Seeing Bai Xue's pained expression, Wu Tian knew her condition was dire.
He quickly helped Bai Xue into the house and asked, "Sister Bai Xue, how did your stomach start hurting so badly?"
Bai Xue replied with difficulty, "I-I don't know. My stomach started hurting when I woke up this morning, but I couldn't go to the bathroom."
Wu Tian glanced at Bai Xue's abdomen, his brow furrowing slightly. "Sister Bai Xue, you've been poisoned!"
"Ah?" Bai Xue was startled.
Wu Tian continued, "Sister Bai Xue, did you eat anything last night?"
Bai Xue shook her head. "No, I only ate vegetables from my own garden. I didn't eat anything else."
"Oh, Wu Tian, my stomach really hurts. Can you help me?"
Wu Tian placed his hand on Bai Xue's stomach and slowly infused his spiritual energy. Soon, Bai Xue's complexion returned to normal.
"You're alright now," Wu Tian said with a smile.
Bai Xue felt herself and indeed, the pain had vanished.
She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Wu Tian, you're amazing!"
"Sister Bai Xue, let's not talk about that for now. Think carefully, what exactly did you eat?"
Wu Tian's expression was grave. "To be honest, this isn't food poisoning. You've been deliberately poisoned!"
"What did you say?" Bai Xue's expression changed abruptly.
She recalled carefully and then said blankly, "That's not right, I really didn't eat anything else!"
"How could someone poison me, Wu Tian? I'm so scared. Is someone trying to harm me?"
Wu Tian comforted her, "Sister Bai Xue, you don't need to be so nervous. Although you are indeed poisoned, we don't know the specifics yet!"
"How about this, you stay here and have dinner with me. I'll see what's going on."
Bai Xue was frightened, but hearing Wu Tian's words, she could only stay at his place for now.
About ten minutes later, Zhao Xiaoli also ran over, clutching her stomach.
"Wu Tian, Wu Tian, my stomach hurts so much! Please help me quickly!" Zhao Xiaoli said uncomfortably.
"Your stomach hurts too?" Wu Tian was stunned. A bad premonition struck him, and he looked at Zhao Xiaoli.
As expected, Zhao Xiaoli's abdominal pain was also due to poisoning, and the type of toxin was identical to Bai Xue's!
This was problematic.
Bai Xue and Zhao Xiaoli didn't have much interaction, let alone eat together. How could they both be poisoned by the same toxin?
Wu Tian was very confused, but he casually healed Zhao Xiaoli as well.
However, what he didn't expect was that just as he finished treating Zhao Xiaoli, the doorbell to his house rang again.
Wu Tian went downstairs to look and was instantly dumbfounded.
On the flat ground outside his house, a large number of villagers had swarmed in, a vast and spectacular scene, so many that even the courtyard couldn't hold them all.
Like Bai Xue and Zhao Xiaoli, they were all clutching their stomachs and groaning, the open space filled with sounds of pain.
"What are you all doing here?"
Wu Tian had never seen such a scene before; his eyes almost popped out of his head.
Village chief Wang Damao spoke first, "Wu Tian, quickly take a look at me. I don't know what's wrong with my stomach, it hurts terribly."
Other villagers quickly chimed in, "Wu Tian, my stomach hurts too! Please take a look!"
Wu Tian, afraid they would crush his house, quickly gestured. "Hey, hey, hey! Everyone, bear with it for a moment. Sit on the ground properly, and I'll see everyone!"
Hearing Wu Tian's words, the villagers endured the pain and sat down obediently.
Wu Tian examined everyone and finally confirmed that they had all been poisoned by the same toxin.
He used his spiritual energy to heal them one by one, then addressed them, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me!"
"What exactly is going on?"
"Why are all of you starting to have stomach pains?"
The villagers all shook their heads and said, "We don't know. We haven't eaten together!"
Listening to their replies, Wu Tian began to ponder.
Logically, if the villagers were all poisoned, they must have eaten the same thing.
But what could it be?
Wu Tian racked his brain, and a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him!
"Wait a minute!" he murmured, "Could it be... someone poisoned it there?"
Seeing that Wu Tian seemed to have reached a conclusion, Wang Damao leaned in and asked, "Wu Tian, what exactly is going on?"
Wu Tian said loudly, "Everyone, follow me!"
Everyone followed Wu Tian, looking confused, and finally arrived at the village square.
This square was where the villagers usually danced, and in the center was a deep well connected to pipes.
Because Taohua Village was a poor village, there was no running water. Therefore, the villagers' faucets all drew water from the well.
Wu Tian said, "After thinking about it, the only thing everyone uses together is the water from this well."
"So it's very likely that someone poisoned the well!"
The villagers were stunned, and Wang Damao quickly drew a bucket of water from the well.
He looked into the bucket. The water was clear and clean, with no abnormalities. He couldn't help but say, "Wu Tian, the well water seems fine. Are you mistaken?"
Wu Tian replied, "If someone poisoned it, would they make the water change color? If it were you, would you still dare to use it?"
He reached into the bucket, and immediately, his spiritual energy enveloped the entire bucket of water.
Gradually, his expression became grave.
He withdrew his hand and said, "My guess was correct. The well water has been poisoned!"
"What did you say!" As soon as Wu Tian spoke, all the villagers erupted.
"How could this happen? Who is so wicked to poison us!"
"This well is the lifeline of our entire village! Isn't the person who poisoned it trying to kill us all!"
"We must find him! Otherwise, we will all die here!"
The villagers chattered amongst themselves, their emotions running high.
Wang Damao asked Wu Tian, "Wu Tian, do you know who poisoned it?"
Wu Tian replied irritably, "I'm not an immortal, how would I know who poisoned it?"
"However, for now, everyone should stop drinking the water here. I believe that if we work together, we will surely find the person who poisoned it!"
Everyone responded enthusiastically, wishing they could tear the poisoner limb from limb.
Wu Tian, however, frowned, resting his chin on his hand in thought.
Who would do such a thing?
And for what purpose?
Did he want to kill all the people of Taohua Village?
Wu Tian thought and thought but couldn't find an answer, only feeling a dull throbbing in his temples.