With this idea, Shu Jiaying finally ignited a glimmer of hope for survival. It seemed that there was always a way out. She thought to herself that after she became familiar with Village Chief Xu, she would definitely understand the situation of this era.
Passing through the country paths in the village, Shu Jiaying relied on the memories given by her previous life to walk from the woods behind the village all the way to a small river in the mountains.
Many common medicinal herbs also grow around this crystal clear river, but now is not the time to pick them.
Shu Jiaying looked around vigilantly. After making sure that there was no one around, she found a place sheltered by a large rock before undressing and going into the water.
After washing off the filth on her body, Shu Jiaying looked at her reflection in the water again through the clear water.
Staring at the blurred face reflected on the water with a stabbing pain in her heart, Shu Jiaying finally couldn't hold back her tears. Despite this, she still tried hard to restrain herself from crying out loud.
She was sad for a long time. If it weren't for the slight itch on her neck that woke her up, Shu Jiaying might still be immersed in pain.
After wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she looked at her neck through the water. When she saw countless faint red dots from her neck to the back of her ears,
Shu Jiaying couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart.
"I'm already in such a miserable state, are you little bugs going to gang up on me?"
However, looking around, Shu Jiaying did not find any mosquitoes or other objects. She thought that these vampires might have gotten the benefit and so they all slipped away.
When she reached the shore, although she was extremely reluctant, Shu Jiaying still put on the clothes that Shu Guozhong had brought her, which were so old that they would tear with a slight pull.
As for the 'open-crotch pants', she had repaired them before going into the water, and believed they should still last for a while.
All that was left was her mask that was so smelly that even she couldn't stand it.
With a bitter face, Shu Jiaying washed the mask and the dirty clothes she had taken off. When she calmed down, the little red spot on her neck began to itch and hurt again.
However, Shu Jiaying did not dare to scratch it directly with her hands. She recalled that when she was on the road, she saw a few wild mint plants growing in a patch of weeds next to a small woods not far away. Mint has the effect of relieving itching and swelling, and it can be used at this time.
It was unbearable, so Shu Jiaying ran to the place where she found the mint with the freshly washed clothes.
She quickly picked a handful of leaves, crushed them and applied them to her neck and behind her ears. When the cool feeling slowly seeped into the surface of the skin from the affected area, Shu Jiaying felt a little more comfortable. She picked some more leaves for future use. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped.
After touching the red skin without blisters, Shu Jiaying seemed to realize something. Unfortunately, there was no mirror for her to see the location of the small red dots carefully. But she had already come to a conclusion in her mind. She knew that the small red dots on her neck might not be caused by mosquito or other insect bites. If they were really insect bites, it would be impossible for those insects to bite all the acupuncture points from the neck to the back of the ears so accurately. So she had reason to suspect that someone had sealed the acupuncture points above her neck with needles without her knowledge.
If this is really the reason, then Shu Jiaying may be able to solve the mystery of why all her subcutaneous fat is piled up on her face.
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