Chapter 392: Can You Treat Patients?

“Wait a second, am I seeing things? I can’t believe this plant is still alive! This is incredible; this trip has really been worth it!” At this moment, a voice of excitement suddenly rang out from among their group of researchers.

After a while, Li Yiyi heard Shen Zhou informing them that they would rest for a while, as a botanist had discovered a long-lost plant.

“According to Professor Wang, if this plant is cultivated, it could benefit humanity greatly,” Shen Zhou said happily.

After he finished speaking and was about to inform the others, Li Yiyi called him over. “Comrade Shen, can we walk around here? I also want to see if there are any useful medicinal herbs nearby.”

Shen Zhou glanced at Professor Wang’s group and thought they would need some time, so he nodded. “Sure, you can walk around, but Comrade Li, please be careful and don’t go too far. We’re already up the mountain, and I must ensure everyone’s safety.”

Li Yiyi nodded. “I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t go far. I’ll just walk around here.”

Once Shen Zhou left, Gu Weiwei grabbed her hand. “Yiyi, I’ll walk around with you.”

Li Yiyi smiled and replied, “Alright, stay close to me. Don’t wander off.”

“Don’t worry, I’m great at following people. I won’t get lost,” Gu Weiwei grinned.

Just as the two were about to stroll around, a man’s voice suddenly came from behind them.

“Comrade Li, can I walk with you?” Ye Fan came running over, panting.

Li Yiyi remembered that he had agreed to bring them up the mountain, so she nodded. “Of course, we’re just walking around here.”

“Actually, you don’t need to worry too much. This area is still on the outskirts of Wushan, so it’s relatively safe for now. The only thing to watch out for is the increased number of venomous snakes, but if you’re careful, it’s fine.” Ye Fan explained as he walked behind them.

“Venomous snakes!” Upon hearing those two words, Gu Weiwei instinctively grabbed the spot where her medicine bottle was in her pocket.

Ye Fan thought she was afraid of the snakes, so he laughed and reassured her, “There are venomous snakes, but just be cautious. The ones around here aren’t the most dangerous. If you’re bitten, there are antidote herbs nearby.”

Gu Weiwei nodded seriously and, upon learning that there were venomous snakes here, stopped looking around. Her eyes stayed firmly on the path ahead.

Li Yiyi knew that some herbs grew in shaded areas, so she led the two of them to a patch of thorn vines. She knelt down and looked around, and to her surprise, she found a few good herbs for stopping bleeding underneath the thorns.

The most valuable of these was the wild dendrobium she was holding.

“Comrade Li, what is this in your hand? What can it treat?” Ye Fan asked curiously when he saw her with the herb in her hand.

“This is dendrobium. Because it’s wild, it has great medicinal value. It nourishes yin, clears heat, and also has a hemostatic effect. Its medicinal value is quite high,” Li Yiyi explained, holding it up for him.

Ye Fan listened attentively and then took out a small notebook to jot down notes.

Li Yiyi glanced at what he wrote and realized that it was exactly what she had just explained. She couldn’t help but admire his dedication to learning medicine.

“And this is Sanqi, which is also very effective for stopping bleeding. It’s rare to find such a large piece of Sanqi on the market nowadays.” She pointed to another herb in her other hand.

Once he finished writing, she went on to search the area again. Unfortunately, her luck wasn’t as good, and aside from the two herbs she had already found, she couldn’t find anything else.

However, Li Yiyi was satisfied with the result; these two herbs had already brought value to her.

When the three of them were preparing to return to the others, they noticed some commotion from their group in the distance.

“What’s going on?” Gu Weiwei asked anxiously, grabbing Li Yiyi’s hand.

Li Yiyi patted her hand and then quickly walked toward the commotion.

“This looks like a snakebite injury. I think we should rush her to the hospital in the city. Otherwise, if the venom spreads to the heart, she won’t survive.”

“Wuwu, I don’t want to die here! I want to go back to the city and get my wound treated.”

When Li Yiyi and Gu Weiwei squeezed into the crowd, they saw Liu Caifeng sitting on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she stared at a foot where her pants leg had been rolled up.

“Comrade Li, Liu Caifeng was bitten by a venomous snake. I heard she needs to go to the hospital in the city for treatment,” Wu Lai, standing beside Li Yiyi, whispered when he saw her approach.

Li Yiyi looked calmly at Liu Caifeng, who was sitting on the ground. She had anticipated this outcome from the start.

With Liu Caifeng’s reckless behavior, it was only a matter of time before she’d be bitten by one of the venomous snakes or wild animals on the mountain. What surprised her was how quickly it had happened, just after entering the mountain. She wondered if it was just bad luck.

At that moment, Li Yiyi noticed a hopeful gaze directed her way.

“Comrade Li, you’re a doctor. Can you help check on Liu Caifeng’s injury?” Shen Zhou, seeing her as a savior, asked.

Li Yiyi could easily guess who had sent that hopeful look, as it matched the gaze Shen Zhou was giving her now.

“Alright, I’ll take a look.” Although she didn’t really want to take on this trouble, Shen Zhou was a responsible person, so it was no big deal to help him.

When Liu Caifeng heard that the woman Shen Zhou had found to help was Li Yiyi, her face immediately became awkward.

“Can you even treat people? Let me tell you, if you can’t treat patients, just say so and don’t waste my time going to the hospital!” As Li Yiyi crouched down to check her wound, Liu Caifeng couldn’t help but snap a few remarks.

Li Yiyi glanced at the wound on her ankle and coldly shot her a look. “Still talking tough? Seems like you’re not dying yet. Don’t worry, the snake that bit you wasn’t venomous.”

“What did you say? Who’s the ‘curse’ here? Say that again!” Liu Caifeng, enraged, stood up from the ground, hands on her hips, and pointed at Li Yiyi, shouting.

“How is she standing up? Didn’t they say she shouldn’t get up earlier?”