Jiang Wan carefully examined Jiang Xiaoxin and made sure she had no other injuries before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he looked at the stem he was holding in Wu Xuan's hand.
Jiang Xiaoxin stopped crying and looked curiously at the thing in his hand, asking in a sob, "What is this?"
Suddenly, she remembered the promise she had made to herself—not to be friends with him—so she awkwardly buried her face in her mother's arms, pretending that she hadn't spoken to him.
Jiang Wan assumed she was just frightened, so she hugged her and gently patted her to comfort her while explaining, "This is a fern, a plant of the genus *Acer* in the family Aceraceae."
"Its rhizome tuber also has a Chinese medicine name, called Bone Drynaria, which is used to tonify the kidneys and strengthen bones, promote blood circulation and relieve pain. It is mainly used to treat injuries from falls and blows, and soreness in the waist and knees."
"So we used this to cook porridge, and soon Xinxin's foot pain stopped."
Jiang Xiaoxin tentatively lifted her face from her mother's arms and asked, "Is it really that effective?"
Little Xin didn't believe it. Adults always try to comfort children; what medicine works so quickly? It's not a magic pill!
Jiang Wan said with certainty, "Of course it's true. This medicine was certified by a former emperor. Because it was effective, it was given the name 'Bone-Drying Herb' by imperial decree."
The silly girl's attention was immediately diverted, and her endless questions began: "Which emperor? Was his old name really that bad?"
"It was an emperor of the Tang Dynasty named Emperor Xuanzong. He once accidentally broke his spine, and the imperial physicians in the palace could not cure him. So he posted an imperial edict to find a famous doctor. A folk doctor brought him a kind of Chinese medicine called monkey ginger, which really cured him. However, the emperor felt that the name was not nice and lacked power, so he bestowed the name of the Chinese medicine as Bone-Splitting Soup."
"In folk tradition, besides being called 'monkey ginger,' it also has other names like 'cliff ginger' and 'climbing ginger,' because it likes to grow on tree trunks or rock faces..."
Jiang Xiaoxin listened with great interest, as if it were a story. While she wasn't paying attention, Cheng Zhen used force to straighten her sprained ankle.
"Waaah!" Before Jiang Xiaoxin could even cry out, the pain disappeared. She moved her little feet, and hey, it really didn't hurt anymore!
But that creepy uncle is really mean!
Take advantage of the moment to launch a surprise attack!
He really is a bad person!
Jiang Xiaoxin secretly added another mark to his name in her mind.
It was a false alarm, and Jiang Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But because of this, she had a pretty good harvest today, so she said to Cheng Zhen, "Have someone dig up this whole area and take it all back. Don't miss any of the roots and stems. It's a good thing and it's perfect for you to cook porridge or soup."
Cheng Zhen was about to make a move when he heard this and froze, his expression turning strange: Wasn't it supposed to be good for the kidneys? Are you really sure it's suitable for them to drink?
They're all young men full of vigor; if they take too much of this stuff, they might cause trouble.
Back inside the protective shield, before even reaching the camp, Cheng Zhen had Yu Fen lead a team to escort them back to the camp, while he himself returned to the wilderness.
Jiang Wan had a hunch that he seemed to be avoiding the camp lately? Was he still hiding from those two female doctors?
Before she even entered the camp, Wu Xuan's parents suddenly rushed over and shouted at Jiang Wan, "Where did you take my Wu Xuan? Give me back my son!"
Jiang Wan handed the frightened but now fast asleep Jiang Xiaoxin to Yu Yuan, and then instructed Jiang Xiaoshu: "Take your little sister home first, be good."
After they left, Jiang Wan confronted the irresponsible parents who disregarded their own child's life and death in order to advance their own careers.
"You're asking me for Wu Xuan?"
"Yes! You must have hidden Wu Xuan away!"
Jiang Wan put her hands in her pockets, walked around them a couple of times, and then asked, "So, you've searched the entire camp area?"
The two nodded without hesitation: "Yes! We searched everywhere!"
"Didn't find it?" Jiang Wan's gaze towards them was somewhat indescribable. Who exactly were Old Chen and his team's opponents? How could they be so brainless as to send such idiots as spies?
Whom are they looking down on?
"No!"
The two were quite certain and spoke in unison.
Jiang Wan stopped, then turned to look at Yu Fen and raised her chin.
Yu Fen immediately understood, and he and another brother stepped forward, grabbed the two men, tied their hands and feet behind their backs, and threw them to the ground.
The couple were stunned. They exchanged a glance and asked in unison, "What right do you have to arrest us?!"
"We are Dr. Xu's assistants!"
"You harmed my son, and now you want to harm us..."
Jiang Wan had already walked a few steps away with her hands in her pockets when she suddenly turned around and said impatiently, "It's so noisy."
Yu Fen immediately took off their shoes, twisted his fingers to remove their socks, and stuffed them directly into their mouths to gag them.
The world is quiet.
Jiang Wan said leisurely, "He admitted to searching your camp thoroughly, so he must be a spy. Send him to your battalion commander."
Yu Fen touched his nose and couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly: The boss's chess game hadn't even started yet, and his sister-in-law had already finished it!
These two must be family!
Tsk tsk!
With witnesses and physical evidence gathered, Old Chen didn't even conduct a trial. He simply waved his hand and said, "Lock him up. We'll deal with him later."
Then, unable to contain his frustration, he realized that plans couldn't keep up with changes, and instructed his trusted confidants: "Move the operation forward!"
Meanwhile, in the infected area, Lian Jiaojiao was utterly despondent, huddled in a corner, shivering with despair. Her brother's reply told her to hold on, not to cause trouble, and to find a way to stay in the camp outside the city. The city was not safe; the outside was the only place where she could save her life.
She couldn't help but want to roar and ask, "This place is full of infected people! If she gets bitten by accident, she's doomed! Where is it safe here?!"
But she didn't dare. The superhumans here were too terrifying. It seemed like they could crush her with a flick of their fingers. Without her brother's support, she couldn't stand up for herself!
Xu Xiaoling just thought she was having a spoiled princess relapse and ignored her. She was also very distressed because she was tasked with finding the antidote for the infected in the camp, destroying it, and then creating chaos to release the infected!
But she hadn't even taken the first step yet, and these infected people were about to recover!
What should we do?
Weren't those two going to find the young medicine boy? Why haven't they come back yet?
She waited and waited, but no one came. Just as she was getting anxious and was about to go out to check the situation, two superhumans approached her. Before she could even scream, they knocked her unconscious with a single blow.
When she woke up again, she was already on the front lines of two armies. She, Lian Jiaojiao, and the Wu couple were all tied up and hanging in mid-air.
Inside the camp, Jiang Wan also heard the commotion. She had just finished dinner with the twins and was about to go for a walk in the forest to get some fresh air.
"Mom, what's going on outside? It's so noisy!"
Cheng Zhen suddenly appeared—no, it should be said that a portal to another time and space suddenly appeared. Jiang Wanfu, as if on cue, took out his phone and opened it.
His voice message followed immediately: "Pack your things, I'll see you off!"
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