The elderly woman and the young woman beside them also looked at them warily, but when Manbao moved to lift the quilt, they hesitated for a moment and did not stop her.
The quilt was lifted, revealing a shivering little girl, her head and face covered in pox marks.
Daji and the others were startled and collectively stepped back two paces.
Manbao was also taken aback. She put down the quilt, took a mask from her pocket and put it on. Only then did she lift the quilt again to check the little girl's condition.
She was still feverish, and not only was her face covered with pox, but her hands, feet, chest, and abdomen as well. Manbao had never seen so many pox marks on one person.
After carefully examining her, Manbao stood up and said to the young man, "It's getting dark. Will you be camping out in the open?"
The young man replied cautiously, "We will light a fire to keep warm."
