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"Wah wah wah..." Xu Qianqian's baby suddenly started crying in her arms.
Xu Qianqian quickly tried to comfort the child, "Don't cry, baby... Good baby... Don't cry, okay..."
But the child kept on crying uncontrollably.
Chu Yang glanced at the baby girl in Xu Qianqian's arms. Her cheeks were rosy and tender, but her lips were faintly purplish, breathing erratically fast and slow. Her eyes were tightly shut, her brows furrowed together as if she were enduring immense pain.
A thought rose in Chu Yang's mind, and he asked Xu Qianqian, "Sister-in-law, what's the child's name?"
"Sisi," Xu Qianqian said while calming the child.
"Sisi, that's a good name," Chu Yang said with a grin.
He continued, "Was Sisi like this before she got sick?"
Xu Qianqian shook her head, "Sisi wasn't like this before. Ever since she got this strange illness, she has been this way."
"It pains me to see her like this," Xu Qianqian said as she stealthily wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
"Sister-in-law, I don't think Sisi has some strange illness; it looks more like she has been poisoned," Chu Yang remarked.
"Ah... Chu Yang... don't talk nonsense..." Xu Qianqian was startled.
Chu Yang didn't speak. He first took Sisi's pulse, then examined the whites of her eyes, gently pried open her lips, and hooked out a smear of white frothy liquid from her mouth with his finger. He smelled it right before his nose, and it was extremely foul.
Suddenly, Chu Yang took out an ox hair needle and gently pricked it at the center of Sisi's forehead. A small, dark purple blood bead the size of a grain of rice emerged.
"Sister-in-law, I can tell you with certainty that Sisi hasn't gotten some strange illness, she has been poisoned," Chu Yang said with a grave expression and a resolute tone.
The color drained from Xu Qianqian's face, "Ah... Sisi has been poisoned? Who would do such a thing? We don't have any feuds with others... It's impossible that someone would poison Sisi."
Chu Yang sighed internally, "Xu Qianqian is still too naive."
Although he had some idea in mind, he was still not certain.
"Sister-in-law, Sisi is now suffering from the effects of the poison, which is why she's crying incessantly. Let's go to your home, and I will alleviate some of the distress caused by the poison," Chu Yang took Xu Qianqian by the hand and walked towards her house.
Xu Qianqian, holding Sisi, followed Chu Yang.
Upon arriving at Xu Qianqian's home, Chu Yang asked her to place Sisi on the bed. He glanced around; the room was relatively clean, except for Xu Qianqian's clothes and undergarments, which were haphazardly strewn across the bed, immediately within view.
Xu Qianqian quickly stuffed her undergarments into the wardrobe, casting an embarrassed glance at Chu Yang, "You know... it's just Sisi and me at home... so I'm a bit careless with where I put my clothes..."
Chu Yang smiled faintly and didn't say much, secretly surprised, "Who would have thought Sister-in-law's bra was that large? It really isn't apparent."
He gently grasped Sisi's small hand with one of his.
Gently he massaged the tips of Sisi's fingers and the acupoints between them, doing the same for both hands. Then Chu Yang also massaged the acupoints on Sisi's toes and between her foot and toes.
The child, who had been crying incessantly, gradually quieted down and slowly fell asleep.
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Sigh.
Chu Yang exhaled in relief.
He began to massage Sisi's fingertips and toes, the spaces between them, and the acupoints around them. It looked easy and relaxed, but was actually extremely difficult. The force couldn't be too strong or too weak and had to remain consistent as he used his own qi to drive Sisi's internal qi.
If there were even a slight error in the entire process, not only would all his previous efforts be wasted, but it would also intensify the pain caused by the poison's outbreak.
Seeing beads of sweat forming on Chu Yang's forehead, Xu Qianqian's heart tightened, and she felt some distress. She picked up her towel and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Chu Yang, thank you."
Chu Yang took the towel from Xu Qianqian's hand, wiped the sweat off his face, and was greeted with a fragrance that wafted into his nose. He thought to himself, "How fragrant... It's not the scent of perfume... It's the fragrance coming from Sister-in-law Qianqian... and there's a faint scent of milk..."
After wiping the sweat off his face, Chu Yang said, "Sister-in-law, I've temporarily stabilized the poison inside Sisi's body, it won't flare up for the next two days."
"Furthermore, the detoxification of the poison in Sisi indeed requires Mountain King Ginseng."
"As for the Mountain King Ginseng, I will figure something out."
Chu Yang glanced at Xu Qianqian and continued, "Alright, it's late, Sister-in-law Qianqian, you should rest early. I'll be taking my leave now."
"Chu Yang, I really have to thank you today. Without you, Sisi might have been killed by the fall, and they would probably have taken me away by force," Xu Qianqian said with a grateful look, her appreciation for Chu Yang too profound for words.
Chu Yang smiled, waved to Xu Qianqian, and left her home.
Xu Qianqian watched Chu Yang leave and placed the towel he had used over her heart, "Chu Yang, if you really pay off that one hundred thousand yuan for me, and save Sisi's life, what's the harm in offering myself to you, becoming your woman?"
Chu Yang returned home to find his parents already asleep. He went to his room, lay on the bed, and frowned, "Three days' time, one hundred thousand yuan, it's not an easy task."
"I only have five thousand yuan in savings now, which is far too less than the needed one hundred thousand yuan."
"As for my parents... no... they must have some savings, but my father's blind, and my mother's insane and silly now. They might need money in the future, I can't take it from them." Chu Yang furrowed his brow, pondering where to earn that one hundred thousand yuan.
"Moreover, the poison in Sisi requires Mountain King Ginseng for a cure."
"If I could find Mountain King Ginseng, not only could I cure Sisi's poison, but I could also sell it for a nice price." Chu Yang's eyes lit up, this was a good idea.
Mountain King Ginseng is extremely rare, but it has a very high medicinal value, most importantly for its life-prolonging effects. If someone takes Mountain King Ginseng before dying, there's a good chance they will cling to life, which is the most crucial benefit and the reason for its exorbitant price.
"However, wild herbs in the mountains have become scarcer over the years, and traces of Mountain King Ginseng had vanished more than a decade ago."
"In these past years, I haven't heard of anyone finding Mountain King Ginseng," Chu Yang contemplated.
For now, if Chu Yang could find Mountain King Ginseng, it would be the best outcome, not only could he detoxify Sisi, but he could also sell the ginseng to repay Xu Qianqian's debt. However, Mountain King Ginseng is extremely rare and looking for it in the vast mountains is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Moreover, Chu Yang only had three days.
Finding a Mountain King Ginseng in three days was harder than reaching the sky.
"I will go up the mountain tomorrow," Chu Yang decided in his heart, resolving to search for Mountain King Ginseng in the mountains the next day.