Xiao Qianqian walked slowly to the riverbank alone. The river was now cordoned off with a warning line, the reason for which was explained, and several young men were sent to guard the area. However, there were still a few women causing trouble by the river.
Xiao Qianqian glanced over and saw that the man named A'gen was there, struggling to explain the reason to the women, but the women wouldn't listen and even tried to rush to the river to fetch water.
A'gen spotted Xiao Qianqian and waved enthusiastically to her, "Dr. Xiao, Dr. Xiao, could you please come over and explain this to them? I'm at my wit's end."
Xiao Qianqian didn't want to pay attention to them, but A'gen kept calling her, and everyone else looked over, so she had no choice but to go over.
"The water is poisonous. If you don't want to die from poisoning, go back now and stop causing trouble here. Your village chief will take care of the water problem."
"Who are you? Why should we listen to you?" a woman dressed in a floral dress and looking somewhat flamboyant said loudly.
“Yes, you’re meddling in other people’s business,” another woman, who looked rather mean, chimed in.
A woman in a white dress, who had remained silent until now, tugged at the clothes of the two men: "Please stop talking. This is a doctor sent from above. She saved our villagers; she's our village's savior."
The woman had been poisoned, but after taking the antidote, she felt much better, so she knew very well that Xiao Qianqian was their benefactor.
"real?"
"Would I lie?"
The two women immediately felt embarrassed, as their husbands had also been poisoned and had only survived thanks to the antidote developed by the doctor.
"Little sister, I'm so sorry, I was rude earlier. I apologize."
"Yes, young lady, we're just country folk, we don't know how to talk, please don't take it personally."
After the two women finished speaking, they warmly came over and tugged at her sleeve: "Little sister, come on in, have a seat at my house, I'll cook you something delicious."
"Yes, I raise a few chickens at home. Come on, let's go to my older sister's house, I'll kill a chicken and cook you something delicious."
The two men were eager to invite her to their home.
Xiao Qianqian was both amused and exasperated; the change of expression was too fast.
She quickly waved her hand to refuse, "No need, no need, I have something to do, so I won't go."
The two women persisted, saying, "Oh, sister, don't be so polite. You're our benefactor. Please come and sit for a while."
"That's right, that's right, we'd feel bad if you didn't eat."
Xiao Qianqian had no choice but to go with them to one of the houses.
As soon as I entered, the woman served me tea and then went into the kitchen to get busy.
Xiao Qianqian looked around. Although the house was simple, it was very tidy.
A moment later, the woman came out carrying steaming hot food. "Little sister, come and try my cooking."
Xiao Qianqian was touched. She took the bowl and chopsticks, tasted a few bites, and found that the taste was actually quite good.
After finishing her meal, Xiao Qianqian thanked the lady and left her house.
She felt a warmth in her heart; these villagers, though simple and honest, were all very kind.
After finishing her meal, Xiao Qianqian leisurely strolled over to the riverbank, where A'gen and several young people were still guarding the area.
"Dr. Xiao, have you finished eating?" A'gen was very enthusiastic when he saw Xiao Qianqian.
"Hmm, have you eaten yet?"
"I ate it, I ate it."
"Dr. Xiao, are you planning to take a walk around? Do you need me to accompany you?"
"No need, you guys go ahead with your work, I'll just wander around by myself."
"Okay, Dr. Xiao, please call us if you need anything."
"good."
Xiao Qianqian strolled slowly around the stream by herself. She saw the large, brightly colored flower again. The red blossoms were very beautiful, and the stamens were long. When she got close, there was a strange smell.
Xiao Qianqian squatted down. She had never seen this flower before and didn't know what it was called. It was really beautiful, but it didn't smell good. It was a very strange flower.
Just as Xiao Qianqian was about to reach out and pick it, a flower bud next to her suddenly bloomed, its stamens spreading out and spraying a large amount of juice into the stream.
Xiao Qianqian watched this scene in surprise. Curious, she approached the flower, wanting to see what other changes might occur. Just then, more flower buds bloomed, spraying sap like a fountain, some even splashing onto Xiao Qianqian.
She felt a slight sting, but didn't pay much attention. At the same time, the flowers emitted an unpleasant smell, so she quickly left the riverbank.
"What a strange flower! It's so beautiful, but it smells so awful. Why would they grow this kind of flower here? I almost picked one, but thankfully I didn't. It smells awful," Xiao Qianqian muttered to herself, glad she hadn't picked the strange flower.
On the way back, they ran into A'gen again, who greeted Xiao Qianqian warmly.
"Dr. Xiao, it's time to go back."
"Yes, there's nothing left to transfer, I'm going back."
"Okay, Dr. Xiao, take care."
"Um."
Xiao Qianqian lifted her leg to leave, but suddenly remembered something and turned back.
"By the way, A'gen, does anyone know what that red flower is called? It smells awful when it blooms."
"The red flower, Dr. Xiao, you mean that big flower?"
"Yes, that's it."
"Does anyone know what this flower is called? I certainly don't," A'gen asked his friends.
The young people all shook their heads.
"I don't know, this flower didn't grow in our village before; it only started blooming this month."
"Yes, it just opened this month. All the women in the village said it was beautiful," one of the young men said.
“I heard from the old folks that this flower is called the ‘Blood Demon Flower’,” A’gen suddenly interjected.
"Blood Demon Flower? That's a fitting name, but why is it called that?" Xiao Qianqian asked curiously.
Argen scratched his head. "I'm not quite sure either."
Xiao Qianqian's heart skipped a beat. Bloodsucking? She had just gotten so close to examine it for so long—could there have been any danger? The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. She decided to go back and research this flower thoroughly. "Thank you, I'll head back now." Xiao Qianqian hurriedly said goodbye to A'gen and his companions and walked towards her tent. She secretly resolved to find out exactly what this mysterious Blood Demon Flower was.
After returning to her tent, Xiao Qianqian began researching, but she couldn't find any information about this flower.
"That's strange, why is there no information about this flower?" Xiao Qianqian looked at the sky; it was already dark outside. She rubbed her sore neck and decided to take another walk along the river to see if there was anything special about the flower.
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