Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 258 - 191: A Century-Old Ginseng (Three-in-One)

Cao Yufei, feeling uneasy, caught up and advised, "Old Qi, how about I go with you guys? Let Huzi stay outside to support us, having one more person is just more help."

Qi Yun patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We’re going in to look for herbs, not to fight, so why take so many people? Just wait outside."

"And don’t forget what I told you, in three or four days, take my phone and go out. If you see a call from Beijing looking for me, just call back and tell them I’ll be heading to Beijing in a few days."

Cao Yufei sighed after hearing this and finally nodded helplessly.

"Alright, I got it."

At this moment, Huzi also came over, somewhat worried, and said, "Brother Qi Yun, be careful, okay? If it’s impossible, just come back quickly. I know you want to gather more ginseng, but I’ll help you find some in other villages later."

Qi Yun nodded slightly, "Don’t worry, I won’t joke around with my life."

Just then, Old Zhao urged from the side, "Alright, alright, stop dawdling, if we don’t leave now, we won’t reach the place to spend the night before dark."

Qi Yun smiled helplessly, waved to Cao Yufei and the others, and followed Old Zhao into the woods.

After about an hour of walking, the forest in front of them became denser, and everything looked almost the same. If not for the sun overhead, Qi Yun couldn’t even tell north from south.

Old Zhao, walking ahead while pushing aside branches, turned back to remind Qi Yun and the others, "Make sure you don’t get lost, shout if anything happens. Getting lost in the mountains is no joke."

Qi Yun quickly nodded in agreement, "Grandpa, rest assured, we’ll stick close to you." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Old Zhao said nothing further and focused on leading the way at the front.

More than three hours passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was noon.

The three of them stopped to take a break, each pulling out their dry food to replenish their energy.

Just then, there was a sudden noise from the dense forest ahead, like some animal running in the snow, and the noise wasn’t small.

Old Zhao quickly stuffed the jerky into his mouth, stood up swiftly, and took the hunting rifle from his back, holding it in his hands.

Chen Wei also drew a machete from his waist and stood in front of Qi Yun.

At home, Dazhu’s family originally had a hunting rifle, but he wasn’t used to it, feeling the machete was more handy, so he brought it along for self-defense.

"Be careful, sounds like a wild boar," Old Zhao said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun’s heart sank; wild boars were not easy to deal with.

It’s often said, ’First the boar, second the bear, third the tiger’, although it’s not referring to combat power, it still shows how dangerous wild boars can be.

These creatures have tough skin and thick muscles, and most of the time, they come in groups. If they’re really starving, they might even dare to confront a tiger, especially with those sharp tusks, each capable of piercing with a single thrust.

Just after Old Zhao finished speaking, the noise from the distance grew louder, and it seemed to be approaching.

"Damn it," Old Zhao cursed, slinging the hunting rifle back and turned to Qi Yun and the others, "It’s a group of wild boars, climb up the trees!"

Qi Yun was momentarily stunned. A group of wild boars just after entering the woods? How unlucky!

He originally wanted to help Old Zhao, thinking he might have trouble climbing due to his age.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Old Zhao was already at the base of a big tree, he hugged it with both hands, and in a few quick moves, he climbed several meters up, stabilizing himself on a branch. He then turned to shout at Qi Yun below, "What are you standing there for? Waiting to be fed to the pigs?"

Qi Yun snapped back to reality, exchanged a glance with Chen Wei, and also found a couple of trees nearby to start climbing.

Fortunately, with his recent strength gains, Qi Yun easily climbed onto a branch, and there was no need to even mention Chen Wei’s side.

Shortly after the three of them climbed the trees, they saw the treetops in the distance shedding snow as a large group of wild boars rushed towards them aggressively.

The leading wild boar was massive, its fur forming a thick armor-like layer, weighing probably three to four hundred pounds, and its long tusks glinted coldly.

Ahead of them, several wild rabbits were frantically fleeing.