Chapter 29: First meeting Jiang Yu
It takes an hour to get back to Yangao'ao from the county town. Su Wan and Su Mu walked slowly, carrying things on their shoulders. It was so hot that a thin layer of sweat appeared on Su Mu's forehead.
About a mile away from returning to Yangao'ao, you will pass a land temple on the way. Villagers from several villages nearby will come to this land temple to pay homage from time to time, praying for a good harvest in the coming year and a better life.
Whenever she passed by there in the past, she never felt like going in to take a look. But this time, it was as if some magic was attracting her, and she unconsciously went inside.
"Su Wan?"
Su Mu saw that she went to the land temple without looking back, and she refused to respond even if he called her, so he had no choice but to follow her.
The land temple is not big, and it only enshrines a land god. The temple was also built by the nearby villagers themselves with mud bricks. It is a bit dilapidated, and there are spider webs on the door when you walk in.
There were several pools of blood on the ground, which had not yet solidified. Su Wan looked up and saw nothing inside, but blood was dripping all the way.
Following the blood trail, I saw a piece of purple clothing behind the stone statue of the land god.
Jiang Yu was seriously injured and was almost in a coma. When he heard someone approaching, he unconsciously clenched the sword in his hand.
Almost the moment Su Wan revealed her body, the sword stabbed towards her, but Jiang Yu was exhausted and the sword did not stab out in the end.
Su Wan was frightened and stepped back, kicking a stone and falling to the ground.
The sword fell to the ground with a crisp sound. Su Mu was waiting outside and ran in immediately after hearing the sound.
"What's wrong?"
As soon as I came in, I saw Su Wan getting up from the ground.
"Brother, someone is injured!"
Su Mu was a doctor, and doctors heal illnesses and save lives. He came over when he heard someone was injured. The brother and sister saw a masked man in purple clothes leaning against a stone statue, covered in blood. He was the same man who had just been chased on horseback in the street.
"Is it him?"
This was the third time they met. Jiang Yu was still somewhat conscious. He could not see but could hear sounds. In the chaos just now, those people threw a handful of lime at him, which hurt his eyes. He could only vaguely see a small figure.
"Do you know him?" Su Mu asked with a frown.
"I don't know him. I've seen him a few times and just passed by him!" Su Wan had a hunch that this masked man was probably an important NPC.
Just now, I was like being possessed by evil spirits and ran straight in here.
Su Wan walked closer to him and wanted to see how he was doing, but was stopped by Su Mu.
"What are you doing?"
"I'll save him, second brother. Look, he's about to die. We can't just stand by and watch him die!" Su Wan pulled her hand out of his and squatted down without hesitation.
Su Mu actually saw that his body was covered with sword wounds and there was a sword in his hand. With such injuries, he must have encountered some trouble. If he saved him, would it bring trouble to them?
"How are you?"
Jiang Yu knew that the girl was close to him, and he could smell a faint milky scent from her.
He vomited a mouthful of black blood, fumbled around his body, and took out a jade token.
Judging from the quality, it is worth a lot of money.
"Save me, and this is yours!"
Su Mu stood behind him and saw him spit out black blood. He knew at a glance that he was poisoned.
At this moment, he didn't care about so many things. He squatted down and took a look at the wounds on his body. Only the knife on the chest was oozing black blood.
He dipped his hand in a little blood and sniffed it, then he determined what kind of poison it was.
Su Mu has had a very sensitive sense of smell since he was a child. No matter what smells are mixed together or how complicated they are, he can almost distinguish them.
A year ago, he met a patient suffering from snake venom in the clinic. He ignored the opposition and saved the patient with his own method. There was an old man in the clinic at that time who watched the whole scene, showed admiration for him, and gave him two books.
There is a book called "The Book of One Hundred Poisons", which records hundreds of poisons and their solutions. It is all written in classical Chinese and is very difficult to understand. There is also a book about poisonous herbs, which records the properties and side effects of poisonous herbs. Now, a year has passed, and I have already memorized them by heart.
The poison that this masked man was infected with was the Seven-Star Begonia.
The Seven-Star Begonia is a poison that can pierce the intestines and stomach, and gouge out the heart and bones. It is an extremely torturous poison. After eating it, you will be slowly tortured to death within twelve hours, until you turn into a pool of blood.
I took his pulse and found that the poison had been controlled. It was obvious that he had taken some medicine that delayed the toxicity. The poison had not yet taken effect, so there was still a glimmer of hope.
However, there are more than 30 kinds of medicinal herbs needed to detoxify the Seven-Star Begonia, and some of them are rare herbs that are difficult to buy. At least they are not available in the county pharmacy, so you have to go to the state capital.
"What do you think, second brother? Can he be saved?" Su Wan looked at him from the side.
Su Mu said nothing and continued to check the other wounds on his body.
"With over a dozen sword wounds and a deadly poison, it's a miracle you're still breathing. You're lucky. I can cure the poison, but you're unlucky. The herbs for the detoxification can't be gathered in a short time!"
The effect of this medicine can only last for six hours at most. If there is no antidote after six hours, the patient will surely die.
"This jade token is worth a fortune. If you save me, I will reward you handsomely afterwards!"
Jiang Yu still has a strong desire to survive. He can't die now. There are still many things to do!
"It's not about money. Some medicines are not available in the county. If you need to go to the provincial capital, the round trip will take at least a day. Your poison is temporarily under control, but if it's not cured in six hours, even if a land immortal comes, there's nothing that can save you!"
Su Mu stood up, it seemed that there was nothing he could do. It was not that he didn't want to save her, nor was it for the money. He could only blame it on his bad luck.
Su Wan bit her lip, and there was a voice in her heart reminding her that she couldn't let him die, she had to save him, she must save him.
"What's your name?" Su Wan looked into his eyes through the mask, but couldn't see clearly.
Jiang Yu also tried hard to keep his eyes open and look at her, not letting himself fall asleep, even though he couldn't see clearly.
"Jiang...Yu"
When Su Wan heard this name, her heart skipped a beat. Jiang Yu, was it the Jiang Yu she knew?
"The one you met?" He asked again in a questioning tone.
He just hummed softly, and Su Wan's pupils dilated instantly.
Jiang Yu, the second male lead in the book, has a dual identity and is also her favorite character in the whole book.
In the book, he is the male protagonist's good helper and someone who supports him. He met Gu Yue because Gu Yue saved his life.
Their first meeting was also in the land temple. The book mentioned that Gu Yue returned to the village to visit her brothers, and Su Mu sent her out of the village. They passed by this land temple and saved the dying Jiang Yu here.
Because of her life-saving grace, Jiang Yu secretly helped her a lot. Later, he was moved by her intelligence and kindness and fell in love with her.
But the heroine was in a passionate relationship with the hero at that time and didn't like him, so he could only protect her silently, and then he left sadly and died alone.
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