Peach Blossom Divine Medical God
Chapter 777 - 775: Liu Family

Chapter 777: Chapter 775: Liu Family

But Wang Hong looked at Wang Qingyue in surprise and then laughed, "That’s odd, Qingyue. Don’t you usually hate it when people make a big deal out of gender? Why are you bringing up such a topic today?"

"Um..." Wang Qingyue’s face turned slightly awkward, not knowing how to respond to Wang Hong’s comment.

Seeing that Wang Qingyue was silent, Wang Hong just smiled without saying much more.

After reaching the vicinity of the wooden hut, he sat down to rest with the bodyguards.

Chen Yang also found a clean rock and took a seat.

Sitting on the rock and listening to the murmur of the stream, Chen Yang naturally thought of the mysterious creature by the creek.

Last time, they left in a hurry without figuring out what it was.

This time, he was determined to find out exactly what that creature was.

He also wanted to figure out what the so-called precious ginseng was. If it was valuable, he might as well try his luck.

Chen Yang pondered to himself.

His trip to the mountain this time had a purpose, and it wasn’t just to lead the way for Wang Hong and Wang Qingyue.

As Chen Yang contemplated, Wang Hong, seeing that it was getting late, stood up and started assigning tasks to the bodyguards.

Cleaning up the wooden hut and cooking, everything was arranged, preparing to spend the night.

Seeing this, Chen Yang felt embarrassed to just sit around doing nothing, so he went over, took a kettle, and prepared to help fetch some water from upstream.

Their water supply was running low after a full day’s use.

Wang Hong originally wanted to fetch the water himself, but since Chen Yang was willing, he handed the kettle to Chen Yang.

"Brother Chen Yang, come back soon. We need water to start cooking," Wang Hong instructed.

"Yes, I know."

Chen Yang nodded, took the kettle.

At this moment, Wang Qingyue suddenly stood up, indicating that she wanted to fetch water too: "Chen Yang, I’ll go with you to get the water."

Chen Yang glanced at her and said nothing, which was a silent agreement.

Seeing this, Wang Qingyue walked over and voluntarily took two of the kettles off Chen Yang’s hands, and then the two followed the stream upwards, looking for a clean place to draw water.

While walking up the stream, Wang Qingyue kept initiating conversation with Chen Yang, asking questions about the habits of medicinal herbs.

At first, Chen Yang just thought that Wang Qingyue was a bit bored, and that’s why she was so keen to talk to him.

But as she asked more, Chen Yang realized that Wang Qingyue was purposefully asking these questions.

"Qingyue, what kind of herbs are you guys actually looking for? I’m familiar with the mountain here. If you tell me, I might really be able to help you. Anyway, it’s definitely better than you guys searching blindly," Chen Yang looked directly at Wang Qingyue and spoke earnestly.

Wang Qingyue was taken aback, and then her expression became a bit awkward.

"Chen Yang... This matter, I really can’t discuss it with you, I hope you understand, it’s a secret," Wang Qingyue said with an awkward expression.

"Well, alright. If it’s not convenient to talk about, let it be then. Whenever you’re ready to talk, come and tell me. It doesn’t matter," Chen Yang, seeing that Wang Qingyue wouldn’t speak, wasn’t in a rush to pry, because he knew there was no use in asking if she didn’t want to tell him.

He might as well wait for her to come forward or figure out by himself what that precious ginseng was really all about.

Wang Qingyue saw that Chen Yang wasn’t displeased or showing any negative emotions, so the embarrassment on her face quickly vanished.

In her heart, she considered Chen Yang a friend, and she was concerned that this matter might lead to unpleasant feelings between them.

"Yeah, if it’s convenient, I’ll definitely tell you, Chen Yang. We’re friends, and no matter what, we won’t deceive you," Wang Qingyue said with a smile.

Chen Yang uttered a sound of acknowledgment but did not say anything more.

Continuing along the stream, after about ten minutes or so, the two reached a small pool of water that was exceptionally clean.

Seeing the clear pool water, Chen Yang took out his water bottle and began to collect water.

"We might as well gather water here; the quality’s decent, much better than what’s downstream," Chen Yang said.

"Okay."

Wang Qingyue immediately opened her water bottle and started filling it up along with Chen Yang.

In no time, the water bottles they brought were all full.

"Let’s go, time to cook."

Chen Yang said.

"Okay."

Wang Qingyue agreed, planning to follow Chen Yang downstream to the cabin to cook.

But just at that moment, there came a rustling sound from the nearby bushes.

Both of them looked in the direction of the sound at the same time, and before they could speak, they heard footsteps.

"Someone’s coming."

Chen Yang was the first to react and spoke up.

Wang Qingyue also heard it clearly; her eyebrows furrowed, and her eyes intently focused in the direction of the footsteps.

They stood still for about two or three minutes, and then a group of about seven or eight people came through the thicket, heading straight towards them.

The moment these people appeared, Chen Yang immediately recognized them as the group he had been tracking the day before, although he did not know their identities.

"Liu Qianshan?"

But Wang Qingyue did recognize them; as soon as this group emerged, she instinctively called out one of their names.

"What a coincidence, Miss Wang Qingyue, you’re here too." The man leading the seven or eight people heard Wang Qingyue’s call and immediately looked towards her, replying with a faint smile on his face.

Wang Qingyue’s face was expressionless: "Heh, it is quite a coincidence, I didn’t expect you all to be here too."

"Haha, of course, how could the Liu Family miss out on such an opportunity of good fortune?" The man called Liu Qianshan answered with a smile, then looked from Wang Qingyue to Chen Yang, a hint of surprise on his face: "Miss Wang Qingyue, did only the two of you from the Wang Family come?"

Hearing Liu Qianshan’s words, Wang Qingyue immediately shook her head in response: "No, my brother and the others are here too."

"Oh, I see, I was wondering how it could be that the Wang Family only sent you; so there are others nearby." The smile disappeared from Liu Qianshan’s face when he heard others were nearby, and his mood clearly changed.

This was not only noticed by Chen Yang, but Wang Qingyue was also keenly aware of it.

"That’s right, it seems like you all came prepared this time; naturally, my Wang Family can’t afford to lose out, can we?" Wang Qingyue continued to respond with a neutral expression.

"Heh, that’s true." Liu Qianshan gave a cold laugh, then walked with his group up to where Chen Yang and Wang Qingyue stood.

But they weren’t approaching to chat, they were there to collect water, just like Chen Yang and Wang Qingyue.

Seeing them collecting water, Wang Qingyue didn’t continue to linger.

She gave Chen Yang a look and then the two of them left straight away, not bothering with Liu Qianshan and his group.

Once they were at a distance, Chen Yang then asked Wang Qingyue.

"The Liu Family? Are they also a financial tycoon from the provincial city?" Chen Yang curiously inquired.

Wang Qingyue nodded slightly: "Yes, they are one of the provincial city’s financial tycoons, similar to our family’s situation, except they are more low-profile and not many people know about them."

"Oh, I see, no wonder I haven’t heard of them."

Having understood the identities of those people, Chen Yang didn’t ask anything further and returned to the cabin with Wang Qingyue.

(Thanks to the generous tip of 1666 coins and a monthly ticket from [Go with The Flow]!)