
The climate in the deep mountains varied, and the further they ventured, the more abundant the medicinal herbs became. On this trip, Physician Du gathered a lot and couldn’t help but smile broadly, his old face glowing with satisfaction.
At noon, the trio didn’t rush to descend but ate a simple meal with the food and water they had brought. Afterward, they continued into the deeper part of the mountain. However, Mo Yan couldn’t shake the feeling that the surroundings seemed familiar, as though she had been there before. It wasn’t until she asked the Four Beasts that she learned this was the territory of the "Big Black Cat" they had encountered before.
It was then that Mo Yan learned for the first time that the "Big Black Cat" was actually a black cloud leopard, a bitter enemy of the golden beast. The golden beast’s injuries from their first encounter had been inflicted by the black cloud leopard.
"This place is vast. We should look elsewhere and avoid unnecessary risks," Physician Du said, concerned that the wild beast might attack, so he decided not to go any deeper.
"Master, we’ll follow your advice," Mo Yan agreed. She patted the golden beast, which had been eager to challenge the black cloud leopard, urging it to stay calm.
With the golden beast’s current strength, it would likely win against the black cloud leopard, but injury would be unavoidable. Moreover, the black cloud leopard had given her a lot of ginseng, which, although an exchange, had still benefited her more. She didn’t want to see the black cloud leopard hurt.
Xiao Ruiyuan had no objections, so he remained silent.
Just as they were about to head back with their gathered herbs, a sudden commotion in the nearby forest caught their attention. Birds scattered in all directions as if they had been frightened by something. The golden beast turned, let out a deafening roar at the forest, both a display of power and a challenge.
In response, the black cloud leopard’s sharp, piercing cry rang out from the forest, a sound that, while not as powerful as the golden beast’s, was shrill and penetrated the ears of everyone present.
Xiao Ruiyuan stepped forward, placing himself between Mo Yan and Physician Du to shield them, his expression serious as he stared toward the source of the sound.
Soon, a pitch-black, sleek-furred black cloud leopard emerged from the forest, its size much smaller than the golden beast’s. It stopped about five zhang away and coldly scrutinized the three people and four beasts.
When its gaze shifted to the golden beast, its sharp eyes slightly narrowed, and it let out an even more piercing cry.
“Ah, I didn’t expect a black cloud leopard to be hiding here. Its bloodline is purer than the little gold’s, but unfortunately, it can’t evolve into a spirit beast,” Xue Tuanzi commented with interest from within the space. “Yan Yan, why don’t you just take this one too? I’ll make sure to train it to be even better than the golden beast.”
[End of Chapter]
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