The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3024 Anxious to Distribute the Remains

When the honey was brought over, the two martial artists who were giving the red thread fruit to Han Chengye and Ouyang Min were quite dejected.

It's easy to crush the red thread fruit and apply it to their wounds. However, feeding them the red thread fruit is extremely difficult.

Han Chengye and Ouyang Min were unable to open their mouths or swallow, and had no way to swallow the red thread fruit.

Upon seeing this, the part-time physician in the team immediately said, "Forcibly pry open their mouths and use your internal energy to help them take the red thread fruit, and also use your internal energy to help them take the honey."

Upon hearing this, the two martial artists turned to look at the martial artists from the Ouyang family and the Han family, and then back at Qian Ying and the others, but did not make a move.

Qian Ying frowned but remained silent. After all, while the rescue of Han Chengye and Ouyang Min was important, he was not a member of either the Han or Ouyang families. Therefore, the decision should be made by the martial artists of the two families.

Qian Wantong immediately understood why Qian Ying was silent, and said, "Han Chengwen, and Ouyang Ding, tell me, in Han Chengye and Ouyang Min's current condition, should we follow the doctor's advice?"

Whether or not to treat it depends on what Han Chengwen and Ouyang Ding decide.

Han Chengwen was quite decisive and immediately said, "I'll listen to the doctor!"

Ouyang Ding hesitated. After all, he was merely Ouyang Min's confidant, but he didn't have much power within the group. There was another person, Ouyang Jun, who was in charge of the entire Ouyang family's martial artists. Therefore, after Ouyang Min's incident, he couldn't make a decision alone.

Frowning, he immediately called Ouyang Jun over. After the two discussed it for a moment, he said, "Let's listen to the doctor."

After all, it was their duty to treat Ouyang Min, but neither of them wanted to take responsibility. If Ouyang Min didn't survive, who would be held responsible?
Therefore, Ouyang Jun and Ouyang Ding discussed it for a while before giving their answer. Of course, they had just wanted to go to Ouyang Nan again to make a decision, so that they would have less responsibility. Unfortunately, for some reason, Ouyang Nan was hiding far away, and when they saw the two discussing, he didn't show himself. So, after searching in vain, the two could only share the responsibility and continue to treat Ouyang Min.

There was no way around it. Although the Ouyang family had many members, their strength was somewhat lacking. Apart from Ouyang Min and Ouyang Nan, the other martial artists were all below the tenth level of the Acquired Realm.

Upon hearing the three men's answers, the physician immediately nodded to the two martial artists and said, "Give them the Red Thread Fruit and assist them with your internal energy."

The two martial artists immediately began, carefully using their internal energy to move Ouyang Min and Han Chengye's throats, making it easier for them to swallow the food.

Then, open the honey jar and force-feed it to the two of them, using your inner energy to help them swallow.

"Alright, now that the honey and red thread fruit have been taken, all we can do is wait for the results. It's a matter of doing our best and leaving the rest to fate. Maybe we can save them, maybe we can't," the doctor said to Qian Ying.

Qian Ying nodded and thanked the doctor for his hard work. Then she turned to Ouyang Ding and Han Chengwen and said, "You two arrange for someone to stay by their side and see if there are any effects later."

"Yes."

"Yes."

After the two answered, Qian Ying turned around and returned to the Qian family's temporary camp. She also called Zhou Zixing, intending to discuss with him how to cross the Red Bee's territory after they returned.

"Elder Qian, what do you think of the situation regarding Han Chengye and Ouyang Min?" Zhou Zixing asked Qian Ying after sitting down in front of his tent.

Qian Ying shook her head and said, "I think it's a bit dangerous. The poisoning of these two people is quite serious. It might be the same as what Li Mo said, caused by too much toxin accumulation. However, if they had been found last night and given more antidote on the spot, they might still have been saved. But it was delayed for a whole night, so this situation is very dangerous."

"That's good. It would be great if we could take the antidote in time, but what a pity!" Zhou Zixing said with a sigh.

Although both men were lamenting the situation, they both knew in their hearts that Han Chengye and Ouyang Min's predicament was due to their negligence. If they had discovered it earlier, the two might have been easily saved. But now, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Alas, if they cannot be saved, the entire team will lose two martial artists at the tenth level of the Acquired Realm, which is an enormous loss.

After a moment of silence, Qian Ying broke the silence and said to Zhou Zixing, "Elder Zhou, now that we've collected the honey, we should hurry up and move on to the next step."

"Continuing forward, it seems to be a lake area?" Zhou Zixing asked uncertainly. His previous expeditions had all taken place at night, so he only had a general idea of ​​what was going on, hence his question.

Qian Ying nodded and said, "That's right. Let's keep going. After we pass the area with the Red Bees, there should be a large lake. That's our next destination."

“Then I suggest we continue using the defensive structures and travel under the cover of night through the Red Bee area. This will greatly reduce the danger and prevent casualties,” Zhou Zixing suggested.

Qian Ying had also considered this point and wanted to discuss it with Zhou Zixing, but since Zhou Zixing brought it up first, she agreed. She also suggested that they should start building the defensive structures now. They currently only had two, which was clearly insufficient; they needed to build three or four more to accommodate the entire team's evacuation. Time was of the essence, so after discussing with Zhou Zixing, Qian Ying instructed Qian Wantong to summon the leaders of each team to begin assigning tasks.

Of course, Han Chengwen and Ouyang Ding didn't call out. These two still had to take care of Han Chengye and Ouyang Min. The rest of the people split into two groups: one group went to collect water, and the other group began to cut down bushes to prepare to make defensive structures.

For a moment, the entire team began to get busy, but the martial artists around the camp would still occasionally glance at the spot where Ouyang Min and Han Chengye were lying.

Qian Ying sighed when he saw the gazes of the martial artists. The reason he had the doctor save the two was for the sake of managing the team.

If we don't rescue the two, it's questionable whether the remaining martial artists will fight to the death if danger arises later. So it would be best if they could be saved, but even if they can't, it would at least reassure the martial artists.

While everyone was busy, Qian Wantong ran over and said, "Elder, Han Chengye and Ouyang Min seem to be struggling. The antidote they just took has had very little effect and is barely working. They are in great danger and could die at any moment."

Upon hearing this, Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing, "Let's go take a look."

“Okay.” Zhou Zixing didn’t dawdle and nodded in agreement. He then followed Qian Ying toward Han Chengye and Ouyang Min.

When the two arrived, they heard the doctor shout "Ouch!" and yell, "Who knows CPR? Come and help!" He then stepped forward and began performing CPR on Ouyang Min.

"Go and help!" Qian Ying said to Qian Wantong.

"Yes." Qian Wantong immediately agreed and stepped forward to begin CPR on Han Chengye.

However, Han Chengye and Ouyang Min did not respond at all. Their faces were now completely bluish-purple, they were no longer breathing, and their bodies were no longer moving.

Despite the doctor and Qian Wantong performing CPR, there was absolutely no response.

"Damn it!" Qian Ying cursed under her breath when she saw this, and stepped forward to use her innate power to try to help the two of them regain their breathing.

However, once the innate power entered their bodies, Qian Ying realized that there was no way to save them, and she could not feel the slightest bit of life.

A "crack!" sound rang out; Qian Wantong had pressed too hard and broken Han Chengye's sternum.

"Sigh! Stop, there's no need for that." The doctor said helplessly, stopping what he was doing.

"What? No, doctor, my brother can still be saved." Han Chengwen said quickly upon hearing the doctor's words, his voice already choked with emotion.

Ouyang Ding watched from the side, completely bewildered. His boss was dead?

Hearing Han Chengwen's shouts, the doctor simply shook his head and didn't continue. Upon seeing this, Han Chengwen swayed and suddenly sat down on the ground.

Qian Ying slowly stood up and said to Qian Wantong, "You make the arrangements to help send Han Chengye and Ouyang Min off."

When he said "send them off," he meant burying them. After all, they were already dead, and it wasn't good for their bodies to be left to rot in the wilderness. It was better to bury them as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, Qian Wantong nodded and said, "Yes, Elder."

"Elder Zhou, let's go back and discuss the rest of the matter further," Qian Ying said. There was no need to stay any longer, so she called to Zhou Zixing and prepared to leave.

"Wait, wait a minute, Elder Qian." Before Qian Ying could even take a step, Han Chengwen called out to her.

"What's the matter?" Qian Ying asked, looking at Han Chengwen.

Han Chengwen slowly stood up, his face filled with sorrow, and said to Qian Ying, "Elder Qian, my brother was injured during a mission, wasn't he?"

“Yes, that’s right,” Qian Ying said, looking at Han Chengwen.

"Then, can I collect the honey that my brother is entitled to?" Although Han Chengwen's expression was still sad, there was a hint of greed in his eyes.

My elder brother is dead, and with death comes death. Such a precious thing as honey should naturally be inherited by me, not withheld by the Qian family. If we don't bring it up now, who knows if what's rightfully mine will simply disappear?