Seeing how carefully this young boy takes care of his grandfather, Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"What happened to your grandfather? Did he fall ill while fleeing?" Xu Yuehuai asked the young boy.
But the young boy kept his head down, constantly wiping the old man's forehead with a dirty handkerchief.
The old man's forehead was constantly beaded with sweat, and he looked extremely uncomfortable. His facial features were contorted, and he was radiating heat, as if he had a high fever.
"I know a little medicine; I can take a look at your grandfather's illness."
Seeing that the boy was ignoring him, Xu Yuehuai spoke to him in this way.
Upon hearing this, the young boy quickly turned to look at Xu Yuehuai. He was actually quite fair-skinned, but his voice was very hoarse when he spoke, "Are you telling the truth? You really know medicine? You can cure my grandfather?"
Xu Yuehuai nodded and said, "Yes, I know a little bit, but I can treat common illnesses."
"Tell me properly now, what illness does your grandfather have?"
"And what caused it to become like this?"
The old man looked very ill. If the cause of his illness was not known, Xu Yuehuai would not be able to treat him, since her medical skills were not that advanced.
The young boy quickly replied, "My grandfather was originally in very good health, but because of this disaster, he was injured by some stones while protecting me, and now he has suddenly fallen into a coma. I have been taking care of him for a long time, but he has not woken up."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai immediately understood the cause of the old man's illness.
It is estimated that the body suffered serious injury, which led to a weakened immune system. In addition, the person caught a cold and did not get enough rest, resulting in a serious illness.
This kind of disease is very difficult to cure without effective treatment.
Seeing how worried the young boy was about his grandfather, he couldn't bear to tell him the truth. Maintaining his composure, he spoke to the boy instead.
"Your grandfather's condition is actually not a big problem. He needs to take some medicine and rest well later. He should avoid physical labor and get plenty of rest. He should recover by then."
Xu Yuehuai tried to persuade the young boy, not wanting him to lose hope in life because of his grandfather's situation, as that was not the outcome his grandfather would want.
The young boy was overjoyed to hear this, knowing that his grandfather was alright, which made him especially happy.
He and his grandfather had relied on each other for so long, and if his grandfather were to pass away, he didn't know how he would live in this world.
Now that Xu Yuehuai actually said that his grandfather was alright and could be saved, he immediately knelt down in front of Xu Yuehuai.
He kowtowed several times to Xu Yuehuai and said, "Please, Miss, save my grandfather! My grandfather has suffered so much and has never had a good day. Now that this disaster has struck, I don't know how much longer he can live. I beg you, Miss, save my grandfather!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed repeatedly to Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai did not want the young boy to do this at all, and reached out to help him up, but the young boy was surprisingly strong and would not let Xu Yuehuai help him up.
Left with no other choice, Xu Yuehuai could only quickly speak to the young boy.
"Okay, okay, okay, stop kowtowing, I'll save your grandfather!"
"You're injured too, stop kneeling on the ground and get up!"
"If you don't get up, I might not save your grandpa later!"
Upon hearing this, the young boy quickly stood up.
"I've stood up now, and I'll obey Miss. Please, Miss, save my grandfather!"
Xu Yuehuai looked somewhat embarrassed, but she had already spoken, and she had to help the young boy take a good look at his grandfather's condition no matter what.
Xu Yuehua nodded, then squatted down next to the young boy to check on the old man's condition.
The old man's temperature was extremely high; he had been running a high fever for quite some time. Xu Yuehuai guessed that even if the old man regained consciousness, he might still have some mental problems.
Xu Yuehuai has no other good medicines on hand and no way to find medicinal herbs. At present, she can only use some simple methods to quickly bring down the old man's body temperature.
So Xu Yuehuai asked the boy to fetch some cold water.
There's a huge flood now, and some pits around here are filled with water.
The boy then took his tattered towel and ran to the pit outside to fetch some cold water.
Then, Xu Yuehuai had the young boy place a towel on the old man's forehead.
After continuously cooling the elderly person down, their temperature soon dropped, and they no longer had a fever. Their body relaxed a bit and they were no longer as stiff as before.
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon seeing this, the boy looked at Xu Yuehuai with great gratitude, bowed deeply to her, and repeatedly expressed his thanks.
"Thank you, Miss. You helped my grandfather. Miss, you are truly a wonderful person!"
"You will definitely escape this place safely!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai realized that their situation was perhaps more critical than she had imagined.
"You mean we're trapped here?"
"Are all the roads around here blocked off?"
Xu Yuehuai was thinking that after recovering her strength, she would quickly go to other villages to find Qi Guze and the others.
But now that he knows he might be trapped here, if the road is blocked, given the progress of ancient times, it would probably take a long time to dig it open. By then, Xu Yuehuai would probably miss Qi Guze and the others.
The young boy replied to Xu Yuehuai: "Yes! After the landslides and flash floods, all the forests in this area were washed away, and everything around us was blocked. We are now trapped in a village called Qili Village and there is no way to go anywhere else for the time being."
"If we hadn't been trapped in Qili Village, the imperial court would probably have already come to rescue us."
The young boy thought the imperial court hadn't come to rescue them because they were trapped in Qili Village.
However, after hearing this, Xu Yuehuai felt that the matter was not as simple as the young boy thought.
It's likely they're trapped here, and the imperial court has no intention of coming to rescue them.
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