Chapter 142

Chapter 142

Chapter 142 Jinjiang Literature City Premiere

In the pharmacy.

Bai Si placed all the gathered medicine in front of him.

Lao Wu followed him, noticing that Bai Si didn’t use all the medicine at once, so he asked, “How many times do you plan to brew it?”

“Maybe several times,” Bai Si replied as he picked up the Hong Langgen and Gonglicao that Lao Wu had brought.

There was no problem with the Hong Langgen; he had acquired one years ago but, for some reason, hadn’t kept it until now.

As for the Gonglicao...

At first glance, it seemed fine, but its color looked somewhat different from what Bai Si had seen in the books.

Lao Wu saw him sniffing the Gonglicao and smirked.

“Are you suspecting it’s fake?”

Bai Si didn’t answer; when it came to his younger brother’s condition, he wouldn’t take any chances.

“Fourth Brother.”

While Bai Si was still carefully examining the herbs, Bai Liu hurried over.

“Have you started brewing the medicine?! Li Li’s temperature is abnormal again, and he just vomited once.”

“I’ll start brewing right away.”

Urged by Bai Liu, Bai Si couldn’t waste any time and quickly began brewing the medicine.

He took a little from each of the herbs available, using especially little Gonglicao.

Gonglicao was originally the most important herb, but his intuition inexplicably made him choose to reduce its amount.

After mixing several herbs together, Bai Si focused on the fire. Half an hour later, the medicine was finally ready.

“All done, this formula should work.”

Bai Si carried the freshly brewed medicine to Bai Li’s bedroom.

Lao Wu didn’t follow this time.

“Xie Chen, feed this to Li Li.”Bai Si handed the task of feeding the medicine to Xie Chen, but even if he hadn’t, Xie Chen would have taken the medicine bowl willingly.

Without a word, Xie Chen held the medicine, carefully supported the little cat, and began feeding with a small spoon.

“Has Third Brother returned yet?”

Bai Si noticed Tang Yi was not in the room and found it a bit strange.

Tang Yi was usually very doting on Li Li; in situations like this before, Tang Yi would have red eyes, standing nearby on the verge of tears while watching Li Li take the medicine.

“Third Brother went to fetch someone. He said he found a kind of herb and would come back once he brought it.”

“What herb?”

“Third Brother hasn’t said yet.”

While they spoke, Xie Chen had already fed several spoonfuls of medicine to Bai Li.

Bai Si said the medicine was mild and wouldn’t irritate the stomach again; after drinking it, it also had an anti-vomiting effect.

After the third spoonful, Bai Li opened his eyes drowsily.

“Li Li.” Xie Chen’s eyes brightened as he looked at the waking little cat, then asked Bai Si, “Bai Si, is the medicine taking effect?”

Bai Si frowned but felt something was wrong.

“No, this isn’t right.”

He murmured, “This medicine contains a sedative component. After drinking it, one usually falls asleep. While sleeping, body temperature and other functions return to normal — only then is it effective.”

So why did Li Li suddenly wake up after just a few spoonfuls?

“Meow.”

The waking little cat placed his small paw on the back of Xie Chen’s hand, his beautiful amber eyes misted with moisture and wet.

Before he could meow anything, suddenly—

This time, instead of vomiting medicine, he spat out a small mouthful of blood.

Xie Chen: “!!!”

His pupils contracted sharply in shock.

“Bai Si!”

Before Xie Chen could call, Bai Si reacted even faster.

“Lay Li Li down! Xie Chen, step aside!”

Without hesitation, Bai Si stepped forward to begin emergency treatment.

“Xiao Si! Xiao Liu! I’m home.”

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Tang Yi, panting heavily and carrying Gonglicao, said, “I-I brought the Gonglicao back.”Bai Si glanced back amid his busy schedule, and when he saw the Gonglicao in Tang Yi’s hand, his heart dropped, and he understood everything.

“Xie Chen, Big Brother, quickly, go and detain the person I brought back! He gave me fake Gonglicao.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Lin and Xie Chen both stood up and hurried to find the person as fast as possible.

When Bai Si came out, he locked the pharmacy and didn’t leave Lao Wu inside.

He told Lao Wu to move around freely elsewhere.

Before Xie Chen had gone far, he saw smoke rising in a direction that, unfortunately, was exactly toward the pharmacy.

“This is bad.”

Bai Lin’s face changed, and he rushed over: “All Xiao Si’s medicine is in the pharmacy.”

If something happened to the pharmacy, then there would be no more medicine for his younger brother.

He understood this clearly, and naturally, so did Xie Chen.

As they ran toward the pharmacy, their mood was almost desperate. Neither spoke, and neither dared to speak.

Finally,

They reached the pharmacy, but things weren’t as bad as they had imagined.

The fire hadn’t caught inside, although the pharmacy’s door definitely showed burn marks, and there was the crackling sound of water bubbles bursting after the fire was extinguished.

Besides the burn marks, the door, doorframe, and the nearby wall all had some blood on them.

“Who fought here?”

Bai Lin was full of confusion.

The smell of medicine spilled out from the pharmacy, accompanied by crackling noises.

Xie Chen and Bai Lin entered simultaneously.

Inside, their eyes caught an unfamiliar figure’s back.

The figure was pouring crushed medicine into a bubbling medicine pot.

Bai Lin: “???”

Bai Lin rushed forward a few steps and grabbed the person’s shoulder.

“Who are you?!”

“Hiss—”

The person grabbed his shoulder and hissed, “Let go, it hurts.”

The familiar voice stunned Bai Lin.The man who said it hurt turned around, revealing a handsome face, urging Bai Lin: “Big Brother, hurry up and let go.”

Bai Lin was stunned, then released his hand: “Xiao Wu.”

Bai Xiao Wu, full name Bai Jing, had rarely appeared in recent years.

It wasn’t easy for Bai Lin even to contact him.

“Why are you here? When did you come?”

Bai Jing didn’t rush to answer Bai Lin’s questions. First, he scooped out the newly brewed medicine, then answered one by one.

“I originally planned to come back on my own, but Third Brother did well, found a good man.”

“His man tied me up and brought me back.”

Bai Lin: “…”

Complex emotions flashed in Bai Lin’s eyes.

Bai Jing continued: “When I arrived, I saw someone trying to set a fire, so I intervened and stopped it.”

“I also opened the jars in the pharmacy. The Gonglicao in the medicine was fake; it’s a poisonous herb. Fortunately, besides the Gonglicao, I also brought something to detoxify. Now almost everything is brewed.”

Bai Jing’s words and his newly brewed medicine undoubtedly gave everyone hope.

Xie Chen reached out to take his portion, but Bai Jing didn’t give it to him.

“Where is Lili? Big Brother, let’s go find Lili now.”

“Okay.”

Bai Lin didn’t notice the small exchange between the two; he led the way, bringing Bai Jing back to the room.

“Xiao Si, Lili’s body is cooler than before. Think of another method. If it really doesn’t work, acupuncture?”

Before entering the room, they heard Tang Yi’s anxious voice.

Bai Jing raised his brows and strode in.

“Fourth Brother.”

He didn’t even look at Tang Yi, just handed the medicine to Bai Si: “Give this to him.”

Bai Si looked back at Bai Jing, wanting to say something, but at this moment, there was no time for words.

The new decoction was fed again.

Bai Li’s consciousness was almost unclear, but he still remembered the promise to Xiansheng to take medicine well; only by taking medicine could he get better.

The bitter medicine was drunk with effort by the little cat.

His cold body gradually began to warm up. The blood he vomited before was bright red, but this time it was black toxic blood.

The dark purple blood was vomited several times. The little cat’s heart, which felt like it was being tightly pressed by a big stone, finally felt a bit relieved.The suffocating feeling gradually faded, the body that was alternately cold and hot no longer shook violently.

“Meow.”

Bai Li rubbed against Fifth Brother’s outstretched hand, as if thanking him.

Bai Jing felt the warmth of the fingertips, looked down, and kissed the little cat.

“Be good, close your eyes and sleep for a while. The brothers are all here, Lili is not afraid.”

Bai Li softly “meowed.”

He was not afraid.

Because Bai Jing arrived just in time, Bai Li barely survived.

Not long after,

The snow-white little cat curled up into a ball again and fell asleep.

Bai Jing began talking with the others in the room.

“That man said his name was Lao Wu. The Honglang root he gave was real; I verified it. I didn’t expect the Gonglicao to really be fake.”

“That herb was not only fake, it was a highly poisonous herb.”

Bai Jing said, “Luckily you didn’t use too much. If you had used more, I’d probably have to replace all of Lili’s blood.”

Bai Jing wasn’t skilled in medicine himself but had read a lot of books and understood many prescriptions and herbs.

Still, despite the knowledge, the actual hands-on work had to be done by Bai Si.

With Bai Jing as a walking encyclopedia and medical compendium, treating the younger brother was indeed much smoother than before.

“Fifth Brother.”

Bai Liu couldn’t hold back and interrupted: “Didn’t you say you stopped that Lao Wu at the pharmacy? Where is he?”

Bai Jing shrugged: “He flew away.”

“What do you mean?”

“Literally, I had to put out the fire and brew medicine, so I couldn’t spare more time to deal with him. He’s pretty capable.”

“I fought him. Although I made him bleed a bit, I couldn’t catch him. He grew black wings on the spot and flew away.”

Bai Liu’s face darkened.

This Lao Wu apparently, like them, was not human.

Lao Wu probably didn’t expect that his carefully planned death for that little kitten would be completely ruined by the sudden arrival of Bai family’s Fifth Brother.

That highly poisonous herb—if it stayed inside the kitten’s body even a little longer, no one could have saved him.“Fourth Brother, I remember you have surveillance here. Pull up the footage so we can clearly see Lao Wu’s face and then go find him.”

“Okay.”

Bai Si was about to show them the surveillance, while Xie Chen stayed in the room.

Bai Si was used to this and instructed, “Stay with Lili carefully. If he wakes up, comfort him.”

“I know.”

Xie Chen stepped forward, gently stroking the little cat, preparing to wait until they all left before holding the kitten in his arms.

Bai Jing glanced at Xie Chen, then at Bai Li, his eyes narrowing slightly.

“Fifth Brother, let’s go.”

Bai Liu pulled him away, not giving him a chance to speak.

The room fell silent.

Xie Chen lowered his gaze, looking at the now calm kitten. Thinking about what Bai Si and Bai Jing said—that soon the kitten would recover—he buried his face in the kitten’s fur and gently kissed him.

“Lili, you have to get better soon.”

He whispered softly. Once his precious cat recovered, they would return to Monster Mountain together.

Of course, before returning to the mountain, there was one thing he absolutely had to do.

Those who harmed Lili—Lao Wu, Qiao…

He wouldn’t let any of them go.

Inside the hospital.

In the high-end ward protected by multiple layers of guards, Bai Rong finally fully woke up.

Several of Bai family’s older brothers took turns staying between Bai Si’s home and the hospital.

At this moment, Tan Yi happened to come over.

Seeing Bai Rong awake, Tan Yi was so excited he almost couldn’t speak.

“Second Sister!!!”

Tan Yi clenched the hand of his second sister that hadn’t been pricked with needles, speaking incoherently: “You finally woke up. These past few days I’ve been so scared. Luckily, luckily you’re awake.”

Bai Rong raised her hand and patted his head, comforting him: “Don’t be afraid, I have a strong life.”

Tan Yi didn’t respond to that.

He wanted to persuade Second Sister not to do such dangerous work anymore but couldn’t interfere with her choices.

In the silence, Bai Rong’s gaze paused at the door.

“Xiao Yi, does Lili know I was injured?”Logically, Xiao Yi knows she is here, so Lili shouldn’t have any reason not to know.

Since Lili would know, why didn’t he come over?