Chapter 555: Barren Mountain Seeking Medicine
I see, it seems that this time, you really made the right bet. ”
Jiang Sheng was a little surprised, originally he didn't have any hope, so he went to deliver medicine for Qian Qianqian, but now it seems that he underestimated Qian Qianqian.
"Let's go, take me to see the patients."
Qian Qianqian didn't dare to delay for a moment, since those people's bodies had improved, then she had to go to see for herself to see how well those people were doing.
The patients in the house are divided according to the degree of illness, and the serious and the seriously ill stay in one place, and someone takes care of their diet and daily life, and feeds them medicine, which is also the most dangerous work.
Qian Qianqian covered her mouth and nose, carefully diagnosed and treated these people, and found that as Jiang Sheng said, their condition had improved, and it had improved more than a little bit.
In this way, things will be clear, this red Qiang grass is indeed an important medicine, but there are still so many patients, and the herbs needed must be more than this star.
On the second day, Qian Qianqian found Xue Yi and asked Xue Yi to send someone to find the red Qiang grass, no matter how much there was outside, all of them would be dug up.
Xue Yi immediately complied, but it didn't bring good news, those officials dug up were just ordinary ramie roots, and there was no red Qiang grass at all.
"They were mistaken, this red grass is very similar to ramie root, so you have to pay more attention when digging."
Qian Qianqian took the two herbs to Xue Yi and asked her to take a closer look, this digging herb has always been in her hands, and only when she figures it out herself, can those officials understand.
"Miss Qian, we searched half of the mountain today, but we only found these ramie roots, and there are no herbs in your hands at all."
Xue Yi was also very embarrassed, she thought that Qian Qianqian was wrong at first, so she didn't care, but now it seems that Qian Qianqian was not mistaken, so this matter is difficult to do.
"What?" Qian Qianqian was stunned for a moment, and she was also embarrassed, Jiang Xuan's medical book said that this red Qiang grass is indeed rare in Xiao Kingdom, if it can't be found, those patients will die sooner or later.
"Tomorrow, the slave and maid will send someone to look for it, maybe there will be one on the mountain, but we haven't found it."
Xue Yi comforted on the side, but Qian Qianqian felt that this matter was not so simple, since half of the mountains did not have this red Qiang grass, it was estimated that the other half of the mountains would be difficult to have.
"I'll go with you tomorrow, this herb is not trivial, it is related to the life and death of those people, you must not be careless, you must find it no matter what."
Qian Qianqian said very firmly, and every word was loud, so that there was no room for refutation at all.
After one night, Jiang Sheng stayed to take care of the sick people, Qian Qianqian changed into neat clothes, and set off with Xue Yi and others.
Jiang Xuan's medical book says very clearly that this red Qiang grass grows in high places, likes moisture, does not like sunlight, avoids dryness, and is very difficult to grow, and generally produces seeds once in a hundred years, so it is also very precious, so it is likely that there is this flavor medicine in places where there is water on the mountain.
Qian Qianqian hadn't climbed the mountain for a long time, but she didn't expect that the mountain in Dingyuan City was much steeper than that in the capital, and her feet were full of gravel, and every step she took was like stepping on the tip of a knife, grinding the soles of her feet to hurt.
"Miss Qian, slow down."
Xue Yi has been carefully supporting Qian Qianqian, just like that, Qian Qianqian is still a little unstable, and she almost fell down several times.
These officials picked too many herbs in a row, so when they asked them where they had picked the red Qiang grass before, they couldn't understand it, and in desperation, Qian Qianqian could only look around.
Dingyuan City was originally dry, and it rarely rained, so the land on this mountain was also dry, as if it was all sandy, and the trees and weeds on it were also some drought-tolerant varieties.
"Is there a water source on this mountain?"
Qian Qianqian looked around, she had already climbed very high, but she didn't see half a drop of water at all, and couldn't help but ask.
"How can there be water on this mountain? Miss Qian, you're really joking. ”
Xue Yi was a little incredible, and squeezed out a smile from her face, just thinking that Qian Qianqian had told a joke, but Qian Qianqian's expression was very solemn.
"Impossible, if there is no water source, the previous red Qiang grass cannot grow, there must be a water source here, but we have not found it."
Qian Qianqian said categorically, if she was not completely sure, she would not be so sure, this mountain seems to be ordinary, but she can't keep what is hidden in it, she doesn't dare to relax.
"Miss Qian, there is indeed no water source on this mountain, the last general has lived in this Dingyuan City for more than 20 years, and has been to this mountain countless times, but he has never heard of any water source on this mountain."
"Yes, you also know that this border is arid, it rarely rains, and the water source is also very precious, if there is really a water source on this mountain, it would have been discovered a long time ago, and it would not become a barren mountain."
Several officials behind him spoke one after another, but this still couldn't convince Qian Qianqian, the red Qiang grass was no accident, this mountain is so big, it is inevitable that there is a place that no one will find, if she doesn't find the water source, she will never give up.
"Let's split up, even if we turn the whole mountain over, we have to find the water source."
Qian Qianqian commanded coldly, wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead, a little out of breath, but it was full of weight, and people couldn't disobey it.
Those officials looked at each other, and they were a little confused, and they didn't know why Qian Qianqian had to go her own way.
"Miss Qian, they are all born and raised in this Dingyuan City, since they all said no, then probably there is really none, why should we waste our efforts?"
Xue Yi comforted on the side, thinking that Qian Qianqian was just a temporary stubbornness, so she still let her sober up earlier.
"It's not in vain, if you don't want to, I'll look for it myself, and I'll search every inch of this mountain anyway."
Qian Qianqian's eyes are full of indescribable stubbornness, she is always like this, stubborn and resolute, as long as it is something she believes, she must try it thoroughly.
Xue Yi had no choice but to nod her head and agree, she couldn't watch Qian Qianqian scurrying around on this barren mountain alone, if she accidentally fell, there was a good one, and it was not something she could afford.
Naturally, those officials had nothing to say, so they did as Qian Qianqian ordered, scattered and searched for them on this mountain.
Qian Qianqian and Xue Yi walked together to a dark place, the forest on this mountain is deep and dense, and there are many common herbs growing on the mountain, and many pharmacies in Dingyuan City have sent people to pick herbs on the mountain.
So the periphery of this mountain is bare, there are no herbs available at all, the more you go inside, the more herbs there are, and the light gradually dims, only a few rays of sunlight penetrate the gaps of the leaves, so that Qian Qianqian and Xue Yi can see clearly in front of them.
"Miss Qian, if you go deeper, you don't know what will happen, there are often wild beasts in this mountain, so we better be careful."
Xue Yi has been following Qian Qianqian, and those officials have long been separated, so only the two of them are still in one place at the moment.
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? Don't say it's a beast, even if it's a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, I have to go to the end. ”
Qian Qianqian's expression was calm, there was no fear on her face, her courage was really greater than that of ordinary men, which should be a good thing, but sometimes it was not.
Xue Yi couldn't resist Qian Qianqian, so she could only follow her closely, with a vigilant face, carefully looking at the surrounding scene, and making full preparations in her hands.
Suddenly, Qian Qianqian stopped, poked her head out, and stared carefully ahead, she saw a pair of eyes buried in the jungle, with green light, especially dazzling in the already dim forest.
Xue Yi also saw the movement not far away, and immediately went over to block in front of Qian Qianqian, pulled out the long whip on her waist, and looked solemn.
There was a low roar in the jungle, and the thing hidden in it gradually poked its head out, it turned out to be a fierce tiger, and it seemed that it was really said by Xue Yi.
"Miss Qian, you stay away, leave it to me here."
Xue Yi knew that this tiger was not good, so she immediately pushed Qian Qianqian away, a beast is a beast, and she doesn't know how serious she is, if she hurts Qian Qianqian, it will not be good.
Qian Qianqian took a few steps back, and her heart became nervous, this tiger is bigger than her and Xue Yi combined, and it's not whether Xue Yi can deal with it, if she is not careful, maybe she and Xue Yi will become a good meal for this tiger.
Just when the tiger was about to pounce, Xue Yi immediately whipped up and wrestled with the tiger, and after a few rounds, she and the beast were injured, but no one would let anyone go.
Seeing this, Qian Qianqian slowly walked around behind the tiger, and pulled out the dagger hidden in her sleeve, wanting to help Xue Yi.
This tiger is also a clever beast, and it seems that he has discovered Qian Qianqian's intentions, so he suddenly turned around and aimed at Qian Qianqian, which caught Qian Qianqian off guard.
She immediately dodged and dodged, but she was still bitten off a corner of her skirt by the tiger, and now this posture is really a bit of a "Wu Song fighting the tiger" flavor, Qian Qianqian never thought that this kind of thing, which originally only existed in TV series, would now befall her.
In modern times, "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger" there borrowed the strength of wine, Qian Qianqian did not drink a drop of wine, and she could not use wine to strengthen her courage, plus she was slender and thin, and this tiger was completely incomparable, so this momentum suddenly weakened a little.
Xue Yi couldn't watch Qian Qianqian fall into trouble, and immediately came over to help, the whip in her hand tied the tiger's hind legs, the tiger struggled, Xue Yi couldn't hold it back, and was swayed from side to side by the power of the tiger, as if her whole body would be dragged by the tiger.
"Miss Qian, let's go."
Xue Yi held the whip tightly, and seeing that the momentum was not right, she immediately shouted at Qian Qianqian.
Qian Qianqian came back to her senses, turned around and ran, but she didn't know how far she had run, and her feet suddenly stepped into the air, and her body immediately rolled down.
The slope was too steep, so Qian Qianqian rolled for a while before stopping, she struggled, patted her brain, grabbed the trunk of the tree beside her, and finally sat up in front of her.
Under the rolling, her brain was dizzy, her eyes were also dim, she had no strength at all, her limbs were slightly bruised and scratched, her hair was scattered, her head was covered with dead leaves and dirt, and her face was also flowered, looking very embarrassed.
Qian Qianqian stood up strongly, she didn't care about taking care of herself, and walked straight forward, now finding the water source is the most important thing, no matter what happens, she has to find the red Qiang grass, this is the purpose of her trip, she must do it.