Chapter 864 - Chapter 864: Treat It or Not
Chapter 864: Treat It or Not
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Wei Ling looked at Su Xiaoling’s back and grabbed the grass beside her in frustration.
The relationship between the two seemed to ease a little, but it instantly dropped to the freezing point.
Wei Ling looked into the distance outside the small cliff cave. There was an endless forest and wilderness. It was so barren that her heart was filled with panic.
Her disappearance after falling off the cliff with Su Xiaoling must have alarmed the entire capital. The imperial guards would search the mountain. Actually, if they progressed quickly, she and Su Xiaoling should have been found. However, their surroundings were quiet, and so was the distance. It was impossible for them to search in silence. If they were not far away, they should be able to hear some voices.
In the end, Wei Ling picked up the dagger and started working.
After Su Xiaoling went out, she began to release her mental perception. She wanted to catch some big wild animals. Otherwise, she and Wei Ling wouldn’t have enough to eat. The foreign land was colder than outside. If they didn’t eat enough, their bodies would gradually collapse.
She didn’t know how long she would have to wait here with Wei Ling. Her intuition told her that it would be a long time.
Even if the foreign land would no longer change, it was still a place that everyone was afraid of.
She believed that Xiaolu and the others would definitely find her. She only needed to survive. Her martial arts skills were not good, and now that she was with Wei Ling, who could not move, she could only wait. She had to find food and water today. The mission was difficult.
Perhaps because it was winter, many active creatures were no longer active. In the outside world, snakes had to hibernate, but in the foreign land, snakes and insects did not hibernate.
Su Xiaoling searched for a day, but she only found some water and wild fruits. They were similar to iron lumps and were especially sour. She killed the two poisonous snakes she encountered and brought them along. This was a day’s harvest. She still couldn’t eat her fill or die of hunger.
This wild fruit was so sour that it was difficult to eat, but one bite could refresh her. She still wanted to bring it back and burn it to see if it tasted better.
Some fruits were sour and difficult to eat raw, but they would taste better after being cooked.
The water was contained in bamboo joints.
Before it was dark, Su Xiaoling returned to the small cliff cave. She was extremely tired.
Looking at the piled firewood, her expression improved a little. Wei Ling still did it.
“Is that all you found?”
Wei Ling was a little aggrieved. There were only two snakes. How could they be full?
Su Xiaoling glanced at her coldly. Wei Ling shut up.
She fell silent and looked at the firewood she had sawn. She was a little glad that she had done it. It was dark and no one had come looking for them. Su Xiaoling had not found much food. If she did not do it, she would really have nothing to eat.
Su Xiaoling lit the fire and buried the fruit in the ashes. She skewered the snake meat and stuck it by the fire to roast
She rubbed her sore wrist and waited.
Wei Ling watched quietly and didn’t dare to say anything else.
She was thirsty, but she couldn’t reach the water.
Seeing that Su Xiaoling had no intention of caring about her, Wei Ling still said, “Xiaoling, can you give me some water?” Su Xiaoling handed her the water calmly.
Wei Ling took it and drank it slowly.
If she didn’t ask, Su Xiaoling would never help her. If she asked, Su Xiaoling would agree according to the situation.
She couldn’t take care of herself now. She just hoped that the people outside would find them soon.
Another day passed, but there was still no sign of people. Wei Ling also realized that she and Su Xiaoling might not be found so quickly.
Wei Ling held the bamboo joints so tightly that her fingers turned white.
It was completely dark, and the snake meat had a faint fragrance.
There were two of them. One for each of them. They were not full, but it was better to fill their stomachs with something.
The snake bones were still not wasted.
After eating, Su Xiaoling took the hairpin and said to Wei Ling, “Mother, your lower body isn’t in good condition. I want to let you bleed. If you’re willing, I’ll do it. If not, forget it.”
Who knew how long they would stay in this place? Wei Ling’s situation needed treatment.
She knew about food therapy and had learned a little about taking pulses over the years. She didn’t know much, but in Wei Ling’s situation, she could only let her bleed a little. She wouldn’t dare to do more serious acupuncture.
A little bloodletting was only to relieve the pain. As for whether Wei Ling agreed or not, she didn’t care. It was up to her to treat it or not.
Wei Ling had a million thoughts. She looked at Su Xiaoling and said, “Will I be crippled?”
She was too afraid. She didn’t want to be a cripple. She hated Zhou Zhi for being a cripple for more than 20 years. She felt disgusted just looking at him. If one day, she became like that herself, she wouldn’t know what to do.
Fear drowned her. She didn’t reject Su Xiaoling treating her. She just wanted Su Xiaoling to say something more to reassure her.
However, Su Xiaoling sat by the fire and did not say a word. Her attitude was obvious.
Wei Ling closed her trembling eyes and said with difficulty, “Xiaoling, let me bleed. ”
After Wei Ling said that, she trembled.
However, Su Xiaoling would not comfort her. She took off the silver needle from the hairpin and roasted it on the fire. Without any medicine, the high temperature from the fire was the best medicine.
Su Xiaoling took off Wei Ling’s shoes and socks and realized that her feet were already a little purple. The color was already different from her upper body.
Su Xiaoling took the silver needles and pricked Wei Ling’s ten toes.
Blackish red blood pearls appeared.
Wei Ling didn’t feel any pain. She could not feel her feet at all.
Su Xiaoling helped her put on her shoes and socks again, then dug out the cooked fruits from the ashes.
She pushed two to Wei Ling.
Wei Ling didn’t move. Su Xiaoling didn’t care and ate by herself.
After it was cooked, there was a little more juice, but it did not taste good. It was sour and bitter, but it could indeed fill one’s stomach.
Su Xiaoling wanted to pick more when she passed by tomorrow. Snakes were rare, and she couldn’t go too far. She could only do this.
After Wei Ling calmed down for a while, she also ate.
She took a bite and frowned. She wanted to throw it away, but in the end, she held back.
After eating, Su Xiaoling was already prepared to rest on the dry grass.
Seeing that she had no intention of asking if she needed to use the toilet, Wei Ling looked embarrassed. She said with difficulty, “Xiaoling, I want to use the toilet.”
Su Xiaoling opened her eyes and did not speak. She walked to Wei Ling’s side and carried her out of the small cliff cave. It was only a few steps away.
Wei Ling looked troubled. “Here? We have to sleep inside…”
Here, they could smell it even when they went back to sleep.
Wei Ling was devastated. She had never been so embarrassed in her life.
Su Xiaoling’s expression was cold. “It’s dark. It’s not safe to walk too far. Mother, hurry up. I’m tired.”
Of course, she knew that it wouldn’t smell good so close, but her life was more important than her dignity.
Wei Ling was silent. In great psychological shame, she resolved her physiological needs. She lay numbly on Su Xiaoling’s back and was carried back by her.
Su Xiaoling was extremely cold and quickly fell asleep.
Wei Ling found it difficult to fall asleep. She cried silently and didn’t know when she fell asleep..