Chapter 33 [VIP] Jianghu (14)
Nan Yan naturally did it on purpose. After torturing the man, her mood really improved. However, her face still showed a look of aggrieved and regretful.
Xiao Guanxue was also helpless, and in the end he had to comfort herself.
However, seeing that the other person was crying more and more and more, he could only sigh and then comfort her:
"Okay, stop crying. It's just that you didn't drink a sip of water. Just bear with it for now. It will be fine when we get back to the village."
After listening to what Xiao Guanxue said, Nan Yan stopped crying. She looked up at the other person, and a hint of disbelief flashed across her eyes that were washed by tears.
"Don't you blame me for being useless and always dragging you down?"
Xiao Guanxue felt a little uncomfortable after being stared at by her for so long. They were originally very close to each other on the tree trunk, and when she looked over, all she could see was his figure.
This made Xiao Guanxue feel strange, but she did not say anything to stop him. She could only turn her head away and explain:
"What's so strange about that? You didn't do it on purpose. Besides, even if I blame you, the water can't fly up by itself. I don't have the energy to argue with you about this now."
What he said was not entirely true, but he felt inexplicitly soft-hearted when he saw the young lady crying so miserably.
Maybe it was because men felt annoyed and helpless about women who loved to cry, so he wasn't that angry anyway.
Moreover, after spending the past few days with her, he also realized that this hypocritical young lady was not that bad at heart.
Although he sometimes said things that were unforgiving, he never did anything to hurt others.
After hearing his explanation, Nan Yan remained silent for a moment. After a while, she looked up at him.
That look was a little serious, full of relief and a hint of inexplicable sympathy, "Brother Xiao, I have always misunderstood you."
"Su Mo must be blind to choose to meet that unromantic guy. I feel so sorry for her now. She missed out on a man as outstanding as you. This is definitely her lifelong mistake."
Xiao Guanxue: “…”
Why does this sound so uncomfortable?
I don't know whether to praise him or to criticize him. It's just rubbing salt into someone's mouth.
So Xiao Guanxue glanced at her and replied lightly, "Not entirely. After all, she is not the only one who is blind. Didn't Xie Yu choose a woman as gentle and considerate as you?"
This is hurting each other, right?
Nan Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She was originally frowning, but this smile made all the sadness and melancholy on her face disappear, and her smile blossomed like a crabapple tree.
Her expression quickly became lively, and as her eyes moved, she seemed to have regained the look of the domineering young lady she used to be. People who saw her couldn't help but be deeply attracted by her.
Nan Yan reached out and patted Xiao Guanxue's shoulder, not seeming to be angry. "When did the great doctor become so stingy? I came here with good intentions to comfort you. It's fine if you don't appreciate it, but why do you say such things to discourage me?"
But Xiao Guanxue was stunned by that smile.
He looked at the face so close to him, and his heart inexplicably began to beat faster. He felt an emotion he had never experienced before slowly creeping up into his heart, causing even his breathing to slow down.
This strange feeling made Xiao Guanxue very uncomfortable. He immediately turned his head away and refused to look at her anymore.
I don't know why, but I've been distracted by this woman's every move lately. Could it be that I'm possessed?
After that, when Nan Yan spoke to him again, Xiao Guanxue seemed absent-minded. He only responded a few words from time to time and seemed to be out of state. Nan Yan pretended not to know and thought that he was just hurting.
…
After a while, it was already dawn.
The two of them felt a bit of a headache as they watched the wild wolf circling under the tree and refused to leave. They couldn't hide in the tree forever, and the longer they delayed, the more dangerous it would be for the infected villagers.
As for Moer and the others, I don't know how they are doing now.
Thinking of Su Mo, Xiao Guanxue thought of something else. She was infected with the snake poison because she was injured by a wild wolf.
Last night he was scratched on the back by a wild wolf, but when he woke up this morning he showed no signs of fever. Could it be that the snake poison had no effect on him?
Xiao Guanxue first took his own pulse. Although his pulse was weak, there was no sign of being infected with the snake poison.
Xiao Guanxue concentrated, then thought of something, and immediately untied the bandaged wound on the back of his hand.
After checking, he found that the wound was still a little red and swollen. He had given three injections last night and the remaining poison had not been cleared. Could it be that the snake venom and the snake venom neutralized each other and offset the toxicity of the snake venom?
Xiao Guanxue carefully checked his pulse and found that apart from the external injuries on his back, there was still a trace of residual poison in his body, but there was no serious problem with other parts of his body.
He suddenly had an idea in his mind. It seemed that he had found a way to cure the snake poison by accident. However, the wild wolf had never been bitten by a poisonous snake, so how could it not be harmed by the snake poison?
After thinking about it, Xiao Guanxue still couldn't figure out the reason.
Nan Yan saw that he was frowning and thought something was wrong with him, so she subconsciously reached out and touched his forehead, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with you? Do you have a fever? Or is your wound hurting again? Why don't you talk?"
Perhaps he was thinking too deeply, Xiao Guanxue did not hear clearly what Nan Yan said beside him. He just felt a hand constantly touching his forehead, so he subconsciously held it.
"I'm fine. I was injured by a wild wolf last night, but I didn't have a fever when I woke up this morning, which means I wasn't poisoned by the snake. Moreover, I seem to have found a way to suppress the poison."
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan immediately showed a surprised expression, "Really?"
It's always a pleasure to find a way to detoxify.
Then a happy smile appeared on his face again, "So, those villagers can be saved. Then we should hurry back and tell them the news."
Xiao Guanxue seemed to be infected by this carefree smile, and his eyes softened a lot, but he still shook his head.
"Don't worry, I still need to find some herbs to cure the snake venom. The snake venom from last night has not been cured yet. If I blindly fight poison with poison, I'm afraid it will only hurt the person's vitality and will not benefit the body."
Hearing this, Nan Yan nodded with an expression of "So that's how it is" on her face. But since he said so, she just listened. She didn't understand these things anyway.
She twitched her fingers, but they didn't move. Seeing that the other party was clueless, Nan Yan teased him maliciously, "Brother Xiao, my hands are indeed very beautiful and nice to touch, but you've been touching them for so long, isn't it time to let go?"
The two of them had experienced life and death together, and their relationship was no longer as tense as before. Although they were not close now, it was harmless for them to make a joke as friends.
Nan Yan smiled at him, her eyebrows curved, but there was no blame in her eyes, but rather a hint of cunning.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart.
Xiao Guanxue then realized that he had been holding someone's hand. He subconsciously let go, but the warm and soft touch left in his palm did not disappear immediately.
Especially her joking and teasing words made Xiao Guanxue's face slightly hot, as if the warmth from her fingertips spread to her cheeks.
But in a moment, that white jade-like face was stained with a thin layer of red, and he looked extremely uncomfortable. "Don't talk nonsense, I just forgot for a moment..."
Xiao Guanxue pursed her lips, tried to suppress the slight throbbing in her heart, and tried hard to maintain her usual calm and indifferent appearance.
But the man next to him refused to let him go. She blinked and teased him, "Oh... so you can just take advantage of other girls just because you forgot? I didn't expect Brother Xiao to be such a person."
Xiao Guanxue's face suddenly turned redder.
"I never did, that's not what I meant..."
"So what do you mean, you're not responsible if you take advantage of someone?"
"I..."
So what if I am responsible?
At that moment, Xiao Guanxue was startled by the thought that suddenly popped up in his mind. When did he come up with this idea? It was brought out by her in just a few words.
He looked up at Nan Yan. Facing the face so close to him, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't say anything.
Nan Yan looked at the other person's stunned expression, reached out and poked him on the forehead, and seeing that he was still in a daze and motionless, she finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Okay, I was just teasing you, Brother Xiao. I know you didn't mean it, so I don't blame you. But why are you so nervous?"
Xiao Guanxue finally came back to his senses and looked at her with a frown.
He didn't know why he was so nervous, he just felt that something was different, but he couldn't tell what it was.
In the end, he had no choice but to turn away dejectedly, refusing to look at her again. He didn't know if he was really annoyed or what, but he just refused to look her in the eye again.
Seeing that he refused to pay attention to her and was not angry, Nan Yan looked down at the wild wolf that was already getting agitated under the tree, wondering how to escape next.
Perhaps the stalemate lasted too long, and the two wolves became a little impatient. They lowered their heads and wandered around for a few circles. Then one wolf quickly ran into the depths of the jungle, while the other one remained guarding under the tree.
Xiao Guanxue naturally also saw this scene. The two looked at each other and both felt that this was a good opportunity to leave.
Xiao Guanxue could still deal with one wild wolf, but he was injured now. To be on the safe side, the two waited on the tree for a while. After making sure that the other wild wolf had really left, Xiao Guanxue took out a silver needle from his sleeve and had pre-quenched the anesthetic on the needle.
Then he leaped forward and stabbed the silver needle into the wolf's body. After the wolf wailed and struggled for a few times, it completely lost consciousness.
The two of them were temporarily out of danger, and Nan Yan took this opportunity to jump down, but was steadily caught by Xiao Guanxue.
After both of them stood firmly, Xiao Guanxue stepped forward and stabbed the wolf a few more times. After confirming that the wolf was completely unconscious, he stepped forward to check the wounds on its body.
There was nothing special about the wild wolf, except that it had a strong fishy smell all over its body, which was probably the smell left after eating rotten corpses.
After checking again, Xiao Guanxue found that there was indeed some snake poison in the gray wolf's body, but he didn't know what medicine was suppressing it. He turned the wolf over and over to check it again, and found several wounds below the wolf's waist and abdomen that were not serious.
But what was strange was that the fur at the wound seemed to be stained with some green juice, and it smelled bitter, like some kind of herb.
Xiao Guanxue seemed to understand something. The green juice was the medicine that suppressed the snake poison, but it could only suppress it and could not eradicate it.
The same was true for the snake venom in his body. As his thoughts turned, they became clearer. If the three factors could be neutralized, perhaps that would be the real way to detoxify him.
Xiao Guanxue immediately told Nan Yan about his discovery.
Nan Yan asked him thoughtfully, "So, you want to go and take a look at the place where the gray wolves live, right?"
Xiao Guanxue nodded, "Well, maybe there will be some discovery." He then turned to look at Nan Yan beside him, his eyes paused for a moment, as if he was worried that she would be scared, and then added:
"The villagers can't wait too long. If you are worried, just wait here for me to come back. I will come back to pick you up in half a day at the latest. Is that okay?"
Perhaps he himself did not notice how gentle his expression was at this moment, and even his tone had a hint of coaxing.
However, Nan Yan decisively rejected it.
"No, I want to follow you."
Xiao Guanxue was helpless.
So the two of them discussed it for a while, and immediately decided to follow the wolf's trail to check it out, perhaps they could find a way to completely eradicate the snake poison.
The two of them slowly moved forward following the footprints left in the jungle. The forest was overgrown with weeds and the path was difficult to find. Fortunately, Xiao Guanxue was leading the way in front, so Nan Yan felt a lot more relaxed.
After walking forward for a distance, they soon came to a steep gravel slope. After a rough look, they determined that this was the habitat of the gray wolves. On the back of the steep slope grew a large area of lush green snakehead grass.
Xiao Guanxue's expression froze. He suddenly pulled a handful of grass leaves and put them to his nose and sniffed them a few times. Then he broke off a branch and put it in his mouth, tasting it carefully.
After a moment, he spat out all the remaining leaves in his mouth, and finally confirmed that this grass was indeed the source of the juice that stained the wolf.
It is thought that those wild wolves were poisoned by snakes after eating the rotten corpses, and accidentally found this patch of snakehead grass that can suppress the snake poison. So they often rolled in the grass to rest to relieve the toxin, which temporarily suppressed the snake poison in their bodies.
Nan Yan handed him the water bag she had just picked up to help him clear his mouth, then asked, "How's it going? Did you find anything new?"
Xiao Guanxue nodded upon hearing this, turned around and smiled at her tenderly, "Well, we found the antidote."
Hardly had he finished his words when he heard a roar beside his ear. It turned out to be the last grey wolf coming back from foraging. It was in unbearable pain, so it tried to roll in the grass like before to relieve the pain.
But he never thought that these two guys actually found its lair. The gray wolf immediately howled and rushed towards Xiao Guanxue fiercely.
Xiao Guanxue subconsciously pushed Nan Yan away and leaped backwards to avoid the danger. However, he did not expect that the steep slope had been exposed to wind and sun and could no longer withstand the heavy pressure, and the surface soil was loose, soft and fragile.
As soon as he stepped on it, his feet suddenly felt empty and most of the steep slope collapsed, forming a steep cliff. The gray wolf had no time to struggle before it rolled down the cliff. Without even a howl, its figure completely disappeared.
This happened too suddenly, and no one expected the steep slope to collapse at this time.
Xiao Guanxue reacted quickly at the moment of the collapse. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the nearest protruding rock, using all his strength to save himself from falling off the cliff.
However, the rock wall was very steep and there was no support under his feet. Xiao Guanxue was hanging in the air and it was obvious that he could not hold on for long.
Nan Yan also reacted at this time. She looked towards the deserted cliff and subconsciously called out Xiao Guanxue's name with fear in her voice.
"Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao..."
"Don't cry, I'm fine."
Nan Yan stopped shouting only after hearing Xiao Guanxue's response. She carefully approached the edge of the cliff. The cliff bulged horizontally, and she didn't dare to use too much force for fear that the steep slope would collapse.
Only when she got closer did she see that Xiao Guanxue had one hand tightly clinging to the rock.
At this time, his face was pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and there was blood between his fingers. It was obvious that he was about to collapse.
Nan Yan quickly stretched out a hand to him and said carefully, "Brother Xiao, give me your other hand, and I will pull you up..."
It’s not that Nan Yan really wants to save him, but the pig poison in the village has not been resolved, so Xiao Guanxue will naturally not die.
The original text also describes that there happened to be a protruding rock wall under the collapsed steep cliff that had not yet completely broken. Xiao Guanxue fell right onto the rock wall and only suffered minor injuries, with no serious injuries elsewhere.
At this time, Xiao Guanxue's right hand was already a little weak, and he hesitated after hearing Nan Yan's words.
But seeing that she insisted, he tentatively reached out his hand to her. The moment their fingers intertwined, the stone suddenly loosened and Xiao Guanxue's body slid down another inch.
Fortunately, he grabbed the gravel in time and used the friction to prevent his body from falling, but his palms were already covered with mud and the pain was unbearable as if it was burning on fire.
Nan Yan's face turned red from being dragged, and she lay on the ground, unable to use any strength.
Xiao Guanxue was an adult man after all, and she was not strong enough. No matter how hard she tried, the other person's body could not move up at all.
In such an anxious and tense situation, Nan Yan was so anxious that tears were about to come out, "What should I do, Brother Xiao, how can I save you?"
Xiao Guanxue saw that her lips were turning pale and her wrists were tied straight. If she continued to hold on, she was afraid that she would pull her down as well. In this way, not only would she not be able to save herself, but she would also kill another life.
He did not hesitate and said directly, "Let go, Yanyan, I am running out of strength. If you don't let go, I will drag you down with me."
Nan Yan waited for a long time and got such a reply. She was so angry that her lips trembled and her eyes were red. She was so angry about his self-destructive words that she cried out:
"No, what are you talking about? If I let go, you will fall straight down. How can I watch you die?"
"I won't let go, and neither will you. Do you hear me?"
Xiao Guanxue was almost out of strength, and at this moment he was holding on with all his willpower, but Nan Yan held him tightly, so he had to repeat, "Let go, Yanyan! If this continues, we will both die."
Nan Yan just yelled at him: "No, I won't let go. I won't let go."
Xiao Guanxue was helpless. "Yanyan, listen to me. The snakehead grass on this hill and the snake venom should be the antidote for the Thousand Silkworm. Bring this news back to the village. There are other doctors in the village who should be able to develop an antidote. If we delay any further, I'm afraid many more people will die."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's face turned pale for a moment, then she shook her head and said, "No, don't tell me this. You are a doctor, this is your responsibility. If you want to say it, go and tell me yourself. I won't tell you."
Xiao Guanxue sighed when he heard this, slowly loosened his five fingers, and slowly said, "Let... go."
"No!" Nan Yan stared with her eyes wide open, and was instantly horrified. At the same time, she held his hand even tighter, "I won't let go, Xiao Guanxue, what are you doing? Don't let go, don't let go!"
Nan Yan cried out to him anxiously, "How could you let me watch you die in front of my eyes? How could you do such a thing? Do you want me to regret it for the rest of my life?"
Xiao Guanxue raised her head. From this angle she could just see Nan Yan's face clearly. The eldest lady was so anxious that tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. There was a lot of dust on her face, mixed with tears. Her cheeks were black and white, and she looked pitiful.
But why does this woman love to cry so much?
From the time we met until now, I don't know how many times she has cried. She cries when she is angry and when she is unhappy. Her eyes are red from crying and the tip of her nose is also slightly red, but she is still quite easy to coax.
Xiao Guanxue thought so and felt that she looked better when she was arrogant, especially when she did something bad and looked righteous and blamed the other party, which was the most attractive.
Xiao Guanxue stared at her for a moment.
When Nan Yan saw that he didn't say anything, she thought that he had figured it out, and she relaxed a little. Just when she was about to say something to encourage him, she heard him suddenly say:
"Yanyan, have you forgotten that Xie Yu is still waiting for you to find him in Yizhuang?"
Nan Yan was stunned when she heard this.
Xiao Guanxue took advantage of this moment of daze to pry her palms open. Nan Yan felt a pain in her fingers and looked down suddenly, only to see Xiao Guanxue falling down like a kite with a cut string.
"no!"
At that moment, no one knew where she got the courage from, but she leaped forward without caring about anything else and just jumped down.
Xiao Guanxue had thought that she would cry, but he had never thought that she would jump down with him. At that moment, his heart was shaken and his pupils suddenly contracted.
I just felt as if a certain soft part deep in my heart was hit hard by something, and my heartbeat became faster and faster, until finally, I was completely shocked.
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