Chapter 9: Snake Venom
It rained in the Guigu Valley at night, which is not common in this season, and it lasted all day, Sun Guxiang did not come out for a day, and did what he could with his mother-in-law. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The next day, the rain stopped, and Sun Guxiang and the three of them were sitting in the hall with the valley owner and mother-in-law. Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came, and in an instant Wang Er had appeared in front of everyone, due to the excessive force, Wang Er did not stand firm when he jumped into the hall, and stumbled towards the valley lord. The valley lord helped and grabbed Wang Er's arm, and Wang Er said breathlessly: "The valley lord come with me, my sister has an accident." Seeing that Wang Er was so nervous, the valley lord cried in his words, he already knew that the matter was not small, so he didn't ask much, took Wang Er's hand and rushed out together. At this time, Sun Guxiang and the three of them had already stood up and ran to Wang Er's house after the valley master.
The five of them started light work, bypassed the house of Wang Er's house, and came to the creek behind, where more than a dozen villagers were already surrounded by the stream. I saw that Wang Xiaoniu was lying in the arms of a woman, who was Wang Er's mother, and tears continued to drip down her cheeks; Wang Xiaoniu's eyes were slightly closed, her whole body was soft, her face was pale, and her lips were purple. A villager in front of him said to the valley owner, "I was bitten by a snake." The valley lord frowned, and looked at the chick's injury, only to see two deep tooth marks on the back of the palm of his right hand, and the arm had been tied with a strip of cloth, but the blood on the back of the hand could not stop seeping out, and the general poisonous snake bite was tied at the end of the heart to prevent the blood from flowing and prevent the spread of toxins, but the blood did not stop after the chick's hand was pricked, which was a symptom after the bite of the hundred-step snake, and the valley owner's brows were wrinkled deeper. The inhabitants of the valley are no strangers to this hundred-step snake, as the name suggests, the poisoned person will be poisoned and die within a hundred steps, the poison is fierce, the speed ranks first among the snakes, and there is no medicine in the valley.
At this time, Sun Guxiang had already possessed and checked the pupils and pulse of the chick, and then said to Wang Er in the two acupoints of Tianfu and Lingxu: "Wang Er, take the chick back to the house first." The valley lord hesitated slightly, because he was afraid of moving his body to speed up the circulation of toxins. Sun Guxiang said: "It's okay for the time being, I have limited the spread rate of the toxin, you go back to the house first, and wait for me to find some herbs." After giving the order, Sun Guxiang ran up on the bank of the stream, his eyes wandering on the various grasses on the bank of the stream, stopping from time to time to distinguish whether the smell was in line with it. After picking some flowers and plants by the stream, Sun Guxiang went to the valley again, because the time was urgent, and there was no room for distraction. More than half an hour later, Sun Guxiang was sweating profusely and panting back to the house, everyone was anxiously waiting for her, especially Wang Er's anxious and overwhelmed expression, which made Sun Guxiang feel very distressed. Sun Guxiang put the kneaded herbs on the back of the chick's swollen hand, wrapped it in a cloth, and took out the qi-regulating pill and stuffed it into the chick's mouth, seeing that everyone looked anxious, he said: "Everyone rest assured, the chick is not in danger of life for the time being, I will go back and make some pills, and then observe the toxicity changes." Before she finished speaking, Wang Er's mother knelt down in front of Sun Guxiang with a thud, hoping that Miss Sun would save the child. Sun Guxiang helped her up, and her eyes couldn't help but be a little moist, who wouldn't feel distressed about such a cute child. The valley lord arched his hand to Sun Guxiang and said, "All the medicines in the Gu Chinese medicine pharmacy can be taken by themselves. There was a slight look of relief on everyone's faces.
On the way back, the valley owner said helplessly: "The ghost valley is beautiful and clear, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, the forest is damp so there are more snakes, and there are not a few people who are bitten by snakes every year. Shi Bugai said: "No wonder the villagers are so frightened. All three of them looked at Sun Guxiang, and all their hopes were pinned on her. How Sun Guxiang wished that he could happily tell them that this poison could be removed, but the reality was not like this, his throat was speechless because of the rush just now, he paused for a moment, and said: "Mr. Hedong once wrote: The wild of Yongzhou produces different snakes, black and white, and they die when they touch the grass and trees; To bite people, there is no one. It is said that the hundred-step snake is not only difficult to treat in the valley, but also outside the valley, and the chance of being rescued is very small. When the others heard this, their hearts were shocked and they were speechless.
When he arrived at the valley master's courtyard, Sun Guxiang took out some of the herbs he had just picked, went to the pharmacy to pick up some medicinal materials, and asked Hu Fengyang to help make them into pills. At this time, Wang Er also ran over, found Sun Guxiang, and said, "Sister, is there anything I can help with." Sun Guxiang saw that Wang Er's eyes were still red, and she was very distressed, so she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sister's pill has been prepared, you take it over and give it to the chick first, one a day." Wang Er happily took the pill, his face full of gratitude and joy.
On the second day, Sun Guxiang and the valley owner and other five people visited Wang Er's house. Wang Er happily said to Sun Guxiang: "Sister, you are too powerful, the swelling of the chick's arm has disappeared." Sun Guxiang smiled and went directly into the chick's house, the chick had already woken up, leaning on the bed, although her face and lips were still very pale, but her spirit was not bad, seeing Sun Guxiang coming in, she bowed slightly, and called softly: "Sister." Sun Guxiang sat on the edge of the bed, helped the chick check the pulse, and found that the pulse had stabilized a lot. Sun Guxiang stroked the girl's hair and said, "Tell my sister how you were bitten." The chick said slowly: "Yesterday morning the rain stopped, the air was particularly fresh, I ran out to play, I saw a flower by the stream, very beautiful, I reached out to pick it, just touched the flower was bitten, and suddenly my hand was numb, and I didn't know later." Sun Guxiang nodded, held the chick's hand, and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid." He turned around and instructed Wang Er: "The pills must be taken on time, and some will be sent over in two days." Wang Er nodded.
Out of Wang Er's house, everyone saw that Sun Guxiang was sullen, and the situation did not seem to be optimistic. The valley lord asked, "Miss Sun, how is the child's condition?" Sun Guxiang said: "The current medicine can only temporarily suppress the snake venom in the chick's body, and as the toxin slowly erodes the bones and muscles, the medicine will slowly become ineffective until the condition is uncontrollable." The four of them listened to Sun Guxiang calmly. After a moment of silence, Shi Buyi asked, "How much longer can the medicine be delayed?" Sun Guxiang said: "About three months." Shi Buyi sighed, shook the wine jug, and said: "It's really unpredictable, it's better to have wine today and get drunk today......" Hu Fengyang was silent all the way, and asked Sun Guxiang: "Is there a way to detoxify outside the valley?" Sun Guxiang thought for a while and said, "I once heard Master say that there is a poison sect in the rivers and lakes, which specializes in the poison of snakes, spiders, scorpions, etc., and they have an antidote, but it is said that the antidote is difficult to refine, so it is difficult to get the antidote. Shi Bujian said: "Are you talking about the Five Poisons Sect on the rivers and lakes?" Sun Guxiang hurriedly said: "Yes, what Master is talking about is the Five Poisons Sect, and Brother Shi also knows about this sect?" Shi Buyi said: "The Five Poisons Sect has a very good reputation in the rivers and lakes, but there are not many people who really understand it, and most of the people in the rivers and lakes avoid it. Sun Guxiang said: "Brother Shi is well-informed, think about whether there is a way to get the antidote, so that the chick will not have to suffer." Shi Bujian groaned slightly, stroked his sparse beard, and said: "If you add Brother Hu's martial arts, as well as Miss Sun's ability to distinguish and recognize drugs, it is not impossible." Sun Guxiang and Hu Fengyang saw that things were still turning around, and their spirits were lifted, but the valley lord looked solemn, only to see his expression resolute, and said: "The villagers in the valley follow the ancient precepts, birth, old age, sickness and death in the valley are natural things, personal life and death are small, the survival of the ghost valley is big, the rules in the valley must not be broken, don't mention it again when you go out of the valley to find medicine." The three of them all wanted to speak and stopped, and the hope of going out of the valley and saving people that had just been ignited was suddenly extinguished by the valley owner, and they were very disappointed.
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