The next day, Leng Ruoli returned all the items she had collected from the bandit stronghold to the villagers of Niutou Village.
She then secretly placed twenty taels of silver on Da Niu's bed. After that, amidst the cheers of the villagers, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan's two carriages departed from Niutou Village.
However, as soon as they left Niutou Village, they were intercepted by Doctor Ye again.
Subsequently, Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan alighted from their carriages to greet Doctor Ye.
"Young Master, Young Lady, you rescued me from the bandit stronghold. I have no way to repay this kindness. Ever since I learned that the Young Lady also understands medicine and possesses profound medical skills, I decided to give you a Fire Spirit Fruit that I chanced upon years ago."
Doctor Ye smiled and then, from his wide sleeves, produced a fruit as small as a cherry tomato, bright red in color, and handed it to Leng Ruoli.
Leng Ruoli carefully examined the fruit Doctor Ye handed her. It was bright red, shining, and emitted a rich medicinal fragrance. She immediately knew it was no ordinary fruit, but she had never heard of a Fire Spirit Fruit before and did not know its efficacy.
"Doctor Ye, please keep this fruit for yourself," Leng Ruoli declined.
"Young Lady, it is of no use to me, and I don't know how to use it. I found in an ancient medical book that this fruit is called a Fire Spirit Fruit and has miraculous effects in treating strange illnesses. That's why I kept it," Doctor Ye said, scratching his head and smiling.
When Leng Ruoli heard that Doctor Ye had found out about the fruit being called a Fire Spirit Fruit from an ancient medical book, her beautiful apricot-shaped eyes suddenly lit up.
"Doctor Ye, do you still have that ancient medical book?" Leng Ruoli asked eagerly after hearing Doctor Ye's words.
Upon hearing this, Doctor Ye was slightly taken aback, but he quickly understood Leng Ruoli's intention.
"Young Lady, I still have that ancient medical book. If you need it, I will bring it to you right away. Please wait for me."
Without waiting for Leng Ruoli to respond, he turned and ran home.
He immediately realized that the Young Lady was interested in his ancient medical book.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Leng Ruoli saw Doctor Ye return, holding a yellowed old book titled "Compendium of Herbs."
"Young Lady, this 'Compendium of Herbs' is the ancient medical book I mentioned to you." Doctor Ye handed the medical book to Leng Ruoli, saying breathlessly.
Leng Ruoli immediately took the ancient medical book and casually flipped through a few pages. Her heart was filled with joy. She looked at Doctor Ye and said, "Doctor Ye, could you lend me this ancient medical book for a while? Just for the time it takes to have a cup of tea, and I will return it to you."
"Young Lady, please use it. Even if you wanted this medical book, I would give it to you without hesitation," Doctor Ye said generously.
"Doctor Ye, I won't take your medical book. I just want to borrow it to make two copies, and then I will return it to you," Leng Ruoli replied kindly.
Then, Leng Ruoli got into the carriage and immediately placed Doctor Ye's ancient medical book into her system space for copying. In a short while, she had copied two copies of the ancient medical book.
Leng Ruoli then alighted from the carriage and returned the old ancient medical book to Doctor Ye. She then handed him a new book that was a copy of the old ancient medical book, gifting it to Doctor Ye.
Doctor Ye was stunned when he saw the new ancient medical book that Leng Ruoli had returned to him.
Doctor Ye carefully flipped through a few pages of the new book and found that not only the handwriting was the same, but even the illustrations of the herbs were identical.
"Young Lady, how did you manage to copy a new book exactly like this old medical book in such a short time?" Doctor Ye asked curiously.
"I used a machine to copy your ancient medical book page by page. I made two new copies. I kept one for myself, and the other new book, along with the original, is returned to you. You can compare them carefully and see if there are any differences between the new medical book and the old one."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Ye, although he did not understand the words "machine" and "copy," could not conceal his excitement. "They are the same, truly identical."
"That's good. Now we should be on our way. We will meet again if fate allows."
Afterward, Leng Ruoli immediately bid farewell to Doctor Ye and was about to get into the carriage when Doctor Ye called out to her again.
"Young Lady, please keep this Fire Spirit Fruit. With your medical expertise, you will eventually discover its medicinal effects someday."
Doctor Ye directly placed the Fire Spirit Fruit into Leng Ruoli's hand and quickly walked away.
Leng Ruoli had no choice but to accept it. She and Jun Mohan returned to the road and got into their carriages. Then, Yin Yi slowly started the carriages, and after traveling a few miles, they entered the territory of Nanzhao.
After Leng Ruoli and the others had been gone for a long time, Da Niu's family went to tidy up the beds and discovered twenty taels of silver placed on them. Da Niu's entire family was deeply moved.
Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan not only helped them eliminate the bandits and returned the money, grain, and oil that the bandits had stolen from the villagers, but they also rescued so many young women from Niutou Village. Now, they had also left so much silver for their family. They were truly moved to tears.
Da Niu had originally intended to chase after them to return the silver to Leng Ruoli and the others. However, when he reached the village entrance, Doctor Ye informed him that Leng Ruoli and the others had already gone far away. He had no choice but to accept the twenty taels of silver.
As they arrived in Nanzhao, the climate became even more sultry. The climate here was very similar to the southern climate of China in her previous life.
The pedestrians on the street were all wearing clothes with regional characteristics. Here, the clothing for men and women was more revealing than in Tianwu Kingdom. Women wore colorful and beautiful beaded necklaces on their heads and could wear light, sheer gauze skirts with low necklines, revealing their arms and feet.
Men wore a two-finger-wide, patterned, and colorfully embroidered headband. Their hair was loose on their shoulders, and they had three colored feathers inserted in their foreheads. They wore a vest inlaid with various colored beads that exposed their arms and wide pants underneath.
Most people here wore similar attire, which was likely related to the hot climate.
As their carriages traveled through the bustling streets of the foreign land, everyone on the way looked at them with peculiar gazes.
"Yin Yi, let's find an inn to stay in immediately and then go out to buy a few sets of local attire. Otherwise, we'll all become monkeys in a circus," Leng Ruoli said helplessly.
"Yes, Miss Mo. Your subordinate has already spotted an inn not far ahead. Your subordinate will drive the carriage there quickly," Yin Yi replied respectfully.
A moment later, Yin Yi finally stopped the carriage at the entrance of an inn. Leng Ruoli, Jun Mohan, and Chu Mingxuan quickly alighted from the carriages and entered the inn. Yin Yi and Yin Er, led by a waiter, took their two carriages to be stabled in the inn's backyard.
The innkeeper, upon seeing their attire and appearance, knew they were guests from Tianwu Kingdom.
"Young Master, Young Lady, please come inside!" The innkeeper, seeing Leng Ruoli and Jun Mohan enter, made a welcoming gesture with a beaming smile and ushered them into the inn.