Chapter 588: Is This the Ghost Hitting the Wall?
So, a group of explorers set out to find their way through Ghost Valley.
The barefoot doctor actually found quite a few dicinal herbs, which were older than those outside.
"Look, there’s Pueraria—"
"This is Thunder Root—"
"There’s Chinese yam here"
"There’s even Polygonum multiflorum—"
"Old man, just have a look and don’t collect the herbs. Stick with the group, or if we scatter, we won’t be able to find our way back." Captain Ma warned.
The barefoot doctor, Lao Nian, sighed and agreed, "Alright!" After pausing, he added, "Though there are many herbs, they’re just ordinary ones. Furthermore, their age is not as great as one might think."
aning, they’re not worth tens of thousands each year.
If ngyu heard this, she’d surely have a chuckle, for she had dug up plenty of mortal dicine for her space before. Those older and more valuable herbs naturally beca scarce.
As for those like ginseng which she had not dug up, she also disguised them.
It wasn’t out of greed that she wanted to monopolize this place, but simply because they couldn’t enter Ghost Valley on their own.
And what she offered them annually—ten thousand—was already rather generous.
Moreover, she planned to provide other forms of compensation in the future, so she felt no guilt.
However, Captain Ma felt increasingly ashad as he surveyed the surroundings.
He had already promised to contract Ghost Valley to ngyu. Had it not been for the secretary suggesting a contract price that might have been just a fraction of the real value, he would not have agreed to co.
Otherwise, the secretary could easily turn his tongue and potentially accuse him of betraying the collective interests of the village.
Therefore, he had no choice but to co.
"Everyone, pay attention and walk in the direction of the sun." Before entering, he had noted the direction of the sun, which at that ti had been right behind them.
If they walked towards the sun, they should be heading back the way they ca. As long as they persisted, they would be able to get out.
He made two marks with a knife on a tree as a reminder.
But the sun in the valley seed different from other places. They walked towards the sun for a long ti and still couldn’t find their original path.
And when they stopped to rest from exhaustion, Captain Ma discovered the tree he had marked— they had circled around the valley and returned to the original point.
Moreover, the sun had set, and it was impossible for them to follow it now.
"Is this ghost hitting the wall?" soone remarked.
The word "ghost" made everyone’s heart race: This is Ghost Valley, what are you talking about ghosts for?
"Captain Ma, it’s getting dark," soone said, the voice trembling slightly.
"Are there large wild animals in this valley? Is it safe to stay overnight?"
Indeed, they had not seen any wild animals during the day because of their numbers, but what about at night, when everyone was asleep and the animals ca...
The re thought was frightening. Could their hoes and spades handle creatures like tigers?
The most frightening thought was if those creatures ca quietly, killed soone, and dragged the body away. Who knew if that unlucky person could be oneself?
Captain Ma suppressed his restlessness and said, "Let’s not panic for now. I saw a cave over there earlier; we’ll just manage with that for tonight."
"But I’m hungry."
"Didn’t you bring dry food?"
"You said we could go back today, so I only brought food for lunch. It’s already turned to shit and co out."
"Captain Ma, I’m hungry too."
"When we passed by there earlier, there seed to be so wild grapes."
Can one get full from wild grapes?
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