Chapter 313 Searching for Medicine
With Huo Luyu's powerful comfort, Rong Yi quickly regained his confidence and took on the responsibility. He ordered Luo Dongdong to lead 10,000 cavalry to rush to Shagu for reinforcement. He himself immediately rushed to the Shiwei Army camp and led the entire army into emergency preparations for war.
Hua Jue and Yun Chen were seriously injured and unconscious, and were placed in the medical hospital in Guying City, where Huo Luyu took care of them.
The medical hospital, which was once packed with people, is now empty.
Only two or three female doctors who stayed behind sat on the ground in a daze, looking at Huo Luyu who was covered in blood.
In the huge room, empty beds were placed in their original places.
Beside He Xiaowu's couch, the empty bowl of lotus porridge had not been put away yet.
All the seriously injured soldiers who should have returned home in glory, and the military doctors and female doctors who had been working tirelessly to care for the wounded...
All gone...
When an unexpected event occurs, the mind is unable to react.
It was not until this moment that Huo Luyu felt fear and trembling.
If it weren't for Yun Chen, she would probably have been queuing at Naihe Bridge by now.
She settled Yun Chen, Hua Jue and two or three seriously injured soldiers.
Seeing Yun Chen's face turning purple and lips black, she became anxious and hurriedly took out all the medicinal herbs she could find, but they were all medicines for treating external injuries and there were no usable detoxifying herbs.
She spent the entire afternoon searching for Chinese medicine clinics throughout the city, inviting several doctors to examine Yun Chen and Hua Jue, but all of them received the same result:
Hua Jue was seriously injured, but it was only a flesh wound, not a lung injury;
Yun Chen's condition is not optimistic. The poison in her back was from the venom of a bungarus, which is extremely toxic. Fortunately, the antidote is not difficult to find.
But the most fatal thing is that Guying City has suffered from wars for many years, and drug dealers only sell medicines for external injuries to the city, and there is no medicine to antidote snake venom.
Without the antidote, Yun Chen would surely die within a day and a night at most.
Upon hearing the news, Huo Luyu suddenly panicked.
She touched Yun Chen's hot forehead, which was covered with blue sweat. It was obvious that the poison had penetrated deep into his body.
With tears in her eyes, she pleaded:
"There must be a way... there must be... Doctor, please..."
A doctor sighed and said:
"There's a village eighty miles east of the city. There's a famous barefoot doctor there, skilled in treating difficult illnesses. Most of the herbs he uses are picked from the mountains. The mountains are full of poisonous snakes, insects, and ants. He might have an antidote. But that's just my guess. Besides, it would take half a day to go back and forth. Even if he found the antidote, after so long, the poison would have already penetrated the lungs, and there's little hope of saving the patient..."
After hearing this, Huo Luyu's face turned pale and he bit his trembling lips.
"I'll go there!"
Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, she will try her best!
She entrusted Yun Chen and Hua Jue to the doctor and the medical girl, and then found the city defenders of Guying City and asked them to send people to go with her to find medicine.
Now, there were also Black Scale Cavalrymen inside the pass, appearing and disappearing like ghosts. No one could guarantee that the villages facing east would be safe. Huo Luyu did not dare to act rashly.
The soldiers defending the city naturally knew Huo Luyu and knew that she was Huo Gannian's sister.
But military orders are as firm as a mountain. Before leaving, Rong Yi had ordered everyone to defend the city gate to the death and not to leave their posts without permission. The soldiers defending the city did not dare to move without permission.
Huo Luyu also knew the strict military discipline of the Lion Army and did not want to make things difficult for them.
However, if the messenger was sent to the front line to obtain Rong Yi's consent, the Lion Army was in a tense standoff with the Black Scale Cavalry, and a battle could break out at any time, so it was uncertain whether Rong Yi could be found.
Secondly, going back and forth like this wastes a lot of time.
Thinking of Yun Chen who was almost out of breath, Huo Luyu gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and decided to run alone.
She estimated the time. If she rode Yun Chen's dog Xiaoliu at the speed of a water dragon, it would take half a day to go back and forth.
She quickly returned to the medical hospital, changed into a cloth man's outfit, and packed the silver and water bottle.
After finishing everything, she touched Yun Chen's burning forehead, her voice soft but firm:
"Yun Chen, don't be afraid, I'll go find medicine for you."
As if he had a premonition that Huo Luyu was about to fall into some dangerous situation from which there was no escape, Yun Chen frowned painfully in his coma.
Before walking out of the gate of the medical institute, Huo Luyu looked back every few steps and looked back at Yun Chen several times.
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Two hours later, Huo Luyu appeared at the entrance of Shiwu Village in the east.
She pretended to pass by and looked around the village. Seeing that everything was peaceful and there was no sign of the Black Scale Cavalry, she found a dilapidated hut and asked about the barefoot doctor's residence.
The house was dilapidated and leaky, and only a lame beggar lived in it.
Huo Luyu used one or two taels of silver to make a deal and let the beggar do an errand for her.
When the war broke out in Guying City, the nearby villages also suffered. The beggars could hardly get any leftovers. When they saw the one or two taels of silver, the beggar accepted it without saying a word.
Huo Luyu and the beggar then came to the barefoot doctor's stone house and stopped at a distance.
She solemnly instructed the beggar:
"Remember, you were hungry, and you and your companion went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables to eat. Your companion was accidentally bitten by a snake, and the wound turned purple and yellow. He had a high fever and was sweating blue. You wanted to find some antidote for him, so you asked the doctor if he had any.
If he says he has it and tells you the price, you can say you don't have enough money and come back after you get it. There's no need to say anything else. Just tell me everything about the situation in the stone house and who is there. After the matter is completed, I will give you another two taels of silver."
The beggar wrote down everything and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will get it done," and then walked towards the stone house.
He had just taken a step forward when Huo Luyu called him back.
Huo Luyu was still a little worried, she said:
"If, I mean if, you run into any dangerous people in the stone house, you must..."
Before Huo Luyu could finish his words, he was interrupted by the beggar:
"Don't worry, sir. We beggars are the best at judging good and bad people and reading their expressions. If there are any evil people among us, I will humbly beg for my life. This is my ultimate trick!"
After hearing what the beggar said, Huo Luyu finally felt relieved and watched the beggar walk into the stone house.
The beggar went in for a moment and then came out and said to Huo Luyu:
"Sir, the doctor said he has antidote for snake venom. He has it for green snakes, golden krait, and even Bungarus krait. After I described the bite, he said it was probably Bungarus krait venom, which is very toxic. He told me to get the money and buy the medicine quickly. There's no time to waste."
Huo Luyu was overjoyed. "What's the situation inside and outside the stone house? Are there any people who look dangerous?"
The beggar shook his head. "There were two young men standing in the yard. They looked tall and thin, very polite, and were talking and laughing. Inside the room were only the old doctor and a man. The man was lying on the couch, and the old doctor was giving him acupuncture. It seemed like he came here because he had a headache because of his reputation."
Huo Luyu felt much more at ease. She had learned this trick of "throwing stones to test the water" from Yun Chen in the past, and she felt it was very necessary.
For now, the stone house seems safe.
She gave two taels of silver to the lame beggar, thanked him repeatedly, and then hid the water dragon behind two big trees not far from the stone house.
Then, she straightened her face and walked towards the stone house with a natural expression.
As a result, when she walked into the yard, her steps froze and her scalp felt numb.
As the beggar said, there were two young men standing in the yard.
But what the beggar didn't say was that behind the two young men stood three war horses wearing black armor.
She had seen the black-armored warhorse that looked like the mount of the underworld when the Huo Gang was ambushed by the black-scale cavalry.
She will never forget it.
In almost an instant, Huo Luyu almost ran away.
But she still walked past the two young men calmly and entered the stone house.
She told herself to stay calm! Don't let anyone see! If she got caught now, she wouldn't be able to escape!
She had only met the Black Scale Cavalry once, on the night of the attack! It was dark and chaotic, and so much time had passed! There was no way the Black Scale Cavalry would recognize her!
She began to howl in fear in her heart, but she didn't dare show any abnormality on her face.
She felt her legs were stiff and trembling like wooden spikes, and every step she took was extremely difficult.
She hid her trembling hands in her sleeves, tried to lower her voice, and said to the doctor:
"Doctor, please give me some antipyretic medicine. My brother has a high fever."
Just take the easiest medicine to make! Then leave immediately! Don't stay for a moment! Huo Luyu kept telling himself not to tremble! Calm down! Calm down again!
The old doctor said "Wait a moment", removed the silver needle from the man on the couch, and gave a few medical instructions such as "Don't bathe today", then walked up to Huo Luyu and asked:
"What disease causes the fever?"
Huo Luyu tried hard to control his stiff expression and said:
"You can prescribe it as you see fit. As long as it reduces the fever, that's fine."
The old doctor refused and said seriously:
"There are so many causes of fever. If you don't tell me, how can I know what medicine to use? If it's not the right medicine, it could be harmful."
Huo Luyu clenched his teeth and then released them, saying:
"My brother was accidentally bitten by an insect. The wound was a little purple, and he started to burn."
The old doctor nodded and muttered to himself:
"I see. Then we need not only fever-reducing medicine, but also an antidote. Someone just asked if there's any antidote for snake venom. Why are so many people being bitten by venomous snakes and insects today? I can make a very good antidote that can cure most common snake and insect venoms. It'll only take half an hour and cost six qian of silver."
Huo Luyu was just about to say, "Just some fever-reducing medicine will be fine," when he heard a rustling sound of someone getting up from the couch beside him.
She didn't dare turn her head to look, and only saw with her peripheral vision a tall black shadow slowly sitting up, his face facing her.
Maybe it was an illusion caused by being too nervous, but Huo Luyu seemed to hear the man laugh.
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