Chapter 317, Second Update
In the afternoon, a soldier came to the camp to deliver a message from Physician Lu: "There seems to be a problem with the wound medicine in the camp. Physician Lu would like to ask you to come over!"
This is a major event. It's not just a few or dozens of bottles being transported to the military camp, but hundreds or even thousands. If something goes wrong, it could cost thousands of lives.
"I'll go too," said the second landlord.
Gu Jiao nodded and got into the carriage with the second master and went to the military camp.
Physician Lu waited anxiously in the military tent for a long time. When he finally saw Gu Jiao lift the curtain and come in, he stepped forward and said, "Miss Gu, come and see quickly. After I used your clinic's wound medicine on him, he became like this!"
As he spoke, Physician Lu led Gu Jiao to a wounded soldier's wooden bed.
This bed is very narrow, just enough for one patient to lie down.
The wounded soldier was about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was injured in the leg, but his face was swollen and red, he had fainted, and he was having difficulty breathing.
Gu Jiao took out a stethoscope from her small medicine box, listened to his heart rate, and then unbuttoned his clothes to examine his body: "Did he become swollen and unconscious after taking the wound medicine?"
“Yes,” said Physician Lu. “He just accidentally cut his foot with a sword. I didn’t think the injury was serious, so I didn’t stitch him up. I just cleaned it and applied some ointment. But in the time it took me to go to the outhouse, he collapsed on the ground and is now like this.”
“He didn’t have it on him.” Gu Jiao paused, then closed his clothes. “Let me see the wound he used.”
Physician Lu handed the half-used bottle of wound medicine to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao first smelled it, then dabbed a little and applied it to her injured palm.
"Oh dear!" The second master tried to stop her but it was too late; the girl moved too fast!
Gu Jiao did not experience any adverse reactions.
Therefore, the wound medicine itself is not the problem.
"Could it be that you're allergic to something you ate?" the second landlord asked.
“It doesn’t look like it,” Gu Jiao said.
"Did you eat something bad?" the second landlord asked again.
“It doesn’t look like it either.” Gu Jiao’s gaze fell on the patient’s swollen face. Thinking of something, she came to the patient’s head, bent down and took off the patient’s hairband.
She began to carefully examine the patient's hair and scalp, not missing a single hair.
“Found it, it’s here.” Gu Jiao used her hand to brush aside a patch of hair near the patient’s Baihui acupoint.
The second landlord and Physician Lu came over and took a closer look; it turned out to be a small red package.
The second landlord let out a soft "Uh..."
Gu Jiao took out a razor blade from her small medicine box: "It's a poisonous insect bite, a very dangerous one."
As the weather gets hot, Tiger Mountain Camp is located at the foot of the mountain, where poisonous insects and snakes are not uncommon. Every year, many soldiers are bitten, but this is the first time that Medical Officer Lu has encountered a bite that reaches the hairline.
He was quite ashamed, realizing that his carelessness had led him to misunderstand the clinic.
Gu Jiao treated the patient's wound and applied an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic ointment: "The poisonous insects that come down from the mountain are very dangerous. You must be careful in the future."
Mentioning this, Physician Lu sighed: "Actually, I often remind them, but you don't know, these grown men are terribly afraid of the heat. They would rather sleep shirtless at night and get bitten by mosquitoes than hang up a curtain... I'm very grateful to Miss Gu for today. If you hadn't come in time, I don't know what would have happened to this patient."
After expressing his gratitude, Physician Lu did not forget to apologize.
The two landlords insisted that everything was fine.
Now that the matter is resolved, Gu Jiao and the second boss should leave.
"I'm going to the outhouse, you get in the carriage first," the second landlord said to Gu Jiao.
"Okay." Gu Jiao walked out of Physician Lu's tent and headed out of the military camp.
As she passed an open tent, her gaze was drawn to it as if by some unseen force.
With just one glance, she stopped in her tracks.
It turned out to be a small armory, filled with all sorts of cold weapons, and among them stood a majestic red-tasseled spear.
It was a bit longer and heavier than the one that the old Marquis had bought for her from the martial arts school, but the spearhead was truly beautiful, with a sharp, cold gleam.
The red tassels were also brightly colored, like the blood of the enemy.
Some of Gu Jiao's inner qualities began to stir again.
She went inside, took down the red-tasseled spear; it was heavy and felt solid in her hand.
She casually practiced a few moves, each one brimming with killing intent; she loved it.
She stroked the red-tasseled spear in her hand with obvious delight: "Wow!"
"Who goes there!"
Accompanied by a dignified voice, the old Marquis walked in with his hands behind his back and a solemn expression.
When he recognized Gu Jiao as the one who had trespassed into the camp, his eyes turned cold: "What are you doing in a place like this, a woman? Put it down! Is this something you can touch?"
Gu Jiao hesitated for a moment, pouted, and reluctantly put the gun back.
The old marquis frowned as he looked at her resentful eyes.
Oh, she's acting all wronged?
Didn't I warn her not to come to places like this?
"Why are you at the military camp again?" the old marquis asked coldly.
"Something has come up at the clinic," Gu Jiao said.
The old lord said coldly, "If you want to be a female physician, then stay obediently in the clinic and don't come out in public all the time!"
Female doctors are of lowly status. It's already shameful enough for a noble lady from a noble family to become a female doctor, let alone spend all her time with men. What kind of behavior is that!
The old man today is not lovable.
Gu Jiao gave him a disdainful look, didn't say a word, and left expressionlessly.
This girl...
The old Marquis was furious at Gu Jiao's disdainful look: "This is not a place for women like you!"
After his anger subsided, the old marquis's gaze fell upon the red-tasseled spear.
He was used to using a nine-section whip and a longsword, and didn't really have much interest in spears and lances, but because of that girl's interference, he couldn't help but take a second look at the red-tasseled spear.
Don't say it.
It looks quite impressive.
Actually, this red-tasseled spear has a history.
It was originally the weapon of Xuanyuan Li, a famous general of the Yan state. Xuanyuan Li gave it to the ruler of the Chen state, who then bestowed it upon Marquis Wu of Chen. During a battle between the two armies, Marquis Xuanping killed Marquis Wu of Chen and took the weapon for himself.
When the King of Chen surrendered, he hoped to get the red-tasseled spear back, and His Majesty agreed. However, the Marquis of Xuanping reneged on his promise and refused to give it back.
To say he liked it himself wouldn't be entirely true; look, it's just been left to gather dust in the armory.
Ordinary people can't use this red-tasseled spear. Firstly, it's too heavy to handle, and secondly, they worry that Marquis Xuanping might suddenly remember it and ask them to take it back.
He's really capable of doing something like that.
The old marquis held the red-tasseled spear in his hand, twirled it a few times, and suddenly thought of his sworn brother.
Why did he inexplicably feel that his little brother Gu would like this red-tasseled spear?
However, Brother Gu is too young. I wonder if he can handle this Yan Kingdom divine weapon that has been wielded with blood and has too much killing intent.
After leaving the military camp, the second landlord said, "I won't be going back to the clinic for a while; I have to go to my brother-in-law's house."
He told Xiao Sanzi the address, which happened to be not far from Xianleju.
Gu Jiao originally planned to visit Xianleju after things calmed down, but now that she was already at the door, it seemed like there was no harm in going.
After the second master got off the carriage, Gu Jiao took out the men's clothes that had been prepared in the carriage and changed into them, and also put on a mask.
"Alright, let's stop here," Gu Jiao said to Xiao Sanzi. "I'll walk over myself."
"Okay," Xiao Sanzi replied.
Gu Jiao got off the carriage, crossed a street, and arrived at the entrance of Xianleju.
Xianleju, however, was closed.
Gu Jiao grunted in confusion and called out to a young man selling oranges by the roadside, "Why is Xianleju closed?"
The young man said, "I heard that today is the birthday of the most beautiful courtesan at Xianleju. Xianleju is closed for the day and has rented the largest pleasure boat on the lake to celebrate. If you want to see them, go to Lihu. I don't know if the boat has left yet."
"Thank you," Gu Jiao said.
It's good that they didn't close down and run away.
She decided not to go on the pleasure boat.
Come again another day.
Gu Jiao turned around and walked back.
She was used to walking on the right side of the road, and the left side she came from was now her right side.
When she was halfway there, she saw an old beggar lying by the roadside. The old beggar was asleep, with a tattered straw hat covering his face.
In front of him was a chessboard, which was old and had been painted on a wooden board. The chess pieces were made of stone and had been haphazardly smeared with ink to serve as the black pieces.
A tattered cloth was weighed down with a stone on the edge of the chessboard, on which a line of crooked writing was written: "One game, one tael."
The implication was that he would have to pay one tael of silver to play a game of chess with him.
Passersby laughed at the beggar, saying he was crazy. He offered a silver tael or two to see if anyone would be willing to play with him.
Next to it was a line of crookedly written words: "One loss, ten penalties".
In other words, whoever beats him can take ten taels of silver from him.
Everyone wanted to laugh even more.
Does a stinking beggar even know how to play chess? He has the audacity to boast that he'll be penalized tenfold for every loss. Who does he think he is? A chess master from six kingdoms?
Besides, with his shabby appearance, he probably doesn't even have ten copper coins on him!
That guy is crazy.
Gu Jiao glanced at the chessboard, picked up a black piece from the chess box, placed it down, and then left.
The old beggar slept until sunset before waking up.
Today was another day without business.
The old beggar yawned and was about to pack his things to go back when he noticed that the chessboard he had set up outside had been moved.
He thought it was just some bored kid being silly again.
Upon closer inspection, I was dumbfounded.
His chess game... has been broken!
(End of this chapter)
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