Are you a little lesbian?

Lu Zhe thought it over. That made sense!

And all the girls were willing to go with him alone, clearly placing their full trust in him!

How could he let them down?

"All right, but there's one condition!"

"What condition?"

"In the jungle, you have to listen to me about everything. Don't touch plants you don't recognize, and especially don't use unfamiliar leaves as toilet paper to wipe your butt. Understood?"

Lin Qianqian blushed. "Who would do that?!"

Lu Zhe smiled nonchalantly. "Nobody! Just a reminder!"

Lu Zhe emptied his backpack, took two more tissues, and headed into the woods with Lin Qianqian!

"Lu Zhe, are we mainly looking for suitable tree trunks this time?"

Lu Zhe nodded. "Tree trunks are important, but other supplies are just as important! Remember these kinds of leaves!"

Lu Zhe wanted to concentrate on finding medicinal herbs to counteract the poison, so he wanted Lin Qianqian to focus on other supplies!

He took the notebook and drew several kinds of leaves based on the system manual in his mind!

"What kinds of leaves are these?"

"These are sweet potato leaves, these are cassava leaves, and these are potato leaves. These root crops don't just provide plenty of carbohydrates for the body, they also keep you full. We can transplant them near camp! Be sure to tell me if you spot any!"

Lin Qianqian hurried to write it down. "I never expected to learn so much out in the wild! Don't worry, I'll keep an eye out! What else?"

"Wild vegetables like fish mint and purslane, and berries like prickly raspberries, raspberries, and black nightshade berries! They're all important food sources!"

"Looks like there are quite a lot of things to eat in the wild!"

"But finding them isn't easy. Ninety-nine percent of plants in the jungle aren't suitable for human consumption!"

"Got it!"

The two chatted as they walked. Lin Qianqian was a top student too, with a strong thirst for knowledge. Whatever Lu Zhe said, she showed great curiosity, then carefully wrote it down in her little notebook.

This gave Lu Zhe a small sense of accomplishment!

He also mused inwardly, What a lovely girl. If only she weren't a lesbian!

He had some questions about Lin Qianqian. Was she actually a lesbian?

He might as well take this opportunity to ask.

"Hey, Qianqian, let me ask you something. It's a bit forward, so I hope you won't mind!"

Lin Qianqian pressed her lips together and smiled. "It's not every day our great survival expert asks me a question. I'm deeply honored!"

"It's not about survival!"

"Then what is it?"

"Is there a boy you like?"

"Huh?" Lin Qianqian was curious. "Why are you suddenly asking me that?"

"Just asking! You don't have to answer if you don't want to!"

Lin Qianqian glanced at Lu Zhe, hesitated, then nodded. "I suppose there is..."

"So you're not a lesbian?"

Lin Qianqian blushed. "I... I like girls too..."

"So you're bisexual?"

"Please don't use terms like that. It makes me sound abnormal..."

Lu Zhe smiled wryly. But that is a little abnormal, isn't it?

Still, everyone had their own little secrets. Her willingness to tell him openly was a sign of trust, and there was no need to view her through tinted lenses!

Lu Zhe nodded. "Understood!"

Just then, a refreshing fragrance wafted over, and both of them were drawn to the floral scent!

Following the scent, they saw small white, pink, and purple flowers growing among several clumps of shrubs!

They looked a little like dandelions, but their fragrance was much stronger!

Lu Zhe didn't know what flowers they were, so he quickly warned her, "Careful!"

Lin Qianqian was so frightened she didn't dare move!

Lu Zhe didn't know much about flower varieties. He would only know once he touched them!

He cautiously reached out and touched a petal, and information about the flower appeared in his mind!

"Aster flowers, genus Aster, family Asteraceae..."

A long list of related information followed!

Lu Zhe skipped straight past it to look at the end!

Toxicity: non-toxic!

Medicinal properties: 1. Can ward off wind-cold and relieve colds! Expectorant and cough-suppressing effects!

2. Itch-relieving and antibacterial effects..."

Lu Zhe relaxed!

It seemed these flowers weren't just fragrant, but also a good Chinese medicinal herb that could help relieve Ning Shu's symptoms!

Since he had already reached out, simply pulling his hand back would look strange, so he plucked the flower while he was at it!

He sniffed it, then offered it to Lin Qianqian. "Don't worry. This is an aster flower. It's very fragrant, and it's also a good Chinese medicinal herb for fighting bacteria and relieving itching!"

He had meant for Lin Qianqian to record this flower in her notebook!

But this time, she didn't!

Lin Qianqian looked at Lu Zhe with wide eyes and said timidly, "Thank you, Lu Zhe..."

Then, blushing, she accepted the flower, sniffed it, and reverently pinned it to her chest!

Lu Zhe was a little stunned!

Could this be...

A misunderstanding?

But telling the truth now would be far too embarrassing for her!

Lu Zhe thought it over and decided not to explain!

He took out a plastic bag. "Let's take some back!"

Lin Qianqian nodded, her lips pressed into a happy little smile. "We can put some around camp and make our home smell lovely!"

"Our home..." Warmth filled Lu Zhe's heart. "Yeah, that's a good idea!"

The two picked some aster flowers, then walked a little farther and found some wild mint, which could also repel mosquitoes and relieve itching. They picked some leaves and put them in the bag!

A few hundred meters farther on, Lin Qianqian finally discovered an important resource Lu Zhe had been searching for lately!

A sweet potato plant!

It grew amid an inconspicuous shrub. With its sunlight blocked and the surrounding plants stealing much of its nutrients, it wasn't growing very well!

Lu Zhe was ecstatic!

Lin Qianqian said happily too, "Let's hurry and dig it up!"

"We need to be careful. Give me a card!"

"I'm handing control of the finances over to you!"

Smiling, Lin Qianqian handed Lu Zhe a black bank card!

Lu Zhe knew Qianqian's family was wealthy. Who knew how many millions were stored on this one card? Yet now they were using it to dig up dirt. That was quite ironic.

He carefully cut through the weeds beside it, then slowly dug with the bank card!

"Lu Zhe, do you really need to be so careful? Even if you damage it a little, we can still eat it!"

"I'm not worried about damaging the sweet potatoes. I'm worried about damaging the stems and leaves!"

"Don't tell me... you're taking the whole plant back?"

"That's right. The other plants are blocking all its sunlight here. We need to find it a new spot! Let it grow bigger sweet potatoes!"

Lu Zhe spent over an hour finally digging out the entire plant!

Seven small sweet potato tubers hung from its roots. The largest was the size of a fist, while the smallest was smaller than an egg!

He found a larger plastic bag and wrapped the whole plant in it to prevent it from losing moisture and wilting!

But while handling it, he still accidentally knocked off a leaf or two!

Lin Qianqian picked up the leaves and saw a large amount of white sap flowing from the broken ends. Frightened, she hurriedly threw them away!

Lu Zhe picked up the leaves. "Sweet potato leaves are edible too!"

"But it's leaking!"