Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

"Uncle, you take Xiaobao and the others and come behind. I'll go ahead and scout out if there's anything to eat."

"Sister-in-law, it's dangerous for you to go alone!"

"It's okay, I'll go with my dad and the others."

"Da Bao, Er Bao, listen to your uncle!"

Erbao felt that his mother was being willful again. She was such a grown woman and still caused him so much trouble. He decided to call her Grandma instead. Just as he was about to call her that, his mother walked away with his grandparents in the blink of an eye.

Well, with Grandpa and the others around, Mom shouldn't be in danger. When Mom comes back, I'll definitely have Grandma give her a good talking to.

Zhang Xixi followed the system's instructions and walked forward, but she had been walking for almost fifteen minutes and still hadn't arrived. 500 meters should be quite a short distance.

"System, did you give me the wrong directions?"

"Host, do not doubt the professionalism of this system."

"Then why hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Host, please look straight ahead."

Zhang Xixi looked ahead and saw a cliff, but it was quite high. Could she possibly climb up that cliff?

"System, are we on a cliff?"

"No, it's on the tree at the bottom of the cliff."

Luckily it's in a tree, so I can take it back and use it after I sign in.

System: "Now, for a check-in to be considered successful, the host must touch the physical object."

"Are the rules changing this fast?"

"Because it's not a task randomly triggered by the host, but a task that was specifically sought out."

Okay! Anyway, I want to take these treasures back with me. It's not a loss to sell them or use them myself.

Zhang Xixi quickly walked to the tree, put down her basket, and observed that several plants seemed to be growing on the middle branch. Fortunately, she was wearing short-sleeved clothes while fleeing, so she could climb the tree by simply rolling up her sleeves. It took her a lot of effort to climb to the middle of the tree, and after a closer look, she realized that they appeared to be Dendrobium officinale, a valuable Chinese medicinal herb.

Zhang Xixi took a deep breath and reached out to pick one.

"Ding! Rare and exotic herbs detected. Host, would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in"

"Sign-in successful, reward: 200 luck points!"

Zhang Xixi's lips curled up. One plant costs two hundred, so there are more than ten here, which means more than 3000 luck points! Haha! This is a huge profit.

She picked all the Dendrobium officinale plants, big and small, one by one, saying "checking in" after each one she picked. There were 20 plants in total, and the system's "checking in successfully" sound kept ringing in her mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your luck value has reached 1000. Do you wish to open the shop?"

"open"

Zhang Xixi sat on a tree, resting and browsing the products in the mall. But why was her luck value only 3000? Shouldn't it be 4400?

"System, did you embezzle my luck points?" she angrily questioned.

System: "This system is an honest and good child, how could it embezzle?"

"Then why is my luck stat wrong?"

System: "Let me show you your luck value statement!"

Zhang Xixi looked at the bill on the light screen. The luck value of the first few Dendrobium officinale plants was 200, but why did it decrease later? Weren't they all the same?

System: "The rewards will vary depending on the year."

Zhang Xixi felt a pang of heartache at losing over a thousand luck points! That could have bought so many things!

System: "Host, please be content with what you have!"

Never mind, I'll earn it back next time.

"Ding! Host, a rare treasure is approaching."

Zhang Xixi glanced down at the tree and saw a white tiger walking towards them. It was so majestic, with such smooth fur. This tiger was top-quality!

I can admire it, but I have no intention of sacrificing myself to feed it! "Grandpa Tiger, don't eat me! I don't taste good."

"System, what should I do?!"

System: "Host, please check if there are any items in the store that can deal with it."

Yes, the system shop! Zhang Xixi quickly switched back to the system shop and looked at the dazzling array of goods, food and household items, but why were there no weapons?

System: You've only been looking at the cheap ones, of course there aren't any left.

Zhang Xixi: Do you think it's easy for me to earn some luck points? I have to be careful with them.

Zhang Xixi ultimately chose a Beast Taming Talisman because it was the cheapest option, requiring only 400 luck points. Moreover, if she could tame this white tiger, wouldn't she have an extra mount?

I bought a beast-taming talisman, but how do I put it on its forehead?

System: "Buy some spiritual spring water to tempt it."

"The spirit spring water costs 500 luck points, and it's only a small bucket! It's too expensive!"

System: "Then you two can just stare at each other!"

Zhang Xixi gritted her teeth and bought it; if she delayed any longer, her two children would cry. She then spent another 500 luck points to buy a bucket of spiritual spring water, and then she slowly climbed down the tree, taking out the spiritual spring water just before reaching the ground.

Sure enough, as soon as the spiritual spring water was taken out, the tiger stared at it without blinking.

"Grandpa White Tiger, do you really need this? How about we make a deal?"

The white tiger looked up at Zhang Xixi, its eyes seeming to ask what kind of deal it was.

"Grandpa White Tiger, I will provide you with spiritual spring water in exchange for your protection of me and my family. If you agree, just nod and we'll make a contract."

After a long silence, the white tiger finally nodded. Zhang Xixi tentatively stepped forward and placed the Beast Taming Talisman on the white tiger's head. A white light instantly emanated from the white tiger's head, and the Beast Taming Talisman disappeared. Then, the white tiger's gaze towards Zhang Xixi immediately softened, and its eyes were filled with affection.

Success! That's great! Zhang Xixi even reached out and stroked the white tiger's fur.

"Ding! Rare treasure detected. Should the host sign in?"

"Check-in successful! Reward: 5000 Luck Points!"

This tiger is so valuable! Zhang Xixi was overjoyed that the luck points she had just lost had actually returned many times over!

She immediately filled a bamboo tube with some of the spiritual spring water, and gave the rest to the white tiger to drink. She also named the white tiger Bai Jin.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, Bai Jin felt that the white tiger seemed more human-like, and its fur seemed smoother. She wondered if there were any wild chickens or rabbits around. She was craving meat!

Zhang Xixi stroked the white tiger's head again, wondering if the tiger meat would taste good. Bai Jin, however, felt as if something was watching it, raising its big eyes to look around until it saw its new owner's lustful gaze fixed on its body.

Bai Jin shuddered, yelled at Zhang Xixi, and ran towards the nearby forest.

"System, where did Little Gold go? Is your Beast Taming Talisman no longer working?"

System: "Host, the quality of the items produced by the system is beyond doubt. The white tiger has probably gone to retrieve something."

"Alright! I'll wait for it. If it doesn't come back, I won't lose anything anyway."