Chapter 3 It turns out that “death from illness” is not accidental, but inevitable!
There was no light in the cell, only a faint glow from the torches in the corridor outside.
The crimson and darkness intertwined, he choked and trembled, hot tears slid down his cheeks, soaking Gu Wan's fingertips.
Xie Ci nodded vigorously.
The movement was slight, but it was clear that he had tried his best.
That's good.
Gu Guan breathed a sigh of relief. She gently put Xie Ci back on the ground. Just calm down and have the will to survive.
With such a serious injury, it would be difficult to survive without a strong will to survive.
But before that, Gu Wan had to hurry and treat his wounds.
After she said thank you, she quickly took off her shoes and pulled out a very thin silver earring from the gap in the sole - she prepared this for herself for self-defense and to prevent shackles, but she didn't expect to use it now.
It is said that reed locks were common in ancient times. The trick is to find the lock core, press it, release it, and then rotate it. It is not difficult if you are willing to put in the effort.
Gu Guan fiddled with it for a while, and finally heard a crisp "click". She successfully opened the fine iron fence door.
Carefully holding the copper lock and iron chain and placing them on the ground, Gu Guan opened the gate and entered the prison. He lifted up Xie Ci's messy and torn clothes and took a look, and took a breath.
There were whip marks and knife marks crisscrossing each other, and the burnt iron marks were one after another. The ten fingers of both hands were pinched and bleeding and could not be straightened. She quickly pinched her finger bones and fortunately there were no comminuted fractures.
Gu Guan felt very uncomfortable. He was just a kid, and hadn't even officially entered the army yet. Was it really that serious?
She grabbed the snow in the wooden bowl, rubbed her hands vigorously, and finally grabbed all the snow in the bowl, held it in the palm of her hand, and squeezed it tightly.
——She had no salt, nothing at all, so she could only bite the bullet and melt the snow.
I should have grimaced, but after reading the bloody thank-you speech, that little bit of coldness didn't seem like a big deal.
Gu Guan held it over for a long time and managed to melt some water out. The snow water mixed with ice was barely enough to clean the wound.
"Just bear with it."
She said to Xie Ci, who nodded silently.
As soon as the cold water was poured on and scrubbed vigorously, the blood-gourd-like flesh under his palm immediately tightened and twitched. Xie Ci clenched his teeth and fists tightly, without making a sound or struggling.
The snow water turned into blood and sewage, and the bowl of water was soon used up. Gu Wan immediately turned around and crawled out of the dry canal to retrieve another bowl of snow.
She ran like this countless times. It was a very cold day and Gu Guan was sweating all over, but her hands were cold. She finally cleaned all of Xie Ci's wounds carefully.
The young man was still awake. After scrubbing the bloody mess, he lay weakly on the bed made of prison clothes, and he did not lose consciousness during the whole process.
Gu Wan was very satisfied with his willpower.
However, with such a serious injury, willpower alone may not be enough.
Gu Wan thought about it, looked out the corridor for a moment, and walked out quietly.
——She thought, with so many injured and sick people in the sick cell, there would always be one or two who could not die for the time being, so the guards in charge of the sick cell should have some medicines for wounds and illnesses, right?
Gu Guan licked his lips, lay on the fine iron prison door to observe for a moment, and decisively used the silver axe to open the prison door.
Gently pull it open and get out.
The corridor was quiet. There was a pine torch every twenty or thirty meters. The torch was almost burning out, and wood chips kept falling down.
This long corridor is full of sick prisoners. There are three or four large cells with similar conditions next to it. Further ahead are much smaller solitary cells, each surrounded by fine iron bars. Inside, there are adult male prisoners, either tortured or lying down.
Gu Guan didn't know whether they were awake or not. They were all motionless, occasionally groaning, but they didn't look up at the corridor.
She walked lightly and quickly, and soon reached the end. She stood at the corner and peeked out. There was an open space about ten meters square. There was a long table and a square table. The square table was where the servants ate, and the long table was their desk. There were shelves on the side for rosters, bowls, and other items. There was an oil lamp and a long stick on the table. On the left side of the open space was a brick staircase leading upwards.
Sure enough, there is no one!
Gu Guan immediately came out of the corridor and looked up at the stairs. At the end, there was lattice-shaped moonlight and snow light shining through the fence door. He could faintly hear the "crunching" sound of the patrol soldiers stepping on the snow. Today was the first day of the new year, and there were patrols, fences, and locks. Sure enough, the sick prison guard had slipped away.
Gu Guan quickly trotted behind the table, opened three or four drawers and cabinet doors in a row, and found more than a dozen bottles and jars. She opened the lids one by one and sniffed, and soon found the white medicine. There were also several blue and white porcelain bottles that were obviously more valuable than the white medicine. She opened them and saw that they were gold medicine.
The golden medicine has been lost in modern times. The main ingredients are "dragon bones" and "male earthworms". The earthworms are okay, but dragon bones should be dragon bone fossils according to later research. Needless to say, how rare this thing is, so it has been lost.
——Golden medicine is a common medicine in the army. The Xie family has it. It is very effective. Wounded soldiers can wash their wounds and apply it on them, and the wounds will heal quickly. The effect is better and faster than white medicine.
When Gu Guan saw the medicine, he was overjoyed. He quickly picked up seven or eight large and small bottles and ran to the end of the corridor.
With this medicine, Xie Ci can really be saved.
Gu Guan opened the medicine bottle with intact seal and applied the medicine to Xie Ci, using three bottles in total. After finishing, Gu Guan peeled off a drier prison uniform from the fresh corpse and put it on Xie Ci. Then he used the dirty prison uniform he had taken off to wipe the sewage off the ground and put it back on the corpse.
Finally, he used snow water to dissolve the medicine pills to reduce fever and internal injuries. He dissolved five pills in total and fed them to Xie Ci.
He had a high fever, was seriously injured, and had to rub snow water on his body. After Gu Guan had been gone for a while, he was already drowsy from the fever. Now he struggled to open his eyelids a little and tried his best to swallow the medicine.
His nostrils flared with difficulty, and the air that came out felt like burning fire.
Gu Guan stuffed the remaining wax balls into his palm. This was all she could do.
Xie Ci tried hard to open his eyes, his throat hoarse with blood, "...Xie, thank you."
Gu Guan patted his left upper arm, which was still intact, smiled in response, and moved him to the straw stack that she had cleaned up, which looked messy but was actually dry.
You're welcome.
Young man, the greatest gratitude I can give you is that you are alive and well.
It had been going on for a long time and it was almost dawn. After Gu Guan moved Xie Ci to the straw stack, he quickly stuffed the remaining snow into the empty medicine bottle and then plugged it with a wooden cork.
——She only moved new medicine bottles with intact wax seals. She left some half-used ones outside untouched. She carefully re-applied the wax seals and scraped them as smooth as possible with her fingernails, then pasted the sealing paper back on and stuffed them back inside.
There's dust on the shoulders of these new medicine bottles, so no one will take them in the short term. As long as they last for a few days, they'll be fine!
Gu Guan carefully put the medicine bottles back in place and cleaned up the place and the large cell. Before leaving, she took a last look at Xie Ci, who was sleeping soundly and motionless. Gu Guan turned around and crawled out of the dry ditch.
…
When I went out, I saw that it was indeed daybreak.
Gu Guan lifted the cover of the dry canal and then fastened the iron tenon again. The design of the cover was very clever, with a tenon. Even if the sick prisoner could still move and found the vent, he would not be able to lift the cover and climb out without knowing the location of the tenon.
She cleared the snow and went back through the tool shed.
The cell was dark and still immersed in the night. It was the coldest time of the day. The officer was snoring loudly with his thick quilted coat rolled up. Gu Guan crawled back through the gap in the fence in the dark. Xie Ersao, who had not slept all night, breathed a sigh of relief and quietly made way.
Gu Guan slowly lay back down, and there was a slight hissing sound from the straw. There was also a hissing sound coming from the cell opposite, as if someone was looking over here.
However, this location was specially chosen by Gu Guan and Xie Ersao. It was dark and the other party could not see anything.
After Gu Guan lay down, he let out a long, silent breath.
Only then did she realize how cold her hands were, and she was afraid she would get frostbite this year.
Mrs. Xie kept her hands in her arms to keep them warm.
Gu Wan didn't say no in a pretentious manner. She slept on her side on the straw stack, looking at the hazy sunlight slowly coming through the gaps in the large window sealed with wooden boards. She wasn't cold, and was even a little sweaty, but she would probably feel cold after the sweat died down. The fine cotton underwear she had specially changed into when she hid the silver coin was now soaked. She was also very hungry, and her empty stomach ached slightly. If she endured for another three or two months, she would probably get stomach problems.
What bad luck!
Gu Wan is a modern-day detective who studied forensic medicine. Coming from a family of public security officers, with her grandfather, father, and uncle all veteran detectives, her ambition since childhood has always been to police the evil and punish the wicked, becoming an excellent and handsome female detective.
The year before she applied for the college entrance exam, her father was stabbed while investigating a case and had to have a kidney removed to survive. Her mother, a doctor, and her grandparents refused to let her apply to the criminal investigation department. She cried, made a scene, and even threatened to commit suicide. Finally, she gave in and applied to be a forensic doctor.
Forensic pathologists are also part of the criminal police force.
However, after graduation, due to personal reasons, she gave up her forensic career and opened a detective agency with her friends.
She was influenced by her surroundings since she was young, attended countless classes in the Investigation Department, and was doing very well. In two years, she bought a big house and became an outstanding young woman with a house and a car.
But who knew that just when she was getting ready to make another effort, a big flower pot fell from the sky and hit her directly on the back of the head, sending her back to ancient times!
Gu Wan: “…”
She must be possessed by the god of bad luck. She hates all those who attack objects from high altitudes!
After the memories of the past life were over, the day had already dawned. The officer dragged a large bucket to distribute breakfast and said in a good mood, "You are lucky! It's the New Year today, so you can have two cakes."
Gu Guan was holding two vegetable pancakes that were so rough that they could break your teeth. She wanted to hit her thighs. She had seen many prison cells in her life, but this was the first time she had to sit in one.
It is impossible to adapt, but being alive is better than being dead.
Thinking of this, I feel much better.
Gu Wan gnawed on the vegetable pancake with great effort. She had already thought it through. The original owner had few relatives and lived under someone else's roof, so he didn't like to go out and make friends. His only wish, and the thing he couldn't let go of, was the Xie family.
She thought that by helping them settle down, at least they would escape the tragic fate of their previous life, which would be like fulfilling the original owner's wish.
Although she committed suicide, this girl, who was also named Gu Qie but with a different name, did nothing wrong. Gu Wan could live again, and she thought that she should at least do something for her.
Help others and help yourself at the same time.
As for settling the Xie family, she had no interest in Xie Ci. Fortunately, the people in Wei were quite open-minded, especially in the border town. She could save money to open a small tavern, become a proprietress, and sell wine.
As for the glorious life and big house in her previous life, she has already said goodbye to them.
Gu Guan was a little depressed. After eating the pancake, he lay in the corner and rubbed his hands together. He wanted to get rid of as many frostbite as possible.
As for Xie Ci's situation, Gu Guan only whispered a few words to Xie Ersao and did not mention it to anyone else. After all, the women's prison was overcrowded and it was not suitable to tell secrets.
Speaking of Xie Ci, Gu Wan was still very worried, afraid that he would not be able to survive the high fever. In this age without antibiotics, such a serious injury would really be a trip to the gates of hell, and it would be normal to go in and not come back.
I was also worried that he hadn't eaten anything in order to avoid being exposed, which would make the situation worse, so I left half a bowl of porridge and planned to go over again tonight.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will set out on the road of exile in the next few days, braving the wind and snow.
But a few days is a long time.
Now I just pray to God and everything will go smoothly.
…
However, the opposite happened.
The final development of the matter was completely different from what Gu Wan had expected, and it went in the opposite direction.
The best outcome she had expected was to wait for Xie Ci to come out safely, and then get a cart and take turns pushing him on the road. But it turned out that this was impossible.
Gu Guan was unable to go on the second day of the Lunar New Year because a police officer molested a new girl who had just been admitted that day. The girl was so angry that she hit herself on a pillar and died. Because the family's crime was not serious and they had relatives to help them, the captain Cao cursed and made a fuss for a long time. The family cried all night and was stuffed into the cell opposite, so Gu Guan could not go.
On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Gu Wan quietly got up in the first half of the night.
She followed the original route, carefully passed through the fence gate and tool room, then went straight to the sick prisoner with the bowl in her hand.
She stepped quietly on the straw and made a slight "squeak" of sand. Xie Ci in the small cell immediately looked up at her. In the dark cell, Gu Guan said "hush". She tiptoed over and took a closer look. His lips were dry and chapped, his face was pale, and his hair was wet and dried with sweat, but his eyes were clear. He had struggled for two days and finally overcame the high fever and regained consciousness.
Gu Guan lifted his clothes and took a look. The wound had dried up, the bloody wound surface was in a state of contraction, the blood scabs were dry, and the layer of medicine powder soaked in blood on it was also dry, with no exudate.
She was very happy that as long as she kept the wound under control, it would not become infected and would eventually heal.
"You are awesome, that's great!" Gu Guan praised him.
Xie Ci propped himself up and slowly sat up, holding an empty bowl of cold porridge, which was half full of it. Gu Guan checked his wound and even took off his pants, but at this moment, neither he nor she showed even a trace of inappropriate emotion.
He seemed to want to say something to Gu Wan, but just as he moved his lips, he suddenly paused. They both heard footsteps and voices at the same time.
Footsteps came down the stairs, and several people stopped in an open space. Then there was the jingle of keys being passed around. The voices continued, but there were two sets of footsteps coming towards the corridor.
The other party came very quickly, and the unique heavy footsteps of military boots hitting the ground were particularly clear in the deep corridor. They soon reached the end and stopped just outside the door of the cell where Xie Ci was, opened the door and came in.
Gu Guan and Xie Ci were startled. When they heard footsteps, they stopped. Xie Ci handed the bowl to Gu Guan, who immediately took it and quickly locked the iron door. She rolled on the ground and quickly got back into the vent, carefully lifting the lid and moving it back.
Xie Ci immediately packed up and lay down, pretending to have a high fever and talking in a delirium.
The two men came very quickly, and by the time I finished all this, the other party had already arrived.
Gu Guan held her breath. From her angle, she just saw the prison door crackle open and two black figures came in.
The other party had a clear goal. After adjusting to the darkness for a moment, he ran straight towards the small cell where Xie Ci was.
One of them peeked inside, looked around for a moment, and nodded behind him.
The other person pulled out a long white silk from his arms!
Gu Wan opened his eyes wide.
Her heart was pounding, and in an instant, she suddenly understood everything.
——They want to thank death.
Due to the law, if Xie Ci is under the age of sixteen, he will be exiled at most.
"Death from illness" is not accidental, it is inevitable!
Inside and outside the prison, Gu Wan and Xie Ci's faces changed.
The author has something to say:
Because the male protagonist is stuck in the Ding line, he comes to give the Xie family another blow.
The girl still doesn't know she's transmigrated into a book! (The original owner is not the original heroine in the copy. The heroine of the kidney-stealing novel can't be so messed up, haha)
Haha, thank you guys~ I'm so happy! A huge kiss to you~ See you tomorrow!! (/≧▽≦)/
Finally, I would like to thank the baby who cast the bomb, love you!
Xiaojing threw 1 mine
Mingmingziya~threw 1 mine
The hair-loss fairy threw a mine
Ripple threw 1 mine
Lynn Guigui threw a grenade
Wenjiujiujiu threw a grenade
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And all the big babies who watered Wenwen, kiss~
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