Lin Fan sat by the bed, poured out the red liquid medicine from the bottle, dabbed it with his finger, and gently applied it around Fang Xiyu’s eyes.

Boss Fang and his wife stood aside, holding each other’s hands tightly, feeling very tense, not knowing what effect Lin Fan’s liquid medicine would bring.

"This antidote, I’ve concocted using those herbs I just used. The preparation was rushed, so the selected herbs are common and easy to find. This liquid can only be considered as intermediate level. It would be better if we could find quality herbs to refine a superior liquid," Lin Fan said.

Upon hearing this, the couple’s hearts sank. Was Lin Fan implying that this liquid medicine might not be very effective?

However...

As Lin Fan applied the liquid, Fang Xiyu, who had been restless and squirming, gradually calmed down. Eventually, he was completely serene, stopped squirming, stopped screaming, and his face relaxed.

"Baby, how do you feel?" The middle-aged woman asked, unsure and anxious.

Fang Xiyu said, "It’s cool, very refreshing. My eyes don’t itch anymore, and they don’t hurt as much!"

"Ah?" The middle-aged woman was overjoyed, her face lit up with a smile. The medicine worked; Lin Fan’s liquid actually worked!

Her husband was right, Lin Fan’s medical skill is truly impressive! She believed it now!

Boss Fang was ecstatic as well, his face beaming with joy. It proved that finding Lin Fan was the right decision. Lin Fan is indeed a miracle healer!

Lin Fan stopped applying, tightened the bottle, handed it to Boss Fang, and advised, "Apply this antidote three times a day, morning, noon, and night. Avoid over-application, and within three days, the irritation and pain will completely vanish. Within a week, he will fully recover. If this were a superior liquid, recovery time could be cut down to three days."

Turns out Lin Fan wasn’t implying that the intermediate liquid was useless, but rather it would take a bit longer to heal!

Lin Fan hadn’t told them yet, if he could make an exceptional liquid, a single application could heal immediately.

Boss Fang carefully took it and kept it safe; this is the life-saving liquid medicine for his son, akin to immortal water in his eyes.

Lin Fan looked at Fang Xiyu, and asked, "Are you emotionally stable now?"

Fang Xiyu replied, "Yes."

Lin Fan said, "The toxin you have seems to be from a bite, such toxins are very rare, unlikely to appear in the city, but possible in deep forests, have you been anywhere?"

Southern Yunnan has Ten Thousand Mountains, countless deep forests, where untold numbers of wild plants and animals reside, carrying unknown pathogens humans have never encountered.

In fact, human achievements in medicine are still very limited, with numerous insurmountable medical challenges, even as our journey has reached the stars and seas, Mars rovers having landed on distant Mars, yet humans still struggle to understand our own Earth, often unable to save ourselves. A single unknown pathogen can throw human society into chaos.

Fang Xiyu said, "I went into the mountains..."

Fang Xiyu is a high school senior locally, not performing well academically, but fond of fun, and has a group of loyal friends at Tian University.

One day, a classmate suggested forming a team to explore the mountains, having heard of ancient tombs there, planning a treasure hunt, considering anyone not going a coward.

Young people are often so naive, unaware of the vastness of the world, seeking thrills, daring to do anything on impulse.

Initially, Fang Xiyu, being timid, didn’t want to go, but a female also expressed interest, the very girl Fang Xiyu admired. Not wanting Goddess to underestimate him or leave her unprotected, he agreed.

That day, six of them drove an SUV, parked by the mountain road, and ventured into the dense forest, seeking the ancient tomb.

During the day, due to dense trees blocking the sky, the forest appeared dim, a dense oppressive sensation from the jungle enveloping them.

Following the crowd, Fang Xiyu felt very anxious, cautiously observing surroundings because he had heard of wild beasts in the woods, and encountering such would spell disaster.

Bang!

Beside him, loyal friend Dazhuang patted Fang Xiyu’s shoulder, laughed, and said, "What’s wrong, Young Master Fang, scared? I see sweat on your forehead?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Everyone looked at Fang Xiyu and started teasing.

The only female among them, who is Fang Xiyu’s admired girl, also looked over.

He can’t let Goddess underestimate him; Fang Xiyu immediately puffed his chest, saying, "Who’s scared, I’m strong, you’re the scared one!"

The loyal friend burst into laughter, "You’re right, Young Master Fang has the biggest courage."

Fang Xiyu noticed that the girl’s gaze seemed changed, perhaps more favorable towards him. This is one of life’s major illusions; yet young boys easily lose themselves in such illusions.

Afterward, they continued deeper into the forest; fortunately, they encountered no danger along the way, allowing Fang Xiyu to gradually relax his anxious heart.

Walking for about an hour, they reached deep into the forest, where the trees were extraordinarily tall, numerous towering trees, at a grassy mountain peak, they arrived before a vine-covered cave.

Notably, before the cave was a broken stone tablet, covered in moss, making it impossible to discern its inscriptions. In this primitive jungle, everything around was naturally formed, except for this stone tablet, which was human-made.

Dazhuang held a map, they had been following it all the way, loyal friend laughed heartily, saying, "Amazing, isn’t it? There’s an ancient tomb here! We accidentally discovered it during our last adventure, but it was getting dark then, so we hurried away without exploring. Today, we must go in, imagine if there’s treasure!"

Looking at the cave ahead, everyone grew excited, both thrilled and tense.

Someone remarked, "If there really is an ancient tomb inside, there might be danger. I’ve seen tomb-raiding shows, those tombs have traps!"

Dazhuang smacked his head and laughed mockingly, "You’ve watched too much TV, no way it’s that exaggerated. If those traps were real, there wouldn’t be so many tombs being looted."

Everyone laughed out loud.

With their laughter, the cave before them seemed less frightening.

So, they each took out prepared flashlights, cleared the vines, and proceeded into the cave.

The cave was dark and damp, flashlight beams could not reach the end, enveloped in silence, like the maw of a monstrous beast.

Fang Xiyu’s heart was suspenseful again, feeling somewhat breathless, as if claustrophobia were striking.

Dazhuang was at the front; suddenly, he stopped and said, "Turn off your flashlights, look, there seems to be something ahead."

Following his words, everyone switched off their flashlights, indeed, seeing green flickering lights on the mountain wall ahead.