Chapter 162: Chapter 162 Someone Got Bitten by a Snake
By the time he had everything arranged, he finally walked over to Yunyi and said, "I have to trouble you to lead the way."
He didn’t know why, but he didn’t want to mention that his men had found those enemy spies. He simply wanted this girl to accompany him on the trip.
Moreover, he kept telling himself: This girl understood medical skills, so if anyone were to get injured, she could help treat them.
Although doing so was indeed somewhat unethical, he just wanted to spend more time with her.
Yunyi, unaware of the struggle in his heart, and also oblivious that those people had taken hostages, said, "No problem, but it’s been two days. I’m afraid they might not be in the same place anymore."
Huo Jingrui confidently said, "No worries. As long as they’ve passed through, they will inevitably leave some traces."
As soon as he finished speaking, the armed forces department had also completed their arrangements.
Huo Jingrui made a hand gesture and took the lead, moving forward.
Of course, he didn’t forget to call out to Yunyi, "Let’s go."
However, the journey was not smooth. Those people kept moving around in circles within the hinterland, leaving traces of their passage all over the place.
The soldiers following them had only started leaving markers after finding those enemy spies; they hadn’t left any marks on the earlier part of the trail.
The spot where Yunyi had previously discovered those people was just a short distance ahead. So, as they neared it and had to discern the direction again, Yunyi didn’t think it was appropriate to step forward and say anything.
She also hadn’t found a chance to go look for them on her own; after all, her Qinggong could not possibly be revealed in front of others.
Still, having lived through two lifetimes in ancient times, her experience in wilderness tracking was no less than that of these soldiers, and she always managed to give timely and appropriate hints.
However, by the time night fell, they still hadn’t found any trace of those people. They had entered deep into the mountains, an area filled with towering trees where not a speck of light penetrated at night. Fearing they might disturb large animals, they had to find a place to rest temporarily and planned to resume the search the next day.
Also, for fear of revealing their whereabouts, they couldn’t start a fire to cook food, so everyone ate the dry rations they had brought with them.
Luckily, Yunyi had her spatial storage. She had swapped the food allocated to her with items from her space in advance. Now, when it was time to eat, she swapped it back; the food was perfectly textured and tasted quite good.
The water in her own canteen had also long been swapped for stream water from her space. Thanks to her spatial storage and her martial arts skills, she had managed quite well on this journey.
What she did not know was that everyone in this group admired her immensely. After all, they were soldiers who trained daily, while Yunyi was just a delicate lady.
Little did they know, Yunyi also trained daily, practicing lost ancient martial arts.
After hastily gobbling down the prepared dry rations, just as they were about to settle down to rest, a scream pierced the air.
Relying on his Night Vision Ability, Huo Jingrui quickly moved towards the source of the scream. "What happened?"
One of the soldiers replied, "Captain, someone’s been bitten by a snake."
Without waiting for Huo Jingrui to speak, Yunyi walked over.
Huo Jingrui ordered in a low voice, "A few of you, form a circle. The rest, check if that snake is still around here."
After giving instructions, he made way for Yunyi. He took a flashlight from his pocket, turned it on, and silently moved behind her, shining the light to make it convenient for her to treat the injury.
Yunyi took out a dagger and a bundle of silver needles from her self-stitched, makeshift backpack. She squatted down in front of the wounded comrade from the armed forces. Using the flashlight’s beam to find the wound, she comforted him, "Don’t be afraid. It’s going to be okay."
Swiftly using the dagger, she made a small, cross-shaped incision over the wound. Then, she inserted silver needles into several acupuncture points, forcing the poison to exit more quickly.