The next day, Lu Qiqi went to the ancestral hall as soon as she woke up. Lu Da had given her acupuncture the day before, but she still hadn't woken up.
Therefore, we must wake him up today no matter what, otherwise he will be different from ordinary people when he wakes up in the future.
Lu Qiqi entered the ancestral hall and happened to see Zhao Xiaodong carrying a copper basin and splashing water outside the hall.
"Xiao Dong."
Zhao Xiaodong looked up, saw Lu Qiqi, and smiled.
"Is Brother Lu awake?"
Zhao Xiaodong nodded repeatedly, "He's awake. Thank you, Miss Lu. If it weren't for you, my brother would be dead."
Fortunately, Lu Qiqi told him to send someone back to get a rope. If his older brother hadn't tied a rope and gone down into the deep pool, he probably would have lost his life long ago.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaodong looked at Lu Qiqi as if she were his savior, his heart and eyes filled with gratitude.
"Take me there quickly!"
It is a great thing that Lu Da has woken up, but we cannot be careless. He is suffering from an epidemic and has now greatly depleted his energy. If he is not properly cared for and recovered, he will eventually suffer from chronic illness.
Zhao Xiaodong, holding the copper basin, said, "Come with me."
After entering the ancestral hall, led by Zhao Xiaodong, they quickly arrived in front of Lu Da.
Lu Da leaned against the bedding. When he saw Lu Qiqi coming over, he put his hands behind him and tried to straighten up so as not to be impolite.
"No need to get up," Lu Qiqi said, noticing Lu Da's movement first.
Lu Da seemed to have just recovered from a serious illness, feeling weak all over. He didn't insist on staying, and just lay there half-reclined, waiting for Lu Qiqi to approach.
"Xiao Dong told me everything after I woke up. I am very grateful to Miss Lu for saving my life. I have no way to repay this kindness, so I can only..."
Lu Qiqi was so startled by Lu Da's words that she quickly replied.
"No need for formalities, Brother Lu, please tell me quickly, what happened at the underground temple in the deep pool last night?"
Lu Qiqi was afraid that Lu Da would say something like "I'll repay you with my body," since that's what they always wrote in comic books.
Lu Da squatted for a moment, recalling the events of the previous night, which still sent chills down his spine.
"last night..."
After Lu Da went down into the deep pool last night, he couldn't see anything in the pitch-black water, only the icy cold water enveloping him.
He was simply searching for the cave entrance based on his childhood memories.
Fortunately, the luminous pearl on the dagger given to me by Lu Qiqi can glow in water.
Although the light projected by the luminous pearl did not travel far, it was still possible to vaguely discern its direction.
This provided Lu Da with great convenience.
"I saw the cave entrance, and just as I got close to it, I heard someone yelling in my ears, and then I felt my head being violently torn apart."
Sensing something unusual about the deep pool, I pulled hard on the rope around my waist, and after that, I don't remember anything.
Lu Da clenched his fist and pounded it hard on his chest. He gritted his teeth, held back his tears, and said, word by word, "I think I touched a piece of cloth, but I couldn't grab it."
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"
Lu Da pounded his fist against his own hand, faster and harder, with increasing force.
Zhao Xiaodong quickly stopped Lu Da from hurting himself, "Brother, brother, you can't think like that. Even if you don't go down into the deep pool, they have no way back."
Lu Qiqi saw Lu Da suddenly become emotional and couldn't quite describe her feelings, but she absolutely couldn't let it go unchecked.
While Lu Da was immersed in deep self-blame, Lu Qiqi secretly circled around behind him and suddenly struck him on the neck with a chop, causing him to faint.
Zhao Xiaodong reacted quickly and caught Lu Da, preventing him from falling face-first to the ground.
Then he looked up, staring at Lu Qiqi in disbelief, his eyes full of questions.
Lu Qiqi said, "He suffered too much shock, and his mental defenses broke down. Let him rest well."
Lu Da's appearance clearly indicates that he suffers from survivorship disorder, experiencing psychological trauma, guilt, and remorse.
"Besides the nine villagers from Xiashuitan, how many other villagers haven't returned last night?"
Last night, Lu Qiqi asked Zhao Xiaodong to count the number of people. If even one person in the village escapes, it will be harmful to Tianxin Village, Heshun Prefecture, and even the entire Great Jin Dynasty.
This matter cannot be taken lightly.
Zhao Xiaodong recalled the number of people counted last night and said, "Besides the nine people who went down to the deep pool, there are seventeen other villagers who are nowhere to be found."
Hearing that so many people hadn't returned to the village, Lu Qiqi frowned, but she had more important things to do right now. "Send someone to check on the deep pool area, and make sure they don't go into the water. After Brother Lu wakes up, feed him some porridge before giving him his medicine."
After giving her instructions, Lu Qiqi did not linger in the ancestral hall and went to the village entrance.
There were noticeably more armored soldiers outside the village gate fence, indicating that Wangcai had successfully delivered the letter to the recipient.
Lu Qiqi whistled and waited at the village entrance for another quarter of an hour, but still did not see Wangcai.
She had no choice but to abandon the idea of having Wangcai continue delivering messages and prepare to return to the ancestral hall.
The villagers' illnesses still need to be treated, and their medication cannot be stopped.
"Seven Seven!"
Lu Qiqi took a few steps back and saw Li Changlong rushing towards her.
Before she could ask, Li Changlong said, "Dr. Wu, who is ill, is dying. Dr. Huang asked me to call you over."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi's expression changed, and she started running, "Hurry up and go."
Dr. Wu's symptoms were not as severe as those of the villagers in Tianxin Village, so why did they suddenly flare up?
Lu Qiqi ran all the way to Doctor Wu's room. The doctors standing in Doctor Wu's room turned their eyes to her when they heard the noise.
When Dr. Huang saw Lu Qiqi arrive, he quickly moved aside from the edge of the bed and said, "Miss Lu, please take a look at Dr. Wu as soon as possible."
Without taking a breath, Lu Qiqi quickly walked to Doctor Wu's side.
She first examined Dr. Wu's tightly closed eyes, checking his pupils, and then placed her index finger and thumb on his carotid artery to feel his pulse.
Once her heart, which had been pounding like a drum, calmed down, she placed her hand on Dr. Wu's wrist to feel his pulse.
After a moment, Lu Qiqi said, "Quickly go and brew that potent medicine for him. I'll give him acupuncture now."
"Hurry!"
Several doctors, upon hearing about the potent medicine, were at a loss and stood motionless.
Of the doctors present, only Lu Qiqi and Doctor Huang knew about the medicinal herbs.
"I'll go right away," Doctor Huang said, shaking his sleeves twice before quickly leaving the room.
Seeing this, the two young doctors followed them out, hoping they might be able to help.
During this time, Lu Qiqi had already unbuttoned Doctor Wu's clothes.
The situation was urgent, and he couldn't care less about the strange looks from the other doctors.
Lu Qiqi pricked Dr. Wu's skin with needles one by one. Before long, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but she didn't care about wiping the sweat at this moment. Saving her life was the priority.
Dr. Wu's infection progressed to severe illness extremely quickly, showing absolutely no signs of mild symptoms. However, he did not take the potent medicine in time, which caused his condition to worsen rapidly, leading to his current state.
In other words, if severe illnesses in the body are not suppressed by milder illnesses, allowing the severe illnesses to run rampant within the body, it will accelerate the time to death.
Now it's a race against time. She must administer acupuncture to suppress the onset of symptoms and try to buy some time for Dr. Wu before the potent medicine is ready.
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