Su Yao's Secret and the New Crisis

Under Su Yao's guidance, Lin Yue and Li Yi continued their journey to search for the Millennium Snow Ginseng. Along the way, Su Yao told them about some situations of the snow mountain and her own background. It turned out that Su Yao's family had lived near the snow mountain for generations. They were good at hunting and gathering herbs, and they knew the terrain of the snow mountain like the back of their hands.

"There are many precious herbs in this snow mountain, but there are also many fierce beasts and unpredictable dangers. When I was a child, my parents encountered danger while gathering herbs and unfortunately died."

A trace of sadness showed in Su Yao's eyes.

Lin Yue felt very sympathetic after hearing this.

"Miss Su, you've really been through a lot."

Su Yao nodded slightly.

"Since then, I've been living with my grandfather and learning the skills of hunting and gathering herbs. I've always wanted to find a precious herb to cure my grandfather's illness, but I haven't been able to find it yet."

Li Yi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

"Miss Su, I wonder what kind of illness your grandfather has? Maybe Miss Lin can take a look for you."

Su Yao looked at Lin Yue, her eyes full of expectation.

"Really? Miss Lin, my grandfather has been coughing all the time, and his body is very weak. Many doctors have tried to treat him, but they haven't been able to cure him."

Lin Yue nodded.

"Miss Su, after we find the Millennium Snow Ginseng, I'll go with you to see your grandfather."

Su Yao said gratefully.

"Miss Lin, thank you."

However, just as they continued to move forward, suddenly, a group of black birds appeared in the sky. These birds were huge in size, with fierce eyes, and they swooped down towards them. Su Yao's face changed.

"Not good. These are the snow mountain vultures. They are very fierce and like to attack humans."

Li Yi quickly drew his sword and watched the sky warily.

"Everyone, be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of snow mountain vultures pounced on them. Li Yi brandished his sword, trying to repel the vultures, but there were too many vultures, and they gradually began to struggle to hold them off.

Lin Yue looked at the vultures in the sky and was very scared. She suddenly remembered that among the herbs she had brought, there was one that could drive away birds. She quickly took out the herb, lit it, and a pungent smell filled the air. The snow mountain vultures smelled the smell and flew away one after another.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Su Yao looked at Lin Yue, her eyes full of admiration.

"Miss Lin, you're so amazing. You even thought of this kind of herb."

Lin Yue smiled slightly.

"This is knowledge I learned in modern medicine. I didn't expect it to come in handy here."

However, before they could take a rest, they heard the sound of footsteps in the distance. Su Yao's face changed.

"Not good. It seems that someone is coming."

Everyone immediately became alert. Li Yi gripped his sword tightly, ready to deal with the new crisis.

After a while, a group of people appeared in front of them. At the head was a middle-aged man. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and a hint of arrogance showed in his eyes. When the middle-aged man saw Su Yao, a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Su Yao, why are you here?"

Su Yao's face turned very ugly when she saw the middle-aged man.

"Zhao Tianlong, why are you here?"

It turned out that this middle-aged man was a bully in a village near the snow mountain, named Zhao Tianlong. He had always coveted Su Yao's beauty and had proposed to her many times, but Su Yao had refused him every time. This time, he learned that Su Yao was going to take Li Yi and Lin Yue to the peak of the snow mountain, so he chased after them with a group of his subordinates.

"Su Yao, you must come back with me today and be my wife." Zhao Tianlong looked at Su Yao, his eyes full of greed.

Su Yao snorted coldly.

"Zhao Tianlong, stop daydreaming. I will never go back with you."

Zhao Tianlong's face changed.

"Su Yao, don't refuse a good offer and force me to use harsh measures. If you don't come back with me today, I'll kill these people."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and his subordinates drew their weapons one after another and approached Li Yi and the others.

Li Yi took a step forward and stood in front of Su Yao.

"Zhao Tianlong, don't be so presumptuous."

Zhao Tianlong looked at Li Yi and sneered.

"You're that prince? Hmph, you won't be able to leave here alive today either."

After saying that, he charged towards Li Yi first, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle again.

During the battle, Lin Yue found that Zhao Tianlong's martial arts were very powerful, and Li Yi gradually began to struggle to resist. She was extremely anxious. Suddenly, she saw a stone on the ground. She had an idea, picked up the stone, and threw it towards Zhao Tianlong. Zhao Tianlong couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the head by the stone. He suddenly felt dizzy.

Li Yi took the opportunity to launch an attack and stabbed Zhao Tianlong with his sword. Zhao Tianlong fell to the ground. When his subordinates saw that he was injured, they scattered and fled. Li Yi, Su Yao, and the others finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"Miss Su, are you okay?"

Li Yi looked at Su Yao, his eyes full of concern.

Su Yao shook her head slightly.

"I'm fine. Thank you, Your Highness and Miss Lin, for your help."

Lin Yue stepped forward and said.

"Miss Su, this Zhao Tianlong is really hateful. You have to be careful of him in the future."

Su Yao nodded.

"I know, Miss Lin."

After this battle, they understood even more that danger was everywhere on this journey. But they didn't back down and continued to move towards the peak of the snow mountain.