Chapter 716: Well Done
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
For some reason, Shu Ruyue decided to retreat to a hidden place at the back to see what this thin old man wanted to do.
The thin old man looked around and saw that the cave was empty, so he took out some things and sprinkled them near the tent.
If they weren’t careful, no one would have noticed the powder.
Soon, the powder fused with the dust on the ground and became impossible to tell.
The thin old man looked outside again and realized that no one had come in yet, so he quickly went to another tent and did the same thing.
After all the tents in the cave were sprinkled with powder, the thin old man quickly slipped out.
After confirming that the person had left, Shu Ruyue walked out. After thinking for a moment, she took out a porcelain bottle and poured some powder into the porcelain bottle.
After doing all this, Shu Ruyue quickly walked out of the cave.
At this moment, everyone was busy, but the thin old man was nowhere to be seen.
“Xiaoran, have you seen a thin old man?”
Li Xiaoran had been paying attention to the thin old man, so when she heard Shu Ruyue’s words, she asked curiously, “I think he went out to pick up firewood! What’s wrong?”
“Is this person reliable? When I was setting up the tents in the cave just now, I saw him sneak in and sprinkle some powder in the corners of every tent. Look, I collected some powder and will hand it to Mr. Luo later! I’m worried that this person has ill intentions, so it’s better to be careful!” Shu Ruyue reminded her carefully.
When Li Xiaoran heard Shu Ruyue’s words, she looked shocked.
“You said he scattered some powder near the camp?”
“Yes!” Shu Ruyue nodded.
“Alright, I understand. Don’t tell anyone yet. I’ll tell Mr. Luo!” At this point, Li Xiaoran thought of something and looked around as she said, “Keep an eye on that skinny old man. I think he has ill intentions!”
Shu Ruyue nodded and said in a low voice, “Don’t worry! I’ll keep an eye on him!’
Li Xiaoran was relieved. Then, she took the porcelain bottle from Shu Ruyue and went to look for Luo Cheng.
Luo Cheng poured out the contents of the porcelain bottle and took a look. After he sniffed it gently, he nodded and said, “I understand! I’ll handle it! Stay with Xiao Qing and Shu Ruyue tonight. Don’t be afraid no matter what happens tonight!”
Li Xiaoran raised her eyebrows when she heard Luo Cheng’s words.
“Husband, are you preparing to attack?”
“No, I want to see what he wants to do!” Luo Cheng said, “By the way, don’t let him touch the dinner!”
“Alright!” Li Xiaoran replied and went out to cook.
Soon, a large pot of yam herbal chicken stew was ready.
In addition, there was a large pile of roasted rabbits and chicken.
Because the food had to be roasted slowly, everyone ate the rice with the soup first.
Because the weather was hot, no one gathered around the fire. They went to sit in the cave to eat.
The thin old man didn’t touch the pot. Even when he scooped rice, Wu Qinghe helped him.
In Wu Qinghe’s words, he was the only relatively older person in the group, so young people like them naturally had to take care of him!
Even the roasted chicken and rabbit were delivered to the old man by Wu Qinghe.
Seeing this, Luo Cheng and Li Xiaoran snickered.
Needless to say, Shu Ruyue must have thought of this method.
Wu Qinghe actually didn’t know the truth. He just felt that Shu Ruyue was right and that they should take care of the elders.
Therefore, this thin old man didn’t have the chance to touch the food at all. He could only sit at the side and eat gloomily.
At night, Luo Cheng allocated the tents.
Li Xiaoran, Li Xiaoqing, and Shu Ruyue lived together, while Luo Cheng and the others stayed in the tent beside them.
As for the thin old man, he slept in the innermost tent with Zi Yan and Zi Cheng.
As night fell, the sound of insects came from outside.
The person in charge of keeping watch sat by the fire while the others slept peacefully.
Because they were in the cave, everyone slept well and didn’t feel hot at all.
Only one person was very anxious and felt that time was passing a little too slowly.
Wait, wait. Why wasn’t there any movement?
Suddenly, there was a pattering sound. When the thin old man heard this, his face lit up and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
However, he, who lived in the tent, couldn’t imagine what was happening outside.
At this moment, if someone came in, they would see that the dense snakes were already surrounding the place where the thin old man was lying.
Luo Ziyang and Zi Zheng jumped up and ran out of the tent.
When the thin old man sensed that something was wrong, he opened his eyes and screamed in fear.
Snakes were already crawling around him.
Just as the thin old man jumped up, the snakes immediately attacked him.
When Li Xiaoran woke up, she saw that the thin old man’s body was bruised and swollen.
After the dense snakes smelled the realgar powder, they quickly slipped away.
“He’s the only one who got bitten like this?” Li Xiaoran raised her eyebrows and asked in disbelief.
Luo Cheng nodded at Li Xiaoran.
“That’s right. He’s the only one! I asked someone to gather the powder he scattered and put it where he sleeps!”
When Li Xiaoran heard this, she immediately laughed. This method was quite despicable, but she really wanted to praise, “Well done!”
“Then what should we do now? Aren’t we going to save him?”
“He’s saved. He has already taken the antidote pill! However, he won’t wake up until tomorrow morning!” Luo Cheng said.
Luo Cheng said, “Alright, let’s change to someone else for the night watch! The others can continue sleeping! The cave has been sprinkled with realgar powder and insect repellent, so no more insects will disturb us!”
After that, everyone went back to sleep.
When Li Xiaoran learned that there would be no more trouble tonight, she fell asleep with peace of mind!
When Li Xiaoran woke up again the next day, the thin old man and the other person in charge of looking for the mine were already gone.
“Did they escape?” Li Xiaoran asked. Luo Cheng shook his head.
“I have other plans! These two can’t follow us anymore!” When Li Xiaoran heard this, she didn’t ask anything else. “Then should we continue going up the mountain to pick herbs?”
“Of course!” Luo Cheng said..