Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

After resting for a few hours, Wu Yongjie found that Hanati and other patients had gotten better. Hanati even came to chat with them holding the IV bottle himself. The other patients were more seriously ill, but they were able to sit up. They just complained about pain in the tips of their hands and feet, burning sensation, and headache. These men from Western Tianshan were sick and complained like women about pain here and there.

Wu Yongjie thought about it and told Ling Fengxi that he had to go back to the camp first. One reason was to take care of the snow clearing, that is, to dig the road thoroughly, and the other was that he would feel uneasy if he didn't go to the tunnel for a day.

Ling Fengxi knew he must be worried about the upcoming glacier problems the construction project would encounter. He nodded and said, "Be careful when you go down the mountain. Nothing should happen with Nurlan leading you. Also, the workers deserve credit for opening the road this time, and we shouldn't take up their time to build it. So after the road is completed, I suggest that the workers continue to have a week off."

Wu Yongjie was very surprised. "Oh! Aren't you always concerned about the progress of the project? Why are you willing to take a vacation? These five days of road construction plus a week of vacation is almost half a month."

Ling Fengxi said, "I'm afraid this vacation still won't be enough."

Wu Yongjie was startled and said, "Did you hear something?"

Ling Fengxi said, "I just think that some things require stability, not speed. If things are stable, then speeding up is best. But if things are unstable, speeding up can lead to more serious consequences, like rework, which costs more manpower and money, and is very tiring. It's better to rest."

Wu Yongjie's face was full of surprise. "Ling Fengxi, you can do it! This year in Xitian Mountain, you have grown stronger and your brain has become sharper."

Ling Fengxi:......

Even when Wu Yongjie praises others, it doesn't make people feel comfortable.

Fortunately, Ayala acted quickly and killed a healthy big sheep with Nurlan and others. The meat was cooked. Wu Yongjie and others needed to return to the camp early, but they still had a full meal of mutton before leaving.

What Ling Fengxi didn't expect was that Fang Ya was sick.

She had a fever and was in a convulsion. Cheng Yue said sadly, "She must have caught a cold on the road last night. She was already feeling unwell from the cold, and today she had direct contact with patients. It's not certain that she's infected, but the chances of infection are very high. She needs to be rushed to the hospital."

Hanati was the same at this time. After eating a few bites of the mutton cooked at noon, Hanati said that his whole body hurt, even his mouth and stomach hurt, and he couldn't eat anymore. The others also drank some milk reluctantly and continued to lie down.

The families of the other four people also came over one after another, only to find out that they had eaten sick sheep at Hanati's home, which caused them to fall ill. They were all running around anxiously.

Because Fang Ya was ill, they surrounded Cheng Yue and Gu Yurou, urging them to find a way to save her. Before Cheng Yue could say anything, she was scolded by the women, "Aren't you doctors? Why don't you save people? It seems you can't be trusted. You have to rely on the mountain god in critical moments."

"Yes, Tengri is still useful..."

This made Gu Yurou cry again, and she also began to have a fever and vomit. Her symptoms were not mild, but she was still conscious and wanted to go back to the camp.

Cheng Yue was relatively calm and said to Ling Fengxi, "Not only does Doctor Fang have to go back to the camp, but Hanati and the others have to come down the mountain with us too. Let alone saving the sheep, it would be lucky if no one is killed. We need to arrange to set off as soon as possible."

Ling Fengxi then gathered the patient's family members together and shouted, "Don't talk for now, listen to me."

Ling Fengxi had the authority of a leader, and the women immediately shut up. Ling Fengxi said, "Now, they are sick and need to go down the mountain. However, none of us are herders from this mountain, and we are afraid of getting lost. We need your help to bring these patients back to camp with us."

"Can they be saved if we return to the camp? Can we save them?" several women asked.

Cheng Yue nodded, "It can be saved!"

Cheng Yue just wanted to get back to the camp as soon as possible, so he answered very affirmatively. As for whether he could be saved, it would depend on the time, place, environment and the cooperation of the doctor.

These women agreed immediately. They went home and brought their own horses or camels. They helped their men onto the horses or camels, and then they got on the horses themselves. Then they tied themselves and the men together with belts. It was quick and easy, and looked very effortless.

The same thing happened to Ayala. She and Hanati rode on a camel together. Hanati's mountain-like body pressed her down so hard that she bent her waist and seemed about to fall off the camel.

Fang Ya and Gu Yurou were both a little drowsy. In the end, Ye Minglang and Gu Yurou rode together, while Fang Ya rode with Ling Fengxi.

Fang Ya, who was tied to Ling Fengxi's back, woke up a short while after they set out. Seeing this scene, the first thing she thought of was, "Captain Wu, if he saw you and me like this, he'd be so angry he'd jump up and down. He'd definitely regret leaving here so early."

Ling Fengxi said, "The situation is special. You can't ride a horse alone."

"I know. Sigh... Ling Fengxi, I never thought that only when I'm this sick, and in this place where there's no one to turn to, can you and I be so close."

Ling Fengxi hesitated to speak... He wanted to say something, but felt it was difficult to say it.

Fang Ya smiled bitterly again and said, "I'm saying this because I'm sick. Medically speaking, when people are sick, their emotions are also fragile, so it's easy to have wild thoughts. Ling Fengxi, please don't mind."

Ling Fengxi said after a long while, "I'm sorry."

In fact, the one who really cares has never been Ling Fengxi, because he is the one who is loved.

The person who really cares is Fang Ya.

Fang Ya is not the kind of person who can't let go. It's just that she loved someone deeply for more than ten years, but in the end she was never able to get into that person's heart at all, and she finally felt very upset.

She also didn't know whether her feelings for Wu Yongjie were true or pure if she accepted his pursuit under such circumstances.

Is this the straw you are grasping at because you are in pain from a failed relationship?

When she thought of this, her head started to hurt again, her stomach was twitching again... she wanted to vomit again, but in the end she held it back and just leaned her head uncomfortably on Ling Fengxi's back.

On the other end, Hanati was also talking nonsense.

"Ayala, I will never hit you again. Today I learned that you can be a man and take me on a horseback ride... Before, I thought you were a wild tulip on the mountain, pretty but useless. I never really knew you. Now you're so capable."