Lucky Braves the Snow to Search the Mountains
"Ali! Ali!" Li Yanhao rushed into the house, covered in snow and wind.
No longer did Su Li greet him with her usual bright smile and call him 'Young Master Li.' Instead, what met his eyes was her pale face and tightly shut eyes. Li Yanhao's heart suddenly clenched with pain, as if something was tearing it apart.
"Young Master Li, did you bring the thousand-year-old ginseng?" Yuan Jie looked at Li Yanhao as if he were a savior.
Li Yanhao's face was frosty as he shook his head. "I don't have any at home, but I've already sent someone to look for it."
Upon hearing this, the hope in Yuan Jie's eyes instantly vanished. Could it be that his kind and capable niece was really going to be lost like this!?
"Will the thousand-year-old ginseng save my wife?" Yuanbao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
Yuan Jie scratched his head, his face full of pain. "Yes, the doctor said that as long as we have the thousand-year-old ginseng, we can bring Ali back. But the ginseng is hard to find, and there's none in Qingmiao City. To make matters worse, there's been a snow disaster this year, the roads are blocked by heavy snow, and we can't go anywhere else to buy it!"
Yuanbao lowered his head, muttering repeatedly, "The thousand-year-old ginseng can save my wife... the thousand-year-old ginseng can save my wife..."
At that moment, Zhang Mu and Wu Caiwei also arrived.
As soon as Wu Caiwei saw Su Li, tears fell from her eyes. She bit her lip, trying to appear strong, and instead comforted Mrs. Wang.
Lucky glanced at Zhang Mu, and the two of them left the house.
"Brother Zhang Mu, the doctor said only thousand-year-old ginseng can save my wife. I've dug for ginseng in the mountains before!" Lucky looked at Zhang Mu.
Mark Hunter's heart skipped a beat. "Brother Lucky, don't be impulsive! This year's snow disaster has sealed off the mountains, and if you go in, you might not make it out! Besides, all the ginseng in the mountains is buried under the snow—it's impossible to find any. My father-in-law knows every herbal shop in Greenfield City, and Arthur Evans has many connections. They'll definitely be able to find the thousand-year-old ginseng."
Lucky shook his head. "It's been two days. If they could have found it, they would have by now."
Zhang Mu also knew that the ginseng was probably impossible to find. He glanced at the swirling snowflakes, patted Lucky on the shoulder, and said, "Let's wait a bit longer. Maybe we'll get news soon. I'll go ask every herbal shop in the city again—maybe there's one we've missed."
After speaking, Zhang Mu borrowed a horse from Arthur Evans and hurried off to Greenfield City.
The herbal shops in Greenfield City had already been questioned by people sent by Arthur Evans, but Mark Hunter asked again, and still found nothing. When Mark Hunter returned to Lily Evans's house, he discovered that Lucky was missing!
"What, Lucky is missing! With such a fierce snowstorm outside and Ali still sick, where could he have gone?" Mrs. Wang exclaimed, clutching Wu Caiwei's sleeve in panic.
Mark Hunter looked at the distant mountains, clenching his fists tightly. "Brother Lucky must have gone into the mountains to dig for ginseng."
Arthur Evans grew anxious as soon as he heard this. "With so much snow, is he risking his life by going into the mountains!? Hurry, go and bring Lucky back!"
"It's useless. With this kind of blizzard, his footprints will have already been covered. Brother Lucky often went hunting in the mountains with me—he knows the terrain well and is fast on his feet. None of us can catch up to him. The mountains are vast, and who knows where he'll go? If we rush in blindly, not only will we fail to find Lucky, but we'll also put ourselves in danger. For now, we can only wait for Brother Lucky to come back on his own..." Mark Hunter shook his head.
Leonard Li listened to Mark Hunter's words, bitterness spreading in his mouth: Alexander Hayes, whether you are truly foolish or just pretending, your deep feelings for Ali—I have ultimately lost to you.