"Okay, I'll go right away."

This time, it was Xiao Lingfeng who took Jian Ning's hand, and the two quickly walked out.

They soon returned to the medical clinic.

When Cao Xue saw Jian Ning coming over, she quickly ran over to greet her. She didn't know why, but as soon as she saw Jian Ning, Cao Xue's heart, which had been pounding wildly all day, immediately calmed down.

It was as if as long as Jian Ning was there, even if the sky were to fall, nothing would happen, and all problems could be solved smoothly. She didn't know why she had so much confidence in Jian Ning.

"Jian Ning, the injured people with problems are all in that room over there. Did you come here for them?"

"Yes, haven't these wounded outside been infected?" Jian Ning quickly glanced at the people lying on the hospital beds in the lobby; everyone's face looked rather ashen.

"For now, it seems not. I just had a few nurses and I checked them again carefully. It seems that not all injured people will be affected, but there is a one in four chance."

"Okay, I understand."

Ling Feng, send someone to bring me out someone whose injuries are less severe. Get me a room alone; I want to test him out.

"Okay, Cao Xue, you take Jian Ning to that room over there. I'll bring people over right away."

Xiao Lingfeng pointed, and Cao Xue immediately understood; that was the operating room. The space was well-sealed, but she didn't know if the rich kid's body was still there.

But there was no time to worry about that now. He grabbed Jian Ning and quickly walked over. When they reached the door, he pushed it open and peeked inside. There was nothing there. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

The military medics were quite reliable; they dissected the body and then cleaned it up properly. Otherwise, the blood and gore would have been disgusting to look at.

Soon, Xiao Lingfeng led a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old over. He was injured in the arm, and the gauze wrapped around it was still bleeding.

When the boy walked over, his eyes were filled with despair as he looked at them. Cao Xue had gone in earlier, but only called him out alone; it was impossible for him not to be afraid.

Jian Ning walked over and gently patted his shoulder.

She said softly, "It's alright, I'll just take a look. You go lie down on the operating table."

"Sister, will everything really be alright? I watched that woman die right in front of me, blood and chunks of flesh splattering everywhere. Please, save me! I'm still young, I don't want to die!"

Tears streamed down the boy's face. His voice trembled as he spoke.

"Don't worry, I will do my best."

With a wave of her hand, Jian Ning knocked him unconscious.

Then he took out a handful of mugwort from his spatial storage and had Cao Xue remove the gauze from the boy's body.

A small flame appeared on his finger, which he used to light the mugwort and brought it close to the wound on the boy's arm.

As soon as it got close, the bright red flesh suddenly began to writhe violently, and it looked as if something was trying to crawl out.

"Cao Xue, step back!" Jian Ning was worried that if this thing came out, it would find another host.

She and Xiao Lingfeng had spiritual energy shields, so they weren't afraid of this thing at all. Cao Xue, however, was different; she had no protection whatsoever, so it was best for her to retreat.

"Be careful." Cao Xue obediently retreated to the doorway, but still craned her neck to peer at the hospital bed.

As the wound began to wriggle faster and faster, it seemed that the smell of the mugwort was becoming unbearable for the creature.

Jian Ning and Xiao Lingfeng both erected spiritual energy shields. Jian Ning flipped her wrist, and a transparent glass bottle appeared in her hand.

He handed it to Xiao Lingfeng.

"When it comes out, we'll put it in this and see what it is."

"Okay." Xiao Lingfeng took the bottle, opened the cap, and focused his attention.

Suddenly, a tiny, silvery-white worm emerged from the wound. It was incredibly small. If Xiao Lingfeng hadn't been staring at it closely, and because its color was almost transparent, contrasting sharply with the red flesh, he would have almost missed it.

The moment it emerged, Xiao Lingfeng took the bottle and used his spiritual power to suck it in. The little insect was instantly sucked into the bottle, and Xiao Lingfeng quickly screwed the cap on.

“It’s not just one,” Jian Ning said, watching as dozens more of these worms emerged densely from the wound.

With a flick of his finger, a flame landed on the boy's wound.

A strange thing happened: the flames seemed to be sentient, constantly chasing and burning the small insects without harming the boy's skin at all.

As the acrid smell filled the air, the small insects were burned to powder.

The wound on the boy's arm had healed and the bleeding had stopped.

His face looked even paler, and it's likely that the insects being forced out of his body caused him considerable harm.

"It's alright now. It seems to be working. Distribute the mugwort and do it the same way I did before."

These insects won't burst if they leave the human body. Without the help of external wind, they can't fly either.

Hearing Jian Ning's words, Xiao Lingfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Xue ran back quickly. Her eyes were full of stars as she looked at Jian Ning.

"Jian Ning, you're amazing!"

I thought all these injured people were doomed, but you found a solution so quickly! Do you know how these bugs got in there?

"They were originally parasitic on those ice shards; these are all Gu worms."

It should only be found in the Miao region. As for why it traveled so far to reach us, it's hard to say. Who can fathom the power of nature!

Jian Ning truly had no idea why these Gu worms were hidden inside the ice shards. Whether it was man-made or a natural disaster, that remained a mystery.

Fortunately, once people know how to treat these venomous insects, they are not as terrifying as they were at first.

He gave some mugwort to Xiao Lingfeng and Cao Xue, telling them that since they didn't have their own flames, they could prepare a brazier and a small brush in advance.

When insects appear, just sweep them all into the fire pit and burn them to death. They are actually very weak after being separated from the human body and don't have much ability to resist.

With so many people, she didn't want to save them all individually. Being able to help find the cause and provide treatment was already quite good.

Xiao Lingfeng didn't insist. He and Cao Xue each did their part, and together with the medical staff outside, they quickly rescued all the wounded who had contracted the disease.

Jian Ning wasn't idle either; she stayed behind Xiao Lingfeng, helping him along the whole time.

Seeing that these people were no longer in danger, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

While treating patients, Xiao Lingfeng collected a considerable number of these Gu worms.

Holding the bottle, he said to Jian Ning, "I want to send these to Fu Mengfan. He has more complete equipment there, so we can see if he can figure out why these Gu worms appear in the icicles."