Zhang Zhao nodded, a trace of helplessness appearing on his face. "It'd definitely be dangerous to go into the city to find a doctor now. Let's wait until tomorrow."
Mu Qi said, "I've thought it over. Should I call that person and have him come find us?
"If that doesn't work, we can go into the city to find him then."
Zhang Zhao's eyes shifted as he said, "Liu Dou is pretty greedy. If we offer him a high enough price, he should be willing to come find us."
Mu Qi shook his head. "Treating us out in the wilderness and treating us inside the safe zone are two entirely different things.
"He may be greedy, but it's far too dangerous. He probably won't take this job either."
"We'll know once we ask him. If he refuses, then we'll have no choice but to go find him ourselves. Or we could arrange a place to meet..." Zhang Zhao said.
Mu Qi nodded, then said, "Weren't you going to use the bathroom?"
Zhang Zhao turned and left. After exiting the cave, he walked toward a patch of grass not far away.
The sky, originally as blue as a gemstone, was swiftly swallowed by vast black clouds at some unknown point, as though an invisible giant hand had smeared it across.
The gale roared and rampaged across the wilderness, tossing the surrounding plants this way and that as they let out creaking wails.
The grass and trees were already withering in this season. Under the gale's ravaging assault, the withered yellow leaves trembling precariously on the branches drifted down like countless butterflies with broken wings, spiraling away in every direction.
After using the bathroom, Zhang Zhao emerged hunched over from the dense grass. He raised his head toward the sky, furrowing