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It was noon, and the sun was high up in the sky. At the back of the village, there was a figure.

Li Hu's slightly tanned face was drenched in sweat, he did not have time to wipe it off.

Looking at the piece of paper in his hand, which was slightly wrinkled and yellowed from sweat, Li Hu frowned.

"That's not right, the place Dr. Liu told me about was clearly here."

He still remembered what the Dr. Liu told him before he left, "The leaves of the fruits are usually grown on the edge of the cliff facing the sun.

Looking at the wasteland in front of him, Li Hu took a few glances at the yellowish map in his hands and confirmed that it was correct. The location on the paper was indeed here.

This is a medicine to save my sister-in-law! Where is it?!

Li Hu's sister-in-law was called Du Heting.

Only a few days after he had married into the Li family, Li Hu's brother met with an accident outside and lost his life, leaving Du Heting, a young woman who was in her twenties, as a widow.

The Liu Family Village villagers all guessed that Du Heting was so beautiful, so pretty, and so young. She must be unable to hold back her loneliness and was about to remarry, after all, in her twenties, there were many young ladies in the city who had not talked about him before.

Unexpectedly, Du Heting settled down in the Li Family Village.

However, Du Heting's body was getting paler and paler with every day. She was only twenty-something years old, yet she was now lying on the bed and consuming medicine.

Doctor Liu said that only by finding the fruit would they be able to cure Du Heting's illness.

Although the mountain was just behind the village of Liu Family, it was extremely dangerous. Few locals had been here before. Occasionally, they would hear from the older generation people that there were some ferocious beasts in the mountain.

When Li Hu was young, he liked listening to these kinds of stories from the old guys the most. Now, as he walked up the mountain, he couldn't help but think of the various strange monsters that the old guys had described to him.

Li Hu looked around, he did not see any leaves on the green fruit.

Li Hu let out a long breath, found a shade of a tree, sat on a large rock, and drank from his bag while taking out a cup of water, with a sound of "Gu Dong" and "Gu Dong".

Using the back of his hand to wipe his mouth, Li Hu inadvertently glanced around and saw a dark and damp hole at the side.

The sun was shining fiercely everywhere. If one did not look carefully, they would not be able to see the cave entrance hidden among the weeds in this chaotic world.

Under the cover of the weeds, Li Hu felt that there might be something inside that he wanted.

Li Hu slowly walked over and picked apart the rocks and weeds around the cave entrance. A stalk of lush foliage that was verdant and alluring, with a red fruit in the middle, was completely round and plump, shining with vibrant colors.

Li Hu's face was filled with joy, this was the fruit he was looking for!

Just as Li Hu was about to extend his hand to pluck the fruit, he suddenly felt a gloomy Qi.

Then, he saw a pair of cold and emotionless eyes at the entrance of the cave.

Python!

Li Hu had heard from the old man in the village that there would definitely be fierce beasts guarding the place where the strange flowers and fruits grew.

It seemed this python was the guardian of the leaf.

Li Hu's hand that was stretched out in midair, seemed to be frozen solid, as he did not dare to move an inch.

When the black python saw that someone was about to snatch its fruit and leaves, its pupils contracted and it spit out its bright red tongue, and with a swoosh, it rushed towards Li Hu.

Li Hu's legs softened, and he immediately sat down on the ground. When had he ever seen such a big and swift python? Even though he had played with it when he was young, the giant python in front of him was not even on one level.

Li Hu didn't dare to hesitate. Using all of his strength, he crawled up from the ground, randomly found a direction, and directly rushed there without even looking back.

Li Hu ran for a few minutes before he turned around. The giant python was actually still following him.

As he cried out bitterly in his heart, Li Hu looked around. All he could see were huge trees that covered the sky, and the giant python was getting closer and closer to him.

Li Hu clenched his teeth, hugged onto the tree that was closest to him, and climbed up.

Li Hu had interacted with trees since he was young, so climbing trees was nothing out of the ordinary. However, Li Hu seemed to have forgotten something very important.

Seeing the giant python slowly crawling up the mountain, Li Hu's entire face turned green. Could it be that I, Li Hu, am really going to die here today? I'm not married yet, and if I die, what will my sister-in-law do?

The giant python didn't care about what Li Hu was thinking about, pressing on him step by step, its cold-blooded eyes staring straight at Li Hu.

Li Hu squatted on the thick branch. The giant python was currently looking at Li Hu at the end of the branch.

Li Hu looked at the giant python, then looked at the ground, his eyes filled with hesitation, as if he was making a decision.

The giant python moved! Li Hu's entire body was like a bullet that left the barrel of a gun as he charged towards Li Hu. Li Hu could even see the giant python's fangs that were radiating bright light under the sunlight.

Li Hu moved too!

Looking at the giant python in front of him, Li Hu closed his eyes.

Li Hu leaped and landed on the ground. With a bang, Li Hu let out a groan as he landed on his back.

Fortunately, the ground was filled with dead branches and fallen leaves, so Li Hu only felt that his body was sore, but was not injured.

Li Hu stopped looking at the Giant Python, he just wanted to go back and pick the leaves, and leave this dangerous place quickly.

Li Hu did not dare to stop for a moment, and rushed forward frantically. Who knew if that heartless giant python would still catch up?

When he arrived at the cave entrance where he discovered the leaves on the fruits, Li Hu's heart moved and he slowly stopped in his tracks.

At this moment, a person stood at the entrance of the cave!

Li Hu hid behind a big tree and slowly revealed his head to observe. When he saw who came, his eyes were immediately filled with shock and disbelief.

Dr. Liu!

Why would he appear here?

Dr. Liu's figure moved stealthily, looking around nervously. After confirming that there was no one around, he looked greedily at the strange fruit in front of him.

"Humph, I really have to thank that idiot Li Hu. If he did not help me lure out the python, I would not have gotten this fruit so easily, hahaha!"

"If it wasn't for Li Hu who gets in my way, Du Heting would have already been mine. This time, after getting rid of Li Hu, wouldn't Du Heting listen to me obediently?"

Dr. Liu's fearless voice came out.

Li Hu had already changed from surprise to anger all over his face.

Who would have thought that the normally amiable and kind Dr. Liu would actually plot against Li Hu all this while?

Dr. Liu bent his waist and climbed up the cave entrance. Just as he was about to pick the leaf on the fruit —

Li Hu immediately flashed out from behind the big tree, with a burst of speed, before Dr. Liu could even touch the upper leaves of the fruit, he had already grabbed the upper leaves of the fruit!