Chapter 15: The Catastrophe of Collecting Medicine
Under Xiao Han's careful care, Ning Shuang's illness was cured, not as weak as before, her body slowly recovered, and her little face became ruddy. Ning Shuang's child is actually a beauty, she has dark green eyes, black and bright hair, and when she laughs, she is not only sweet but also has two small dimples. It's just that she has been in this ghost valley for three months, and she hasn't said a word, and she has been expressing her thoughts with her body and actions. When she first entered the Ghost Valley, there was any big movement in the valley, so she quickly hid behind Xiao Han.
Xiao Han smiled and led her out from behind her, and showed her what scared her, slowly, she became bolder, but still didn't speak.
"Hasn't this kid been able to talk since he was a child?"
"No, there's nothing wrong with her voice, it's just that she just came back from the brink of death, and she didn't see her most beloved mother, she was scared and insecure, so she didn't want to speak." Xiao Han explained to them.
Guiguzi didn't say anything about the child that Xiao Han brought back three months ago. In fact, I like it very much in my heart.
Ning Shuang is indeed very well-behaved, although she doesn't speak, but after she recovers, every morning when she gets up, she helps Xiaohan work, pours tea and water for Guiguzi, and delivers food to Gai Nie and Weizhuang, which is very hardworking.
Xiao Han is also happy that she is so sensible, but Xiao Han's three months of treatment and martial arts have made her very tired, when Ning Shuang was seriously ill, she could basically only rest for three hours a day, and then after Ning Shuang recovered, she picked up the medical book and found a way to get rid of the root cause of Ning Shuang, she had to boil medicine every day, and she had been boiling for three months.
After settling Ning Shuang's sleep, Xiao Han went to the Cold Sword Pavilion to meet with Gai Nie and them, she was tired for another day, and when she didn't pay attention, Gai Nie, who made a little hard move, pushed him with the sword blade, and fell to the ground.
Gai Nie stepped forward to help her up: "Xiao Han, you are too tired like this, you should take a good rest." ā
Xiao Han waved his hand: "It's okay, I can hold it." ā
The three of them sat around the bamboo table, and under the moonlight, Xiao Han's face looked pale and haggard, and Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were very worried.
"Shuang'er is about to heal, and I can't delay it in the past few days, and there is not much medicine in the ghost valley, I plan to go to the mountains to collect some medicine and come back tomorrow."
"Let's go with you."
In the early morning of the second day, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang carried a big basket on their backs, and Xiao Han beside them settled Ning Shuang: "Shuang'er, my sister and brothers have gone up the mountain to collect medicine, and they may not come back until later, you remember to drink a bowl of medicine at noon, and I will let my father remind you." ā
Xiao Han touched Ning Shuang's head, and Ning Shuang nodded obediently.
The three of them went up the mountain, and it had just rained heavily in Guigu recently, and the ground was very slippery, and the humidity on the mountain was very heavy, and many rocks were slippery, and even the unstable soil would make people slip. Xiao Han, who didn't have enough rest, stumbled along the way, stumbled and always fell.
"No, let's come back another day." Wei Zhuang Ti yƬ.
Xiao Han patted the dirt on his clothes and said, "It's okay, let's keep walking!" ā
For safety, Gai Nie let Xiao Han walk in front, and he and Wei Zhuang protected her in the back.
After half a day, they had picked a large basket of medicines, and more precious medicinal materials were still in higher places, and the three of them carefully climbed towards it. The hill above is steeper and more slippery.
When Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang were picking some other herbs in the back, Xiao Han saw a very precious herb growing in front of the diagonal slope, she stretched out her foot and stepped on a stone, lying on the hillside, stretched out her arm to probe, but still couldn't find it, she forgot the smoothness of the stone, and actually stood on tiptoe to reach it, and before she could react, her body was already in the air, and she struggled to grab the low shrub in front of her, the shrub had shallow roots, and it was difficult to hold her weight at all.
Xiao Han's body leaned back, Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang still lowered their heads to collect medicine, when Gai Nie felt that something was wrong, raised his head, and when he stretched out his hand, he only touched Xiao Han's fingertips, Xiao Han's eyes were still looking at him, but he fell on his back, her head touched a big rock, and then rolled all the way down the hillside, her body was cut by many sharp rocks, and finally hit a big tree, stopped, but there was no movement.
"Xiao Han!"
Guiguzi sat in front of the house and looked at a large flock of birds flying on the mountain in the distance, and a sense of worry jumped between his eyebrows.
As the sun set, the trio returned. Ning Shuang happily ran from a distance, wanting to throw herself into Xiao Han's arms, but what she saw was Xiao Han lying in Gai Nie's arms, covered in blood and unconscious.
Ning Shuang's eyes widened, she walked over slowly, held Xiao Han's cold hand, and said, "Sister Han, what's wrong with you?" Tears flowed from her eyes.
Guiguzi ran quickly, hugged Xiao Han from Gai Nie's arms, and rushed into the house, and Ning Shuang followed into the house.
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang sat on the steps in front of the house, Wei Zhuang reached out and patted Gai Nie's shoulder to comfort him, Gai Nie's mind was full of Xiao Han's desperate eyes when he fell down the hill, and he sat there indifferently, his eyes staring straight ahead.
Guiguzi poked his head out of the house and shouted, "Go to the pharmacy and invite Xiaohan's uncle to come!" ā
Wei Zhuang quickly got up and rode away on his fast horse, leaving Gai Nie alone on the steps.
In the evening, Wei Zhuang brought back the uncle, and the uncle entered the house as soon as he got off the horse.
Wei Zhuang sat back in his original position, and Gai Nie beside him was still staring blankly ahead, his eyes were very red.
"Senior brother, don't worry, Xiao Han will get better."
The door of the house opened a small crack, and Ning Shuang came out of the house. Wei Zhuang turned around and asked her what was going on inside.
Ning Shuang's voice was also very good, and she trembled a little at this time: "Uncle and they, they have stopped the bleeding for Sister Han, Uncle said that Sister Han is out of danger, but when she can wake up, it depends on her creation." ā
Gai Nie gritted his teeth, held back tears, and lowered his head.
Ning Shuang left and went to drink the medicine that Xiao Han had boiled for her before she went out.
Wei Zhuang approached, put his arm on Gai Nie's shoulder, and said, "Senior brother, Xiao Han is a very special girl, you know, she won't leave so early, you must have confidence." ā
Gagne nodded.
Ning Shuang, who had drunk the medicine, came back and sat on Gai Nie's left.
"Brother Nie, can I ask you a question?"
"Just ask."
"Does Brother Nie like Sister Han?"
Small children are always very direct. Wei Zhuang turned his head and looked at Gai Nie's expression.
Gai Nie frowned, not knowing how to answer the question for a moment.
"Is that a difficult question?" Ning Shuang asked.
Wei Zhuang knew that Gai Nie would think a lot in his heart, he would think about what Xiao Han was thinking in his heart, how to face Xiao Han after answering, and even how to face these people related to Xiao Han. The only thing he doesn't think about is himself, what he feels in his own heart, others know it, but he will always ignore it.
"Shuang'er, don't embarrass him, let him think about it and give you an accurate answer."
"Brother Nie, I don't know what you think, but, Sister Han was in a coma just now and only shouted the name of one person, that person," Ning Shuang turned her head to look at Gai Nie and said, "It's you." ā
Gai Nie didn't know whether it was sweet or bitter in his heart, the two tastes were mixed together, he closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and said nothing.
The door to the house opened suddenly, and Gai Nie turned to look at the man who had come out of the room.
Guiguzi only looked at Gai Nie and said a word.
"She's awake."