106: Chapter 106: Encountering the Savage Again 106: Chapter 106: Encountering the Savage Again Whenever she had free ti, she dug up the entire open space in the backyard, firstly to exercise, and secondly, to grow so herbs to sell for silver.
In the three years Gu Youyou had lived at her aunt’s place in modern tis, her uncle’s family made their living growing dicinal herbs.
The weather in early March, the Grain Rain season, with its long daylight hours, was the best ti to plant various herbs.
Gu Youyou didn’t have any seeds and could only stroll around the mountain.
Whatever seed suitable for planting, she would dig so up!
In the rainy season, there were plenty of different mushrooms on the mountain after the rain, and she could also pick up so mushrooms to bring back!
Jin Zijin made Gu Youyou a basket for gathering herbs.
He didn’t object to her earning so silver in her own way; this was how mountain people lived.
When Jin Zijin went up the mountain to hunt, or rather, used hunting as a cover, actually going up the mountain to look for soone, Gu Youyou also went up the mountain.
Of course, before this, Gu Youyou had asked Aunt Wang from the town to help her buy so herbs from Jisheng Hall; she prepared so things for self-defense.
There were wild n on the mountain, and she had to be wary in case she was unlucky enough to encounter that guy again!
Better safe than sorry, right?
Being careful never hurts!
Gu Youyou had a good mory.
Although the mountain paths were hard to rember, she found the cave she had stayed in before.
There was a broken quilt still there, neatly folded, and a burnt-out campfire—it seed that Jin Zijin had been there too.
This area was particularly rich in herbs!
Dandelions, Motherwort, Lysimachia, Sterculia lychnophora…
And various mushrooms?
The Honeysuckle she had seen last ti was also nearing its harvesting season; in about ten days, it would be just right to co back for it.
Gu Youyou filled a basket full, overjoyed with her collection!
These wild-grown things were simply better; she felt these herbs tasted much better than the ones her uncle grew.
With her basket brimming, Gu Youyou, on her way down the mountain, encountered that wild man again!
It had to be said, she was just too unlucky!
Jin Zijin had been looking for him for years without success, yet she encountered him twice in just two visits.
Gu Youyou slipped her hand into her sleeve, gripping the item she had prepared, as she watched the wild man approach closer.
He moved quickly, and only when he got closer did she realize he wasn’t chasing her, but a rabbit!
Such bad luck!
Gu Youyou grimaced, not knowing what to say anymore.
This darned rabbit!
Where did it co from and why did it have to run in her direction?
And the wild man, following the rabbit, was quickly drawing near her too!
The rabbit ran into the brush behind Gu Youyou, burrowed with a dive, and was gone; in the brush, there seed to be a rabbit hole!
Gu Youyou: “…”
The wild man had already seen Gu Youyou behind the tree, and she couldn’t help but give a bitter smile, saying with a wide grin, “Hey!
Long ti no see!
The rabbit you were chasing has gone into its burrow!”
The wild man paused, then stared at Gu Youyou, his mouth curving into a bloodthirsty smile.
Gu Youyou tightly clutched the object in her hand, her back to him, but her hand was trembling slightly!
It was her first ti doing sothing like this, and she hadn’t expected to be so nervous!
The wild man slowly approached Gu Youyou, his gaze as that of a bloodthirsty predator!
Gu Youyou appeared calm on the surface, her lips curling into a slow smile.
Her pounding heart reminded her just how nervous and scared she really was!
He was close now, three steps, two steps.
The wild man kept his focus on her, as if she were a helpless rabbit!
Oh no, not a rabbit, rabbits at least could run on their four legs, but she couldn’t flee; she was like at on the chopping block, ready to be butchered!
One step…
The wild man made his move towards Gu Youyou, his hand reaching out to grab her throat directly!
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