Chapter 1440: Ordinary Person Identity

After all, this is not the era of the ancient times when demons danced in chaos; the people here do not allow anyone to act recklessly.

Of course, these small Arrays could not stump Chen Yu. Just as he was about to enter the place directly, a young girl carrying a medicine basket walked over from the side; she was going up the mountain to gather herbs.

Chen Yu had forgotten that this place had a suitable atmosphere and was sparsely populated, so there were actually many rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on the mountain, and many long-aged Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs were harvested from this place.

Although this mountain is not as famous as Changbai Mountain, the quality of the medicine is truly not bad at all.

"Are you going up the mountain?" The girl saw Chen Yu and couldn't help but look him over a couple of times.

This small town has inconvenient transportation and is located in a remote area; even if you used a magnifying glass to look for it on a map, you might not find it, so there are usually no travelers.

However, looking at Chen Yu's attire, one could tell at a glance that he was an outsider, so the girl took a few extra looks at him.

"Yes, are you here to gather herbs?" Chen Yu glanced at the girl and discovered that her eyes were very lively, which meant she had a Spirit Root; if she went to cultivate, she would count as good material.

"Yeah, my family runs a pharmacy." The girl smiled and said, "There is nothing fun on this mountain, and there are many poisonous insects and fierce beasts. If you don't have anything to do, it's better not to go up."

"Is that so? It's fine." Chen Yu smiled and said, "I usually like to explore, and I've been to plenty of places like this, so there's no need to worry."

"Alright then, but it's easy to get lost on the mountain. If you don't come here often, you will definitely walk in circles in the same spot. If you want to go to the summit, come with me; I know the convenient way to go," the girl said.

Indeed, there were quite a few large and small Arrays on this mountain, and not just anyone could enter. Although this girl was an ordinary person, one could tell at a glance that she had grown up on this mountain since she was a child, so it was normal for her to know the way.

"Okay." Chen Yu thought for a moment and nodded. Anyway, he came here to scout the path; if he could avoid conflict with the people of the Xuanji Sect, he would try to avoid it as much as possible. It would be better to scout the path first.

So he went up the mountain with the girl. On the way, he saw the girl occasionally picking some Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs and putting them into the medicine basket on her back. The bamboo basket on her back was almost as tall as a person, and she was a bit strained carrying it.

"Let me help you carry it." Chen Yu felt embarrassed to be empty-handed; after all, the mountain road was difficult to walk, and it was indeed quite tiring for such a young girl to carry such a large bamboo basket.

"No need. This thing only looks heavy, but in fact, it's not heavy at all. I've been carrying it up the mountain to gather herbs since I was little, so I'm used to it," the girl smiled and said.

"Are you still in school?" Chen Yu asked.

"I'm a sophomore in college. I'm back in my hometown for the holidays, so I'm helping my grandfather gather some herbs on the mountain. He's old, and his legs and feet are inconvenient," the girl said. "Are you an outsider?"

"Yes, I'm from out of town," Chen Yu said.

"I knew it. Your clothes and style are different from us locals," the girl smiled and said. "What are you doing here? Our place isn't a tourist attraction, and there are no famous historical sites."

"A group of us are on a self-driving tour with no destination," Chen Yu said. "Coming here is purely an accident. People here aren't xenophobic, are they?"

"Not xenophobic; on the contrary, we are very hospitable, so don't worry," the girl said, bending down to pick a medicinal herb from the ground and putting it behind her.

"Does your family run a pharmacy?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, it's ancestral Medicine," the girl said. "Many people in town go to my house to see a doctor. My grandfather is a very famous Yisheng in the local area."

"That's impressive. So you are also majoring in Traditional Chinese Medicine?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yeah, after I graduate, I will most likely return here to take over my grandfather's work; otherwise, if the people in this place get sick, they won't have anywhere to go for treatment," the girl said.

"Impressive."

The two walked and talked. The girl's legs were nimble, and they soon reached the middle of the mountain. It was clear that she had been running on mountain roads since she was a child, and even in this rugged place, she was very agile.

And she was quick-eyed and fast-handed; soon, the large bamboo basket on her back was already half full of herbs.

"You are quite impressive. Some Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs are very hard to identify; how do you recognize them?" Chen Yu couldn't help but become interested in her.

"That's simple. I've been gathering herbs with my grandfather since I was little, and my eyes are very sharp, so I can recognize these herbs with about 80 or 90 percent accuracy just by taking a quick look," the girl smiled and said.

A layer of fine sweat had already emerged on her forehead. Chen Yu said, "Let's take a break; I can see you're tired too."

"Okay." The girl looked ahead, then took off the medicine basket from her back and sat down. She took out a water bottle and handed it to Chen Yu, but Chen Yu shook his head to indicate he didn't need it.

"You have good stamina. Did you often climb mountains before?" the girl asked.

"I don't climb much, I just have good stamina," Chen Yu smiled and said. "Why do you ask?"

"Because I see that you haven't even been panting after climbing for so long, and you aren't even sweating. This isn't something an ordinary person can do. I remember the last time I brought my boyfriend here—he's from out of town—he was panting and exhausted after climbing just a short distance. Oh, and he's a sports student," the girl said.

"Haha, what sports students are good at isn't climbing mountains, and besides, the mountains here are really hard for ordinary people to climb," Chen Yu smiled and said.

There are Restrictions on the mountain, and ordinary people really can't climb it. Even if you don't wander into them, the aura emitted by these Restrictions is enough to make an ordinary person struggle.

"That's true. My boyfriend said our mountain is evil. In his hometown, he can climb to the top of very high mountains in one breath, but here at my home, he was too tired to climb after just a little bit," the girl smiled. She asked Chen Yu, "By the way, we've known each other for so long, and I still don't know your name."

"Chen Yu. How about you?" Chen Yu asked.

"Zhou Shan," the girl replied. She drank a few sips of water to recover her strength and then said, "Shall we continue? Are you still okay?"

"I'm fine, I can continue," Chen Yu stood up and smiled.

"Your stamina is really good. People who come from out of town to our mountain are always very tired when climbing up," Zhou Shan smiled as she put the bamboo basket on her back.

"Do you know the reason for that?" Chen Yu's heart stirred. There are Restrictions on the mountain, and ordinary people will be affected by the Restrictions when they come, so they will feel very tired.

But the locals are not affected by the Restrictions; there must be a reason for this.

"I heard that there are Immortals living in the mountains here," Zhou Shan looked around and then whispered, "It is said that the Immortals here protect the people of our place, so when outsiders come here, their stamina can't keep up, but the locals are fine."