Chapter 665: Chapter 674 Studying Hard, Studying Tiring, But Studying Is Truly a Blessing
Bai Xiang and Wu Wa were trekking deep into the back mountain for the first ti, thinking the journey would just be laughs along the way by the thatched cottages.
They had actually walked past the thatched cottages?
As they walked, they began to question their lives, wondering why the road was so long.
So long that there seed to be no end in sight.
“Xingxing, how much longer until we get there?”
Bai Xiang was so exhausted he couldn’t get up, truly unable to go any further.
“I can’t go on, I need to rest.”
Having said this, Bai Xiang actually did just that, lying down right then and there.
He shalessly played possum, clearly not caring what happened—he just wouldn’t get up.
Bai Zhi glanced around and suggested, “Cousin, I think you’d better get up now, or you won’t have the chance to run later.”
After all, it was getting dark, and the wild pigs would soon co out.
Why they ca out at night, she didn’t know.
She had once been curious about this but later had no ti for curiosity since all her ti was spent running.
“What do you an?”
Bai Xiang didn’t quite understand why he felt Xingxing’s words were odd.
“Ah… Ah Zhi…”
Wu Wa was the first to notice a rustling not far away. Without any hesitation, Bai Zhi grabbed Bai Xiang and started running.
“Wu Wa, run!”
The three of them started to flee in a disheveled fashion, pursued closely by wild pigs.
Who knows how long they ran, but Bai Xiang felt his legs were about to give out.
They finally saw a light?
Rushing towards it, they found, to their surprise, that it was Moh Li.
“Senior Brother, why are you here?”
Bai Zhi knew that Moh Li had already been training here for a while, and this place was still a long way from the mountains; he shouldn’t be here.
“I ca to pick you up.”
Moh Li, holding a roast chicken, handed it straight to Bai Zhi.
Before Bai Zhi could take it, Bai Xiang unburdenedly grabbed it and tore off a piece to eat.
It didn’t have many flavors, just salt and chili, but that didn’t stop it from becoming the best food in Bai Xiang’s mind.
Because, after a narrow escape and with an empty stomach, even the humblest bite was a treat.
Even wild greens would be delicious; Bai Xiang tore off another piece for Wu Wa and gave Moh Li a thumbs-up.
“Moh Li, your cooking skills are impressive. Xingxing, try this.”
It was only then that Bai Xiang tore off a piece for Bai Zhi.
Moh Li looked at Bai Xiang with disdain and handed another whole chicken to Bai Zhi.
“Let’s eat this and then leave.”
Bai Zhi ate quickly while nodding.
“Why though, aren’t we safe now?”
Bai Xiang didn’t understand; weren’t all animals afraid of fire?
“Who told you we were safe?”
Moh Li looked at Bai Xiang with bewildernt; he never said they were.
Bai Xiang: “?”
“Wu Wa, hurry up and eat so we can leave.”
Bai Zhi no longer wanted to look at Bai Xiang for fear she would burst out laughing.
“Okay.”
Wu Wa always trusted Bai Zhi unconditionally and quickly sped up to finish eating in no ti.
Moh Li did not idle, cleaning up all traces of the roast chicken, which could easily start a forest fire.
All set, he led them towards the mountain.
Even though it wasn’t their first ti here, they fell into pits and tumbled into the mud several tis.
It was almost dawn by the ti they reached the treehouse.
At this point, Bai Xiang and Wu Wa were once again questioning their life choices.
Can they regret and go back?
Obviously not.
“Since you’re here, I’ve prepared an herbal bath for you all. Go ahead,”
Ancestor stood under the Big Tree, smilingly watching over them as they spoke.
Bai Xiang’s and Wu Wa’s eyes shone—they just felt that Third Grandpa was really too kind and truly considerate of them.
Finally, they could relax a bit.
Once they reached the bathing room, they discovered that there was actually a brazier under the tub.
And it wasn’t clean water but dicinal herbs.
Bai Xiang and Wu Wa hesitated, but Moh Li and Bai Zhi imdiately tossed them in.
And don’t ntion it—at first, it was really comfortable, that sensation of the entire body relaxing, it was truly pleasant.
But gradually, it got hotter and hotter.
They felt like they were about to be cooked, and Wu Wa looked straight at Bai Zhi beside her.
“Ah Zhi, aren’t you hot?”
She felt like she was about to be cooked.
“Not hot,” Bai Zhi spat out two words, “as if.”
She was also very hot, but this was a necessary part of the daily routine.
“Soaking is good for your body, rest assured those charcoal fires won’t cook us, at most they’ll make us pass out.”
Wu Wa: “…”
When they got up, Wu Wa felt light-headed and unsteady as if walking on cotton, all soft and fluffy.
Just when they thought they could rest, reality told them to think again.
“You must be tired. After breakfast, go get so rest. Speaking of which, breakfast isn’t made yet—you two make it.
Bai Zhi, Moh Li, co with .”
Ancestor simply directed Bai Xiang and Wu Wa to the kitchen, then went off with Moh Li and Bai Zhi.
Wu Wa and Bai Xiang looked at each other, instantly on the verge of tears…
“Starting today, you two are to find all the herbs listed here, and make a titable for . I’ll arrange your study ti,” Ancestor said, pointing at a particularly thick compendium of dicinal herbs that was not sold outside.
“This is the Bai Family’s heritage of herbal knowledge, recorded by generations. You must morize it, including the herbs that counteract each other.”
After finishing his instructions, he prepared to go out, eager for Bai Zhi’s arrival so he could bring back so at.
“By the way, what do we need for the stewed at? I’ll fetch it.”
Bai Zhi’s heart skipped at those words, always feeling that sothing bad was waiting for her.
So, she reacted imdiately, saying,
“The stewed at will spoil.”
Ancestor’s lips curved into a self-assured smile, “Don’t worry, it won’t. When I return, I’ll inspect it, and today you must bring back a hundred types. Otherwise, when will you finish, during the Year of the Monkey?”
One hundred types…
The two looked at each other, a bit distraught.
But they had no choice but to go out with their baskets on their backs, carrying little hoes, and venture out.
First, they decided to look for the ones they knew, and would start biting into it at night; they had so foundation prior, and now felt it was manageable.
The two cooking porridge felt that sothing was a bit off about the blackish substance.
It was only when Ancestor told them to finish it all themselves that they realized it was burnt and too bitter.
But if they didn’t finish, there would be no lunch.
That evening, they watch as Ancestor ca back carrying a wild boar by himself, feeling as if they hadn’t woken up yet.
But Bai Zhi and Moh Li were already accustod to it.
…
After the initial chaos, their training each day was full of variety.
They were either chased by bees, by wild boars, or even beaten by monkeys.
Every day, just when they thought they could rest, a ton of howork awaited them.
Bai Xiang and Wu Wa ford one group, Bai Zhi and Moh Li another.
Every ten days, a quiz—if they failed, they were thrown out to make “close contact” with wild wolves.
They used to think studying was hard and tireso, but now, they found studying to be a true bliss.
Of course, they discovered that Ancestor was like a walking encyclopedia.
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