They didn't sound like they were lying, so Cheng Zhi and the others hesitated.

Zheng Wan stepped forward and continued making up a story, "Brother, it's not that we're unwilling to help, but we only brought one box of cold medicine with us when we went out. Your family member might not even need it."

Unexpectedly, when they heard it was cold medicine, they became very excited and even tried to pull the girls home quickly.

"This is exactly what we want, a box or a bag is fine!" The man behind her was probably quite young and impulsive. He tried to pull Zheng Wan towards her home, but luckily she dodged quickly.

Seeing Zheng Wan move aside, the man paused for a moment, then immediately knelt down and began kowtowing to them, saying, "People say that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Please have mercy on us. My mother raised the three of us with great difficulty, and she hasn't even enjoyed a single day of happiness yet!"

The man behind him knelt on the ground, kowtowing and crying. The other two men didn't stop him; instead, they knelt down as well.

Cheng Zhi and the others were used to such scenes in their previous lives, and they felt pity and compassion, but not much.

The two boys next to them had never seen anything like this before. Seeing that the girls were about to kneel down and kowtow, they immediately wanted to help them up. However, seeing that the girls were completely unmoved, they didn't dare to act on their own.

After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Zhi finally spoke, "I'll give you the medicine, and you lead the way for us. We're in a hurry, so you don't need to prepare food or water for us. As soon as you give us the medicine, lead the way for us immediately."

I thought the three men opposite me would agree immediately, but to my surprise, they actually stopped and started haggling.

The man in the lead stood up and said, "No, we need to see my mother's condition improve before we'll lead the way for you."

"That's an outrageous offer," Xiao Feiran scoffed. "You're going a bit too far. If your mother doesn't get better, are we just going to stay in this village for the rest of our lives?"

The man shook his head in denial, "That's not what I meant. You should at least stay for a day or two. If you just give us the medicine and leave, how are we supposed to know if you're lying to us?"

When both sides are suspicious and completely distrustful of each other, it's not a good deal.

If they just won't agree, what can these three do to me? Cheng Zhi wanted to test their bottom line. "Since we can't reach an agreement, let's go our separate ways. Your mother can continue to be sick, and we'll just wander around this village by ourselves."

Upon hearing that Cheng Zhi and the others were no longer giving medicine, the two men behind them became noticeably anxious, but the leader remained calm. "Outsiders are like a piece of fat meat. Do you really think it's safe for you to wander around this village? How many eyes are watching you from behind the door? You haven't read many books. Not everyone is like us. Plenty of people might come up and snatch it."

It turned out that someone really was spying on them from behind the door. This wasn't a misperception; in fact, they might have been watched by everyone from the moment they entered the village.

Now that things have been said to this extent, Cheng Zhi and the others roughly understand their situation. No matter how powerful seven people are, they can't defeat the people of an entire village.

Cheng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "If your mother doesn't get better after taking the medicine three times a day, then it can only be said that her condition has become so serious that she needs to be treated by a professional doctor."

Seeing that Cheng Zhi and the others had finally relented, the three men were overjoyed. They immediately made way for them and led them home.