Time Travel: Volume 1! Starting from a Small Mountain Village

Did I say I wouldn't help?

Qi Shishen's usual indifference was like an invisible wall, concealing his emotions. Apart from his mother and sister, he was indifferent to everything around him.

Hearing his sister mention Long Zhiqing, his usually unapproachable heart softened for once. Seeing his sister preparing to leave, he quickly grabbed her and said...

"The question now is, how can we help?"

The most urgent thing is to get her medical treatment, but whether to call a doctor over or bring Aunt Chen here are all questions. According to Lin Jie, Aunt Chen can't stay in Xigou Village any longer, but if they bring her back, where will the three of them live?

They couldn't go back to their old home, which had been occupied by Old Mrs. Lin and reserved for her youngest son.

"Mother, I'll go with Lin Jie to check on the situation first. You and my sister can wait for my news at home." After saying this, Qi Shishen left with Lin Jie, leaving his mother and Qi Fangfang looking at each other.

"Aunt Chen and Brother Xiao Jie are such good people, why can't good people be rewarded?"

Qi Fangfang's voice was very soft, trembling with sobs, sounding as if it were being torn apart, whispering as if it might break at any moment. It was unclear whether she was asking her mother, herself, or even God.

"Fangfang, don't worry too much. Now that your brother is over there, things will definitely be resolved." Seeing her daughter's red eyes, Qi's mother couldn't bear it and tried to comfort her.

The mother and daughter sat anxiously in the main room, with Qi Fangfang occasionally running to the door to look around and see if her brother or Lin Jie was there.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard outside the door. Qi Fangfang quickly ran out and opened the courtyard gate.

"Brother, you..."

Her words caught in her throat, and she couldn't utter them for a long time. At that moment, Qi Shishen and Lin Jie stood one behind the other, tightly gripping a wooden plank. Wasn't the person on the plank Aunt Chen?

At this moment, Aunt Chen lay quietly on the wooden board without moving, her pale face looking particularly eerie in the moonlight.

Beside the two stood Lin Mei, a little girl nicknamed "Little Radish," holding a torch. She stood there silently, motionless. Her eyes were filled with despair and helplessness, and only her tears silently spoke of her inner pain.

Although she was young, she had seen the village elders fall asleep and never wake up, and then be buried in the mound of earth on the mountain.

The two carried Chen Yulan into their courtyard. Qi's mother was also a little flustered when she saw this and quickly asked.

"Shi Shen, what's going on?"

"Aunt Chen has already fallen into a coma. There was no other way, so I found a plank and Lin Jie and I carried her over first."

Qi Shishen's voice was somewhat low. When he accompanied Lin Jie to Xigou Village, Lin Mei was crying her heart out. After asking her questions, they learned that Aunt Chen had fallen into a coma shortly after Lin Jie left.

Qi Shishen immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, so he discussed with Lin Jie about bringing the person over first.

"What should we do then? Should we go and find Yang, the educated youth, to take a look?"

Qi's mother thought of Yang Qianqian, the educated youth working at the village clinic. Lately, the villagers seemed to not only recognize her medical skills but also praise them highly. So she made the suggestion.

"Let's find Long Zhiqing!" Qi Shishen said softly after a few seconds of silence.

"Long Zhiqing?" In an instant, Qi's mother seemed to understand something.

"I'm going to find Sister Long," Qi Fangfang said immediately upon hearing that she wanted to find Long Lifan.

"It's so late, I'll go with you!"

Qi Shishen suggested Long Lifan to meet her because he knew her abilities and also because he wanted to see Long Zhiqing. Their social statuses were worlds apart, and although they could never be together, he would be happy to see her up close, even if it was just to talk to her.

As the two left the house, Qi Fangfang almost tripped several times, perhaps because she was in a hurry. Fortunately, Qi Shishen caught her sister quickly and prevented her from falling.

"Wang Wang Wang"

"..."

About twenty meters from Long Lifan's residence, they heard a dog barking. Wangcai had fully recovered and its voice was strong and clear. It seemed to be proving to its owners that it wasn't just a freeloader; although the bark was a bit shrill, it was full of life and vitality, conveying its loyalty and courage.

"Who"

Long Lifan woke up instantly at the sound of the dog barking, quickly got out of bed, and shouted loudly over the courtyard wall with a hint of wariness. She hadn't been asleep; her consciousness had simply been inside the system, browsing through various books.

"Sister Long, it's me!"

Hearing Qi Fangfang's voice, Long Lifan lowered her guard considerably. She then walked to the courtyard gate and opened it. Qi Shishen and his sister were standing blankly under the wall, and Wangcai barked even louder when it saw the stranger's voice.

"Wangcai, stop barking!" Long Lifan whispered a shout at it, and it obediently ran back to its doghouse.

"Is there something you need that you came to see me so late?" After settling the dog down, Long Lifan looked at the brother and sister and then slowly spoke.

"Sister Long, please save Aunt Chen, she's dying!" Qi Fangfang cried out to Long Lifan, tears streaming down her face once again.

At that moment, her tears fell like broken beads onto her cheeks, revealing endless sorrow in her eyes. She looked utterly helpless, as if the sky had fallen and she was powerless to stop it.

"Alright, Fangfang, don't cry. First, tell me who Aunt Chen is, and what exactly happened." I'm not a god who can do everything. So I have to find out what happened first, just in case I can't help.

Seeing his younger sister crying incessantly, Qi Shishen stepped forward and recounted everything that had happened that evening. Through Qi Shishen's account, she learned who this Aunt Chen was—Lin Jie's mother.

Qi Fangfang had told her about Lin Jie's family before, and she remembered it quite well. Long Lifan expressed sympathy for their plight, but said she really couldn't treat people's illnesses.

"Should we go to Yang Zhiqing for medical treatment?" It wasn't that she was unwilling, but she knew a little about first aid. If she went to treat someone blindly, she couldn't bear the responsibility if something went wrong.

"How about this, you wait a moment, I'll go find Yang Qianqian." It's already late, and Yang Qianqian might already be asleep. It wouldn't be appropriate for the two of them to go to the educated youth settlement.

Long Lifan went to the educated youth settlement to call Yang Qianqian, who was still awake. Upon hearing this, Yang Qianqian immediately grabbed her medicine kit and followed her out of the settlement, returning to the courtyard more than ten minutes later. At this time, Hu Lili and Jiang Nian'an also arrived at her courtyard and were talking to Qi Fangfang, seemingly comforting her.

"Sister Fan, do you want me to come with you?"

"No need, Yang Zhiqing and I will go. You and Nian'an stay in the house and guard it." It seems that Hu Lili has already learned the whole story from Qi Fangfang and wants to go with them.

Upon arriving at the Qi family's residence, Yang Qianqian began her diagnosis. After a moment, she addressed the group, saying, "It's just a cold caused by wind and cold entering the body; it's nothing serious."

Hearing this, the people in the room felt a sense of relief. However, Yang Qianqian's next words plunged them back into despair.

"Don't be too happy. When I examined the patient, I found that her condition wasn't serious, but somehow all her functions were weakening, as if..."

"It's as if she herself doesn't want to live anymore."