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Li Xiaoran nodded at Luo Ziyang.
“Ziyang, you have medical skills too, right?! You should help your brother! Let us take care of Ruyue! If we all do what we’re best at, our chances of saving Ruyue might be even higher!”
Luo Ziyang nodded. As he turned to leave, he saw the exhausted Zi Zheng and Zi Cheng.
“The two of you, who took turns driving back, should hurry up and rest! Leave the rest to us!”
Zi Cheng and Zi Zheng also knew that they couldn’t help much, so they followed Luo Ziyang out.
“What about me? What should I do?” Wu Qinghe asked in confusion.
Li Xiaoran looked at Wu Qinghe and thought about it carefully before saying, “Don’t you know divination? Ask where the antidote is and what its medicinal properties are. Use your own method for divination. You might be able to give my husband and the others some inspiration!”
When Wu Qinghe heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he immediately nodded and quickly went out to help with what he was good at.
When Li Xiaoran saw that only she and Li Xia were left, she thought of something.
“Li Xia, I’m sorry. In my panic just now, I forgot to settle you two down!”
Li Xia could understand. After all, saving lives was important, so she didn’t mind.
“How about this?! Ruyue also needs someone to take care of her, so you two can stay at my house first! Coincidentally, I still have two children at home. Huai’er can play with them!” After Li Xiaoran thought about it for a moment, she made this arrangement.
Li Xia nodded and followed Li Xiaoran to the room next door.
There was also a guest room next door, so Li Xia and her son could stay there.
Guan Kang and Changsheng heard that a younger boy had come to the house, so they came looking for him.
“Kang’er, Changsheng, you came at the right time! This is Nie Huai. In the future, you guys have to play and study with Huai’er. You can’t let others bully him, understand?” After Li Xiaoran saw the two of them, she brought them to Nie Huai and introduced them.
“Huai’er, this is Guan Kang, and this is Changsheng. We have to take care of Ruyue, so go play with them! If you’re hungry or thirsty, tell us!”
Nie Huai was a sensible person. He knew that the adults were busy saving people, so he wouldn’t cause trouble.
“I understand! I’ll follow them obediently!”
“Kang’er, Changsheng, bring him to eat something. If there’s anything you want to eat, let oranapa oao maKe It! AISO, asK oranapa oao to maKe SIX dishes. Aunt Xia, Zi Zheng, and Zi Cheng have been traveling for a long time and haven’t eaten yet!”
Guan Kang and Changsheng nodded and brought Nie Huai to the kitchen quickly.
After arranging all of this, Li Xiaoran looked at Li Xia.
“Sister Li Xia, you must be tired. Unpack your things first and rest well after dinner! I’ll take care of Ruyue!”
Li Xia was really a little tired, so she didn’t stand on ceremony with Li Xiaoran and nodded.
After confirming that everything had been arranged, Li Xiaoran returned to Shu Ruyue’s room.
Looking at the originally lively girl lying in front of her on her last breath, Li Xiaoran felt a little teary-eyed.
After gently covering Shu Ruyue with a thin blanket, Li Xiaoran sat by the bed and said softly, “Ruyue, don’t forget the idea I gave you back then! You have such good abilities, so you can’t die just like that! It’ll be a pity not to use such outstanding abilities to benefit people! You have to hold on and wait for us to find an antidote for you! Don’t worry, we’ll definitely find an antidote!”
For the next two days, Li Xiaoran and Li Xia took turns taking care of Shu Ruyue. On Luo Cheng’s side, they were still short of something in order to complete the antidote.
It was this that made Luo Cheng extremely anxious.
He had tried once, but he failed. This made Luo Cheng extremely discouraged.
On the other side, Wu Qinghe’s divination came out, but it lacked some details.
The divination said to let nature take its course.
This made Wu Qinghe very frustrated.
“Brother, don’t force yourself. If the antidote for the poisonous peony is so easy to obtain, it won’t be one of the seven great poisons. If you relax a little, you might be able to find a breakthrough!” Luo Ziyang knew that Luo Cheng had tried his best, so he persuaded him.
When Wu Qinghe heard Luo Ziyang’s words, he thought of something.
“Tell me what’s missing. There’s no other way anyway, so why don’t we try our luck? I’ll divine for you. We might find some clues!”
When Luo Cheng and Luo Ziyang heard Wu Qinghe’s words, they immediately gathered together.
Just like that, the three of them began to categorize the herbs.
After eliminating them one by one, the scope was much narrower.
“Look, it’s definitely this kind of algae plant. It’s born in water and fluctuates with the wind. This is how this divination is interpreted!” Wu Qinghe patted the table and said firmly.
“But I’ve already brought all the algae plants I know for you to test, but your divination says it’s not correct!” Luo Ziyang said gloomily.
At this moment, Li Xiaoran, who brought over food, heard their argument.
“Why don’t you tell me what problem you encountered?! As the saying goes, the onlooker sees the bigger picture. Perhaps I can see what you can’t see?” Li Xiaoran asked.
Wu Qinghe quickly told Li Xiaoran about the problem they had encountered previously.
“It must be algae plants that you don’t know about! What’s there to argue about?” Li Xiaoran said after understanding.
“Huh? But these are all the algae plants there are.” Luo Zicheng said gloomily.
“Zi Cheng, what you know might not be everything. It might just be the tip of the iceberg! You haven’t traveled the entire country, let alone anywhere else! Do you know that there are more than 30,000 algae plants scattered in freshwater and seawater? Most of what you’re talking about is freshwater, but do you know all the algae in the sea?” As Li Xiaoran spoke, she went to get a pen and paper and drew a picture on the table.
“Look, this algae plant is called centipede algae. It’s only found along the coast.
Have you seen this before?”
After the other three looked over, they shook their heads.
“Wait, you said that centipede algae is only found in the coastal area of our country?!” Wu Qinghe suddenly shouted, “I understand now! No wonder when I asked what the antidote was previously, the divination always showed that it was multi-legged, near the south, and salty. So that’s what it is. Brother Luo Cheng, the algae you want must be this.. It must be!”