Chapter 2352

"Go ahead and kill it. I have no interest in that naked thing. I’ll go inside and take a look." Zhu Yanyi pointed at the cave. Although it was small, the explosion had opened it up, revealing the interior.

Yan Aohan nodded. "Then I’ll kill the catfish. You look around to see if you can find Little Water."

Zhu Yanyi agreed and ignored the catfish, walking straight toward the cave. The catfish, seeing her approach its home, panicked. It whipped its tail and charged at her instantly. However, Zhu Yanyi didn’t bother dealing with it herself. Yan Aohan simply flicked his finger, freezing the catfish in place. He then dragged it up and tossed it to Luo Gang and the others to handle.

Zhu Yanyi reached the cave entrance and scanned the inside with her spiritual sense. There wasn’t much inside, just some discarded herbs that the catfish had dragged in.

She was now certain that the lake bottom lacked water plants because the catfish had dragged everything edible into this cave. With no small fish or shrimp to eat, eating the water plants was the only way to survive.

Beneath the water plants, Zhu Yanyi sensed a strange aura. She reached out and quietly parted the weeds. A white, transparent crystal of unknown origin appeared underneath. It radiated a strong water element energy.

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment, placed the crystal into her Ruyi Space, and searched again. Confirming there was nothing else, she came out and went ashore.

As soon as she landed, she saw Luo Gang and the others slicing the catfish. A pot of water was boiling nearby, likely for a catfish hotpot.

"How did it go? Did you find anything?" Yan Aohan asked.

Zhu Yanyi nodded and took out the unknown water crystal. "I only found this. I don’t know if it’s Little Water."

"Just ask Little Wood and Little Night. They’ll know," Yan Aohan said.

Zhu Yanyi thought about it and called out, "Little Wood, Little Night, look at this. Is this Little Water?"

Little Wood and Little Night poked their heads out, took a look, and nodded in unison. "Master, this is Little Water. Little Water seems to be sleeping. If you drop blood on it, you can wake it up."

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi took a golden needle, pricked her middle finger, and squeezed a drop of blood onto the crystal.

The crystal slowly began to melt. Gradually, a tiny elf, about the size of a thumb, appeared. It stretched, rubbed its eyes, and then unfolded its transparent wings. Flapping them, it flew up. "Who are you?" it asked Zhu Yanyi, very curious.

"She is Master, Little Water," Little Wood said, stepping forward.

Seeing a living spirit similar to itself, Little Water was slightly stunned. "Why do you call me Little Water?"

"I gave you that name. I am the Wood Living Spirit, so I’m called Little Wood. This is the Night Living Spirit, so he’s called Little Night. You are the Water Living Spirit, so naturally, you’re called Little Water."

Little Water tilted its head, thought for a moment, and nodded. "That makes sense. I’ll be called Little Water from now on."

"Little Water, this is Zhu Yanyi, our Master," Little Wood said, pointing at Zhu Yanyi.

Little Water tilted its head and looked at Zhu Yanyi. "You woke me up, right?"

"Yes," Zhu Yanyi said, extending her hand so the three could land on her palm. "But if it weren’t for Little Wood and Little Night, we wouldn’t have known you were trapped here. It’s so hot here. How did a Water Living Spirit get trapped here?"

Little Water sat on her finger, sighed, and looked like a little adult. "I didn’t want this to happen. I really don’t understand why. I was trapped here mysteriously.

There used to be water here. As you know, I am a Water Living Spirit, so I naturally live in water. But I don’t know which idiot came here to fight. Because of the fight, this place turned into a desert, and I was mysteriously trapped here."

Although Little Water couldn’t explain exactly what happened, Zhu Yanyi understood in her heart. Part of Yan Aohan’s guess was true. This place had clearly been a battlefield once. That was why the Daoist principles existed here. And because war had taken place here, Little Water had been trapped.

"From now on, you’ll follow me," Zhu Yanyi said, tapping Little Water gently.

Little Wood hurriedly said from the side, "Little Water, quickly pick a bead. There’s a huge space inside. Little Night and I have beds in our beads. By the way, if you want one, ask Master’s husband to get you one too. Then you can move in, put some fruit inside, and eat while sleeping. It’s very comfortable."

Zhu Yanyi laughed. "So all those dozen boxes of fruit you asked me for last time were hidden in your bead?"

"Yes, it’s very comfortable inside," Little Wood said. Although a bit shy that Zhu Yanyi had discovered her secret, she didn’t feel she had done anything wrong.

Zhu Yanyi smiled and said to Little Water, "Little Water, pick one for yourself. I’ll get you fruit later."

Little Water hummed, looked at the remaining five attribute-less spirit beads, didn’t choose carefully, and flew directly into the one next to Little Wood. Instantly, that bead turned blue. Little Water poked its head out. "I want a small bed and fruit."

Yan Aohan took out a small bed for it, and Zhu Yanyi took out ten boxes of fruit. Little Water stored them all away and then said, "Master, take me to the seaside when you have time. I need to activate the water element. The water element in this world seems scarce." With less water element, it felt lethargic.

"Okay. Once things here are finished and we return, I’ll take you to the seaside," Zhu Yanyi promised.

Little Water agreed and hid back into its spirit bead to rest.

Zhu Yanyi smiled at Yan Aohan. "I originally thought I might meet Little Fire, but instead, I met Little Water. It shows that unexpected things happen all the time."

Yan Aohan sighed with emotion. "Your luck is already very good. In such a short time, from Little Night to Little Wood, and now Little Water, you’ve found three of the seven living spirits. The elements in this world will become more stable."

The more living spirits found, the more elements activated, and the more stable the elements here would become. With the plane stabilized, even if cracks appeared in the sky, Zhu Yanyi wouldn’t have to worry about the sky falling.

Zhu Yanyi was in a good mood. Although she hadn’t found the Fire Living Spirit here, finding the Water Living Spirit was a pleasant surprise.

"Alright, to celebrate finding Little Water, let’s have a good meal today." Zhu Yanyi said, then took out many packs of instant noodles.

Yan Aohan looked at the instant noodles and was speechless. "When did you start carrying instant noodles?"

Zhu Yanyi laughed. "My dad stuffed them into my bag when I went home last time. It’s one of our family’s new products. No preservatives. All the ingredients are kept fresh using my special herbs. So, these instant noodles are actually health noodles. Perfect for eating today."

"Why didn’t you take them out earlier?" Pei Tiandu asked. "We’ve been eating homemade noodles every day. We could have used a change of taste."

"You all hoarded so many noodles. If we didn’t finish them, they might go bad. My instant noodles are in my storage device, so they won’t spoil. Besides, we only have two cars. If people discovered I had a storage device, possessing such a treasure could attract criminals. So, it’s better not to reveal it."

Although this sounded like a joke, Zhu Yanyi was telling the truth. Human hearts are unpredictable.

Luo Gang agreed. "Indeed, it’s better to be careful outside." He then added, "Looks like we’re lucky today. We have catfish soup and instant noodles. Come on, everyone pick your favorite flavor."

The instant noodles Zhu Yanyi brought had many flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty. There were at least a dozen different kinds.

Everyone present didn’t hesitate. They each picked their favorite flavor and started eating.

Zhu Yanyi chose a mushroom flavor and ate it with the fish soup. It tasted amazing.

After finishing the meal, everyone looked around. Pei Tiandu said, "It feels like the hot spring water level is dropping."

Hearing Pei Tiandu, others noticed it too. Zhu Yanyi said, "Could it be because we took Little Water away?"

As soon as Zhu Yanyi finished speaking, Little Water poked its head out. "This place shouldn’t have water anyway. Because I was trapped, I summoned some water here. I had no choice. This water came to help me, so there was water here. Now that I’m leaving, the water will naturally return to the nearby oasis. There won’t be a hot spring here anymore."

Zhu Yanyi and the others realized the truth. The water here was summoned by Little Water. Thinking about it, it made sense. As a Water Living Spirit, how could Little Water live without water? "But, Little Water, you’re quite something. You actually chose the southern direction. This place shouldn’t have much water."

"Do you think I wanted to? The south is where fire lives. I’m most afraid of fire. But I was accidentally trapped here. I was pitied into this place, and it was hard to escape. I was even pressed by a catfish, used as a pillow," Little Water said, feeling quite wronged.

Zhu Yanyi held back her laughter and comforted the aggrieved Little Water. "Alright, alright, don’t be sad. When we go back, I’ll find a way to take you to the seaside as soon as possible."

Little Water hummed and went back into its spirit bead to rest.

Zhu Yanyi’s business here was considered concluded. They left as quietly as they had arrived. However, after leaving, they planned to return to the capital first.

"We’ve been out for four months. It’s time to go back and check in," Zhu Yanyi said, stretching with a smile.

Yan Aohan nodded. Indeed, it was time to go back.

Along the way, they returned quietly to the capital and went home to rest.

After Zhu Yanyi got home, she took a bath and went to sleep. This was her favorite thing to do. Even though she was a cultivator and could clean herself with a purification spell, she liked to experience the joy of bathing herself.

Yan Aohan saw her finish washing, then went to take a bath himself. When he came over, he saw her leaning against something, reading some documents. "What happened now that you need to read documents?"

"A fax from Senior Brother Zhu. She said a strange illness has appeared on her end," Zhu Yanyi said.

Zhu Ziming had always run his own herb shop. Many kinds of herbs could be bought there. Of course, few people knew he was a disciple of Hua Tianyao. This time, he sent a fax mainly to ask for help. It was a cry for help.

A heat disease had suddenly appeared in Guangdong Province. This disease targeted children under ten. Children would start with a slight fever, which would erupt after two days. After seven days, their whole bodies would swell. After ten days, they would die. Three deaths had already occurred.

Zhu Ziming had personally gone to a hospital in Guangdong Province with his identity to study this. He found it was a strange virus. The problem was that children over ten were not infected. Only those under ten were infected. And the younger the child, the higher the mortality rate. The three who had died were all under three years old.

After reading it clearly, Zhu Yanyi called Zhu Ziming directly. "Senior Brother Ziming, it’s me, Zhu Yanyi."

"Junior Sister," Zhu Ziming said. "Did you see the fax I sent?"

"I saw it. You’re quite coincidental. I just got home today, and you sent me a fax. Why didn’t you call me in advance? You have my mobile number," Zhu Yanyi said.

Zhu Ziming sighed. "I wanted to call you. I originally planned that if you didn’t reply today, I would call you tomorrow."

"How is the situation there now?" Zhu Yanyi asked.

Zhu Ziming sighed again. "The situation is not good. All primary schools and kindergartens in Guangdong Province have closed to prevent children from getting infected. But even so, children are still being sent to the hospital every day."

"I’ll arrange for a plane immediately and go overnight. Have someone prepare a platform. I’ll go directly to the hospital," Zhu Yanyi said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay." Zhu Ziming hadn’t expected Zhu Yanyi to act so quickly.

After hanging up, Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. "Get up. We’re leaving."

Yan Aohan had no complaints. He smiled and said, "Good thing I didn’t call Mom and Dad. Otherwise, knowing we came back without visiting them and Little Northwest, but flew directly to Guangdong Province, they would definitely be angry with me."

"Plane," Zhu Yanyi said only two words. In her heart, she also felt a bit sorry for the old master, the old madam, and Little Northwest. But human lives were at stake, so she chose to go to Guangdong Province.

Yan Aohan rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head and went to make arrangements.

Zhu Yanyi’s seriousness regarding patients had reached a new high. With the information Zhu Ziming sent, she cared even less about other matters.

Yan Aohan’s instructions were completed quickly. After confirming the plane’s location, he said to Zhu Yanyi, "We’re leaving for the Capital Square now. The plane will be waiting for us there."

"Okay." It was only a five-minute drive from their place to the Capital Square. Very close.

Zhu Yanyi and the others threw some things directly into their space. The luggage they carried was just for show.

When Zhu Yanyi and the others reached the door, Luo Gang and Pei Tiandu had already driven over. This time, they were driving a business van.

After Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan got in the car, they said a bit embarrassedly, "Brother Luo, Brother Pei, we’re really sorry this time. We just got home and called you out again."

"What’s there to apologize for? Besides, we’re going to save people. Saving people is like putting out a fire. We also hope these people can be saved sooner rather than later." No one wanted people to get sick.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan arrived smoothly at the Capital Square. The plane was already waiting. They left and flew directly to Guangdong Province.

Their speed was quite fast. Two and a half hours later, they were over Guangdong Province. After contacting Zhu Ziming, Zhu Yanyi and her group were directly sent to the platform of the Guangdong Province Hospital.

As soon as Zhu Yanyi got off the plane, Zhu Ziming brought Feng Yu, the director of the First Hospital of Guangdong Province, over. "Junior Sister, let me introduce you. This is Director Feng Yu of the First Hospital of Guangdong Province."

She then said to Feng Yu, "This is my junior sister from the Medicine Sect, and also the Divine Doctor Zhu Yanyi."

"Divine Doctor Zhu, it’s good that you’re here," Feng Yu said. She was currently overwhelmed with worry. Hearing that the Divine Doctor Zhu Yanyi from the capital was coming personally was simply an unimaginable good thing.

"Hello, Director Feng," Zhu Yanyi greeted. "Let’s go see the patients first. We can talk about other things later."

"Okay." Feng Yu knew that asking Zhu Yanyi to rest now would be inappropriate. Not only would Zhu Yanyi not rest herself, but with so many patients waiting to be saved, there was no time to rest.

Zhu Yanyi followed Feng Yu and Zhu Ziming, putting on white doctor coats as they walked, while listening to them talk.

"Currently, our First Hospital has received 130 patients. The Second Hospital has also exceeded 100 patients. The Third and Fourth Hospitals, as well as other neighboring hospitals, also have quite a few patients. The least has over 30," Feng Yu roughly explained the current patient situation.

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi was startled. "So at least one-tenth of the children have been infected?"

"Yes," Feng Yu said seriously. "But we simply cannot produce a drug or vaccine to counteract it."

Zhu Yanyi nodded, indicating she understood. Then she said to Zhu Ziming, "Senior Brother Ziming, immediately have people collect Banlangen, licorice, dahlia, three-year snake skin…" Zhu Yanyi listed a series of herb names.

"Okay," Zhu Ziming said. "These are easy to collect. But Junior Sister, what are these for?"

"I need to examine the symptoms first. But regardless of the illness, the basic medicinal soup must be prepared. Among these, whether it’s dahlia or justicia, they are for anti-inflammatory and preventive use. For those not yet infected, distribute them first. It’s always good for them to drink it," Zhu Yanyi said directly.

"Okay, I’ll prepare it right away." Zhu Ziming instantly understood Zhu Yanyi’s meaning.

While talking, Zhu Yanyi had already arrived at the infected ward. This ward had been isolated. Except for doctors, nurses, and one adult from each family to care for the patient, no one else was allowed in.