From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"The grade is too low; it won't be very effective for me."

Gu Hanying had been eager to try, but then she let out a soft snort, looking down on him completely.

To smear yourself with animal blood, you have to take off your clothes.

How could she possibly do that in front of Chen Shi?

"What Fourth Miss says is true! We'll give it to Fourth Miss after we hunt down high-grade exotic beasts."

Chen Shi nodded quickly and said with a smile.

As the tiger and boar carcass stiffened and the blood cooled and congealed, it lost its effectiveness.

Without lingering there, Chen Shi picked up his bundle from the snowdrift and continued his search.

After walking only a few steps, Chen Shi felt a sudden hunger pang. That's right, the beast blood he had just used for cultivation had not only increased his cultivation level but also consumed a great deal of physical strength.

Seeing that it was already noon, the two decided to stop, eat some dry food, and rest for a while.

The coarse bread was hard to swallow, so Chen Shi grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth.

Gu Hanying sat to the side, eating some fine dried meat, and tossed a piece to Chen Shi. Chen Shi didn't stand on ceremony and immediately stuffed it into his mouth and began to chew.

After eating and resting enough, the two continued their search.

Until the sun set, nothing was found, neither rare treasures nor exotic beasts.

"Let's rest here tonight."

The mountain environment is complex, and visibility is poor at night, making it easy to be attacked by tigers, leopards, or other wild animals.

Moreover, even if a warrior is full of energy, it is impossible for him to go without sleep.

Unable to find a natural shelter like a cave, Chen Shi managed to find a sheltered mountain hollow. He cleared away the snow and laid out some dry grass.

"You go to sleep first, and you can relieve me in the second half of the night."

We can't all sleep; one person has to stay up all night.

"it is good."

Gu Hanying nodded and took out a roll of animal hide from her luggage.

When unfolded, it was actually two layers sewn together, with an opening at one end. Gu Hanying crawled straight in, with only her head sticking out.

Chen Shi was amazed; now the bedding was all ready.

Moreover, the animal hide must have come from a strange beast; although it wasn't very thick, it was extremely warm. The temperature in the mountains was already very low, and it would get even colder at night, but Gu Hanying didn't feel cold at all while sleeping inside.

As expected of a young lady, she surpasses him not only in martial arts and weaponry, but even in ordinary daily necessities.

Chen Shi smiled, not thinking much of it.

Seeing that Gu Hanying was already fast asleep, he walked to an open space not far away, poured out a Hehuan Pill and swallowed it, then began to practice his swordsmanship.

About an hour later, as his desire grew stronger, Chen Shi couldn't help but look at Gu Hanying, who was still fast asleep. Knowing that he had reached his limit, he quickly took out three silver needles and inserted them into his lower abdomen.

Stimulated by the silver needles, lust, like mercury, was released instantly.

Whew!

Chen Shi let out a long sigh, calmed himself down a bit, and then stopped to rest.

After resting for a while, he got up and continued his cultivation, this time practicing levitation.

Before he knew it, it was already past midnight, and Chen Shi was also getting sleepy.

Come over and wake Gu Hanying up so we can switch shifts.

"So fast."

Gu Hanying rubbed her sleepy eyes, yawned and said something, but she didn't act rudely just because she was a young lady. She climbed out of the warm animal skin directly.

Seeing that Gu Hanying was awake, Chen Shi lay down next to her, hugged his arms, closed his eyes, and immediately fell into a deep sleep.

"You're just going to sleep like this?"

Gu Hanying frowned as she looked at Chen Shi, who wasn't even covered with a blanket.

The north wind is blowing snow, and the nights on Yongqiu Mountain are extremely cold. If you don't keep warm, it's not just a matter of catching a cold; you might freeze to death in your sleep without even realizing it.

Gu Hanying thought for a moment, then pulled her animal skin sleeping bag over and covered Chen Shi with it.

Then find a clean place to sit down and gaze at the night sky in a daze.

The night sky in the mountains is even clearer, with countless stars twinkling like bright pearls.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, the two ate something and continued their search deeper into Yongqiu Mountain.

Another day and night passed, and still nothing was accomplished.

Yongqiu Mountain is rich in rare and precious natural treasures and exotic beasts, but only in comparison to the outside world; they are far from being found everywhere. To find them, besides continuous searching, you also need luck.

In fact, every year, a number of search teams return empty-handed.

"If we explore further in today, we should find more treasures and exotic beasts."

On the third day, the two stopped searching bit by bit and headed directly into the depths of Yongqiu Mountain.

Besides the search team from the Jing'an Marquis's residence, there are other treasure hunters who venture into the mountains every year to search for treasures. However, the vast majority of them only stay in the outer areas.

First, one has to go down the mountain to the camp every few days to resupply, and due to time constraints, one can't go very far. Second, the deeper one goes into Yongqiu Mountain, the more remote and uninhabited it becomes, with more and more unknown dangers, making it inaccessible to the average person.

With fewer people inside, the probability of finding treasures and exotic beasts is naturally higher.

But this only increases the probability a little, and the journey of two or three days is far from being "rarely visited by people".

By the third night, Chen Shi and Gu Hanying still hadn't found anything.

"A month is just the beginning, there's no need to rush."

After dinner, Chen Shi offered a word of comfort.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely have something to show for it tomorrow."

Gu Hanying smiled and said something with a confident look on her face.

Chen Shi was worried that Gu Hanying would lose patience and go back, which would leave him without a shield to deal with Jia Shun.

Now it seems he was overthinking it; Gu Hanying's mindset was actually better than his.

"Let's continue walking inwards today."

After dawn, having breakfast and getting ready, Chen Shi prepared to set off.

"Don't worry, I'll find someone to help."

Gu Hanying suddenly said something, then smiled mysteriously.

Then he took out a delicate silver whistle, blew it gently, and produced a soft "whoosh" sound.

What kind of help are they looking for?

Chen Shi stood to the side, feeling puzzled.

Could it be that Gu Hanying brought some experts into the mountains?

Chirp!

A moment later, a sharp cry came from above.

The next moment, a white figure swooped down from the sky.

"They're here."

Gu Hanying smiled and then stretched out her arm.

A white shadow landed directly on her forearm; it was a pure white eagle!

"This is Xiaobai. It's been wandering around in the mountains for three days now, and I guess it's gained something."

Gu Hanying explained to Chen Shi, then raised her arm.

"Go, Little White! Take us to find rare and precious herbs."

Chirp!

The snow falcon let out a cry and took flight, but this time it did not soar into the sky, remaining only a dozen meters above the ground.

"Keep up with it!"

"it is good."

Chen Shi responded immediately, and with practiced ease, he wrapped his arm around Gu Hanying's waist, used his aerial mobility to leap straight after her.

Eagles have a much wider field of vision than humans. According to Gu Hanying, this snow falcon came into the mountains with her and has been searching for three days.

Maybe we'll actually reap some rewards!

Although the snow falcon intentionally slowed down, it still flew very fast. Chen Shi and Gu Hanying used all their movement skills to barely keep up.

Two hours passed in this way, and they went another hundred or two miles deeper into the snow-capped mountains.

"There!"

Not far away, the snow falcon finally stopped on a large tree.

When Chen Shi and Gu Hanying arrived, they followed the snow falcon's line of sight and saw two bright red lights standing out against the white snow on a cliff in front of them. They were two fist-sized, vermilion fruits.

That's it!

Chen Shi's eyes widened instantly, and he exclaimed excitedly. He remembered clearly that it was one of the rare and precious materials recorded in the booklet.