Chapter 489: The Torment of Ice and Fire
"People like you who say that others are stupid all day long is the real stupid! You think you're noble, don't you?!" I'm already very emotional now, and I can't stand him provoking me like this.
"I never thought I was noble, I have always been very lowly, you see that whether I am eating or lodging now, I rely on the help of others, so the reason why I will appear in front of you is to bring you back to the right path step by step, that is, to repay this society." The old beggar said.
I sneered in my heart and didn't speak.
No matter how much you talk to such people, I think.
It lasted a full twenty minutes and thirty-five seconds, and the screaming finally subsided, but my mood became more nervous.
Li Bo walked out of it, covered in blood, and said to me, "I'm sorry, Fang Ming, you'd better be mentally prepared. β
"What? Could it be that she's..."
"Rainy and sunny... It's very likely that she won't survive, her injuries are too serious, life and death are life, you shouldn't be too sad. β
"I don't care! Anyway, you have to save her, please, can't I kneel for you? β
"If you kneel for a while, I will be useful, I will definitely ask you to kneel here all the time, but this is useless, Fang Ming, you are too persistent." Lieber said.
My heart hurts even more, and I blame me for not cherishing her in the first place...
"Hmmβ" a very slight voice came from inside.
The three of us were stunned, Yuqing is still alive? We immediately rushed in, only to see Yuqing's eyes slightly open, as if she was still making a final resistance.
Li Bo touched Yuqing's pulse, his spirit was shocked, and he immediately said to me: "There may really be some chances, Fang Ming, old beggar, you two go and help me find out the plastic wrap and Chinese herbs, I can use them, and bring a basin of hot water, the hotter the better." β
Although I don't know what the effect of these things is in the treatment of Yuqing, but since he said so, I don't have time to think about the principle, anyway, just do what he says.
After gathering these things with the old beggar, Li Bo poured a basin of freshly boiled water directly on her, drenching her whole body.
It stands to reason that such hot water will definitely blister people's skin, but when I saw the hot water poured on her skin, it emitted a dark purple cold, and even I, the person who was next to her, could feel the cold.
"The cold on her body is so heavy that she can't even dispel this kind of well water that I have made at once, it's really troublesome, old beggar, you boil more water, the sooner the better." Lieber said.
"Okay, I'll go now." He said.
After the old beggar left, Li Bo asked me to mash all those Chinese herbs together, and I did so, and as for Li Bo, he had been feeling Yuqing's pulse.
A few more basins of hot water poured on Yuqing's body, the bed was wet like a muddy pond, and I followed Li Bo's instructions, took out new sheets from the wardrobe and changed them, but every time I poured hot water, there would be a burst of cold air on her body, and the cold did not weaken at all, Li Bo really had no choice, so I had to let the old beggar prepare a big bucket, and directly gave Yuqing a bath, and poured the Chinese herbs I smashed into it together, and placed matches under the bucket and lit them.
"Is this a bath or a boiled meat?" said the old beggar.
"Got you talking nonsense here? Don't close your mouth for me yet. Lieber rebuked him unhappily.
I originally wanted to ask this question, but seeing that his apprentices and old beggars were scolded, I still didn't say anything, and now Yuqing's life is in his hands, if I provoke him, Yuqing really has no hope at all.
"Here, do me a favor." The old beggar said.
One of us grabbed Yuqing's feet, and the other grabbed Yuqing's shoulders, and threw her into her consciousness, only to see that the water that was still bubbling suddenly lost its sound, and after a while, a layer of ice floe formed on it, and a layer of frost hung on her own face.
"I can't see that Yuqing is so powerful, my body can be used as a refrigerator, and I will borrow this refrigerator another day." The old beggar laughed heartlessly.
"Shut up." Li Bo and I said in unison.
"Okay, okay, can't I shut up? Would you like me to add some firewood? The old beggar asked listlessly.
"Okay, go ahead and add firewood." Lieber said.
The matches under the vat crackled loudly, but the water in the bucket was not affected in the slightest, and the layer of ice floe became thicker and thicker, and the entire surface of the water was frozen, but Yuqing seemed to be a little conscious, and moved around uneasily.
"It's hot... Is someone burning me with fire? Scalded me. She whispered.
"Yuqing, you are covered in ice all over your body now, do you still feel hot?" I was surprised.
"Everyone's perception of temperature is different, what you feel cold, others may feel too hot, and Yuqing's physique itself is cold, so the sensitivity to heat is also very high, don't talk to her first, let her slow down, and wait until she recovers, you can say as many things as you want." Lieber said.
Yuqing still kept muttering, I didn't pay attention to her anymore, Li Bo asked the old beggar to continue to make medicine, and the old beggar made enough effort to make medicine on the side.
The ice floe finally dispersed, and Lieber asked me to test the temperature of the water, and I stretched out a finger and tested it, but the water was still very cold.
"That's about the time it gets to this point, get her up, old beggar, is your medicine cured?" Lieber said.
"It's all right, can you put it on her now?"
"Well, yes, make sure every corner is covered." Lieber said.
The old beggar and I scooped Yuqing out of the ice water, wrapped our whole body with Chinese herbs, even on our faces, covered with black herbs, and then wrapped them in plastic wrap so that the effects could slowly penetrate into the skin.
By the time Yuqing was wrapped in plastic wrap and placed on the bed like a mummy, poured out her bath water, and tidied up the room, the old beggar and I were also exhausted and out of breath.
"It's been a long time since I've done physical work like this." The old beggar said.
"It's been a long time since I've done manual work, and when I go to work, I mainly rely on my mouth to make money, and my muscles are almost degenerate." I say.
"It's such a coincidence, I also make money by lip service." The old beggar said.
"You also call making money by lip service, you are making money by being cheeky, right?" I say.
"Hahaha!" Then the beggar was not angry at all and laughed.
"Haven't you two always looked at each other very unpleasantly? When did the relationship become so good? Lieber asked.
"Thisβ" I scratched my head in embarrassment.
"Okay, okay, the two of you will be noisy chatting here until the rain is clear, let's go out first." Lieber said.
"When will Yuqing get better?" I say.
"We have done everything that needs to be done, whether it can get better, now it depends on her will, if she can survive this hurdle, she will wake up before noon tomorrow, but she can't survive, she can only be half-dead like now, and she will die in less than half a month." Lieber said.
"What are the chances of surviving?" The old beggar asked.
"It's hard to say, according to my guess, life and death are half in life, I'm here to watch, and as soon as the rain wakes up, I'll call you all in immediately." He sat behind the screen and said to us.
This is our last effort, and I sincerely hope that Yuqing can survive.
Looking at her unrecognizable face and slightly bloated body because of being wrapped in Chinese herbs, I silently swore in my heart that if she could survive, I would break up with Chen Lin and be with her well, no matter what Chen Lin thought of me, what others said, I didn't matter.
Yuqing has suffered so much in order to be with me, and has endured it for so many years, if I refuse her again, then I am a beast, since she has the courage to make such a big sacrifice for me, I must also give her the corresponding reward, otherwise I will have a troubled conscience in my life.
So Yuqing, you must hold on! For our beautiful and happy life in the future! A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth at the thought of this.
"Fang Ming? Fang Ming? The old beggar tapped me twice on the shoulder.
"Huh? What's wrong? β
"What are you thinking? Thinking so distractedly. The old beggar asked.
"It's nothing, let's go out." I say.
Looking at the time, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and there were still nine hours before 12 o'clock in the afternoon that Li Bo said, these nine hours were the key to determining Yuqing's life and death, after working for most of the night, I felt very tired, but I was very excited, and I couldn't sleep at all.
There is no Internet here, the mobile phone is like an ornament, nothing can be done except to be able to read the time, and there is no TV in Li Bo's house, and there is no novel that could pass the time, I walked around the small hall, and walked dozens of laps in the yard, and my legs were sore, and then look at the time, there are still nine hours.
Jiahui didn't follow, he waited outside for the so-called female ghost, and I sometimes listened to the movement outside with my ears sideways, but I didn't hear any unusual movement, only the occasional birdsong and insect chirping.
"Ahh
"Fang Ming, do you know how many steps you walked?" He also seemed to be in good spirits.
"I don't think anyone is bored enough to count their steps, right? At least not for me. I said.
"You walked 5,632 steps." The old beggar said.
"Thank you for being so bored and caring for me so much." I say.
"I'm bored, I'm going to have to wait that long anyway, why don't we talk and hear a story from me?"
"Why don't you tell me the story you didn't finish last time, I want to hear what the ending is." I say.
"Okay, I just wanted to tell you about that story, although it is a tragedy, but it may be useful for you." The old beggar said that he took a sip of tea, and I had a hunch that the second half of the story he told must have been twisted and bizarre as well.
"Don't say it yet, wait a minute, I have another question for you, should you educate me again?"
Every time I listen to him talk about those big things, I feel a dull pain in my ears.
"You're so smart, I just want to take the opportunity to educate you, I usually wander around the city, you and Jiahui stay together and have to deal with all kinds of urgent matters at any time, we rarely meet, I think today is a good opportunity."
"Then you better stop talking about it, lest my mood become worse." I say.
"Oh, then you can keep walking, I'll help you count, or you can go outside to help Jiahui." The old beggar said.
"Hmm......" I hesitated again.
How many more laps? My legs are sore, I don't want to leave at all, I don't want to help Jiahui, once I step out of this door, I don't know what kind of situation I will encounter, I just want to guard Yuqing, and confess to her as soon as Yuqing wakes up.
"Forget it, I have nothing to do anyway, you better tell me." I say.
"Hey, hey, hey... I knew you were a man with idle ears. The old beggar laughed again.
In the midst of a long, boring wait, the old beggar told the story.