Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 191. Lingzhi
Liu Pingkang nodded without saying anything. After all, they had handed the people over to the local government and needed to hurry back. They didn't know if they could make it in time for the New Year.

Gu Kaiyuan was resting with his eyes closed when he heard Lin Hua outside the carriage ask in a low voice, "Young Master, Lord Liu and Chief Escort Liu are outside."

Gu Kaiyuan opened his eyes and saw that Bai Suihe was already asleep. He covered her with the blanket and then quietly left the carriage.

"You two have quite the refined taste. What are you talking about?" Gu Kaiyuan led Lin Wei toward them.

Although Gu Kaiyuan's attire was inconspicuous, Liu Pingkang noticed with his sharp eyes that he was wearing a fur coat under his cloak.

Despite being an exiled prisoner, he still had attendants by his side.

However, considering what the Bai family had given him, and how many good things Gu Kaiyuan had given him along the way, he didn't say much.

"We were just chatting," Liu the镖头 (bodyguard) greeted his master first when he arrived. "I was just telling Lord Liu that we should have a drink together tonight. Would you like to join in, master?"

Seeing that Liu Pingkang did not refuse, Gu Kaiyuan smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. I happen to have some excellent Shaoxing wine..."

Liu, the head镖师, was somewhat embarrassed. This Lord Liu had said earlier that he was there to serve the wine, but the owner was unaware of this and still said such a thing. Wouldn't that offend him?

Seeing Liu Biaotou's expression, Gu Kaiyuan guessed what was going on. "But whether the wine is good or not is not important. The main thing is that the weather is too cold, and drinking some can warm you up."

"Furthermore, today I'd like to take my brothers into the mountains to see if we can get some meat for everyone. I'd like to use this wine as a bargaining chip with Lord Liu; I hope you'll grant me some permission."

Liu Pingkang didn't actually care that Gu Kaiyuan's wine was better than his; given the other party's resources, it wasn't surprising that he could bring out good wine.

He was pleased to hear that the other party was a good person, and since Gu Kaiyuan rarely returned empty-handed after entering the mountains, they would also receive some benefits. Therefore, they would not stop him and readily agreed.

Just then, Chief Xu's entourage arrived. The group simply stood by the roadside chatting until the entourage had passed, and then slowly followed behind.

The day went relatively smoothly, and we arrived at the next campsite by nightfall.

Seeing the familiar hillside, Gu Kaiyuan quickly found the best spot. After settling Bai Suihe in, he hurriedly led the group into the mountains.

"Young Master, have you been here before?" Lin Wei asked, somewhat puzzled. Gu Kaiyuan seemed very familiar with everything and made his choice of the road into the mountains without even thinking about it.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "...I inquired with Lord Liu before."

As he spoke, he stuffed the red rope into his hand, "Remember to mark the spots at intervals. The mountains are covered in snow now, so don't get lost."

Lin Wei didn't doubt it, but felt a little guilty. "Young Master is so farsighted. Why didn't I think to ask them about it before?"

"Next time you can chat with them more, especially Lord Liu and the two head镖师 (bodyguards/escorts). They often travel around here and are more familiar with this area than we are."

"That's true. There are too many bandits here, but they all seem like a rabble. I don't know what the local government is thinking. Why don't they do anything about it?"

Gu Kaiyuan ignored him, and instead leaped into the forest in a few quick steps. When he got up from the snow, he was already holding a fat rabbit. He grabbed the rabbit by the neck and threw it to Lin Hua. Lin Hua grabbed the rabbit by the ears, deftly pulled out a rope from his waist, and hung the rabbit upside down in a few quick movements.

"Don't just stand there," Lin Hua said to Lin Wei in an annoyed tone. "The young master has already made some gains, so you should open your eyes wide and look for more too."

As he spoke, Gu Kaiyuan gestured for everyone to scatter, indicating that they had found something good. Lin Hua led the group to scatter and discovered many small tracks in the snow. Looking at his own constantly twitching limbs, he realized they had dug a rabbit burrow.

But rabbits are cunning creatures, and there are many bushes here, so catching them barehanded is no easy task.

Gu Kaiyuan then stood up straight and said to them, "You guys find the rabbit holes here, each of you guard one, smoke them out, I'll go check ahead."

Lin Hua said, "Young Master, I'll go with you."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "I'm just going ahead to scout things out; I won't go far."

Without waiting for their reply, he quickly disappeared from their sight.

"Brothers Lin, aren't you worried about your young master? He's much better than us." Yunni felt that Gu Kaiyuan wouldn't leave on his own for no reason. Whatever the reason, he was still his employer, and they shouldn't know too much.

"There must be a lot of rabbits here. Let's try to catch them all in one fell swoop, so the brothers can have a treat too."

Seeing that there was no one in front of him, Lin Hua could only suppress his worries and begin to search for the rabbit hole with them.

Gu Kaiyuan ran swiftly up the mountain, quickly reaching the halfway point. He glanced back at where he had come from before turning and running rapidly toward the nearby forest.

Because this is a mountain valley, the chicken blood wasn't very thick, and we quickly found the familiar little pine forest.

In his previous life, he accidentally stumbled upon this place while chasing a wild pheasant and discovered the Ganoderma lucidum on this tree. It was thanks to these Ganoderma lucidum that he was able to heal his injuries.

Although he doesn't need it now, he can't miss out on good things.

Seeing the familiar purple Ganoderma lucidum, Gu Kaiyuan grinned. He then asked the doctor, who said it was hemlock Ganoderma lucidum, and that good quality ones could fetch a high price.

He traded even the smallest Ganoderma lucidum for several doses of medicine, and the doctor even gave him some extra silver.

In this small pine forest, there were more than a dozen Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms of various sizes, and he accepted them with a smile this time as well.

She took out the cloth bag she had brought with her and carefully placed the flowers inside, filling the bag about halfway.

He didn't plan to sell these Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms. Anyway, Suihe had a magic treasure for storing things, so he would keep them for her to use after giving birth to help her recover.

After searching carefully again and confirming that there was no more, he ran towards a cave entrance not far away and stopped there.

A pungent stench was emanating from the cave, indicating that the wild boar family was still there.

Being reborn has brought him many conveniences. Hearing the humming and laughing sounds inside, he leaped up and hung upside down outside the cave. Then, he used the back of his knife to strike the stone at the cave entrance and heard different noises coming from inside.

When the first wild boar came out, I slashed its neck with a knife, and the boar charged forward a distance before collapsing.

Gu Kaiyuan didn't have time to deal with it, because the second and third wild boars followed. This time, he wasn't so lucky. The two wild boars didn't die immediately, but instead turned around angrily and charged at him.

Three more wild boars and several baby wild boars ran out of the cave, and he found even less opportunity to strike.