For several days in a row, heavy snow had fallen, and because travel was difficult due to the snow, Tuoba Che discussed with Li Rui, and by twilight, a group of people rested at an inn along the way.
They had been traveling for several days and were still within the borders of Houtang.
Because Li Rui had a Houtang jade pass, it was not difficult to enter the inn to rest.
However, Li Rui was coughing severely for some reason.
Initially, Qiu Qianyun thought he had contracted typhoid fever.
She then searched for the medicines Li Xianyun had left behind when she left Chang'an, which included treatments for typhoid, lung and stomach ailments, as well as for external injuries, all in preparation for emergencies.
Qiu Qianyun found medicine for treating typhoid and gave it to Li Rui to drink, but it did not work at all.