Chapter 9

"That's pretty impressive!" Yao Si didn't let down his spirits. "How about letting me open my eyes today? I haven't seen anything like it yet! You can try writing what you want to say to me on a roast chicken. That way, no one will know our secret."

What Yao Si said was not wrong, "It's just that you and I don't have any secrets." Ji Wenxue was a little distressed.

"Hmm?" Yao Si raised his eyebrows, his eyes turning back with a smile, "I know your secret!" He immediately unfastened the switch within five seconds, "You have a crush on Chicken!"

"What?" Ji Wenxue was speechless.

"You see, you are always so casual when handling other ingredients, but you are most attentive when making roast chicken." Yao Si had a reason.

“…” Ji Wenxue was speechless for a moment.

The two chatted while the pheasant was quickly dealt with.

"Yao Si, you set up the rack, I'll take care of this." Ji Wenxue said as she picked up the third chicken.

Yao Si nodded and walked over to the side, first building a fire ring with the stones she had picked up earlier. Having helped Ji Wenxue light fires frequently these days, she had mastered choosing fire rings of varying sizes based on the food and cooking requirements. Carefully arranged, the stones resembled a circle of soldiers, and indeed, they did. The fire ring served as a windbreak and also limited the flames from spilling out.

Next, she needed some fuel. She had already gathered a lot of dry sticks and some leftover bark from the house they had built, which had been dried over the past few days. She cut the sticks into small pieces and placed them, along with the bark, in the fire ring she had just built.

The first time she made a fire, the fire couldn't be lit because the branches and bark were too big, so this time she processed the branches in advance and put them in.

After everything was ready, she picked up a flintlock, which was previously used to send signals on the spacecraft and was modified by Wandi.

As she pulled the trigger and blew hard, the bright flames instantly illuminated her face. Yao Si smiled contentedly and looked up, moving the roast chicken rack over. "Wen Xue, the fire is ready, bring the chicken over!"

"Here I come!" Ji Wenxue came over briskly, holding two chickens in her left hand and a stick with a chicken on it in her right hand.

Another hearty meal.

The next day, at dawn, Wandi was up and out. It might rain today, so she had to leave early. Wandi was heading to none other than the spaceship that had crashed that day. She had organized her sisters to go there to retrieve supplies before, but today she wasn't going for the items from the crashed spaceship, but for the spaceship itself.

Life here is gradually returning to normal, but she hasn't forgotten her unfinished business. She wants to return to the planet Dick Hydrogen. If there's still a glimmer of hope for them, she'll do everything in her power to save them. And she wants those men to pay with their lives.

The door of the spaceship was deformed by the collision. People had taken it apart and thrown it aside last time. Wandi walked in without stopping.

It wasn't impossible for her to build a spaceship herself. It was just that the production here had just started, so there wasn't enough capacity. She couldn't wait that long either.

The power room was practically a ruin, its doors and windows tightly blocked. Wandi knocked open the wall, smashing a path through, then crawled in by the skin. The dust that blew in his face made Wandi cough twice, then he waved his hands to clear it away before standing up and continuing on his way.

Most of the items were damaged and unusable, but Wandi didn't give up. She continued searching, turning the place upside down. She only found two engines, one of which was damaged.

Wandi simply sat on the floor and began to repair the broken engine. She pulled a small piece of metal from her pants, rolled it up, then bent it into a point, and opened the engine. Then she unfolded the metal and fiddled with it, searching for the broken wire. Suddenly, her eyes stopped. She had found it.

The wire was pressed at the bottom, making it difficult to put my hand in, and the iron sheet was difficult to exert force. I tried several times and the wire slid away easily.

Wandi sighed, her eyes brightening. She didn't believe she couldn't figure this out. She picked up the engine again and examined it carefully from all angles, constructing a framework in her mind. If those two wires didn't connect, perhaps she could reverse it.

Wandi picked up another working engine and examined it, then checked the ones nearby that were too broken to work. Wandi confidently sharpened the metal sheet on the ground, then picked up the sharp blade and confidently and decisively cut through several of them from top to bottom.

After pulling out all the short wires, Wandi turned on the light source and finally smiled when she saw the flashing green light.

On the way home with the spoils, Wati kept thinking about the shape and model of the spacecraft supported by the engine in her mind. She recalled those spaceships from generation to generation, and then rejected them one by one.

This engine was too small and flawed to support a spacecraft beyond the third generation. The previous spacecraft's energy consumption was too severe to fly back to Gaolaozhuang.

As soon as I got home, I saw Ji Wenxue running out in a hurry, saying with an ugly face: "Sister Mandi, someone has been poisoned!"

Poisoned? Wandi followed her into the room without stopping. A crowd of people had already gathered inside. Seeing her coming, they made way for her. As Wandi walked over, Ying Zhao and Jiang Zouwei, who were standing in front of the bed, also moved slightly away.

"Because of my poor physical condition, the impact on my internal organs caused them to be compressed, and I couldn't digest the meat I hadn't eaten in years. My body, accustomed to nutritional supplements, interpreted the food as a danger signal. This triggered hormone secretion, resulting in insufficient blood supply to my internal organs, and the hormones transformed into toxins."

Listening to Ying Zhao's words, Wan Di observed the person on the bed. His lips were dry and white, his body temperature was very low, and his breathing seemed very slow and labored.

"Can it be treated?" Wandi asked.

The room suddenly became quiet. The disaster had already happened, and the most important thing now was whether it could be remedied.

Ying Zhao paused and said, "Yes, but it requires rapid replenishment of Qi and blood, something that can resist the poison with Yin, such as Snow Lotus or Snow Demon Core. With this, combined with other medicines, I have an 80% chance of a cure."

Wandi nodded. She remembered that there was a continuous range of snow-capped mountains to the east.

"There's no time to lose. I'll go find Xuelian and Xueyaorui. You stay here and watch over them, and make sure their condition doesn't get any worse. The rest of you, follow Zou Wei's instructions and continue with production."

"Sister Wandi, let me go with you!" Ji Wenxue ran over. "That snowy mountain is so huge. It's too dangerous to go alone."

Yao Si came out from the side: "I'm going too."

A few others came out and said they wanted to go. Jiang Zouwei watched everyone's actions, feeling a little bitter. She also wanted to go with Wan Di, but Wan Di had just asked her to stay, and she didn't want to say anything else to upset Wan Di.

Wandi looked at the crowd and called a halt. "I know you all mean well, but too many people would make it difficult to move. We need people to continue the construction here. I hope everyone will obey my instructions and stay here."

So everyone went out and continued doing their own work.

Ying Zhao was silent and suddenly said, "I want to go with you." As if he was making a very difficult and firm decision, Ying Zhao clenched his fists after saying this.

Wan Di was puzzled as to why everyone suddenly wanted to follow. But it was obvious that it was not a good option for them all to leave. She looked up and asked Ying Zhao, "What are you going to do? Are you afraid that I won't recognize the flowers? I have seen them before, and I won't mistake them."

Ying Zhao shook her head, but hesitated to speak. She didn't actually want to go to the Snow Mountain to look for medicine. The Snow Mountain was home to many mysterious and sacred medicines. According to family tradition, only recognized and outstanding doctors could go there.

She was the best among all the sisters and brothers, but she was never allowed to go there because she was a woman.

Her pupils trembled in pain and forbearance. Her request had already taken a lot of her courage. When Wandi asked, she wondered if she was being too willful.

"I……"

Unexpectedly, Wandi suddenly said, "Okay, then you can come with us. If there are other medicines, we can pick some as well."

Ying Zhao looked over in surprise.

While they were discussing it, there was a sudden strong wind outside, followed by a downpour of rain, and the plan had to be put on hold.

As Ying Zhao prepared the medicine, she couldn't help but imagine the snow-capped mountains, a place she had never been, a place she had always wanted to visit. The excitement she couldn't hide, swallowed down from her mouth and then flowed out of her eyes, and anyone could see her anticipation.

But suddenly she felt a pain in her lower abdomen and a warm current under her body - her period had come, she soon realized.

Because they have been taking nutritional supplements to sustain their lives, their menstruation is irregular. Perhaps because of this, every time it comes, it is accompanied by great pain.

Ying Zhao felt more uncomfortable than ever. While dealing with it, she felt angry at the same time. Why did her period come at this time, not earlier or later?

She quickly dealt with it and sat down to continue pounding the medicine, pretending nothing had happened. Ying Zhao secretly made up her mind that she would not let any accidents affect her. Moreover, she wanted to not only fulfill her dream, but also save her companion's life.

Ying Zhao kept working, but the movements became increasingly difficult. The pain in her stomach made her brain extremely cloudy, making it difficult to think. "Bang!" The stone hammer in her hand fell with a loud noise, and then her vision went black. Before she closed her eyes, she saw several people hurriedly running towards her, calling her name.

When she opened her eyes again, the rain outside had stopped, with only a few drops of water still falling from the eaves and leaves. She struggled to get up, but someone immediately came over and supported her body with strong arms. Ying Zhao looked and saw it was Jiang Zouwei.

"Thanks."

"Yeah." Jiang Zouwei's face was cold, and Ying Zhao didn't say anything else. But after several minutes, no one else came. The two of them felt a little awkward. Ying Zhao was thinking about Xueshan in his heart, so he had to say: "Um... Mandy and the others..."

Jiang Zouwei glanced over and said, "Wandi and the others have already left. They should be back in an hour. Don't worry, just focus on taking care of yourself."

Ying Zhao could no longer hear what Jiang Zouwei said next. She just heard that Wan Di had left, and her heart suddenly turned cold.

It's like this again, and like this again. Why is it always like this... Ying Zhao was resentful, but tears fell. They must have known that she had her period, so they didn't let her go with them.