Qin Liu Xi bent down, locking eyes with Xi Zheng, the latter showing unwavering determination.
"Your life indeed holds value," Qin Liu Xi rose with a smile, allowing the attendant to carry the child into the house.
Xi Zheng felt his pounding heart suddenly calm, collected himself, and rose from the ground to follow inside.
Without Qin Liu Xi's command, Chen Pi had already fetched water into the house and brought Qin Liu Xi's small medicine box.
"Others, please leave," Qin Liu Xi ordered.
Qizhan's gaze flickered slightly. "Shall I assist you?"
Qin Liu Xi turned his head, looking at him with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He chuckled lightly.
Qizhan remained unruffled, displaying an air of determination.
Xi Zheng listened to their exchange with some surprise. Could this young nobleman really possess medical knowledge?
"Miss, this..." Ping Zi nervously stepped forward, intending to intervene.
Qin Liu Xi was too young. Could she truly save their young master?
Xi Zheng gestured to him. "You should leave."
"But..."
"Do as I say!"
Ping Zi pursed his lips and turned away.
Xi Zheng refocused his attention on the person lying weakly on the bed, his vision slightly blurred, his hands clenched tightly into fists.
Chen Pi glanced at her, seeing that Qin Liu Xi didn't chase anyone away, so he paid no further attention. Glancing at the condition of the child on the bed, he swiftly cut away the clothes. Gasping at the sight of the severe sword wound on the child's abdomen, he sucked in a breath.
The sword wound lay across the abdomen, the flesh mangled, just a bit deeper and it would have been a fatal strike.
Xi Zheng watched, biting her lip. It should have been her receiving this wound, but her younger brother took it for her. If he were to perish like this, how could she face their parents underground?
Xi Zheng felt dizzy, biting her tongue hard to stimulate herself with pain, widening her eyes to see clearly, and memorizing every detail.
Qin Liu Xi first cleaned his hands and took the pulse, then lifted the child's eyelids, opened a small drawer from the medicine box, and took out a small jade bottle.
The wooden stopper on the jade bottle was removed, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out, invigorating the senses.
Qizhan watched intently.
Being of noble birth, he had naturally seen many fine things. The medicine in Qin Liu Xi's jade bottle must be an extremely rare and precious remedy.
What could it be used for?
Xi Zheng also smelled it, her eyes showing a hint of hope.
Qin Liu Xi poured out a pearl-sized pill from the jade bottle and placed it in the child's mouth, then took a gold needle and pierced several major acupuncture points.
The main wound was on the abdomen. Once the needle was inserted, the bleeding from the wound, which was still oozing, stopped.
"Water."
Chen Pi handed over the clean warm water. Qin Liu Xi's movements were very gentle, slowly cleaning away the blood stains, removing the necrotic flesh that had already rolled up, making the wound appear more ghastly.
Qin Liu Xi then sprinkled some golden wound medicine, and then took a needle and fine sheep gut thread to sew up the cut wound.
Qizhan stared blankly, his mouth agape.
Xi Zheng almost forgot to breathe, staring fixedly.
Someone could actually treat wounds like this, sewing up a wound as if mending clothes?
Qin Liu Xi's movements were steady, his hands not trembling at all, as if he had done this countless times.
Once the wound was sewn up, she took out a roll of gauze from the box and bandaged it up.
Qizhan watched closely, the gauze looking lightweight and breathable, much stronger than the usual bandages. He wondered what material it was made of.
After finishing all this, Qin Liu Xi took the pulse and checked the breath, then pulled out the needle and washed his hands.
"Is it alright now, sir?" Xi Zheng's voice trembled, asking cautiously.