A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 326 The Mysterious Uncle Hu

"This is an independent space. How did you get here? There are tigers and lions here. Aren't you afraid?" asked the young man.

"Sorry to bother you. We were curious and heard that there was a secret realm here, so we came in to see what opportunities we could encounter." Qiqi said.

"You're here because we were destined to be together. I'll go pick some vegetables and make you a meal. Please wait a moment."

"Senior, let me help you." Pegasus said.

"Okay, come on."

They picked a lot of vegetables with baskets, and Pegasus helped him wash them. The young man washed the rice and steamed it. He used another pot to stir-fry vegetables.

Soon, several vegetarian dishes were served on the stone table, and the young man served everyone a bowl of rice.

They all enjoyed the meal very much. The vegetarian dishes cooked by the young people were very delicious, even better than the ones cooked by Qiqi.

"Let's make do with the vegetarian food today. I'll go to the lake over there this afternoon and catch some fish for you. I'll make fish soup."

"Senior, my name is Zhou Jingze, this is my wife Jiang Qiqi, and this is Pegasus, Feixiang and Xiaohei." Zhou Jingze said.

"Okay, you can call me Uncle Hu. I'm here to look for my sister. She disappeared many years ago. I've been searching for her for years and haven't found her. Some say she's been reincarnated. I've come looking for her reincarnation, but I haven't found it either. I'm completely disappointed. So I've become a hermit in this isolated space.

I also know there's an old man living in the secret realm. Everyone has their reason for existence; some simply suffer unfair treatment and betrayal. There's no way to intervene; this is fate. He might have returned to his own world. He came here for a reason: to meet the right person. Just like you, meeting the right person.

Our meeting was fate. I also met the person I was supposed to meet. Now that you're here, why not take a stroll? There are some rare herbs in this forest. See if you can find them. If you do, they're yours.

After dinner, you can go explore. I'll go fishing and come back for dinner in the evening."

"Hello, Uncle Hu. Have we met there?" Qiqi asked tentatively.

"Qiqi, I'll call you that. Whether we've met or not, we've always met. This meeting is fate, a bond of family. I've made dinner tonight. I'll be waiting here for you to come back and eat." He suppressed his excitement at meeting his sister's reincarnation. He really wanted to hug her, but he was afraid she wouldn't believe him and would run away. He calmed himself down. He wanted to make something delicious for Qiqi and the others.

"Uncle Hu, thank you. We will come back for dinner. We plan to stay here for a long time. I hope you don't mind us staying here too long." Qiqi said.

"No, I'm responsible for cooking for you. I'll be very happy if you don't mind the food I cook."

Qiqi and the others went to the forest, and the white fox followed them. Pegasus stayed behind to help Uncle Hu catch fish, pick vegetables, and so on.

Pegasus was a chatterbox, and he told Uncle Hu everything they had experienced in the secret realm. He also told him about his master's death and Mo Lu's betrayal and poisoning.

Uncle Hu listened without interrupting. He knew this was the old man's fate. If he wanted to change it, he had to do it himself; no one else could help. It was like him searching for his sister for so many years. Now she was right in front of him, but he didn't dare recognize her. He was afraid she'd scare her away, so he didn't want to acknowledge her. Was this his fate?

Pegasus and Uncle Hu caught a lot of fish, and also shot a few pheasants, a few rabbits, and a wild boar. Let's make a big meal for them today.

Fei Ma also went to pick a lot of vegetables. Uncle Hu was in charge of killing the wild boar, and Fei Ma was in charge of collecting fish, pheasants and rabbits.

For dinner tonight, Uncle Hu planned to make them braised wild boar meat, stewed pork, fish soup, steamed fish, stewed chicken, braised rabbit, and stir-fried vegetables. He also wanted to steam a large pot of rice. Uncle Hu hadn't made enough rice for lunch, so the children didn't eat enough, so he wanted to make sure they had a full meal at night.

Qiqi and her friends, along with a white fox, were searching the forest for the precious herbs Uncle Hu had mentioned. Qiqi also released her white cat to help her find the treasure.

The white fox was overjoyed to see the white cat appear. The two little ones greeted each other in their own way. They soon became very close. They ran together in front of them. The white cat had already gained a high level of intelligence over the years in Qiqi's space. After a period of cultivation, perhaps it would be able to transform into a human.

As they ran, the cat chatted with the white fox, asking it if it knew where some valuable Chinese herbs grew. The white fox understood what the white cat said and took the white cat to the place where it knew there were herbs.

They ran to a flat area with lots of weeds, and then they ran a little further inside before stopping and sitting there waiting for us.

Qiqi was delighted to see them stop, convinced there must be some herbal remedy growing near them. We quickly approached them and took a look. "Wow, a vast expanse of wild Gastrodia elata!" Qiqi exclaimed with delight. "Gastrodia elata has the properties of calming nerves and relieving pain, calming the liver and extinguishing wind, lowering blood pressure, and unblocking meridians."

Zhou Jingze quickly pulled a few shovels from his storage ring, gave them to Feixiang and Xiaohei, and began digging. As they dug, he taught them how to dig. For the Gastrodia elata, they needed to dig a larger and deeper hole. He looked at the wild Gastrodia elata and wondered how long they had been growing. The rhizomes must be quite large.

Soon they unearthed a Gastrodia elata tuber larger than a washbasin. Qiqi happily hugged the white cat and kissed it twice. The white cat, not taking credit for the work, told Qiqi that it was the white fox that brought it here. It had spoken to the white fox on the way, telling it to look for precious medicinal herbs, and so it led them here. When we got nearby, I could smell the scent of Gastrodia elata.

Qiqi picked up the white fox and kissed it twice, saying to it, "Thank you, white fox, you are so awesome. I really need wild Gastrodia elata. You also know where to find the herbs."

The white cat meowed and explained to the white fox, who nodded.

"Wait until we finish digging up this patch of medicinal herbs, then we'll go look for more. Come on, you guys are tired from running, drink some water and take a rest." Qiqi took out a small basin, poured some spiritual spring water into it, and handed it to them.

The white cat told the white fox that it was delicious and contained spiritual energy. The white fox tried a sip and found it delicious, so he drank it in big gulps. He drank more than half of the water before stopping and looking at the white cat embarrassedly. The white cat told the white fox that it drank it every day and that it would be good for the white fox's health. The white fox didn't hesitate and drank all the spiritual spring water in a short while. He also burped.

Qiqi also joined the team digging for Gastrodia elata. Soon they had dug half of the Gastrodia elata. The rhizomes they dug out were very large and at least hundreds of years old. If they were to sell them, they would probably fetch a lot of money. In ancient times, this piece of rhizome could be exchanged for a nice courtyard.