After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 315: Waiting for a Rabbit to Run into a Tree Stump

This time, a large quantity of medicinal herbs were needed, and for some that were not available locally, she even wrote a letter to Suzhou hoping that they could be transported over quickly.

Left with no other choice, Ye Ruoruo began to reverse her schedule. She rested during the day and gave Su Xiangqing acupuncture at night. Then, she would go with Li Jingyang and the others to meet those patients who went crazy at night. For a time, she became the busiest person in the group.

Another day passed, and Tian Lingzi's reply finally arrived.

Tian Lingzi confirmed that the disease was undoubtedly caused by Gu worms and provided a detailed prescription for curing the Gu.

Some of the medicinal ingredients in the prescription did indeed match those written by Ye Ruoruo, which saved a lot of trouble.

Some of the medicinal herbs in the prescription are extremely rare, and they could not be found anywhere in Danzhou.

In her anxiety, Lin Rusi once again sent a message to Suzhou by carrier pigeon, but still received a negative reply.

However, Qian Duoduo, who is very wealthy, said that his family has many businesses and extensive connections, and could help him find out.

Lin Rusi replied with her thanks.

Meanwhile, Li Jingyang was not idle either. He sent out all the people he could use, just to gather the medicinal herbs in the shortest possible time.

Two more days passed in a flash. The people Li Jingyang sent out and Qian Duoduo replied to the letter together, but both sides encountered problems at the same time.

All the medicinal herbs they could use were bought up at once, leaving not a single one.

If they hadn't already been in Danzhou, and if Suzhou weren't full of acquaintances, they probably wouldn't even have had this little bit of medicinal herb left.

But so many medicinal herbs are unavailable, so this little bit is practically useless.

The person who bought out all the medicinal herbs is very likely the mastermind behind the Gu poison scourge in Danzhou.

He did this because he knew Lin Rusi and Ye Ruoruo's identities and was afraid that they would develop an antidote.

This is to completely cut off their escape route.

Just when things were starting to look promising, they suddenly hit a dead end.

Every day, people in this city die from the Gu poison, and fresh blood seeps into the stone slabs of the streets every day.

Every day that is delayed costs countless lives.

The group, who had initially been in control of the situation, suddenly found their path blocked, causing them considerable anxiety and frustration.

The available manpower was sent out again. This time, Lin Rusi didn't stay at the inn. She took Su Xiangqing, whose condition had improved a lot, and went door to door asking if anyone had any connections with medicinal herbs.

She had no hope for this, but to her surprise, they actually found a way out.

Two families who made a living by collecting medicinal herbs pointed them in the right direction.

There is a mountain in the southeast, and there are wild medicinal herbs on the mountain. Because wild animals guard it, many people in the city know that there are medicinal herbs on the mountain, but few dare to go there. The herbs are all carefully preserved.

Finding them is easy; the hard part is surviving.

The solution is in place, but knowing the dangers ahead, whether it's worth going for these complete strangers is another question.

To Lin Rusi's surprise, after learning that there was another way to go, not a single person in the group objected, and they all volunteered to go.

Lin Rusi breathed a sigh of relief. This incident reminded her of when she was in Suzhou, and in order to get Tian Lingzi to interpret the scriptures for the people of Suzhou, she followed Tian Lingzi to the snow mountain to pick snow lotus flowers, and the giant python guarding the snow lotus flowers.

I suddenly feel like giving it a try.

But ideals are beautiful.

She wanted to go, but many people didn't want her to.

"No, you can't go."

Li Jingyang immediately understood her meaning and cut her off before she could speak: "Su Xiangqing's condition is still unstable and she should not go out. She needs someone to watch over her. Among us, she listens to you the most. No one is more suitable to stay than you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusi immediately felt deflated.

Back in Suzhou, she wasn't so pampered. She spent her days struggling alongside refugees, shouldering the burden of Suzhou's development alongside Li Jingyang.

Why did she suddenly feel like she had become pampered as soon as she arrived in Danzhou? No matter what happened, Li Jingyang's people would take care of it, and she was always the last one to be left behind.

Thinking of this, Lin Rusi felt dissatisfied, but she also knew that Li Jingyang was doing it all for her sake, so she had no choice but to stay with Su Xiangqing, feeling resentful.

Amidst Lin Rusi's envious gazes, Ye Ruoruo naturally shouldered her bag and went with Li Jingyang and the others.

Her reason was simply: "Do you recognize all the wild medicinal herbs on the mountain? It would be one thing if we made a wasted trip, but if something goes wrong, all our hard work over the past few days could be wasted."

After these words were spoken, no one could refute them.

Lin Rusi could only watch with envy as everyone left.

The time spent waiting in the inn eventually became quite boring, so Lin Rusi and Su Xiangqing sat by the window in the lobby, staring at each other in a daze.

Su Xiangqing was originally an active person, and she had been suffering from this for a long time.

She lay on the table, listlessly fiddling with the chopsticks in her hand: "Those people are just too wicked. Not only did they poison the herbs, they even bought them all."

"You've harmed the people of this city, taken so many lives. Aren't you afraid of being haunted by ghosts in the middle of the night?"

As she spoke, Su Xiangqing muttered angrily, "Luckily we acted quickly, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to buy any medicinal herbs in the city."

"Ah Si, do you think we should buy all the medicinal herbs in the city while they're still available, so they won't be robbed by those bad guys later?"

Su Xiangqing is still a bit childish these days. Even if they might not use what they buy, they can't let those bad people benefit from it.

But the speaker meant no harm, while the listener took it to heart.

Lin Rusi's heart skipped a beat, and she stood up abruptly: "What did you just say?"

"Asi?"

Su Xiangqing was startled, thinking she had said something wrong, and stammered, "I... I was just joking. We can't possibly use all those medicinal herbs, can we?"

Lin Rusi stared at Su Xiangqing with shining eyes and vigorously rubbed her face: "Qingqing, you are so smart!"

"Sweetie, wait here for me a moment."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Rusi let go of her hand, turned around and ran upstairs: "Wanqi, Wanxia, ​​come out quickly, it's important."

Before long, all the remaining people who stayed at the inn were called over.

“From now on, we’ll all go out and find out the locations of all the pharmacies in the city, and then keep an eye on them.”

"We just bought some of the medicinal herbs here in the last two days, and we still have a few of them."

"The person behind this wants to buy up all the medicinal herbs, so they certainly won't let this place go either."

"Finding the person behind this is simple. We'll just wait here and wait for them to come to us to buy the medicinal herbs."

She arranged the positions for everyone, and finally pulled Su Xiangqing aside: "Qingqing, come with me. If we can find out who's behind this, the people of this city will be saved."

Knowing that she could help Lin Rusi, Su Xiangqing's eyes lit up and she quickly nodded: "Wherever Rusi goes, Qingqing will go."