Chapter 331 Girl Yunzhi
Jingzhou, Zhennan Pass.
Since the day he entered the poisonous forest and seriously injured Nong Zhigao, Yan Shixu led his men to search the poisonous forest for nearly ten days.
They walked through every inch of rotten soil in the poisonous forest, following traces of blood and poisonous activity into more dangerous areas.
However, Nong Zhigao seemed to have disappeared completely, leaving no valuable clues.
The strange sound of the bone flute never rang out again, as if the scene of the battle with the poisonous creature was just a collective hallucination.
No new poison attacks, no traps...
There have been continuous new epidemics targeting the people of Zhennan Pass, and there has been no new one.
This war caused by the epidemic seemed to be temporarily put on hold because of Nong Zhigao's serious injury, which was very abnormal.
Perhaps, it was because of the arrival of Emperor Yan Shixu of Great Yan that they temporarily changed their attack strategy.
This requires us to be more vigilant and alert at all times.
At dusk on the fifteenth day, the miasma in the forest became increasingly severe.
Yan Shixu looked at his subordinates behind him, who were haggard and several of whom were showing mild symptoms of poisoning. He finally gave the order in a deep voice: "Retreat."
The moment I walked out of the poisonous forest, the long-lost fresh air rushed into my lungs, diluting the stench of corruption that had lingered for more than ten days and was almost engraved into my bones.
The guards' tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and many of them breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a suppressed groan and anxious call came from not far away.
Yan Shixu and others looked in the direction of the sound and saw several hunters in coarse cloth shorts lying on the relatively empty rocky beach outside the forest. Their faces were blue and purple, their lips were cyanotic, and they were breathing rapidly and with difficulty.
It was obvious that he had been bitten by a poisonous creature in the forest or had been invaded by poisonous miasma.
Their companions were at a loss and running around in panic.
Among this group of panicked and helpless hunters, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old seemed particularly calm.
She was wearing an indigo cloth dress that had been washed to a pale color, and her long black hair was simply tied up, revealing a slender white neck.
The girl has a beautiful face, but there is a calmness between her brows that goes beyond her age.
She half-knelt beside a hunter with the most serious symptoms. As her white hands flew, a few silver lights as thin as cow hairs flashed between her fingers. Her movements were so fast that they were almost invisible.
The hunter she was treating looked extremely distressed.
He kept groaning in pain and scratching his extremely itchy neck with his hands.
"Don't move." The girl's voice was clear and contained a magical soothing power.
The silver needles on her fingertips were like butterflies flying through flowers, piercing the hunter's neck and chest with incredible precision.
Then, she took out a few leaves of various colors and shapes from an inconspicuous green cloth bag at her waist and stuffed them between the hunter's mouth and nose.
Then put two fingers together and quickly press and massage near the Tanzhong point on the chest.
The hunter's chest, which had been heaving violently, gradually calmed down, the bruise on his face faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his rapid breathing became long.
But after a moment, the hunter groaned in pain again and slowly opened his eyes.
Although his eyes were weak, they were full of life.
The girl did not stop, and continued to perform the same method, with silver needles flying and herbs pressing. Her movements were smooth and skillful, as if she had practiced them a thousand times.
In less than an incense stick of time, several poisoned hunters were out of danger.
Although still weak, his life is no longer in danger.
"It's amazing! It's really amazing! Thank you so much for saving our lives." The hunters struggled to kowtow to express their gratitude, but the girl raised her hand to stop them.
"The miasma here gathers easily but is difficult to disperse. Your physical condition has not yet recovered, so leave immediately. Do not approach the edge of this forest easily in the future."
The girl's voice was still calm, yet with a hint of obvious distance.
Yan Shixu's eyes were fixed on the girl, his gaze as sharp as an eagle.
Her acupuncture technique, her understanding of toxicity, and her calmness beyond her peers are all beyond the reach of an ordinary country girl.
Especially her last reminder, it was obvious that she was very familiar with this poisonous forest.
"Go and ask." Yan Shixu whispered to a personal guard beside him.
The personal guards took orders and stepped forward, their attitude quite polite.
"Young lady, you have excellent medical skills! May I ask your name? Where do you live? Who is your master? And what brings you here?"
The girl raised her head and her eyes swept calmly over the guards, finally landing on Yan Shixu, who was wearing dazzling black armor and had an imposing aura not far away.
Her eyes were clear and she didn't show much fear. She just bowed slightly.
"My surname is Yun, and my given name is Zhi. My master is a recluse, so I cannot mention his name. I live in Yunjia Village, and I came here today to pick some herbs."
Yunjia Village is a small village under Yunxiang Prefecture in Jingzhou. Most of the villagers are surnamed Yun, and almost everyone in the village makes a living by collecting herbs.
The guard looked at the bamboo basket on her back and saw that it contained quite a few freshly picked herbs.
The personal guard reported back, and a gleam flickered in Yan Shixu's eyes.
He walked forward, and although his imperial majesty had been slightly reduced due to days of running around, it still made people dare not look directly at him.
"Miss Yun." Yan Shixu spoke.
"Since you know how to cure miasma, would you be willing to follow me to the Zhennan Pass barracks and save one person?"
Yan Shixu actually didn't have much hope, as Nangong Mu and Nangong Ziyun's medical skills were already quite outstanding.
Even they were helpless, let alone this girl who didn't look that old.
But after seeing this girl's detoxification method just now, I thought it would be okay to invite her to give it a try.
If this girl is really from Yunjia Village as she said, and she often goes into the poisonous forest to collect herbs, she might really have some unconventional methods.
"General?" Yun Zhi's eyes moved slightly, and she looked at Yan Shixu again, this time with a bit more scrutiny in her eyes.
She was silent for a moment, as if weighing something, and finally nodded slightly.
"Since the general has requested it, I will do my best. However, there are countless strange poisons in the world, and I cannot guarantee that I can cure them."
"Just do your best." Yan Shixu said concisely.
While Yun Zhi was packing up her silver needles and small cloth bag, he winked at the personal guard.
The personal guard understood and slowly fell to the back of the team, then quietly left and headed straight towards Yunjia Village.
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