The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

The five friends had no money along the way, so they found a town to perform and enjoy the scenery. They walked and stopped, and finally arrived at Gucheng, the southernmost city of Yue State.

After finding an inn to stay in, everyone gathered around Gu Zhanghua.

Gu Zhanghua spread the map on the table and pointed to a road heading south.

"Leave Gucheng, cross Nanshan Mountain, and walk another thirty miles south to reach Guze Town, which borders the hundreds of tribes in the south."

Zhao Xuan looked at everyone and made the final decision.

"We'll leave the carriage at the inn and set off early tomorrow morning. Hao Xiong, please prepare some dry food and water."

The five of them left the city early the next morning and arrived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain after walking for almost two hours.

It is already late autumn, and the forests on Nanshan Mountain are decorated with colorful autumn leaves, making it look like a picture.

Gu Zhanghua pointed to the different colored trees on the mountain and said to everyone.

"Before coming here, I read some travelogues, and one of them mentioned Nanshan. There are maple trees, ginkgo trees and a kind of red-leaf plum on the mountain. The colors of the leaves are different in autumn.

I never could imagine what the overlapping ribbons of color meant, but now that I see it with my own eyes, the mountains and rivers are truly picturesque and breathtakingly beautiful!"

"Let me say this first!" Guan Liushui said loudly, "The autumn wind gently weaves colorful silk."

"The falling leaves reflect the sun's rays!"

Zhao Xuan spoiled the fun and interrupted Gu Zhanghua's enjoyment of watching the flowing water.

"Okay, you two, you're just standing there reciting poems instead of climbing the mountain? Can you reach Guze Town by night?"

At noon, the five people climbed to the halfway point of Nanshan Mountain. The sunny sky suddenly became overcast, and heavy rain began to fall in an instant, followed by lightning and thunder.

Zhao Xuan pulled Gu Zhanghua and ran under a big tree.

"Everyone, follow me and take shelter under that big tree!"

Hao Xiong shouted.

"No! Come back! I've seen people killed by lightning while standing under a tree to avoid the rain! We can't run there!"

Gu Zhanghua hurriedly asked Hao Xiong.

"Then where can we take shelter? We can't let the rain soak us to the bone!"

Hao Xiong observed the terrain of the mountain. He saw a relatively flat area and turned and ran in that direction.

"Come with me! I'll take you to a cave to shelter from the rain!"

Hao Xiong led everyone to a relatively closed area on the mountain, found the entrance to a natural cave, and everyone went into the cave one by one.

Hao Xiong saw that the water bottle he carried with him was fine, but all the dry food was soaked by the rain.

"This is troublesome. The dry food has been soaked by the rain and cannot be eaten. It seems that the only thing we can do is drink water!"

Zhao Xuan sat at the entrance of the cave and looked outside, feeling a little worried.

"It's raining so hard, when will it stop? Are we going to spend the night in a cave?"

The Little Medical Fairy shook off the water droplets on her body.

"First think about how to dry everyone's clothes, otherwise they will catch a cold!"

Looking at the flowing water, I sighed continuously.

"It's raining so hard, and there's not even a dry branch around. It's useless to bring a fire starter. How can we dry our clothes?"

Gu Zhanghua, who was sitting against the wall of the cave, suddenly sneezed.

The little medical fairy took out the acupuncture bag from the medicine box, opened it, picked up a slender silver needle, and walked up to Gu Zhanghua.

Gu Zhanghua saw that the silver needle was thin and long, flashing with cold light, and he crawled to hide behind Zhao Xuan.

"I'm not sick, I don't need an injection!"

"It's so cold in this cave with wet clothes, it's easy to catch a cold. I'll give each of you an acupuncture injection just in case. I promise it won't hurt at all. Who's going first?"

Zhao Xuan stood up and walked in front of Xiao Yixian.

"I'll go first, Xiaowu last. Everyone must listen to Xiaoyixian, otherwise he will be kicked out of the team!"

Finally it was Gu Zhanghua's turn. Seeing Zhao Xuan staring at him with a fierce look, he had no choice but to accept his fate and close his eyes, allowing the little medical fairy to give him acupuncture.

After a while, Gu Zhanghua felt nothing. He opened his eyes blankly and saw everyone looking at him with amusement.

Zhao Xuan stood in front of Gu Zhanghua with her arms folded and burst into laughter.

"You were so funny just now! The lamb to be slaughtered, the fish on the chopping block, the meat on the cutting board, that's you!"

The Little Doctor Fairy pursed her lips and smiled: "I said it doesn't hurt, but you didn't believe me!"

Gu Zhanghua smiled embarrassedly.

"Ever since I fell ill at the age of six, I've been scared of the imperial physician's acupuncture. The Little Medical Immortal is still more skilled!"

Zhao Xuan stretched out her arms and hugged Gu Zhanghua.

"Come, sister, give me a hug. Don't be afraid. If you feel unwell in the future, we won't go to the imperial physician, but to the Little Medical Fairy!"

Hao Xiong covered his eyes and shouted exaggeratedly.

"Oh, that's an eyesore! Stop showing off your affection in front of us three single guys!"

Guan Liushui hugged Hao Xiong and tried to imitate Zhao Xuan's speech by pinching his throat.

"Come hold me, brother! Don't be afraid! If you feel unwell in the future, we won't go to the imperial physician, but to the Little Medical Fairy!"

Hao Xiong pushed Guan Liushui away with all his strength: "Go away! I have goosebumps all over my body!"

As everyone was talking and laughing, the heavy rain gradually stopped and everyone walked out of the cave.

Gu Zhanghua looked carefully at the map in his hand, then looked at the surrounding environment and frowned.

"Just now I was just looking for a place to shelter from the rain. Which direction should I go now?"

Zhao Xuan asked hurriedly: "Do you mean we are lost?"

"The terrain in this mountain is complex and steep. The map only shows one mountain road leading directly to the foot of the mountain, which is the road we took to go up the mountain. Now I can't find the way back at all."

"What's so difficult about this?" Hao Xiong asked confidently.

"My family used to live in a village at the foot of a mountain. I've been running up the mountain every day since I was a child. The roads in the city might be difficult for me, but finding a way down the mountain is really not that difficult. Just follow me."

Little Doctor Fairy’s eyes lit up.

"Yes, it was Hao Xiong who found the valley where Jiaoyang Valley was located. Otherwise, so many people would have nowhere to stay."

Hao Xiong did not lead everyone back to the original route, but relied on his many years of experience dealing with the mountains to find a new path leading down the mountain.

Zhao Xuan became the pioneer responsible for clearing the way. She cut through the thorns and led everyone through the dense forest with only a sword and arrived at a valley.

"Wait a moment!"

The Little Medical Fairy walked quickly to Zhao Xuan's side and saw a thin layer of mist covering the valley in front of her.

She opened the medicine box, took out a porcelain bottle, unscrewed it, and poured out some pills.

"There should be a miasma forest ahead. Everyone, take the detoxification powder first, one pill per person."

Gu Zhanghua warned everyone: "After passing this valley, there is a swampy area ahead, so everyone should be careful."

Zhao Xuan reached out and held Gu Zhanghua's hand, then spoke to the others.

"Everyone hold hands so as not to get separated in the miasmic forest!"

Everyone walked into the valley hand in hand.

Shortly after entering the miasma forest, Gu Zhanghua felt dizzy and then had difficulty breathing.

He didn't want his temporary physical discomfort to affect everyone's plans, so he insisted on following everyone's footsteps and moving forward.

Just as he was about to walk out of the valley shrouded in miasma, Gu Zhanghua's legs went weak and he was about to fall.

Fortunately, Zhao Xuan and Xiao Yixian held his hands respectively, and they hurriedly supported Gu Zhanghua.

The Little Medical Fairy was shocked to see Gu Zhanghua’s pale face and purple lips.

"Oh no! He's been poisoned!"

Guan Liushui hurriedly asked the Little Medical Immortal, "Is the detoxification powder not working?"

"I was careless. I didn't expect the miasma to be so poisonous. We must get out quickly!"

Seeing this, Hao Xiong bent down without saying a word, picked up Gu Zhanghua on his back, and rushed out of the valley. Everyone hurried to follow.

Everyone quickly evacuated the valley. Hao Xiong suddenly felt nauseous and bent over to vomit.