Chapter 2261


    The dense trees and steep mountain roads didn''t pose any obstacles to Fade. He swiftly pursued the tracks left behind by the others.


    After a few hours of traipsing through the woods, the sky had already darkened. The forest on the mountain sank into pitch-ck darkness, and the nocturnal wildlife began showing themselves.


    For a moment, the entire forest became eerie, frightening, and suffocating.


    It was a given that Fade did not fear such things. However, it had grown too dark for him to follow the footsteps left behind in the dense forest, so he had to slow down.


    "Don''t tell me I have to spend a night in these woods." As he pondered on his next move now that it was already night, he suddenly glimpsed lights ahead out of the corner of his eye.


    "There''s people here! It''s a vige." He was slightly surprised.


    Right away, a thought urred to him. "Walking alone in this thicket would be a pain. Liborio and Nergui couldn''t have travelled very far since they kidnapped both Caesar and Mr. Tu." "If I''m headed in the right direction, it''s very possible that they stayed in this vigest night. I''ll go over and ask around. Maybe I''ll get some useful clues."


    With that in mind, Fade immediately moved towards the lights emanating from the vige.


    Fifteen minutester, he arrived at the vige.


    He walked towards the nearest house, but it was all dark inside. He knocked on the door and called out a few times. There was no response. Assuming that no one was home, he just went along deeper into the vige.


    When he found a house that was lit inside, he knocked on the door once more. However, still, no one responded. It gave him the feeling that something was off.


    "What''s going on in this tiny vige? Why aren''t they at home at thiste hour?"


    Just as he began to feel doubtful, he saw a man in his fifties running out of the house and rushing towards the south of the vige.


    He gave chase instantly and caught up with the man. He eximed, "Good day, sir!"


    "Ah!" The man was shocked upon seeing Fade appear behind him.


    Fade hurriedly rified, "I''m a tourist who lost my way in the forest. I thought of staying here for the night. Do you perhaps have an extra room in your house?"


    "A room? If it''s fine with you, I do have an extra bed avable in a small room behind my house. My name is Faariq. You can rest at mine tonight, said the man. He continued, "But something''se up now, so you will have to wait for a while."


    "What''s the matter?" Fade''s expression shifted as he asked, "Has something happened in the vige? Why are the vigers all out?"


    Faariq exined, bro was picking herbs on the mountain when he got bitten by a snake. He''s in critical condition so all the vigers have gone to help."


    "Oh dear! Then I''ll go with you and help out too," Fade offered.


    Seeing Fade''s enthusiasm, Faariq did not turn him down.


    Fade quickly followed him to a cottage situated in the south of the vige.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    The small house was brightly lit at the moment. There were at least thirty people gathered around there. It seemed that almost everyone in the vige had shown up.


    Though it was faint, Fade could hear sobs from inside.


    Faariq brought him through the crowd and went


    inside.


    A man in his forties was lying on a bed. His left lower leg was red and swollen. It was nearly the same size as his thigh.


    Beside the bed sat a middle-aged woman and a young girl in her teens, who were sobbing tearfully.


    The people around them were discussing various methods of treatment. Be that as it may, the vigers were not professional doctors. They could only run their mouths. When it came to actual treatment, they were helpless.


    "Come now, don''t cry. Ta bro''s condition seems to be getting a lot more serious. We should send him to the hospital for the night!" Faariq suggested. However, before the older woman could speak, the vigers standing there butted in.


    "During the daytime, it takes three hours to get to the city by rickshaw. It''ste now. We can''t go fast, so it''ll take us at least four hours to get there. By that time, I fear that it''ll be toote."


    "Then what should we do? We can''t just stand by and watch Tabro die like this!"


    "I think we''d better call over Dr. Ma from the neighbouring vige! He is an expert in detoxification, especially when ites to snake venom. He''s very skilled."


    As soon as that suggestion was put forward, Tabro suddenly iled and shouted from the bed, "Even if I die, don''t call that beast!"


    Met with that scene, the vigers'' faces became filled with doubts. They started trying to persuade him.


    "Tabro, what''s the matter? Are you and Dr. Ma on bad terms?"


    "Old Ma''s personal reputation might not be the best, but he is a really skilled doctor. He''ll definitely have a way to save you." "Tabro, you''re no longer a child. Set aside these petty considerations. Right now, it''s a matter of life and death!"


    The vigers were going to go on persuading him, but Tabro''s wife, the middle aged woman,


    interrupted at that moment.


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    Tearfully, she said, "Stop it, everyone. We won''t beg that Ma guy for anything even over our dead bodies.


    "What''s wrong with you, Mrs. Miao?"


    "Has Dr. Ma done something to you guys?"


    In response to the vigers'' question, Tabro''s wife hugged the dainty teenage girl beside her. With a tear-streaked face, she went on, "That Ma guy is inhumane! He wants our little Mona to be his wife."


    "He even threatened us saying that if we disagree, he won''t treat our family in the future. He''ll get his younger brother toe here so we won''t get a day of peace."


    "Thest time Mona met Old Ma on her way back from school, he even tried to make a move on her, but fortunately, Tabro arrived there before anything could happen."


    When the vigers heard that, they looked at the delicate and pretty little girl in shock. They began cursing the man in anger.


    "Mona is only 16! Old Ma is almost 60 and he wants Mona to be his wife. Is he mad?"


    "F*ck, I knew that Old Ma wasn''t an upstanding man, but I didn''t expect him to be worse than a beast!"


    "How dare he try to touch Mona. That''s a crime. Let''s report it and get him arrested."


    "Let''s stop with the angry venting. Old Ma has a younger brother who roams around. Rumor is that he is


    an exceptional person who even


    knows martial arts. He''s well-


    in


    in the city. There''s no point reporting it to the police. We can''t afford to provoke him."


    "Besides, Tabro''s injury can''t be ignored!"


    "Let''s just go and get Old Ma. Get the poison out of his system first and then deal with the rest. We can have a nice long chat afterwards!"


    "You''re right. Saving a life takes precedence!"


    "No, there''s no need. I''ll never call that Ma guy. Over my dead body!" Tabro thrashed around and waved his arm around as he said that. The movement made his face go even paler. He fell on the bed with a plop, gasping for air. It looked as though he wouldn''t make it. Content


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    When his wife and daughter saw that, they immediately rushed over and wailed.


    "Tabro, you can''t go!"


    "Dad, Dad, don''t die. You can''t die. I''ll do anything."


    The vigers were also anxious, but there was nothing they could do.


    At that moment, a voice came from the crowd. "I''m a doctor. I can help extract the poison from him."