Chen Zhe and the others went up, and Ye Yunxi asked Xuan Yu nervously.

"Xuanyu, what's going on?"

Xuan Yu said with a frustrated look on his face.

"Sister Yunxi, it's my fault for not keeping a close eye on him. Last night he said he needed to pee urgently, and after searching around the house, he couldn't find a chamber pot. He really couldn't hold it in any longer, so he asked me to go with him."

I was so tired at the time that I forgot what the chieftain had said. I told him what he was afraid of and to go by himself. Then I fell asleep and don't remember anything after that.

I just got up to wake him up, but I found he had a high fever. Just then, a guy came by and called us to have breakfast, so I told him about Xuanyu's fever, and then you all came together.”

Then Xuan Yu said sadly.

"Sister Yunxi, I didn't mean to. If I hadn't been sleepy, I would have gone with him and found out what happened to him. It's all my fault..."

Ye Yunxi felt a pang of sympathy and went over to comfort Xuan Yu.

"It's okay, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself."

Fu Heng and the others comforted Xuan Yu, telling him not to blame himself and that Lu Xuan Yu's high fever would subside.

Fu Heng turned to look at the clan leader, only to see that his brows were furrowed.

So she went up to him and asked, "Chief, what caused my friend's high fever?"

The clan chief looked at Fu Heng and sighed helplessly.

“Your friend must have gone out to use the restroom last night, that’s why he’s like this. The people here have lived here for generations, and before, no one stayed outside at night.”

Chen Zhe asked with some curiosity, "Why?"

The clan chief continued, “Because, we have a legend here that every night, some tiny insects invisible to the naked eye would fly down from the mountain. Our village used to be very lively at night, and there was a small night market outside the village that sold a wide variety of things.”

But if someone hasn't gone home by late at night, they will be attacked by insects that fly into their eyes and noses when they're not looking.

People attacked by the insects began to develop high fevers. At first, we thought they were sick, but later we heard from the village elders that the insects were the culprits, causing people to have persistent high fevers.

Later, whenever night fell, the villagers would keep their doors and windows tightly closed, and sprinkle insect repellent powder at their doorsteps and inside their homes.

I sprinkled pesticide powder at home; if your friend hadn't gone out, he wouldn't have encountered those bugs.

After hearing the clan leader's story, Ye Yunxi frowned. Lu Hengyi was currently running a high fever.

Without further hesitation, she turned to Fu Heng and said.

"Ah Zhe, please get the first-aid kit from the car. I need to treat Heng Yi."

Fu Heng nodded, then turned and went to where they had parked to get the first-aid kit.

Upon hearing the words "medicine chest," the clan leader asked Ye Yunxi curiously.

"Girl, are you a doctor?"

Ye Yunxi didn't intend to hide it from the clan leader, and nodded to him.

I know a little bit about it.

Then he spoke to the clan chief's family.

"Chieftain, Auntie, I'm sorry, our friend has a high fever. We would like to stay another night until the fever subsides before we leave."

The chieftain waved his hand and said, "Hey, just settle in comfortably. Let us know if you need anything."

"Thank you, Chieftain. Now, please help me fetch a basin of water to cool my friend down."

The clan chief's daughter said very sensibly.

"Please wait a moment, sister, I'll be right there." After saying that, she turned and left.

Gu Qingqing and Zhang Haiyi both knew that they couldn't leave for the time being; they had to wait for Lu Hengyi's fever to subside, and they could also inquire about some things along the way.

After waiting a few minutes, Fu Heng came over with a medicine box and handed it to Ye Yunxi.

Ye Yunxi took the medicine box and came to Lu Hengyi's side. She first took his temperature with a thermometer. While they were waiting, the clan leader's girl came over with a basin.

When Gu Qingqing saw the girl come in, she took the wooden basin from her, thanked her, and walked to Ye Yunxi's side.

There was a handkerchief inside. Gu Qingqing wrung it out a little, folded it, and placed it on Lu Hengyi's forehead.

It was almost time, so Ye Yunxi took out a thermometer and saw that it read 39.7 degrees Celsius.

It seems that physical cooling methods are not working; I need to get a fever-reducing injection.

With so many people present, it wasn't convenient to just take out the needle directly, so the clan chief and his family were asked to go and rest first, as they would be taken care of here.

After the clan chief and his family left, Yunxi took out a fever-reducing injection from the medicine box and injected it into Lu Hengyi's arm.

Gu Qingqing and Zhang Jing are also doctors. This medicine was given to them by Old Master Ye, who said to keep it on the road just in case.

After Ye Yunxi finished her injection, she spoke to them.

"Let's go out first and let him rest here. He'll be fine after tonight, and we'll set off again tomorrow morning."

Xuan Yu said to Ye Yunxi with a guilty expression.

"Sister Yunxi, you should go and rest. I'll take care of things here."

Chen Zhe said, "Xuanyu, go get something to eat. I've already eaten. I'll take care of Hengyi."

Zhang Jing quickly added, "Yes, you haven't eaten anything since you got up. Go get something to eat first, and A Zhe and I will take care of you."

Seeing that they all said so, Xuan Yu could only nod. He then followed Ye Yunxi, Fu Heng, and Gu Qingqing out.

They returned to the wooden cabin and found a place to sit down.

The clan elder gave them something to eat so they would have the strength to take care of their friends.

Xuan Yu took the flatbread that Fu Heng handed him and slowly began to eat it.

Fu Heng took a bite of the flatbread and asked the clan chief and his family with a smile.

"Uncle Chieftain, I'd like to ask you something. Do you know where there are any caves around here?"

When the clan chief heard them asking about the cave, he asked in confusion.

Why are you asking about this?

Fu Heng said with a smile, "We're here to find some medicinal herbs. There are a few kinds of herbs that grow around the cave."

"Oh, I see! There are two caves in the mountains behind our village. But they are a bit dangerous."

"Danger?" Zhang Haiyi asked, puzzled.

"Yes, it was very dangerous. You must have all heard the wolf howls last night, right?"

"Yes, there were indeed wolf howls last night, and the sound wasn't far away," Gu Qingqing said, recalling the wolf howls from last night.

The chieftain thought for a moment and continued, “There are two caves on this mountain. One of them is the den of this pack of wolves, and they live there. They drag their prey into the cave to share. The people in our village never go to that mountain, for fear of encountering wolves.”

Gu Qingqing asked, "What about the other cave? What's inside?"

The clan chief smiled and looked at Gu Qingqing, saying, "Little girl, don't be impatient." He then added, "There's a tomb in another cave. The older generation says it's the tomb of a general."

Some people heard that there was a lot of gold and silver treasure in the general's tomb, and they had evil intentions. A few of the bolder ones went inside to search for the treasure. But they never returned.

Some people speculated that those people must have offended the general inside and taken his things, so the general kept them there.

This story, passed down from generation to generation, became increasingly dangerous with each retelling, until finally, no one ever went to that cave again.