Shen Feng took off his jacket and held it over his head. He knew the power of ultraviolet rays. If he were to be exposed to the sun for two days, he himself would peel.
"Little Yue, it seems luck isn't always on our side," Shen Feng said, looking at Yue Hengyi, who was sunburnt on the surfboard. He couldn't help but laugh. It was clear that Yue Hengyi's luck had run out. They had been sailing for a day and a night, but had seen nothing. Instead, they often saw fish in the sea. Shen Feng could kill the fish that surfaced with a casual wind blade.
Food was not a major concern, but fresh water had already been consumed by half. At sea, fresh water was consumed much faster than on a small island, especially since Yue Hengyi's skin was peeling and his body was burning. Without drinking water, the pain could not be alleviated.
Fortunately, after another morning of sailing, Yue Hengyi saw a black dot in the northwest and immediately felt invigorated. He turned to Shen Feng and said, "Look, there's land over there, look!"
Shen Feng also saw the land and breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, my general direction was correct. As long as there's land, we can rest!"
Shen Feng immediately summoned a strong wind to propel himself towards the distant black dot. Mountains look close when you're running towards them, and it's the same at sea. Although they saw land from afar, it took them until dusk to reach it. The distance looked very close to their eyes, but eyes could be deceiving. Only by actually traveling could one know the true distance.
Shen Feng eagerly began to observe the terrain. If this were a continent, it would be perfect.
However, after circling the land, Shen Feng discovered that it was a small island, and there was no one there. It was about five to six square kilometers in area. Fortunately, there were many trees on the island, and Shen Feng even found bamboo. With bamboo, everything would be easier.
Chinese people are very fond of bamboo. Characters can be written on bamboo, bamboo can be used to build houses, and it can also be used to build rafts that move lightly on water. It is said that the Monkey King of old used a bamboo raft to cross the ocean to learn his skills. It can be said that the Chinese people's love for bamboo is etched into their genes.
"Shen Feng, I found a lot of wild fruits, do you want some?" When Shen Feng returned to the shore, Yue Hengyi proudly placed a pile of wild fruits in front of him.
Shen Feng immediately shook his head and said, "I don't eat things I haven't seen before. I advise you not to eat them randomly either!"
Yue Hengyi pouted and said, "Hmph, I had good intentions, and you don't appreciate it. It's your loss."
Yue Hengyi placed the surfboard on the beach and built a shelter with bamboo. Then he lay down in the shelter to rest and eat the wild fruits he had picked. In his opinion, these wild fruits were edible.
Shen Feng was also hungry. He wandered around the mountain for two laps, but found nothing besides wild fruits. This small island was too small, with almost no animals.
Heaven was rarely kind to Shen Feng. Just as Shen Feng was about to risk eating wild fruits, several seagulls flew overhead. Shen Feng saw hope and immediately pointed to the sky. Dozens of wind blades shot out instantly. "Swish, swish..." The seagulls were injured by the dense wind blades and fell down one after another.
Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi landed on the island from the shallow water, so they stayed close to the shallow water. There were many plants nearby, and they grew lushly. Shen Feng was too lazy to build a shelter, so he spread large leaves on the ground, which became his bed.
Yue Hengyi painstakingly practiced making fire by friction and successfully started a fire with his bare hands.
"It's a shame you're not a wild man with such strong survival skills!" Shen Feng chuckled as he approached the campfire, speaking as he took a burning ember. He then started his own fire, removed the internal organs of the seagulls, and began to roast them. After so many days, he could finally eat some meat properly.
"I picked a lot of wild fruits and ate half of them. You worked hard to catch five or six seagulls, which aren't even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth! This is the difference. Your goal setting is still too poor!" Yue Hengyi said mockingly to Shen Feng while lying in the shelter.
Shen Feng was too lazy to reply. In his opinion, Yue Hengyi ate vegetables, while he ate meat. The contrast was clear.
There was a water source on the island, a small spring, and a small stream flowed slowly downwards. Shen Feng poured out all the rainwater from his bottle and filled it with stream water. Stream water was cleaner than rainwater.
"Sleep, sleep. Let's rest for two days and then set off again!" Shen Feng lay on the leaves, covered himself with his jacket, rubbed his eyes, looked at the brilliant starry sky, and then closed his eyes to sleep.
When Shen Feng was in the middle of the night, the campfire had already dimmed, with only scattered embers and almost no light. Yue Hengyi's groans were heard: "Shen Feng, save me, Shen Feng, help! My stomach hurts so much!"
Shen Feng opened his eyes and saw Yue Hengyi in the shelter not far away, clutching his stomach and rolling around. Sweat beads the size of beans dripped from his face, and he looked very pained.
Shen Feng quickly walked over and asked, "What's wrong? Did your relative come?"
"My stomach hurts, it's so uncomfortable!" Yue Hengyi said, rolling around.
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said, "It must be the unknown wild fruits you ate. Spit them out quickly, and you'll feel better."
Shen Feng helped Yue Hengyi to the side, wanting him to vomit, but Yue Hengyi couldn't. "I can't vomit, I feel so uncomfortable, am I going to die?"
"Quickly stimulate your gag reflex! Stimulating your gag reflex can induce vomiting!" Shen Feng quickly offered advice. Many food bloggers do this. On the surface, they are big eaters, but in reality, they stimulate their gag reflex to vomit.
Yue Hengyi reached out to stimulate his gag reflex, but as soon as his hand went in, his abdomen reacted. He opened his mouth and vomited, "Ugh..."
Shen Feng watched from the side and said, "I told you not to eat unfamiliar fruits! How is it now? If you don't listen to the elders, you'll suffer!"
Yue Hengyi vomited for a full minute, feeling as if he had vomited out stomach acid. Only then did his stomach feel much better. Just as he opened his mouth to thank Shen Feng, his face instantly changed, and he rushed into the woods, took off his pants, and started to spray.
"Yikes, this is what happens when you vomit and have diarrhea!" Shen Feng couldn't bear to watch, shook his head, and prepared to return to bed.
After everything was over, Yue Hengyi's face was pale. He walked out of the woods, his steps unsteady, as if he had lost all his strength. His eyes were a little dazed. He never expected to be so disheveled.
"I swear, I will never eat wild fruits again. Not all wild fruits are edible," Yue Hengyi murmured, then collapsed into the shelter. After this bout of vomiting and diarrhea, Yue Hengyi's stomach was empty. He began to regret it. Why did he eat things randomly?
Even regret was useless. After a few minutes, Yue Hengyi ran into the woods again. Throughout the night, Yue Hengyi ran into the woods seven or eight times, each time accompanied by rumbling in his stomach.
As dawn arrived, Shen Feng got up feeling refreshed. He walked to the side of the shelter and saw Yue Hengyi, weak and on the verge of collapse.
"How are you? Still having diarrhea? Feeling any better? Do you want some hot water?" Shen Feng asked casually.
Now, Shen Feng had no other means of help. The only thing he could do was let Yue Hengyi drink hot water, hoping that Yue Hengyi could endure it with his strong physique.
Yue Hengyi opened his mouth but said nothing. His face, however, was flushed.
Shen Feng reached out and touched Yue Hengyi's head. His hand felt burning hot. "Oh no, you have a fever! What should we do? I don't have any medicine here!"
Yue Hengyi said with difficulty, "I'm not having diarrhea anymore, but I feel hot all over, and it's so uncomfortable. Shen Feng, aren't you studying medicine? Can you find some Chinese herbal medicine to treat me?"
Shen Feng felt speechless. Regarding Yue Hengyi's request, he could only explain, "Well, I'm not studying traditional Chinese medicine, and I don't recognize many Chinese herbs. Besides, I'm just a sophomore. Have you ever seen a student who hasn't finished all their courses practice medicine? No license, no experience, just relying on intuition to save people?"
Shen Feng felt that Yue Hengyi's brain was malfunctioning. Not to mention that he hadn't truly studied medicine yet, and he had only learned the basics of physiology and anatomy. Even calling Shen Feng a "two-sword" practitioner would be flattering him. With this level of skill, Shen Feng wouldn't dare to treat anyone.
When Yue Hengyi heard Shen Feng's words, he was immediately filled with despair. His head was groggy, his brain felt like it was exploding, and he felt completely out of sorts, as if he had one foot in the grave. In this state, he felt that death was getting closer and closer.
"Shen Feng, I beg you for one thing, and I hope you can agree. This is my last request!" Yue Hengyi said slowly, then took out a ruby necklace from his pocket.
When Shen Feng saw this, he quickly declined, "Don't do that, don't do that. A request is a request, why give a gift? You're making me feel so awkward! Don't worry, I'll do my best! I don't need this necklace anyway."
Shen Feng saw Yue Hengyi take out the necklace and hand it to him, thinking that Yue Hengyi was giving him a gift.
But Yue Hengyi then said weakly, "This is not for you. I hope that after you return to China, you can find Sister Qin and give her the necklace. Let her marry someone she likes, but not a scumbag! I'm not going to make it, so I can only entrust this matter to you!"
Shen Feng then understood that the necklace was not a gift for him, but something he needed to deliver to Qin Kewei.
"Forget it, forget it. You give your things yourself. I'm your elder brother, after all. As an elder brother, I can't just stand by and watch. I'll think of a way, and I won't let you die so easily." Shen Feng's heart softened. Yue Hengyi was still young, and it would be a pity for him to die on the island for nothing. He would try his best to save him.
Shen Feng then began to ponder, trying to recall the knowledge his teacher had imparted in class, and he calculated: "Yue Hengyi vomited and had diarrhea all night, so he must be dehydrated. Coupled with not eating properly for days, his body's water and salt balance has been disrupted. The fever is either due to a cold or electrolyte deficiency."
With his deductions, Shen Feng had some ideas for treating the illness. Treating a cold was impossible, as he couldn't find bupleurum or ephedra on the island. The only thing he could do was replenish Yue Hengyi's electrolytes. Whether Yue Hengyi could survive was up to fate.
Shen Feng cut down bamboo on the island to use as containers to boil water. He added charcoal and leaves to the bamboo tubes, and finally threw in heated stones. The water in the bamboo tubes immediately became turbid, but with the charcoal absorbing impurities and the hot stones being sterilized, this cup of water, although dirty-looking, was drinkable.
"Here, Little Yue, drink this water. I'm going hunting. As long as you can get through this, you'll be fine!" Shen Feng fed Yue Hengyi the water.
Yue Hengyi drank the water with a bamboo fragrance, and his spirits immediately lifted. The warmth entered his abdomen, warming his stomach and intestines, making his tormented abdomen feel much more comfortable.
"Shen Feng, thank you. It's all my fault for not listening to you. Now I've become a burden, it's all my fault!" Yue Hengyi said with remorse.
"Call me Big Brother!" Shen Feng said displeasedly. "As an elder brother, what's the big deal about taking care of a younger brother? In short, from now on, you'll follow my orders obediently and don't disobey me. Consider this my repayment for your past favors!"
"Big Brother!" Yue Hengyi said, choked with emotion.
When humans are in dire need of help, they always feel grateful to those who help them. Yue Hengyi was no exception. When he had a fever and was weak, it was Shen Feng who boiled water and took care of him, which made him feel very grateful. Yue Hengyi truly regarded Shen Feng as his elder brother.
"Alright, you lie down obediently!" Shen Feng placed Yue Hengyi in the shelter and then went hunting. There wasn't even a rat to be seen on the island. The only prey he could catch was seabirds. Fortunately, Shen Feng had ranged attack abilities, so catching a few seabirds was not a problem.