Village Chief Yao and several village officials looked at each other and made a decision in their hearts: the reservoir should continue to be dug.

"We'll just make do here for the night." Village Chief Yao thought that this time was different from the last. After spending so much time together, the villagers should be able to lower their guard. Besides, his village had prepared some things and planned to exchange them for some medicinal herbs in Pinghe Village.

“We can just stay at the village entrance for the night, as there’s a stove there that’s been set up before, which is very convenient.” Si Cheng still refused Village Chief Yao’s suggestion. In his opinion, there was not much difference between inside and outside the village, because there was a small river outside the village that would be convenient for them to use.

Village Chief Yao didn't press the matter, saying, "If you need anything, just let us know. Please don't hesitate to ask."

When they were able to see the group off at the village entrance, Village Chief Yao gathered the villagers who had accompanied him on the trip to exchange salt and inquired in detail about what they had seen and heard on the journey.

Originally, Village Chief Yao had planned to leverage Yaojia Village's advantageous terrain to bring some benefits to the village, but upon hearing about the horrific experience in Yan Village and the leopard attack on the road, he completely lost interest.

"Brother, why don't we rest in the village? That would save us a lot of trouble." As soon as they left the village, Yunyang couldn't help but ask.

“Although we’ve spent some time with the villagers of Yao Village, there are still many we don’t know well. If someone accidentally goes to the wrong house while we’re staying in the village, it will cause some trouble. Anyway, we’ve rested at the village entrance before, and water is readily available.” Yun Xun also thought it would be better to stay at the village entrance.

As for the other villagers, although they might have some reservations, they had gotten used to Si Cheng's decision along the way, and living in the village with their backs to the ground and their heads facing the sky made no difference.

After Yunqi and Sicheng had settled everything, they went to the Gaojia Village camp to see if Gaozian needed any help.

"Uncle, how's the wound? Is it any better?"

"Much better, it doesn't hurt as much today." Although Gao Zian was traveling with everyone, he wasn't carrying anything, so his wounds healed quickly.

What made him feel most guilty was that Si Cheng carried almost all of his belongings on his back, and the couple would come to greet him every day as soon as they arrived at the campsite before going back to take care of their own business. Compared to Gao Dongxing, he became even more indifferent to Gao Dongxing.

"Uncle Yao just called my brother-in-law and the others over to sort out some herbs they collected along the way. They'll be here shortly to change the medicine," Yun Qi explained, first explaining why Liu Fengya and the others hadn't come yet.

"There's no rush, his business is more important." Gao Zian is becoming more and more satisfied with his son-in-law. He has been personally changing his dressings these days, and he is also learning skills from Yunnan medicine. Even his daughter is now starting to learn about medicinal herbs. Their future is sure to be bright.

"Ah Cheng, you've really worked hard these past few days. Tomorrow I should be able to carry some things myself. I'll have Gao Liang go and bring back two bags later." Gao Zian really felt that his wound had almost healed, and besides, his other arm was fine, so he could carry some things himself.

"Uncle, you should focus on healing your wound first. If it reopens, that's no joke. Besides, those belongings aren't a burden to me." Si Cheng certainly couldn't return the things to Uncle Gao so quickly; if the wound didn't heal properly, it would cause even more trouble later.

"It's not that I'm afraid you'll get tired. Besides, with so much stuff on your shoulders, even if you're strong, you can't handle it." Although Gao Zian knew his nephew was strong, he couldn't keep pushing him. Now that his wounds were slowly healing, he had to bring some things back to help.

Seeing that everything was alright with Gotsian, the two of them didn't chat with him any longer and turned to get back to their own business.

Yunqi still works with his female companions in his group every day to cook, while the other men are responsible for firewood and cleaning up snakes and insects around them.

Once you get to Yaojia Village, the water reserves there are probably more abundant, so although the water level in their streams has dropped a lot, at least they haven't dried up yet.

Despite this, Yaojia Village felt a great sense of urgency. They even organized the villagers overnight to speed up the digging of the reservoir. After hearing about their experiences along the way, it seemed that they didn't have much time left.

Seeing so much water was a rare treat, and the women, who hadn't washed up in a long time, couldn't stand it any longer. They went to Yunqi and quietly told her their purpose: they wanted her to find a way to persuade Sicheng to set aside an area for inspection so they could have a quick wash.

Yunqi himself couldn't stand the smell on his body anymore, so naturally he had no reason to disagree.

Si Cheng naturally agreed to his wife's request, and he had originally planned to take the young men downstream later to find a place to clean them up properly.

As they were preparing for dinner, Village Chief Yao brought over a large pot of braised pork, delivered by Yao Lie's parents.

"We weren't able to properly entertain the doctor last time. Luckily, the village slaughtered a pig a few days ago, so we specially left these for you. Please don't find them offensive." Village Chief Yao and his group warmly placed the items aside.

Looking at this huge pot of braised pork, everyone couldn't help but swallow hard. You know, these days it's all rabbit meat, how can it compare to this glossy and delicious braised pork?

"That's too kind of you. Besides, you already sent us some food once before. Please take these back with you." Although Yunnan Yao was also tempted, he knew that such a large pot of braised pork was not easy to come by and that it would require a lot of supplies to obtain.

“We can’t take anything back after sending it out, and last time it was just a little bit of food, which is not enough to repay your life-saving grace.” Xiao Lie’s mother looked at the Yunnan medicine team with gratitude. Her son was lucky to have met these doctors. Although he has not yet fully recovered, he is now able to get out of bed and do some things within his ability. You know, when there was no serum, many villagers advised them to give up.

Village Chief Yao chimed in, "We are so grateful to you all; you have saved a family."

"How is that young man named Xiao Lie doing now? Is he still taking his medication as required?" Although Yunnan Yao was confident in his and Liu Fengya's antidote, as a doctor, he still asked.

“He’s much better now and can do some simple things on his own. He was saying he wanted to come and thank you in person, but we were worried he might fall again before he’s fully recovered, so we didn’t dare let him come.” Xiao Lie’s father smiled broadly as he thought of his son.