When Yan Zheng caught up and realized what was happening, smoke was already rising from the woods when he turned around, and to make matters worse, he couldn't see Yan Jing'an's direction at all.

He knew things were going badly, so he threw down the fish in his hand, tore off a few banana leaves from beside him, and went to find Yan Jing'an.

By this time, Yan Jing'an had already burned a pile of fallen leaves under the tree. The leaves in the forest were all damp and couldn't burn, so the whole area was filled with smoke. He wanted to use the smoke to drive away the bees.

It did have some effect; all the mountain bees in the hive flew out and buzzed around.

Yan Zheng, who rushed over, got goosebumps when he heard this.

He covered his nose and searched everywhere for Yan Jing'an. By the time he found him, the mountain bees had already locked onto their target and flew straight towards Yan Jing'an's head.

Yan Zheng's expression changed drastically. He rushed forward, covered Yan Jing'an's head with a banana leaf, and dragged him away. However, they were caught up after only a dozen meters.

It's the transition between spring and summer, so people aren't wearing thick clothes; their heads, necks, and hands are all exposed.

The mountain peaks pursued them relentlessly, and both of them suffered greatly when they finally escaped.

Yan Jing'an was the most severely affected; his entire face immediately swelled up as if fermenting.

Fearing he would be poisoned, Yan Zheng forced him to go to the riverbank, where they removed the remaining bee stings from each other's faces and then applied crescent moon grass juice to their faces.

With his head swollen, he hurried home in a disheveled state.

Yan Jing'an's ankle started hurting badly after walking a short distance.

Yan Zheng lifted up his trouser leg and discovered that he had also been shot twice in the ankle.

Holding his breath, he treated the injury on his foot.

As the evening glow faded into the sky, Jiang Xi waited and waited, and finally, she saw the two figures appear.

She hurried inside to fetch the brewed chrysanthemum tea.

As soon as she stepped out of the kitchen and saw the two of them, Jiang Xi gasped, nearly spilling the tea in her hand.

Jiang Xi's vision went black, and she asked anxiously, "What happened?"

The two people's heads were swollen beyond recognition. Yan Zheng had been bitten on both cheeks, and they were quite symmetrical, making him look like he had a chubby face at first glance.

The most seriously injured was Yan Jing'an, who had been bitten several times on his forehead and chin, and his eyes were swollen like walnuts.

Yan Zheng's mouth was swollen at this moment, and he couldn't speak clearly. He glanced at Yan Jing'an and said, "I was being watched by mountain bees."

The other Yan Jing'an was no longer the spirited man he once was. He looked pitiful with his large head, gazing at the two of them with resentment.

Jiang Xi felt both sorry for him and amused.

She was completely bewildered. These two people, who usually seemed quite shrewd, had been stung like this by a few bees.

When Xiao Hei, who had just come out of the house, saw the two of them like this, he was so surprised that he stopped his car.

She hurriedly went inside to retrieve the herbs she had dug up earlier and threw them onto the table.

He said to Yan Jing'an, "Choose one yourself, see which one is useful, and I'll prepare it for you."

She was unaware of the effects of many herbs in this world, while Yan Jing'an knew more about them.

He deftly picked out several medicinal herbs, including tree roots, crescent grass, and some leafy plants.

Thinking that he was in a bad mood, Jiang Xi asked simply, "Turned into a medicinal soup?"

Yan Jing'an covered his mouth and nodded after hearing this.

Jiang Xi then went to prepare the medicine, but halfway there she turned back and asked him, "Is it for rinsing or drinking?"

Yan Jing'an thought about the question for a moment. He couldn't answer with just nodding or shaking his head, so he tried opening his mouth. "Wipe half and drink half."

Before he could finish saying "drink," his face was pulled so hard it hurt, and his temples throbbed.

Yan Zheng frowned as he looked at him: "Don't try to be brave this time. Look at your face covered in bumps."

Yan Jing'an was already in a lot of pain, and upon hearing this, he gave him a defiant look, as if to say, "You're in the same boat."

Yan Zheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and with a sudden effort, he immediately covered his cheek.

While the medicine was being decocted, Jiang Xi went inside to retrieve sterilization tools, lit an oil lamp, and carefully inspected each beehive for the two of them to ensure there were no remaining stingers. If necessary, she squeezed out all the venomous blood from inside.

Squeezing out the toxic blood only made the swelling worse, causing Yan Jing'an to grimace in pain.

Jiang Xi immediately launched into a tirade: "You two are such grown-ups, yet you went and disturbed a beehive. And these are just bees that aren't too poisonous. What if you'd run into a wasp? I wonder what you'd do today?"

Yan Jing'an also felt that he had been a bit reckless. Fortunately, Yan Zheng did not mention his stubbornness, otherwise he would have been the one to be scolded.

Yan Zheng couldn't care less about that right now. His gums were also swollen and throbbing in waves.

Finally, after the medicine was brewed, each person drank a bowl of it. Jiang Xi then used a clean white cloth to apply the medicine to them, and used a white cloth soaked in the medicine to apply cold compresses to the severely affected areas.

It hurt terribly when the medicine was applied, so Yan Zheng had to distract himself by looking at Jiang Xi, thinking to himself, "So she can be this cute even when she's swearing."

Yan Jing'an, who was standing to the other side, knew he was in the wrong and was speechless for a moment.

By the time everything was finished, it was completely dark.

For the two patients, Jiang Xi cooked some porridge and stir-fried two vegetarian dishes.

Thinking about the fish he lost today, Yan Jing'an felt even worse while eating. Perhaps it was because of the bee venom, but he didn't feel like eating.

Under Jiang Xi's glaring gaze, he reluctantly drank a bowl of root and yam porridge.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Xi checked their body temperature and wounds again.

Fortunately, the mountain peak wasn't anything serious. Although it looked very swollen, the wound didn't have any blisters or pus.

The pain was so intense that both of them were woken up several times in the middle of the night, and Jiang Xi was also quite exhausted.

The next morning, despite the dark circles under her eyes, she prepared the medicine early and applied a cold compress to them as soon as they woke up.

Yan Zheng woke up first, and it was while they were changing his dressing.

A knock came at the courtyard gate. Jiang Xi put on a cardigan and said to Yan Zheng, "It might be Lin. I'll go check."

I didn't expect her to arrive so early today.

As expected, it was Lin. Jiang Xi opened the courtyard gate and said, "You've come. Come in and talk."

Lin seemed a little reserved, holding a package in her hands.

Jiang Xi smiled and said, "It's alright, come in. I have something to tell you today."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin with a smile, and Lin breathed a sigh of relief and followed Jiang Xi into the courtyard.

Unexpectedly, Yan Zheng came out of the main house at this moment.

Lin exclaimed "Ah!" upon seeing his appearance and took two steps back.

Jiang Xi patted her hand and said, "Don't be afraid. They were stung by bees yesterday."

After she finished speaking, Lin seemed not to understand and looked at her blankly.

Jiang Xi guessed that she might not have understood, so she gestured and said, "Mountain bees are buzzing flying insects; bite them."

That should be correct, right?

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Lin showed a look of sudden realization. Before Jiang Xi could react, Lin immediately put the bundle on the stone table and ran out quickly.

Jiang Xi and Yan Zheng stared at each other, their eyes locked.

I thought to myself, is it really that scary?