Chapter 430 Hero's Tomb
The army camp was bustling with activity.
Lu Qingqing and her group finally arrived.
Along the way, they witnessed the suffering brought by war.
Many people have begun to flee to the interior, where the weather is freezing cold and corpses are common on the roadside.
They also encountered several small groups of disguised Western Liao troops, which shows how critical the situation is now and how the defense line can no longer be held.
The military camp was filled with wounded soldiers.
The military doctor collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, took a breath, and then got up to continue.
The ten doctors that Lu Qingqing sent over were once unsuccessful and unskilled village quacks. But thanks to the medical books on treating external injuries that Lu Qingqing gave them, and their desperate efforts to save the lives of soldiers, they are now respected by everyone.
Her arrival brought tears to everyone's eyes.
"Miss Lu, you've finally arrived."
Gu Chengzhou's eyes were dark, his beard was unkempt, and a white cloth was wrapped around his arm, turning the handsome young general into a burly man with a dark face.
Seeing Lu Qingqing was like seeing her own mother; she almost cried.
"You've been poisoned," Lu Qingqing said in one sentence.
"Yes, it's not fatal yet. Go and save my brother quickly."
"Sixi and I will go in together. Qiaoxiu will detoxify him. If it goes on for too long, his organs will be damaged, and he will become a sickly person!" Lu Qingqing immediately made the arrangements.
Without saying a word, Qiaoxiu grabbed Gu Chengzhou's hand and stabbed him with a knife.
Gu Chengzhou's poisoning hadn't completely cleared, and his senses were somewhat dulled. "What are you doing?"
"Nonsense, let's test what kind of poison you've been given!"
"oh."
That was way too direct. The way he held the knife just now made it look like he was slaughtering an animal.
If he were in good health, he probably would have knocked her over before she could even throw the knife at him.
However, he didn't know what happened after that.
He had been holding on for so many days, but as soon as Lu Qingqing arrived, he fainted.
So, he didn't know that Qiaoxiu had him dragged back into the tent. She smelled an unusual stench on him, so she leaned in and sniffed him to make sure he probably hadn't wiped his bottom properly.
Have someone bring in some water so they can wipe his bottom first.
Who knew that when the soldier took off Gu Chengzhou's clothes, he would shout in alarm.
It turns out it wasn't that my butt wasn't clean; it was that I'd been shot in the groin. After the arrow was pulled out, it wasn't treated properly, and it got infected!
The pus was seeping through the gauze.
"My goodness, I'm a grown woman, and they immediately want me to heal this wound, tsk tsk tsk..."
With a smacking sound in her mouth, Qiaoxiu didn't care, but instead scraped off the flesh, removed the rotten parts, and applied medicine, all in one go.
The pain was so intense that Gu Chengzhou frowned and groaned, but he didn't wake up.
The soldiers on the side were all covering certain key areas with cloths, making people grimace as they watched, and sometimes they would accidentally cover up something crookedly.
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
"If it weren't for me, your young general would be childless and his lineage would be ruined, and the whole family would be swollen with the consequences."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
"Is 'little' the 'little' in 'Little General's' name? It's not even as 'd' as in my sister Qingqing's medical book..."
Soldier: "..."
So, is it considered small?
...
Gu Chengye's most fatal wound was in his chest.
There was an arrow inside, just a hair's breadth from the heart, but the military doctors weren't skilled enough to operate and remove it.
The other injuries on his body were treated very well. Although he was unconscious, his face was clean, his hair was neat, and his clothes smelled of soap.
He looks much better than Gu Chengzhou.
The military doctor said that it was the general's wife who came and has been taking care of him.
She went out early this morning and hasn't come back yet, I don't know what she's doing.
"Si Xi, get ready."
"This is the first time for open-chest surgery. Watch carefully, and go over the theories and simulations you've learned in your mind a few times first."
Si Xi nodded solemnly.
The master and apprentice stayed for two hours.
After the treatment ended, Lu Qingqing used up all the precious medicine she had just made.
Sigh, it's too much trouble to extract medicine here.
One seriously ill patient lost everything.
The arrowhead has been dug out. Fortunately, it was a new arrow, with no rust or fecal residue.
Whether Gu Chengye can wake up or not depends on himself.
However, the arrow remained in his body for too long, which damaged his heart. Even if he wakes up, he will likely suffer from heart problems in the future.
Voices came from outside the tent; it was a young woman.
It seemed they wanted to go into the tent to get something, but were stopped.
Lu Qingqing finished tidying up, asked Sixi to watch over her, and then went out.
The woman outside the tent was the general's wife's maid, wearing a thick felt hat, but her hands and face were still red from the cold.
"Dr. Lu, Dr. Lu, how gracious!" She bowed excitedly and respectfully.
"My great general..."
"The wound has been treated. We'll see if he wakes up in two days."
The maid's eyes dimmed slightly.
"What did you say you wanted to get?" Lu Qingqing asked.
“It’s my wife. She has been kneeling at the Hero’s Tomb for two hours. It’s freezing cold, and I’m worried that she might not be able to handle it, so I thought I’d bring her another pair of knee pads.”
"Hero's Tomb?"
"Yes," the maid explained.
"The bodies of the dead soldiers were burned and then buried there."
My wife has always believed that the spirits of those soldiers will protect their living compatriots.
Every time the general went to war, she would burn incense and pray at the heroes' tombs on each battlefield.
On several occasions, when the general was seriously wounded, his wife knelt before the hero's tomb and begged for his life to be saved.
Therefore, since the general is in grave danger, and the lady believes he can pull through, she has been visiting him for several days in a row.
What a loving and devoted general's wife!
Lu Qingqing then recalled the story about the Blood Bone Core that her colleague had told her.
His ancestors recorded the discovery of a miraculous medicine among the corpses on the battlefield.
This is also subtly connected to the general's wife's beliefs.
Are the Blood Bone Buds also the flowers of life gathered by the rotting corpses of heroes for their compatriots?
At this moment, Lu Qingqing also had a mysterious feeling.
She also wanted to go and see.
Lu Qingqing went into the tent to get her knee pads, and together with her maid, went to the Hero's Tomb.
The Heroes' Tomb is a large burial mound with a huge stone tablet next to it, covered with names written on it.
Gu Chengye's wife, Wen Qingyu, knelt before the grave.
She was clearly a lady from a noble family; she had excellent manners and was composed.
His brows furrowed with weariness and exhaustion, yet his posture remained ramrod straight.
They recited the names on the monument one by one, burned paper money, lit incense, and made prayers.
His voice was sincere, and his expression was devout.
Gu Chengye is truly blessed.
Lu Qingqing came to the side and knelt down as well.
I made a silent wish in my heart.
I hope my brother wakes up soon.
My second wish is for Ji Ruyan to return safely.
My third wish is that the Western Liao be defeated and that they be removed from the Great Gan campaign.
Light incense, burn paper money, and bow three times.
Wen Qingyu opened her mouth slightly as she looked at her, and the maid whispered in her ear about Lu Qingqing's identity.
"So it was Doctor Lu."
I know Lu Qingqing is very young and is the Crown Prince's beloved, but she's still too young!
She was surprised because it was unbelievable that Lu Qingqing had such high medical skills at such a young age.
"Dr. Lu, why are you also kneeling in worship?"
"Why is that, Madam?" Lu Qingqing asked.
Wen Qingyu explained frankly: "I came to kneel and pay my respects not because I entrust the general's safety to ghosts and gods. To be honest, every time he was treated, it was thanks to the doctors."
She was afraid that Lu Qingqing would misunderstand, so she explained her meaning first.
"The healer should do his best first, and then put his hands together and wait for divine grace."
Do your best and leave the rest to fate.
"Furthermore, these are the graves of heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country, the comrades of our soldiers. Rather than going to a Buddhist temple and praying to those indifferent Buddha statues, I would rather worship them. If there are truly souls in this world, they will surely protect their brothers."
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