Chapter 447: The Soaked Chicken Guardian
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Tang Yue perked up at this point, "People here have a strange disease. They faint from time to time. Most of them are women and girls, but occasionally men too."
My initial diagnosis is hypoglycemia. Today, I've already cured a girl with a more serious condition. The county chief asked me to give him more spiritual dew, but I said I had none left.
So, I will perform a ritual for them tomorrow."
Tang Yue tapped her face with her finger. "Let's call it Holy Water. I'm going to make them some glucose water tomorrow. Hey, do you think it's too sweet? Do we need to add something else?"
Sun Jinan......
Zhang Dabing......
The two looked at each other, and Sun Jinan asked, "Company Commander, do you have glucose?" Tang Yue casually took out a glass bottle. "Isn't this it?"
The two exchanged a glance, and Sun Jinan's face was distressed. "Company Commander, can this be injected? This stuff is so expensive, it would be a waste to just give it to them."
Tang Yue......
"So? Are there other kinds?"
Sun Jinan nodded. "Yes! There's powdered form. You can mix it directly with water and drink it. It's more cost-effective than injections, and the concentration can be adjusted."
Tang Yue pointed the glass bottle at herself, feeling annoyed. She had let that little girl drink half the bottle, and she must have been choking.
Powdered glucose? Tang Yue thought about this and a large plastic bag filled with white powder appeared in her hand.
"Is this it?"
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing were no longer so surprised that the company commander could conjure something out of thin air. "Yes, that's it, Company Commander. We can just mix it with water and give it to the people to drink."
Tang Yue thought this was a good idea. She wondered how many people would be there tomorrow. Sun Jinan knew about hypoglycemia and said, "Captain, we'd better add some salt to it so the holy water doesn't taste all sweet."
Tang Yue......
"Will it work?" To be honest, she knew too little about medical knowledge. Oh, it seems I need to read more books. Think of the sweet and salty taste. Tsk tsk, Tang Yue didn't want to think too much.
"Captain, do you have a bucket? We can melt the sugar first. We can use it directly when the time comes."
Tang Yue brought out two large buckets, and Sun Jinan and the other man each took one and went to the river to fetch two buckets of water. After a long time, they put the water on the fire to boil. If conditions permit, they will still drink hot water.
It was already past five o'clock when everything was done. "I'm going to go back first. You guys can go to the river in a while. I don't think it will be too late."
When Tang Yue returned to the county town, no one was outside her door, but there were already noises coming from other houses. The sound of cooking could be heard from the house next door.
Tang Yue had not been lying on the bed for a while when she heard some noise in the yard.
The county magistrate and his men had already lined up outside, quietly waiting for Tang Yue to wake up. Ah Zhen and another little girl were waiting on the side, holding washbasins and other items.
Tang Yue knew they had prepared all this and felt embarrassed to keep them waiting. As soon as there was a noise from inside the house, the county magistrate immediately stood at the door, "Goddess, are you awake? Breakfast is ready."
"Come in!" Ah Zhen and a girl came in first, put their things away, and then came to help the goddess wash up. Tang Yue waved her hand, "Go out and wait."
The two of them immediately left. Tang Yue washed herself and said, "Come in."
The two packed up their things and someone came in with breakfast. Today's breakfast was even more sumptuous. Not only was there white porridge, but there was also porridge with something else mixed in. Tang Yue didn't understand what was going on, so she naturally didn't touch that bowl.
The other side dishes were quite tasty, and there was also a small dish of bacon. Tang Yue ate a small piece and found it tasted not very good.
Tang Yue was eating while the others stood aside, waiting with their heads down. Tang Yue ate as if no one was around.
The sky outside is gloomy today, and the county magistrate and others are still worried about the goddess's ritual. What if it rains later? How can they perform the ritual?
Seeing the county magistrate hesitate several times, Tang Yue spoke, "Today is a good day. This goddess will perform a ritual to attract the holy water."
The county chief and several elders' eyes lit up when they heard this. The county chief immediately asked, "Lady Goddess, how is this holy water the same as yesterday's spiritual dew?"
Tang Yue's expression remained unchanged. "The holy water will be enough to treat this minor lesion."
Everyone was happy. Whether it was divine water or spiritual dew, as long as it could cure the illnesses of the people here, it would be fine. "Goddess, when will it start?"
The county magistrate had not forgotten what the goddess had said about going to find her two guardians. "Your two guardians?"
Tang Yue calculated casually with her fingers a few times, "There is a river to the west of the county town. My two guardians are there right now. Send someone to pick them up immediately."
The county magistrate immediately nodded in agreement. Tang Yue continued, "This guardian deity's spiritual power is limited in the lower realms, and cannot be contaminated by worldly karma. Therefore, both of them practiced silent meditation. You only need to take them over."
"Yes, Goddess! My servant will arrange it right away."
When the county magistrate came back again, a few raindrops fell on him.
"It receives the pure dew of the vast sky, and has not fallen into the turbid earth. Its light and uplifting nature can lead medicine upward; its clear and empty quality can cleanse the stagnation of the internal organs."
Tang Yue spoke for a while, and the county magistrate and others looked at each other in confusion, no one understood. Tang Yue sighed slightly, and everyone felt ashamed.
Tang Yue explained, "I will be guiding the divine water to the lower world later, and I will need the help of the rootless water."
The county magistrate's eyes lit up, "Let the messenger arrange for someone to pick him up immediately."
The third elder was excited and said, "Lady Goddess, if there is anything else you need, the servants can arrange it now."
"No! Just wait for my guardian to come!"
The riverbank was covered in mist, the air was damp, and the sky was gloomy. Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing, dressed in brightly colored clothes, stood out against the hazy morning light.
The two stood side by side, their postures as straight as pine trees, and their eyes occasionally looked in the direction where Tang Yue would come. Although they were not anxious, they seemed a little nervous.
"The company commander said he would come early in the morning, why hasn't he come yet? It can't be..." Zhang Dabing lowered his voice, with a hint of imperceptible worry in his tone. He rubbed his arms, and the floral cloth on his body rustled with his movements.
Sun Jinan's expression remained unchanged. "Don't scare yourself. Don't you know the company commander's skills? There will be no problem. It's just that our outfit..." He looked down at his red and green clothes, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he still maintained an upright posture.
As the two chatted quietly, they heard a noisy sound of footsteps in the distance. Looking up, they saw a group of Bian Yue people walking quickly towards them.
The leader was a handsome young man. As soon as he saw the two men, he smiled warmly and waved to Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing from a distance. When the group arrived in front of the two men, they immediately saluted respectfully, speaking in Bian Yue language with rich expressions and a very pious look.
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing had blank expressions and cold eyes. No matter how much was going on in their hearts, they did not show it on their faces. Even though they did not understand a word, they still nodded slightly.
The Vietnamese people on the border remained enthusiastic. One of them hurriedly took out two bamboo hats from behind his back and handed them to the two men respectfully, saying something continuously, indicating that they should wear them to avoid the rain.
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing exchanged a glance, both with indifferent expressions, slowly shaking their heads in refusal. They maintained their aloof demeanor, as if the rain couldn't affect them in the slightest.
Upon seeing this, the people of Bian Yue became even more respectful to the two men and kept inviting them into the city with gestures.
It seemed these people were arranged by the company commander. The two men understood this, and with their heads held high, they followed the group of Bian Yue people towards the county town, their steps steady and powerful.
Halfway through the journey, the sky darkened even more, and large raindrops began to fall. The rain intensified, and the people on the border began to exclaim in surprise and quickened their pace.
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing walked at a leisurely pace, letting the rain soak their brightly colored clothes. Rainwater trickled down their hair and hems, but they remained impassive, their eyes stern, like two unshaken statues.
Just kidding, they've seen all kinds of weather during training, so they're not afraid of such a small event. But, without the hats, wouldn't it be bad if they were soaked to the skin when they saw the company commander?
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