Poultice (continued)

Jian Mo was filled with anticipation for the Kunzhi Tree: "Is the Kunzhi Tree far from here?"

Wu Jiong: "It's not too far, just a little to the south. You probably haven't noticed, there's a large forest over there."

Jian Mo remembered. "That particularly dense forest, wasn't it?"

Wu Jiong nodded. "Let's get ready to leave."

Wu Jiong tore open his animal skin robe, instantly transforming into a giant wolf, and lay down.

Jian Mo quickly tied the bucket to him and stuffed a few bags inside. There were so many things to gather in spring; taking a couple of bags out might yield some good finds.

Once everything was ready, Jian Mo climbed onto the giant wolf, pinched its thick, soft ears, felt them twitch in her palm, and then contentedly hugged the wolf's neck. "We can go now."

The giant wolf's deep, sexy voice. "Awooo, good."

The giant wolf started running and headed straight out of the tribe.

Jiujiu, who was playing with the tribe's cubs, watched the giant wolf carry Jian Mo away and stared at their backs for a long time.

The kitten Banjiu patted Jiujiu's leg with its paw. "Meow, Jiujiu, what are you looking at?"

Jiujiu chirp, head down.

Jian Mo hadn't been out for several days. Watching the plants outside change every day, her mood brightened.

The plants and trees in spring are so beautiful.

The giant wolf carried him on a run without stopping, until they reached the edge of a vast primeval forest before finally stopping.

Jian Mo looked at the primeval forest before her, her mouth agape in astonishment.

Although they often go out to gather resources, they rarely venture into the forest, mainly because the forest is quite dangerous. Not only does it harbor wild beasts, but its complex terrain can also cause them trouble.

In such a dense forest, it's really easy for inexperienced people to get lost.

Jian Mo estimated that only Qing Kuo, Ye Luo, and a few others were capable of challenging such a vast forest.

Seeing that Jian Mo was observing the forest, the giant wolf turned its head and gently nuzzled him with its muzzle. "You can come down now."

Jian Mo opened her arms and hugged the wolf's head, giving the giant wolf a big kiss on its furry cheek. "This place is so special, there must be lots of good stuff inside, right?"

Giant Wolf: "There are wild vegetables and fruits, but mainly sap from the Kunzhi Tree."

Jian Mo: "Then let's hurry!"

With that, Jian Mo slid off the giant wolf, untied the various tools binding him, and then gestured to him, "All done."

The giant wolf transformed back into human form, picked up the animal hide that had fallen to the ground, and wrapped it around its waist. "Ready to go."

Jian Mo watched him put on his animal skin shoes without blinking. "To be honest," she said, "I still think animal skin isn't very breathable. If I have the chance, I'd like to see if I can find other plants to weave into cloth."

Wu Jiong: "Fabric woven from plants is not necessarily as soft as animal hair."

Jian Mo: "That's not necessarily true. We have particularly soft and breathable plant-based fabrics where we're from. Animal fur is too hot. You're already sweating wearing it now, and it'll probably be even more uncomfortable after a while."

That's true. Wu Jiong: "We'll ask other tribes when we get back."

As they talked, the two disappeared into the forest.

Upon entering the forest, Jian Mo felt that her vision had become much darker.

However, these primeval forests with many giant trees don't have much weeds, and the trees are far apart, so the ground is covered with soft, clean fallen leaves, which feels quite comfortable underfoot.

Jian Mo looked around and thought the environment was really nice.

Wu Jiong reached out to take his hand. "Let's go this way, there are Kunzhi Tree here."

Jian Mo: "Okay!"

As the two walked through the primeval forest, Jian Mo noticed that many mosses and fungi grew on the trees, but unfortunately most of them were inedible.

There was also a lot of animal droppings in the woods, suggesting that there were quite a few animals of all sizes living there.

Orcs occupy the absolute top of the food chain in this area. When they move around, not only do no animals dare to disturb them, but most animals also run away as soon as they see them.

After walking for a while, Wu Jiong led Jian Mo to the first Kunzhi Tree.

It was a shrub no more than two meters tall, with its branches and leaves spreading out widely, its horizontal diameter exceeding two meters.

Jian Mo Wu Jiong, "How do we collect this sap?"

Wu Jiong: "Just break off a branch and let the sap drip into the wooden tube."

As he spoke, Wu Jiong picked a relatively thick branch and broke it off.

At the break, dark green sap gushed out.

Wu Jiong took a wooden tube to collect the water, then placed the tube on the ground, bent the branch downwards, and inserted it into the tube. "If we collect it all morning, it should be about ready."

Jian Mo tried to break off a branch, but her movements weren't as skillful, and she accidentally got some sap on her hands.

The sap wasn't poisonous, but by the time he finished installing the wooden bucket, the thin layer of sap had solidified on his hands, turning into a thin layer of skin that he could easily peel off.

This looks a lot like the blackhead strips girls used to use in school.

Wu Jiong: "What are you looking at?"

Jian Mo smiled and said, "It reminded me of some things from the past; they were quite funny."

Jian Mo recounted the past to Wu Jiong listened patiently and reached out to pull him along as they continued walking.

After walking a few steps, they saw the second Kunzhi Tree.

They broke off a few more branches to collect sap and continued searching for the next tree.

After a busy morning, they used up all the wooden cylinders.

After finding a relatively spacious and well-ventilated place to rest, Jian Mo took out the mushroom sauce she had brought and had lunch with Wu Jiong.

Although people in this world are used to eating two meals a day, Jian Mo prefers to eat three meals a day if she has the means.

After lunch, Wu Jiong transformed back into a giant wolf.

Jian Mo climbed onto him, buried herself in his furry body, and slept until the sun was setting before getting up, looking refreshed.

They planned to go back to collect the wooden tubes, and also gather anything else they could find along the way.

After collecting for most of the day, Jian Mo and her team found that each wooden tube contained more than half a tube of tree sap.