Chapter 1142: Chapter 1142: Four on a Journey
As soon as Gu Zhiqi threw out the herbs, Liang Xiao instinctively caught them.
Pinching the herbs, he looked at Gu Zhiqi and asked, "What’s your name?"
Gu Zhiqi: "The surname is Gu."
Upon hearing this, Liang Xiao immediately responded, "Miss Gu."
Gu Zhiqi threw another handful of herbs to Tang Yichen, "Grind these and apply them to the girl’s wound."
Tang Yichen immediately caught the herbs upon seeing this.
Instead of rushing to grind the herbs, he pinched them and held them up to Gu Zhiqi, one by one, asking, "What kind of herb is this? What effect does it have?"
Tang Yichen asked, and Gu Zhiqi answered.
Once Tang Yichen finally recognized all the herbs and noted their effects, he began to grind them.
By this time, Liang Xiao had already applied the medicine to himself.
The medicine proved effective. Shortly after swallowing the juice, Liang Xiao felt much relieved and secretly labeled Gu Zhiqi as highly skilled in medicine.
Seeing Tang Yichen grinding the herbs slowly, Liang Xiao took the initiative, "Mr. Tang, let me do it."
Tang Yichen assumed he was still wary and didn’t argue, tossing the herbs to him.
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After Liang Xiao ground the herbs and applied them to He Shishi’s wound, Tang Yichen glanced at Gu Zhiqi and asked, "Gu Xiaoxi, where are we heading next?"
Gu Zhiqi raised her eyes, glanced around, and finally said, "Head south."
That area hasn’t been explored yet, so there should be quite a few good things there.
Tang Yichen immediately got up upon hearing this.
Listening to their conversation, Liang Xiao realized they were about to leave and felt anxious, quickly standing up, "Are you leaving? My junior sister hasn’t woken up yet, can you..."
"Let’s go together." Before Liang Xiao could finish speaking, Gu Zhiqi looked at Tang Yichen and said, "You carry her."
After that, she pointed to the still-unconscious He Shishi.
Tang Yichen: ???
"Still taking them with us?"
They’ve been treated, shouldn’t we just leave them here and move on?
Gu Zhiqi: "We haven’t got the money yet."
Tang Yichen: "..."
Liang Xiao: "..."
Before Gu Zhiqi spoke, Liang Xiao had even thought of praising her with the words "a healer with a kind heart."
However, after hearing Gu Zhiqi’s response, the high image he had of her collapsed instantly.
But, admittedly, this also made Liang Xiao lower his guard against Gu Zhiqi even more.
In the end, Tang Yichen dutifully carried He Shishi.
The duo thus turned into a quartet.
Throughout the journey, Gu Zhiqi kept digging with a golden shovel, while Tang Yichen kept asking questions, using poisons, and healing.
Whenever he encountered an unfamiliar herb, Tang Yichen would ask incessantly.
If they encountered an animal that was neither sick nor injured, Tang Yichen would poison and then cure it. If the animal was injured or sick, he would treat it. Sometimes he could solve it himself, but most of the time it was under Gu Zhiqi’s guidance.
Liang Xiao had never encountered such a magical pair before, and besides internally exclaiming "what a duo," he didn’t know what else to do.
The group traveled on, stopping intermittently, until four hours passed, and the unconscious He Shishi finally awoke.
At that time, Gu Zhiqi was squatting under a tree, digging herbs, while Tang Yichen was off catching rabbits.
He Shishi was placed on a stone slab with only Liang Xiao watching over her.
Seeing He Shishi awake, Liang Xiao’s eyes filled with joy, "Junior sister, you’re awake?"
"Senior brother?" He Shishi saw Liang Xiao and seemed confused.
Was she... still alive?