Ling Zhenfei knew this place was remote, but to the point of having no network coverage was truly pitiable.

As soon as he opened Weibo, he was bombarded with information, and Ling Zhenfei also saw the post that Hua Long had made. Ling Zhenfei's official fan Weibo had shared that post, which was why it garnered such high attention.

The fans were all very surprised, as they all thought the voting result would only be announced at the end of the month. But who would have thought, before the month was even over, Ling Zhenfei had already cured the patient who took first place.

Who could believe that things turned out so coincidentally, that the first-place voter just happened to be encountered by Ling Zhenfei.

After checking his fan club's Weibo, he unexpectedly found a statement from Lin Yi concerning the reselling of Xuantian Divine Water.

It turned out that because of the continued fermentation of the issue with people reselling Xuantian Divine Water online, even though Ling Zhenfei had made explanations, there were still people purchasing the so-called Xuantian Divine Water on certain websites.

This caused a lot of fans to be deceived, and they turned around and accused Ling Zhenfei's Xuantian Divine Water of being fake, so Lin Yi also made a statement.

Ling Zhenfei, who didn't go online often, had not seen this statement until now, and upon seeing it, he shared it immediately, not expecting to receive comments right after sharing it.

Many were still inquiring about the sale of Xuantian Divine Water, and others mentioned the issue with the fake Divine Immortal Water. Many fans offered their advice to Ling Zhenfei, discussing things like registering trademarks, anti-counterfeiting measures, etc.

Ling Zhenfei did think that registering a trademark was a really good idea and it was something to consider once he returned.

Perhaps it was because it was a Sunday, although it was morning, Weibo was still very active, with even a few female celebrities openly sharing Ling Zhenfei's Weibo post and requesting Xuantian Divine Water.

Though Ling Zhenfei was quite famous, his fame was limited to the internet, so he had no deep interactions with these so-called celebrities. The acquaintances he had, Li Yuetong, Xu Yuyu, and Chu Bingqing, were all met by chance.

With these big celebrities publicly showing goodwill, Ling Zhenfei didn't take it to heart. After all, these were people he only saw on TV, so why should he care too much?

Now that Ling Zhenfei had Bai Ling as an agent, he let her handle these matters.

When he was negotiating with Bai Ling, he told her that hiring her as his agent was only to have her take care of his daily life issues. There was no need to participate in any shows or seek publicity; keeping a low profile was preferred.

So, being Ling Zhenfei's agent should be very relaxing for Bai Ling.

Ling Zhenfei put away his phone and then discussed with Hua Long about trekking into the mountain.

Hua Long's expression was somewhat grave, "Going into the mountain may sound easy, but we must make comprehensive preparations. You are a celebrity and can't afford any accidents, and I also have a wife to care for, so we must avoid any mishaps."

"I've prepared some things already. How long do you think we will need for this trip into the mountain?" Ling Zhenfei asked Hua Long.

After thinking for a moment, Hua Long replied, "With the current state of Xianling Mountain, the paths into the mountain aren't easy, and given we need to reach that cliff, preparing and finding our way will take about three or four days, I think."

Ling Zhenfei hadn't expected the trek to take that long, but there was no helping it.

After discussing, the two decided to set out for the mountain early the next morning, so today they needed to make all the necessary preparations, especially to check all the equipment that needed to be ready.

They could have gone into the mountain today, but Ling Zhenfei knew that Hua Long's wife had just recovered from her illness and needed some time to adapt so that she could take care of herself.

When the villagers heard that Hua Long's wife had recovered, everyone came to visit, and soon Hua Long's courtyard was filled to capacity.

The people in this mountain village mostly relied on hunting and collecting medicinal herbs for a living, leading a very tough life.

Ling Zhenfei discussed with Hua Long the possibility of gathering some herbal medicines in the village.

Hua Long actually agreed very much, so he took Ling Zhenfei to visit each household door-to-door, and after explaining their purpose, the villagers were all very happy.

After they harvested the herbs, they generally had to go down the mountain to sell them, which was quite troublesome; now that Ling Zhenfei was willing to buy, they were of course very willing.

Ling Zhenfei, however, was not picky about the buyers; he accepted all kinds of herbs and offered high prices, prompting many villagers to take out their precious medicinal materials collected over many years.

To Ling Zhenfei's surprise, because they were situated near Xianling Mountain, the villagers recognized the value of the materials, and indeed there were quite a few precious medicinal materials among them.

Even if not for medicinal materials, if the villagers deemed something special they would gather it, and unwittingly, let Ling Zhenfei acquire many herbs that could be used for alchemy.

Especially when one of the villagers brought Heavenly Grass that made Ling Zhenfei ecstatic, such a plant was not easy to come by, and could only be found in Xianling Mountain.

This herb was essential for crafting elixirs like the Youth Pill and Beauty Pill. With these items, Ling Zhenfei could actually produce pills that maintained youth.

The villager originally did not know the use of this herb, but Ling Zhenfei intentionally paid extra money for the Heavenly Grass, knowing that to earn more, the villager would definitely continue to harvest it.

As long as Ling Zhenfei desired, this was equivalent to having a herbal production base for himself.

Ling Zhenfei told the villagers he would come regularly to buy herbs and asked them to keep any herbs they had for him.

Since Ling Zhenfei's offer was higher than what they would normally get, and he would come to their doorsteps for purchase, they were naturally very pleased.

After leaving the villager's home, Ling Zhenfei saw another household ahead and wanted to go in, but was stopped by Hua Long.

"Let's not visit this family."

Ling Zhenfei was puzzled; Hua Long's expression clearly showed disinterest towards the inhabitants of this household.

"What's wrong? Does this household not have any herbs?" Ling Zhenfei asked curiously at Hua Long's reaction.

Hua Long shook his head and said, "This family definitely has herbs, but they're reclusive by nature, and it would be better not to visit."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "Since they have herbs, let's take a look. Why should we mind their character?"

Hua Long said somewhat embarrassedly, "You don't understand, this household has always been antisocial, seldom interacts with us, has a bad temper, and doesn't respect our customs. I've even argued with her before."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "I see. Then go back first, and I'll go in and ask myself. I'll return on my own after asking."

After a moment, Hua Long said, "Alright, then I'll go back first; I'm indeed a bit worried about leaving my wife alone at home."

Once Hua Long left, Ling Zhenfei walked alone towards that last household.

Starting from the entrance of this household, Ling Zhenfei already felt it was different, at least not styled like the other villagers' homes.

Once inside the courtyard, he saw many herbs drying, all of which were neatly organized and very clean, which surprised Ling Zhenfei.

"Li Hao, is anyone there?"

Ling Zhenfei called into the house, but there was no response from inside.

Ling Zhenfei thought that there might be no one inside the room, so he started to look at the drying medicinal materials in the courtyard.

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