Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1260: Chapter 1260: Gathering Herbs at Night

"Then let’s go."

Yuan Yu decisively put away the knife and followed Ni Ji to see their father, Nilo, who was the one shot.

"Wait, I’m coming too." Xu Qinglang, freed, caught up and said with effort, "I’m a doctor as well."

Nilo lay on the bed, only wearing pants, his upper body exposed, his complexion flushed, looking not well.

Xu Qinglang looked at Nilo. He wasn’t clear about the previous danger, but he could guess roughly. Seeing him burning up, he knew it was a high fever caused by an infected wound that was already festering when they previously treated Nilo.

"Doctor, how’s my dad?" Ni Ji asked anxiously, looking at Yuan Yu with worry.

They had fought with others over a batch of goods, and his father, Nilo, had been seriously injured, his life hanging by a thread.

"You’ve delayed too long. Even though I’ve cleaned the wound again, it’s still infected. We need to reduce the fever and disinfect the wound again."

Yuan Yu hesitated, saying, "If we were in a hospital, we could administer IV antibiotics, but here, we have nothing."

"Then let’s take him to a hospital immediately," Ni Ji suggested.

Ni Yan couldn’t help but interject, "Big brother, if we go to the hospital, won’t we get caught immediately?"

They were enemies’ targets. If they went to the hospital blatantly, they might not get treated but rather get shot up instead.

"Right, we can’t go to the hospital." Ni Ji realized afterward and looked at Yuan Yu, asking, "Doctor, are there other methods besides IV antibiotics?"

"There are." Yuan Yu nodded and listed many herbs, all natural antibiotics from nature, but Ni Ji didn’t understand and looked towards the village doctor, who, after hesitating, said, "Those herbs are all used up."

"Our losses in this battle were severe, so the medicine was consumed quickly," the doctor added.

"Then let’s go gather some." Ni Ji said, "The mountains nearby are full of treasures; there must be herbs."

"Besides the antibiotics, we need several other herbs as well."

Xu Qinglang reminded, for internal and external use, to help Nilo’s fever and infection recover quickly.

"You mentioned something we don’t have," the doctor reminded, knowing the need for antibiotics. But Nilo’s condition was indeed bad; if, by any chance...

The doctor looked at Xu Qinglang and Yuan Yu, figuring it wasn’t his treatment, so it wasn’t his responsibility.

"Is it impossible without that one herb?" Ni Ji asked.

"We can use other herbs as substitutes," Xu Qinglang cleared his throat and said, "But we must gather the herbs quickly, or else he won’t make it through the night."

"Then immediately take people to gather herbs."

Ni Ji instructed. Ni Yan, eyes glinting, said, "Big brother, we captured two gatherers today; they might know what herbs they gathered."

"Then quickly, take people to see." Ni Ji said, immediately pulling the doctor to go and verify the quality of the herbs, bringing Yuan Yu and Xu Qinglang along as well.

"Get up, get up."

It was eleven at night in the dark cell when Tang Jun and He Ming immediately opened their eyes.

"Brother, what’s going on?"

He Ming whispered in Tang Jun’s ear.

"It surely has to do with us."

Tang Jun listened carefully. The footsteps were urgent and chaotic, heading this way, likely related to them. As for whom they were looking for, it was unknown.

"Brother, could it be that we’ve been..." discovered?

He Ming’s heart was unsettled. If they were discovered, it was akin to sheep in a wolf’s den, a one-way trip.

"Don’t have a guilty conscience, or even if others don’t find out, they’ll think you have problems." Tang Jun calmly answered.

"Brother, I really admire you."

He Ming whispered in admiration to Tang Jun, his admiration beyond words.

Since entering here, Tang Jun’s calm demeanor was something He Ming could never emulate.

If it were him who had lost his sight, would he dare come to Yun City?

He Ming instinctively denied it in his heart. Forget about Yun City; he’d be unlikely to even return to the company.

He felt he might not even accept his blindness, not like Tang Jun, who was so formidable.

"Where’s the blind one? Where’s that blind guy?" Ni Yan remembered nothing but the blind guy, especially since he was quite handsome, making a strong impression on Ni Yan.

Blind guy.

He Ming felt extremely nervous, his arm gripped tightly by Tang Jun. Taking a deep breath, he was trained, and after a brief adjustment, he resumed their herbalist guise with Tang Jun.

"What do you want?"

He Ming loudly questioned.

Yuan Yu, who followed them, immediately recognized He Ming’s voice. The mention of the blind guy made her heart skip, constantly reassuring herself it couldn’t be Tang Jun. How could he be in a dangerous place like Yun City with his poor eyesight?

"The blind guy is locked in here."

Hei Zai quickly found He Ming and Tang Jun, illuminating them with the torchlight. He Ming instinctively shielded his eyes and, upon seeing Yuan Yu and Xu Qinglang, quickly opened his arms to protect Tang Jun, tearfully saying, "Sirs, my brother and I are just here to gather herbs. What’s your purpose in locking us here?"

Xu Qinglang thought the voice familiar but didn’t overthink it. When the blind guy was mentioned, Tang Jun came to mind, yet when Tang Jun and He Ming appeared, he was shocked.

Yuan Yu immediately pulled Xu Qinglang, warning him with a look.

Tang Jun and He Ming, with their obvious disguise, clearly had infiltrated, so they couldn’t be exposed.

Luckily, everyone’s attention was on Tang Jun and He Ming, so no one noticed the brief exchange between Yuan Yu and Xu Qinglang.

"You’re herbalists? What herbs did you gather?" Ni Ji asked politely.

Ni Yan began searching through Tang Jun and He Ming’s herb baskets, dumping them before the doctor and asking, "Doctor, are there herbs you need in here?"

To Ni Yan, who was clueless about herbs, the basket was a dark jumble.

"There are a few." The doctor took out the herbs; they appeared fresh, seemingly gathered today.

Ni Ji signaled Yuan Yu and Xu Qinglang to inspect as well. Xu Qinglang said, "The herbs are good; now only one kind is missing. Wild Sanqi can stop bleeding and also replenish blood. Adding a bit when brewing the medicine is beneficial to the body. Surely, you can find Wild Sanqi around here?"