The next morning at seven o'clock.
Lin Fan, carrying a bamboo basket and holding a sickle, left his house. He was heading not to the medical clinic, but to Fengyu Gorge.
As the saying goes, one lives off the mountain they dwell near, and off the water they live beside. Luofeng Village, surrounded by mountains, not only had many medicinal herbs but also numerous rare plants and animals.
However, most villagers in Luofeng Village did not understand these. They only went to the mountains to gather wild vegetables and mushrooms for food.
As soon as Lin Fan walked out of the village, he saw a round red sun rising slowly. He quickly stopped and began to cultivate the Purple Pole Spirit Eyes.
The morning sunlight was known as purple light, the best time to cultivate the Purple Pole Spirit Eyes. It was said that if this divine ability were cultivated to its highest level, one could see through all illusions.
Half an hour passed quickly. A flash of purple light flickered in Lin Fan's eyes, and he stopped cultivating.
He was startled by his own eyesight, for he could see a small bird standing on the treetop of a distant mountain peak.
This distance was at least five thousand meters!
He couldn't see this far before.
"Help!"
Just then, a cry for help came from not far away.
Lin Fan's expression changed, and he immediately ran in the direction of the sound.
He concentrated his spiritual energy on his legs, and his entire body seemed to fly, his speed was incredibly fast.
At this moment, in a mountain hollow, Song Yue was being fiercely pursued by Wang Fu.
Song Yue had gone out this morning intending to gather some mushrooms on the outskirts of Fengyu Gorge, but she encountered Wang Fu before she even arrived.
In fact, Wang Fu had been tracking Song Yue all along, intending to do something despicable!
He had been coveting Song Yue's beauty and body for more than a day or two.
With such a perfect opportunity today, how could he miss it?
"Little lady, where do you think you can run now?"
Wang Fu forced Song Yue into a small mountain gully, his eyes fixed on her, swallowing hard and leering.
"Wang Fu, don't come any closer. If you do, I'll call for help."
Song Yue was flustered, her voice feigning courage.
"Heh heh, you can shout all you want, but even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come."
With that, Wang Fu lunged at Song Yue.
However, in the next second, Wang Fu discovered something was wrong.
He found that his body couldn't lunge forward no matter what. He turned his head and saw his own collar being grabbed by a hand.
It was Lin Fan!
"Damn it! Why is it you again? Always ruining my good deeds!"
Wang Fu was furious and raised his hand to slap Lin Fan's face.
He gritted his teeth and secretly vowed that today he would beat this brash young man, who had repeatedly thwarted him, to the point of being unable to take care of himself.
*Slap!*
Wang Fu didn't hit Lin Fan's face. Instead, he received a slap across his own face, which made his head buzz.
*Slap!*
Lin Fan delivered another slap, hitting the other half of Wang Fu's face fiercely, making his entire face red and swollen.
"Damn it!"
Wang Fu, having suffered losses at Lin Fan's hands repeatedly, could no longer contain his anger. He picked up a stone and hurled it at Lin Fan's head.
"Xiao Fan, be careful!"
Song Yue cried out in alarm.
"Scram!"
Lin Fan kicked Wang Fu in the chest, sending him staggering back five or six steps before he sat down on the ground.
"Ouch!"
Wang Fu let out a pig-like scream.
He sat down miserably on a protruding rock, and his posterior was instantly in agony!
Seeing Wang Fu's pathetic state, Song Yue covered her mouth and giggled, feeling incredibly relieved.
"Hmph!"
Lin Fan snorted coldly, "Old Cripple Wang, if you dare to bully Sister Yueyue again, I'll kill you. Now get lost!"
"Alright, alright, I'm rolling, I'm rolling."
Wang Fu cast a venomous glance at Lin Fan, then got up and limped away.
Song Yue gave him a thumbs-up, "Xiao Fan, you're getting more and more capable."
"Naturally, people strive to improve."
Lin Fan did not humble himself.
"By the way, Xiao Fan, why aren't you going to the medical clinic this early in the morning? What are you doing here?"
"I want to gather some herbs. Sister Yueyue, do you know where to find any?"
Lin Fan knew that Song Yue often went into the mountains to gather mushrooms, so he thought she might have seen herbs or wild plants similar to herbs.
"You've asked the right person. I know where to find some. Follow me."
Song Yue swayed her graceful body and led the way.
She was clearly doing it on purpose, swaying with gusto.
Lin Fan, with his excellent eyesight, soon helped her gather quite a few mushrooms and a lot of wild vegetables.
Song Yue nudged Lin Fan with her elbow, her eyes twinkling as she said flirtatiously, "Xiao Fan, I didn't expect your eyesight to be so good. Tell me honestly, when we're intimate at night, can you see everything?"
Lin Fan blushed, "Ahem, there's no light at night, what can I see?"
"Tch."
Song Yue rolled her eyes, "The sun is out, it's getting hot."
She subtly pulled down her collar, revealing her fair and smooth skin.
Lin Fan glanced at her, flustered, "Yes, we need to find the herbs quickly. Otherwise, the weather will get hotter, and I'm also in a hurry to return to the clinic to treat patients."
"Sigh~"
Song Yue sighed helplessly. She knew Lin Fan was afraid of being discovered and having to explain things to Xia Xue.
Otherwise, with his personality, he would have already pushed her down here.
They crossed two mountain gullies. The mountain path became increasingly difficult, and after a long time, they arrived at the outskirts of Fengyu Gorge.
Song Yue pointed to a cliff ahead, "There are herbs up there. I can't see clearly what they are, you take a look."
Lin Fan looked up and indeed saw a large mass, but it wasn't herbs, it was a beehive.
"Wild honey, this is not common!"
His heart rejoiced. Although wild honey was not an herb, it could treat many diseases and was one of the precious medicinal ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine, worth a great deal.
The two quickly walked to the cliff face.
Lin Fan couldn't help but be surprised. It was about seventy to eighty meters above the ground, and extremely steep, almost ninety degrees.
Song Yue's face showed worry, "Xiao Fan, this cliff is too steep. I think we should forget it and look somewhere else."
"How will we know if we don't try?"
Lin Fan took out the pyrethrum he had dug up from his bamboo basket, crushed it, and smeared the juice on his body.
This pyrethrum had a strong stimulating smell and was a nemesis to bees.
By doing this, he would not be attacked by bees.
"Sister Yueyue, do you want to smear some?"
"I'll pass. The smell is so bad."
"Then you stay far away. Be careful if the bees can't find their target and come after you," Lin Fan warned.
Song Yue nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Lin Fan began to climb the cliff. If it were half a year ago, he would definitely not have dared to take this risk.
Now, he felt as light as a swallow, and climbing the cliff was not difficult at all.
Approaching the beehive, Lin Fan tied the rope around his waist to a small tree and then took out a handful of dry grass from his basket and lit it.
Soon, a large amount of thick smoke made the bees in the beehive scatter in all directions.
Lin Fan laughed heartily, "Sorry, brother bee, this honey belongs to me."