Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1134

Xiao Yiguan had assumed there would be fewer resources in the forest since most of it was overgrown with bushes, weeds, and trees. Finding medicinal herbs was rare, let alone something like ginseng or Lingzhi. So, he didn’t have high hopes to begin with and just came to check the situation.

Unexpectedly, after climbing for almost an hour, he spotted a small red flower atop large, lush leaves, hiding behind a big boulder. He had seen a wild ginseng plant before, and this plant looked remarkably similar to the wild ginseng.

Taking a few steps closer, he realized the plant was growing at the edge of a cliff. Fortunately, he didn’t rush over and moved cautiously. Otherwise, he might have fallen off the cliff without a chance of survival.

Although the cliff wasn’t extremely deep, it wasn’t shallow either. Judging from its height, it was more than 100 meters. If he fell, he would almost certainly be crippled or worse, dead on the spot.

Since he hadn’t brought a rope, Xiao Yiguan had to use a thick vine as a makeshift one. After tying the vine around a tree trunk and his waist, he carefully approached the plant.

As he stepped closer, he could feel how loose the soil was under his feet which made him break out of cold sweat. With every step he took, the soil became looser, and a faint cracking sound could even be heard beneath the soil.

It took him almost ten minutes to reach the plant due to his cautious movements. When he was two meters away from the cliff, he lowered his body and lay on the ground. Crawling on the ground, he moved closer to the edge inch by inch.

Holding the sickle, Xiao Yiguan carefully dug into the soil around the plant. The most valuable part of ginseng was its roots, so he needed to be cautious to avoid damaging them.

Sweat rolled down his chin and dripped onto the ground as he worked. Thirty minutes later, he finally uncovered the ginseng root. Compared to the small ginseng his grandpa had received from his colleague a few years ago, this one was much larger.

Even as a novice, he could tell this ginseng was at least 100 years old based on the shape and size of its root. Just as he finished digging out the ginseng and reached for it, the ground suddenly shook, the soil loosened, and the ginseng began to fall off the cliff.

Seeing this, Xiao Yiguan’s eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "No!"

Without hesitation, he lunged forward and grabbed the wild ginseng. In doing so, he also fell off the cliff.

Realizing what had happened, his heart skipped a beat as he plummeted. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his waist as the vine tightened, slamming him against the cliff wall with a loud thud.

"Ugh!"

Xiao Yiguan grunted as pain shot through his waist and body. At that moment, it felt as if his organs had shattered, and blood seeped from the corner of his lips.

After a while, the pain subsided enough for him to catch his breath. Raising his head, he saw the thick vine starting to fray.