I was just collecting them casually, how did the disciples become emperors?

"It grows in the deep southwestern mountains where spiritual veins converge. It takes a thousand years of absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon to take shape."

"The vitality it contains is extremely pure and has unique therapeutic effects on treating various difficult and complicated illnesses, especially serious illnesses like that of your Senior Brother Zhao's mother."

"But because it grows in a harsh environment, is scarce, and is extremely difficult to harvest, it is extremely precious."

Ximen Feixue nodded, not quite understanding.

"I see, no wonder so many people are looking for it."

After resting for a while, Ye Xinghe took Ximen Feixue into the mountains.

Soon after entering the forest, we heard a loud noise.

They quietly approached in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people stopping a hunter-like man on a mountain trail. The leader was Lu Qianqiu.

At this moment, Lu Qianqiu looked arrogant and domineering, and the men around her were all ferocious.

The hunter was so frightened that he trembled and almost dropped the bow in his hand.

Lu Qianqiu shouted, "You country bumpkin, have you ever seen ancient fallen leaves in this mountain? Tell me now! If you dare to hide anything, I will make you pay for it!"

The hunter replied timidly, "Sir, I only hunt in these mountains for a living. I have never seen any ancient fallen leaves."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qianqiu's face darkened and she angrily said, "How dare you lie to me? I've been searching in this mountain for days and found nothing. How could you, who has been in the mountains for years, not have seen it? Search him! Maybe he's already found it and wants to hide it!"

Upon hearing this, the men rushed forward, pinned the hunter to the ground, and began to search his body randomly.

The hunter struggled desperately, begging for mercy: "I really don't have any, please let me go."

Ximen Feixue was furious when he saw this scene: "Master, how can they bully people like this?"

Ye Xinghe gently pulled him back and whispered, "Don't be impatient, let's see what happens first. Lu Qianqiu is not a pushover. If we act rashly, we might alert the enemy."

After searching the hunter's body, it was found that there were indeed no ancient fallen leaves.

Lu Qianqiu's eyes suddenly widened with anger, and he swung the long whip in his hand, making two loud whip flowers in the air, and then hit the ground next to the hunter hard, splashing up a cloud of dust.

The hunter collapsed to the ground in fear.

One of Lu Qianqiu's men said tremblingly, "Miss, Patriarch Huangfu's birthday is coming soon. As you know, his injuries have not healed yet. This time we are looking for the ancient fallen leaves, hoping to use their magical properties to restore him to his former state."

"If it weren't for Gu Luoye, the Patriarch's injuries would have been difficult to recover. If he was unhappy at that time, he would really cancel your engagement with Young Master Huangfu."

Lu Qianqiu was also extremely anxious. Now their Lu family relied on the prestige of the Huangfu family. She scolded her subordinates loudly, "You bunch of useless people! You can't even find an ancient fallen leaf. What's the point of keeping you?"

When Ximen Feixue and Ye Xinghe heard these words, they suddenly understood why Lu Qianqiu was so eager to return to the southwest mountain to look for the ancient fallen leaves.

Ximen Feixue whispered to Ye Xinghe, "Master, it turns out she's fighting so hard just to secure her engagement with the Huangfu family. But she's being so reckless, it's really too much."

Ye Xinghe nodded slightly.

"There are many interests involved in this marriage, so Lu Qianqiu naturally dares not slack off. However, she is acting this way and using any means necessary. Sooner or later, she will cause even greater trouble."

After Lu Qianqiu finished scolding his men, he turned his gaze to the hunter.

"You, old man, may not have any ancient fallen leaves on you, but you must know something. Tell me, where else in this mountain might ancient fallen leaves grow? If you can provide any useful clues, I will not only spare your life, but also reward you with a lot of money and treasures."

The hunter raised his head tremblingly and said, "My lady, I'm really just hunting around here. I don't know where the ancient fallen leaves grow. The Southwest Mountains are so vast. How could I dare to set foot in such dangerous places?"

Lu Qianqiu became more and more frustrated when he saw that he could not get any useful information from the hunter.

She frowned, thought for a moment, and then said to her men, "Continue to explore deeper into the mountains, leaving no corner unexplored. I just don't believe this ancient fallen leaf could just vanish out of thin air."

After saying that, she led her men and continued along the mountain road, gradually disappearing from the sight of Ye Xinghe and Ximen Feixue.

Ximen Feixue looked at Lu Qianqiu's arrogant and domineering back, and the anger in her heart grew stronger and stronger. She really couldn't suppress her anger and bent down to pick up a stone on the ground.

He just waved his arm and the stone flew towards the horse that Lu Qianqiu was riding.

The horse was walking leisurely when it was hit on the hindquarters by a flying stone. It neighed in pain and raised its front hooves high.

Lu Qianqiu was caught off guard and startled by this sudden change. She grabbed the reins tightly to try to steady herself, but the horse was too frightened and started jumping wildly.

"Uu! Uu!"

Lu Qianqiu shouted loudly, but the horse did not obey him at all and rushed left and right on the narrow mountain road.

Lu Qianqiu's men were also shocked by this scene and were at a loss as to what to do. They gathered around and wanted to help control the horses, but they were afraid of being kicked by the horses' hooves, so they could only stand by and worry.

The horse became more and more crazy, carrying Lu Qianqiu all the way.

The mountain road is rugged and there are many protruding rocks and potholes on the roadside.

After a violent jolt, Lu Qianqiu could no longer sit still and was thrown out, falling straight into the mud on the side of the road like a black shadow.

"Plop!" With a loud noise, Lu Qianqiu fell headfirst into the mud.

The quagmire was full of mud and sewage, and emitted a foul smell.

Lu Qianqiu's entire body was instantly submerged in the mud, with only his head exposed. His face and hair were covered with black mud. His original arrogant look had long disappeared, replaced by an extremely embarrassed look.

"Miss!"

Seeing this, his men rushed over and tried to pull Lu Qianqiu out.

But the suction of the mud was so strong that they had to use a lot of effort to pull Lu Qianqiu halfway out of the mud.

Lu Qianqiu was breathing heavily and spitting out mud and water from his mouth.

"Which bastard did it! Find him for me!" Lu Qianqiu roared at the top of his lungs.

She kept rubbing her hands against her body to wipe off the mud, but the more she wiped, the dirtier it became.

Ximen Feixue saw Lu Qianqiu's appearance from a distance and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He was secretly proud in his heart: If you continue to be arrogant, this will be the end of bullying.

Ye Xinghe shook his head helplessly. Although he felt that Ximen Feixue's behavior was a bit reckless, seeing Lu Qianqiu's miserable appearance, he also felt that she deserved it.

After all, Ximen Feixue had suffered a lot from this woman in the past.