Bai Qingping paused, "What's a pity?"
Jiang Qiao said with a heavy heart, "I've only read it once and haven't studied it thoroughly. Besides, the book isn't with me, so I can't continue studying it. If you have any good medical books, I can borrow them and maybe figure out the corresponding medicine."
However, I won't force the issue. After all, I'm only a novice doctor; I'll do my best and leave the rest to fate. My abilities are limited, and I can't force things.
As Bai Qingping walked, she said, "Jiang Qiao, let's make a deal. How can we get your medical skills and jade token? What are your conditions? We'll try our best to meet them."
Jiang Qiao glanced at the other party and said, "Your offer is tempting, but I'm already in your hands. No matter how you negotiate, it won't lead to anything."
So, let's not talk about it for now. I'm just wondering why you're all so interested in that medical book and jade pendant. There are so many jade pendants, why do you all have such a particular fondness for this one?
When asked about Jiang Qiao's question, Bai Qingping completely avoided the main point: "I don't know either. We just followed the orders from above."
Jiang Qiao, actually, you could exchange the jade token for your freedom. Wouldn't that be great? Why don't you consider it?
Jiang Qiao smiled wryly, tilting her head to look at the other person. "And then what? You kidnap me again, and then trade me for something. I don't have anything to trade with you. In the end, my life will be in danger, right?"
Bai Qingping smiled and said, "How could that be? We would never do such a thing. We can't. You can rest assured about that."
So, where exactly are the jade tablet and the medical book?
Jiang Qiao didn't even glance at her. "Do you know what you look like right now? Like a wolf in sheep's clothing. Save your breath. You can bring this up again after I've left safely."
Jiang Qiao's attitude didn't obviously displease Bai Qingping, but she really had no choice but to give Jiang Qiao a shot when faced with someone who was fearless.
She was worried that after the injection, the person would become completely uncooperative and might try to escape. They still didn't know what extraordinary abilities Jiang Qiao possessed.
Just now, when the two of them were fighting, it was obvious that she was no match for Jiang Qiao; he was just toying with her.
If it were her, Bai Qingping sighed inwardly. Despite having trained for so many years, she wasn't really confident she could beat this girl. Everyone said Jiang Qiao was strange, and she felt it deeply.
Without a proper master, they've managed to become even better than these professionals. You can't deny some things.
Bai Qingping had made up her mind. She wouldn't give him the injection unless absolutely necessary, and she couldn't afford to have a falling out with Jiang Qiao yet.
"Have those patients come out and help with the cooking. I'll make medicinal meals for you, but they have to come out and help. I'm not a maid, and they're not young masters. I have no obligation or responsibility to serve them."
Bai Qingping was quite decisive: "Okay, I'll call someone over right away."
In this place, Bai Qingping believed that Jiang Qiao couldn't do anything underhanded. With so many sentries watching her, she figured Jiang Qiao wouldn't dare to make a move.
It wasn't that Bai Qingping was overly confident in her people, but rather that she believed Jiang Qiao was intelligent and wouldn't provoke them. Although her kung fu was impressive, it couldn't outrun a bullet, could it?
After summoning the four people, Bai Qingping pointed out where the things were stored, and then she didn't care about the rest, only reminding Jiang Qiao once.
"Eat sparingly. No matter how capable we are, food isn't something you can just buy with money. Just treat it like your own family's daily life."
See? Jiang Qiao is willing to listen to this. He's much better at talking than that arrogant guy from before.
"Okay, I got it. You go ahead with your work. Are there any prey around here? If so, you can bring some meat over."
Bai Qingping shook her head. "You'd better not think about it. Just stay here. You can wander around the neighborhood, but don't even think about going up the mountain. If you need anything, just let me know and I'll send someone to get it. As for the rest, you can do whatever you want."
With Bai Qingping gone, Jiang Qiao was much freer. She directed the four people to help with cooking and lighting the fire. Although she ate something in the morning, she was still worried that the food wasn't made by her own hands, fearing that the other party might have poisoned it.
Although she knows how to detoxify, there are some poisons that she can't cure just because she knows them, especially since she's afraid that people might put some kind of talisman in her food, which even she is afraid of.
Magic is different from medicine; it's sinister. She's not really confident that she's immune to all poisons. That stuff isn't exactly poison, but it can really make life worse than death.
Jiang Qiao didn't use the dried medicinal herbs that had been prepared for her in advance. Instead, she had everyone pick some tender grass in the valley. That was also a medicinal herb, and it would taste better than the dried herbs when used for cooking.
While cooking, I chatted with everyone to find out how they were doing.
"Sigh, all we do all day is eat and sleep, and we're not allowed to move around freely. We can't do anything; we're just waiting to die."
"Can't I even go for a walk?"
"That's fine, but we can't go too far. What can we big shots do cooped up here? We're about to suffocate. If we had known it would be like this, why did we come here? We might as well have stayed home and waited to die."
Zhang Erhu snorted, "Wait at home to die? What will happen to your wife and children? Are you stupid? When that time comes, who will care about us and our superiors?"
"Hmph, we used to call others fools, but now I realize we were the biggest fools."
These words made everyone else sigh. "That's right. I don't ask for a long life anymore. I just want to live a healthy life. My family is old and young. I can't afford to die. What would happen to my family if we died?"
Jiang Qiao pursed her lips. "So, you can't be greedy. Look, this has all been made up for."
If it really can't be cured, what are your plans?
One sentence made all four of them lower their heads. They knew their own bodies and what to do. They had thought about it, but no matter how they thought about it, it was a dead end.
Everyone knows why they were given this medicine in the first place; they didn't dare to hope for anything more, after all, their hands were stained with blood to some extent.
"What good is having a plan? We're all going to die sooner or later. It's just that our families are suffering. To be honest, if I could choose my life, I really wouldn't want to go down this path."
Jiang Qiao patted the other person on the shoulder and said, "Being able to think this way is already an improvement. When it comes to treating illness, mood is also very important. Even if we really face death one day, at least we should be able to face it calmly and not feel guilty."
Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I see there's a stream over there; there should be fish. Let's go catch some after lunch. Since we're already here, there's no other way. Let's sing a little tune under the bitter tree and find some joy in our misery.
"Cheer up, everyone. You're all former soldiers, so you need to show some military spirit. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you for some physical training."
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