Bai Junjun curiously opened each bottle one by one; all exuding the fragrance of herbal medicine, from which she approximately deduced the purposes these herbs served.
She admired Mr. Dan He even more. This old man, famous around the world, looked at Mr. Dan He deeply. Alright, since Master is so loyal, she would surely take him out.
After changing her clothes and putting on silver ornaments, Bai Junjun at first glance really looked like a girl from Witch Ancestor Mountain.
But upon closer inspection, it felt different, after all, there were no girls as beautiful as her on Witch Ancestor Mountain.
Mr. Dan He then took out a bottle from his embrace and started smearing something on Bai Junjun’s face.
Bai Junjun still only smelled a plant fragrance, not knowing what it was.
Once Mr. Dan He was finished, Old Man Shan Hai on the side exclaimed, "This is really magical."
At that moment, Bai Junjun’s face appeared darker, her eyes smaller, and her nose less prominent. At first glance, nothing seemed bizarre, but her previous temperament was completely masked, finally she more resembled a local girl.
"Old Crane’s Face-changing Technique really lives up to its name!" Mr. Shan Hai marveled.
"This isn’t some Face-changing Technique, just the Trick Spell."
"Regardless, it’s more natural ; to me, it’s already miraculous enough."
At that moment, Old Man Shan Hai seemed almost like a little fanboy of Dan He.
Bai Junjun couldn’t help but look for a mirror to see herself. The moment she saw her face, she too had to be impressed.
Mr. Dan He hadn’t used any human skin mask or such; the face was still hers, but her features somehow became flatter and her skin, usually translucent and pale due to Water of Flora, was now covered.
No wonder he’s a Wandering Sorcerer, look at these skills; indeed very useful when necessary.
Bai Junjun couldn’t help but give a thumbs up!
With a plain face, Bai Junjun set off.
In the morning, the Gu People mostly went up the mountain to search for Insect Food.
Insect Food, meant to be eaten by Gu insects, was generally rewarded to potential or existing Gu Kings, and these rewards required the Gu People to hunt.
The Gu People scattered all over the mountains searching for Insect Food, exchanging them for different life necessities based on the quality.
Bai Junjun also blended in with this group of people, following them up the mountain.
Thankfully, due to the misty surroundings of Witch Ancestor Mountain, no one suspected that a stranger had mixed into the group early in the morning.
Everyone concentrated on heading up the mountain, passing by many Stilted Buildings along the way.
These Stilted Buildings, the further up, the more magnificent they appeared.
Some had front and back yards with flowers and plants; others harbored many odd-shaped wild animals.
These should be native wild animals of Witch Ancestor Mountain; Shopkeeper Qiao said some Gu People liked to domestic wild animals for eating or guarding their homes.
Bai Junjun observed all the way, and after about the time it takes two incense sticks to burn, the Stilted Building residential area ended.
Speaking of which, this place has developed for thousands of years yet only hosts about a thousand households, with each household having three to five people, making a total of merely three to five thousand people at most—a typical example of a community not thriving in population.
This situation arose because of their very strict requirements on bloodline purity—original tribe members fundamentally weren’t allowed to marry outsiders.
However, Shopkeeper Qiao mentioned that recently the Gu Master also realized the severity of the issue and permitted marrying outsiders.
But marrying someone from another family name means that the person must join the Witch Tribe, and their three generations would not be allowed to participate in the election for the Witch Ancestor Mountain Saintess or Elder.
Of course, there’s a second reason, and that concerns the local climate.