"Stop the car! Get the first-aid kit and give her some of the medicine we brought to suppress the toxicity," Fourth Master shouted as soon as he remembered.
After the carriage stopped, Su Peisheng hurriedly took out the medicine box, then took out some medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying, mixed it with water, and fed it to Lanqin little by little.
"Tie up the concubine's arm. The snake venom is on the back of her hand, so it will definitely travel up her arm. First, wrap her wrist tightly with a strip of cloth," Gesang reminded her.
The two maids quickly found strips of cloth, pulled up Lanqin's arm, and tightly wrapped them around her wrist where she had been bitten by the snake.
Fourth Master was suddenly a little scared. He raised his hand and stroked Lanqin's face for a while, saying, "Hold on, you hold on for me!"
Si Hua and Shui Ling began to use a water bottle to clean the wound on Lan Qin's hand.
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's words, both maids looked distressed, especially Si Hua, who said, "It's all my fault! If I hadn't suggested picking some wild vegetables, Consort Fu wouldn't have been bitten by a snake. Please punish me, Your Highness!" After saying this, she knelt on the carriage floor and began to sob softly.
"Please forgive Si Hua for now, Master. You can punish her after you have recovered," Shui Ling pleaded quickly upon seeing the situation.
At this moment, the Fourth Master had no mood to punish the two maids. His mind and body were entirely focused on Lanqin. Hearing the two maids speak like this, he scolded, "What are you arguing about? If you're going to punish someone, you have to wait until Qin'er wakes up. Now get out of here right now and stop making a scene!"
Fourth Master was in a very bad mood, utterly terrible, and had no desire to punish Si Hua. He knew it was an accident and Si Hua shouldn't be blamed, but seeing her still made him uncomfortable.
Shui Ling immediately pulled Si Hua and scrambled out, sitting on the carriage shaft outside, no longer daring to disturb Fourth Master and Lan Qin.
Fourth Master looked at the little woman in his arms with heartache, but inwardly he was terrified: snake venom could be extremely dangerous. Although he had brought some essential medicinal herbs, he hadn't brought any antidote. How could he have been so foolish? Wudang Mountain was located in a high mountain forest; how could there be no snakes? How could he not have thought of that, and yet he brought her along?
Fourth Master was so remorseful that he almost wanted to bang his head against the wall, but he dared not move, afraid that any movement would make Lanqin in his arms uncomfortable.
"Qin'er, you must be alright, you understand? I absolutely cannot let anything happen to you!" Fourth Master said.
But the only response he received was silence. The cheerful and talkative Qin'er of the past now lay weakly in his arms, no longer able to banter and laugh with him.
Fortunately, Ling Feng was a very skilled driver, and the horse flew almost at full speed, heading towards the market they had visited before. It only took about half a day to get there. Fourth Master had been holding Lanqin the whole time, and he could clearly see that the little woman's forehead was starting to darken slightly, which was a sign of snake venom attacking upwards.
After the carriage stopped, Fourth Master had already carried Lanqin down from the carriage, and they rushed into the only very simple clinic in the market. It was just a few wood sheds.
When Fourth Master rushed in carrying Lanqin, he saw a half-grown child blocking his way, saying, "Our Taoist priest is already full of patients today. If you want to see a doctor, come earlier tomorrow."
Gesang rushed forward, grabbed him by the collar, and said, "Quickly call your Taoist priest out here, or I'll burn this clinic down."
Fourth Master gave Gesang a satisfied look and said, "Hurry up and go. If she is delayed because of you, I will kill you right now."
This half-grown child was probably a disciple of the Taoist priest, but he had never seen a patient like this before. He actually wanted to burn and kill her right away. However, looking at the woman in the arms of that cold-faced man, she seemed to be very ill.
"Xiuzhu! Let them in!" A middle-aged man in a Taoist robe called out from behind. He was carrying a large, round winnowing basket covered with some herbs.
"Alright then, come in!" Xiu Zhu said, frowning. He looked at Lan Qin's face and asked, "Were you bitten by the four-legged monster?"
Fourth Master frowned and said, "He was bitten by a snake!" Suddenly, he realized something: where would there be snakes in winter? They're all hibernating!
“Snakes hibernate in winter. Don’t you know what bit this lady?” Xiuzhu was clearly unhappy with how they had threatened her earlier.
After Fourth Master carried Lanqin into the middle woodshed and placed her on the only wooden bed, the man in the Taoist robe who had been carrying the winnowing basket earlier entered.
“Master, she must have been bitten by the four-legged monster!” Xiuzhu said.
Fourth Master frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man. It turned out that he was the doctor in this clinic.
"Please, Master, treat my wife quickly. We can't delay any longer." The Fourth Master suppressed his discomfort and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the man. "I was just anxious, which is why I spoke disrespectfully to your disciple."
Su Peisheng, Gesang, and the others were all surprised. It was rare to see Fourth Master speak to people so politely.
"She's beyond saving!" The middle-aged man looked at Lan Qin, his expression unmoved.
These words were like a sharp sword, tearing at the hearts of Fourth Master and the others. They could not accept such an answer, and Si Hua and Shui Ling even began to shed tears.
"What did you say?" Fourth Master spat out these words through gritted teeth!
“The Four-Horned Monster is a special snake-like wild creature here. Once bitten, it’s very difficult to get rid of the venom, especially if bitten by a Four-Horned Monster in winter, the venom is even stronger and more potent. Moreover, herbs for treating the Four-Horned Monster are almost impossible to find in winter. I’ve run out of my stock, how can I save it?” the middle-aged man said.
"Master, no matter what it takes, you must save her. I've heard that silver needles can seal a person's acupoints. Where can I find the medicine you need? As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I won't give up." Although Fourth Master was almost completely disoriented at this moment, he still grasped the meaning behind the man's words: almost impossible to find doesn't mean completely impossible. The toxicity is strong and potent in winter, but that doesn't mean there's no cure.
The middle-aged man then looked at Fourth Master for a few moments and said, "You're right. I can use silver needles to temporarily seal her six meridians to prevent the poison from taking effect so quickly, but it won't last more than a few days. At most, five days. If there are no antidotes, she will surely die."
"Judging from your current attire, you should be a Taoist priest? Taoist priest, just tell me, what price do you need to pay to get you to do everything in your power to save my wife?" Fourth Master's tone was still very cold.
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