Chapter 23 is like throwing a little cabbage straight into a wolf's den!
The child's mother was stunned for two seconds, then burst into an even louder cry, but this time it was tears of joy!
She lunged forward, took the wailing child from Gu Baobao's arms, and hugged her tightly, laughing and crying at the same time, her words incoherent:
"Alright...alright! My child! Thank you...thank you, young lady! Thank you! You're my savior!!"
She was holding the child and about to kneel down before Gu Baobao.
Gu Baobao quickly reached out to support her, and breathed a sigh of relief, a thin layer of sweat breaking out on her back.
She didn't even have time to catch her breath before quickly checking the child's mouth, nose, and breathing. Confirming there was no foreign object and that the child was breathing freely, she then spoke gently to the mother:
"Sister, please don't do this. It's good that the child is saved. Please be careful in the future. Peanuts, beans, nuts and the like must be crushed or watched before the child eats them. They are too easy to choke on."
Her voice was still soft and gentle, yet it carried a calming power.
The way the surrounding crowd looked at Gu Baobao had completely changed.
From skepticism and disdain, they turned to shock, admiration, and even a touch of awe.
The nurses who had been shouting the loudest earlier turned red and white in turns, and lowered their heads, no longer daring to look at the baby.
Dean Zhou Mingren's eyes lit up as he stared at Gu Baobao, then looked at the peanut on the ground, lost in thought.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully performed emergency airway obstruction rescue, saving the child's life and preventing serious aftereffects! Merit points +10! Host is awesome! Hooray!]
Defu's cheerful voice exploded in Gu Baobao's mind, complete with special sound effects.
Gu Baobao didn't have time to be happy.
Merit points +10, now I have a total of... well, I got 20 from saving Li Hongbing, and then some more came in here and there, so I originally had 43 points! Ahhh! Oh right...
With a thought, she immediately brought up the Merit Mall interface.
I had my eye on that hemostatic powder with the common formula, which costs 15 merit points, but I haven't been able to afford it because I'm too poor.
Perfect timing! Without hesitation, she clicked with her mind.
Buy!
[15 merit points deducted; basic recipe for hemostatic powder successfully purchased. Related knowledge and preparation instructions have been transferred to the host's mind. Remaining merit points: 28.]
A refreshing stream of information flooded my brain, containing the proportions, processing methods, indications, and contraindications of several common herbs needed for hemostatic powder, such as Panax notoginseng, Bletilla striata, and Sanguisorba officinalis.
The formula is indeed ordinary, but in this day and age, being able to systematically master a hemostatic formula with a clear effect is already a great help.
But looking at her merit points that had instantly shrunk to 23, Gu Baobao couldn't help but groan inwardly:
[De Fu! I'm broke again! Decades of hard work, all gone in one fell swoop! My merit points are so short-lived!]
One recipe costs 15 points! Do you know how hard it is for me to save people?! I almost drowned in their spittle just now!
System Defu:
【Host, you need to think long-term! Just imagine, with this formula, you can make a hemostatic powder that is much more effective than ordinary herbal dressings. How many people could you save in the future?】
How many merit points did you earn? This is called an investment! A highly profitable investment! (Clenches fist) And your heroic act of saving people just now has successfully impressed everyone present, gaining you admirers... oh no, I mean, a certain amount of reputation! This is a great deal!
Gu Baobao:
[...What the heck is this "fanboy" thing? I just felt like a monkey in a zoo being stared at.]
She subconsciously looked up.
Sure enough, the people who hadn't dispersed were looking at her with a mix of emotions: curiosity, curiosity, admiration...
There was also her brother's comrades who had just arrived, and... Lu Zhanming.
Her gaze first met Lu Zhanming's.
He stood a few steps away, his posture as straight as a pine tree, and even with his arm in a sling, his imposing presence remained undiminished.
His gaze was fixed firmly on her.
That look... was no longer the cold or scrutinizing gaze of before, but rather swirling with an extremely intense, almost scorching emotion, so focused that it seemed as if the whole world had shrunk to just her.
There was concern, pride, admiration, and a deep, unfathomable undercurrent that Gu Baobao couldn't yet fathom.
Gu Baobao's heart skipped a beat when he stared at her, and she looked away uncomfortably.
This person... has such an aggressive look in their eyes.
Then, she saw Gu Dongguo being pushed in a wheelchair by his comrades, and behind him were several young officers whose eyes were practically popping out of their sockets.
Gu Dongguo's expression was incredibly varied:
Fear, pride, worry, and extreme vigilance upon seeing Lu Zhanming's gaze were mixed together, making his face look somewhat distorted.
Needless to say, his comrades behind him were all looking at Gu Baobao with eyes ten times more intense than they had in the ward earlier!
If I was amazed by her beauty before, I am now completely impressed by her skills and the calm and collected aura she exuded when she saved people!
These days, girls who look like angels are already rare, but a girl who looks like an angel and also has amazing abilities... that's practically a legendary existence!
Gu Baobao felt extremely uncomfortable under their gazes, especially after hearing Defu call her a "fanboy," which made her feel even more awkward.
She simply put on a stern face, walked to Gu Dongguo's wheelchair, and, displaying her sisterly authority, criticized him in her still soft and sweet voice, though slightly out of breath from running and exerting herself:
"Brother~ Why are you out here too? Don't you want your legs anymore? Go back and lie down!"
To Gu Dongguo, the voice sounded like his sister's concern, but to the group of young officers who were listening intently, it was a completely different story.
Soft and sweet, with a hint of panting from just coming through nervousness and a coquettish trailing off...
Like a fluffy little kitten, stretching out its soft paws and gently scratching your heart.
Itchy~~
Ma~~
The tingling sensation started from my ears and continued all the way down to my heels.
A few with weaker willpower blushed instantly, their eyes darting around, not daring to look any longer, yet unable to resist glancing at him out of the corner of their eye.
Gu Dongguo: "..."
He looked at his sister's innocent expression, completely unaware of his power, and then at his comrades around him, who were completely captivated and bewildered.
The last glimpse of Commander Lu's face darkened even further, and his chilling aura seemed to materialize...
His heart sank to the depths, and his screams echoed through the heavens.
It’s over!
It's all over!
This isn't just letting the wolf into the house; it's throwing the little cabbage straight into the wolf's den!
They're just a pack of wolves with eyes bloodshot from hunger!
His baby is probably not even warm enough to be coveted by this pack of wolves, including the biggest one!
Heavens above!
Oh, Earth!
Is it too late for him to write home and ask his grandma to bring a rolling pin and come over by train?
Twenty li?
No!
He accepted the two hundred li of land!
As long as we can drive away all those hungry wolves that are circling around his little cabbage!
At that moment, Dean Zhou Mingren walked over, looking intently at Gu Baobao, his attitude both kind and filled with barely concealed excitement:
"Young man, who are you...?"
At the eye of the storm, Comrade Gu Baobao was still heartbroken over her diminished merit points and completely unaware of the wolf pack effect she had caused.
An ordinary day at the island military hospital is destined to be anything but peaceful with the arrival of a miraculous young doctor.
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