She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

That night, in another temporary tent, Banxia happily took a bath, then easily picked up a large bucket almost as tall as herself and poured out the water.

"This Banxia is getting stronger and stronger. I wonder who she took after." Even after looking at her many times, Madam Wu couldn't help but sigh.

You should know that the big bucket was three or four times the capacity of an ordinary bucket. Even if it wasn't full, it was still too much for a nine-year-old girl to carry.

"Perhaps it's the spirit of our Qi family ancestors, otherwise how could those siblings have survived without the protection of their parents?" Qi Sanshui's eyes flickered as he smiled.

“That’s right. I heard from the elders in the clan that there was once an ancestor who was as strong as an ox.” Qi Lei also sighed.

Meanwhile, Banxia herself, who was the subject of much admiration, took advantage of the time while pouring water to sneak up the mountain in the dark, quickly stimulated the growth of the two ginseng plants, and then quickly returned with the empty water bucket without attracting anyone's attention.

Fortunately, the two ginseng plants weren't far apart, otherwise Banxia would have been exhausted from running back and forth like that.

She didn't want to do it secretly, but the little ones were very clingy during the day, so she could only take them for walks on flat ground. She was afraid they would bump into things when going up the mountain.

Furthermore, after Lian Chengmo went out, she was constantly watched wherever she went, so this was the only option.

However, back in her tent, Banxia happily brought out her biggest haul of the day: a small bowl of wild chili peppers.

It's not Sichuan peppercorns, but chili peppers, the kind that are only two or three centimeters long and are bluish-white.

Although this type of chili pepper is very small, it is much spicier than ordinary small red chilies and is a favorite among southerners.

No matter what dish you're making, adding some wild chili peppers makes it absolutely delicious.

It's a pity, since it's a wild plant, and each small plant only has twenty or thirty fruits, all of which were picked by Pinellia ternata.

Looking at the delightful wild peppers, Banxia planned to dry them tomorrow, carefully scrape out the seeds to encourage growth, and then collect the seeds for mass planting.

Hehe, she'll have an endless supply of chili peppers from now on! Just thinking about it makes me happy. How can a southerner live without chili peppers?

These Hundred Thousand Mountains are not some man-eating ferocious land at all, they are clearly her treasure land!

At roughly the same time, Lian Chengmo forbade anyone to follow him and walked into the depths of the peach grove, carrying a torch.

Following the direction the two had left during the day, Lian Chengmo quickly found a small path. This peach grove was really big, and it took Lian Chengmo about fifteen minutes to walk out.

After coming out, he was stunned for a moment but quickly came to terms with it.

In his previous life, he didn't escape in this direction, so he naturally didn't know that there was a large medicinal herb field behind this peach grove.

The torches illuminated plots of land, each about 20 or 30 square meters in size, but each plot was neatly planted with various medicinal herbs.

Following the medicinal herb field to its eastern end, Lian Chengmo saw a small country cottage at the foot of the mountain. Although it was not large, it was built entirely of high-quality wood and was exquisite in every way.

As soon as he got close, Mu Rongyi noticed him.

"You actually dare to come here? Do you want to die?" Mu Rongyi said fiercely as soon as he saw Lian Chengmo.

Lian Chengmo did not respond to him immediately, but looked at the tray in Mu Rongyi's hand. On the tray was a bowl that looked like a medicinal soup.

Perhaps he was right.

In their past lives, these two came out of seclusion to clean up their own sect. After that, Murong Fu disappeared without a trace, leaving only Mu Rongyi to clear Murong Fu's name and to revitalize the Divine Doctor Valley.

As for why Murong Fu had disappeared without a trace, Lian Chengmo guessed that he was probably dead, and that he had already... before his death.

"Ahem, Xiao Yizi, let him in." Murong Fu's voice came from inside the wooden house.

"Hmph, did you hear that? My martial uncle wants you to come in."

"I'm warning you, this yard is full of poison. If you dare to play any tricks, I'll make sure you die a horrible death." Mu Rongyi reluctantly gave a stern warning before turning and going into the house.

Lian Chengmo pursed his lips and said nothing. He carefully stuck the torch on the fence in the yard and followed Mu Rongyi into the house.

Several oil lamps were lit inside the wooden cabin; while not as bright as day, it was certainly not dim.

So Lian Chengmo immediately saw Murong Fu lying on the bed. At this moment, he was not as dashing as he was during the day. He was being fed medicine by Mu Rongyi with a pale face.

Lian Chengmo's gaze fell on the other's hands, which were gripping the bedsheet tightly. Murong Fu seemed to be enduring some kind of pain.

After taking a bowl of medicine, Murong Fu seemed to feel much better. He turned to look at Lian Chengmo.

"Boy, if you don't have a reasonable explanation, you might not be leaving alive." Murong Fu's tone was relaxed, but it revealed a killing intent that was even greater than during the day.

Knowing that he is here is not a problem, but knowing his current physical condition, I'm afraid he can't stay.

"I've come to tell you the whereabouts of Murong Qing, Senior." Lian Chengmo didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly stated his purpose.

This is his stake in this gamble.

"What did you say? You know where Murong Qing is? Where is she? Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

Sure enough, Murong Fu's expression changed drastically upon hearing the name, but due to his intense emotions, he began to cough violently.

"Uncle-Master, don't get agitated. I'll go get you a bowl of water." Mu Rongyi immediately became worried when she saw Murong Fu like this.

He hurriedly got up to pour water from the table inside the house, only to find that the teapot on the table was already empty. He then quickly picked up the teapot and ran to the kitchen in the yard.

Seeing the chaotic scene he had created with his words, Lian Chengmo reluctantly stepped forward. Meeting Murong Fu's wary expression, he took the water bag from his waist and tossed it to Murong Fu.

"This is jam made by my younger sister. It has the effect of quenching thirst and relieving cough. Senior, why don't you try a sip?" Lian Chengmo said frankly.

He always kept the nice things the little girl gave him close to his body.

Murong Fu looked at the water bag in his hand, the stopper already opened, and a sweet aroma spread to his nose.

After all, he was a renowned physician, and his sense of smell was naturally very keen. With just one sniff, Murong Fu knew that this stuff was not poisonous and was just plain jam.

However, Murong Fu still took a serious look at the boy in front of him. He could tell that the other party was afraid that he would not open it at all, so he deliberately opened the lid and threw it to him.

"Senior is a divine doctor, surely you wouldn't be afraid of me, an ordinary person, poisoning this jam?" Lian Chengmo remained calm. He just felt that the little girl's jam seemed to have a special effect, which might be able to relieve Murong Fu's inexplicable cough.

"Haha, cough cough, if the people of the Liancheng family are all ordinary people, cough cough cough, where in this world are there any smart people left?" Murong Fu suddenly laughed.

Although he didn't know why this young man was being so kind, he knew Murong Qing's whereabouts, so Murong Fu was willing to take the gamble.