Chapter 2252 Level
In fact, after digging out so much meat, most of the poisonous meat was cleaned away. It was just that it was damaged, so it was difficult to heal. Moreover, the toxin entered the body through the blood, so there was still some poison in his body.
Manbao turned around and went to get the medicine.
At this moment, she really felt that she was so smart to have prepared such a complete set of medicines.
Zhiren was also surprised when he saw the packets of medicine wrapped in oil paper with the names of the medicines labeled on the outside in her luggage. It was so complete, just like a mobile pharmacy.
Manbao got medicine for Jiechen in the dark, and personally watched Zhiren boil the medicine and give it to him before going to wash up.
After taking a bath and changing his blood-stained clothes, Manbao did not go to rest, but went to find Bai Shan and the others to discuss the next itinerary.
As she opened the door, Bai Shan turned back in the yard, nodded and said to her, "General Nie is also waiting at Mr. Zhuang's place. There may be some unexpected changes on the road ahead."
While Manbao was treating Jie Chen's injuries, General Nie and his men were not idle either. They asked the villagers about the next route and found out that the road ahead was blocked.
He said, "Not to mention Anxi, even the road to Qiuci is blocked."
Manbao asked, "Why block the roads to the west and north? Are they being plundered by bandits?"
Lieutenant General Nie said, "They're probably not just horse thieves. According to Master Zhiren, both Khotan Town and Kucha are not peaceful. They might send troops from Xizhou or borrow troops from Shazhou. If these bandits block the trade route, they deserve to be punished."
In other words, they wanted to cut off Xizhou's route for help and also cut off the reinforcements coming from Shazhou.
Manbao asked: "Then how do we go?"
"The people of this village fled from the market near the ancient city ahead. They used to live in a large village, which was the place where the merchants stopped that Dayu mentioned. Now that place has been occupied." Lieutenant General Nie said, "But they know there's a way to circumvent those checkpoints, but with so many of us, we might be discovered."
In fact, this was said by Master Zhiren. Although they were generous after moving in, the villagers would not tell them about this.
They only agreed to send Master Zhiren and his apprentice out. Compared with the hundreds of people in their convoy, the two of Zhiren were too small a target and could be easily passed.
Nie Canjun said worriedly, "I want to convince the village chief to take me there. We'll leave after we confirm that it's feasible."
Bai Shan then turned and said to Man Bao, "It's just right. Jie Chen needs time to heal his wounds. The people in the Western Regions have a good impression of monks. Even the bandits will give them some respect."
Manbao looked skeptical.
Bai Shan laughed and said, "Jie Chen was injured because they encountered bandits slaughtering villagers. They couldn't bear to see it and tried to save them, but were injured. The bandits finally let them go because Master Zhiren was a monk and persuaded them to do so."
Otherwise, who would rob two monks with only two horses carrying a lot of dry food?
So Bai Shan wanted to take the master and his disciple with him. He thought that Zhiren and Jiechen would also want to go with them. After all, Manbao's medical skills were impeccable, and they also brought so many medicines.
Zhiren did think so. He sat beside his disciple's bed and thought about it. Seeing him wake up drowsily, he fed him some rice soup, and Jiechen became much more awake.
Seeing this, Zhiren, who had been comatose for two days and needed a lot of effort to wake him up, felt very relieved and became more determined in his idea. "Jiechen, how about we go together with Donor Zhou and the others?"
Jie Chen had been feeling groggy all day, and asked in confusion, "Donor Zhou?"
"It was Doctor Zhou. She was the one who treated your injuries."
Jie Chen couldn't help but chant the Buddha's name. He was drowsy at the time and felt someone cutting his flesh. When he opened his eyes, it seemed as if he had been poured a bowl of medicine. He thought it was his master.
He asked, "Why is Donor Zhou here?"
"This is a long story. They also happened to be going to Xizhou, so I thought we should go together."
Jie Chen smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid my disciple will be a burden to Master. Master, why don't you go ahead with them?"
Zhiren: "Fool, I want to go with them just for you."
He said, "Donor Zhou is a very good doctor. She just treated your wound. You will wake up after two doses of medicine. With her watching over you, your chances of recovery will be much higher."
Jie Chen also knows some medical skills, which he learned from his master. When he was injured, he knew that he might not survive. Now he is lucky to wake up.
Who wants to die when you can live?
So Jie Chen opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
But he thought of something and quickly asked, "Master, what about the bandits ahead? Can we get past them?"
"You don't have to worry about these things, I have my own teacher."
Jie Chen felt relieved and lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep again.
The next day, Master Zhiren personally led Manbao and the others to a high point. It was a rock wall. He pointed to a point in the distance and said, "That's it. Do you see that piece of broken wall?"
Manbao looked at it for a while and nodded, "There is a wall that looks like a house." But it's so far away.
"That's the ancient city of Loulan," Master Zhiren said. "That direction is Puchang Sea. You see, the river flows in that direction. After the ancient city of Loulan was abandoned, people gathered and settled there. They said it was just a market, but it was almost like a small city."
The Western Regions are different from the Central Plains. In the Western Regions, a town with a hundred or so households is considered a small town. Unlike in the Central Plains, such a large gathering place is just a large village.
"When I passed by here two years ago, they were still living in that small town. They were driven out by bandits half a year ago. These houses were newly built not long ago. Fortunately, they had farmland here before, otherwise they would have wandered away."
It was also because of these farmlands that they refused to leave even though there were vicious wolves nearby.
"So the villagers are very familiar with this area, more familiar than those horse thieves. So only if they lead the way can we get out by bypassing the horse thieves."
Manbao then pondered, "Master, are you going to come with us?"
Zhiren smiled slightly and said, "As long as Master Zhou doesn't think we are a burden, that's good."
He paused and said, "If unfortunately we are discovered, I am willing to try to exchange a few Buddhist scriptures for passage, but Doctor Zhou must also be prepared for losses."
After all, they had too much luggage and looked very rich.
When Manbao heard this, his heart was moved.
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan looked at her silently, "What's wrong?"
Manbao then withdrew his gaze and thought to himself: This matter is of great importance, let's talk about it when we get back.
Bai Shan withdrew his gaze and became thoughtful.
See you next month
(End of this chapter)
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