Remove insects
Jiang Yi rushed upstairs without a care, and when she saw what was in front of her, her eyes immediately turned red, her throat ached terribly, and she couldn't say another word.
He Lin lay on a wooden bed, his hands and feet tightly bound with ropes, unable to move. His shirt was off, revealing his muscular chest, but a gash had been cut open in his chest, blood flowing freely and dripping thickly onto the floor. Several knives of varying sizes lay on the wooden table beside him, the smallest being the size of a fruit knife. The once clear water in the basin was now stained dark red, a pool of blood. Scattered on the floor were knives, bandages, and unidentified medicines, likely knocked over by He Lin in his struggles of pain…
Gu Ziyu and Shan Yanzhi stood on either side of him, holding down He Lin's shoulders to prevent him from moving. He Lin had a white cloth stuffed in his mouth, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. His eyes were extremely red, with heavy blood vessels in his pupils. Whenever the pain became unbearable, the veins on his forehead would bulge, and his bound hands would clench into tight fists, which was enough to show that he was enduring great pain...
To put it bluntly, he looked exactly like a lamb to the slaughter. How could He Lin, such a proud person, tolerate this?
Jiang Yi was filled with resentment and bitterness, with nowhere to vent her emotions. Her eyes ached terribly from staring. For the first time since transmigrating to this world, she had the thought of killing someone. Damn it, she wanted to tear the culprit who harmed He Lin to pieces!
In Gu Ziyu and Shan Yanzhi's eyes, Jiang Yi practically lunged at their young master, so fast that they could only see a blurry afterimage. By the time they reacted, they had both been pulled aside by Jiang Yi.
"Get away! How could you do this to him?! Untie him right now!"
The people in the room were stunned. Gu Ziyu and Shan Yanzhi both pursed their lips and stood there helplessly, like two children who had done something wrong.
The shaman, holding a blood-stained knife, looked at the chieftain, who, leaning on his cane, coldly observed everything before finally speaking calmly: "Continue."
Seeing that the shaman was about to continue cutting open He Lin's chest, Jiang Yi glared at him and pushed him aside, her eyes red with anger: "Stop! You'll kill him if you do this!"
The clan chief said in a deep voice, "Young lady, if you continue to delay like this, you will truly harm him. He has already suffered a wound in his heart. If the Gu worm inside is not removed in time, he will probably bleed to death!"
Jiang Yi could no longer hold back, and called out to him in a trembling voice, "He Lin..."
If she had known earlier that this was the method for removing the Heart-Eating Worm, she would have repeatedly urged He Lin to reconsider, no matter what.
How could he bear such excruciating pain...?
He Lin turned his head slightly to glance at Gu Ziyu. Gu Ziyu understood and removed the cloth from his mouth. Sweat dripped from his forehead into his eyes, and he blinked.
"Jiang Yi, didn't you say you believed me?"
"I..." Jiang Yi couldn't find the words to refute, a feeling of grievance welling up inside her. Her eyes reddened as she choked out, "He Lin, don't take that bug out anymore, it hurts too much..."
He Lin chuckled softly: "A short pain is worse than a long one."
The monthly torment from the heart-eating worm is a long-term pain, while the pain of having one's heart ripped out is a short-term pain.
In short, it's painful no matter what.
"Besides, there are ancient stories of people scraping their bones to remove poison. I'm just getting a small cut in my heart, it's nothing. Back in Yu Ling Pavilion, every injury I suffered was worse than this. If you can't stand seeing this, go out, it'll be fine soon."
Jiang Yi stood there motionless, stubbornly, her eyes glistening with tears, as if they were about to fall but couldn't.
He Lin knew her stubborn temper and sighed helplessly, "Gu Ziyu, take her out."
"yes."
Gu Ziyu took two steps forward, but didn't dare to actually reach out and pull her. He simply advised, "Young Madam, you should go outside and wait. If you stay here, the young master won't be able to focus on healing."
"He Lin, you better remember what you promised me, or I'll never forgive you!"
After saying that, Jiang Yi turned and strode away.
He Lin stared at her retreating figure for a long time without looking away, and uttered three words: "Continue."
Jiang Yi walked out of the room but didn't actually leave. She sat at the top of the stairs and waited, feeling her hands and feet were ice cold and her whole body was cold.
Qi Junxu and Yin Zhaobai were at a loss for words when they saw Jiang Yi come out without saying a word.
Shangguan Muya sat with Jiang Yi at the top of the stairs, put an arm around her shoulder, and gently comforted her, "Jiang Yi, Young Master Lin will be alright."
"Um."
Jiang Yi stared blankly at a point in the air directly in front of her, her eyes vacant, but she was clearly listening, and she softly uttered an "Mmm" in response to Shangguan Muya.
When Shangguan Muya was fixing Jiang Yi's hair, she accidentally touched one of her hands, which was so cold that it felt like she was holding a block of ice.
"Jiang Yi, are you cold? Why are your hands so cold?"
As she spoke, Shangguan Muya took her hand and breathed on it to warm it.
Jiang Yi forced a smile: "A little."
Hearing her say that, Zhuoma, being very perceptive, ran into her room and brought out a wool blanket, which Shangguan Muya took and quickly draped over her.
Everyone stood guard at the door, wondering what was happening inside. Jiang Yi's initial anxiety gradually subsided as she waited.
She leaned on Shangguan Muya's shoulder and blinked. If He Lin could go to modern society with her, she would definitely find a way to cure him, and the surgery would be much easier. It's just a pity that she herself can't go back...
Time passed by, and after an unknown amount of time, the shaman emerged from inside.
Jiang Yi grabbed his shirt and asked, "Where's He Lin? How is He Lin?"
"He fainted from the pain."
Jiang Yi was in so much pain she fainted; she couldn't even imagine it.
Yin Zhaobai pressed further, "Has the Gu worm been removed?"
The shaman nodded: "It's been taken out."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; finally, there was some good news.
Jiang Yi was about to go in to see him when she realized she couldn't even stand up and couldn't help but hiss.
"What's wrong?"
Shangguan Muya and Xia Zhi quickly helped her up.
"It's nothing, my legs are just numb, they'll be fine after a while."
To recover as quickly as possible, Jiang Yi sat on the stairs and patted her legs vigorously. After finally feeling a little better, she used Xia Zhi and Shangguan Muya's help to hop inside.
At this moment, the hemp rope binding He Lin's body had been untied, and several layers of white bandages were wrapped around his chest, with specks of scarlet seeping through, which were still very glaring.
Shan Yanzhi washed a piece of cotton cloth in a clean basin of water, and then wiped the sweat from He Lin's forehead. The two of them took good care of him, just like personal maids.
Jiang Yi skipped and jumped to He Lin's side. Even in his sleep, his brows were tightly furrowed. It was hard to imagine how much pain someone who had once rolled around in piles of corpses would have to endure to faint from.
On the table was a small wooden box, inside which was the Gu worm that had been taken from He Lin's body.
It is about the size of a thumb, completely black, with many legs under its shell, looking just like a pill bug that you would only find in the countryside. However, it has two pointed things at the corners of its mouth pointing forward, which, upon closer inspection, resemble teeth.
Because it had just been taken out of He Lin's body, it was covered in blood, leaving red streaks wherever it crawled.
This damned little thing has tormented He Lin for so many years. Jiang Yi wished she could throw it on the ground and then stomp on it to crush it to death.
The clan chief said, "Young lady, the heart-eating worm has been removed. I have asked the shaman to help stop the bleeding temporarily. You must rest well now and remember not to get angry."
"Okay, I've got it."
"The heart-eating worm is extremely resilient and survives by feeding on human blood. After it dies, its body emits a poisonous odor. If you trust me, you might as well give it to me. I will seal it with tree sap before destroying it."
Jiang Yi closed the wooden lid and personally handed the box to the clan chief.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."
Then, she turned to the shaman behind her and said, "Shaman, thank you for helping He Lin remove the Gu worm."
The shaman smiled and shook his head, then continued cleaning his knives.
"No need to thank me. This is my first time doing something like this. I'm so grateful to have the clan chief to guide me. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to do this by myself."
"Anyway, thank you."
"Alright, I accept your thanks, young lady. Otherwise, I'm afraid you would have kept it in mind forever."
After packing his things, the shaman took out paper and pen from his medicine box and began writing something.
"This is the prescription. After you have the medicine, simmer it over low heat for two hours and then feed it to him. The wound should be almost healed in two days."
Jiang Yi reached out and took it, then looked down and saw that it was full of unfamiliar medicinal herbs, such as dragon's blood, ground beetle, and five-spice powder, which she had never even heard of before.
The shaman said, "We have all the other medicinal herbs in our pharmacy, but you'll have to find this Dragon's Blood yourself."
What is dragon's blood?
"Dragon's Blood comes from dragon's blood trees that are over a hundred years old. It's an excellent medicine for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relieving pain, and stopping bleeding. It's more than ten times more effective than wound medicine. However, it grows in the forests behind the mountains, a place with treacherous terrain and many dangers. It's a forbidden area in southern Xinjiang, and even we locals rarely set foot there, so..."
Gu Ziyu and Shan Yanzhi stepped forward. Shan Yanzhi said, "Witch doctor, we can go and search, as long as we can save the young master."
“Yes, Shaman, leave the search for the medicine to us. But what does Dragon's Blood look like? We need to know what it looks like before we can go looking for it.”
"Dragon's Blood Bark is actually the bark of the Dragon Blood Tree. I'll draw you a map for going into the mountains later."
At this moment, Zhuoma said, "I know where the Dragon Blood Tree is. I'll take you there."
The shaman said, "No, it's too dangerous."
“It’s alright, Amu Li will protect me. Besides, Uncle Shaman, have you forgotten my abilities? The back mountain is full of miasma. If they can’t find their way, I can help them.”
Aoki shook his head and said, "Zhuoma, you're still too young. Let me take them."
"But……"
Before Zhuoma could finish speaking, the clan chief interrupted her, saying, "Alright, Zhuoma, we'll listen to your brother Qingmu and Uncle Wuzhu on this matter."
"Oh well."
Qi Junxu was the first to step out: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and find the medicine."
Gu Ziyu and Shan Yanzhi exchanged a glance, seemingly surprised that Qi Junxu would offer to find medicine for their young master. Not only them, but even Yin Zhaobai was caught off guard, wondering what Qi Junxu was up to.
Aoki then walked out, and the others, realizing what was happening, followed suit.
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