"Regardless of whether what happened last night is true or false, I don't intend to pursue the matter with Gu Ji. I'm taking him away now!"
"You don't want anyone to die, do you? Even if you don't let me take the person away, I won't go to the yamen to testify."
Su Ruanruan stared straight at Huo Yan, unsure if he would agree to her request.
She thought, "It's probably not going to happen."
To my surprise, he actually agreed.
Huo Yan waved his hand, "Whatever you say."
Then he took Niu Mang, who was still gnawing on a rabbit leg, and headed off to another part of the mountain.
Su Ruanruan walked quickly towards Gu Ji and patted his cheek, "Wake up."
Gu Ji licked his slightly chapped lips, opened his eyes slightly, and saw Su Ruanruan standing close by. A hint of guilt appeared on his weak face.
"Ruan...Ruan, I'm sorry."
Su Ruanruan paused in her busy work of untying his ropes. "Hmph, you really did peek at me?"
She punched Gu Ji on the shoulder again, "Ugh, I trusted you so much! You're such a jerk."
Seeing that the guy was listless, Su Ruanruan had no choice but to help him walk down the mountain step by step.
She took him home, only to find that Uncle Gu Yong had not yet returned. She could only find some herbs in the yard to treat colds, brew them, and personally serve them to Gu Ji. She waited until he fell asleep before leaving.
Just as they were about to leave the hospital, they saw Huo Yan walking ahead with a dark face, followed by two burly men carrying a person. The person looked pained, with slightly bluish lips. Although he was dressed simply, he could not hide his noble air.
Upon closer inspection, the person looked somewhat familiar.
Yes, it's that man named Wei Zheng.
Su Ruanruan quietly hid behind the door to avoid being seen.
I plan to go out after they've gone far away.
But then the door was kicked open with a loud bang.
With a cry of "Ouch!", Su Ruanruan covered her bleeding nose.
She quickly pulled a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the blood from her nose.
Su Ruanruan was practically spitting fire. She had already hidden herself away, but this guy still wouldn't let her go.
Huo Yan led the three into the courtyard, and without even glancing at Su Ruanruan, began to look around the small courtyard.
It felt like coming home.
Niu Mang and Jin Yu placed Wei Zheng on a low stool to the side.
Lifting up his trouser leg revealed two teeth marks shaped like the number "8," with bloodstains still visible. His calf was already somewhat swollen.
Huo Yan stepped forward, took out a dagger, and cut a small cross shape into the wound at the teeth marks, preparing to suck out the venom.
Su Ruanruan covered her nose and quickly spoke up.
"Hey, you can't suck his wound. You have a wound in your mouth, you'll get poisoned too!"
Huo Yan then noticed Su Ruanruan standing to the side. She was haphazardly wiping her nosebleed with a handkerchief, looking quite disheveled.
Thinking of his chapped lips, Huo Yan's eyes darkened again.
Su Ruanruan didn't want to remind them, but they had trespassed on her private property, and if something happened, she didn't know if they would turn around and blame her.
Jin Yu glanced at his older brother and Su Ruanruan's uncomfortable looks, then his gaze lingered on their chapped lips for a moment.
Thinking about where my older brother had gone last night, a sudden inspiration struck me, and an image flashed into my mind...
But this was not the time for him to gossip. Without hesitation, he immediately began to suck blood for Wei Zheng.
Huo Yan asked Su Ruanruan, "Is there a doctor in the village?"
"What a coincidence, this is the place!"
"And what about the doctor?"
Huo Yan glanced around the room. With such a commotion, if there were anyone inside, they would have come out long ago.
"That's unfortunate, the senior doctor isn't here, and the junior doctor is sick!"
"Are you sick?"
Su Ruanruan raised an eyebrow. "He was tied to a tree by some people and left to stand in the rain and scorching sun all night. It would be strange if he didn't get sick."
"You mean the person who peeked at you while you were showering was a doctor?"
Su Ruanruan didn't want to talk to him, but seeing the man on the stool with a pained expression, his unfocused gaze occasionally glancing at her, and a forced smile on his lips, she couldn't hear what he was saying, but from the opening and closing of his lips, she could tell that he said, "Miss Su, we meet again."
Wow, he's so optimistic.
When Su Ruanruan was preparing medicine for Gu Ji, she already knew roughly where Uncle Gu Yong had put his medical supplies.
She quickly went into the room next door, found a strip of cloth, and tied it tightly to the limb near Wei Zheng's wound to control the spread of the poison.
He instructed Niu Mang to loosen the binding for a short while every fifteen minutes, then tighten it again, repeating this process.
Seeing her calm and composed demeanor, Niu Mang didn't ask any further questions and nodded secretly.
She went to the kitchen, found a wooden basin, scooped out some cool water, poured in some coarse salt, and stirred it to dissolve.
Then he handed it to Huo Yan and instructed him, "Use this to wash his wound. I'll be right back."
Su Ruanruan hurriedly ran to the backyard. She remembered that Uncle Gu Yong had planted a patch of medicinal herbs there, and wondered if there were any that she needed.
If not, she'll have to go up the mountain.
However, fate was kind to her; she indeed found Paris polyphylla and Lobelia chinensis in a corner of the courtyard.
She found some tools, crushed the freshly pulled Paris polyphylla, and applied the powder to Wei Zheng's wound.
They started preparing the freshly picked Lobelia chinensis again.
Under the scorching sun, Su Ruanruan's cheeks were slightly red from the sun, and beads of sweat clung tightly to her face in the stray hairs around her ears.
She focused intently on pounding the herbs in her hands, without even lifting her head once more.
She felt a gaze fixed on her. Su Ruanruan looked up slightly and saw Huo Yan scrutinizing her.
She pursed her lips, ignored him, and continued what she was doing.
When their eyes met, Huo Yan looked at Su Ruanruan's broken lips and felt a slight pain in his own lips.
Su Ruanruan ladled the crushed medicine into a bowl and handed it to Jin Yu, saying, "Feed it to him!"
Jin Yu looked at the medicine in the bowl and asked, "You know medicine?"
Su Ruanruan nodded. "Gu Ji and I grew up together and I often came to his house to play. So I know a little bit about this... This Lobelia chinensis is fragrant and can dispel foul odors, resolve dampness and harmonize the middle jiao. It can not only detoxify snake venom, but also alleviate the adverse reactions caused by poisoning."
Jin Yu looked at Huo Yan, as if seeking his opinion.
Huo Yan nodded, and then he poured the medicine down Wei Zheng's throat.
After finishing their business, Su Ruanruan went inside to check Gu Ji's forehead; it was slightly feverish.
Getting caught in the rain and scorching sun, it's no wonder they get sick.
Don't let his current good health fool you; she remembers that Gu Ji wasn't very healthy when he was a child, and he was always getting sick.
When the original owner was a child, he often went up the mountain to pick wild fruits, and when he came down the mountain, he would secretly come to visit him.
Gu Yong would also hide the malt candy his father bought for him and share it with her when she came.
The two of them can truly be considered childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
Uncle Gu Yong raised him single-handedly, taking care of his every need; it was truly remarkable.
Su Ruanruan sat in the kitchen, simmering sweet potato porridge while decocting medicine to reduce fever and induce sweating.
The aroma of herbs and the sweet scent of sweet potatoes wafted from the kitchen.
Wei Zheng's nose twitched slightly. After all this commotion, most of the poison in his body had been eliminated, and he was already very hungry.
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