Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1264: Chapter 1264: Who Cares Who Picked It?

"Alright, I’ll get in touch with you once I’m done," Yuan Yu said, watching them get closer. Yuan Yu asked, "Hey, where are you?"

"How are you? Are you okay?"

Yuan Yu displayed the demeanor a doctor should have.

"I bumped into something," Tang Jun said, blinking. Even as he was coming down cautiously, he inevitably bumped into something. He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the darkness before his eyes didn’t seem as pitch-black anymore.

"Where did you bump into?" Yuan Yu examined Tang Jun with a flashlight. His clothes were dirty, stained with mud and dew. When she saw the mud in his hair at the back of his head, her eyebrows furrowed, and she said, "Did you hit your head?"

"Are you dizzy? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Yuan Yu’s voice was filled with urgency.

"Bro, are you okay?"

Hearing Yuan Yu’s voice, He Ming grew more anxious inside. But the ravine was so deep, downhill with slippery mud and with tall grass and small trees obstructing the way. He Ming was doing his best to hurry.

"I’m fine."

Tang Jun replied loudly, then quietly said to Yuan Yu, "I’m alright, don’t worry about me."

"Why didn’t you avoid it?" Yuan Yu responded in a low voice, not believing Tang Jun couldn’t dodge it.

"If I’d dodged it, how would I have the chance to talk to you?" Tang Jun answered confidently. He looked in Yuan Yu’s direction and asked, "Xiao Yu, are you really not leaving? If you leave, I can assure you I’ll get Xu Qinglang out safely."

"I’m not leaving," Yuan Yu answered firmly. "I’ll look for a way to figure out the situation here, and I’ll find a way to inform you when the time comes."

"Hey, what is this beside me?" Suddenly, Tang Jun touched a plant beside him. With a little force, he pulled it out.

"What?"

Yuan Yu casually glanced at it, and what she saw surprised her. Feeling like her eyes must have been deceiving her, she shone the flashlight on the plant in Tang Jun’s hand. Seeing the plant, she excitedly said, "Wow, you’re so lucky!"

"Ginseng, it’s really the ginseng we’ve been searching for half the night." Yuan Yu’s voice was tinged with excitement.

Tang Jun placed the ginseng in Yuan Yu’s hand and reached over to grab another plant, saying, "How about this one? It looks similar to the ginseng."

"It really is."

Yuan Yu looked at this ginseng and couldn’t help but marvel at Tang Jun’s luck. Falling into this ravine turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

"Is it really ginseng?"

He Ming couldn’t believe it. Could they really have found the ginseng just like that?

"Of course it’s real," Yuan Yu confirmed positively.

"Bro, you’re amazing." He Ming finally reached Tang Jun’s location. He helped Tang Jun stand, utterly impressed by him.

"Did we find the wrong thing?"

Ni Yan truly couldn’t believe it. Could this blind man have such good luck?

He didn’t fall to his death, and instead, he found ginseng?

So many of them came out and didn’t find it, but a blind man did?

This isn’t a big joke, is it?

Could it be that so many people are no match for a blind man?

With such thoughts, Ni Yan naturally didn’t want a blind man to be the one who found the ginseng.

Unfortunately, despite everything, everyone confirmed it was indeed ginseng.

"Brother Yan, this is great! We finally found the ginseng. We need to hurry home and treat Uncle Ni," Hei Zai reminded him. Having grown up with Ni Yan, Hei Zai knew what Ni Yan was thinking—it was a matter of pride.

So many of them couldn’t match a blind man, which felt frustrating. But ultimately, whoever found it didn’t matter as long as they were sure it was ginseng. If they could safely take it back and cure Uncle Ni, Hei Zai’s life would be saved too.

"Right, the priority is to treat my father."

After several confirmations, Ni Yan and the others began the journey back.

Compared to when they came, the return journey was much faster and easier. Everyone was chatting about Tang Jun’s incredible luck, remarking how he fell down the slope and not only didn’t die but got lucky and found the ginseng?

"Bro, you have great luck," He Ming whispered, supporting Tang Jun as they followed everyone back. Excited, He Ming made sure to mark the path, and in high spirits, he told Tang Jun, "Bro, this trip wasn’t in vain. We found the ginseng, fulfilling a wish."

He Ming’s words were indirectly telling Tang Jun that he had marked the way. Jiang Liu and their team would surely follow the markings to find their base.

In his excitement, He Ming didn’t realize that Tang Jun was finding the way back particularly smooth.

*

At four in the morning, they rushed back to the village.

"You’re finally back," Xu Qinglang, who had been waiting for Yuan Yu’s return, expressed his deep concern about their night trek to gather herbs in the mountains.

"How is the patient?"

Yuan Yu took the ginseng they gathered to clean it while conversing with Xu Qinglang about Nilo’s condition.

"Still running a fever. While you were gone, we gave a dose of antipyretic medicine, and now it’s just about time for another dose." Watching Yuan Yu with the ginseng, Xu Qinglang remarked, "Being able to gather ginseng at this time of night is quite lucky. You must be tired?"

Xu Qinglang, brewing the medicine, observed Yuan Yu and said, "If you’re tired, get some rest."

"No need, I’ll wait until after the medicine is done," Yuan Yu, unable to relax during the tense journey, felt wide awake now that the tiredness passed.

"Alright."

Watching the doctor continuously monitoring them, Xu Qinglang refrained from asking more about Tang Jun and others, fearing exposure since Tang Jun was likely there to rescue them. Even though he lost his sight, Tang Jun’s willingness to come implied he was indeed capable.

Seeing Tang Jun and others infiltrate under aliases, Xu Qinglang dared not utter anything suspicious, as staying indefinitely was not an option for him.

The medicine simmered and bubbled, filling the small room with a strong scent of traditional medicine. Even before consuming it, the bitterness could be felt.

After much effort, Xu Qinglang finished brewing the medicine and administered it to Nilo. Having used physical cooling methods earlier, Xu Qinglang now hoped the medicine would bring the fever down. Once it did, with some care, Nilo wouldn’t be in life-threatening danger anymore.

"We’re exhausted. Could you find us a room to rest?" Xu Qinglang began requesting, exhausted from the whole night. With dawn breaking, they couldn’t be expected to remain there indefinitely, could they?