Chapter 115: Chronicles of Qingwu Mountain: Shedding Scales (2)
Before Chen Fuguang crashed into it, Shen Wangshu hurriedly grabbed the dragon’s tail: “Wait!”
The little golden dragon turned around and looked at her, and they both saw confusion in each other's eyes.
The stone pillars were covered with bloody golden scales, and there were also many scattered on the ground. Shen Wangshu looked at the little guy's bald body again and asked, "Are you feeling unwell recently?" Why did you make yourself like this? ?
Chen Fuguang couldn't speak human language. The piercing itch made him want to shed all the scales on his body without stopping for a moment, just like snakes shedding their skin. When dragons are young, they have colorful and shiny scales and glowing eggs, but when they reach a certain age, they will lose these particularly conspicuous features and fade into dark colors.
The newly grown dragon scales will be more adaptable to the environment and harder and stronger, able to defend against any degree of invasion - shedding scales is one of the major events in a dragon's life, which means that Chen Fuguang has truly left the scope of a shell-breaking dragon and is growing towards a baby dragon and a juvenile dragon.
Although dragons are usually bald and fragile at this time, he can't wait to bring his beloved humans to witness the most important moment in his life.
But she seemed very worried and held him back from getting close to the stone pillar that could help him shed his scales.
But if there were no stone pillars to rub against, how would he use to get the scales off his back and the places he couldn't reach?
Shen Wangshu checked the wounds on Xiaolong's body and saw that many of his scales were different from usual. Many of the edges were white and warped, and they fell off with a slight touch... This looked like a very serious skin disease!
The wounds that were still bleeding could be seen at a glance as being caused by very rough and forceful rubbing.
The fallen scales will soon lose their luster and become dry and dull. Shen Wangshu just touched it and a bunch of scales fell off. She was so scared that she didn't dare to move, feeling distressed and regretful.
Chen Fuguang felt somewhat comfortable because she touched his back - but the force was too weak and could not quite relieve the itch. The gentle and pretty little person seemed afraid of hurting him.
But in fact, he really needs to be treated roughly now!
If she could help him shed his first scales herself, he would be the happiest dragon in the world!
Shen Wangshu didn't know what he was thinking at first. Chen Fuguang kept rubbing his hand with his back, and the scales fell down like snow. But using hands looked better than using a pillar, at least there would be no bleeding, and Xiaolong himself looked fine, and even made a comfortable snoring sound.
She then understood that Chen Fuguang's scale loss was not as serious an illness as she had imagined, but might just be a normal physiological process.
"Do you want to use this pole to help you shed your scales?" she asked. Little Dragon Fruit nodded as expected and rubbed his back against her hand even harder, meaning to ask for her help.
Shen Wangshu had no choice but to take over the delicate job of manual scale removal. He helped to pull out the scales for the entire night, until he felt dizzy and his eyes went dark. Until dawn when it was time to leave Qingwu Mountain, there were still a large number of scales on Chen Fuguang's body that had not completely loosened and had not been removed.
Before leaving, she told him, "I'll come and help you tomorrow night. Be patient and don't rub it yourself. It will hurt if it bleeds."
The latter nodded obediently, watching the human figure disappear on the spot, hoping that she would come earlier next time.
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Helping the little dragon shed its scales was a very laborious and eye-consuming task. Shen Wangshu opened his eyes and felt more tired than if he had not slept at all.
She called the maids to wash and change clothes. She had been wearing neat and simple clothes these days to make it easier for her to work. Today was no exception. After she had dressed herself up, she quickly went out and went to Tongji Village.
Shen Wangshu went there early, and only found out after he arrived that Zhang Dai had gone into the mountains to collect herbs early in the morning - the two of them had listed several herbs that might have miraculous effects on the epidemic yesterday, but it was too late yesterday and there was no time, so Zhang Dai probably set out before dawn.
So today Shen Wangshu will distribute medicine and physical therapy door to door. She has two maids to help her, and it is much faster than Doctor Zhang alone.
However, Wutong and Lvliu still couldn't suppress their pale faces and fear of contracting the disease. Shen Wangshu handed each of them a bowl of boiled black medicine juice: "We have been drinking preventive medicine every day these days, and covering our mouths and noses. Generally speaking, it is not so easy to be infected... Even if you are infected, I will definitely ensure that you will not die."
"If you're still worried, I can go alone, and you don't have to follow me."
After hearing this, Wutong said quickly, "How can that be possible? If you go alone, the longer you stay, the more risks you will face. It would be better if the three of us go together so that we can finish this sooner."
Lvliu also nodded vigorously to show that she agreed with her point of view.
Shen Wangshu smiled: "Okay, then we'll go together - don't worry, the three of us will be fine, I'm here, and my senior brother is here too."
If neither of them can deal with the epidemic, they will have no face to return.
Although Wutong and Lvliu didn't quite understand the meaning of the words of modern top students, seeing their wives so confident, they didn't feel too scared and felt much more at ease.
Shen Wangshu brought his medicine box and visited every household. He saw cases that had developed to different degrees. He gave injections to a few particularly serious cases. After stabilizing the situation, it was almost noon.
Zhang Dai hadn't returned yet, so the village chief invited her to have a simple meal at his home.
The old man, who was over 60 years old, sincerely thanked her for being willing to save the people in the village, and his tears flowed with excitement.
Although the farmers' simple meals were not fine, they had a simple and natural flavor. After a tiring morning, Shen Wangshu was so hungry that he ate half a bowl of rice more than usual.
Not long after lunch, Zhang Dai finally returned from the mountains carrying a backpack.
In addition to the several herbs they discussed yesterday, he also brought a few more with different effects - a trip into the mountains is time-consuming and laborious, it can't be in vain, so if he picks more, he can always use them.
After the first dose of medicine was decocted and distributed to each household, the two then went to the nearby Xinhua Village and Xiajiang Village to check on the situation.
The head of Tongji Village had someone bring this news to the surrounding villages in the past two days, so the two were greatly welcomed as soon as they arrived. After looking at the general situation of other villages and asking the heads of each village, Shen Wangshu still frowned deeply.
Her initial idea was to discover the epidemic as early as possible and reduce the scope of infection as much as possible. She would consider it a victory if there was no large-scale outbreak in the city.
The appearance of Zhang Dai helped her achieve half of her goal, but the situation in other villages was not as well controlled as in Tongji Village. Even though the village chief had clearly forbidden everyone to go out, when people were sick they would seek medical treatment and survive, and if they really wanted to run out, they could not be stopped. Excessive obstruction would instead cause the villagers to rebel.
Therefore, in addition to Uncle Li, there are probably many sources of infection active in Moyun City.
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