The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

Seeing that their young lady didn't say anything, Si Rong and others didn't say anything more.

When they set out, each of them carried a backpack filled with some necessities for going up the mountain and the ginseng they had dug.

Yan Longyi carried the backpack for Si Yan and told Yun Li and Yun Qiao, "You guys can help carry some things too."

Yun Li quickly stepped forward, grabbed Si Rong's backpack and said, "Brother, let me do it. I'm stronger."

"Thank you." Si Rong snatched the backpack, put it on his back and walked forward.

Yunqiao helped a guard carry a hoe and looked at Yunli with amusement: "The person just now was a girl."

Yunli: ...

How can you look like a girl?

Everyone walked up the mountain. With Yan Longyi leading the way, they found many century-old ginseng, but had not seen any thousand-year-old ginseng.

There are almost no thousand-year-old ginseng around here. One reason is that the ginseng is dug up by ginseng farmers and medicinal farmers before it grows that long.

Secondly, changes in geographical terrain and the activities of wild animals will cause ginseng to grow for a shorter period of time.

If they want to dig thousand-year-old ginseng, they have to go deep into the primitive jungle inside Vulture Peak.

They walked for three days straight, heading deep into Vulture Mountain.

This place is rarely visited by people, and even experienced old hunters dare not go deep into such a dangerous place.

Si Yan and others saw a lot of white bones along the way, and the sounds of birds of prey and beasts howling were everywhere. The wild plants growing around them could be poisonous if touched accidentally.

"My Lord, Miss Si, apply this to protect you from snakes, insects and poisonous moths."

Yunqiao was leading the way and discovered that there were many insects and moths here that he had never seen before. A bite from them could cause skin ulcers.

They continued walking for half a day, and Yunqiao began to distribute things to everyone again.

"There's miasma on this stretch of road. Everyone will be safe if you take this pill."

After taking the pills, everyone walked through a jungle full of miasma and then went up an extremely steep mountain road.

This mountain road is only one foot wide. On one side of the road is a mountain, and on the other side is a cliff. If you are not careful, you will fall down.

Everyone pressed their bodies tightly against the mountain wall, spiraling up along a path covered with weeds.

After going through many dangers, they finally arrived near their destination in the evening of the fourth day.

"Ayan, we're almost there, but we still have to pass a narrow gap in the sky. It's getting dark now, so it's not suitable to walk this distance. Let's rest here for the night and set off early tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Si Yan nodded and ordered to set up camp on the spot and spend the night there.

Si Rong, Yun Li and others made a fire and spread a blanket on the ground. They took out the prey they had hunted along the way, skinned it and grilled it.

Si Yan and Yan Longyi sat on the blanket and added firewood to the fire.

"How did King Yan know that there was a thousand-year-old ginseng here?" Si Yan asked.

Yan Longyi smiled slightly. "I once met an old farmer who was picking ginseng in the mountains. He said there were thousand-year-old ginseng on the other side of the mountain. However, the terrain was steep, and there were dangers such as wild beasts, miasma, and torrents. No one could cross. I found an opportunity, took the risk, and found the thousand-year-old ginseng."

Si Yan thought of the map drawn by Yan Longyi, and knew that what he said was true. If he had not personally surveyed the terrain, it would be difficult to draw a map with such complete information.

There was a crack in the sky on the map. Not far ahead of them, across the crack in the sky, was the place where the thousand-year-old ginseng grew.

After Beiyan Pass was occupied, the entire area north of Wujiu Mountain was under the control of Beimang State. Ginseng farmers and medicinal farmers in the mountains of Daxuan were massacred in large numbers, so that precious medicines such as Daxuan ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are now extremely scarce and priceless.

This is also the reason why Si Yan went up the mountain to collect herbs in person. Such precious items will definitely be of great use when he returns to Shangjing.

At this moment, a wolf howl suddenly came from not far away, followed by a shrill scream.

"Has someone encountered a pack of wolves?" Si Yan heard the shouting and pulled out a dagger.

Her sharp eyes swept over in the direction of the sound, and she saw a few sparks in the dark forest.

"Let's go and take a look." Si Yan made a prompt decision and walked towards the source of the sound.

Yan Longyi and others followed closely and saw a fire in the distance. It turned out to be a dozen children surrounded by a group of ferocious wolves.

At this time, the group of children were confronting the wolf pack. The children were not very old. The youngest one looked only six or seven years old, and the oldest was only in his early teens.

The leader was a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, and alongside him were four or five children slightly younger than him, who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.

They held torches high in their hands, glared at the wolves fiercely, and protected the younger children behind them.

Suddenly, the leading wolf bared its teeth and rushed towards the children.

Led by the leader, more than a dozen wolves rushed forward.

"Wow--" The children at the back started crying loudly, but they still huddled together tightly, protecting the youngest child in the middle.

The leading young man waved a torch in one hand to fight the wolves, and swung an axe in the other, shouting: "Go away! Beasts! All of you, go away!"

"Go away! Beast!" Several young men beside him shouted in unison.

The wolves hesitated for a moment, circled around the few people, and then attacked the weakest child among them.

The wolf leader opened its bloody mouth and pounced towards the child. With a whoosh in the air, a dagger was thrown towards the wolf leader.

The dagger went straight into the wolf's mouth, blood immediately flowed out, and the wolf howled.

Si Yan rolled on the ground and held the thin child in his arms.

At the same time, Yan Longyi swung his sword and pierced the neck of a wolf that was rushing towards him. The strongest wolf in the pack whimpered and fell to the ground.

Yun Li, Si Rong and others rushed over with swords in hand, confronting the wolves with fierce momentum.

The sudden appearance of so many people stopped the wolves from attacking.

Seeing that the other side had a large number of people and was holding many torches, the wolves suddenly became much more timid.

The leader wolf was injured in the mouth, but was not dead yet. In order to prevent the wolf pack from retaliating, Si Yan did not use his full strength.

The leader wolf howled, looked at Si Yan with his green eyes, and retreated with the pack.

The wolves then turned and left, disappearing into the cold night...

"It's okay." Si Yan touched the child's head and comforted him softly, "The wolves have been driven away."

"Ayan, let's leave here first." In order to avoid the smell of blood attracting other ferocious beasts, Yan Longyi suggested that everyone leave here as soon as possible.

After returning to the camp, Yunqiao began to examine the children one by one without waiting for Yan Longyi's instructions.

Their clothes were ragged and their bodies were covered with scrapes, and they looked like they had lived in the woods for some time.

They also carried several baskets on their backs, which contained herbs for curing miasma and some herbs for repelling insects and removing poisons. No wonder they were able to cross the miasma and come here, as they must have some experience of living in the mountains.

"You must be hungry, eat something first."

Si Yan asked people to take out food and water and distribute them to the children who were already hungry. Several younger children swallowed their saliva, looked at the leading boy, and saw the boy nodded to them, then they started to eat obediently.

They ate their food in a respectful manner, and although they were extremely hungry, they did not eat too fast.

The leading young man recognized Si Yan and Yan Longyi as the leaders of this group, and he knelt down in front of them with a plop.

Several teenagers around twelve or thirteen years old behind him also knelt down.

The young man straightened his back, his eyes filled with gratitude. "We have no way to repay you for saving our lives. We only managed to gather two thousand-year-old ginsengs, which we will give to you two today as a token of our gratitude."

After saying that, the young man waved his hand, and a young man behind him came forward holding a jar. Two thousand-year-old ginsengs were wrapped in moss and lay in the jars.

Yan Longyi glanced over and couldn't help but be surprised: "Ayan, these are two thousand-year-old ginseng kings."