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n“I don’t believe it.”

nSeeing Fang Qiu’s confidence, the PD directly questioned, “We have explored this forest many times. I’ll see how you can get wild ginseng.”

n“Then you’ll have to keep your eyes open.”

nFang Qiu laughed and continued to move on.

nThe sound of the stream flowing beside his ear was getting louder.

nIt seemed that he should not be far from the stream.

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nFang Qiu bypassed some trees, went through some thistles and thorns, and stopped again.

n“I’m lucky today.”

nLooking back at the camera and smiling, Fang Qiu immediately walked to the side, squatted down next to a small pile of bushes, and carefully put his hands into the bushes.

nHe pressed his hands on each side to separate the bushes, and a Chinese medicinal herb was exposed.

nTaking a closer look, he found that this herb had an erect stem with many branches and edges on the top and was covered with soft white hairs.

n“This is Astragalus membranaceus.”

nFang Qiu beckoned the VJ to come up and shoot the Astragalus membranaceus at close range. Then he opened his mouth and said, “Astragalus membranaceus is a herbaceous plant that grows on the edge of a forest, in bushes or a sparse forest. It may also grow on hillsides in grasslands or meadows and is one of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine.

n“Astragalus membranaceus has the functions of enhancing immunity and protecting the liver. Moreover, it is diuretic, anti-aging, anti-stress, antihypertensive, and has a wide range of antibacterial effects. However, its exterior asthenia has pathogenic factors, leading to the stasis of Qi and damp obstruction. Furthermore, the user may develop ulcers at the beginning and suffer heat toxins after the ulcers fester. Those who suffer from yin deficiency and yang excess are prohibited from taking it!”

nAfter the introduction, Fang Qiu dug out the Astragalus membranaceus and throw it into the basket.

nAside, the PD was speechless.

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nAlong the way, he found that Fang Qiu could always find a medicinal plant within a few steps. It was as if he were not looking for these medicinal plants but that they had come across him.

n“By the way, I’ll popularize some science.”

nAfter putting away the Astragalus membranaceus, Fang Qiu stood up and said to the camera, “The number of wild Astragalus membranaceus has declined dramatically in recent years due to long-term and extensive harvesting, and it is in danger of becoming extinct. Therefore, the country has identified it as an endangered plant, and it has been listed as a third-level national protected plant.”

nAfter that, Fang Qiu blinked at the camera.

nThen he turned and walked on.

nAs he walked, he looked around and continued to look for medicinal herbs.

n“I suppose there’s a stream ahead.”

nAfter looking around and finding that there were no medicinal materials nearby, Fang Qiu looked up at the source of the sound of running water in the distance.

nHowever, he was suddenly shocked by what he saw.

n“I’ve found it at last!”

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nAs Fang Qiu looked ahead, his eyes lit up, and he ran there at once.

nFound it?

nWhat did you find?

nAnother medicinal plant?

nThe PD looked puzzled and chased for Fang Qiu with the VJ.

nLed by Fang Qiu, the three came to a pine tree quickly.

nThey saw that there was an independent stalk, and a small cluster of dense red seeds grew on the top of the stalk, which looked like fruit but not.

n“What is this?” the PD asked in doubt.

nHe was just a regular PD of a TV station. He had not done much research on Chinese medicine, and he knew nothing about herbal medicine.

n“How about having a guess?” Fang Qiu asked with a smile.

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n“I don’t know.”

nThe PD shook his head, pursed his lips, and seemed to think it was boring.

n“You’ll know when I dug it out.”

nFang Qiu immediately squatted down and pulled apart the pine needles that covered the ground under the stalk.

nThe pine needles were emptied.

nSeveral green leaves appeared under the stalk.

nThese green leaves grew very low and were very far from the red seeds on top.

nThis time, Fang Qiu did not explain but dug directly.

nAfter a while, a medicinal plant was dug up.

nFang Qiu held it in his hand, turned proudly, and said to the PD, “Look, wild ginseng!”

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nLooking at the wild ginseng in Fang Qiu’s hand, both the PD and the VJ were stunned!

nDamn!

nIt really existed!

nAlthough they did not know about medicinal materials, when they came to explore this mountain forest, they had the three highly-skilled doctors as their companions. They explored the forest carefully and made sure there was no wild ginseng. How did Fang Qiu find it?

n“You’re peerlessly lucky!”

nThe PD smiled bitterly.

n“Ha-ha.”

nFang Qiu smiled smugly and packed the wild ginseng.

nThe wild ginseng was not a medicinal material on the Herb-gathering Evaluation List. For Fang Qiu, it was a complete surprise!

n“What time is it now?”

nPutting away the wild ginseng, Fang Qiu continued to walk towards the location, from where the sound of the stream came.

nBecause his phone was taken away and there was no watch, Fang Qiu could only ask the PD.

n“Twelve twenty,” the PD replied.

n“It’s noon, and it’s time for lunch!” Fang Qiu murmured.

nHe took out the compressed biscuits and mineral water prepared by the coaching staff from the basket on his back. He was about to tear open the bag to eat when he suddenly saw the PD swallowing at one side.

n“Hey, what do you eat?” Fang Qiu asked.

n“We eat compressed biscuits as well,” the PD replied.

nThen he took out two bags of compressed biscuits from his carry-on bag, ready to eat.

n“Hey, why are your program group so stingy?”

nFang Qiu, shaking his head with a wry smile, said, “When I was recording in the capital, the program group was not so stingy.”

n“We have no other choice. We came to another place to do the recording this time, and we are now struggling with finance!” the PD replied awkwardly.

nHe was also a member of the show’s crew, and when he faced this problem, he would naturally feel awkward.

n“Well, stop eating.”

nFang Qiu pursed his lips and put the compressed biscuits with an intact bag into the basket. Then he stood up, smiled at the camera, and said, “Let’s go. I’ll take you to eat something delicious.”

n“Huh?”

nThe PD froze and looked at Fang Qiu in confusion.

n“Let’s go.”

nFang Qiu ignored the two and just walked forward.

nSeeing this, the two hungry men put away their compressing biscuits and continued to follow Fang Qiu.

nThey had no other option for Fang Qiu was the protagonist.

nFor them, shooting everything Fang Qiu had done was more important than eating.

nThey went all the way forward.

nA while later, they saw water, but it was different from what Fang Qiu had imagined. Originally, Fang Qiu thought it was a stream in the mountain, but he didn’t expect it to be a river.

nIt was a small river under the hillside.

nThe river was nearly two meters wide, and the water was clear, with a depth of about one meter.

nIt didn’t look like mountain spring. It was more like a river dug in the early years or a naturally formed drainage channel.

n“What did you bring us here for?” the PD asked.

n“You’ll know later.”

nFang Qiu smiled slightly, walked to the bank of the brook, and looked down into the river.

nFang Qiu immediately discovered that there were indeed fish in the river.

nIt was just that the fish were not big.

nThe largest one was about the size of a palm.

nThe fish were hiding under the thick vegetation on the other side of the river, as if because of the high temperature.

nThe vegetation on the shore was thick.

nThe aquatic plants in the river were luxuriant too. A few palm-sized fish were quietly hiding among them, motionless as if they were taking a nap.

nIf it weren’t for Fang Qiu’s good eyesight, he couldn’t see them.

nAfter making sure there were fish in the river, Fang Qiu immediately turned his head and glanced around the surrounding bushes. He found that the bushes were very short, so he immediately went to cut a branch with a hoe for picking herbs.

nThen he took some vines from the bushes, tied them to the branch, and sharpened one end of the branch, using the hoe.

nIn just a few minutes, he finished making a new javelin.

nFang Qiu’s action stunned the PD and the VJ standing aside.

n“Our show is about herb gathering. It’s a competition. What you are doing is outdoor survival. Aren’t you afraid of being overtaken by others?” the PD whispered.

nHe realized that the delicious food mentioned by Fang Qiu was the fish in the river.

nFang Qiu was going to catch fish.

nInitially, as a PD, he could not influence Fang Qiu’s actions, nor could he remind Fang Qiu. However, when he saw that Fang Qiu was so eager to catch fish for them, he could not help feeling a little apologetic, so he reminded him softly.

n“I really forgot about it. Thank you for reminding me.”

nFang Qiu grinned and asked, fiddling with his javelin, “Do I have the right to know the progress of others?”

n“Yes.”

nThe PD nodded immediately.

nFang Qiu asked, “How many herbs has everyone found now?”

nHearing that, the PD took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and then opened his mouth and said, “The first place is you, and you have collected ten herbs. The second place has collected seven herbs.”

n“Oh?”

nFang Qiu nodded knowingly and asked, “Why are you so clear about these?”

n“It’s the rule of the show.”

nThe PD said, “Every time you find a medicinal plant, I will inform the director of it as soon as possible. The director will send all of us a statistical message every ten minutes, telling us the ranking and number of the medicinal plants each contestant has found.

n“The reason we can tell you this is to give every contestant a sense of urgency and urge you all to concentrate on the competition.”

n“Ok.”

nFang Qiu nodded knowingly and then said, “Look, now that I’m still the first place, it doesn’t matter if I waste some time here. By the way, I see two herbs on the other side of the river that I haven’t collected. When we’ve finished eating, we’ll go and dig them. I guess I’ll still be the first place by then?”

nHearing that, the PD was completely speechless.

nWhat?

nHe could find herbs even when he was having fun?

nOthers had toiled for hours, trying to find as many herbs as possible, but you found more herbs by eating fish.

nThat was simply outrageous!

nThough speechless, the PD was quite happy for he was going to eat fish.

n“All right.”

nAfter finishing making the javelin, Fang Qiu abruptly stood up and said, “Stand back a little bit and don’t get hurt by me.”

nThe PD and the VJ immediately retreated to the side.

nThe VJ continued shooting.

nHe gave Fang Qiu a close-up every now and then.

nOn the shore, Fang Qiu held the javelin in his hand, then looked into the water to make sure that the fish were still there, and threw the javelin into the water!

n“Swish!”

nThe javelin left his hand and broke water instantly.

nUnderwater, the fish hiding in the grass didn’t even respond, and one of them was penetrated directly by the javelin.

nOf course, although the fish’s memory lasted only seven seconds, to avoid pain, Fang Qiu used the internal Qi in advance to shook the fish to death before the javelin penetrated it.

nHe succeeded in one hit.

nFang Qiu tugged the veins and pulled the fish out of the water.

nThen he threw the javelin again.

nAnother one!

nWhen he was about to catch one more, Fang Qiu found that the fish in the river had run away.

n“Two fish. Okay.”

nThrowing the javelin away, Fang Qiu immediately crouched on the ground, cut open the fish by the river, washed them carefully, and then looked up at the PD and asked, “Do you have a lighter?”

n“No.”

nThe PD shook his head.

n“I do not have, either.”

nThe VJ shook his head immediately.

nAll three of them froze.

nFang Qiu had caught fish, but none of them had a lighter!

nHow could they eat fish?

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