Chapter 305: Chapter 297: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Li Santong said anxiously, "Don’t tell me you’re going to look for the pangolin again? You can’t do that! Luoying Mountain is full of vicious beasts. Didn’t you run into a Throw a stone at the tiger yourself last time? You absolutely cannot go!"

Bai Zhi knew he meant well and felt very grateful. "Thank you, Uncle Li. I know. I won’t go, so please don’t worry!"

Bai Zhi’s face bloomed into a smile. After thanking Li Santong and the others, she hurried away.

When she got home, Zhao Lan and Uncle Hu were talking in the courtyard with anxious looks on their faces. Seeing her return, the two of them finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhao Lan rushed forward. "Zhi’er, you’re finally back! Where on earth did you go? Are you alright?"

Bai Zhi smiled. "Mom, what could possibly happen to me? I just went to catch some leeches for Hu Feng’s medicine. I’ve got some already, I just need to go get a few more in a little while. See?" She opened the handkerchief in her hand, where several large, fat leeches were squirming.

Zhao Lan said in surprise, "They really are leeches. These can be used in medicine? I’ve never heard of that before."

Hu Changlin also asked, "Can these things really cure Hu Feng’s condition?"

Bai Zhi nodded. "Of course. If they couldn’t, why would I have gone to catch them?"

Not wanting to waste any more time on explanations, she said directly to Zhao Lan and Hu Changlin, "I have to go catch some more. Please help me process these. You’ll need to scald the leeches to death with boiling water, then cut them open and lay them in the sun to dry. Don’t wait for me for lunch; I’ll come back as soon as I have enough."

With that said, she thrust the leeches into Zhao Lan’s hands, turned, and strode away.

Zhao Lan shook her head helplessly. "This child... she’s always in such a rush."

Hu Changlin chuckled. "So she only went to catch leeches. We were worried for nothing. I can finally rest easy."

Zhao Lan nodded. "Tell me about it. I thought she’d gone somewhere dangerous again. She really worried me to death."

As they spoke, the two went into the kitchen out back. One started a fire while the other drew water, preparing to process the leeches just as Bai Zhi had instructed.

A Wu returned with three large wolf carcasses, drawing a crowd of villagers who jostled to get a look.

"A Wu! Who killed these wolves? This type of wolf is incredibly fierce, and there are three of them!"

A Wu said with a smile, "Hu Feng killed them. He’s incredibly skilled. If he hadn’t been injured from falling down the slope, these three wolves wouldn’t have been able to get anywhere near him."

Seeing the large crowd around A Wu and the oxcart, Liu and Old Mrs. Bai also pushed their way in to see what the commotion was about. When they heard A Wu’s words, hatred immediately flared up in them again. Liu snorted, "That damn girl has some incredible luck, surviving an encounter with vicious wolves like these."

Old Mrs. Bai stared at the three vicious, fat, and robust-looking wolves. ’Their pelts are valuable, and I’ve never tasted wolf meat... I bet it’s delicious. At least, it has to be better than watery porridge and wild greens.’

’If that damn girl hadn’t split off from our Bai Family, at least two of these three wolves would belong to me, wouldn’t they? Selling these pelts in town would fetch at least a few pieces of silver, right?’

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Seeing the oxcart about to enter Hu Feng’s courtyard, she suddenly shrieked, "Zhi was lucky to escape the wolves’ fangs, but I wonder if her luck will hold when she goes into Luoying Mountain!"

A Wu froze. He turned to look at Old Mrs. Bai on the edge of the crowd and asked in a low, dangerous voice, "What did you just say?"

Old Mrs. Bai snorted. "What I said is none of your damn business! It’d be for the best if that damn girl never came back. Good riddance, I say!"

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