Chapter XVII: Poisoning
After the night, there was an order to pull out the camp and raise the army in the distance, and all the soldiers gathered the camp tents one after another, and Xi Ming yawned, and came to Si Nanyue's tent in a daze, and vaguely felt that something was wrong before he entered.
Usually the second lady has to urge Xiao Shaojun to do morning classes, and she has long developed the habit of getting up early, plus she can't sleep well during this time, and she always wakes up early.
But at this time, it was so noisy outside, and it was still dark in the tent, Xi Ming couldn't help but panic, she hurriedly broke in, groped for the candlestick, and found that Si Nanyue was only covered with a thin blanket.
She was a person who was afraid of the cold, but now her cheeks were red, and her breathing was faintly curled in the blanket.
"Miss, what's the matter?" Xi Ming hurriedly ran forward to probe her forehead, and her hands only felt hot, hot and scary.
At this time, Helian Du outside was preparing to march, and when he saw that there was no movement in Si Nanyue's tent, he just wanted to send someone to take a look, but before he could give the order, he saw Xi Ming running out of it in a hurry.
"Your Highness, please send the military doctor to see Miss, she ...... She ......"
Xi Ming was too flustered, and he couldn't speak clearly, Helian Jue's eyes sank, and he strode straight to Si Nanyue's bed, he had no pity, and grabbed her shoulders with his big hands and picked her up directly.
"Why, last night it was just an aphrodisiac and a few drops of rain, so the city lord couldn't get out of bed?"
Since no one responded to him, as soon as he let go of his hand, Si Nanyue's limp body fell straight back, and he knew that she seemed to be really sick, Helian Jue hurriedly supported her, frowned and shouted outside: "Quickly pass the military doctor!" ”
Outside the tent, Apohan sat on a stone with a straw in his mouth, waiting for the order to march, but after waiting for a long time, the sky was bright and no one came to deliver the message, he waited impatiently, and scolded: "What's the matter with Your Highness today, you were in the wine jar last night?" ”
"It doesn't have to be in a jar." The white-faced sergeant pointed out meaningfully: "Has the general ever heard that 'the spring night is bitter and the day is short, and the king will not rise early'?" ”
"Speak human words!"
"Uh...... The subordinate means that maybe His Highness was stumped by some woman. ”
"Absolutely impossible!" Apohan waved his hand, "Who is His Royal Highness King Xiao!" That is the wolf head who commands the 400,000 wolf king army of Chiyuan, and is the incarnation of the wolf god Jira, how can he delay the military ...... for a woman"
As he was talking, he caught a glimpse of the military doctor not far away carrying the medicine box and hurriedly running out in the direction of the king's tent. He hurriedly yelled at the military doctor: "Qingjier, what are you doing!" ”
The military doctor was frightened by the sudden tiger roar, and he hurriedly saluted Apohan, shouting as he ran, and said in a hurried tone: "General Hui, the little city lord is sick, and His Highness has summoned me to hurry up!" ”
"His grandmother's legs!" The grass in Apohan's mouth was spit on the ground by him, and he said angrily to the white-faced sergeant: "Agu, you really said it, Your Highness is really confused by." ”
Agu hurriedly waved his hand, "General, my subordinates don't have the courage to say this!" ”
Apohan did not answer his words, and impatiently walked around the side, and finally came to the conclusion: "This woman cannot stay with His Highness, otherwise something will have to happen." ”
Agu's mind turned, "The general is thinking about ......"
"That's right." Apohan sank his face and did not hide the murderous intent in his eyes, "She must disappear!" ”
In the tent in the distance, Helian Jue's face was tense, and the people inside did not dare to come out to accompany him, until Qingjier finished checking his pulse and confirmed that he was infected with the wind cold, and his face was slightly better.
After dismissing everyone, Helian Jie's fingers gently scraped Si Nanyue's red cheeks.
He grew up in the barracks since he was a child, and he came into contact with soldiers who were the same as himself, as if they had an impregnable body, and he didn't expect that someone would be so sick because of a rain, and he knew it was so, so he restrained a little last night.
Si Nanyue's high fever did not go away, she was burned in a daze, she opened her eyes dimly, her fingers lightly held Helian Duan's hand, and said weakly: "I just contracted the wind cold...... Mother don't worry, my brother and Xing'er should come back from the border today, just tell them that I will stay outside the city for a few days, and don't let them ...... Missed ......"
She couldn't sleep soundly, her long eyelashes fluttering lightly, and it wasn't until Helian answered that she fell back into a deep sleep.
Helian couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, he always felt that he was holding his breath in his body, and he was uncomfortable, but he didn't know where to vent it.
After Qingjier finished feeding her the medicine, Helian decided to ask, "How long will she be cured of this illness?" ”
"Back to His Royal Highness, the city lord's body is too weak, and ordinary people can heal in three or five days, but when she comes here, it will take ten days and half a month to get better."
"So slow!" Helian Du frowned, but he didn't say anything, and as soon as he ordered Qingjier to retreat, he heard Si Nanyue suddenly cough violently, as if he was going to vomit out all his internal organs.
Helian Du hurriedly strode over, only to see her suddenly spit out a mouthful of black blood from her mouth, and her bloodless lips turned blue.
Qingier heard the movement and returned, and when he took the pulse, his whole body broke out in a cold sweat.
"Your Highness, yes...... It's a glycous ......."
"Ricin Poison Flower?"
Helian Du heard this name familiarly, and then remembered that in Chiyuan, you often see a poisonous snake called the Nine Curved Snake, after being bitten by this snake, you must find the Richer Poison Flower within seven days to detoxify, otherwise there is no medicine stone, and the poisoned person will die of ulceration all over his body.
Strange to say, this flower itself is extremely toxic, but when combined with snake venom, it can be poisonous, and if you take it directly, the consequences will ......
Qingjier trembled and fell to the ground, the beads of sweat on his forehead flowed down, if Si Nanyue died because of drinking his medicine, then he was afraid that he would have to bury her......
Thinking of this, his whole body was lying on his stomach, and his forehead slammed on the ground with a "bang", "His Royal Highness King Xiao, his subordinates will never have the courage to poison the little city lord, please let Your Highness know ......"
Helian was in a hurry, "Nonsense! If this king had doubted you, your head would have moved by now! ”
"Yes...... Be...... His Royal Highness Shengming. Qingjier quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "We have to find a nine-curved snake in seven days, otherwise the life of the little city lord will not be guaranteed!" ”
"Easy to say!" Helian slapped the table.
That nine-curved snake is not a rare thing in Chiyuan, but he has been fighting outside for many years, and if he thinks about it carefully, he has never seen this kind of snake outside Chiyuan, and they will definitely not be able to drive back to Chiyuan in a short time, how can this make him good!
He was angry and couldn't bear it, and he didn't know what to do, when he glanced over Qingjier out of the corner of his eye and found that he was looking depressed with an unspeakable expression.
Helian Jue narrowed his golden eyes, leaned over and squatted in front of Qingji, looking at him at eye level, those dangerous eyes like purgatory seemed to devour him.
"Qingjier, you boiled the medicine yourself, if something happens to her......"
"Don't, don't...... Your Highness, I have a way! But ......" he said halfway through, his face was embarrassed, thinking that if he didn't save it, he would die, so he stubbornly said: "Your Highness, do you remember the black worm quagmire?" ”
Helian Duel's complexion changed instantly, and his golden eyes added a murderous aura.
How could he forget that place, six months ago, they were misled by the dead soldiers sent by Si Nanyue, and thus strayed into the black worm mire, and the total casualties were nearly three thousand.
Although these numbers are not worth mentioning compared to the total number of the wolf king army, the tragic situation of the soldiers who fell into the quagmire at that time made the wolf king army, who was not afraid of life and death, fearful.
Helian said coldly, "Go on." ”
"Yes, when we were passing through the mud, a soldier was bitten by a poisonous snake called Aconitum green, and I didn't know much about this snake at the time, so I stayed up all night......"
"To the point!"
"Uh...... Be...... That's the case, the poison of the aconitum is very similar to the nine-curved snake, this place is not too far from the mire, if there can be a aconitum green, the poison in the body of the little city lord is not a problem. ”
Helian Duel's fingertips tapped down on the table, and his thin lips repeated: "Black Worm Mire ......"
His eyes were gloomy, his expression was weird, and Qingjier, who was kneeling underneath, was in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to guess what Helian was hesitating at the moment, after all, this woman was the monarch of the defeated city, she had killed so many soldiers in Chiyuan, and it was useless to keep them, and she would die, but why did His Highness ......
Just when Helian decided to hesitate, Si Nanyue suddenly woke up and called softly: "Your Highness......"
After that, Qingier was ordered to retreat, and soon after he received an order, His Highness personally led a team of fifty people to set off to the quagmire, and Qingier, as a military doctor, also had to accompany him.
This army traveled day and night, and the black worm mire, which would take more than half a month to reach on a normal march, reached the border of the mire in just five days.
At this time, Si Nanyue was already a candle in the wind, except for a very weak breath to prove that she was still alive, her pale face made her look almost like death.
When they reached the border of the mire, it was already dusk, and after nightfall, the miasma in the miasma was at its highest, and Helian ordered to camp not far from the border, and everyone rested for one night before looking for the aconitum green.
Seeing that Si Nanyue's body was not as good as day by day, Helian decided to kill the horse as a live horse doctor, and fed her some herbs to dispel poison and reduce fever all day long, probably because of this reason, Si Nanyue was still breathing.
It's just that the herbs he carried were exhausted, and after setting up the camp, Ximing called Qingjier to pick some herbs to be used.
Knowing that the place was not safe at night, he called a few soldiers to take care of each other before going, but fortunately, with the blessing of the wolf god Jira, they did not encounter any danger along the way, but on the way back, they found several corpses.
The skin of the corpses is purple-red, the flesh has long been rotten, and their faces cannot be seen clearly, from time to time there are maggots and unknown insects burrowing in the bare skin, the smell of decay and strong sensory stimulation make people can't help but feel sick, but everyone present is silent in an instant except for the tea.
Because of the armor they were wearing, they looked like the soldiers of the Red Abyss, and they were soldiers who died here a few months ago when the Wolf King's army strayed into the black worm quagmire.