Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Extremely Urgent, For Your Eyes Only

「The next morning.」

Shen Ningning woke up. Remembering last night’s dream, she scratched her chubby little face in confusion.

She thought for a moment.

’Hmm, if the grapes can really cure the plague, I should try them on Wuer first.’

The little one picked a whole bunch of water grapes from the Immortal Realm and carefully stored them in a food box.

Before she left, the Black Wolf King let out a soft AWOO, reminding her to be careful on the road.

Shen Ningning’s little feet skidded to a halt beside him. She cupped the Black Wolf King’s big head and gave it a loud SMOOCH.

"Wolf Father, while I’m gone, help me take good care of Grandma. Don’t go down the mountain. At most, you can accompany Grandma into the village!"

The Black Wolf King nodded, watching as Shen Ningning quickly scampered away with a PITTER-PATTER.

Not long after she left, Chen Ye came looking for her on the mountain.

"Grandma Qin, Grandma Qin!" Chen Ye’s urgent voice came from outside as he knocked on the door. "Is the young miss home?"

Grandma Qin came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron.

"Coming!" she called, pulling open the door. The Black Wolf King and Wolf Three were standing beside her.

Looking outside, she saw Chen Ye, his face full of anxiety and sweat pouring down like rain.

"That Chen boy, what happened? Ningning just left. Come in and have some water before you speak."

Chen Ye waved his hands frantically. "There’s no time, Grandma Qin! The plague has reached our village!"

"The village chief’s Brother Deng has already fallen ill, along with my mother and two other aunties."

"The village chief told me to hurry and ask the young miss to come down the mountain to treat them!"

Grandma Qin’s face paled in shock. "But no one in our village has been going out. How could we not have been spared?"

"Don’t panic. Ningning isn’t here, but she left some medicine bags last time. I’ll take them and go to the village with you."

However, Grandma Qin had only taken two steps when the corner of her clothes was tugged.

She turned to look. The Black Wolf King was biting her clothes tightly, its icy-yellow wolf eyes filled with disapproval.

’If Xiangyun Village has the plague, how could he let Grandma Qin go down the mountain?’

Grandma Qin quickly tried to reason with the Black Wolf King.

"Wolf King, there’s trouble in the village. Ningning isn’t here, so I have to go."

The Black Wolf King shook its head fiercely, still tugging her clothes and forcing Grandma Qin to take a step back.

Its meaning was clear: She could not go.

Just then, Chen Ye lifted his robes and knelt directly on the ground.

"Wolf King!" Chen Ye’s eyes were red. "My mother and the other villagers are in mortal danger! The sickness is too vicious. If we delay treatment, they might not survive!"

"I’ll kowtow to you, please show some mercy!" As he spoke, he knocked his head heavily on the ground.

The wolf pack slowly gathered around.

But the Black Wolf King still didn’t relent.

It merely glanced at Chen Ye out of the corner of its eye.

But its attitude remained unchanged.

’Other people’s lives aren’t important. Grandma Qin must be protected!’

’Besides, the old lady isn’t a doctor.’

Seeing this, Grandma Qin was at a loss.

She said to Chen Ye, "How about this? I’ll give you the medicine bags Ningning left behind. You take them down the mountain."

Chen Ye nodded quickly. "Thank you, Grandma Qin!"

Grandma Qin went into Shen Ningning’s small room.

On the little one’s curio shelf, she saw all sorts of rare and exotic herbs.

Some of them, even Grandma Qin had never seen and didn’t recognize.

She only took the medicine bags with herbs she recognized. A few days ago, Shen Ningning had used these same herbs to brew a soup for Grandma Qin to drink.

She had said it was for prevention.

Afterwards, as Grandma Qin left the room and was about to bring the medicine bags to Chen Ye, the Black Wolf King followed her step for step.

It finally spoke—

"You can give him some Spiritual Spring Water."

"Aiyo!" Grandma Qin jumped in fright. "Who’s talking?"

Wolf Three wagged his tail. "That was my father speaking just now."

This time, Grandma Qin understood.

She remembered. The Black Wolf King, Wolf Three, and a few other wolves had all drunk Ningning’s Spiritual Spring Water and eaten food from the Immortal Realm every day.

As a result, they had become extremely intelligent and could even speak human language.

Grandma Qin thought their idea was a good one. The Spiritual Spring Water was more than capable of curing minor illnesses.

It could even heal some superficial wounds with just a soak.

Perhaps it would really be helpful against the plague.

When Grandma Qin handed the items to Chen Ye, she included four extra waterskins.

"Grandma Qin, what’s this water?"

"It’s mountain spring water," Grandma Qin said cryptically. "The water on the mountain is good. Have your mother and the others drink plenty of it. They’ll recover faster."

Under the scorching sun, sweat slid into Chen Ye’s eyes. He ignored the salty, stinging pain and nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Grandma Qin. When my mother recovers, I will come with her to thank you properly!"

With that, Chen Ye hurried down the mountain.

The Black Wolf King watched him leave.

The mountain path was flanked by deep, swaying forests. Sunlight filtered down, making the leaf shadows dance.

When the wind blew past, the leaves rustled with a WHOOSH.

The Black Wolf King pondered for a moment, then turned and kicked the door shut with its hind paw.

Before his Jiaojiao—his Xiao Ningning—returned, he absolutely could not let Grandma Qin go down the mountain.

「Meanwhile.」

Shen Ningning had already arrived at the Xie Mansion.

She fed the grapes to Wuer.

Unfortunately, Wuer was groggy and even had difficulty swallowing.

The little one was troubled. "Divine Doctor grandpa, how has Wuer’s condition been these past few days?"

Sima Han, who was standing nearby mixing a medicinal paste, answered, "Much better than when you first brought him here."

"Following your instructions, the maids have been soaking him in the lotus pond outside for the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

"He gets a little better after each soak, but his condition relapses at night."

At this, Sima Han shook his head and sighed. "It’s difficult, so difficult! In my nearly fifty years of practicing medicine, I have only seen one person recover from the plague, and that was you."

His old, profound eyes looked at the little one. "It seems you, Ningwa, are truly blessed by fortune. You should talk to him more. Perhaps it will help him recover sooner."

Shen Ningning listened with her eyes slightly lowered, but she didn’t think so.

’He gets better from soaking in the Spiritual Spring because the spring has special properties.’

’But the fact that his condition still relapses proves that the Spiritual Spring can only help him heal, not cure him completely.’

She made up her mind. "Bring me a pestle for grinding herbs."

A maid quickly handed one over. Sima Han turned around, surprised. "You’re going to crush the grapes? Ningwa, I have never heard of grapes being able to cure the plague!"

"These aren’t ordinary grapes. They’re medicinal fruits I grew. We won’t know if it works until we try," the little one said, then tossed the grapes into a bowl.

Once they were crushed into a pulp, she fed it to Wuer, bit by bit.

After that, it was time to wait for the results.

For some reason, seeing Shen Ningning waiting by the bed with her little fists clenched and her eyes shining with determination, Sima Han also began to feel a sense of anticipation and nervousness.

’If this actually works, I’ll have to ask this little child, Shen Ningning, for her guidance!’

Just then, Xie Ming’an’s voice came from the doorway.

"Little Sister!"

Hearing his voice, Shen Ningning whipped her head around. "Don’t come in!"

Xie Ming’an had just stepped one boot inside, and it froze in mid-air.

He frowned. "Then you come out. I have something to tell you."

Shen Ningning glanced at Wuer before walking out.

She pouted. "Didn’t I tell you not to come over unless it was important?"

A faint, clear smile touched Xie Ming’an’s thin lips.

He bent down and asked the little one, "You’re worried about your Second Brother, aren’t you? You’re afraid I’ll get the plague too, right?"

Shen Ningning put her hands on her hips. "I don’t want to see anyone in the Xie Mansion get sick! Otherwise, how could I face Father!"

Xie Ming’an’s smile froze.

"Hurry up and tell me, what did you want to see me about?"

"I almost don’t want to give it to you now," Xie Ming’an said through gritted teeth, a hint of resignation in his voice. He pulled a letter from his sleeve. "I ran into the Crown Prince when I was at the palace just now. He entrusted this to me for you. He said it was extremely urgent and that only you could read it."

Shen Ningning quickly tore open the envelope.

After a quick glance, her dark pupils suddenly constricted, and her little hands trembled uncontrollably.

Seeing the little one’s strange expression, Xie Ming’an dropped his teasing demeanor.

"What’s wrong?"

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