As soon as Zhong Baiye and Shenhe arrived at the camp, they noticed that practically everyone there was coughing.
Even Mu Ning and the others had some of the same symptoms.
Zhong Baiye had noticed this earlier, but he had assumed they were isolated cases.
Only after seeing the miners at the camp did Zhong Baiye and Shenhe realize that something serious must have happened here.
Zhong Baiye also finally understood why Mu Ning and the others had all been out of breath when they caught up earlier.
They had barely traveled any distance, yet Mu Ning and the others had still taken a long time to catch up with Zhong Baiye and Shenhe.
Mu Ning also understood that leaving things unexplained might lead to a misunderstanding.
After coughing twice, he spoke helplessly to Zhong Baiye and Shenhe.
"This is what happens after breathing in that black mist. An ordinary person only needs to inhale a tiny amount to contract this strange illness. Besides coughing uncontrollably, some people also develop a high fever."
Zhong Baiye surveyed the situation and discovered that practically everyone had these symptoms to some degree.
Then Mu Ning turned around again and pointed at the camp.
"This strange illness seems to be contagious. Even people who haven't breathed in the black mist develop the same symptoms after a few days."
Shenhe, who stood beside Zhong Baiye, heard Mu Ning's explanation as well. She looked at the suffering patients and said to Zhong Baiye,
"I learned a little medicine from my master. I'll go see if I can help and find out what's happening."
After saying this, Shenhe headed straight toward the young woman whose coughing was the worst, without looking back.
Zhong Baiye and Mu Ning understood what Shenhe intended and immediately followed her.
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