Chapter 15: Searching for a Person

Because Mo Xiaobai was taking Li Ji away for a while, the ten Village Soldiers were currently the only defense force left in Daming Village.

Mo Xiaobai split the ten Village Soldiers into two teams: one team patrolled the area outside the village, while the other stayed behind to guard the Village Gate at the valley entrance. Mo Xiaobai knew that bandits would not attack the village on a large scale in the early days, so he could leave with peace of mind.

After settling the newly spawned Territory Citizens within his territory and having them help with logging and farming, Mo Xiaobai walked into his Lord’s Manor and took out the Lord’s Sword gifted by the Intellect Brain.

It was a sword that looked ordinary and was made of equally ordinary iron.

“At least it is better than nothing,” he muttered.

Mo Xiaobai took out the Lord’s Sword just for self-defense, but with a Great God like Li Ji around, the sword’s function was more for showing off than for fighting enemies.

“My Lord, where are we heading on this trip?” As they stepped out of the wooden Village Gate, Li Ji finally asked the question.

“To find someone.”

“To find someone?”

“Yes, a woman.”

Mo Xiaobai nodded in response. The reason he left the village during the early development of his territory was that he suddenly remembered a woman.

A woman rumored in his past life to possess the beauty that could charm the country.

Of course, Mo Xiaobai’s desire to find this woman had nothing to do with her overwhelming beauty; he would never admit that, even if forced to do so.

In fact, the unique woman who was praised so much in his past life held a very special identity.

A Medicine Master!

“In the past life, the fame of Physician Dong was so great that few Historical Celebrities could compare to her. This was because any medicine created by her hands was at least thirty percent more effective than those on the market.”

“After she successfully created the Soul Returning Pill, she underwent a Class Transfer and instantly became the Medical Immortal. Her medical skills were so strong that top historical doctors like Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, and Sun Simiao would not dare to claim they could easily outperform her.”

Recalling these lingering memories in his mind, Mo Xiaobai hoped to meet the woman who was almost worshipped as a God of Medicine by Players as soon as possible.

The reason why this future Medical Immortal was so favored by Players, in the final analysis, was because the punishment for death imposed by the Intellect Brain was too severe.

In the Lord Plane, if a Lord did not designate an heir, their territory would automatically disintegrate upon their death.

Even if they rushed back to their territory’s location as quickly as possible after dying, even if the Territory Citizens had not completely dispersed, they would not remember who their former Lord was.

In other words, the cost of dying once was basically equivalent to deleting one’s account and starting over.

This punishment could be said to be cruel to the point of being outrageous.

“Ever since the Soul Returning Pill appeared, Players finally had a way to save their lives. If a Player accidentally died within a month of consuming the Soul Returning Pill, they would Respawn directly in their territory. Their personal items would not be lost, and the territory would not be forcibly disbanded. If they died outside the territory boundaries, they would even get a free teleport back to the city.”

“The effect of the Soul Returning Pill was truly too overpowered!”

In Mo Xiaobai’s past life, the Soul Returning Pill appeared in the fifth year.

As soon as it was introduced, it instantly turned the already famous Physician Dong into the most brilliant Medical Immortal in the Huaxia Region.

Resurrection was something even doctors like Hua Tuo could not achieve!

Even when Mo Xiaobai transmigrated fifteen years later, only Physician Dong was still able to refine the Soul Returning Pill.

For Player Lords, this was an existence comparable to a strategic nuclear weapon.

However, what was both laughable and ironic was that when this unique woman was first discovered by Players, her identity was not that of a female healer saving lives, but rather a bandit leader who ruled the western foothills of Dang Mountain.

Yes, a woman who did not wish to become a Medical Immortal was not a qualified female bandit leader.

Shaking these chaotic memories from his mind, Mo Xiaobai shook his head and refocused his attention on the ground. There was no Soul Returning Pill now, and if he accidentally fell and died while walking, he would have nowhere to cry his tears.

Traveling along the mountain path towards the Prefecture City, Mo Xiaobai was not just looking for Miss Dong. During a single morning of checking the mining areas from his memory against the surroundings, he had already confirmed an Iron Ore mine and a hilly forest rich in kaolin.

Iron and clay.

These were two important resource gathering points for the territory, not far from the territory and posing little danger. Occasionally, a roe deer or a wild rabbit would pass by, which was perfect for killing and treating themselves to a good meal.

If he added the salt from the lakes of Daye Marsh, and the endless deep mountains and stone materials from Dang Mountain, Mo Xiaobai felt more and more like he was lying on top of a treasure mountain.

Around noon, Mo Xiaobai decided not to continue his journey.

He caught two grass carp in the Mountain Stream, took out his Fire Starter, and roasted them on the spot. Although there was no cumin or pepper, the fish meat in the Lord Plane did not have a strong fishy smell; instead, it smelled fragrant and tender, no less delicious than the braised crucian carp he had eaten at home the night before.

After eating his fill, he continued on his way. Passing through a hilly area, Mo Xiaobai looked around at the broken branches and then cast his gaze toward the mountain peak.

“My Lord, there are likely bandits roaming on the mountain.”

“Hmm, Maogong, just note this for now. Since it is not far from our territory, it can serve as a training ground for our troops.” Mo Xiaobai had no desire to attack the bandits on the mountain right now. To him, these bandit camps were not a major trouble; rather, using them to train the Village Soldiers in his territory was perfectly suitable.

“Yes.”

Li Ji nodded upon hearing this. He could roughly estimate the size of the bandits on the mountain and was confident enough to kill them back and forth alone. Using this bandit camp to train the Village Soldiers of the territory, he could handle it all by himself.

The two of them walked along, stopping at good spots to break branches and mark them, and carefully remembering the locations of any bandit camps they found. It took them a full two days of traveling before they finally saw the county seat “Juancheng,” located in the northwest of Dang Mountain.

“It is currently the fifth day of the official opening of this Plane. I hope that incident has not happened yet. In the past life, someone on the Forum speculated that Physician Dong went out of the city to gather herbs five or six days after the Plane opened, which led her to ‘take a wrong turn’.”

Mo Xiaobai led Li Ji out of the forest and was about to follow the main road into the city to investigate. Just then, two slender figures wearing straw hats and veils, dressed in men’s shirts but looking somewhat petite, slowly approached from down the main road.

“Could it be that much of a coincidence?” Mo Xiaobai blinked, staring at the two petite figures in a daze.

“My Lord?”

“Oh, uh, Maogong, come with me, let’s go back.” Stopping his feet from jumping out of the forest, Mo Xiaobai pulled Li Ji back a few dozen meters.

He could confirm that one of these two people was definitely Physician Dong. Behind the two petite figures followed five or six bandits with ill intent, dressed like commoners.

Mo Xiaobai’s action seemed abnormal to Li Ji, but after a moment of thinking, he understood the general idea: “Are the women walking in front the person My Lord is looking for?”

“That’s right. They are going into the mountains to gather herbs. Maogong, be ready to save them in a moment,” Mo Xiaobai admitted.

“My Lord wants to save those two women? They seem to have been targeted by a few petty thieves.” Since Mo Xiaobai could recognize that the people trailing behind on the main road were not good guys, Li Ji could certainly see it as well.

However, as soon as Li Ji finished speaking, Mo Xiaobai immediately shook his head: “No, no, no, Maogong, you are wrong. It is not about saving those women; it is about saving those petty thieves.”