Li Guadan and his younger sister, Li Erni, had good luck today. On a hillside, they discovered three Grade Two Blood-Vein Grass plants.
"Brother, Grade Two Blood-Vein Grass!" Li Erni's face lit up with excitement.
"Keep your voice down." Li Guadan hurriedly took out his shovel and began digging carefully.
A mature Grade Two Blood-Vein Grass plant sold for sixty copper coins. Three plants meant one hundred and eighty coins—enough to buy more than thirty jin of high-quality rice.
After putting away the Blood-Vein Grass, Li Guadan and his sister continued searching for medicinal herbs.
"With these three Blood-Vein Grass plants, we won't have to worry about food at home for two months." Li Guadan was delighted.
"Brother, why don't you go talk to Brother Wen Hua? Didn't you play with him every day when you were little? Last month, Brother Shangen went to ask Brother Wen Hua and became a member of the Black Tiger Gang. He even learned fist techniques..." Li Erni began complaining about her brother.
Their home had once been close to Wen Hua's. When they were children, Li Guadan often followed Wen Hua around.
"Erni, we can still survive by selling herbs to the Black Tiger Gang. We're like grass on the ground—we can't wrestle with fate. Sigh!" Li Guadan let out a sigh.
"Brother..."
As the siblings chatted, three figures suddenly appeared ahead of them.
"Stop!"
Liu Laizi and two others blocked Li Guadan and Li Erni's path. They were herb gatherers from the Ghost Alliance.
"Liu Laizi, what do you want?" Li Erni glared at him and shouted.
More than a dozen Black Tiger Gang patrol squads were patrolling the outskirts, so she was not afraid of Liu Laizi and his companions.
"What do I want? Hand over your herbs." Liu Laizi wore