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"Look! Brother Erniu, they are back!" The sharp-eyed young man spotted Mo Wen and Erniu approaching, with Erniu carrying a silver tree the size of a person on his shoulder. Seeing this, Old Village Chief and the others finally felt relieved.
"Alright, everyone disperse. We have matters to discuss with Erniu. You all can go home and wait peacefully," Old Village Chief said at the entrance of the ancestral hall, sending everyone away. He then led Erniu and Mo Wen inside. The Bai Xu Tree that Erniu was carrying nearly broke down the door of the hall. Initially, Mo Wen suggested cutting the tree into several sections for easier transport and to fit it into a storage bag. However, Erniu refused; to prevent regrowth, he ultimately uprooted the entire tree and brought it back. After being uprooted, the Bai Xu Tree began to shrink, eventually reducing to half its original size, indicating that the main body of the Bai Xu had died. Erniu's decision was primarily influenced by what Er Gou Brother had said: that the entire Bai Xu could be used as medicine and was beneficial for practitioners' Shen Hun. It was also an excellent auxiliary material for martial artists refining their spirit and cultivators focusing their minds, with minimal side effects. This was indeed a rare opportunity for a small village like Kao Shu Village.
The Village Chief and the elders looked at Mo Wen and Erniu with puzzled expressions. Why did these two bring back a tree after going to eliminate the Bai Xu? It appeared they had uprooted it entirely. Then Erniu took out one hundred eighty White Fluff Fruits from his storage bag and placed them on the table in the hall. He also set down another storage bag containing branches and leaves from the Bai Xu Tree. At first, Mo Wen was puzzled as to why Erniu didn’t spare even a single leaf, but after Erniu explained, he understood. Although Kao Shu Village was near Cloud Mist Forest and harvested plenty of medicinal materials each year, there were very few that benefited Shen Hun. As a result, the overall strength of the villagers was low. Now that they had this Bai Xu, which was beneficial for Shen Hun and of such high quality as Ghoulwood, he certainly wouldn’t let it go to waste. The two began an intensive harvesting session, and afterward, feeling uneasy, they followed the river upstream to check for any other Bai Xu Trees.
"Erniu, please tell us what happened!" Village Chief finally couldn't hold back any longer after seeing the tree in the yard and the items on the table. Erniu then recounted everything about his and Mo Wen's search for Bai Xu.
"...Thanks to Er Gou Brother this time; otherwise, I would have been harmed by this Bai Xu, let alone these rewards," Erniu said.
"You truly are a benefactor to our Kao Shu Village!" Village Chief exclaimed as he prepared to bow deeply to Mo Wen, followed by a group of elders and Erniu.
"Senior! What are you doing? As a junior in the village, how could I not help when needed? Besides, since I am on friendly terms with Brother Erniu, his matters are my matters too. What I did is within my capabilities and is only right," Mo Wen quickly interjected while bowing in return.
"Young brother, you saved Erniu in the forest and now have saved our entire village; you must accept this gratitude—it is well deserved! If you refuse this bow, all of us old bones in Kao Shu Village will feel ashamed," Village Chief insisted. Ultimately, Mo Wen awkwardly accepted their gratitude but returned it with a bow of his own. The reason for returning the gesture was simple enough that none of the elders could refuse: "Doctrine Party dictates such courtesy."
As for the Bai Xu Tree and White Fluff Fruits, after some back-and-forth refusals, Mo Wen ended up accepting ten of them. He then called for the village healer and handed him several Chi Jing that he had refined multiple times along with a simple prescription for him to prepare for those children who were unconscious; as for others who were merely fatigued, they would recover after a few days of rest. After chatting with the elders in the ancestral hall for a while longer, Mo Wen bid farewell and returned to his room to rest.
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