A few days later.
It’s still that fishing village.
The underwater volcano erupted a few days ago, and it happened to be only in that area.
It neither affected the island in the territory of Wuhai State nor this remote fishing village.
But when everyone talks about it, they are still scared.
After all, according to the stories passed down by our ancestors, there have been records of submarine volcanic eruptions in the entire sea area nearby.
Although it didn’t affect us this time, I can’t say for sure what will happen next time.
Many people in the fishing village looked sad.
In the fishing village, apart from discussions about the volcanic eruption, the most talked about person was Jiuer.
Especially those who know Jiuer.
They were happy for her, but also worried about her.
The good news is that Miss Duan is really capable. When she was sent out to sea to save her sister, she not only ensured the safety of Gu Lao Yamato and the sailors, but also rescued all the girls including her sister.
By now, those girls must have returned to their homes.
What was worrying was that just one day after Gu Laida and others returned to the fishing village, a large group of people brought the unconscious Miss Duan to the fishing village!
So far, Miss Duan has not woken up yet.
It was in the best and quietest room in the boatman's house where Jiuer had lived before.
An old man with white hair and beard had just finished taking Jiuer's pulse.
The old man frowned slightly and said to the man in the snow-covered clothes who had been waiting beside him, "The little girl used some forbidden techniques that we medical students are forbidden to use to keep herself going for these days, and her already weak body has been ruined beyond recognition."
"Although I have tried my best, whether she can wake up or not depends on her."
Su Jingxing choked up and said, "Sir, you mean..."
He closed his eyes and then said, "She...may not wake up."
The old man was none other than the legendary medical immortal that Su Jingxing had once asked his subordinates to go to Buguize to find.
"I dare not say I am dead. If it were an ordinary person, there would be no hope of waking up again. But this girl..."
The old man glanced at Jiu'er on the bed again and said, "I have never seen a little girl so cruel to me, nor have I seen such a strange physique as hers."
Although he was clearly so weak that he was almost dying, there was nothing abnormal about his pulse.
"If..." Su Jingxing slowly opened his eyes, with a sorrow in his eyes that even a hermit like the Medical Immortal could not understand.
"Mr. Su, if you have anything to say, please speak up."
Su Jingxing concealed the bitterness in the corners of his lips and changed his words.
"Sir, have you ever heard of any medical technique that uses a person as medicine?"
The old man said, "Although it is very rare and not recognized by most of the medical profession, using human flesh and blood as medicine is not uncommon since ancient times."
Su Jingxing's eyes fell gently on Jiuer's face.
He smiled bitterly, "It's not with flesh and blood, but with men and women performing the Zhougong ritual."
The old man paused, a little surprised.
"This kind of thing has always been described only in legendary stories about lonely ghosts, or the so-called double rest in Taoism, or those who practice those evil ways. Even so, it is not completely equivalent to medicine. Instead, it absorbs the other party's yang energy, or life, or improves each other's cultivation..."
Even though he was a hermit of this age, the old man still felt a little embarrassed talking about these things with a young man.
In conclusion, "Supernatural powers are not to be believed..."
Then he immediately realized, "Mr. Su, what you mean is that this girl has a special physique, and can use the method you mentioned..."
He considered the word, "Improvement?"
This is unheard of!
But when I think about the current status of the person in front of me, he is not the kind of person who believes in supernatural powers.
So, what he said might be true!
The old man was shocked.
But he shook his head, "I am an old man with little knowledge and little experience. I have never heard of it."
Su Jingxing tried his best to keep her safe and said, "Although the little girl was burned by the overheated lava seawater, fortunately she was not burned for long. As long as the thin layer of skin that was burned fades, the color will gradually return to normal. There will be no scars left."
That’s right, Duan Rong lied to Jiuer at that time.
He was afraid that Jiuer would feel the pain in her body and that she would be scared.
To reassure her, he lied to her that he was not burned.
In fact, if he really hadn't been burned, and if the sea water was normal, why would he have to keep lifting Jiu'er out of the sea...
Seeing that Su Jingxing was still looking at Jiuer, the old man sighed in his heart and said, "Even if the spot on your back that was hit by the bloody liquid is serious, my medicine can make it leave no scar. Mr. Su can rest assured."
The old man said this to give Su Jingxing some hope.
The hope that Nine would wake up.
Su Jingxing raised his eyes slightly, "Thank you, sir."
The old man didn't know what to say.
He nodded and said, "You don't have to thank me. It's just my duty as a doctor. I'm researching medicine next door. If there's any new situation here, Master Su, you can call me anytime."
The subordinates brought the boiled medicine, and Su Jingxing patiently blew it cool and fed it to Jiuer one spoonful at a time.
Although the medicine is bitter, it is liquid.
Jiuer still has some swallowing consciousness instinctively.
Even so, most of it still flowed down from the corners of his mouth.
Su Jingxing wiped the corners of her mouth while feeding her patiently.
Usually, two bowls of medicine are needed to drink the normal amount of medicine. After feeding the medicine, Su Jingxing's sleeves are often stained with a lot of medicine stains.
After Su Jingxing cleaned Jiuer's face, he just sat quietly beside the bed and looked at her.
He actually envied Duan Rong very much.
I envy Duan Rong for having a place in Jiuer's heart, a pure place...
I also envy Duan Rong, who also grew up in the darkness and used the same cruel and vicious methods, but he has an unrestrained, crazy and passionate personality like a madman.
Su Jingxing smiled bitterly, looking inexplicably lonely and desolate.
Outside in the yard, the boatman's wife's complexion had improved almost visibly after drinking the medicine prescribed by Jiuer for a period of time.
She looked worriedly and distressedly in the direction of Jiuer's backyard.
He lowered his voice and said to the boatman, "Why hasn't Miss Jiu woken up yet..."
She clasped her hands together and silently prayed for Buddha's blessing.
The boatman was also worried about the cute little girl who made everyone happy when they saw her.
He could only put his arm around his woman's shoulders and comfort her silently.
The boatman pressed her eyes and said, "How come we encountered an underwater volcano eruption..."
The boatman sighed, "Who would have thought of this? I heard from Gu Lao that Miss Jiu is very capable, and even Gu Lao himself is good at observing the changes in the wind and clouds. But they didn't find any clues, so we can only say that the eruption was indeed sudden... Alas, although it is hard to leave our hometown, we should also consider moving away from here as soon as possible."
Then he comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Miss Jiu is blessed by heaven. Besides, the nobleman who is taking care of her has hired a miracle doctor. She will be fine."
The boatman paused and said, "I think I should go and take care of Miss Jiu. After all, that nobleman is a man, so I'm afraid it will be inconvenient."
The boatman rarely laughed at his woman. "You are usually so good at seeing things, but you are confused today. That young man and Miss Jiu are obviously a perfect couple. They are deeply in love. If you interfere, it will be annoying."
The boatman's wife hesitated, but was directly pulled away by the boatman.
A few more days passed.
Jiuer still showed no signs of waking up.
That night.
The waves beat against the coastline, the bright moon rose slowly from the sea level, and the sea had long since returned to its brief peace and tranquility.
It was as if the previous disaster was an illusion.
Fishing village.
The moonlight shines through the mottled window paper and falls on Jiuer's face, making her look soft and beautiful.
Her breathing had been so shallow and weak that she was afraid she wouldn't notice the weakness if she blinked.
Su Jingxing lowered his eyes and smiled, then said softly, "Tomorrow, I will take you back to Cangyu. After returning to Cangyu, I will go to Dajing to ask for marriage from your family."
No one answered.
The moonlight is beautiful tonight.
After a long time, Su Jingxing carefully wrapped Jiuer in a soft blanket, picked her up, and went to the yard to admire the moonlight for a while.
But he was afraid that Jiuer would feel cold, so he picked her up and carried her back to the house soon after.
However, due to taking care of Jiuer day and night during these days, a person like Su Jingxing actually stumbled.
Jiuer fell out of his arms.
Su Jingxing lunged forward almost instinctively.
In a flash, he turned around, held Jiuer in his arms, and lay on the ground using his body as a cushion.
Su Jingxing had never experienced such an embarrassing situation.
But he did not get up immediately. Instead, he gently closed his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep quietly.
In the silence, Jiuer, who didn't even think she could survive, finally woke up and slowly opened her eyes.
The sound of waves and the dim and slightly pale light.
She couldn't tell where she was for a moment.
The moment her thoughts came back to her mind, she realized that there was someone under her.
My heart almost trembled, and I spoke in a hoarse voice subconsciously, "Duan Rong!"
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