Chapter 3453: Extra Chapter 32
Wu Jin said expressionlessly, "Since your teacher has a prescription, let's just follow her."
The other witches had no objections either.
They were all tribal wizards close to Chief Li. When they were invited, they did not know that Mrs. Li was suffering from malaria, and they did not know that the chief was also infected.
By the time they found out, they had no choice but to stand on the chief's side.
The tribe has its own way of dealing with the epidemic. The most direct one is to cut off the source and burn all the people infected with the epidemic. Although it is not always effective, in most cases, this method can effectively curb the epidemic.
Once people outside knew that Chief Li also had malaria, those who wanted to rebel would have a legitimate reason.
But if that happens, the tribes behind these witches will also be implicated.
So at this time they had to stand on the side of Chief Li.
If the young chief Li Dan was in Annan City, they could have abandoned the infected people, including Chief Li, and supported Li Dan.
But Li Dan was not there.
Outside the mansion, there were sick victims and people transferred from large tribes. Zhou Man arranged them separately because there were too many patients and it was difficult for them to see each other. Even if they met occasionally, they didn't have time to say a few words before they were entangled by the patients who kept getting sick.
So for three days in a row, they were so tired that they didn't even have the strength to lift a finger. Their minds were full of various prescriptions and pulse conditions. How could they have the energy to think about something like treason?
During these three days, apart from the patients in their respective areas of responsibility, the people they saw the most were Li Si and Zhou Man.
When faced with Chief Li's married daughter, the witches felt pity and sighs, but this time she made them look at her with new eyes.
Although Zhou Man had explained to them that malaria was transmitted through mosquitoes, not from person to person, it was still easy to be infected by the disease when moving among so many patients.
Li Si had the courage to treat his patients himself, and this alone was enough to earn the witches' respect.
However, the witches had much more complicated feelings towards Zhou Man, another woman whom they also saw every day.
Doubt, jealousy, and then jealousy and admiration mixed together. In short, my heart is very complicated.
It is undeniable that Zhou Man’s knowledge in medicine is indeed vast and beyond the reach of all of them combined, but Wu only believes in the Great Witch!
"Why are you distracted again?" Zhou Man's dissatisfied voice sounded. Wu Jin came back to his senses and looked down at the prescription she had written halfway. He frowned and said, "Hasn't the Artemisia annua been effective? Why do we need to collect all these herbs to make it?"
"But a considerable number of patients are still experiencing recurring symptoms. I'd like to try a different prescription, and I need to collect all these herbs," Zhou Man said. "I know there are a lot of these herbs in southern Xinjiang. If your tribe has some in stock, then there's no need to collect them..."
Wu Jin: "We'll take people into the mountains to collect them early tomorrow morning."
Zhou Man: "...you guys really treasure your own pharmacy so much."
Except for the big tribe that was willing to hand over the pharmacy to her, the witches from other tribes held on to the pharmacy tightly and refused to hand it over to Zhou Man and Bai Shan for unified dispatch.
In their words, if the pharmacy is handed over, they will definitely give priority to the people in Annan City and the big tribe, and the people of their tribe will lag behind.
Even though there is no epidemic in their tribe yet, they are unwilling to take out the medicinal herbs.
Zhou Man and Bai Shan were both outsiders, unfamiliar with the place, so it was not appropriate to force things. But whenever he had the chance, Zhou Man would bring up the matter, but unfortunately, no one fell for it.
Zhou Man felt a pang of regret in his heart and was about to put the prescription away when a servant from the chief's mansion came running over and said anxiously, "Master Zhou, our chief has fainted."
Zhou Man was surprised. "I was clearly feeling much better when I left home today. Is it happening again?"
If malaria recurs at this critical juncture, it is likely that it will be out of control.
Zhou Man became worried and hurried back with him to check.
Malaria will also change. As it spreads, the symptoms will become different and the medicine used will need to change.
During this period, Chief Li's illness has been recurring. Mrs. Li has been able to get out of bed, but his condition was once so serious that he was bleeding. Zhou Manshi tried her best and finally stabilized his condition. She has tried all the prescriptions she could give Chief Li.
Wu Jin thought about it and followed behind.
There was chaos in the chief's mansion. Bai Shan sat in the yard, thinking, and just let them mess around without doing anything.
Zhou Man looked at him curiously, but the patient was the most important thing, so she hurried into the house to see Chief Li first.
Today, Wu Yin was on duty at the Chief's Mansion. Seeing Zhou Man hurry in, he quickly stood up and said, "Sir, I have sealed his heart meridian."
Zhou Man was stunned. "Why did you seal his heart meridian?"
She looked down and saw the blood on the ground, frowning, "This blood..."
"The chief vomited it," Wu Yin said. "The people who followed Li Dan came back to report that he encountered bandits on his way back to the city..."
He paused and said, "Dead."
"The chief was extremely saddened by the news, so..."
Zhou Man: "Is his stomach problem so serious? But it's right to seal the heart meridian."
Zhou Man went forward to feel his pulse, without touching the needle Wu Yin had inserted. "Let's leave it like this for now. Let's see if his condition improves after he wakes up."
Hope not, but Zhou Man glanced at his face and didn't hold much hope.
Zhou Man walked out and walked to Bai Shan's side. He turned around and glanced at the busy chief steward. "He has a heart disease, and there is no medicine for him at the moment. Shall we go have lunch first?"
Bai Shan nodded, stood up, took her hand and left.
As they walked down the steps of the mountain, Bai Shan asked, "Will his condition change?"
Zhou Man shook his head, "I don't know, let's wait until he wakes up."
Zhou Man turned his head to look at him, "Is this matter... related to you?"
Bai Shan did not deny it. "His chief's mansion is not clean, but it is also true that this mansion has changed so many owners, so it is normal to have some scuffs."
He said, "I am an outsider, so it's not my place to interfere too much. I didn't interfere in his recall of Li Dan. I don't know where it leaked out."
He just asked the people guarding the city gate to relax and let those who were trying to get out of the city to deliver the message to deliver the message. He was actually waiting to see how far they could go.
Once the results are out, he can choose what to do next.
Zhou Man couldn't help but be curious, "Why do you want to interfere in the internal affairs of the Liaozi Department?"
Bai Shan's face was as gloomy as water. "Although the Liaozi tribe is autonomous, it is also part of the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty. Li Yi was quite courageous two years ago, barely commensurate with his ambition, but this year he has become a little too proud."
"In just three years, he's been obsessed with pleasure, not only neglecting the other tribes of the Liaozi tribe, but even the people of his own tribe. If the Liaozi tribe continues to remain in his hands, I'm afraid it will one day turn against the Great Jin." Bai Shan said, "And we can't hand the Liaozi tribe over to him when we know he's not a good person."
"However, the Liaozi tribe is a vassal state, and it's not easy for outsiders like us to interfere, so I decided to let them make their own decision without causing any chaos."
Zhou Man: ...I would never trust him. Wasn’t it him who led all this?
"With Li Dan dead, who will take charge of the Liaozi tribe in the future?"
Bai Shan asked, "What do you think of Li Si?"
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