After talking for a while, Xiaomao invited Feng to their home later for dinner, as she would cook for them.

Feng and Chen also went to their usual procedures. Picking up herbs and earn some coins. Herb gathering became a lot easier since Feng could discern the herbs properly through Appraisal.

Since Mr. Wang needed some assorted common herbs on the mountain, it was sometimes difficult to find out whether he was picking up the right ones. But now, with the power of Appraisal, he could now easily check whether the herb that looked different is the right one.

As he could not use it quite a lot of times, he would only use it when he felt unsure. Knowing different herbs can also help him later on the run. Mr. Wang sometimes flexes his skills by talking about the usage of these random herbs.

Some herbs were used for cold, some for anti-septic, some for poison, and some even for impotence.

Feng could only nod and absorb the knowledge, unsure whether they are the truth.

At least for the most important herbs like the Emetic Herb, they did work since Stupid Chen tried it out and almost vomited his organs out. It was scary...

After finishing work, it was his first time not going straight to home. Stupid Chen actually invited him before to hang out in his home, but he was too busy going around taking in information and getting used to the new world that he had arrived at. Today, Xiaomao invited him to try out their family’s cooking, so he wanted to hang out for a bit.

They arrived in a small but decent looking house.

"We're home, Xiaoxiao!" Chen spoke out loud as they both entered the house.

"Welcome home, Big Brother and Brother Feng! The food is ready, so just sit and be comfortable." Xiaomao went to them and smiled while wearing something like an apron, her blonde hair fixed into a rare ponytail.

Feng could only suppress his heart and put on a straight face as he nodded to Xiaomao.

Xiaomao looked like a precious wife welcoming him back home after a long day of work. If he did not suppress his emotions, he might accidentally just fall off and die happily.

She looked at him curiously but said nothing and just happily brought them to the dining table.

While waiting for the food, he could only theorize that the original Feng of this world probably died or something because of too much happiness. Being able to be in the presence of such a fairy it was too accurate.

He looked at the side and found Stupid Chen already drooling because of the smell of the food lingering around while he was too busy in his imagination space.

The three happily ate their meal as they talked about random stuff happening around the world.

"Brother Feng, did you know that the Count ordered for a lowering of the annual tax because the harvest this time is very bountiful?"

"Ai, it was shocking when a noble found out that his mistress was not acting in faith. Reports say that she was meeting up with the champion of their household. The discovery incensed the lord noble and went off to have a life-and-death battle with the champion knight."

"Brother Feng, you and big brother must be very careful in the mountains. Lately, there were sightings of a wolf that got separated from its pack. It's currently treating the usual safe area of the mountainside as its territory."

Xiaomao was very cheerful as she kept talking about the stories that she heard while she was out from the village. It seems she went to a prosperous town to visit a friend earlier and then they met when she was just coming back home.

As for who was that friend, he was too afraid to ask. Feng's heart is already aching just thinking about it, so he just forgot and does not ask about it.

Feng learned many things as they talked about the most random topics as they could the whole day.

Actually, it was mostly Xiaomao and Chen talking to each other since he knew little yet and could not respond easily because it would be too awkward, or he might accidentally reveal things he was not supposed to.

When it was turning dark, Feng finally had the courage to excuse himself and went home. Stupid Chen asked him to stay for the night, but Feng only shook his head and said,

"My home is not that far, and it's inappropriate for me to stay the night."

Chen could only shrug his shoulder as he let the man go. Xiaomao could only pout as she noticed his gaze while saying 'inappropriate'.

After going home, Feng was still giddy, as he could finally breathe properly. He was too focused on suppressing his emotions, as he always felt weird whenever in the presence of Xiaomao.

He did not know if the emotions he felt right now are what people call true love.

He also admired some women in the past world, but it was just admiration from afar. He was interested in them, but it was not as intense as what he was currently experiencing.

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Feng wanted to be together with her, even hug her. It was quite cringe and creepy, but that was just his honest feeling right now.

He could only distract himself as he remembered something interesting that he found out about his appraisal skill.

After working while using the Appraisal skill, he found out that he could use the skill more than usual before getting a headache. It seems like the more he uses this skill and rest; he could use it more later.

He did not know whether the MP cost is being reduced or that his MP is increasing, but it was definitely helpful for him to keep using the skill instead of saving it up for emergency.

He repeatedly used the appraisal skill until he felt a bit tired and slept for the day.

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Feng, who was very early, arrived at Mr. Wang's residence.

The herb gathering job that Feng had been doing for the past few weeks is a job requested by Mr. Wang because he gathers all the herb from this village mountain and sells it to the prosperous town which is distant away.

Mr. Wang also acts as the supervisor of anything related to the herb gathering and is very experienced. Based on his knowledge and skills, Feng infers he was also an herb gatherer but could escape that life and be the one ordering others around now instead.

As he entered the residence, he noticed that there was a man rolling on the floor in pain while being surrounded by some people.

Feng looked around and saw a man dressed in pure white from top to bottom while checking out the pulse of the man, who was currently convulsing.

"Doctor Liang, is there any hope for this man?" Mr. Wang asked gravely, as he looked in seriousness.

The man who was called Doctor Liang did not respond and only took out a bottle with a marble-looking pill. He immediately took out a cup and melted the pill into the water. Doctor Liang forcibly administered the medicinal water to the guy, and the guy felt better, but was still frowning in pain.

"The venom had already entered the bloodstream far too long. For now, I gave him some immunity-boosting medicine, but it's only a matter of time before the toxin overpowers his body's immunity. If only we had a Blood Flower..." Doctor Liang regrettably said.

"The Blood Flower..." Mr. Wang frowned, as this was getting troublesome.

Feng was only listening in when suddenly a pop-up appeared in front of him.

[Initiating Quest Functionality...]

[Activated...]

[Quest Title: Blood Flower Gathering]

[Quest Description: A man who got bitten by a mountain cobra is currently in a verge of death as the toxin slowly destroys his body from the inside. Doctor Liang temporarily suppressed the venom but needs the Blood Flower to concoct a stronger body immunity booster medicine to counteract the toxin independently. The nearest blood flower in the vicinity could be found near the deeper section of the mountainside.]

[Quest Condition: Doctor Liang receives the Blood Flower]

[Quest Difficulty: Hard]

[Quest Reward: 1 Attribute Potion Selector]

[First Quest Reward Bonus: 5 Attribute Potion Selector]

[Do you accept the quest?]

[Yes] [No]

Feng almost fell over as the huge wall of text suddenly appeared in front of him. This quest function is very elaborate compared to his usual status screen and appraisal.

He looked at the rewards, and it was definitely attracting. He immediately pressed yes.

"It is very unfortunate that I had recently sent the current batch of herbs. Among them are the blood flowers that were gained this week. We currently do not have a blood flower and gaining one right now could be very difficult."

Mr. Wang gravely said. He was very regrettable right now since there are so many things going wrong.

"I'll go get this Blood Flower." Feng calmly said as he got his herb picking tools.

"Feng?! Although I'm glad you made such a proposal, I can't allow you to do this." Mr. Wang exclaimed.

"Although the Blood Flower is common in this village mountain, the Blood Flowers near the safe gathering spot were already harvested. You can only get one in another area, but it will be very dangerous because of a beast running amok."

Mr. Wang explained exasperatedly. He continued, "The main reason this began with is that there is an herb needed by a customer, but one could only find it in that beast's hunting territory. This man had to scavenge in the other riskier areas, but he did not expect a venomous mountain cobra had already nested in the area that he chose."

Feng could only nod his head and said, "But do we have any alternatives in this situation? If we do nothing, then this person will die, eventually."

Mr. Wang turned speechless as Feng was right. He wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say either.

"I'll be back then. Take care of this man and I'll try to get that flower as fast as I can." Feng went out and was almost jogging towards the mountainside.

"Will that young man be alright?" Doctor Liang worriedly said.

Mr. Wang could only shake his head and frowned as he looked towards the distance where Feng went.

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If someone asks Feng whether he was trying to be a hero or something, Feng could only answer this.

"I really care little about other people's business. There are tons of people suffering in the world. Everyone has their own version of a problem, whether they are sadder or more difficult. As for something like this, if I see someone dying like that in front of me and I have the power to do something, bet on me doing something about it and poking my nose somewhere even if it doesn't belong."

Feng could only contemplate as he was moving at a decent pace towards the mountainside.

He is not even doing this just to help others. It also vastly benefits him because of the quest reward. As for the danger, he already had some ideas and expectations.

He remembered the story that the cute Xiaomao told yesterday. There was a lone wolf that got separated from its pack. Feng already had a plan brewing inside his head as he looked towards his available tools.

After reaching the mountainside, he did not immediately go to the wolf's danger territory. The Blood Flower could only be found on the deeper side of the mountain, and he needed to prepare some things to successfully get the flower.

He went to the usual herb gathering spot and looked for an herb called Smelly Root Herb. It had an intense smell, and it can even hurt the eyes and nose just by its smell only.

Mr. Wang said that they are a very useful herb since it could usually repel harmful creatures while traveling in the inner areas of the mountain.

Even without the wolf, gathering herbs in the deeper area is forbidden because of the danger, but sometimes there are special units created for gathering rare herbs. The Smelly Root Herb is a staple for such people.

Feng took out a small sharp knife and a water container. He drank a bit before chopping the Smelly Root Herb that he easily found into pieces. The smell is extremely strong, and he immediately rubbed a bit in every part of his body except the face. He put all the chopped herb inside the container.

He reeked of the smell, and he even felt nauseous. His nose and eyes were heavily irritated that it had started to continuously produce mucus.

It was super uncomfortable, but he had to do this to increase his survivability. He did not want to die here and could only rely on this method.

He went to the danger area and focused up. Feng was on hyper alert. Just any kind of sound and he would prepare for it fast.

While walking around, he was looking both for the Blood Flower and traces of footprints and tree scratches.

After a while, he finally saw a conspicuous red flower swaying in the blowing wind.