Chapter 72: The ruthless female doctor
The wild slopes of Phoenix Mountain were littered with the bodies of countless dead soldiers. Kong Wu hadn't even considered taking them with him when he left. Qin Xiangnuan had exhausted too much energy, and she stood up weakly and shakily. She walked over to the dead soldiers and pulled at their clothes with her hands. Qin Feng was afraid she was in danger, so he quickly ran to her side to protect her. He looked around vigilantly, but he was a little confused about Qin Xiangnuan's intentions. He asked foolishly, "Little sister, they don't have any food on them, do they?"
"Nuannuan wants to find some tokens that can prove their identities, or perhaps some other information."
Qin Yi looked at his silly son with eyes full of disgust. After explaining for Qin Xiangnuan, he began to turn over the other corpses.
The assassins Gu Mingqi was looking for had all undergone years of training. Qin Xiangnuan pried open their mouths and found poison pills hidden in their back teeth. Even if there were still a breath left, they would probably have met their demise by now. She shook her head, feeling a little regretful. Just as she was about to turn and leave, her foot stepped on something slightly harder. It caught Qin Xiangnuan's attention, and she bent down to brush off the dirt on the bronze plate. "Gu?"
"It looks like it should be the Seventh Prince's keepsake."
As Anliu approached, he recognized the item. Qin Xiangnuan flipped the bronze plate over and saw the dragon pattern engraved on the back. She couldn't help but sneer, "Gu Mingqi's evil ambitions are truly obvious. If His Majesty knew that the person he most wanted to see him die was his own beloved son, I wonder how he would feel?"
Only the Son of Heaven could wield dragon patterns, but Gu Mingqi was a mere prince. He had only just established his own government and garrison at the beginning of last year, yet he dared to use dragon patterns as tokens while still enslaving his assassins. Qin Xiangnuan tucked the bronze medal into her arms, feeling the jingling tokens inside her bib, and muttered to herself with some self-mockery, "It seems I've gained quite a lot along the way. Come to think of it, do I have a collecting habit?"
"Little sister, what did you say?"
Qin Feng was still wandering among the corpses. He pinched his nose, looked up with some disgust, and asked naively.
Qin Xiangnuan shook his head helplessly, looked at Anliu and asked, "Count the number of people and check the injuries. Are your men okay?" Anliu nodded. He had checked after the battle. Except for a few who were seriously injured, the others had minor injuries and were temporarily fine.
"Two of the brothers had their arms broken, but luckily they weren't killed."
"Third Miss's command was excellent, and she was able to execute the operation skillfully. If we had rushed the battle, we wouldn't have been able to end it with such a small price. Thank you, Third Miss," Anliu said politely, bowing. Qin Xiangnuan's eyes scanned the two secret guards resting against a tree stump. They were both men of steel, the pain of broken bones self-evident, yet they had remained silent until now.
Qin Xiangnuan picked up a few slightly wider wooden sticks from the ground, walked to the two of them, and squatted down.
"You have been protecting us secretly along the way, and I think you have also repelled Gu Mingqi's men several times. I will remember this favor, and the General's Mansion will also remember it. I will find a chance to repay you someday." Qin Xiangnuan tore off the clothes of the injured secret guard. The secret guard's dark face suddenly turned red with shyness. He hesitated and dodged, refusing to hand over his broken arm.
Qin Xiangnuan sighed. Whenever she dealt with them, she always lamented their pedantic thinking.
It is said that men and women should not touch each other, but doctors are there to cure illnesses and save lives. In her eyes, they are all human beings, so how could she make such careful distinctions?
"If you don't treat your arm, you won't be able to lift anything heavy anymore. When the time comes, will you choose to return to the countryside to farm and retire, or stay in your secret guard's quarters, washing clothes and cooking for your brothers?" Qin Xiangnuan spoke venomously, not giving them any face at all. "As long as you still want to be of some use in fighting the enemy, just lift it up honestly and endure the pain."
Qin Xiangnuan said a few words, and the secret guard stiffened his neck, closed his eyes, and raised his arm without saying a word.
"What's your name, Xiaoyao Hou's son? I think it should be Jiang, right?"
Qin Xiangnuan struck up a conversation with the secret guard in front of him, casually bringing up a few things about their master. The guard panicked, glancing at Anliu, fearing a single misstep would expose his master's identity. While he was distracted, Qin Xiangnuan had already reconnected the broken bones. With deft movements, she placed the wooden plank underneath, tore off two strips of cotton cloth, and carefully wrapped them around his arm, securing it.
"Ah..." The secret guard was caught off guard and shouted loudly.
Two drops of sweat fell from his forehead, and his whole body trembled with pain. Qin Xiangnuan had already stood up and walked to the injured secret guard next to him. He witnessed everything that had just happened. This time, the secret guard was a little more discerning. He swallowed his saliva and pointed to his left leg obediently, "Excuse me, Miss Third, is it possible to be a little gentler?" Qin Xiangnuan's ruthlessness was something they had all witnessed.
I just fought with Kong Wu.
Although they had no intention, they still saw that every silver arrow shot by Qin Xiangnuan was heading straight for the opponent's heart.
Every arrow hit its target. She had no intention of leaving the other person alive or saving his life.
"No." Qin Xiangnuan answered bluntly. There was no anesthetic here. She raised her knife high, hovering it over the secret guard's neck, blinking her eyes with an innocent expression and asked, "Perhaps, if you faint, you will feel better. Otherwise, how about I help you?"
"It's just that I can't control the strength in my hands. I'm afraid that you will be unconscious for a few days."
Qin Xiangnuan spoke innocently. The guard took a deep breath, shook his head, and bit his arm awkwardly, trying to block the pain. He mumbled, "It's okay, Miss Third, please do it!" Qin Xiangnuan nodded. His injury was much more serious than the previous one. He had a comminuted fracture in his left ankle. With the current medical environment, there was no way to remove the fragments, so conservative treatment was the only option.
"Hold on!"
The dark guard groaned in pain. Qin Xiangnuan quickly searched for the scattered bone fragments beneath his skin, piecing the larger pieces back together. The dark guard's body twitched violently. Qin Xiangnuan turned back to Anliu and said, "You, hold him down. Otherwise, the bones won't align properly and we'll have to break them again and find them again. His pain will be even worse than it is now."
"Yes!" Hearing Qin Xiangnuan's order, Anliu ran over directly and pressed his brother's shoulders tightly.
Qin Xiangnuan narrowed her eyes and focused her attention on his ankle. Her eyes seemed to be able to see through his skin, and her fingers moved brilliantly. Then she looked around, used herbs and soil to make wet mud, and made a simple plaster mold to fix his left foot.
"Don't move for now."
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