Chapter 494 There's hope!
After being jolted awake by the pain once again, Lan Yan looked down at the transparent tube.
The blood-red worm was as thick as rice noodles. Its head was completely invisible; it had no teeth or eyes, but you could see that wherever it went, all the nutrient solution disappeared.
With each wriggling of the worm, it felt as if a nail was being hammered into Blue Flame's heart! The pain was so intense that he couldn't even slow his breathing!
Lan Yan glanced at Yao Lao behind his protective mask, hoping he hadn't been infected when he gave him acupuncture. He then looked at the people busy in the room; although they were wearing protective gear, he could still recognize them.
Lan Yan shifted her gaze, looked at Gu Yin and the others in another room, and finally slowly closed her eyes.
This time, he might not make it. He's so tired.
The old doctor had been observing Lan Yan, and when he saw that the will to survive in Lan Yan's eyes was beginning to fade, he immediately took a needle and pricked Lan Yan's head a few times!
When Lan Yan opened her eyes again, she saw Yao Lao staring at her with eyes full of anger.
"You're giving up like this? Do you think you've let down the country that raised you? Do you think you've let down the leaders who had high expectations of you? Do you think you've let down everyone who stayed up for days and nights just to have a sliver of hope to save you? If you really give up, then I'll keep you hanging on by your last breath right now, so your godmother and best friend can come and see what you look like now! And watch you breathe your last!"
Blue Flame: "..." Wasn't that last sentence a bit too harsh?
Lan Yan didn't dare to say a word, looking at Yao Lao with a pitiful expression.
The old doctor sighed and took out another pill, stuffing it into Lan Yan's mouth.
"This is my family heirloom, there are only two of them. Giving you one makes my heart ache more than your heart, which is being crawled around by bugs! You have no idea how long I've been storing this medicine! Don't swallow it, just hold it under your tongue. After you get better, you'll have to take care of me for the rest of your life! You'll do whatever I tell you to do. If you complain even once, I'll curse you to death, cough, I'll curse you from heaven! Giving it to you is such a waste!"
Lan Yan blinked. The medicine was colorless and odorless. It felt cool on his tongue, and after a short while, he felt better. Even his eyelids didn't feel so heavy anymore!
Seeing this, the old medicine master breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it worked. This medicine was supposed to be swallowed, but he was worried about attracting the attention of the insects, so he could only let Lan Yan hold it in her mouth.
The worms in other parts of Blue Flame's body had already crawled to the final stage of the tube, while the one in her heart was still slowly emerging!
The people around were getting anxious!
"Seal the end of the tube first, put enough nutrient solution there, and let the insects slowly absorb it. Once the mother insect comes out, I will seal this place, and you can open the valve to let all those things fall into the bucket for disinfection."
Otherwise, the first ones to arrive will die first. If the mother insect hasn't finished emerging and she notices it, then everything will be for nothing!
Gu Yin watched anxiously from outside. It was too slow! The insects were coming out too slowly! Lan Yan could still hold on for now, but he definitely wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.
Gu Yin stood by the wall, closed her eyes, and turned to go to the system space.
She immediately went to the message board and left a message: "I've been possessed by blood-eating worms, and they've multiplied. My blood is full of them. What should I do? Urgent!"
"My master is currently in seclusion, otherwise I could have gone to ask him for you!" 001 was also anxiously flying around.
"Ask me what?"
A cool, languid, and ethereal voice came from the library.
Gu Yin and 001 turned around abruptly!
Gu Yin didn't see anyone, only books flying around in the library, as if someone was categorizing them.
"Master! You've emerged from seclusion!" 001 flew over quickly.
Gu Yin ran over as well. She only saw 001 rubbing against the air, but Gu Yin knew that 001's owner must be here, she just hadn't seen him.
Gu Yin respectfully clasped her hands in a gesture of greeting: "Greetings, Senior."
"Hmm~"
“001, have you been slacking off while I was away? Look at these books, they’re all a mess and not categorized at all.”
001 chuckled, "No, no, I was just helping Gu Yin with something! By the way, Master, do you know about blood-devouring worms?"
Gu Yin also looked up at the sky expectantly.
A gentle breeze brushed across Gu Yin's face, and then 001's owner's voice rang out: "I know, what's wrong? She doesn't look like she's been cursed."
"It's not Gu Yin, it's Gu Yin's coach!" 001 continued to jump around.
"Since it's not you, why are you meddling? Mind your own business."
Gu Yin knew these words were directed at her. She bowed slightly and said, "Your Excellency, the instructor is a soldier, a true hero. To protect our country, he has always fought in the most dangerous places! Although he is not my family, he is a relative of all of China! He is the backbone of our nation! I am able to speak with you safely here because of the sacrifices of millions of people like him! Now he is in critical condition, but we have not given up on saving him! Your Excellency, if you truly have a way to save him, Gu Yin implores you to lend a helping hand! Thank you so much!"
After Gu Yin finished speaking, she bowed deeply once more.
001 poked its master and said coquettishly, "Master, please help him. Lan Yan is very powerful. Maybe he will be Gu Yin's bodyguard in the future. With him around, I will have an easier time and I will have time to help you organize the warehouse."
There was a moment of silence in the air before the cold voice rang out again: "It's not that I can't help you, but I have conditions."
Gu Yin abruptly raised her head, startled, and exclaimed, "What are the conditions! Please tell me!"
"Use all your remaining points and lottery chances to save his life."
Without hesitation, Gu Yin immediately replied, "No problem!"
A soft laugh came from the air: "Alright, give this to your rooster. Never mind, I'll just give it to it. You can let it crow next to the injured person. Here's the book. If anyone asks you later, just say you saw it here. I also put this book on your bedside table in the Gu residence. Page 10 describes the blood-eating worm. You can just give it to that old man who knows traditional Chinese medicine. Tsk tsk tsk, what a hassle. 001, if you secretly cheat her again when I'm not looking, giving her so many lottery chances, and secretly change the prizes I set, you won't need to come back."
001 blinked its round eyes, secretly glanced at Gu Yin, and then immediately flew back to its own space: "I'm going to get busy now!"
Gu Yin was surprised. It turned out that 001 had helped her with all those important documents and lottery chances!
Gu Yin was instantly moved! From now on, she would definitely listen to 001 and work even harder!
"Alright, your silly chicken has taken its medicine. Go save the person."
Gu Yin immediately snapped out of her daze and nodded quickly: "Thank you, Divine Envoy! 001 only helped me so that I could grow faster, so I hope you won't be angry with it! I'll give it to you after I earn some points! I'll go out now!"
After everyone left, 001 flew out again.
"Tell me, why did you break the rules?"
001 stood on its master's shoulder and whispered, "She has great potential and a very determined mind. I was just thinking about the master when you first started the mission. If someone had helped you back then, you wouldn't have had such a difficult time or suffered so much."
"Don't think I'll soften just because you say that. Go back to the temple to re-seal it. If you try to break the seal again, you'll really become a string of data, and no one can save you then."
001 touched his forehead: "Back right away?"
"immediately."
"Yes, Master."
After a short while, the system space became quiet, as if no one had been there.
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