Just like that, before Old Uncle Qiu could react, Bai Junjun had taken off two of her three constant companions, the water bladders. She kept only one and, equipped with her newest gear, scurried off in the direction the team had departed.
Old Uncle Qiu watched her leave, truly anxious.
Xiao Chan, who had stayed behind to oversee everything, walked over and glanced doubtfully at Bai Junjun as she gradually ran farther away.
"Where is she going?"
"Err... She still needs some materials to process arsenic, so she went to find them."
Old Uncle Qiu was startled, but fortunately, having seen much of the world in his youth, he quickly regained his bearings.
Xiao Chan didn’t take it too hard. He bowed solemnly to Old Uncle Qiu and said, "Hello, I am Xiao Chan from the Seven-Person Team. May I ask how to address the elder?"
"No need for such formalities, Brother Xiao Chan. Just call me Old Uncle Qiu."
Old Uncle Qiu, slightly embarrassed, waved his hand dismissively.
"I heard that you can process arsenic? And have the prescription for treating malaria?"
"Err... Somewhat," Old Uncle Qiu replied with some apprehension.
However, Xiao Chan no longer had the energy to question Old Uncle Qiu’s evasiveness. He took a deep breath and bowed deeply again, "Please, Old Uncle Qiu, would you take over Doctor Wang’s unfulfilled duties?"
Old Uncle Qiu sighed, "If I am able to, I shall not shirk from my duty."
"Thank you!" Xiao Chan bowed once more and continued, "My master also exhausted himself and is currently unconscious. Would you be willing to see him?"
Old Uncle Qiu was startled, not expecting Xiao Chan to invite him into the horse carriage.
These days, even though he hadn’t been in the front, he knew that the Seven-Person Team’s horse carriage did not allow any strangers near it. Yet now, Xiao Chan was asking him to come over just because he knew some medical skills, indicating that the situation inside the carriage must be very critical.
He hesitated a bit, "I only know the basics. If..."
"That’s alright. My master’s condition is chronic. We don’t expect it to be cured immediately. Just help us ascertain his condition for now."
Old Uncle Qiu reluctantly agreed, and Xiao Chan happily led him over.
At that moment, Rabbit was guarding inside the carriage. Ever since a short while ago, the boss had been frighteningly alternating between cold and hot.
Rabbit was busy wiping his sweat one moment and covering his body the next, sweating profusely himself.
Just when everything was in disarray, an old man suddenly appeared inside the horse carriage, startling Rabbit to almost draw his knife.
"Old Uncle Qiu is also a doctor. Let him check on the boss quickly,"
Xiao Chan explained from behind.
Rabbit immediately sprang up and hurriedly invited Old Uncle Qiu inside.
It was only then that Old Uncle Qiu got a full view of the horse carriage.
The space inside the carriage wasn’t small, able to accommodate about four or five people if all seated. At that moment, there was only a young man lying inside, beautiful even with his eyes closed and possessing an unusual aura.
However, the young man’s complexion was anything but normal, turning from blue to purple intermittently.
Driven by a strong desire to help, Old Uncle Qiu didn’t care if his clothes would dirty the carriage; he just sat next to the young man and proceeded to check his pulse.
This examination was shocking.
Normally, the cardiac pulse should be floating and scattered, the liver pulse should sink and be string-like, the kidney pulse should be sunken and soft, the lung pulse floating and contractive, and the spleen-stomach pulse should be neither turbulent nor aggressive. However, the young man’s internal organs were all over the place.
The pulse was a chaotic mess. To put it plainly, it was like ice and fire coexisting, water and fire incompatible, with many erratic energies devastating his internal organs.
This was why his body fluctuated between hot and cold.