Chapter 81: Just Walk Away?

What… is going on?

Fei Li put down the bowl in his hand and hurried back to Mao Li’s side.

“Mao Li, what’s wrong? Do you feel unwell anywhere?”

Xiao Chun and Aola also gathered around Mao Li, looking at him with concern.

Unable to respond to his question, Mao Li could only keep vomiting, nearly expelling all his bile.

During a brief pause in Mao Li’s vomiting, Fei Li took Mao Li’s wrist to check his pulse.

In Mao Li’s steady pulse, there was a hint of something strange.

He furrowed his brows and tried to use his spiritual power to get a clearer sense of Mao Li’s pulse.

However, as soon as his spiritual power touched Mao Li’s skin, it was repelled.

It was just like the time his spiritual power was repelled when he tried to use it on Luo Sang!

He frowned and had no choice but to give up on using his spiritual power and continued to check Mao Li’s pulse.

Speaking of pulse-taking, it was something he had picked up during his medical school days after completing all the required credits in his major and having nothing else to do, so he studied traditional Chinese medicine knowledge.

He didn’t expect it would be so useful here.

Seeing him frowning, Aola started to criticize, “It’s all your fault for using toxic substances as medicine. Fortunately, the medicine wasn’t given to Lord Luo Sang, otherwise, you would have truly harmed him.”

Fei Li was deep in thought and paid no attention to Aola’s chatter.

Xiao Chun, however, was displeased and dragged Aola out of the room.

Once outside, Aola angrily shook off Xiao Chun’s hand and complained, “Xiao Chun, are you still my friend or not? Why do you always side with Fei Li? Is it just because he is Lord Luo Sang’s partner? Are you all trying to curry favor with him?”

In Aola’s view, the reason Fei Li earned the respect of everyone in the tribe was solely because of Luo Sang.

If he were Luo Sang’s partner, he too would command everyone’s respect.

Seeing Aola’s discontented expression, Xiao Chun glanced back into the room and lowered his voice, “Do you really think we’re treating Fei Li this way just because of Lord Luo Sang?”

“Isn’t it?”

“Before you came to the tribe…” Xiao Chun told Aola about how Fei Li had previously treated the tribe’s people, taught them archery, and even taught them how to cook.

After hearing this, Aola was stunned!

“Are you saying that Fei Li taught everyone these things?” Fei Li, a human, had such great skills?

Xiao Chun nodded.

Aola curled his lip and his gaze toward Fei Li changed significantly.

Seeing that Aola was beginning to understand, Xiao Chun patted him on the shoulder. “Aola, I know you admire Lord Luo Sang, but Lord Luo Sang’s heart belongs only to Fei Li. The people of the tribe have known this for the past three years.”

“Even if Lord Luo Sang were to forget Fei Li, he would never think of finding another partner. This is the bond between people who love each other. No matter how long Fei Li is gone, Lord Luo Sang has never forgotten Fei Li’s existence.”

Just like how a human retains the scent of an orc after they have been intimate, which only fades when the orc dies, Lord Luo Sang’s subconscious has already accepted Fei Li’s presence as if Fei Li had conceived and had relations with other orcs.

Once you accept something or someone, you can’t accommodate anything or anyone else in your heart or eyes.

Aola fell silent, feeling mixed emotions deep inside.

When the two returned to the room, Mao Li had stopped vomiting but looked terrifyingly pale.

Fei Li had checked for a long time but still couldn’t figure out what was wrong with Mao Li.

With no clues, he thought of Elder Su.

Without hesitation, he took out the colorful scales and summoned Elder Su again.

Elder Su arrived yawning, and seeing Fei Li’s troubled expression, he put away his complaints.

This kid had been a constant troublemaker since waking up, he really regretted giving him the scales.

“Fei Li, what’s the matter now?”

Ignoring Elder Su’s discontent, Fei Li pointed at Luo Sang and said, “Elder Su, please help me find out what happened to Luo Sang and Mao Li. They…”

He told Elder Su the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Elder Su appeared in the room, first checking Luo Sang, then going to Mao Li’s side.

Fei Li noticed the room had become eerily quiet and turned to look at Xiao Chun and Aola, only to realize they were frozen in place.

Elder Su’s status was unique, and ordinary humans could not remain in the same room with someone possessing such powerful spiritual energy, they were paralyzed with fear.

“Elder Su, what’s wrong with them?” Fei Li turned to Elder Su.

Elder Su stood up and shook his head helplessly. “Prepare for their aftercare. Their poison is incurable.”

It couldn’t be!

Elder Su’s words were like a bombshell, leaving Fei Li stunned.

“They’re poisoned, right? If it’s poison, there must be a cure.”

Seeing his reaction, Elder Su sighed, “This poison is not ordinary. The medicines you used can only temporarily suppress the poison in their bodies, they cannot cure it.”

“Moreover, taking these medicines will cause varying degrees of drug backlash, making their suffering even worse.”

Fei Li nearly lost his footing, barely managing to stay upright.

How could a scorpion bite lead to this?

He shook his head, “A scorpion bite can’t possibly be fatal, can it?”

He didn’t want to believe it was true.

“This scorpion is not an ordinary one. It was on the verge of becoming an orc due to its cultivation, and as it evolved, the toxins within it have continually changed.”

He raised his reddened eyes to look at Elder Su. “Is there really no way to save them?”

Elder Su stroked his graying beard and said, “There is a method, but do you remember the spiritual spring you encountered on the mountain before?”

Spiritual spring?

He recalled that some time ago, he had been drawn to a tree emitting a peculiar medicinal fragrance and had followed it to a place resembling a hot spring.

“Is that the spiritual spring?”

Elder Su smiled and nodded. “The spiritual spring is sentient. It will only appear if it acknowledges you. If you can find the spring and use its water to make medicine for them, they should recover quickly.”

“Really? Then I’ll go right now.” Fei Li’s eyes gleamed with hope.

Watching him leave, Elder Su sighed softly.

Whether he can find the spring again depends on his luck.

Based on his memory from three years ago, Fei Li returned to the same mountaintop.

Three years had passed, and the landscape had not changed much. The seasons had left their marks on the plants and trees. After searching for a long time on the mountain, he still couldn’t find the tree he had encountered before.

Stopping, he noticed something strange—despite searching for so long, it seemed he was just going in circles.

How could this be?

After some thought, he finally understood.

Looking at the vast mountaintop, he shouted, “Spiritual spring, please let me find you! I really need your help.”

Elder Su had said that the spiritual spring had sentience and would deliberately create obstacles if it didn’t want to be found.

The fact that he kept going in circles must be the spring’s doing.

This made him more certain that the spring was nearby.

“Spiritual spring, if you help me, I will agree to any request you have.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly smelled the familiar scent of herbs.

Medical students are exceptionally sensitive to the smell of medicine, and he was no exception.

He followed the scent with excitement and soon found himself falling into a patch of herbs.

When he came to his senses, he was once again immersed in the spiritual spring.

A long-lost smile appeared on his face.

“Spiritual spring, thank you for showing yourself.”

In the center of the spring, a cluster of transparent water rose up, taking on a human form. “Fei Li, you said you would agree to any request I make. Are you keeping your promise?”

“Of course. What do you want?”

The spiritual spring suddenly approached him. “The source of our spiritual spring lineage has been damaged. I need you to go to the source and purify the damaged spring. Can you do that?”

Without hesitation, he nodded in agreement.

He had no other choice, he desperately needed the spiritual spring water to save Luo Sang.

After saving Luo Sang, he would complete the spiritual spring’s request, even if it meant risking his life.

“Good. I will give you the spring water to take back and save them.”

He was momentarily surprised. “How did you know I needed the spring water?”

The spiritual spring smiled. “Everything in the world has a spirit. I can understand your needs just by looking into your eyes.”

After saying that, the spiritual spring handed him a small bowl made of leaves.

“This is the best spiritual spring water. It should help you. Remember your promise to me.”

As the spiritual spring’s words echoed in his ears, Fei Li came to his senses and found himself holding a bowl of spring water back at the tribe.

He hurried to his home.

Upon arriving at his doorstep, he saw a crowd gathered outside his house.

Hearing his footsteps, everyone turned to look at him.

“Lord Fei Li is back.”

“It really is Lord Fei Li.”

From their expressions, he saw surprise and shock.

He had only gone out to find medicine. Why were they looking at him like this?

“You all…”

Before he could finish, Heng Qi rushed out of the house. “Fei Li, not only did you harm Lord Luo Sang, but now you’ve also harmed Mao Li? Do you want to kill everyone in the tribe?”

Heng Qi’s eyes were red, indicating he knew about Mao Li’s condition.

As Mao Li’s partner, Heng Qi’s intense reaction was understandable.

“I didn’t harm them. I was trying to save them.”

“Trying to save them? If you really wanted to help, why did you leave without a word and come back only now?” Aola also emerged from the house.

After hearing Xiao Chun’s words, Aola had initially changed his opinion of Fei Li.

But now, Fei Li had left two patients behind without a word, leaving the tribe for an entire day.

The tribe members, hearing this, thought Fei Li had taken the opportunity to leave the tribe, believing there was no chance to save Lord Luo Sang.

Their good opinion of Fei Li had significantly diminished.

“Leave without a word? When did I do that?” From everyone’s expressions, Fei Li began to sense that something was amiss.