Chapter 42 Cang Li knew it was Lin as soon as he heard it…
Cang Li immediately knew that Yu had caught a fever from being caught in the rain. Yu had been in the same situation before, and with nothing to her name, she was lucky that Yu was healthy enough to pull through.
Fortunately, Cang Li now has medicine. She obtained a lot of herbs when she collected crops for the harvester. She didn't know how to process them, so she could only dry them for preservation. Among them were ephedra and perilla, which can be used to reduce fever and treat colds. Cang Li didn't know how to mix medicines, so after thinking for a while, she decided to give only ephedra as a precaution. Using a single herb would prevent her from mixing the wrong medicine and killing someone.
"This is a fever caused by catching a cold after being caught in the rain. It means you are sick. If anyone in other tribes has the same symptoms, go to Er to get some ephedra later. After you get back, boil it and give the decoction to the patient. Once the fever goes down, the person will get better. Be careful to keep warm. If the person doesn't get better after taking the medicine, bring them here to me."
"In addition, for those who do not have a fever, boil another herb, Isatis root, and drink it in batches to prevent illness."
Originally, boiling ginger in water would be more effective in dispelling cold, but Cang Li didn't have that much ginger. He did dig up a lot of Isatis root on the mountain, but no one had dug it up before, which caused it to grow wildly on the mountain. If it weren't for the collector's identification, Cang Li wouldn't have recognized it as Isatis root.
Having resolved the patient's issue, Cang Li asked again:
"How much grain was washed away? Is there enough grain left to last until the wheat and rice harvest?"
If it's not enough, Cangli will organize the human race to go hunting. Originally, he planned to organize it after the autumn harvest, but now that there isn't enough food, he can't just watch people starve to death.
Fortunately, the tribal chiefs all said that although some of the food had been washed away, the rest could be eaten until then if they were careful with their diet.
Cang Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and stood up, saying, "Go and collect the herbs, and also collect some cabbage seeds to plant back home. Go back as soon as possible, and don't travel in the dark."
The tribal chiefs happily lined up to receive their gifts.
Leader number 100 was at the very back of the line. After hesitating for a while, he carefully walked to within a meter of Cang Li.
"Great, Great Chief."
Cang Li was talking to Bai Yun when she heard the voice of Chief Number 100 and looked over. She recognized the face; this was the last tribe's chief, and also the one with the most people, because she had placed the last few scattered humans into this small tribe. Cang Li asked:
"What's wrong?"
Leader Number 100 lowered his head in embarrassment. Their great leader was so majestic that he dared not look him in the eye.
"Great Chief, this is what's going on. Many people in our tribe are too weak to work. They don't have a fever or any other illness, and they're eating enough, but they just don't have the strength to work. Great Chief, what should we do?"
Leader Number 100 stammered out the problem, genuinely unsure of what to do, because he himself experienced the same thing – his hands would become weak after working for only a short while, not because he was hungry.
Cang Li paused, then suddenly remembered that she hadn't distributed salt to these tribes, but had only given some to the hundred humans living nearby. Over the past month or two, these humans had consumed pitifully little salt, so it was normal that they lacked strength.
Thanks to the reminder from Leader No. 100 today, she wouldn't have thought of this problem at all.
Cang Li said to Leader No. 100, "I understand. Go back and wait. I will solve this problem."
Leader Number 100 breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Cang Li with sincere gratitude, saying, "That's great! I knew the Great Leader would know what was going on!"
Cang Li smiled and saw that Chief No. 100 had gone to line up, so he went over and randomly asked a few chiefs. He learned that all the tribes had this problem, and Cang Li was a little helpless:
Why didn't you bring it up earlier?
Leader Number 62 scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Huh? Is this an illness too? Isn't it just that we haven't eaten enough?"
Cang Li: ...
Cang Li waved his hand to dismiss the disheveled young woman.
The tribal leaders took the gifts and carried the herbs, which were bigger than themselves, back to their tribes.
Cang Li let Bai Yun, Da Shan, and the others, who had been busy for two days, eat and rest. She returned to the cave and saw Tai Qing still meditating. After hesitating for a while, she asked:
"Master, which direction should I go to get to the beach?"
Taiqing opened his eyes, somewhat surprised: "What are you going to the seaside for?" That place has now become the territory of the Dragon Clan. After the Ancestral Dragon left, the Dragon Clan migrated to the four seas to avoid trouble. The Dragon Clan is not easy to mess with.
Cang Li sat down, took a jar of salt, and told Tai Qing:
"The salt is almost gone. My people won't live long without salt. I need to go to the sea to get some."
Taiqing pondered for a moment, then pointed eastward: "Go east for more than 1,800 li and you will see the sea."
Cang Li: !!!
What?! 1,800 li is more than 900 kilometers, and she can't fly!
Seeing the shock on Cang Li's face, Tai Qing subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
Cang Li's expression was conflicted. The salt matter couldn't be delayed, and she couldn't recognize the salt mines. The simplest way was to boil salt from seawater, but that was over 900 kilometers away. It would take her forever to get there, and now she didn't know how long it would take to learn to fly on the clouds.
Finally, Cang Li turned his gaze to Tai Qing:
"Taoist Master, do you have some free time?"
Because he needed something from him, Cang Li's tone was more obsequious than ever before, and he even spoke in a high-pitched voice.
Taiqing: "...Speak properly, what do you need me for?"
Cang Li immediately said in a serious tone, "I want to extract salt from the sea, but it's too far away, and I can't fly. Daoist, could you make a trip for me?"
Taiqing never refused Cangli's requests, and this time was no exception. It was just a trip to the East Sea, which would take half a day. Taiqing was about to agree when a thought suddenly struck him, and he shook his head in refusal:
"You'll have to do this yourself."
Cang Li was disappointed, but he could understand. Taiqing's main purpose was to educate the human race. Now that the human race had appeared, it was normal for Taiqing not to leave the human race at this critical juncture.
After figuring it out, Cang Li immediately asked, "How long will it take me to learn the Cloud Flight Technique?"
Taiqing looked at Cangli and said, "You'll learn quickly, but you're about to travel far away right after you start learning. I'm worried you'll get lost."
Cang Li: "What should we do? This won't work, that won't work. Forget it, I'll go over there. Daoist, you keep an eye on these people for me."
As someone who acts on her ideas, Cang Li immediately made a decision. She took Da Shan, Bai Yun, and Shi Tou with her to the seaside to boil the salt first and then bring back the coarse salt.
Taiqing knew that Cangli had misunderstood, and explained:
“It’s not that I’m unwilling to help you, but only humans can handle this matter. No one else can take your place. Cang Li, you have cultivation and know magic. The journey of 1,800 miles is not long. You have to walk this road yourself.”
Cang Li looked at Tai Qing and quickly understood that this was a matter for the human race, and naturally it should be done by the human race itself. Cang Li:
"Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Master. I will set off immediately. I entrust the human race to you."
Taiqing nodded with a smile. He said that this human leader was very smart and quick to understand, but unfortunately he hated studying. Taiqing was somewhat helpless.
Cang Li had already gathered the five children—Ji, Jie, Er, Zhong, and Yu—and instructed them:
“Ren, Jie, I’m going on a long trip and may not be back for a long time. During this time, you all need to take good care of the family, Er, Zhong, Yu, and Shi Tou. I’ll leave the food in the cave. Harvest the rice when it’s ripe and store it the same way I did last year.”
We need to regularly patrol other tribes. If those tribes are short of food, they can take some from us, understand?
Ji Hejie was stunned for a moment, then grabbed Cang Li's hand and said, "Sister, where are you going?!"
The five children were a little panicked. They had never been separated from Cang Li before, and Cang Li spoke so seriously this time, saying that he would not be back for a long time. They were terrified.
Cang Li patted the heads of the five children: "Don't be afraid, I'm going to the seaside. We've run out of salt, and the others need salt intake too. I'll definitely be back in six months after the snow melts."
Everyone immediately hugged Cang Li's leg: "Sister! Take me with you, I'll be good!"
Cang Li pulled everyone down and said seriously, "No, it's too far away. It's inconvenient to take you there. You and Ji Jie wait for me at home. Keep an eye on Yu and don't let him run around. If anything happens, you can ask the Taoist priest for help."
Everyone and I burst into tears.
Cang Li led Ji Hejie to see the food she had placed in the cave. She told them to finish the fresh meat first, as it couldn't be stored any longer. She also told them not to eat the hatched chicks, but to let them lay eggs and hatch more chicks. After giving them the instructions, Cang Li prepared to leave with her axe. However, when she reached the cave entrance, she thought for a moment, put the axe down, and took out the Primordial Holy Sword.
The five children followed Cang Li all the way to the riverbank. Cang Li turned around and told them to go back. Only then did the five children stop and watch Cang Li's departing figure with tears in their eyes.
After walking for a while, Cang Li suddenly remembered that there was a Thousand Mile Boots in the collector. Cang Li stopped and wondered if the collector had anticipated this and specially refreshed it.
Cang Li simply changed out of her boots. What she got was indeed a pair of black cloud-patterned boots, the same size as her feet. Cang Li took off her straw sandals, put on the boots, and after walking a couple of steps, she felt that as long as she injected a little spiritual energy into the boots, they could truly allow her to travel a thousand miles a day.
This result delighted Cang Li. In that case, she wouldn't need to bring Baiyun Stone along anymore. She could go faster by herself. Once she drew the map, she could have the human race regularly organize people to go to the seaside to collect salt.
"Baiyun, Shitou, you should go back. I'm not taking you this time."
Baiyun and Shitou were puzzled. They were supposed to be taking them along before, but after walking for a while, they were no longer being taken care of.
However, the two trusted Cang Li completely, and seeing that Cang Li was not taking them along, they quickly said, "Chief, then please be careful on your journey."
Cang Li waved his hand, channeled spiritual energy into his boots, and with a single step, instantly appeared dozens of meters away.
Baiyun and Shitou were amazed and stood there for a long time before turning around and walking back.
Cang Li brought a piece of tree bark to record the route. She originally wanted to use animal hide, but the animal hide she had previously processed was not good, and the lines in the charcoal drawing were not clear. This trip was also a last-minute decision, so in the rush, she could only choose a piece of tree bark that was big and white enough to carry with her.
After walking east for half an hour, Cang Li drew a mountain on the tree bark to represent her starting point. Then, she marked the direction eastward from the starting point by drawing a straight line, and drew iconic plants and the time required to get there on both sides.
The Thousand-Mile Boots were really useful. After walking for half a day, Cang Li encountered a mountain. After drawing a picture of it, he took a detour and continued eastward. Before sunset, he saw the sea.
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