Nianyang deftly began performing surgery on Li Tingyan. During the process, she noticed the man’s legs were cold and stiff, realizing today was the day his cold poison acted up.
Nianyang speculated that the triggering of the cold poison might be the reason for Li Tingyan’s decreased combat power, which left him half-dead.
Nianyang suddenly thought of what Tuanzi had said: could Li Tingyan’s death in the previous life have been caused by the cold poison?
After all, Li Tingyan’s cold poison had a three-year incubation period; its venom was fierce and caused continuous pain when it flared up. His combat power would surely plummet, and it made sense he would be attacked. Therefore, to prevent Li Tingyan from facing the tragic end of his previous life, she had to help him treat the cold poison as soon as possible.
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Tonight, after Li Tingyan discovered the pirate’s whereabouts, he chased the person to the back mountain. During the fight, his leg ailment relapsed, and he was accidentally stabbed by the opponent’s blade, subsequently tumbling onto the cement ground.
With the cold poison also acting up, the double agony made him feel as if this might be the day his life ended here.
Unexpectedly, in his haze, he smelled a familiar faint medicinal fragrance, remembering this as the scent belonging to the young girl named Gu Nianyang he had taken a liking to.
So was he truly dying, to the point of experiencing hallucinations?
As this thought crossed his mind, someone poured medicinal soup into his mouth, which slightly awakened his scattered consciousness.
In recent years, Li Tingyan had consumed many tonics to treat the cold poison. As soon as the soup entered his mouth, he recognized the taste of Lingzhi. If it was a hallucination, how could he still have a sense of taste? So had he been rescued?
Having consumed Lingzhi, Li Tingyan, with slightly restored awareness, sensed someone tending to his wound.
He struggled to open his eyes, seeing the most beautiful sight in his world.
Years of drifting at sea had allowed Li Tingyan to undergo night vision training, granting him excellent eyesight. Even in the pitch-black night, he clearly saw the girl before him.
It was her!
The girl he constantly thought about!
How could she be here? And save him by such a sheer stroke of luck?
At this moment, she was kneeling in front of him, holding medical tools and meticulously performing surgery on him, her face displaying utter seriousness.
Any ordinary girl in this situation would surely be scared to death, yet she remained calm, her skilled actions surpassing even those of the professional doctors at their dock and on board the ships.
When they first met, she claimed she could heal diseases. Was it actually true?
Once she finished cleaning up, Nianyang took out a needle and thread, swiftly stitching up Li Tingyan’s wound. After bandaging his wound with medical gauze, she raised her eyes to meet a gaze full of deep emotion.
"Mr. Li, you’re awake?"
Nianyang blinked, feeling slightly uneasy under his intense gaze, she averted her eyes. Wasn’t this man supposed to be stoic and emotionless? Why was he now so unabashed?
As if afraid no one else would notice his intentions.
Li Tingyan slowly propped himself up, his dark eyes filled with gentle light as he stared at Nianyang, "Nini, it was you who saved me. How did you end up here?"
In the middle of the night, a young girl venturing up the mountain alone, what a dangerous situation if she encountered wild animals!
Nianyang said, "I came up the mountain to gather herbs, and then I found you lying here half-dead. Luckily, I know a bit of medical skill; otherwise, you might not have survived the night."