Chapter 46 Drawing the Arrow

"Soon, soon..." Mu Xun's voice lacked confidence, and he only hugged Mu Xi tighter, his whole body trembling.

The carriage jolted and swerved...

The sounds of weapons and arrows outside the carriage gradually faded into the distance.

The burning sensation in Mu Xi's wound had subsided, and she was becoming numb, even losing her sense of pain.

As I was about to lose my last bit of consciousness, I suddenly felt a sense of injustice.

Could it be that even the sacrifice of Fairy Sister couldn't save her?

Is she really going to die so easily in this desolate wilderness?

Just as he was drifting into unconsciousness, he heard Mu Xun exclaim in his ear again: "Dr. Luo, what are you doing?"

Mu Xi wanted to open her eyes to see what was happening, but her eyelids felt as heavy as mountains, and she couldn't open them no matter what she did.

The only faint sound could be heard was Physician Luo's voice saying, "This arrow even has barbs on it. If we pull it out now, it will only tear open a bigger wound, and the poison on the arrow will spread... I must suck out the poison before pulling out the arrow..."

"No... Doctor Luo, you mustn't..." Mu Xun's chest heaved violently. "This is dangerous. If the hidden ditch and barbs cut you, the poison will seep in and you will also be poisoned. If you are also poisoned, who will remove the arrow and treat the young master's wound?"

"I know what I'm doing, and I'll hold on until I've finished treating the young master's injuries," said Physician Luo, adjusting Mu Xi's body position.

Mu Xi couldn't open her eyes, her body felt as heavy as a mountain, and in her delirium, she only felt her body being moved out of Mu Xun's arms, and she didn't know where she was leaning against again.

Then Mu Xun's voice, gentle yet firm as always, came through: "If it has to be this way, then... I will..."

Immediately afterwards, Mu Xi felt a tightness in the skin around her chest.

Finally, it was Physician Luo's voice urging, "Alas, be careful not to let the arrow cut your mouth, otherwise..."

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When Mu Xi opened her eyes again, she was in a small room.

As soon as I moved my head, I saw silver needles shimmering on the temples on both sides of my eyes in the corner of my eye.

It seems that she was awakened by the silver needles of Doctor Luo stimulating her acupoints.

I no longer feel pain in my chest, but I feel chills all over my body.

You can feel that you are lying on a hard wooden bed. The room is filled with the smell of herbs mixed with the smell of firewood smoke, and a faint smell of blood.

"The young master has woken up." Doctor Luo's face appeared immediately.

Mu Xun, looking completely bewildered, rushed over: "Awake? You're awake?"

Mu Xi opened her mouth as if to speak, but her throat burned, and she finally managed to utter a single word: "Water..."

"Okay, okay..." Mu Xun quickly turned around to find water.

Doctor Luo said, "Now that you're awake, I'll remove the arrow from your body right away. Before that, you shouldn't drink too much water. If you're really thirsty, just moisten your lips with some water first."

Mu Xi strained to lift her neck, but she couldn't see the arrow in her heart.

The healer Luo was well aware of Mu Xi's movements: "While you were unconscious, we cut the arrow shaft. Now that your acupoints around your heart are blocked, you shouldn't feel any pain. But when the arrow is pulled out, your acupoints will probably be opened. If you can endure the excruciating pain without fainting, then you can be saved."

As they were talking, Mu Xun brought over a bowl of water. Since he had heard that she couldn't drink it at this time, he scooped up some water with a spoon and touched Mu Xi's lips with it.

Mu Xi took two sips of water to moisten her lips, and finally managed to speak: "Where is this?"

Mu Xun didn't dare to give him too much water and put the bowl aside: "This is a farming family, a husband and wife. I had Jiang Meng and his guards stand guard outside, and the garrison soldiers have also managed to shake off the assassins. We are safe for now, so you can focus on pulling out the arrows."

Once Mu Xi had regained some strength, she noticed that Mu Xun's face was covered in blood and his lips were black. Just as she was about to ask another question, the door suddenly creaked open.

Mu Xun immediately stood up on guard as if by reflex.

A hunched farmer was carrying a pot of hot water to bring in, followed by a farmer's wife carrying a wooden basin.

Mu Xun quickly stepped forward to stop her, blocking her from entering the room. He took the hot water, and only stepped aside to let the peasant woman bring in the wooden basin. Then he said, "I would like to trouble this lady to find a few more clean clothes and cloths for me to change into."

"Okay, okay..." The peasant woman peeked curiously at the bed curtains.

Mu Xi was only vaguely visible, her outline barely discernible.

The farming couple left.

Doctor Luo heated a dagger over the fire and instructed Mu Xun, "Lock the door and don't let anyone in. The clothes in the farmer's house are unclean and cannot be used. But tear off the clothes you're wearing, scald them with hot water, and mix them with the ash of the medicine to stop the bleeding."

“Yes, use this.” Mu Xun took out a clean white handkerchief from his bosom.

Mu Xi looks somewhat familiar.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Xun quickly took off his outer robe, revealing a moon-white inner garment underneath.

Tear the inner garment open, put it into a basin, and soak it in hot water.

With everything prepared, Doctor Luo, holding a red-hot dagger, instructed Mu Xun, "Hold her tight and don't let her struggle too much in a moment."

Mu Xun did as instructed, sat on Mu Xi's head, and gently lifted Mu Xi up to lie in his arms.

"Don't look," Doctor Luo instructed Mu Xi.

"No... I want to see..." Mu Xi's eyes widened instead.

"Very well." Doctor Luo said "Very well" as he made his move.

"Ah..." Mu Xi felt as if something had struck her heart, her body jolted violently, and she couldn't catch her breath, but Mu Xun held her tightly in his arms.

The feeling of suffocation came over me, and before I could even start struggling, something else was stuffed into my mouth.

Immediately afterwards, the pain erupted like a volcano, overwhelming everything.

"Hold on, hold on, hold on..." Doctor Luo kept shouting, while his hands moved even faster.

Mu Xi couldn't breathe, as if she had fallen into the deepest hell. The only thing she knew was that she had to stay conscious and do everything she could to keep herself from passing out.

Just as the battle between heaven and man seemed to have no chance of victory, Mu Xun's deep and gentle voice came from above: "I'm here, I'm here... Nothing will happen, nothing will happen... I will bear all the sins. May all the gods protect me, may the Goddess of Light protect me, may the Sea God protect me..."

Like sweet dew, cool and soothing...

"Huff..." Mu Xi finally caught her breath, like a fish out of water plunging into a bubble.

After catching my breath, my vision started to go black again.

Only by clenching your teeth can you resist the endless pain.

Whenever she felt powerless, Mu Xun's gentle voice, like sweet dew, would reach her, each "bless" touching her heart and giving her a little strength, allowing her to persevere just a little longer...

Even so, time still felt like millennia or tens of thousands of years.

Gradually, Mu Xun's voice began to fade into the distance, becoming increasingly indistinct...

"Dr. Luo, are you alright?" Mu Xun's words jolted Mu Xi back to reality.

Mu Xi could no longer open her eyes, only hearing Doctor Luo's voice, tinged with a rare hint of panic: "Soon, soon..."