Chapter 307: Chapter 299: Going There to Die?

He finished drinking and handed the bowl to Hu Changlin. His throat, which had felt like it was on fire, was soothed. Although his vision was blurry and his head throbbed as if it would explode, he still noticed someone was missing from the room.

"Where’s Zhi?" Hu Feng asked.

Zhao Lan quickly replied, "She said she went to catch leeches for your medicine. She hasn’t come back yet."

Hu Feng grunted in acknowledgment. "How long has she been gone?" he asked.

Zhao Lan said, "She went once before and caught some. Then she came back and said it wasn’t enough. She told us to start sun-drying the ones she’d brought and went out again, saying she needed to get more."

Hu Feng froze. ’Caught some, came back, said it wasn’t enough, and went out again? That doesn’t sound like Bai Zhi’s style at all.’ Having spent so much time with her, he knew Bai Zhi was someone who planned everything she did.

She would never make a trip, come back, realize the quantity was insufficient, and then have to go out again.

He recalled the two missing ingredients from when they went to buy medicine at the apothecary. One of them was leeches.

Besides leeches, there was also pangolin.

Catching leeches was easy; you could find plenty in any ditch in the fields. But a pangolin? That was something you could only find in the mountains, and near Huangtuo Village, there was only Luoying Mountain.

"Oh no, she must have gone into the mountains." Hu Feng struggled to get out of bed. ’Is that girl trying to get herself killed? When I get my hands on her, I’ll... I’ll...’ What would he do? He didn’t know himself. All he knew was that he was frantic, a mess of anger and anxiety. He just wanted to rush to her side and drag her back from that treacherous place.

The moment Hu Feng got out of bed, he fell to the floor. The sensation was bizarre; he felt strong, yet his legs wouldn’t obey his commands. He realized he couldn’t control them. His mind wanted to walk forward, but he stumbled and fell after just two steps.

Hu Changlin and Zhao Lan rushed to help him back onto the bed. Zhao Lan said, "Zhi’er told us she was going to catch leeches. She never said anything about going up the mountain."

Hu Feng was frantic. He was just about to explain the situation to them when Li Santong’s voice echoed from the courtyard outside. "Changlin, are you there?"

Hu Changlin answered, "I’m here, in the house! What’s wrong?"

Li Santong hurried inside as Hu Changlin was heading out to meet him. The two met right at the doorway of Hu Feng’s room.

"What’s going on? You look like you’re in a huge rush."

Li Santong said urgently, "It’s serious! Your family’s Zhi went to Luoying Mountain all by herself!"

Hearing this, Zhao Lan was so frightened she nearly collapsed.

Hu Changlin quickly asked, "Where did you hear that? She clearly told us she was going to catch leeches."

Li Santong explained, "I was right there with her when she was catching leeches. I saw her cut her own calf and use the blood to lure them out of the ditch. That’s how she caught them. After she was done, she asked me where she could find a pangolin. We told her Luoying Mountain, but we also warned her that the mountain is treacherous and she must not go. She promised she wouldn’t, but who knew? The next thing we know, she went anyway."

Now Hu Changlin was beside himself with worry. "What are we going to do? Hu Feng is gravely injured and can barely get out of bed. For her to go to Luoying Mountain now... isn’t that just a death wish?"

Li Santong added, "Luckily, A Wu went after her. A Wu is a capable man, and he looks pretty strong. He should be able to find Zhi and bring her back. Try not to worry too much. Maybe they’ll be back in a little while." Li Santong, seeing Zhao Lan’s face had gone pale with fright, had hurriedly tacked on that last part.

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