"My wife really knows how to care for me. Li Ming, come over here and take over for me."
Xiao Lingfeng called over a soldier to take his place, then pulled Jian Ning out. Instead of going into the cave, they found a sheltered spot halfway up the mountain.
"What delicious food did you bring?"
"These are beef dumplings, Mom just made them. Here's a stool for you to sit on and eat. Didn't they arrange a place for you to stay in the cave? Look how thin you've gotten from all this running around these past few days!"
Jian Ning took a chair out of her space and let Xiao Lingfeng sit down before handing him the insulated lunchbox.
"You arranged prefabricated houses, with several people crammed into one room. It's more convenient to come and go on the first floor. Your idea is quite useful. These days, quite a few Gu worms have been burned to death. It has relieved a lot of pressure on the shelter."
Moreover, because we discovered it early, there have been no casualties so far.
"That's good. Eat quickly, it'll get cold. Why don't you go home and rest tonight?"
I was walking outside just now and didn't find any traces of Gu worms on the road from the villa area to here.
"I guess most of them were attracted here. And those who were using the mugwort smoke might have gone elsewhere."
"Let's see how it goes."
Xiao Lingfeng picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily. He had been eating the same communal meals he had been eating here for the past few days.
Lacking oil and salt, it really doesn't have much flavor. These beef dumplings, however, are incredibly delicious, leaving a lingering fragrance in your mouth from the first bite.
He didn't bother to say anything more and just lowered his head to eat.
Jian Ning then took out another bottle of mineral water for him.
"Drink some water, eat slowly, there's still some at home. If you like it, I'll ask Mom to make you some more tomorrow."
"No need. I'll just go home for dinner in a couple of days once things are settled here. There's no need to trouble you to bring it all this way."
Xiao Lingfeng couldn't bear to see Jian Ning work so hard. He closed the lunchbox after finishing his meal, gulped down a bottle of water in one go, and threw the empty bottle into his spatial storage.
He stood up and said to Jian Ning, "You should go back first. When it was hailing, I also informed the commander, but their hail started earlier."
Yesterday, Fu Mengfan telegraphed to say that more than twenty soldiers were wounded. They've already been treated with mugwort fumigation; whether the infection can be completely eradicated depends on how the situation develops in the next couple of days.
"If you're worried, I'll go check on it?"
"That would be the best. The soldiers over there are all my comrades. I feel terrible about their injuries. It's just that my wife will have to suffer!"
“We’re husband and wife, this is nothing. I’ll go now, it won’t take long on the way.” Jian Ning is a decisive person.
He found a secluded spot, then used his invisibility to fly away on his sword.
It took less than twenty minutes to reach Jiang City.
The soldier guarding the base today happened to know Jian Ning. As soon as she came over and said she wanted to see Fu Mengfan, he immediately notified her.
A short while later, Fu Mengfan ran out from inside, his hair a mess and stubble growing on his face, showing that he hadn't rested well for the past few days.
"Sister-in-law, are you all alone? Ling Feng didn't come?"
"No, I came to check on the wounded."
"That's great. I followed your method and used mugwort to fumigate the wounds. The worms that crawled out were basically burned to death with fire."
However, three soldiers still have wounds that have not healed. Although their condition is better than when they were first injured, they are still suffering from high fever and coma.
"I was just getting anxious, sister-in-law, you've come at the perfect time."
"Okay, let's go take a look." Jian Ning didn't know the reason either, so she could only see the injured person in person before she could give a treatment plan.
"This way."
Fu Mengfan led the way, taking Jian Ning to a private ward. There were only three beds in the room, and each of the injured had an unnatural flush on their face and very chapped lips.
"Where is the wound?" Jian Ning approached but couldn't see anything on the surface, so she turned around and asked.
“They’re all on his hands,” Fu Mengfan said, lifting the blanket and taking out the wounded man’s hand. The white gauze wrapped around it was already soaked with blood.
"Let me open it, sister-in-law, so you can take a look." Fu Mengfan unwrapped the gauze, and Jian Ning couldn't help but frown.
The wound hadn't healed and was even tinged with an eerie reddish-purple hue.
"It must be poisonous. He's a fire-type gene warrior, right?" Jian Ning asked.
"Yes, it's fire-based. Sister-in-law, can you cure it?" Fu Mengfan's voice was filled with anxiety.
"I can only try. Find an ice-type gene warrior to freeze his wound."
Then she gave him the pill. Jian Ning took out a white jade porcelain bottle from her pocket, poured out an antidote pill, and handed it to Fu Mengfan.
"I'll go get someone right away." Fu Mengfan took the medicine bottle, glanced at it curiously, held it tightly in his hand, and ran out quickly. He returned shortly with a short, dark-skinned soldier.
"Cui Yuanxing, freeze his wound with ice."
"Okay." Cui Yuanxing pulled up the soldier's arm as he lay on the hospital bed and placed his hand alone beside the bed.
Then, he stretched out his hand and exerted force from a distance. The air in the room gradually decreased, and soon the wounded man's hand was covered with a thick layer of white frost.
Jian Ning watched with great curiosity. The ice-based techniques used by these genetically enhanced warriors and cultivators were different, but they were similar in principle.
Although this ice looks quite cool, it is still somewhat weaker compared to the ice-based techniques of cultivators.
Seeing that the wound had frozen over, Fu Mengfan quickly took out an antidote pill and put it into the wounded man's mouth. He was still somewhat disoriented, but he could still swallow.
The antidote melted instantly in his mouth, leaving a cool sensation. Less than two minutes after swallowing it, the soldier slowly opened his eyes, his gaze towards Fu Mengfan clear and lucid.
"Tianlei, how are you feeling?"
"My hands hurt and feel cold, but my head feels hot. I don't feel anything else."
"Sister-in-law, what should we do next?" Fu Mengfan looked up at Jian Ning and asked.
"Let's wait half an hour and see if the Gu worms move out of the wound. They love the cold, and with the medicine's effects, they should be able to crawl out of the wound on their own. Just observe them carefully. I'll also take a look at these two."
As Jian Ning spoke, she walked to another hospital bed. This person's symptoms were different from Tian Lei's; the wounds were bluish-green. It seemed this was indeed related to the warrior's special ability.
"What kind of superpower does he have?" Jian Ning asked.
“Water system,” Fu Mengfan replied immediately.
"This is a bit tricky. Let's put it aside for now and look into it later."
After finishing her explanation, Jian Ning went to the third wounded man, whose wound was also red and purple. He had fire-type abilities, so she treated him using the same method Tian Lei had used earlier. Then she had Fu Mengfan give the second man an antidote pill.
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