She despondently scratched her hair, thinking that as long as she refined the King Gu insect, she would be able to deal with the Gu inside her body. But the Devouring God Gu was just too domineering. Even though the King Gu was highly toxic, was it really no match for that Gu?
She suddenly spat out a large mouthful of purplish-black blood.
Zhi Chen was startled and as her body started to slide down, he rushed over in a few quick strides, extending his long arms to catch her in his embrace.
Groggily opening her eyes, her gaze collided with a face full of concern before her little head tilted, and she fainted in Zhi Chen’s arms.
Shen Qiu Yang rushed into the room, to see Zhi Chen holding Dong Huiying.
His complexion was extremely poor, and he said sternly, "Qiu Yang, is there a ’Doctor’ nearby Qingfeng Mountain?"
"She fainted again?" From the word "again", it was clear that Shen Qiu Yang had long been accustomed to such incidences.
Shen Qiu Yang checked the little girl’s breath, then felt her heartbeat, sensing its faintness. She let out a long sigh.
"No worries, no worries, she often did this in the past. After all, she’s testing Gu on herself, and it’s very harmful to the body. I’ve known her for a while now, and there have been several times during that period when she would vomit blood and faint after ingesting pills. There was even once when she refined some chaotic Gu to use on herself, and for several days she was manically spirited. She told me that when this happens, I shouldn’t fuss over her because she won’t die; she’ll naturally wake up after she’s fainted long enough. She also said something about fainting being a form of protection by the body’s self-mechanism? She talks weirdly, and I don’t understand a lot of what she says, but doing as she instructed has always been right."
Shen Qiu Yang reached out her hand and took the little girl from Liang Zhi Chen. After all, she was accustomed to it, looking after the girl’s daily needs like an old nanny.
Zhi Chen could only watch as Shen Qiu Yang placed the little girl on a single wooden bed and then brought a blanket to cover her, even carefully tucking in the corners.
His throat suddenly felt dry.
"You said she’s been all along? For more than a month now, she’s been repeatedly falling into this state? Hasn’t she sought out a ’Doctor’ to take a look at her?"
Shen Qiu Yang sneered, "’Doctor’?"
She sighed deeply, "After you left before, I opened the bamboo tube and took out that portrait. The person in this painting, if I’m not mistaken, is the one before us, right? She herself is a ’Doctor’. I used to think she was just well-versed in poison and had a rudimentary understanding of Medical Skill, but after meeting you, I realized her Medical Skill is brilliant. She’s many times more skilled than those Incompetent Doctors shaking about outside. There’s no need for any other ’Doctor’ to treat her. Besides, even if they did look at her, given her condition, I doubt they could figure anything out."
After that, she opened the door, "Let’s go, my place is small. Given your appearance, you won’t be leaving any time soon. I’ve temporarily prepared a room for you; go take a look. If you need anything else, wait until she wakes up, and I’ll go down the mountain to get it."
Zhi Chen sat in a wooden chair deep in thought when he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. His hand, poised to pick up the teacup, paused slightly.
"Mm," she scratched her head, and at that moment, Shen Qiu Yang came over with a smile, bringing breakfast, "Eat quickly, are you going to catch bugs in the mountains later? Remember to take Da Bai with you; he can be quite helpful."
The little girl smiled sweetly, "Failure is the mother of success!"
She clenched her little fist to pump herself up.