bayedsolid Chapter 34 Dongshantou Village
Chapter 34 Dongshantou Village
Back on the ground, Yunyi stopped abruptly before leaving, glanced at the eight men in black lying on the ground, and then extended her claws.
Even if these men in black have no money, they do have weapons. These assassins' weapons are never bad.
However, she didn't touch the swords and knives. Those were too big and conspicuous, and if they were discovered, they could easily lead to her death. But daggers and hidden weapons were much more convenient.
The search revealed that these assassins were quite wealthy; each of them was found to have daggers, hidden weapons, poison, wound medicine, and silver.
A total of over two hundred taels of silver, eight bottles of wound medicine, eight deadly poison pills, two bottles of corpse-dissolving water, ten daggers, thirty-six throwing darts, four signal flares, and four sets of grappling hooks were found on the eight people.
These people's grappling hooks are different from hers. Hers has five claws, like a human hand, while these are traditional four-clawed grappling hooks, like eagle claws, also called grappling hooks with a hundred-chain lock. Below are seven or eight meters of rope, with rings at the ends of the ropes, and mechanisms on them that can control the opening and closing of the four claws.
He stripped the clothes off a man in black, tore the hem into the shape of a bundle, wrapped the contents in the bundle, stuffed it into a basket, covered it with herbs, and then hurriedly carried the little fox down the mountain.
At this moment, the man in the tree opened his eyes, tried to sit up straight, and regulated his internal energy. However, he spat out a mouthful of blood. He hurriedly took out a medicine bottle from his pocket, put a pill in his mouth, and then breathed a sigh of relief. It was clear that his internal injuries were serious and he would not be able to use his martial arts for several days.
Fortunately, at that moment, a strange bird call rang out from afar, and their eyes lit up, and they made a similar call as well.
Soon someone rushed over: "Master?"
"I'm fine." The man was taken down.
"This..." The two guards looked at the disheveled corpse of the man in black on the ground and gave the man a strange look.
"We've run into... freeloaders." The man coughed. "Never mind, let's go."
So, the two men carried the man away from the place at high speed.
Before long, wild animals, drawn by the smell of blood, came over and quickly devoured the carcass.
Yunyi ate her dry rations as she walked down the mountain. When she finally emerged from the forest, she realized it was already quite late, probably around three or four in the afternoon.
I guess I won't be able to go back today, so I need to find someone to ask about my location, and if possible, I might even need to find a place to stay.
Fortunately, they soon discovered a village, which was much larger than Xiajiazhuang.
"Who are you looking for?" Just as I reached the village entrance, I encountered a little boy of about seven or eight years old.
"I'm lost, and I wanted to ask for directions," Yunyi said with a smile.
"Where are you going? Ask me, I know."
"Where is this? How far is it from the nearest town or county seat?"
"This is Dongshantou Village. It takes an hour to walk to Qingshui Town, but less than an hour if you take an oxcart. As for the county town... I've never been there, so I don't know how far it is."
Is this Longdong Prefecture?
"Yes, I heard Uncle Datou say that Longxi Prefecture is on the other side of the mountain. Uncle Datou's family has an oxcart. He has been to the town and the county seat. My aunt has been to Longxi Prefecture."
"Aren't there any adults in your village?"
"They all went to the village chief's house to attend the wedding banquet."
"Then why don't you go?" Yunyi wasn't surprised, as many places have customs of getting married at night.
"I have to take care of Ahua. Grandma will come and relieve me after she finishes eating."
Who is Xiaohua?
"It's my younger sister."
What happened to your sister?
"My sister is sick."
"I'm from Longxi Prefecture. I got lost on my way down the mountain and ended up here. Could I stay at your house for the night?"
The little boy fell silent.
"I know medicine, maybe I can take a look at your sister."
The little boy's eyes lit up immediately: "You...you really know medicine?"
"Why don't you let me try and see?"
“Okay, then come with me.” The little boy nodded hurriedly. “My name is Asheng, I am eight years old, and my little sister Xiaohua is five years old. She is very cute.”
Ah Sheng's home is at the entrance of the village. It consists of three mud-brick houses without even a wall; it is surrounded by a wooden fence.
As soon as I stepped through the gate, I heard a cough coming from inside the house; I could tell from the sound that it was a little girl.
"Sister!" Ah Sheng rushed into the house. "How are you?"
Yunyi followed her inside. The entrance led to the main room, where there was a stove on one side with a large black pot on it. There was a room on each side of the main room, and the sound was coming from the room on the west side.
"Brother, I'm alright, cough cough..." the little girl's voice was weak. "Brother, is the bride pretty?"
"I didn't see him, the village chief wouldn't let me see him." Ah Sheng pouted, "But I took two candies, you can have them both."
"Brother, have some." The little girl pushed the candy to Ah Sheng, her voice weak and listless.
"Then I'll save this for you, Ah Hua, so you can eat it when you're better." Ah Sheng said, getting up and sniffing, then pointed to Yun Yi standing at the door, "This sister knows medicine; she can cure you."
Ahua couldn't help but look over, her eyes instantly lighting up: "Thank you, sister, cough cough..."
"Sister, have some water." Ah Sheng had already brought over a ladle of water.
Yunyi immediately stopped her: "This is raw water, it's not clean, and it will worsen the patient's condition if they drink it."
Ah Sheng glanced at the water ladle, opened his mouth as if to say that the water was clear, but in the end he could only put it down: "Then... then what should we drink?"
"Boil the water and let it cool before drinking it."
"So troublesome?"
"It's no trouble, and it can reduce the chances of getting sick."
"Okay, I'll go boil some water now." Ah Sheng said as he went out and brought in firewood.
Yunyi went over to examine Ahua and found that the little girl was very weak. It was likely a premature baby, and with inadequate care and nutrition, a simple cold had caused pneumonia. If it dragged on any longer, the child would definitely not survive.
"Sister, am I going to die?" Ahua's face was flushed; she must have started to have a fever.
"You won't die if you meet your sister."
The little girl smiled.
Yunyi took a handful of Dendrobium officinale from her basket and handed it to Asheng: "Put this in when you boil the water." There aren't many herbs available right now, so we'll just have to make do with this for now.
Dendrobium officinale has the effects of "benefiting the stomach and promoting the production of body fluids, nourishing yin and clearing heat", and can improve immunity. Fresh Dendrobium officinale has the same effect as tea.
Ah Sheng obediently went to boil water, while Yun Yi took out silver needles to give Ah Hua acupuncture: "Ah Hua, it will hurt a little, but can you bear it?"
"Sister, I can do it, I won't cry, cough cough..."
"Good girl." Yunyi said as she quickly inserted the needle. "Close your eyes, you'll feel much better after a nap."