Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 17: No matter how hard you try, you still can’t find it! (Please read on!)
In the "Encyclopedia of Miraculous Medicines", illustrations and introductions of various miraculous medicines are listed.

This surprised Gu Yuan:

"This 'Spiritual Medicine Collection' records information on numerous spiritual medicines, and even covers some common knowledge about alchemy and weapon refining. It is an extremely valuable item for ordinary people and even ordinary martial artists. It seems that this item is definitely not a family heirloom of Shopkeeper Xu. It must have been obtained by him or his ancestors from somewhere."

"But this is a good deal for me."

His eyes flickered:
"With this thing, I will be able to use it when I become a herbalist at Yuding Tower. With this book, I think I will be able to gain more advantages than others when picking herbs."

After flipping through the book a few times, Gu Yuan was about to close it and leave.

Suddenly, his eyes focused and he saw a familiar pattern on one of the pages.

They were clearly the special Polygonatum odoratum plants he had seen before on the hillside outside the Yunmeng Mountains!

【Hundred-year-old Polygonatum】

Grade: Ninth-grade elixir

When common Polygonatum sibiricum reaches a certain age, it often spreads, forming a "Polygonatum field." The oldest Polygonatum sibiricum, after reaching its 100th year, absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, and becomes a magical medicine. It nourishes yin and yang, replenishing vital energy, and can be used as a supplement in some elixirs. After 500 years, the Polygonatum sibiricum develops purple veins, marking it as an eighth-grade Polygonatum sibiricum with even greater efficacy.

It should be noted that the hundred-year-old Polygonatum will emit a strange fragrance, which can attract centipede-like monsters to guard it, and it needs to be lured away by rooster blood.

"Lure them with rooster blood? Great! It's like searching for something you've never found before, and now it's easy to find!"

Gu Yuan was quite surprised:

"I was just worried about not being able to find a way to deal with that evil centipede, but I actually found it here."

He read the introduction carefully, and a sneer gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"That old fellow surnamed Xu probably read this book, so he suspected that I had discovered a field of Polygonatum and set his sights on me. Humph, it's true that misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven!"

When Gu Yuan returned home, it was already completely dark.

But when he just arrived at the door of his house, his keen sense of smell detected two somewhat unfamiliar scents.

"Someone came to my house?"

Gu Yuan felt a little alert and when he opened the door, he found that in addition to his father and mother, there were two more people in the house.

One was a middle-aged woman with a haggard face and a thin body, and her eyes were a little red and swollen, and the other was a young child about seven or eight years old.

These two people were obviously a mother and son, and Gu Yuan also knew them. They were Widow Sun and her son Sun Zhong from the same village.

Last year, Widow Sun's husband went into the mountains to hunt, but he encountered some kind of wild beast. When he was found, half of his head was gone and his stomach was mostly hollowed out.

Fortunately, Widow Sun still had a son, so her family was not wiped out. Although life was a little difficult, there was still some hope.

But even so, as a woman who had to raise a son, Widow Sun's life was obviously not easy.

This can be seen from the tattered clothes of the two men and even their emaciated appearance with pale faces and skinny bodies.

Widow Sun paused when she saw Gu Yuan. She was obviously a little afraid. She subconsciously hid her hand holding the bag behind her and forced a smile.
"It's Ayuan who's back."

Gu Yuan seemed not to notice her little action, and greeted her calmly: "Hello, Auntie."

"Hey, good."

Widow Sun was obviously stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected that the ferocious Gu Yuan was actually quite kind. She quickly patted her son's head and said, "Call me Brother Yuan now."

The child, however, held Widow Sun's hand and hid behind her, not daring to say anything. He only dared to look at Gu Yuan through the slits with his bright eyes. "This child!"

Widow Sun touched his head but didn't say much. She lowered her head and thanked Mother Gu profusely, then said goodbye and left.

After the mother and son walked away, Gu Yuan looked at his mother and asked in confusion: "Mom, what are these mother and son doing?"

"Hey, I'm here to borrow some food."

Mother Gu sighed and shook her head:
"The harvest was poor this year. After paying the rent, the mother and daughter didn't have much food left. As of yesterday, the rice jar at home was empty."

"Just now, the mother and daughter were kneeling at the door, begging our family to lend them some food."

"These two have probably been roaming around the village all day before finally coming to our house. But at this time of year, who has extra food?"

Gu Yuan smiled and asked knowingly, "Then you didn't lend it?"

Before Mother Gu could say anything, Father Gu Dashan chuckled and teased, "Don't you know your mother yet, kid? She's always sharp-tongued but kind-hearted. She might say she's unforgiving, but how could she bear to see something like this?"

Mother Gu glared at Gu Dashan but didn't say anything. She just sighed and said, "What else can I do? It's freezing cold out here. If I don't lend them the money, will I really have to watch these two starve to death?"

"Besides, even if I'm soft-hearted, it depends on the person. If it were some ungrateful bastard, I would have scolded him out long ago. Widow Sun is not that kind of person. It's only right that she helps me."

Ever since Gu Yuan broke the hands and feet of Dong Gui and Sun Er half a month ago, he has become the most ruthless person in the village who should not be provoked. There is also a rumor in the village that Gu Yuan often goes into the mountains to chop firewood and carries it back to the city to exchange for money.

Therefore, the fact that Gu Yuan's family had food would not attract other people's attention.

The old couple invited Gu Yuan to dinner and they chatted about the trivialities of daily life.

"Um?!"

Gu Yuan turned his head to look in the direction where Widow Sun and her son had left. The sky outside was dark and the mother and son were no longer visible, but Gu Yuan felt a little confused.

Just now, when Widow Sun and her son passed by the Iron-Tooth Rat Ah Huang who was hiding in the dark, Ah Huang showed a hint of fear. It was not known whether it was directed at Widow Sun or the young boy Sun Zhong.

Animals' senses are often much more sensitive than humans'.

In Gu Yuan's previous life, when earthquakes occurred in some places, some mice, cats, dogs, and snakes could often sense the abnormalities and show various reactions.

Needless to say, the Iron-Tooth Rat is a unique species among rats!

It is not surprising to be able to detect certain abnormal situations.

Therefore, Gu Yuan did not think that this was Ah Huang's illusion.

There must be something strange about this mother and son!
After all, Widow Sun's coming to borrow grain was just a small episode.

The next morning, Gu Yuan entered the Yunmeng Mountains carrying a bamboo basket.

This time, he plans to get rid of the evil centipede!
More than half an hour later, Gu Yuan arrived at the hillside where he had discovered the Polygonatum odoratum before.

Standing on a rock, Gu Yuan looked at the magical medicinal plants Polygonatum sibiricum not far away.

The weather is cold now, and even those Polygonatum sibiricum that have been growing for decades have their leaves somewhat yellowed and wilted, but these few Polygonatum sibiricum plants are still growing well, with lush green leaves, and are not affected at all.

(End of this chapter)