Chapter 167: Applying the Medicine

Within seconds, everyone except the soldiers lying motionless on the ground had vanished without a trace.

Yuan Siyin jumped off her horse and was about to go closer to check the situation when Si Fangming grabbed her arm in a hurry.

Don't go.

Yuan Siyin was stunned, then realized, "They also contracted the plague?"

"Hmm." Si Fangming nodded, but there was no sympathy in his amber eyes.

Is there any hope for this?

Thanks to Yu Shiyan's obstruction, she has not yet seen the specific symptoms of the epidemic.

Si Fangming suddenly pouted pitifully, clutching his arm and leaning against her: "You have time to ask him, but you don't even ask how badly I'm hurt."

"Are you injured?" Yuan Siyin frowned.

"It depends on your reaction."

"What's the meaning?"

"If you care, you'll get hurt; if you don't care, you won't get hurt."

This sudden serious tone caught Yuan Siyin off guard.

"Then move your hand away so I can take a look."

Si Fangming didn't say anything, and put on his usual smiling face again, then stepped aside to avoid him.

Yuan Siyin snorted coldly and turned to leave: "Move if you want, or don't."

Seeing that the man was unhappy, Si Fangming followed closely behind. Yuan Siyin seized the opportunity to grab his arm, but perhaps she used too much force, causing him to gasp.

Yuan Siyin rolled up his sleeve with some skepticism, only to see a hideous scar on the outside of his arm slowly oozing blood.

She was immediately startled: "What happened? Weren't you unharmed?"

"There were people lying in ambush on the way back."

Si Fangming unconsciously lowered his voice, and out of guilt, he answered concisely.

Unsurprisingly, she might grab his ear with her hands on her hips.

That's exactly what Yuan Siyin did.

"Aren't you quite capable? You even let people ambush you?"

You went horseback riding before your wound was fully healed? Were you afraid it would heal completely? Now look what happened, it's split open again!

Si Fangming showed no displeasure at being scolded; his eyes sparkled with anticipation: "Could you scold me a couple more times?"

Yuan Siyin: "...You're crazy."

She sighed resignedly, gave up riding the horse, and helped him slowly walk back.

As for the one on the ground...

Yuan Siyin glanced back and decided to have someone come and drag her back later.

If they can be saved, they might be able to gather some intelligence.

Ta Xue and the other horse were happy that no one was riding them, so they leisurely followed behind the two.

Throughout the journey, Si Fangming cried out in pain, and even after arriving at the military camp, he showed no sign of restraint.

Feeling the gazes of everyone, Yuan Siyin felt like she was being pricked by thorns. She could only drag Si Fangming toward the tent with her head down, muttering under her breath, "Can't you hurry up, you surnamed Si?"

Si Fangming mimicked Xi Shi clutching her heart, saying, "I am a wounded patient."

"It's not your leg that's injured!"

Yuan Siyin gritted her teeth.

"How can you say that? All patients should be treated equally," Si Fangming argued earnestly.

Yuan Siyin forced a smile.

Fine, she'll bear it.

After finally managing to help the person sit down, before she could even go out to call the army's medic, Si Fangming swiftly pulled a tray of bottles and jars from under the table.

Yuan Siyin stared at him for a moment: "What?"

"Apply the medicine."

Si Fangming smiled warmly.

"It's better to bandage myself than to have someone else do it."

As he spoke, he actually picked up the scissors and deftly cut off the sleeve along the shoulder with a "snip," then picked up a roll of bandage and started bandaging without even applying any medicine.