Chapter 269 Treating Wounds
Gu Zhaolin returned to his tent with a sinister look on his face.
The confidant stepped forward and whispered, "Young General, please relax. We have already leaked the news to Qiang Di. They will definitely not return."
Qiang Di suffered a great loss in this battle and was in urgent need of getting back at his old self.
When they learned that His Royal Highness Prince Jin of the Great Qi Dynasty was actually on Duanyun Mountain in Qiangdi, how could they not find a way to capture him?
Ge Xubai led his troops to rescue, and Qiang Di must have made plans in advance, just waiting for the other party to fall into the trap.
By then, both that damn King Jin and the thorn in the eye, Ge Xubai, will be removed together.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhaolin's mood improved.
This time, I hope those Qiang flute players will not let him down.
Gu Zhaolin was not the only one who hoped for their death.
But their expectations were likely to be dashed. Xiao Yanci did not die, but instead welcomed a new life.
Lu Zhiran's guidance was correct, and Xiao Yanci hid in the swamp forest.
Several secret guards worked together to send Lu Zhiran into the swamp forest, and she finally saw Xiao Yanci after several months of separation.
He Yun was so excited that he almost cried, "Princess, Miss Ye, is it really you? I am not seeing things!"
Lu Zhiran didn't care about his address and focused all her attention on Xiao Yanci.
The man in front of him had a scruffy beard, a red face, was unconscious, had a high fever, and his breathing was very weak.
His waist and abdomen were wrapped in a thick layer of cloth that had not been changed for a long time. The blood stains on it had turned black. When Lu Zhiran saw it, his heart couldn't help but stagnate.
The guards around him were not in much better condition. They all looked pale and had injuries to varying degrees.
Shuanghua immediately stepped forward to check Xiao Yanci's pulse, and her eyes couldn't help but darken a little.
"The external injury was not treated promptly, and it has become infected and caused a high fever. Moreover, Your Highness was poisoned by a snake."
Ye Hanyi looked at Ye Jianqing and others.
Ye Jianqing is Ye Hanyi's bodyguard. This time he goes to Xiping with Xiao Yanci to protect his safety.
"Don't you all have the antidote for snake venom? How did it get to this point?"
There are many jungles in southern Yunnan, as well as many snakes, ants and poisonous insects. Local people carry snake venom antidotes with them, so it is impossible that Ye Jianqing and others do not have them.
Ye Jianqing apologized to Ye Hanyi, "Miss, I do have an antidote pill on me, and everyone has taken it in time. However, this snake is the king of snakes, the red-scaled snake. The antidote pill I have can only suppress the toxicity, not completely detoxify it."
If they didn't have the detoxification pills on them, they would have died of the poison long ago and would not have survived until now.
But their detoxification pills could only save their lives temporarily, but their bodies were weak and powerless, and they had external injuries, which is why they were trapped in this swamp forest.
After the dry food they brought with them was eaten, they could only eat wild grass and young reed leaves.
The only thing to be thankful for was that when the Qiang flute people went up the mountain to search, they did not find them hiding here.
Several guards who were seriously poisoned had already died, and Xiao Yanci's condition was getting worse and worse. Everyone's heart was shrouded in a deep haze.
If you continue to stay here, you will only end up waiting for death.
Crossing the swamp forest is also a life-threatening situation.
Whether moving forward or backward, it is a dead end.
Even if they left the swamp forest, given their current condition, they might not be able to escape the pursuit of the Qiang flute people and return to Da Qi safely.
Just when everyone was at a loss and could only wait for death, unexpectedly, Lu Zhiran and Ye Hanyi arrived.
They were like divine soldiers sent down from heaven, giving everyone hope for life again.
However, new problems arise.
"His Highness's condition is not optimistic. Did you bring any medicine?"
Ye Hanyi felt heavy in his heart.
"Our Ye family's medicine is top-notch. If this can't cure the poison, I'm afraid other medicines won't..."
Shuanghua checked the medicines and shook her head, "None of these medicines can cure this snake venom."
Everyone's faces turned very ugly.
Lu Zhiran made a prompt decision, "Let's clean up his external injuries first."
The snake venom could at least be barely controlled, but his injuries were severe and would be life-threatening if not treated promptly.
Ye Hanyi and Shuanghua worked together to untie the blood-soaked gauze on Xiao Yanci's waist.
Even though they were mentally prepared, they still gasped when they saw his wounds.
The wound, which was as long as a finger, had already festering on its surface and was stuck to the white bandage, looking very horrifying.
Lu Zhiran turned her head away, not daring to look at all.
They could only rinse it with clean water while tearing it off slowly. It took a lot of effort to tear the rag off.
The people who were originally unconscious couldn't help but frown.
The next step of scraping out the pus is more critical. Only by scraping off the rotten flesh and re-applying medicine can the wound heal slowly. This process will undoubtedly be very painful.
Fortunately, they have Ma Fei San.
But they didn't know that Xiao Yanci's nerves were invaded by the snake venom, and the Ma Fei San had completely lost its effect on him. Xiao Yanci groaned in pain, and his hands unconsciously grabbed something, holding it so tightly that the veins on the back of his hands bulged. Only in this way could he grit his teeth and endure the severe pain.
And what he was holding was Lu Zhiran's hand.
Lu Zhiran realized belatedly that Ma Fei San was ineffective on him, and he was currently enduring the pain of having his flesh cut out.
A deep sense of pity rose in his heart, and he wanted to call for a stop, but if the rotten flesh was not removed, his wound would never heal and his life would be in danger.
After an unknown amount of time, the wound was finally cleaned. Shuanghua followed Professor Albert's method, sutured the wound with catgut, sprinkled trauma medicine on it, and then bandaged it again.
After completing all this, Xiao Yanci's face was already pale with pain, and Lu Zhiran's hand was numb from being gripped by him.
She tried to pull her hand out of his grasp, but Xiao Yanci still held it tightly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving piece of driftwood.
After a long time, Xiao Yanci's frown slowly relaxed, and the strength in his hands finally released. Only then did Lu Zhiran slowly pull his hand out.
At this time, her wrists were already covered with red marks from being scratched, and she hurriedly rubbed them herself.
Ye Hanyi was sharp-eyed and noticed the red mark on her wrist, and immediately exclaimed.
"Zhiran, why is your wrist so red?"
Lu Zhiran wanted to cover it up, but it was too late. Everyone watched and soon understood what was going on.
Those were the marks left by Xiao Yanci.
He was in so much pain that he did that.
Ye Hanyi was shocked. "Could it be that the Ma Fei San just now had no effect on my cousin?"
Xiao Yanci had already fallen asleep and no one answered her.
But the red mark on Lu Zhiran's wrist is the most direct answer.
The pain of cutting out the flesh, cleaning, and mending the wound was excruciating, but he gritted his teeth and endured it all without making a sound.
Ye Hanyi couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
If my aunt knew how much he had suffered, how heartbroken she would be!
Lu Zhiran said softly, "Fortunately, the external injuries have been treated. Your Highness will surely recover soon."
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