Reincarnation and Rebirth

Lin Nanxing looked up at the sky. Was the sun rising from the east today? This was strange. How could the little girl be so lucky? Not only did she find a hundred-year-old ginseng, but she also found various top-quality medicinal herbs such as Tianqi and Wudong. Usually, when he came to this area, he could only dig up a few dandelions at most.

When Su Wan'er appeared in front of Lin Nanxing again, carrying three astragalus plants, he completely lost his composure.

"Girl, where did you find it?"

"Over there." Su Wan'er chuckled to herself. Every time Lin Nanxing bent down to dig for herbs, she would run to the vicinity and secretly smuggle herbs out of her spatial storage.

Looking at the freshly unearthed medicinal herbs, Lin Nanxing couldn't help but wonder if he was getting old, which was why he hadn't discovered these good things all these years.

"Girl, you're incredibly lucky! These medicinal herbs can fetch a lot of money."

Su Wan'er smiled innocently and asked happily, "Can you sell a lot? Then will that be enough to pay for my mother's medicine?"

Lin Nanxing was taken aback. Did this girl really not understand medicine and not know how precious these medicinal herbs were?

"Hmm, your ginseng is worth at least five hundred taels."

Su Wan'er's eyes widened. "My God, it's worth so much!"

"Yes, I sold a 30-year-old one before for two hundred taels."

Su Wan'er jumped up excitedly. Her space ginseng was like a radish, and this time she only picked the smallest one, but it was so valuable. It seems that she sold the previous Wuling ginseng too cheaply.

"Grandpa Lin, here you go with this ginseng." Su Wan'er handed over the ginseng. It wasn't that she was being generous, but she was genuinely grateful to Lin Nanxing for saving her life. After all, Lin Nanxing had saved the original owner of this body and hadn't even charged her for the medicine.

Lin Nanxing hurriedly refused, "No, no, no, this is too expensive."

"Grandpa Lin, I told you before that I would thank you. I will pay for the medicine. You saved my life, so don't be shy."

Lin Nanxing looked at the little girl in front of him with great interest. He overestimated his own rudimentary medical skills, which were far from enough to save a life.

Seeing that he was about to refuse, Su Wan'er smiled mischievously, "Grandpa Lin, how much do you think these remaining medicinal herbs are worth?"

Lin Nanxing estimated for a moment and said, "It's worth at least one or two hundred taels of silver. These medicinal herbs are all of good quality."

"That's fine then. I'll get some herbs to replenish my mother's qi and blood. As for the rest, I'd like to buy some things for myself. Please keep it a secret, Grandpa Lin."

Lin Nanxing thought to himself, "So this girl was being so generous because she was waiting for me here."

“Girl, Grandpa doesn’t want your ginseng, and Grandpa will keep it a secret.”

The two pushed and shoved each other, and finally Lin Nanxing said helplessly, "If we don't go to town now, we won't be able to get back before dark."

Su Wan'er glanced at the sky and sighed. It seemed she would have to repay him in another way.

"Okay, let's go to town first."

On the way down the mountain, Lin Nanxing took the basket from Su Wan'er, poured half of it into his own basket, then covered it with some dandelions. After finishing, he winked at her.

Su Wan'er chuckled. This old man was quite adorable; he was afraid of being seen by the villagers and having the news reach Su's grandmother's ears.

"Thank you, Grandpa Lin."

As soon as the two arrived at the city gate, there was a faint smell of blood in the air. Su Wan'er glanced at Lin Nanxing without showing any emotion, not missing the fleeting look of surprise on his face.

The smell of blood was very faint, which must have been deliberately masked. An ordinary villager wouldn't have been able to smell it.

“Girl, I think you shouldn’t go to town today. Grandpa will go sell them for you.”

"No, Grandpa Lin, I promised my sister and her family I'd buy them some snacks, and it's getting cold, so I need to get some warm clothes. Oh, and Grandpa Lin, I heard the price of grain has gone up recently. If you have any spare money, you should buy some too."

Lin Nanxing took another serious look at Su Wan'er. Su Wan'er stood there, smiling broadly, without any attempt to hide her true feelings.

"Hehe, girl, thank you for reminding me. Let's go to Baicao Hall first, and then Grandpa will accompany you to buy things."

Su Wan'er felt a warmth in her heart. Grandpa Lin was worried about her, but she hadn't come here just to buy snacks. "Grandpa Lin, no need. It takes too much time for a girl like me to buy things. If you're worried, wait for me at Baicao Hall later, and I'll come back to find you."

Seeing that Su Wan'er insisted, Lin Nanxing thought that it should be fine in broad daylight, so he nodded and said no more.

When the two arrived at the Hundred Herbs Hall, they saw the young apprentice who had served her last time hurrying out.

"Little Ma, what's the rush?"

"Dr. Lin, you've arrived. Please come in." The apprentice's eyes lit up when he saw Su Wan'er beside him. Wasn't this the girl who sold the Black Spirit Ginseng last time? Could it be that she brought some good medicinal herbs this time?

If that's the case, there's hope for the old man's illness.

As Lin Nanxing walked, he asked, "I saw you rushing out the door just now, what happened?"

The apprentice glanced at Su Wan'er, hesitating to speak, when they heard the shopkeeper's voice from inside, "Little Ma, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and go to Taihe Hall to ask if they have any..."

The shopkeeper's words came to an abrupt halt. Looking at Lin Nanxing's face, which was filled with excitement mixed with restraint and a hint of sorrow, Lin Nanxing's eyes flashed. "Shopkeeper, something happened?"

The shopkeeper nodded.

Su Wan'er was puzzled. It turned out they were acquaintances, and perhaps they couldn't say certain things while she was present.

"Grandpa Lin, I'm entrusting my things to you. I'll go and look around somewhere else first."

Lin Nanxing snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "Okay, I'll have the shopkeeper give you some silver first so you can buy things."

After saying that, she asked the shopkeeper to take out one hundred taels of silver. The shopkeeper didn't even ask and just gave one hundred taels to Su Wan'er.

"Girl, you take this first. The rest, Grandpa will have someone settle the accounts later and then give it to you."

"it is good."

Lin Nanxing followed the shopkeeper into the backyard, while Xiao Ma continued running to Taihetang.

"What happened?"

"It's the old master. He's injured and bleeding profusely. He's injured his abdomen, and it's starting to fester. I'm afraid..." The shopkeeper's eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs. "I'll have Xiao Ma go to Taihe Hall to ask if they have any century-old ginseng. Hopefully, it can give the old master some rest until the young master returns."

"Where is the young master?"

"Another wave of bandits came to the city last night. The young master went out after hearing the noise, but there has been no news since."

"No wonder I smelled blood when I entered the city. Have you been able to contact the young master?"

"Not yet."

"Take me to see the old man." Suddenly remembering Su Wan'er's ginseng, he quickly turned back, picked up the basket, and said, "I just happened to have dug up a ginseng this time."

"Really? That's great! Quick, let's go!"

From afar, Lin Nanxing could smell a strong stench of blood. Pushing open the door, his eyes widened in horror. On the bed lay an elderly man, well past seventy, barely alive. The bedding beneath him was soaked with blood. The old man's face was deathly pale, and a rusty cleaver was stuck in his abdomen.

Why don't you draw your sword?

"We dare not draw our swords rashly. What if the old master doesn't catch his breath... then..."

Lin Nanxing took out the ginseng from the basket on his back. The shopkeeper's eyes widened and his face showed excitement. "This ginseng is top-grade, top-grade! I'll go and prepare it for the old master right away."