Because the number of jade boxes he had brought was limited, and the medicinal herbs that were too young were worth very little, Zhou Chun did not strip the medicine valley bare of all its spirit herbs.
After he and Liu Shiyun had harvested the several dozen most valuable spirit herbs, they left the medicine valley.
On the way back, since the Giant Green-Haired Ape had to carry those bags containing the Green Crown Flying Snakes, Zhou Chun and Liu Shiyun, at its repeated insistence, sat on its left and right shoulders while it carried them back.
Given the Giant Green-Haired Ape's cultivation and stamina, the journey that had taken Zhou Chun and the others several days on their way there took less than two days beneath its feet.
That was only because Zhou Chun and Liu Shiyun could not endure such violent jolting for too long. Otherwise, it could have gone even faster.
After returning to the Zhou Family of Nine Peaks Ridge, Zhou Chun first settled Liu Shiyun in his own residence. Only then did he head to Pagoda Peak with the Giant Green-Haired Ape, which was carrying the Green Crown Flying Snakes, to hand over the captured snakes to clan chief Zhou Daoyi.
"You've done well in this matter. Green Crown Flying Snakes truly are a Demonic Beast species with considerable value for the family to cultivate. This time, you've rendered another service to the family!"
Within Zhongping Hall, after examining the Green Crown Flying Snakes captured by the Giant Green-Haired Ape, Zhou Daoyi nodded repeatedly, greatly pleased by Zhou Chun's consideration for the family.
Zhou Chun was delighted by the praise, but he did not dare claim all the credit for himself. Instead, he said sincerely, "Clan Chief, you see things clearly. Elder Ape deserves much