Moreover, it was getting late, and there were still wild boars waiting for her in the pit at the foot of the mountain.

That’s right—Jian Xiu was confident that her wild boar trap would catch something.

Earlier, when she entered the deep mountains, she had paid special attention to the ground and noticed fresh wild boar tracks.

There were even more than last time.

If she could catch several wild boars before with fewer tracks, then this time, there was no doubt she would get even more.

“Keke, let’s go down!”

“Did you see that small hole behind you?” Keke suddenly asked.

Jian Xiu turned in the direction Keke mentioned, and sure enough, there was a small hole there.

Well, small wasn’t exactly the right word—it wasn’t tiny.

But it was clear that some animal frequently used it, as it didn’t look abandoned.

“Keke, what lives in there?”

“Probably a fox!” Keke answered truthfully.

“But you didn’t even check?”

“I guessed.”

Jian Xiu: “……”

Still, she knew that when Keke spoke like this, it usually meant it had a good degree of certainty.

“Foxes are very alert. Quickly, find a place to hide.”

“Oh, okay, okay!” Jian Xiu responded hurriedly.

“I have good news for you—do you want to hear it?” Keke spoke again.

“Go ahead!”

“There are two inside!”

“Two what?” Jian Xiu instinctively asked.

Keke: “……”

“Hehe, I just didn’t react in time. But are they useful?”

“Do you want to tame them?”

“Tame them? What do you mean?” Jian Xiu’s eyes widened.

“Exactly what it sounds like. Do you want to or not?”

“Of course, I do!” Jian Xiu nodded eagerly.

“If that’s the case, then you need to collect more points. Once you have enough, we can each have one, and you can exchange the other for a special potion later.”

“A special potion? What do you mean?” Jian Xiu asked again.

“This potion is quite amazing—or rather, for your kind, it’s incredible. If you feed it to certain animals, they’ll gradually develop human-like intelligence. Eventually, they’ll be able to communicate with you, train in martial arts, and even evolve into mythical beasts.”

“You… you’re serious?”

“Of course. When have I ever lied to you?”

“And this potion is exchanged with points too?”

“Naturally.”

“Is it expensive?”

“It’s the same price as the medicine I gave you earlier. One is for humans, and the other is for animals.”

Hearing this, Jian Xiu nodded in understanding.

“Looks like I’ll have to explore the deep mountains more often in the future.”

“As long as you know.”

Just then, two foxes emerged from the hole.

“They’re out! They’re really out!” Jian Xiu said excitedly to Keke.

“I’ll store both of them for now. When you have enough points to buy the potion, I’ll release one for you!”

“Alright, just store them first,” Jian Xiu said helplessly.

She just wasn’t sure when she would be able to accumulate that many points.

At that moment, she realized just how important points were.

So important that she didn’t even want to go home now.

“Keke, is there anything else? If there is, I’ll look for it!”

“Yes! Walk a little further to the right—there’s something good over there,” Keke said mysteriously.

Hearing the words “something good,” Jian Xiu wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity.

But when she walked in the direction Keke pointed and found herself at the edge of a cliff, she almost wanted to scream.

“This is the place you were talking about?”

“Uh-huh!”

“And what exactly is here?”

“Who said it’s up here? If it were up here, do you think it would still be available for you?” Keke said, as if talking to an idiot.

Hearing this, Jian Xiu felt a bit embarrassed.

“So you mean it’s on the cliffside?”

“Of course! Jump down—there are a lot of valuable things in the middle!”

“You want me to jump?”

“What, are you scared? Don’t tell me that as a post-apocalyptic agent, you don’t even dare to jump off this?”

Keke spoke in a mocking tone.

Hearing this, Jian Xiu immediately straightened her back.

“Who said I was scared? Just watch!”

With that, she pulled out her dagger and walked to the cliff’s edge.

Looking down, there was no doubt—it was a bottomless abyss.

“How far down is it?”

“About halfway. Check for any cave openings on the cliffside as you descend.”

“Why ask that?”

“The scan detected something, but I’m not entirely sure.”

Hearing this, Jian Xiu simply nodded, not asking further.

She knew that if she continued asking, Keke would just start another long-winded explanation.

It was just because her points were too low, making Keke unable to scan properly.

She had heard this excuse so many times that she was tired of it.

Taking out a rope from her basket, she skillfully secured it.

After tugging to ensure it was firm, she tied it around herself and jumped down…

“Wait, stop! That’s a Nine-Life Resurrection Herb—I’ll store it first!”

“Oh, there’s another one over there! I’ll collect it and see if Renhetang will buy it.”

Keke: “……” Do you even realize how valuable this herb is?

Although Keke didn’t know the exact market prices here, it was certain that this herb was extremely rare.

It all depended on whether the shopkeeper at Renhetang recognized its worth.

“Over there, over there—that’s Cliff Ginger,” Keke added.

By now, Jian Xiu had become much smarter. Anything Keke pointed out, she would collect without hesitation.

She wasn’t sure how useful they were, but since she had come all this way, she might as well not leave empty-handed.

“And that one—that’s Stone Dragon Vine…”

“……”

“And over at your six o’clock direction—you should recognize that one, right?” Keke asked again.

Following the direction Keke indicated, Jian Xiu’s eyes widened.

She didn’t recognize many herbs, but this one—this one, she definitely knew.

“Ganoderma! That’s Ganoderma! And such a big one too!”

“Then what are you waiting for? Go get it!” Keke urged.

That herb was still a short distance away from them.

“Aren’t you going to store it?”

“Nope. That herb is common in the store. You can just pick it yourself and sell it to Renhetang—it should be worth a good amount of silver.”

“Hiss… More than just a good amount!” Jian Xiu grinned.