Xiao Xue contentedly hugged Bai Bai and gave it a kiss.

Han Jing looked silently at his normally extroverted daughter, who was now completely enamored by a cat... it truly was astonishing.

She said to Jiangnan, "Jiangnan, where does your adoptive father live? You’ve been badly injured, let us take you there! We came to Hanwu Forest to find someone, and we would like to ask your adoptive father if he’s seen the person we’re looking for. Is that okay?"

Jiangnan looked at Han Jing and the others. They had saved him, and seemed not to be bad people. Moreover, with his current injuries, it would be difficult for him to return alone, so he nodded, "Alright."

"Lan Ling, carry him, let’s go meet his adoptive father." Han Jing patted Lan Ling.

Lan Ling nodded.

"By the way, is your adoptive father’s place far from here?" Han Jing asked.

"Quite far, it might take over two hours." If it hadn’t been such a distance, Bai Bai should have found his adoptive father to rescue him already.

Han Jing frowned slightly and said to An Chuxue, "An’an, quickly tend to his wounds, then let’s eat something before we leave. With such a long journey, and his weakened body, it might be too much for him."

Lan Ling had given Jiangnan a healing medicine pill that could only adjust his internal injuries, but Jiangnan’s body was covered in external wounds, which looked quite frightening.

Even though they had their own matters to attend to, having already saved someone, they couldn’t just ignore his severe injuries.

An Chuxue nodded, asking Lan Ling for help. Together, they treated Jiangnan’s wounds and applied medication before bandaging him up. They also found one of Lan Ling’s garments and shortened it for him to wear. Though still ill-fitting, it was far better than his tattered clothes that couldn’t cover his wounds.

But surprisingly, Jiangnan, just a child, endured the wound treatment without any use of Powder for Anesthesia, and didn’t even utter a sound. When the pain was unbearable, he simply furrowed his brow and tightened his lips.

Han Jing was startled, "Doesn’t it hurt? Why don’t you cry out?"

Jiangnan steadfastly replied, "It hurts, but... my adoptive father says that crying out is useless, as shouting doesn’t solve the problem. This forest is full of dangers, and to survive, one must be strong."

Han Jing nodded in agreement; his adoptive father seemed like an interesting person indeed.

However...

Han Jing had another point of curiosity, "When we came in, we found poisonous fog floating throughout the forest. How come it doesn’t affect you?"

They were still wrapped in the bubbles Ting Luo had created!

Jiangnan scratched his head and explained, "That’s because... I’ve been accustomed to this poisonous fog since I was very young. Actually... as long as you stay in Hanwu Forest for a long time, you don’t need to worry about these poisonous fogs, because they are caused by the poisonous plants here. However, there are so many poisonous flowers, plants, and insects that they’ve reached a kind of balance, and don’t actually pose real harm. Only newcomers experience brief discomfort."

Han Jing... So this is the so-called fighting poison with poison? Is the air here not as terrifying as we imagined?

"Then why do the animals here all look so strange, do you know?"