Shen Qianxue's brows furrowed, her face turned cold, and she rebuked, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Su Jin noticed that Mai Zizi's big eyes were misty with tears, which were streaming down her face.
Shen Qianxue looked at Mai Zizi helplessly, her tone softening instantly, "Don't cry."
Mai Zizi moved to sit down next to Shen Qianxue, naturally leaning on Shen Qianxue's shoulder, heartbroken.
Su Jinxia adjusted her jaw, which had dropped in surprise.
That's more skillful than mine!
Shen Qianxue patted Mai Zizi on the back, then looked up at Su Jinxia with a slightly guilty expression.
Su Jin got up, coldly raised her chin, and walked away. She didn't want to cry along with them.
"Why!"
Shen Qianxue reached out to stop her, but was immediately hugged by Mai Zizi and couldn't move.
Shen Qianxue sighed, "The person is gone, why are you still crying!"
Mai Zizi pouted, looked up, and ordered in a wronged tone, "You can't associate with her anymore."
Shen Qianxue stared coldly at Mai Zizi, making Mai Zizi feel uneasy, and she silently let go of her hand.
Su Jin went out the door and bumped right into Shen Xi.
Shen Xi walked briskly, but when she saw Su Jin, she looked worried and sized her up and down.
"Are you alright?" He had just returned when he heard about what happened during the competition.
"Very good."
Su Jin gave a perfunctory reply and left.
Seeing that she was indeed full of energy, Shen Xi hurriedly went inside. Once inside, he saw Mai Zizi's pitiful appearance with teary eyes. Thinking of how she had been captured by the bandits, he became even more worried. "Are you alright?"
Mai Zizi wiped away her tears and said irritably, "It's fine."
The past...
Did he offend those two people?
He always speaks with a fiery temper.
"How's the matter going?" Shen Qianxue asked about the important matter.
"The disaster relief efforts are progressing relatively smoothly, but the constant natural and man-made disasters have damaged the very foundation of people's livelihoods, causing widespread discontent among the people. If this continues, I fear it will lead to chaos." Shen Xi's expression was grave. Without seeing it for himself, he could not possibly imagine what it meant for the people to be living in misery.
Shen Qianxue had anticipated this situation, so she dismissed Mai Zizi and had a long talk with Shen Xi in the room.
As Su Jin stepped out of the courtyard, she immediately spotted Liu Da peeking out from behind the flower bushes.
Liu Da also saw Su Jinxia, his eyes lit up, and he waved to Su Jinxia.
Su Jin rushed over and found Fu Gang and Li Hei there.
What are you doing here?
Liu Da scratched his head. "N-nothing, I just wanted to see how you were doing."
They were very worried about Su Jinxia, who had been missing for so many days, and they didn't know if she was injured.
Su Jin was deeply moved. "Then just come in and find me. Why are you being so sneaky?"
Li Hei chuckled. "How dare we casually enter the master's courtyard?"
"Where's Zhang Qing? I haven't seen him. I've been worried about him ever since we got separated."
Su Jin asked casually, but the others fell silent for a moment.
Fu Gang was the first to react, and said firmly, "He's fine, perfectly fine!"
“There’s something wrong with you.” Su Jin narrowed her eyes. “I’ll go check on him.”
"Hey... wait!" Fu Gang stopped Su Jinxia. "You've been in the mountains for so many days, you must have suffered a lot. Go and rest. We're just glad to see you're alright."
“Yes, yes, you go and rest, we’re leaving now,” Li Hei replied.
With that, the group ran off quickly.
Su Jinxia wasn't so easily fooled, and she went to one of the teams herself.
The group wasn't large, and their accommodations were small, so Su Jin easily found Zhang Qing's room.
Fu Gang and the others had returned earlier than Su Jinxia and were now worried.
"Is this medicine working? Why isn't he awake yet?"
"Who knows? The pharmacy is overcrowded, so they only sent this medicine."
Upon hearing this, Su Jinxia pushed the door open.
Fu Gang and the others were startled, and when they saw Su Jinxia, they were all awkwardly standing there.
Su Jin glared at them, then walked up to Zhang Qing. He saw that Zhang Qing's face was dark and bluish, clearly indicating that he had been poisoned.
Then, upon taking the pulse, they were surprised to find that the poisoning was severe and involved more than one type.
"How could this happen? Why were we poisoned so much?"
Fu Gang forced a smile and stepped forward apologetically. "It's all my fault. I got a little anxious when I found out you were missing, so I told him I had to find you. Maybe I put too much pressure on him. Even when he was in danger, he refused to draw the trigger, so..."
Su Jinxia... what an idiot!
What's the specific situation with the medicine shop?
"Medicinal herbs are in short supply! There are too many people poisoned, and Zhang Qing came out late, so he only managed to get a few doses of common antidote soup." Li Heixin spoke frankly, his tone filled with dissatisfaction yet helplessness.
Su Jin understood Lu Ming; if it weren't for dire circumstances, he wouldn't have ignored it, otherwise the medicine shop would probably be in complete chaos.
However, Zhang Qing's condition was very dangerous. Ordinary detoxifying medicine could only suppress the symptoms, and if it dragged on any longer, it would damage his health and leave him in imminent danger.
"Alright, I'll write a prescription, and you, Liu Da, will personally go down the mountain to buy the medicinal herbs."
Liu Da said anxiously, "But we are not allowed to leave the mountain gate without orders."
"Go find Shen Xi, he's back," Su Jin suggested. Shen Xi had the right to send people down the mountain, especially since he was a team leader.
Fu Gang remained worried, “The medicine shop has already started purchasing medicinal herbs, but there are very few antidotes, so there has been a shortage. Even if we go down the mountain ourselves, we may not be able to find the herbs faster.”
"You're right, I was too hasty." The pharmacy must have started taking action much earlier.
"What should we do? Can Zhang Qing hold on?" Li Hei shouted anxiously.
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