This feeling isn't good...
Yun Duoduo turned around stiffly and saw that A Xiang, Xiao Ying and Aunt Sheng were all lying on the ground with their eyes closed. A woman with a cold appearance and a murderous aura was standing in front of her.
[Ah Xiang, what's going on with Xiao Ying?]
[Could it be that her martial arts skills had deteriorated, or was it just the clucking of the chickens, ducks, and geese that made so much noise? She didn't even hear the two people fall to the ground, nor did she hear anyone walk in.]
"What...what did you do to them?"
Yun Duoduo looked at the woman standing straight in front of her.
[This person looks fierce; I can feel the menacing aura emanating from her even before I get close.]
Yun Duoduo quickly glanced around; apart from the woman, she was all alone.
This person came alone; they had no help.
Can you beat them?
Yun Duoduo felt the oppressive aura emanating from the other person.
We can't beat them.
【run! 】
Yun Duoduo instinctively turned to run away. She wanted to escape the clutches of evil first, and then bring back reinforcements to save A Xiang and Xiao Ying.
"Your subordinate greets Young Master."
Yun Duoduo froze on the spot.
She turned around with difficulty and saw that the woman was already kneeling on the ground.
Is this person friend or foe?
If he's an enemy, why is she kneeling on the ground? If he's a friend, why is he kneeling on the ground?
[Young Master? It's the Young Master again?]
The last time she was called that—no, by a wolf—was on Mount Zisu.
"Who are you? What is your purpose?"
"What did you do to Ah Xiang and Xiao Ying?"
"Your subordinate, Zheng Ningxiang, rest assured, Young Master, the two are fine; they just fell asleep."
Hearing that the two were alright, Yun Duoduo finally felt relieved.
"Young Master, the ins and outs cannot be explained in a short time. Please forgive me."
"The Pavilion Master is in grave danger! Please, Young Pavilion Master, save him!"
Zheng Ningxiang spoke briefly, her expression anxious and serious, and then she kowtowed to the ground.
"Sect Master? Granny Xue?"
Yun Duoduo immediately realized that the old woman who had given her the hairpin and sachet last time was probably not well.
Where is Granny Xue?
Yun Duoduo stepped forward and pulled Zheng Ningxiang, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet.
"It's at Penglai Inn."
"Take me there quickly."
The two left the clinic, and Yun Duoduo casually closed the door before heading towards the Penglai Inn.
Upon arriving at the Penglai Inn, Yun Duoduo followed Zheng Ningxiang and quickly climbed up to the second floor, where they reached a private room.
Zheng Ningxiang pushed open the door and let Yun Duoduo in.
The room smelled strongly of medicine, and it seemed to have just been fumigated with medicine, with smoke filling the room.
"Quickly open the window! With such thick smoke, Grandma Xue won't be able to breathe."
Zheng Ningxiang handed two hand warmers to Yun Duoduo, then went to open the windows to ventilate the room.
Yun Duoduo sat down on the edge of the bed and saw that Granny Xue was breathing with difficulty. Her eyes were sunken and she looked very haggard, and her face was a terrifying purplish-black color.
Could it be poisoning?
How did it get so serious?
The last time I left the clinic, it wasn't this serious.
Is there... any hope?
Zheng Ningxiang looked at Yun Duoduo, who was frowning and silent, and finally managed to ask the question while clenching her fists.
Yun Duoduo took out silver needles from the medicine box and inserted them into the acupoints. "It's still uncertain."
Although it looks like it's completely exhausted, it's not necessarily beyond saving.
As the two were talking, Granny Xue began coughing up blood and appeared to be having extreme difficulty breathing.
"It is indeed poisoning."
Yun Duoduo looked at the blackened area on the silver needle and said.
[Poisoning requires induced vomiting, gastric lavage, laxatives, enemas...]
However, seeing how weak Granny Xue was, and without any medical equipment, these methods couldn't be used.
"Then the only option is to bleed the patient."
Yun Duoduo gave Granny Xue a pill she had made herself, and then used a sterilized needle to prick Granny Xue's fingertip.
She adjusted her breathing, used her internal energy to clear the blood clots in Granny Xue's body that were blocked by the poison, and then drew out the poisonous blood.
Yun Duoduo was very careful about the amount of blood drawn, and she lit a candle beside her to keep track of the time.
...
Zheng Ningxiang stayed by their side the whole time.
After a night of strenuous activity, Grandma Xue's face finally regained some color.
"Young Master, is the Master's life safe?"
Yun Duoduo nodded. She was completely exhausted and even had difficulty speaking.
Her body is still unable to withstand the aftereffects of staying up all night.
"Young Master, please have some hot water. This is ginger soup and braised beef that the waiter brought over."
Yun Duoduo drank a few sips of ginger soup and ate a few slices of braised beef to replenish her energy.
After recovering a little, Yun Duoduo slapped her thigh: "Oh dear, Aunt Xiang and Xiaoying!"
Yun Duoduo had been worried about Granny Xue's health, and only now did she realize that Xiaoying and Axiang must be worried sick about her since she hadn't returned home all night. Besides, in the palace…
"Oh no!"
My father and grandmother must be very worried about me!
Yun Duoduo put down the bowl and rushed outside.
"Young Master, there's no need to worry. Rest assured, I have already sent word to the palace that you are staying at the medical clinic tonight."
"The two women at the clinic should still be asleep."
Zheng Ningxiang calculated the time; if there was no antidote, the medicine she had given them would be enough for them to sleep for a while.
"That's good, that's good."
[Wait a minute...]
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