From Secret Wife to Queen of Her World

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Hazel walked for over two hours before she covered half of the distance. She took only two-thirds of the people with her into the mountains, leaving the rest at the village entrance for future needs.

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There was no signal in the mountains. Fortunately, they were equipped with satellite phones. After circling back to the same place for the second time, she stopped and looked ahead at the troubled Raymond. Raymond paced back and forth and finally realized that they had gotten lost. Raymond took a deep breath of smoke and sighed, "A few days ago, it rained heavily and the fog in the mountains led me to take the wrong path.

He looked at the old watch in his hand and slowly said, "I'll go ahead and take a look. You guys wait here and have something to eat to replenish your energy."

Hazel and John exchanged a glance, and both of them were not very reassured. "Raymond, this forest looks very primitive. There should be very few people coming here, and there will inevitably be wild animals. I will arrange for a few people to follow you so that they can give a hand if something happens." Hazel took a bottle of special potion from John's hand and handed it to Raymond, along with a butterfly locked in a special device.

"This is the new potion and tracking butterfly that we developed in our laboratory. Even if you get lost, this butterfly can bring you back."

Raymond didn't refuse when he heard her words and there was some excitement in his eyes."This is a good thing. Your laboratory is amazing. I want to go out and take a look," he said In the place where he couldn't see, the bodyguard following behind dropped tiny drops of a special transparent liquid on the ground, disappearing into the mist-filled forest path. As soon as Raymond left, Hazel immediately had someone fly the special drone into the air. However, the mist in the forest was too dense.

The footage inside the drone showed nothing but towering trees and an impenetrable white. Fortunately, this drone was a new product of the research institute, equipped with a brand-new lifeform motion sensor. By switching modes, it could avoid the fog and detect all the lives in the forest.

"Found them."

As the person controlling the drone spoke up, John handed the tablet to Hazel. Meanwhile, Raymond on the ground was leading four people toward the southwest at a moderate pace. Hazel concluded, "Raymond had impure intentions."

The bottle of potion she gave him before contained a special solution. As long as he dropped it on the ground, Hazel could track their route along the way through the trajectory tracking on the unmanned aerial vehicle.

But Raymond didn't use it because there were only traces left by the bodyguard who had quietly departed in the current scene.

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If Raymond had used it, there should have been two marks in the picture, but currently, there is only one. Was it a genuine getting lost or a deliberate getting lost?

Only Raymond knew.

One of the reasons Hazel brought so many people into the mountains this time was to search for more rare herbs.

If what Raymond saw was the Seven Stars Reviving Herb, then the mountain that could sustain such a herb that grew in extremely challenging conditions must surely also be home to other herbs.

In modern society, many ancient herbs have disappeared without a trace. If it were possible to find those rare herbs, it would be a good thing for laboratory research.

When Hazel arrived at the site, she found that the mountain near Waterbrook Village was very primitive. It was indeed suitable for the growth of herbs.

Before coming to Aspen, she drew pictures of the herbs she knew and had Leo design an herb

identification system.

As long as one wore special glasses, one could immediately identify the relevant herbs when seeing them with this system.

"A few of you put on your glasses and go have a look nearby.

"Be careful of the fog in the mountains, and if you see a swamp, wear a gas mask Hazel arranged for half

of the bodyguards to go into the mountains to search for herbs.

She did not stay in place and went a little further with John and a few others nearby.

John was constantly focused on the screen of his tablet.

Raymond had been walking in the southwest direction.

The bodyguards all had satellite phones and walkie-talkies in their hands. So if the direction was correct, they could directly contact them and go over.

But as time went by, people went further and further away, yet there was still no news coming.

Hazel worried about getting lost and didn't go far. Although she didn't find any rare herbs, she also discovered several herbs with strong hemostatic properties and collected them all in her backpack. When Raymond returned with the people, Hazel had already returned to the original place. "Found the way. Let's go."

Raymond glanced at the people on her side and noticed that half of them were missing. "Where are the others?"

Hazel had no intention of hiding it from him and spoke directly and honestly. "Just now when I went into the mountains and found many herbs along the way. Although they were not rare or valuable, they are functional ones. So, I asked some people to turn back to collect them.

"We don't have to wait for them. They will go back to the village directly in a while. Let's move on." 07:54

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Raymond knew about the laboratory behind Hazel where medical research was being conducted, so he didn't think too much about it at the time.

"Alright. Since it's still early, let's hurry and leave."

Hazel nodded and glanced down at the time.

They left at 7 a.m., and now three hours had passed since their departure. According to Raymond, they still had to walk for at least two more hours to reach the place he mentioned.

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It was around midnight when they finally arrived their destination.

It would take nearly five more hours to come back.

It isn't summer now. The nights are dark early, and it isn't very bright around 5 o'clock If one were to be stranded in the mountains at night, not to mention the hidden dangers lurking in the darkness, just the temperature in the mountains alone would be enough to freeze one to the bone.

Everyone immediately packed their bags and followed behind Raymond, walking briskly in the direction he had determined.

Fortunately,

this time they finally didn't

return to the starting point.

After walking for two hours, Raymond finally arrived at the place where he found what seemed to be the Seven Star Revitalizing Herb.

Just...

The red ribbon left by Raymond was still tied to the tree, but the patch of grass around the tree had been ravaged by wild animals, with all the plants having been bitten.

"Oh no. How did it all disappear!"

Raymond's voice was filled with regret.

He walked two rounds around the tree and, after confirming that it was the tree he had marked, he sighed to Hazel, "I found the herb that looks very similar to the one on the map right under this tree.

"Before, I saw that the herb grew with beautiful colors and the flowers it bloomed were especially fragrant. I wondered if it could be some precious herb, so I left a mark here."

He tugged at the red ribbon that had been completely soaked by the morning dew on the tree. "This is my mark.'

Hazel crouched down and carefully examined the grass stem that had been eaten, the glint of acute growing deeper in her eyes.

She got up and smiled at Raymond, saying, "It's okay. The beasts just ate the leaves and flowers. If it's the Seven Stars Reviving Herb, the part that can be used is its rhizome." After she finished speaking, she directed John and the others to grab tools and start digging. Is it the Seven Stars Reviving Herb? One will know by digging out its roots and rhizomes. Raymond had long hair and he tied it up into a bun on top of his head with a black twig. There were some stray hairs in front of his forehead, conveniently covering his sharp gaze. He secretly thought in his heart, "It seems that this girl knows the Seven Stars Reviving Herb!"