Xiao Jinchen watched the bear and the person gradually disappear from their sight. He turned to Nangong Li and said, "Brother-in-law, my cousin has been carried away by a beast, aren't you worried at all? Aren't you going to chase after them?"

Nangong Li also turned to look at Xiao Jinchen: "He'll bring me back the same way he did! Maybe he'll even bring back some good stuff. Even if he suffers a loss, it certainly won't be Yun'er."

But seriously, second cousin, were you just going to stand by and watch your cousin get carried away by a bear? Why didn't you chase after her?

Xiao Jinchen asked Nangong Li, intending to tease him a bit, but unexpectedly Nangong Li took a different approach and threw him back at him!

Xiao Jinchen was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "In your words, it's not my cousin who's going to suffer! If anyone's going to suffer, it's that bear. Look at my cousin. When has she ever suffered a loss? Why should I chase after her? You'd better hurry up and dig for ginseng! Be careful that the bear doesn't come back and change its mind and stop us from digging."

After Xiao Jinchen finished speaking, he ignored Nangong Li, took out a shovel from his basket, and began digging for ginseng. Seeing this, An Yi and Wushuang also started digging for ginseng.

An Yi had just squatted down when he suddenly spoke up: "Isn't it said that century-old ginseng can run away? We didn't bring any red rope or copper coins. What if it escapes when we dig it up?"

Nangong Li looked at An Yi and said coldly, "If they run away, you're in charge of chasing them!"

Upon hearing Nangong Li's words, An Yi was unsure whether his master was telling the truth or not. He turned to look at Wushuang, only to see that Wushuang had already started digging.

An asked in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid it will run away?"

Without even looking up, Wushuang said, "Idiot, if you keep babbling on and on, you'd better think about where you're going to be buried!"

Upon hearing Wushuang's words, An Yi trembled and quickly lowered his head to start digging for ginseng.

Wushuang glanced at An Yi: "Be careful, don't hurt the ginseng rootlets."

An nodded slightly, and began to carefully dig for ginseng, just like the student Wushuang.

Nangong Li glanced in the direction Li Liuyun had left, then looked at the others, and began to squat down and dig for ginseng. He had to at least make an appearance, otherwise Xiao Jinchen would definitely complain when Yun'er returned.

Xiao Jinchen glanced at Nangong Li and smiled: You little brat, I can't handle you!

The black bear led Li Liuyun deeper into the mountains until they reached a cave. The black bear put Li Liuyun down, parted the vines at the cave entrance to reveal it, and then looked back at Li Liuyun.

Li Liuyun nodded and went inside. The cave entrance was quite spacious, and a faint light shone from the front, reminding him of the White Snake's whereabouts. His excitement grew, and the black bear followed closely beside him.

Li Liuyun had only taken a few steps when a bat suddenly attacked him. Before Li Liuyun could react, Dahei stood up, swung the bat to the ground with one claw, and then stomped on the bat as it struggled on the ground.

Li Liuyun patted Dahei's arm: "Don't step on it next time, or you'll get your feet dirty."

After listening to Li Liuyun's words, Dahei seemed to understand but not quite. He lifted the foot that had stepped on the bat and rubbed it against the nearby rock.

Looking at Dahei's appearance, which resembled a human stepping in dog poop and then bursting out laughing.

"Big Black, you're too smart. Hurry up and let's see what's in your house."

After finishing their conversation, the man and the bear continued deeper into the cave. Instead of getting darker as they went in, it became brighter and brighter, with more and more light. When they reached the end of the cave, it was indeed as Li Liuyun had imagined—a paradise on earth.

Li Liuyun looked around and found that the valley was warm as springtime for some reason. It was almost December, and there were even peach blossoms blooming in the valley! To the left was a cliff.

Ling'er's voice suddenly rang out: "Master, there is a small volcano at the foot of this mountain. And this valley is right in the center of the volcano. That's why the temperature is much higher than outside. Man, go further into the mountain, there are good things there."

Li Liuyun thought for a moment, then turned back to Dahei instead of heading straight into the mountains: "Dahei, can I go in and take a look?"

Dahei looked at Li Liuyun, stood up, took a few steps forward, then looked back at Li Liuyun, signaling him to follow.

Li Liuyun followed behind Dahei, heading deeper into the valley. Along the way, rare medicinal herbs such as ginseng, lingzhi, and dendrobium were everywhere, leaving Li Liuyun speechless with amazement.

This valley was almost as big as her space. Dahei led Li Liuyun to a cliff and stopped.

Ling'er's excited voice suddenly rang out: "Master, it's a golden fruit tree! It's actually a golden fruit tree! We're rich, we're rich!"

Li Liuyun was surprised, as he rarely saw Ling'er so excited. So Li Liuyun asked, "Ling'er, is this golden fruit tree so rare? What makes it so precious?"

"Master is not only rare, but it is said that the golden fruit tree usually grows near gold mines. The golden fruit that grows on the golden tree takes a hundred years to flower, a hundred years to bear fruit, and a hundred years to mature. It takes three hundred years from flowering to bearing fruit."

This golden fruit, if eaten by ordinary people, can increase their lifespan, living to a hundred years old is no problem! Even if someone is seriously ill and near death, eating the golden fruit can rebuild bodily functions and prolong life! By the way, the golden fruit also has another name: the longevity fruit. Master, don't you think you've hit the jackpot?"

Just as Li Liuyun and Ling'er were talking and thinking, Dahei came to Li Liuyun's side, opened his palm, and there was a golden fruit in his palm.

Li Liuyun looked up at Dahei: "For me?"

Dahei simply handed the fruit forward, and Li Liuyun took the golden fruit, saying, "Thank you, Dahei."

Li Liuyun accepted the fruit and put it into his sleeve, which was actually his spatial storage. Then he took out a bowl of diluted spiritual spring water and handed it to Dahei: "I'll trade this with you."

To Li Liuyun's surprise, Dahei did not drink the spiritual spring water this time. Instead, it turned around, took a few more steps, and then looked back at Li Liuyun.

Li Liuyun nodded and followed Dahei's footsteps. However, to Li Liuyun's surprise, there was another golden fruit tree not far from the previous golden tree. However, this golden fruit tree seemed to be sick. Its leaves were already a bit wilted, and it had already bloomed. The golden flowers drooped on the branches, looking listless.

Dahei stopped in front of the tree, looked at Li Liuyun, and then at the bowl of spiritual spring water in Li Liuyun's hand.

At this moment, Ling'er's voice rang out: "Master, Dahei probably wants you to use the spiritual spring water to help irrigate this golden tree. However, this golden tree is not sick, but its roots have been bitten by something and it is injured. If it is not saved, it will die."

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