The weather today was not bad at all. Although it had rained the day before yesterday and left some puddles on the ground, the paths were mostly dry by now, making the walk a bit easier.
Carrying a bamboo basket filled with medicinal herbs, Xú Yǒudé made his way along the rugged mountain path, heading toward the Medicine Pounding Monastery on the mountain to deliver the ingredients.
In truth, the infrastructure here was quite well developed. Even the mountain path had been carved with gentle, winding stone steps that, while twisting and turning, were not particularly difficult to walk.
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