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Ziyan, on the other hand, ignored Gu Yuxuan's expression, while Ziying, seeing Gu Yuxuan staring at her younger sister, quickly turned her face away and stopped looking.
After several days of contemplation, she no longer felt the inner conflict and sadness she once did.
Her subconscious kept reminding her: in the future, she must remain calm when facing him and try her best to wish him and her only younger sister happiness in the future.
Ziyan actually understood her sister's little feelings for Gu Yuxuan. However, seeing her sister no longer eagerly approaching Gu Yuxuan made Ziyan feel happy for Ziying's realization.
It wasn't because of that guy Gu Yuxuan, but as someone who had once lived in the modern world, she understood better than anyone that love must be mutual; as the saying goes, a forced melon is not sweet.
She certainly hoped her sister could decisively give up this impossible love so that Ziying's heart wouldn't suffer greater harm. When the right fate truly came to her in the future, it wouldn't be hindered by this unfulfilled relationship, preventing Ziying from falling into a situation where she would be overly cautious due to past experiences.
However, from today's perspective, it seemed that aside from being careless and talkative, her sister was not foolish. Thinking this way made Ziyan feel a sense of relief!
Before she knew it, time had passed noon. After resting for a moment, the three of them returned to their tasks of picking the remaining Star Anise, with Gu Yuxuan still responsible for the higher branches.
The Ziyan sisters walked over to a few nearby small Star Anise Trees that they could reach. They pulled aside the green branches and picked off the sparse remaining Star Anise hanging on them, tossing them into the basket placed on the ground.
This time they didn't take long. Gu Yuxuan had already finished picking all the Star Anise from the top of the tall Star Anise Tree. Meanwhile, the Ziyan sisters had also cleared all the Star Anise from the smaller trees.
After finishing with the Star Anise, the three returned to the side of a large dead wild boar. Carrying such a big wild boar home was not an easy task.
Ziyan thought about it and realized there were no other methods. In the end, she focused her gaze on Gu Yuxuan.
Meeting Ziyan's gaze, Gu Yuxuan didn't say much; he simply sighed deeply and then leaped far away in just a few moves.
Ziyan knew he must be going to figure something out. She then discussed with Ziying how to tidy up the other baskets they had brought along.
He Shou Wu and Huang Niu Xi were placed in Ziying's basket, while Star Anise and Lingzhi were packed in Ziyan's basket. To prevent the Lingzhi from absorbing the smell of Star Anise, Ziyan laid two layers of dense unknown large leaves between them.
She tossed the silver fox into one bamboo basket while the other bamboo basket remained empty.
The consequences of greed are truly overwhelming! Having to carry a large empty bamboo basket back is such a burden, Ziyan thought to herself, belittling her own situation.
Once they had finished tidying up, Gu Yuxuan also returned to them.
He appeared with a torn burlap sack he had picked up from somewhere, then simply wiped off the congealed blood from the wild boar with some leaves. He lifted the boar's hind legs with force, pouring out and draining the remaining blood from its body.
After completing all this, he slung the torn burlap sack over his shoulder and effortlessly hoisted the wild boar onto his shoulder, striding back along the original path.
Ziyan was astonished and gently nodded at Gu Yuxuan, silently praising him several times in her heart. Then, along with her sister, each took a carrying basket while Ziying left the empty bamboo basket for her younger sister.
Compared to their earlier search, Ziyan felt incredibly joyful on the way back. The villagers were superstitious and feared fierce beasts; just mentioning this vast Ancient Forest made them change their expressions in fear.
Moreover, since they could sustain themselves outside the mountains and solve their basic needs for food, without sufficient temptation, they were deterred from entering this forest that hid countless treasures. However, it was precisely because of people's closed-mindedness and narrow-minded thinking that this vast green sea remained well-preserved.
Now the entire forest allowed Ziyan to reap abundant rewards—
So Ziyan thought: before the villagers outside this forest awaken to reality, she must completely claim this vast forest as her own personal domain.
But this path must be achieved through her absolute effort; only then could she see if there was hope?
Thus, the most urgent matter at hand was to keep all secrets safe and work hard to earn money to get closer to her dreams.
All the way, Ziyan kept her eyes slightly squinted while hurrying along, following her sister behind Gu Yuxuan.
After descending the mountain and reaching the Riverbank area, they set down everything again. The sisters let Gu Yuxuan, who was tired from carrying the wild boar, take a break while they dug up several different kinds of green wild vegetables in the Field.
As they approached the riverbank, they noticed many saplings of the same kind growing on the slope across from them. The green leaves were slightly elongated with three straight lines extending from the leaf stalks to the tips.
After pondering for a while, Ziyan moved closer and finally realized that these were Cinnamon Trees!
Unfortunately, these saplings were not very thick. Feeling that she had discovered another treasure, Ziyan hurriedly called over Gu Yuxuan, who was resting on a rock.
Gu Yuxuan dusted off the dirt from his backside and strode over, following Ziyan's gaze towards a small grove of trees, unable to identify the species.
He asked, "What treasure has caught your attention this time?"
"Um, can I borrow your knife?" Ziyan's eyes scanned the area beyond the slope like a radar.
Finally, he spotted several tall Cinnamon Trees growing further away, near the edge of the forest.
Ziyan immediately turned back and reached out his hand towards Gu Yuxuan. "Give it to me!"
Gu Yuxuan hesitated for a moment but eventually bent down to pull out the dagger from his boot, turning it around to hand the hilt to Ziyan.
Taking the dagger from Gu Yuxuan, Ziyan ran towards one of the stout, tall Cinnamon Trees, with Gu Yuxuan following closely behind.
After circling the tree once, Ziyan began to cut into the side he deemed easiest and facing the sun. Soon, a piece of Cinnamon Bark, about the size of a tofu skin, was ruthlessly sliced off by Ziyan.
Bringing it to his nose for a sniff, he confirmed it was indeed what he recognized. In his previous life, he knew that these types of trees were found in the south; he hadn't expected to discover three varieties in this Mountain Valley after just two or three visits.
The Sichuan Pepper Tree was abundant in his front yard and back mountain; there should be other species he hadn't paid much attention to yet.
In just one day, he had found Star Anise and Cinnamon, two of the primary ingredients among edible spices.
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