Lu Manman piloted her mecha towards that place again. After arriving at her destination, she used the mecha to search in all directions and sure enough, she found a person.
He was lying motionless on the ground, his life hanging in the balance. Next to him was a tightly covered bucket, from which one could vaguely see a murky, yellowish-black liquid.
Did they go to fetch water?
The man was emaciated and filthy, covered only in an animal skin, with half of his dark blue face visible beneath his messy, greasy hair.
Is he... still alive?
Lu Manman didn't dare to delay and immediately pulled the person into the mecha's cockpit. By then, it was almost completely dark.
Lu Manman could only rush back while using her wood-based abilities to check on him; thankfully, he was still alive.
After stabilizing his life, Lu Manman sped up and finally made it back to the safe zone before nightfall.
Once in the safe zone, the long road led straight to the kitchen.
Nowadays, the kitchen is not only a place for people to eat, but also a place for people to discuss matters.
Lu Manman had already used big trees to completely cover the kitchen. As long as the windows were closed and the heavy curtains were drawn, and the lights were turned on inside, no one outside could see it at all.
At this moment, apart from Shi Tu who was still in the kitchen ensuring the food was hot, everyone else was anxiously waiting outside.
Hearing the commotion from afar, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhong Lizhong, who lived near the kitchen, immediately ran back to remind Shi Tu to prepare a hot meal. "Shi Tu, they're back."
"It's good that you're back. The food has just been heated up."
Lu Manman retrieved his mecha, and the grandfathers arrived at the entrance of the safe zone.
Lu Manman swept the man into her arms in a princess carry.
"Is he... still alive?"
When the group saw the man, who was so thin he was practically skin and bones, they felt very uncertain about his future.
Lu Manman nodded, "They're still alive. Let's go to the kitchen first."
"Um!"
Although the grandfathers had many problems, they knew that the most urgent task was to save the man as soon as possible. Considering that the weather was cold and this was not a place to talk, they quickly reached out to catch the man.
Lu Manman declined the grandfathers' offer, saying, "I'm fine. Let's go back first and talk about it later."
After saying that, he took the lead and rushed to the kitchen, with the others quickly following.
Back in the bright and warm environment, the man's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
Shi Tu and Zhong Lizhong were both surprised to see the two of them.
Zhong Lizhong asked uncertainly, "Is he still alive?"
Lu Manman nodded, "He's still breathing, but the situation isn't very optimistic."
As they were talking, Shi Tu had already moved the bed over from the side. "Child, put him here."
Lu Manman put the person upstairs, and the grandfathers outside followed, panting.
The door closed, and at that moment, Lu Manman was already treating the man.
Everyone remained silent, afraid to breathe, lest they disturb Lu Manman.
Ever since Lu Manman demonstrated her extraordinary abilities, they have been living a smooth life. This is the first time they have seen Lu Manman treat someone since Chen Hua and the others were injured.
Lu Manman used her wood-type superpower to enter the man's body and found that his internal organs and meridians had turned black, indicating that he was severely poisoned!
Lu Manman carefully helped him remove the toxins.
All the onlookers saw was a series of black wisps rising from the man's body, and finally he vomited a mouthful of black blood, so black that it even corroded a lot of the floor.
Everyone gasped, and they were just about to push Lu Manman further away.
Lu Manman waved her hand, "It's finally done."
As Lu Manman spoke, she controlled a ball of water to thoroughly clean the floor. Finally, it flew outside the door, carrying black blood, and landed on the ground, causing the surrounding grass to wither slightly.
"This person has too many toxins in their body... Perhaps I should check if you have any toxins in your bodies."
As Lu Manman spoke, she grabbed the nearest old man, Gu Lin, to remove the poison from him. Gu Lin quickly stopped her, saying, "I'm fine. I know my own body. There might have been poison in the past, but it's definitely gone now. You should rest first."
To be honest, if she hadn't met this person this time, Lu Manman would never have thought about these things before; she was careless.
However, in the time it took to touch Gu Lin's arm, enough time for Lu Manman's wood-type ability to circulate within Gu Lin's body, there was indeed no movement.
Lu Manman breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness nothing happened."
Upon hearing this, Gu Lin's eyes widened in surprise. "Huh? That's it?!"
He vaguely sensed a very comfortable force, but it was moving too fast for him to be sure.
Lu Manman chuckled, "It's that simple."
After Lu Manman finished speaking, she looked at each one and found none of them to be poisonous.
At this moment, Shi Tu had just taken out the food and set it out again. "Alright, alright, you've worked so hard for so long, kid. Come and eat. Today we have your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."
"Hey! They're here."
Lu Manman stopped Grandpa Shi Tu, and there was no poison, which is great! Everyone is safe.
Turning her head to look at the table full of food, Lu Manman had already gotten used to the current meal times. If she missed a meal, her stomach would be growling with hunger. Now that she heard there was sweet and sour pork ribs, she rushed to wash her hands.
Seeing that the grandfathers were still standing there in a daze, Lu Manman called out, "Grandpas, come and eat! Dinner's ready!"
"Hey!"
The grandfathers responded, washed their hands, and sat down to eat; everyone was hungry at this hour.
I felt much better after wolfing down a few mouthfuls of rice.
Qu Fu glanced at the man on the bed while eating, then swallowed his food and looked at Lu Manman, "Child, how is that person?"
Lu Manman took a bite of the braised pork. "It seems that there were too many toxins in his body. Now that the toxins have been cleared out, there shouldn't be any major problems. I'll try feeding him something later."
Shi Tu picked up a piece of hand-torn cabbage with his chopsticks. "Leave this to me. The culinary teacher said that porridge is good for sick people. I'll make him a bowl of porridge in a bit."
"Alright! Then I'll have to trouble Grandpa Shi. But I don't know when he'll wake up, or if he'll even wake up."
"ah?!"
This was unexpected. In their minds, there was nothing that Lu Manman couldn't handle as long as she took action.
After realizing what was happening, Gu Lin said, "We can only leave it to fate. We should just do what we're supposed to do, and whether we succeed or not is up to destiny."
Zhong Lizhong nodded, "That's right! The children have done enough. Now you'll see what happens to us. We will never abandon any of our compatriots."
"Yes, never give up, he will get better."
Their millennia-long tradition of mutual support has made them cherish every fellow human being, and helping and saving others whenever possible is a principle ingrained in their very being.
Given the current circumstances, they are unwilling to abandon anyone.
Thinking of the person from before, the group quickly finished their meal and then gathered around the newly appeared man.
Gu Lin helped the man and fed him some water. The man's expression clearly improved, so Gu Lin quickly fed him more.
"If you can swallow, there shouldn't be any problem."
Zhong Lizhong looked the man over and over again. "This man looks terribly thin, but... he doesn't look like a child. He looks more like one of us. I guess he's a native."
The crowd looked at the man's slender figure and flat chest, and nodded in agreement; this analysis made a lot of sense.
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