There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

It was at this time that Lu Qing had the idea of ​​going home to take a look.

However, she had two things to do before going home.

The first thing I did was to fulfill my promise to the little boy and go find his sister so she could pass on a message to him.

The second thing, naturally, was to go to the village chief and apply for another batch of blankets.

Since we've already gone there, we can't just accept one ticket. Getting a few more would be a good thing for the patients in the basement.

Without changing her clothes, Lu Qing went out wearing her dirty, blood-stained white coat, hoping to make herself look more pitiful and thus be more assertive when applying for supplies.

Walking on the deserted streets, Lu Qing ignored the occasional glances cast from inside the houses. She arrived at the village chief's house and knocked hard on the door.

"Hmm, who is it?" came the village chief's puzzled voice from inside the room.

“It’s me, doctor,” Lu Qing replied.

"Doctor?" The village chief paused for a moment, then said, "Come in if you want, the door isn't locked."

"The door isn't locked?" Frowning, Lu Qing pushed the door open.

Just as she pushed open the door, two unexpected figures appeared in front of her.

Beside the village chief stood a burly young man carrying a wooden bow and spear, and in front of them stood a figure that Lu Qing found extremely familiar.

Upon seeing that figure, she froze, only regaining her senses after two seconds.

At the same time, the figure standing in front of the village chief and the young man slowly turned his head to look at Lu Qing, revealing her familiar, dust-covered motorcycle helmet.

That's right, the person who appeared in front of Lu Qing at this moment was a merchant!

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Chapter 362: Painful Past Events

"Hmm..." The merchant casually looked down at the watch on his wrist and said, "The transaction time has ended, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, the merchant walked towards the door. As he passed Lu Qing, she whispered, "Good afternoon, sister. Have a nice dream..."

"wait........"

Lu Qing's pupils contracted sharply. She instinctively reached out and grabbed the merchant's wrist, but her legs suddenly gave way and she collapsed to her knees.

Hearing the blasphemous voices threw Lu Qing's mind into chaos, with countless murmurs echoing in her ears.

Fortunately, whether it was because this was an illusion or because her mental attributes had been greatly enhanced, her mental state returned to normal after a short period of confusion.

However, when she came to her senses, she found that the merchant was no longer in the room.

Looking back, the hunting captain and the village chief were still there, sitting at a wooden table, seemingly discussing something.

Seeing that Lu Qing had recovered, the two of them tacitly stopped their discussion.

"Ahem, doctor, is there something you need this time?" the village chief coughed twice.

"I'm here to apply for a batch of blankets; we don't have enough blankets in the basement." Upon hearing the village chief's words, Lu Qing directly stated her purpose for coming.

To prevent the village chief from disagreeing, she added, "Not too much, just half of what we had last time will do."

"Okay, I agree," the village chief nodded.

“There’s one more thing,” Lu Qing said, holding up one finger.

"Doctor, the village's resources didn't come from thin air. It's already quite an achievement that we can provide so many resources." Hearing that Lu Qing still had things to do, the village chief quickly and earnestly advised her.

"No, you misunderstood. I just wanted to ask you a question," Lu Qing said, somewhat speechless.

"Let's not ask about that businessman; we don't know much about him," the village chief added.

"........"

Could you please not speak so fast?

Lu Qing was speechless. What she wanted to ask wasn't about the businessmen. After all, she knew far more about businessmen than the village chief. Why was she asking him for no reason?

As for what the two of them were discussing, she had actually overheard a bit of it. Although the content surprised her somewhat, it was still within her expectations.

That's about the Tree God Cult. What the village chief and the hunting captain were talking about is that there have been some rumors about the Tree God Cult in the village recently, saying that the human world will be destroyed by trees and that only by believing in the Tree God can one be saved.

There were also some rumors that were detrimental to the hunting captain, saying that it was because the hunting captain hunted the people of the forest that the tree god became angry, causing the villagers to contract infectious diseases.

Lu Qing had heard the old man mention this before, which is why she said it was expected.

If nothing unexpected happens, what follows will be that the village chief collaborates with the priests of the Tree God Cult to prepare to sacrifice the hunting captain and his wife to the "divine tree," but the hunting captain transforms into a werewolf and escapes.

Then, she, the doctor, was kicked out.

Thinking this through, Lu Qing abandoned any intention of continuing to interact with the village chief. After giving the village chief and the hunting team leader a meaningful look, she spoke:

"I wanted to ask where the little boy who was brought to me last time lives, where does his sister live?"

"You mean the little boy from the Hassen family?"

There was only one child among the patients sent there last time, and the village chief certainly knew who Lu Qing was referring to. His expression was somewhat strange as he asked with a puzzled look:

"That little boy's sister died a long time ago. She was bitten by a mutated wild dog, and the wound became infected, so she died. You should know about this, right?"

"died?"

Lu Qing was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to ask the village chief for the specific details, she found that the world in her eyes suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

The surrounding environment suddenly changed, and when Lu Qing came to her senses, she found herself in a somewhat dark room. At the same time, memories about the present time appeared in her mind.

This happened before any infectious diseases appeared in the village.

Inside the room, a petite figure lay quietly on the wooden bed, and beside her was a doctor with balding hair.

Besides, there was a little boy standing anxiously next to the doctor.

"Doctor, brother, I feel so bad..." the girl said in a hoarse voice.

Her cheeks were covered in sweat, and her unfocused pupils stared blankly at the ceiling.

"younger sister........"

The little boy gripped the girl's hand tightly and looked hopefully at the doctor.

"I......."

The doctor opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say, "I've done my best."

With his hands limply resting on his legs, the doctor slumped down beside the wooden bed and said in a deep voice, "The wound doesn't look big, and we've taken precautions against infection, so why?"

"Vitamins and fever reducers were completely ineffective. There was definitely some kind of substance in that wild dog's mouth that I didn't recognize. Speaking of which, why weren't any of the adults in the hunting team infected? Is it because adults have higher immunity...?"

"Snapped!"

The doctor slapped himself hard; now was not the time to be sitting here being passive.

He hurriedly went to the girl and tried everything he could think of and do.

However, this still did not alleviate the girl's pain. After more than two hours of agony, the girl finally stopped breathing.

........

The recollection ended there. After a moment of silence, Lu Qing bid farewell to the village chief and the hunting team leader and left.

The little boy's sister had already died, but the deformed little boy, perhaps due to memory problems, was unaware that his sister was dead.

So the question is, how should she talk to the boy? Should she just tell him that his sister died a long time ago?

"Do not."

Without even thinking, Lu Qing rejected the idea.

She thought about it carefully for a while, and then walked in the direction of the little boy's house that she remembered.

The adults in the boy and girl's family had been killed by wild animals when the villagers first tried to leave the village, so there was no one in their house at this time.

Lu Qing pushed open the door and began searching the room.

If her memory serves her correctly, there should be a girl's diary in this room.

Um, it's something my daughter's kindergarten teacher asked her to write down. As for the location of the kindergarten...

It's not far, only about an hour and a half by bus, haha.

After searching for a while, Lu Qing successfully found a light red notebook in a locked drawer. She opened the notebook and carefully read through the girl's diary.

“Hmm… that’s how it’s written.” Lu Qing said, stroking her chin.

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Chapter 363: Diana's Deception

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The diary didn't contain much information, and Lu Qing wrote down everything in the diary in half an hour.

The "taking it down" mentioned here doesn't just mean simply reading and memorizing the contents. It means not only writing down the text but also noting the girl's vocabulary and writing habits. Otherwise, Lu Qing wouldn't have been able to finish in half an hour...

"Hmm... let me think about it."

Lu Qing stroked her chin, carefully recalled the girl's handwriting habits, and considered the girl's kindergarten education level, before writing a letter to the boy:

[It's been so long, brother! I wonder how you're doing, and if you've been thinking of me. I miss you terribly! Ever since you got sick and were taken away by the adults, there's been no one at home to play with me.]

[But don't worry about me. The adults in the village are all very kind to me, and I've been very well-behaved, not causing any trouble. Although my brother is gone, I still have Xiao Ming and the others next door to play with me.]

[Speaking of which, a very beautiful older sister came to our house today. She said she's the doctor who'll be taking care of you, brother. At first, I was quite worried because Xiaoming and the others had told me a lot about how scary doctors are.]

They also said things like, "If a doctor comes, she definitely won't bring any good news," but after actually meeting her, I found that she is a very kind and gentle person. This letter was actually written after I asked the doctor to help me revise it.

Anyway, I hope you recover soon, brother. I'll be waiting for you at home!

"That's fine then." Lu Qing put down her pen, checked it carefully twice, and nodded.

It's not difficult to imitate a child's handwriting, but the real challenge is writing a letter from a child's perspective. Lu Qing couldn't imitate it perfectly, so she could only add some new lies to the letter.

The reason this letter is so logical and without any typos is because it was revised by a kind doctor!

[Basic acting skills proficiency increased by 20%!]