Reborn into this life before the age of two, my Father vanished on his way to the provincial exam in the capital—alive, he was never found; dead, his body never returned. That very month, Grandfa...
285 Danger, danger, danger
By the time Ping'an and the other two came down the mountain, the military officer and his men had already ended the battle. One enemy was killed and one was injured, and one person on their side was also injured. But thanks to timely medical treatment, it was not serious.
Seeing Lin Feng and Xiao Wu bringing people down, each of them had a frightened expression. Ping An looked at his master's gloomy face and felt really uncomfortable.
It doesn't matter if he has a gloomy face, but why is he holding a stick in his hand? What does it mean? In front of so many people, is he going to beat him?
The teacher spanked him and made him stand as punishment.
"Come here." Sun Sicheng was really scared. The hidden archers were all very capable. What should he do if an arrow hit Ping An?
"Master, this guy is pointing his arrow at us. I'm worried that before the soldiers can take action, he will..."
Wanli knew that his master was just afraid and couldn't bear to really hit Master Ping'an, so he smiled and stopped him: "Master, it's more important to hurry on our way. We can punish Master Ping'an when we get back."
Sun Sicheng backed down and said, "Your uncle Ming is right. You can't escape the punishment. I'll settle the matter with you when I get back."
Ping An was speechless. The master really wanted to spank him. He was twelve years old, not a child anymore. If Uncle Ming hadn't stopped him, he would have been humiliated.
"Sir, I took out the poison from this person's tooth socket. Should I take it with me or what?"
"Captain, this man is also dead." A soldier came to report.
Ruyi went over to take a look and said, "Young Master, he committed suicide by taking medicine."
"Ping An, this person is also dying."
Ping An was shocked. This man had really taken poison again. "I have already taken out the poison from his teeth. How come there is still some?"
Fang Wu said: "I saw him bite my clothes, but I didn't have time to stop him. Maybe the poison is hidden in the collar."
Captain Li said, "My Lord, these people are already dead. Let's continue on our journey."
Erqiang took Fang Wu and Lin Feng to strip off the leather boots of these three people. The quality of the leather boots was really good. The weapons and purses had been confiscated by these soldiers, but the leather boots and sleeves were in good condition.
All three bodies were buried in the pit.
The wounded entered the carriage. Erqiang came over and whispered to Ping'an, "Ping'an, I am destined to be rich. I stole a pair of leather boots and found a ten-liang silver note inside them."
Ping An couldn't help but laugh: "Everything is good between you and Fang Wu."
Er Qiang's eyes widened. "Their boots are really nice, and their sleeves are nice too. They look nice and convenient when you tuck them into your sleeves. When we get to the front, I'll take Fang Wu and pick up a few more and bring them back to Xiao Hu and the others. I'll try to get one set for each of them."
Sun Sicheng raised the corners of his lips. Erqiang was indeed a likable person. He hated money, but he was not offensive at all.
During the rest of the journey, I didn't encounter any such hidden attacks.
But the road became increasingly difficult to travel on. Fortunately, the injured were well protected by Sun Sicheng's car mats, which were thick and good, and were properly bandaged, so they were not injured internally, but suffered some physical pain.
"Master, just bring Xiaoshan with you. He is very strong in some aspects."
Sun Sicheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Your master's medicine making is at most a little worse than Master Qin's, and he's still not as good as Xiaoshan. You should let him practice more kung fu so that he can take it with him when he goes out."
The master and the disciple stopped talking and started discussing the prescription. First of all, they must take detoxifying pills, and then use silver needles to remove the toxins. However, if the poison is tricky enough, this method may not be able to completely eliminate it.
But using their best detoxification pills, it should be possible to suppress it.
The best detoxification pills use such precious medicinal materials that they usually don’t take them out.
We are getting closer and closer to the front line. I heard that the general is now in a temporary rescue camp closest to the front line and should be here soon.
At midnight the horses stopped.
"Young Master, we have arrived. Please get out of the car." Captain Li called out politely from outside the car.
Ping An got off the carriage and saw that it had already entered the camp. There was a row of houses opposite, and two of them were brightly lit, with people constantly coming in and out.
"Young Master, follow me." Captain Li started to jog.
Erqiang, Lin Feng and others ran forward carrying the medical boxes of the eldest master and Ping'an. Only Dazhuang and Daniu stayed to watch the carriage. They were relatively poor in medical knowledge.
"The eldest master is here, the eldest master is here."
Someone quickly ran out of the room: "Quick, quick, the general's face is black."
Sun Sicheng and Ping An entered the house and found two beds with two people lying on each bed. One was a middle-aged man, who was obviously General Huang, and the other was a young boy.
Both of them lay motionless, as if they had no breath left.
Sun Sicheng went straight up to check on the general: "Are they both poisoned by the same poison?"
"Yes, two arrows came at the same time. Sir, please save the general first." A middle-aged man in a general's uniform had a hoarse voice and black eye sockets.
Sun Sicheng did not answer him: "Ping An, you save the other one, use medicine and silver needles to remove the poison, okay?"
"I know."
Ping An quickly opened the medical box and took out a pill of the best detoxifying pill. Lin Feng helped to feed it to the boy. The boy didn't know how to swallow, so Ping An pinched his jaw and forced him to swallow it.
Xiao Wu, who was standing by, helped the boy take off his clothes. While he was doing so, Lin Feng had already taken out the alcohol.
Ping An asked him to disinfect some parts of the body. He took out a silver needle and quickly inserted it into the boy's Tongguan, Tongxue, Tongtian and other acupuncture points.
Two military doctors came over, and one of them said, "Little doctor, I pulled out the arrow, but I don't know the poison. I've fed you antidote pills, but they're not effective enough, they just suppressed the poison a little bit."
Ping An finished the injection and nodded to the doctor: "Xiao Wu, help me turn his body to the side. He will vomit something later."
This is Liao's Sixteen Needles, one of the most famous acupuncture methods in ancient China. Originally, he was going to use his master's Thirteen Needles, which also had a good effect, but he suddenly remembered this and decided to talk to his master about it later.
After a while, the young man turned his body to the side and vomited some black blood. The general over there also vomited black blood. Only then did the people in the room breathe a sigh of relief.
Ruyi quickly boiled some herbal emetic medicine.
Sun Sicheng and Ping An gave the two men a large bowl of milk each, and then used massage techniques on them. However, after a while, the two men vomited a lot again.
After vomiting, both of them woke up.
"General, General." Several people gathered around him, and two military doctors also surrounded the young man: "Guard Hao, are you feeling better? General Hao, Guard Hao looks much better."
Ping An was stunned. General Hao? Guard Hao? My godfather? My second brother?
The middle-aged general came over and said, "Hao Ting, can you hear what Dad is saying?"
The boy nodded slightly and his lips moved.
It’s confirmed, it’s really the Hao family father and son, two of the four were seen at once.
"General, please move aside. I still need to give him an injection and clean his wound with medicine."
General Hao exhaled: "Has the poison been eliminated?"
Ping An shook his head. "I used the best detoxification pills, and used silver needles to remove the toxins. I also used medicine to induce vomiting, but only 70% of the toxins were removed. I have to think of other ways. I have to give him another detoxification pill in two hours."
A military doctor nearby had shining eyes: "The best antidote pill, how good is the best?"
Ping An raised the corners of his lips slightly. The best detoxifying pills are naturally made from the best medicines, and they also contain Lycoris radiata. These medicines are not difficult to obtain in Yaogu, but they are hard to find outside.
Sun Sicheng was the best doctor and also the best businessman, so of course he raised the price of medicine very high. The ordinary detoxification pills in the clinic weighed one liang each, five liang each, and this one weighed twenty liang each. As soon as they were put on display, people would snatch them away and hide them home.
"Let me put it this way. Ordinary detoxification pills cost one tael each, but mine cost twenty taels each, and it's hard to even buy one. I spent a fortune on his poison."