nashuaworldcup Chapter 29 Consent Decision
Chapter 29 Consent Decision
Seeing that Li Lianhua, who was walking ahead, was about to stop, Wu You quickly started a conversation, interrupting Li Lianhua's words.
"By the way, Huahua, do you remember the old Chinese medicine doctor that I asked Nanfeng and the others to find? There's news now. Do you want to know what the news is?" Wu You said, observing Li Lianhua's reaction.
Unfortunately, Li Lianhua was walking ahead, and Wu You was behind, so she couldn't see his expression at all.
"Remember you said you had any news?" Li Lianhua asked casually, completely unconcerned. She was almost numb to Wu You's insistence on treating her illness.
Seeing Li Lianhua like this, Wu You couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, but he still spoke honestly.
"Although that old Chinese medicine doctor has treated many illnesses he's had since childhood, based on your symptoms when you fell ill, this is the first time he's seen this kind of illness. If he treats you, there's at most a 50% chance of success. Do you still want to get treatment even with a 50% chance?"
"It's only 50%. I know my body, so I don't need to travel long distances and suffer from exhaustion, nor do I need to endure the torment of medication."
Li Lianhua continued walking slowly, her eyes searching for usable herbs, but in her heart she was thinking that she was poisoned, and that it was the most potent poison in the world, so even the best medicine would be useless.
"Really? Fifty percent is indeed a bit too little, the risk factor is too high," Wu You sighed, feigning sorrow.
When Li Lianhua heard this, she was still wondering if Wu You might have changed her ways, when she heard Wu You's excited words.
"The old Chinese medicine doctor said he's missing a key ingredient, something that's not sold in pharmacies and is very hard to find. If we find it, we'll be 80-90% sure of success." Wu You walked a few steps in front of Li Lianhua, backing away from her.
"Really? Which herb is missing? Maybe we can find it on this trip up the mountain," Li Lianhua joked.
“I already said it’s the main medicine. There’s no traditional Chinese medicine doctor who has it, and there’s no pharmacy in the market either. How could you think it was just in this mountain and we just happened to run into it?” Wu You rolled his eyes helplessly.
"Who knows, we might run into each other. Walk carefully and be cautious." Li Lianhua was just chatting casually, only giving Wu You a few words of advice.
"Okay, I'll be careful." Wu You suddenly stopped, and Li Lianhua, who was following Wu You, could only stop as well when she saw that her path was blocked.
"Youyou, what's wrong with you?" Li Lianhua was puzzled by Wu You's behavior and asked. Suddenly, Li Lianhua had a bad feeling, subconsciously feeling that Wu You was up to something.
"Li Lianhua," Wu You said seriously, "the main ingredient has been found, and I've already sent someone to pick it. Once the medicine is back, you'll treat me properly, okay? Don't try to make excuses anymore. You always say no, it's not good. This time, please listen to me, okay?"
Looking at Wu You before her, Li Lianhua was filled with mixed emotions. She had been working on poisoning Wu You for so long, and so many days had passed. She had thought Wu You had given up, but she was still busy with it. It was her fault. Perhaps only by letting Wu You give up on her own would she be able to stop.
Thinking of this, Li Lianhua no longer refused and softly said, "Okay."
At the same time, a piercing scream shattered the silence of the forest, startling many birds and drowning out the word "good".
"Ah... Ah... Li Lianhua, there's a snake, there's a snake! You, you quickly chase it away!" Li Lianhua instantly felt her sleeve being pulled behind her.
It turned out that after Wu You finished speaking, seeing that Li Lianhua hadn't replied for a long time, he figured she was probably making excuses like before, so he had no choice but to turn around and continue moving forward. He would have to find time to continue to do some ideological work, so it seemed he would have to repeat himself to her more often in the future.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I turned around, I saw a brightly colored snake coiled on the branch of a large tree next to me, looking right at me, only about a meter away.
Wu You was terrified of these legless crawling creatures. Just seeing them made her feel a chill run down her spine and her legs go weak.
She immediately screamed, threw down the bamboo pole in her hand, and ran quickly behind Li Lianhua to hide, tugging at Li Lianhua's sleeve, too scared to open her eyes.
Li Lianhua looked at the guy who was tugging at her sleeve and didn't dare to open his eyes, and couldn't help but find it a little funny. She reached out her other hand and patted him: "Don't be afraid, it's non-toxic. I'll chase it away right away."
Li Lianhua tugged at her sleeve, trying to go forward and shoo the snake away. But she couldn't pull it out: "Let go first, then I can go and shoo it away."
"No." Wu You gripped Li Lianhua's sleeve tightly, her eyes still closed. "I'm not afraid of whether it's poisonous or not, that's what I'm afraid of. You...you just use a bamboo pole to push it far away, so I can't see it."
Although Wu You had her eyes closed, she could feel herself getting closer and closer to the snake, and her resistance grew stronger. She wanted to let go of what she was holding and get away from this dangerous place, but she still felt safest behind Li Lianhua.
"Alright, alright, then follow me for a few steps, I'll pick up the bamboo pole." Li Lianhua had no choice but to let Wu You pull her sleeve and slowly walk forward to pick up the bamboo pole she had just thrown on the ground.
Wu You followed closely behind, holding onto the ground with her hands and slowly moving forward, her feet about a meter away.
Li Lianhua reassured him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." She used a bamboo pole to lift the snake that was coiled on the branch and then forcefully flung it into the depths of the woods by the roadside.
A 'thud' came from afar. Li Lianhua carefully checked the surroundings again, and only after confirming that there were no other snakes did she pat Wu You on the shoulder.
"I've already chased them away, don't be afraid, you can open your eyes now, is anyone around?"
"Is it really gone?" Only after hearing "it's gone" did Wu You dare to slowly open her eyes and look around. Seeing that it was really gone, she released Li Lianhua's sleeve and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air: "It was really scary."
"Is it really that scary?" Li Lianhua couldn't help but find Wu You's series of actions a little amusing.
"How can it not be scary? Snakes are the scariest creatures in the world. Next time you go up the mountain, give me a few more sachets to ward off these things. I'll wear one around my waist, and they'll back off at a distance of ten meters." Wu You regretted only bringing one sachet with him this time.
“Okay, I’ll go back and prepare more. Let’s keep going, I’ll go first.” Li Lianhua took a step forward, occasionally tapping the grass on both sides with the bamboo pole in her hand.
"Okay, then deal with whatever you encounter up ahead, just don't let me see you." Wu You followed Li Lianhua's footsteps, still worried about her, and gave her a final word of advice.
"Okay, got it."
Looking at Li Lianhua, who exuded a sense of security, and recalling the moment she had grabbed Li Lianhua's sleeve in a moment of panic, Wu You's face flushed slightly. She patted her cheek and quickly followed.