Chapter 16 Falling ill
The one who suffered internal injuries was Su Zijin. After rushing to the next town, she fell ill as expected. She almost vomited all the bile. She couldn't eat anything and had to vomit when drinking water. She also developed a high fever overnight. Zhang Long was caught off guard.
, invited all the good doctors from nearby towns to come to Su Zijin's home to treat him.
"Just eat twice a day and you'll be fine. As long as the fever goes away in the evening, it won't be a big deal."
The doctors all said so, and Zhang Long felt relieved.
Su Zijin did not bring a maid, so Zhang Long had to pay the shopkeeper to find a local daughter-in-law to come over and serve his young lady.
"Sir, my lady has trismus and she just can't drink the medicine."
The daughter-in-law found Zhang Long and said worriedly.
Zhang Long was right next door to the room at Su Zijin's inn. He came over and saw his young lady's red face. He gritted his teeth and told his wife to boil a few more bowls of medicine. Then he reached out and pinched his chin, "Give me the medicine!"
The wife brought over a whole bowl of medicine, and Zhang Long poured it into the lady's mouth. He only drank three or five mouthfuls of the big bowl, and the rest was choked on the bedside. After drinking three bowls in a row, Su Zijin fell into a coma with fever.
In the haze, the past and present lives passed by like a revolving lantern, and I was so drowsy that I couldn't wake up. This time I was awakened by Zhang Long's hand.
"Uncle Zhang, don't drink it. If you don't die of illness, I'll choke you to death!"
Hearing his lady speak, Zhang Long breathed a sigh of relief, "General, leave you to me, and I will bring you to Shu County safely!"
Zhang Long is usually very serious about his speech and gives orders word for word when sitting, lying down or living. However, at this time, he couldn't help but tell his young lady that he was really frightened by his young lady's boldness.
Su Zijin breathed out a weak breath, "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I'm fine. I have to pass this test sooner or later. I just pushed myself hard today."
At this time, Zhang Long pulled up the chair and placed it at the head of his lady's bed.
A person who has just gone through life and death cannot let her think wildly. Some of his soldiers often change their temper after this experience. Of course, he will not let the young lady alone at this time.
"The general probably didn't expect the young lady to act so decisively. Otherwise, he might have made arrangements himself before leaving the capital."
Su Zijin shook his head, "It doesn't matter, I'm not a kid."
Zhang Long couldn't help but laugh. For some reason, after this bloody experience together, their relationship now felt like family compared to the unfamiliarity at the beginning. In the past, only the general had such closeness and tacit understanding with them.
Seeing his young lady who had always been full of life and now looking a little haggard, Zhang Long felt a heartfelt feeling for his younger generation and couldn't help but coax her along with her.
"Yes, Miss is not a child, but twelve years old!"
Su Zijin laughed. That's right. In the eyes of everyone, she was only twelve years old. Who knew that the Su Zijin at the moment was the fusion of two souls? Without this calm foundation, the only thing she could do today was
Yes, just run away.
"Young lady is having a fever. It's best not to talk, save some energy, and get some sleep. After this night and this hurdle, everything will be fine."
"Um."
Su Zijin agreed, feeling the power of the medicine surge, and couldn't help but close her eyes and fall asleep. This time, there were no nightmares to disturb her, and she slept soundly.
After a long time, he said, "Sir, please go and rest first. Don't worry, you gave me the money, and I will take care of you all night long without blinking an eye!"
The woman comes from a poor family in the city and cherishes this opportunity very much.
Zhang Long waved his hand, "If you want to take a rest, go sit at the table over there and take a rest. I'll watch the lady here."
The woman said no more and persisted until late at night. She rested on the table for a while, then suddenly woke up and saw the man sitting on the bed with his back straight, squinting his eyes to look after the noble girl who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
The woman came forward to see if the noble lady's fever had gone down, but she woke up Zhang Long.
"How is my lady doing?"
"Don't worry, the fever has gone down."
The woman said softly.
"What time is it?"
"Just after the fifth watch."
At home, the woman was also accustomed to getting up at five o'clock in the morning. Just now she heard the sound of the o'clock in the morning again, so she said immediately.
"You look at my young lady first."
Zhang Long went out to prepare breakfast.
Su Zijin woke up naturally from his sleep. He had recovered as before and was as light as a swallow. He ate the porridge and side dishes prepared by Zhang Long and felt particularly sweet.
"Uncle Zhang, have another bowl!"
Su Zijin handed the bowl out. Zhang Long took it but did not add more. Instead, he put it aside and asked about today's schedule, "Miss, you have already eaten three bowls. Should we set off later or rest for another day?"
Su Zijin smacked his lips and put down his chopsticks helplessly, "There are still some injured ones, why don't you come with us?"
Zhang Long reported back, "Their injuries are not serious. Their humble position has asked the subordinates to find the local general judge with the token, and those people will cooperate with the general judge to capture the local accomplices and recuperate at the same time. After the matter here is completely settled, they
After you recover from your injuries, you will catch up with us."
Su Zijin nodded, "Then let's go, don't delay."
The group continued to set off.
I don't know if it was Su Zijin's misunderstanding, but the vague barrier between her and the guards in the past seemed to have disappeared. It seemed that after they fought together, they naturally became a group, and there was no longer any unfamiliarity between them.
"Miss, further ahead is the Shu Road, a hundred miles of dense forest. Do you want to repair it on the spot before entering the dense forest?"
"No need," Su Zijin looked at the ordinary forest in front of him, "You have to go through it, there is no need to prepare too much."
The dense forest at this time was called the source of miasma.
Miasma is most likely to breed in dense forests that have been out of sight for a long time, and sometimes even the strongest people will be infected inadvertently.
Zhang Long was facing a formidable enemy and asked his lady to be prepared. In fact, it was just psychological preparation. After all, under the conditions at this time, there was no specific medicine for miasma.
"Miss, I heard from the locals that there will be less rain and less miasma this year, so it should be easier to travel."
"Um."
They walked together for nearly ten days. It was still early autumn, when autumn tigers were raging. Su Zijin didn't feel the invisible miasma that killed people, but he was about to be out of breath due to the heat and stuffiness.
"Uncle Zhang, do you feel that it is getting more and more difficult to breathe?"
Su Zijin had been following the team since the start, trying her best not to fall behind. If she felt uncomfortable, she could get through it by herself. But today, the discomfort was getting worse day by day, and Su Zijin couldn't bear it anymore, so she spoke
.
After hearing this, Zhang Long raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, "Miss, I feel uncomfortable. I thought it was an illusion because of my humble position, but I didn't expect you to feel the same way."
"Take a break! Is there anything special before and after?"
Zhang Long spoke, and everyone fell to the ground, gasping for air. No one felt strange, they just thought it was the weather. Only one person from the local area raised his hand, "Chief Zhang, this may be a sign before a heavy rain!"
Zhang Long was stunned after hearing this. He looked at the sky through the dense forest with a heavy face. He originally thought the sky was normal. But when he looked at it again, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Although there was a blue sky, the clouds were too big and thick, as if
Chapter completed!