Thinking of Zhou Ruolan, a smile appeared on Li Chuan's face.
Some things can't be rushed.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was dawn.
Li Chuan did not make breakfast; after a simple wash, he went to Chen Sisi's house with Zhou Ruolan.
Today, they still needed to help at Chen Sisi's, so they went there to eat directly.
And you know what, Chen Sisi's cooking skills are extraordinary.
This time, Chen Sisi called over more people, a total of thirty or so, some were elderly.
These elders were responsible for selecting the quality of herbs, discarding the smaller, inferior ones.
After breakfast, the aunt named Mei drove a tractor, taking a group of people along the dirt road into the mountains.
On the vehicle, Li Chuan was the only man, which made him feel a bit eerie.
Because the way those women looked at him was like wolves eyeing a bunny, ready to swallow him at any moment.
If it was just the aggressive looks, it would be fine.
The main issue was that these women even began to make physical moves on him, leaving him speechless.
They weren't just touching his arm or chest; they even reached for his thigh...
Zhou Ruolan beside him watched while covering her mouth and laughing.
Finally reaching the destination, Li Chuan quickly jumped off the tractor.
Just as Li Chuan was about to walk toward the herb field, Chen Wanting swayed her hips and walked over to Li Chuan's side, wearing a white cap, and whispered: "Dr. Li, why are you so good to Sisi? And I saw you coming out of Sisi's house in the middle of the night… Did you sleep with her?"
Li Chuan was shocked upon hearing this; he never expected that he would be seen by Chen Wanting coming out of Chen Sisi's house in the middle of the night. After he checked around to make sure no one else was nearby, he immediately said, "Wanting, you can't be saying things like this! Sisi and I are completely innocent."
Chen Wanting's face flushed with a playful smile: "Dr. Li, you're lying, right? If you are really innocent, why did you leave her house in the middle of the night?"
"You're mistaken," Li Chuan responded with a serious look, "I went to treat Sisi's illness; she said she had a fever, and I was delivering medicine!"
"Delivering medicine, and giving an injection too?" Chen Wanting said with a grin.
"Just delivering medicine." Li Chuan felt a bit flustered under Chen Wanting's sparkling gaze and explained, "Wanting, you have to keep this a secret!"
"I don't mind, but it's your Sisi; if the villagers know I went to her house in the middle of the night, it wouldn't be good, right?"
Chen Wanting laughed: "Hmph, the more you explain, the guiltier you seem. Even a ghost wouldn't believe you didn't sleep with her!"
It has to be said, the young girls in the village are quite bold and mature, daring to say anything.
...
Time quickly reached lunch, and Chen Sisi called over two elderly people who carried baskets on their shoulders to deliver the meal, eating meals out in the fields offered a unique charm.
"Dr. Li, you've been in Taohua Village for a few days, how do you find our village?" a big sister asked Li Chuan with a smile during the post-meal rest.
Everyone's gaze fell on him.
Li Chuan: "It's nice, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, fresh air, and simple folk customs. It's a great place, just that transportation is inconvenient."
Chen Wanting: "That's our village's advantage; precisely because transportation is inconvenient, in the early years, outside was chaotic with war, while Taohua Village was a paradise unscathed by the fires of war."
"Moreover, the mountains around us have abundant herbal resources, and many precious old herbs!"
Li Chuan, upon hearing this, smiled: "I've taken walks on the mountains before; there are lots of herbs, but I didn't find any old ones."
"Dr. Li, you haven't visited enough!" a woman replied after hearing Li Chuan, "In the surrounding mountains, there are many herbs over a hundred years old. Previously, someone dug up a hundred-year-old ginseng, selling it for tens of thousands!"
"Right! You know Bear Ridge? There's a several-hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum there; the village elders say it has taken a human form!"
"Exactly, I'm fifty-nine this year; I remember my grandpa used to say when I was little that the Polygonum multiflorum in Bear Ridge had become a spirit, lived over a hundred years, and transformed into human shape. By this timeline, it must be at least two hundred years old!"
The uncle who delivered the meal added.
Upon hearing this, Li Chuan's mind began to churn, if there really was a two-hundred-year-old mature Polygonum multiflorum, it surely would be a treasure!
If he could consume it, his power would definitely soar!
"Uncle, do you know the specific location?" Li Chuan asked, a bit excited.
The elder pointed to a mist-covered mountain to the north: "There is Bear Ridge; though it looks close, walking there is quite far. When I was young, my grandpa took me there; starting from the village, you must cross three mountain peaks, and then there's a valley with many big stones."
Li Chuan memorized this information mentally, greeted Zhou Ruolan, and set off for Bear Ridge.
Zhou Ruolan and Chen Wanting did not want Li Chuan to take risks, but Li Chuan was completely unworried.
With his current strength, even if he encountered bears, he need not fear.
The path into the mountains was tough, yet Li Chuan walked it easily.
After all, he was now in the Body Tempering Realm, counting as a cultivator; walking mountain paths was no trouble at all.
Following an ordinary person's pace, it would take at least half a day to reach that valley.
But Li Chuan arrived within just over an hour, although already drenched in sweat, body steaming with heat.
Standing on a peak overlooking below, he indeed saw a valley filled with large stones!
However, there was an eye-catching patch within the valley, where grass grew thick, flowers blossomed, and colorful butterflies danced!
Even standing at the hilltop, he could smell a sweet fragrance wafting through the air.
Just from this herbal scent, he felt utterly refreshed, invigorated!
"I suppose that several-hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum is right there!" Li Chuan looked at the patch of grasslands, eyes lighting up with enthusiasm!
Clearly, this Polygonum multiflorum had been absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, drawing in spiritual qi from the mountains, resulting in the entire valley having particularly dense spiritual qi.
Without hesitation, he swiftly leaped toward the valley.
But just two hundred meters from the site, Li Chuan suddenly braked!
"Wow! So there really are big bears, their size is quite impressive too!"
Li Chuan watched as behind two massive boulders in the valley lay two bears!
One was black, the other brown!
Judging from their size, each must weigh around a thousand kilograms!
At this moment, the two bears were lying down, basking in the sun, yet even if they were motionless, Li Chuan could sense the danger emanating from them!
And just a short distance before the two bears lay that patch of grass, with a human-shaped plant topped with lush green leaves!
If this wasn't the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum, what else could it be?