447: Use nets to catch live pheasants.

Another two days passed. The weather grew colder, but it hadn't snowed again during these two days, and the snow accumulation in the yard was quite thick.

After Xiao Niannian got up and ran in the morning, she ran into Lu Jing again.

"After we eat breakfast later, I'll take you into the mountains."

"Okay."

After Xiao Niannian returned home and washed up, she went downstairs to eat breakfast.

"Grandparents, Lu Jing and I are heading out today to handle some matters. We might not be back for two or three days."

Hearing their Granddaughter's words, the Grandparents didn't think much of it and smiled as they nodded in agreement.

Lu Jing drove the car and arrived outside the Compound. Military Doctor Shen and Shen Yan were already sitting inside the car.

"Sister Xiao."

"Hello, everyone."

Xiao Niannian sat in the passenger seat, looking at Lu Jing who was driving.

Lu Jing was wearing his military uniform, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. Sensing her gaze, he looked over at her.

Xiao Niannian's eyes met his, and both of them smiled.

"Where are we going?"

"Medicine King Valley."

Medicine King Valley?

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian nodded. Sure enough, he was bringing her to Medicine King Valley.

In her original world, she had also visited Medicine King Valley. Legend had it that the Medicine Sage once gathered herbs there and taught the tomb keepers how to identify and cultivate medicinal ingredients... There was an Imperial Mausoleum here.

After driving for more than an hour, they arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Xiao Niannian looked at the mountain; it wasn't much different from the one in her original world. If they came during late autumn, the crimson maple leaves here would be stunning.

"These few backpacks, one for each person. They contain three days' worth of supplies..."

Lu Jing took out the backpacks and handed the first one to Xiao Niannian.

Looking at the military backpack, Xiao Niannian smiled.

When she designed this backpack previously, she intended it for use by the Military Unit personnel. It would be more convenient for carrying supplies during missions or relocations.

Shen Yan looked at the mountain and spoke.

"Brother Lu, Sister Xiao, are there really precious medicinal ingredients up here?"

"Yes, and there might also be animals like tigers and Black Bears."

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Shen Yan became excited.

"Tigers? Black Bears? That's great! If I hunt one and bring it back, then..."

How envious and jealous would all the brothers in the Compound be of him?

"This is a crossbow Niannian made. Each of you take one."

After distributing the supplies, they started walking up the mountain.

Shen Yan looked at the crossbow in his hand. It didn't look very big, but it felt exquisite, and its lethality must be high.

"Brother Lu, let me try out this crossbow."

"Mhm."

Shen Yan immediately aimed at a tree not far away.

"Zheng."

Following the sound, the arrow flew into the trunk, completely embedding itself.

Shen Yan had to use force to pull the arrow out of the trunk.

"This is a good item! With this, I won't be afraid of running into wild beasts."

Shen Yan asked again.

"Are there people living in these mountains?"

"Yes, but not many."

Hearing this, Shen Yan was very curious and wanted to see what it felt like for these people to live in the mountains.

There was still quite a bit of accumulated snow on the mountain now. Their shoes were anti-slip, and since they exercised daily, walking on this kind of mountain path posed no problem.

Xiao Niannian heard birds chirping around them, and birds flew past not far away.

"Look over there, there's smoke."

Shen Yan pointed into the distance.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing both looked in that direction.

After walking for more than an hour, Xiao Niannian, Lu Jing, and the others stopped to rest.

Xiao Niannian set down her backpack and walked to the side.

Shen Yan followed her.

"There's a trap here."

Seeing that the trap had caught nothing, Shen Yan spoke.

"I'll make a few more traps for them."

Xiao Niannian didn't stop him.

Seeing a Wild Chicken pass by, she immediately took action.

The Wild Chicken was hit by an arrow. After flapping a few times, it stopped moving.

"Sister Xiao, you're amazing."

Shen Yan sped up his trap-making.

"I'll make a mark here, so when those people come, they'll know there are traps..."

Listening to Shen Yan's words, Xiao Niannian smiled and praised him.

"You are quite the enthusiast."

Shen Yan said proudly.

"Sister Xiao, just wait and see. These traps I'm making will definitely catch a lot of prey. When we come down the mountain, we can take it home to eat."

Lu Jing and Military Doctor Shen didn't stay idle either; they also made a few traps.

"Alright, let's keep going."

After crossing a hill, Xiao Niannian walked toward a side path, where she spotted some medicinal ingredients in the distance.

Upon closer inspection, there were indeed a few medicinal plants.

"Sister Xiao, these medicinal ingredients shouldn't be cultivated by people, right?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Xiao Niannian replied.

"These few are not."

She observed Medicine King Valley carefully today; the climate was indeed excellent. She even felt like cultivating some medicinal ingredients here.

"Sister Xiao, is this a medicinal ingredient?"

Shen Yan used a shovel to dig up a plant and held it up.

"Why does its fruit look like a potato?"

Xiao Niannian looked at the Gastrodia Elata in Shen Yan's hand and laughed.

"This is Gastrodia Elata, wild Gastrodia Elata. It's excellent."

"Wild Gastrodia Elata?"

Shen Yan looked at his brother, and when he saw his brother nod, he felt even happier.

Fantastic! It really is wild Gastrodia Elata. His luck is truly great.

"Hahaha."

Shen Yan was even more motivated to dig for medicinal ingredients. He needed to help Sister Xiao dig up more herbs.

Anything that looked like a medicinal ingredient, he dug up.

However, his focus was on digging up Gastrodia Elata; the wild Gastrodia Elata nearby seemed to be growing very well.

Xiao Niannian realized that although the medicinal ingredients here were wild, they were of very good quality.

After digging up some, she secretly took advantage of Lu Jing and the others not paying attention to plant some better ones from her dimension.

She came to dig for medicinal ingredients simply to enrich the variety of herbs in her dimension, and also to see this place where the Medicine Sage had stayed. Perhaps there would be a surprise.

Xiao Niannian did indeed find several types of medicinal ingredients that she didn't have in her dimension.

After she stored them in her dimension, the herbs automatically found a spot and were planted.

Xiao Niannian had heard before that there was ginseng here. She wondered if she could find any now?

Xiao Niannian heard the cry of a Wild Chicken again, and she quietly walked toward the side.

She saw a few beautiful Wild Chickens cackling not far away. Could they be laying eggs?

Xiao Niannian took out the net she was carrying. She decided to catch them alive.

If these Wild Chickens were put into her dimension, they would quickly reproduce into many, and Wild Chicken eggs were also very nutritious.

Lu Jing watched Niannian run to the side. He quickened his pace but didn't follow too closely.

Xiao Niannian was extremely fast. As soon as she moved, the net covered the heads of the Wild Chickens. The Wild Chickens realized Xiao Niannian's presence at that moment and were startled, immediately trying to fly away.

But their speed was one step too slow; all four Wild Chickens were caught in the net.

Xiao Niannian lunged forward, pressed the Wild Chickens down, and quietly stored them in her dimension.

"Sister Xiao."

"What did you catch?"

Xiao Niannian held a Wild Chicken in her hand and said with a smile.

"I caught a live one."

"Caught it with a net?"