Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

"Okay, okay, I'm scared of you."

The man seemed to have a very good relationship with the little mouse; upon seeing it, he even smiled slightly, his tone carrying a hint of doting affection.

That smile, like the moon emerging from the clouds, instantly brightened the entire room. The slight dissatisfaction and doubt that Lin Yue had felt earlier vanished without her noticing that smile.

Seeing that she had finally relented, the bamboo rat king became excited, and its golden fur suddenly became even fluffier.

It ran up to Lin Yue in a few steps, waving its arms and legs and squeaking wildly. Lin Yue looked at the excited bamboo rat king with a completely bewildered expression.

Just because that woman could understand its language doesn't mean she could understand rat language herself!

Her expression was strange. The woman straightened up slightly, beckoned to Lin Yue, and gestured for her to come closer: "Come here."

Lin Yue took two steps forward in a daze, then suddenly woke up. She stopped, her eyes regaining their clarity, and looked at the man seriously, asking, "Why did you call this bamboo rat king to bring me here?"

Seeing that Lin Yue reacted so quickly, the woman was also somewhat surprised. She paused for a moment, then laughed again, her eyes sparkling, her voice carrying a hint of mockery: "Bamboo Rat King? This little mouse is not a Bamboo Rat King at all."

Isn't it the Bamboo Rat King?

Lin Yue was taken aback at first, then realized what was going on. She had indeed never read the system description for this golden rat before, and upon closer inspection, it didn't actually look much like a bamboo rat.

However, when I saw it appear in the bamboo rat's territory, and it was particularly large and its whole body was shining with golden light, I assumed that it was the king of bamboo rats.

But if it wasn't the Bamboo Rat King, what was it trying to do by suddenly running into the bamboo forest and appearing in front of me?

Just as Lin Yue was feeling a bit confused, the woman spoke again: "It wasn't me who sent it to find you. I already told the little mouse that I could only endure this illness, but it just wouldn't give up. It said it brought you two boxes containing medicinal herbs and prescriptions, and the medicine in there can cure my illness."

"Medicine?" Lin Yue was genuinely surprised. She looked at the nimble little mouse, her voice tinged with disbelief: "You specifically led me to find those two boxes? And last night you also specifically went to that cave to find me?"

The little mouse squeaked twice and nodded, confirming that Lin Yue's guess was correct.

After being shocked several times, Lin Yue became somewhat numb. She recalled how she saw the little mouse. At that time, she had not found any new bamboo rats for a long time, and she happened to find an angelica plant under the bamboo leaves. While she was picking the herb, she saw the golden head peeking out not far ahead.

Therefore, none of this was accidental; rather, it was a deliberate act by the little mouse after it confirmed that it understood a little about pharmacology.

This is truly amazing!

After learning the whole story, Lin Yue wasn't bothered by it anymore. Whatever the little mouse's ultimate goal was, she'd benefited in the end.

She took out a pre-made painkiller directly from the bag in her bracelet and handed it over: "This is the prescription they gave me. I've already made the finished product."

The woman didn't seem afraid of being poisoned; she took the brownish-red pill without blinking and tossed it directly into her mouth.

The little mouse stood up straight, its eyes fixed on the person. After a moment, seeing that she seemed to have no adverse reaction, it began to dance around and squeak happily.

Seeing the little mouse's excited expression, the woman couldn't help but smile and said to it, "It's useful, it's useful! You're the best!"

The little mouse visibly became excited, its fur almost glowing. It then walked over to Lin Yue and pushed her towards the recliner.

This time, Lin Yue was prepared and only stumbled slightly before regaining her balance. Judging from the little mouse's behavior, it was probably trying to say, "Since it's useful, leave this human here for you to make medicine."

The woman waved her hand slightly, then smiled at the little mouse and said, "Alright, worryy mouse, I know what I'm doing. For some reason, I suddenly have an appetite. Could you check if the fruit in the woods behind here is ripe? If it is, could you bring me back a couple?"

Lin Yue couldn't help but look the little mouse up and down. Although it was a bit bigger than a normal mouse, it was at most about the size of a regular puppy. What did it use to carry the fruit? Did it carry it in its mouth?

However, neither the golden mouse nor the woman seemed worried about this issue. After a brief exchange, the little mouse happily ran off.

Just as Lin Yue was about to ask a question, she saw the woman's expression suddenly change. Then, she skillfully turned over and vomited a large amount of blood into the wooden bucket next to her. After vomiting, she began to cough continuously, and the scene looked quite frightening.

"Are you... alright?" Lin Yue hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and asked softly.

The woman waved her hand and waited until her cough gradually subsided before pointing to a cup on the table next to her and saying in a slightly hoarse voice, "Could you get this for me? I need to rinse my mouth."

Lin Yue went over and saw that the cup only had a little less than half a cup of water left, with a lot of unidentified substances floating around, which she couldn't tell were dust or limescale. She thought for a moment, took out a bottle of mineral water from her backpack, unscrewed the cap, and handed it over.

The woman looked at the bottled water in front of her with a surprised expression. She glanced at Lin Yue, but didn't say anything and simply took it.

After rinsing her mouth a few times and feeling that the metallic taste of blood had faded considerably, she looked up at Lin Yue, her gaze softening and her voice warmer: "What's your name?"

"Lin Yue," Lin Yue replied softly.

“Lin Yue…that name sounds familiar…” the woman repeated, then lay back on the recliner, seemingly trying to remember something. But after a while, she shook her head. “Getting old, can’t remember.”

"Old?" Lin Yue looked at her fair skin and beautiful face, which were still stunning even though she was seriously ill, and couldn't accept the word "old". "You look the same age as me".

"Hehe," probably no girl dislikes being complimented on her youth, the woman's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile. But quickly, she regained her composure, as if even the act of curving her lips was a tiring thing for her.