Even women who travel through time can become prime ministers and nobles.

In the silent forest, a light drizzle fell like silk, shrouding the entire forest in a veil of mystery. Late summer, in a small cave, a campfire was lit, and a pot of delicious fish soup was being cooked.

Outside the cave, the drizzle pattered on the leaves, making a soft, rustling sound, like a symphony of nature.

While cooking fish soup, Shi Wanxia picked some gastrodia elata and wild vegetables around the cave. She had found these gastrodia elata and wild vegetables by chance in the forest, and she remembered that they had high medicinal and nutritional value.

Shen Yanchu was unconscious and not in good health. So they carefully picked them, intending to take them back to help him recover.

The aroma of fish soup gradually filled the cave, and Shi Wanxia's stomach began to rumble. She eagerly picked up a spoon, scooped up a mouthful of the soup, and tasted it. The fish soup was incredibly delicious, filling her with satisfaction. She added some washed gastrodia elata and wild vegetables to the soup and continued cooking.

Shi Wanxia sat by the campfire, quietly enjoying this moment of tranquility. Looking at the drizzle outside the cave, she wondered how long it would continue. The fish soup was ready; Shi Wanxia ladled it into a bowl, let it cool slightly, and carefully fed it to him.

After feeding him fish soup, Shi Wanxia changed Shen Yanchu into clothes that had just been dried and washed. The sky was getting dark, but luckily she had some water. She used some wood ash to wash his clothes and put them on a wooden rack by the fire to dry.

"I don't know what's wrong with this guy. Maybe I should go see if I can gather some Ganoderma lucidum for him to help him recover. Ouch, my back!" Shi Wanxia rubbed her back as she lay down. She was exhausted after a long day, so she decided not to travel tomorrow and wait until he recovered before continuing. She would go to the forest to look for some medicine; his health was just too poor.

Thick mist rose from the forest in the early morning. The rain had stopped. Shi Wanxia rubbed her eyes, stretched, and groggily got up after a while. She tidied her hair before checking on Shen Yanchu. His face was not as pale as yesterday, and his breathing was more steady and strong. Unfortunately, she had not studied medicine and could not take his pulse. She also did not have any special abilities like the heroine in the novel. She had to rely on herself for everything.

"Sigh, I wonder when he'll wake up. I still need to find some wild vegetables and fruits; there's nothing left to eat. I only recognize lingzhi mushrooms and such among the medicinal herbs. If I find any other herbs, I won't recognize them!" Shi Wanxia got up, straightened her clothes, and took her basket and knife out of the cave. There are tigers in this forest; she needs to be careful.

The campfire burning inside the cave kept it warm. Shen Yanchu awoke from a nightmare to find himself in a small cave with the fire still burning. However, Shi was nowhere to be seen. He struggled for a moment before finally sitting up. Any movement caused him excruciating pain, his dantian aching as if worms were gnawing at his bones. Yet, his face remained expressionless. But if this poison wasn't cured, his martial arts skills would be completely ruined, and he would only have a year left to live. In the past, Shen Yanchu wouldn't have cared so much about life and death, but now that he had met Shi, he dared not give up easily. He had to get her safely out of the forest; after all, it was too dangerous for a young woman to be alone in this dangerous forest. Realizing his thoughts had drifted away, Shen Yanchu sighed deeply and began meditating to regulate his breathing. He now had less than ten percent of his internal energy left. In this situation, he didn't know what to do.

Shi Wanxia, ​​holding a small knife, picked termite mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, and other wild mushrooms she didn't know the name of but had eaten before under the big pine tree. With the recent rains, all the mushrooms in the forest had sprouted, so she could finally change her taste.

"A little girl picking mushrooms, carrying a big schoolbag..." Shi Wanxia picked mushrooms for a long time and finally filled her basket to the brim, feeling overjoyed. Ahead, deep in the dense forest, pheasants and rabbits appeared from time to time. Shi Wanxia watched them speechlessly. Were they taking advantage of her inability to hunt? "I'm a model citizen, how could I hunt? This is modern times, you can go in!" "If there are pheasants, could I collect some eggs?" Shi Wanxia hid the basket but decided to try anyway, just in case. She could even use it to nourish Shen Yanchu. Holding a knife, she carefully slipped into the dense forest.

The weeds in the dense forest were taller than her, and some of them were extremely sharp. She had to dodge them with difficulty, so she hadn't gone very far in more than an hour.

I don't know how far we walked before we emerged from the dense grass and came to a small lake, or rather a small pond. The lake water was emerald green and crystal clear, with many fish swimming freely in it.

Shi Wanxia took the net she carried with her, tied it with some vines, put a large rock inside, and put it in the water before getting up to look for bird eggs or something in the forest.

After searching through the jungle for a long time, Shi Wanxia actually found the Manjusaka, also known as the Red Spider Lily, which Shen Yanchu had told her about. She picked some of the yellow and red ones.

She took all the wild eggs from the nest near the spider lily, wrapped them in her coat, and carefully carried them on her back. Thinking that she was lucky today and that it was still early, she continued to explore the jungle. There were many good things in the depths of the forest, and she picked a lot of them without hesitation.

Before I knew it, I had walked quite a distance. I looked around and it was getting darker and darker. I dared not go any further. If I encountered some wild beast, I would lose my life.

Shi Wanxia put the Ganoderma lucidum and Gastrodia elata she had painstakingly found into her coat and turned to leave, but suddenly a cold sword was pressed against her neck. Shi Wanxia was so frightened that she dared not move. What was going on? Was there anyone else in this ghost forest?

Could they be savages, or are we not far from a populated area? Shi Wanxia swallowed hard, her voice trembling as she spoke, "Hero, please remove your weapon. I am but a weak woman who unintentionally offended your territory. I am deeply sorry and will leave immediately. Please, sir, show mercy..."

Before Shi Wanxia could speak, "thud," the sword behind her suddenly moved away from her, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Shi Wanxia was stunned for a long time before turning around.

Turning her head, she discovered a strange man lying on the ground, nearly 1.8 meters tall, dressed in ancient clothing of indeterminate color, his hair disheveled and filthy, his entire body filthy. Shi Wanxia hesitated for a long time before squatting down and poking him with a stick, but there was no response.

"Who is this strange man? Should I save him? If I don't, my conscience will bother me to let him die; if I do, there's already an injured person in the family, and now this... "

After much hesitation, Shi Wanxia finally helped the strange man up and slowly escorted him back. After all, failing to help someone in distress in this dangerous forest would be tantamount to murder.