Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Unexpectedly, the area right next to Gouhun Mountain was so rich in supplies. Before long, Zhao Lian spotted two honeysuckle trees climbing on a duck's foot tree.

Zhaolian cut the roots of the honeysuckle, intending to pull it off, but she found that if she tried to pull it off, she would also tear off a lot of the honeysuckle's flowers and leaves.

Zhao Lian looked at the duck's foot tree, which was only about two or three meters tall, with branches that were only a little over a meter long. Zhao Lian put down her basket, tucked her machete into her waistband, and climbed up, stepping on the protruding branches.

She reached out to try and pull, but found that her hand couldn't reach it at all. The only way was to cut down the schefflera tree.

Zhao Lian sat on a tree branch and started chopping, only cutting the side branches. After chopping a few, she found herself too tired, so she sat down to rest for a while, drank some water, and then continued chopping.

Finally, all the branches at the top were cut off, and all the schefflera fell to the ground. Zhao Lian's clothes were soaked.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted!"

Zhao Lian was panting heavily, her hands, which were gripping the machete, were blistered and bleeding. The workload today was simply too much.

Fortunately, the wood of this schefflera is relatively soft; if it were made of other trees, the workload would probably be even greater.

Zhao Lian sat on the treetop for a while, drank some water, and felt that she had regained some strength before slowly climbing down the tree.

Looking at the golden honeysuckle, Zhaolian carefully picked it; it weighed about two ounces.

Thinking that there was no bag to put it in, Zhaolian looked around and finally tore off a bamboo leaf, turned it into a triangle, put the flower in it, tied the two ends, and hung it next to the basket on her back.

Next, she rolled the honeysuckle vine into circles, just like she had rolled the moneywort earlier.

This honeysuckle tree is quite large, and judging from its thick vines, it must be quite old. Zhaolian separated the thick and thin vines, rolled them up one by one, and threw them into her basket.

These two honeysuckle plants alone probably weigh three or four pounds each. Adding the moneywort from earlier, they should weigh six or seven pounds. I just don't know how much they can sell for per pound.

Zhao Lian was in an extremely happy mood. She hadn't been this happy in a long time. Looking at the half-full basket of things, she felt incredibly satisfied.

These things are much more valuable than plantain and safflower. At this moment, the sun began to slowly set in the west.

Zhao Lian estimated that it was around three or four o'clock in the afternoon. In May, it would get dark around seven o'clock, so she could stay for another two hours.

Thinking about going to the market tomorrow, Zhao Lian didn't want to rest any longer. Carrying her basket, she continued walking along the side. She didn't dare to go further in, so she could only walk along the edge of Gouhun Mountain.

If there are good things to be found nearby, there's no need to risk going further in; at least, her current abilities don't allow her to go further in.

Suddenly, the unique leaves of a plant in front of her caught Zhao Lian's attention. The leaves were shaped like chicken bones, were a tender green, and were growing as vines.

Zhao Lian quickly went forward to check and found that it was indeed chicken bone grass. This chicken bone grass clears heat and detoxifies, promotes diuresis and relieves jaundice. It can be used to make herbal tea, medicine, or soup.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lian was very lucky today. She quickly chopped down the chicken bone grass and then rolled it up.

The chicken bone grass vines were very thin and soft, so Zhaolian rolled them up into fist-sized balls and tied them up.

This chicken bone grass is quite light, weighing only a little over a pound, but Zhaolian is already very satisfied.

Following that, more and more *Smilax glabra* and *Smilax glabra* were discovered, and Zhao Lian was having a great time digging them up.

Before they knew it, the sun had slowly moved to the side of the mountain. Without the sun's rays, and with a breeze blowing from time to time, it became much cooler. Zhao Lian estimated that it must be a little past five o'clock now.

Unexpectedly, the supplies here were indeed plentiful, and Zhao Lian began to feel a little reluctant to leave. However, she knew that it was time to descend the mountain.

Because he not only left the back mountain, but also went to the outer perimeter of the Soul-Hooking Mountain, it would take him half again as long to get back as usual.

By then, there wasn't much water left. Zhao Lian finished the last sip and leaned against a tree to rest.

I didn't notice anything when I was busy, but now that I've stopped and am sitting in this quiet valley, without any sunlight, it's really not a big deal.

Aside from the rustling of leaves in the wind, the only sound was the pounding of her own heart. Zhao Lian began to feel a strange sense of fear.

As the sun slowly began to set in the west, it could no longer reach this area, and sitting under the tree, the light became even dimmer.

The sweat on her body began to dry slowly, and Zhao Lian was about to get up when suddenly she seemed to hear a rustling sound.

The sound was extremely faint; if you didn't listen carefully, you really wouldn't hear it. Zhao Lian listened intently and could sense that it sounded like some kind of animal crawling.

This idea suddenly excited her. Could it be a long worm, or snake? At this moment, she no longer felt afraid.

Because if you catch a snake, you can sell it for money. Even if you don't sell it, it's still a very good cut of meat. Although there isn't much snake meat, it's very nutritious.

Zhao Lian carefully examined the terrain of the mountain. It was located in a valley, at a lower elevation, and the humidity was higher than that of the higher elevation.

Zhao Lian knew that snakes and other reptiles preferred dark and damp places. This place, overgrown with weeds and in the shadows, was a favorite haunt of snakes.

Zhao Lian was eager to try, rubbing her hands together. In her previous life, she was extremely brave. When she was young, she often went up the mountain with her grandfather and would catch snakes whenever she saw them.

Perhaps the snake catcher carried some kind of scent, because the snakes would automatically back away when they saw her and her grandfather, and never attacked her on their own.

Her husband, Liu Qiang, was the opposite; he was extremely afraid of snakes.

The two met because of a snake. It happened in a park, right next to the husband's feet, when a snake crawled over.

When he discovered it, he was so frightened that he screamed. He Jie was not far from him at the time, and she was the one who caught the snake. That's how the two met.

However, after she opened a food stall and her restaurant had the dish "Dragon, Tiger and Phoenix," she would occasionally bring in snakes and catch them from time to time, but it didn't bother her much.

Although she hadn't caught a snake in a long time, she knew that catching snakes required speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness, and that her soul's memories contained these techniques.

She didn't know whether Zhao Lian's body could react that quickly.

Moreover, Zhao Lian is only seven years old and not strong enough. If the snake is too big, it will probably be difficult to control.

After carefully analyzing the pros and cons, Zhao Lian dared not act rashly; she needed to see just how big the snake really was.

Zhao Lian closed her eyes, held her breath, and listened carefully to which direction the snake was coming from.

The snake wasn't moving very fast, and she was certain it was just a short distance directly in front of her.

Zhao Lian looked to the side and saw a schefflera tree, which she had just used as a cane, and there was a branch in front of it.

This is indeed a very good snake-catching tool. Zhao Lian was secretly delighted. It was just like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. This stick came in handy.

Zhao Lian stood up, picked up a stick, and carefully walked forward. She didn't dare to walk fast; she needed to be sure of the direction and was also afraid of startling the snake.

As the sound grew louder, Zhao Lian was fairly certain that the snake was only about two meters away from her.