AWB Chapter 208 Smoked Grass
Chapter 208 Smoked Grass
Ning Xiaoxi looked up at the subordinate with the injured arm, "Is it poisonous?"
The subordinate was also efficient; he ripped open his sleeve, revealing a blackish wound that had stopped bleeding.
He also drew a skin-healing talisman on him and told him to wait, without looking at the raging storm, the towering flames, and the shrill screams outside.
He bent down and took out a sewing basket from his spatial talisman, measured the length of the wound on his chest, and began to thread the needle.
The subordinate official couldn't help but glance at his colleague. What was she planning to do? The subordinate official who was supporting his arm quickly shook his head. He had never seen anything like this before.
Ning Xiaoxi smiled at the official and said, "Your wound is a bit long, and it's difficult for it to heal on its own. I'll sew it up and apply medicine, and it will heal faster!"
"Sew it up? Sew it up?" The official looked at Ning Xiaoxi in bewilderment. Usually, for wounds like this, the physician would directly apply cautery and then medicine.
Ning Xiaoxi was quick; she pinched the skin on both sides together and pierced the needle.
Ouch, that official felt the pain of being pricked by needles! The other official watched intently, it was really hard to say which was more painful, this or the burning cauterization.
Although the wounds were long and there were four wounds, Ning Xiaoxi was quick and sewed them up with fine stitches. Although her embroidery skills were only average at the time, she still had no problem with basic needlework.
Just as Ning Xiaoxi finished sewing the last stitch, tied the knot, and cut the thread, she heard a series of exhalations around her.
Looking up, she saw that Di Fei had returned with three blood-covered subordinates, who were now standing in a row watching her get stitches.
Ning Xiaoxi smiled as she looked at Di Fei, "Sir, I didn't bring any wound medicine. After you apply the medicine and bandage it, check the wound in a week. If there are no problems, you can remove the stitches."
Di Fei didn't move. The subordinates exchanged glances. To be honest, the chest didn't look so gruesome after it was stitched up, mainly because the stitches were quite good. Di Fei gave the three men a cold look. One of them reacted quickly, took out a medicine packet from his pocket, and squatted down to apply the medicine.
Ning Xiaoxi's eyes fell on the wound on the arm, where another thread was pulled out.
The official stood still. His wound was indeed very deep. Although the stitches looked strange, the effect made him want to believe it. He sat down, supporting his arm, and held it out to Ning Xiaoxi.
Ning Xiaoxi thought this subordinate was not bad; knowing that she was too short to reach, he would sit down.
The wound on my arm was shorter than the one on my chest, so it was stitched up quickly.
After the knot was tied, Ning Xiaoxi stepped aside, and his colleague went to bandage him.
Di Fei then spoke up, "Thank you, Officer Ning."
Ning Xiaoxi raised her hand and placed it on the earthen wall, which began to crumble, revealing a gap. "You're too kind, sir. I just happened to be nearby and received your message."
Di Fei accompanied Ning Xiaoxi out of the earthen wall enclosure. The stench of blood was thick outside, and the corpses of more than a hundred people lay scattered on the ground.
"Actually, I'm just a figurehead; I'm not really Lord Tianji's subordinate. I was in a hurry just now, so I said that to make him believe me faster." Ning Xiaoxi didn't look at the mess on the ground, nor did she inquire about it out of curiosity.
Di Fei's cold expression softened considerably. "No matter what, I will always remember the kindness of Ning's officials in coming to our aid."
"I'm heading west to Flame Capital City. The smell here is a bit strong. If you have nothing else to do, sir, I'll take my leave now." Ning Xiaoxi's eyes were fixed on Di Fei's face. This face was quite pleasing to the eye!
Di Fei nodded slightly, "If the Ning subordinates need anything in the future, they can contact me at any time."
Ning Xiaoxi's smile remained unchanged. After bowing to Di Fei, she also bowed to the officials who came out after tidying up their appearance, and said, "Farewell!"
The five subordinates politely returned Ning Xiaoxi's greeting with clasped hands.
Ning Xiaoxi didn't dare to disappear all at once, so she quickly swam away using the Dragon Swimming Step.
An officer approached Difei and said, "Sir, I checked the records. Three groups of people within a hundred miles saw our information, but only Officer Ning came."
Di Fei nodded with an unchanged cold expression, glanced at the surrounding limbs and dismembered bodies, and couldn't hide the disgust in his eyes. "Let's go!"
The five men spread out and followed the ground-flying creature. Their horses had been killed instantly, so they could only rely on their legs now.
Ning Xiaoxi floated around lightly using the Dragon Step, as if a map navigation in her mind had set an arrow for her, and she just needed to follow the direction.
This is a sparse woodland with occasional patches of open grass. Choosing to strike here means they're really going all out!
[Tuanzi, what's going on with those people?]
[The humans are not wrong; their souls are complete, but different demonic souls have been implanted within them, and they are controlled by these demonic souls to kill.]
[This method is too ruthless! Judging from their appearance, they are likely soldiers from somewhere. This is risking the lives of soldiers to save the Celestial Master!]
[He's a Celestial Master of the Earthly Fiend level!]
[Di Jie once extracted the souls of demons, could it be related to him? But he's dead, so it must be the person behind him.] Ning Xiaoxi pondered, [They're starting to kill the Celestial Master now, isn't the royal court being too hasty? There are still so many powerful demon lords, what is the king thinking? If the Celestial Master is gone, who will slay demons for him?]
The dumpling didn't react; it only reacted to demons.
It's a pity Uncle Jian is still asleep, otherwise we could exchange information. Since she can't figure it out, she'll stop thinking about it. She's still too naive and not good at those roundabout ways. She'll avoid things if she can. She believes Lord Difei won't repay kindness with enmity.
As we swam, we finally arrived at the foot of Fuyun Mountain. Looking up at the mountain, which seemed to have no top and didn't seem to have any special products, we realized that it was a mountain with no particular local products.
There is a type of lavender that, when worn, can cure plague.
Ning Xiaoxi heeded the advice and began to climb the mountain. Gradually, a faint fragrance filled the air, like wild herbs, yet not quite. Before her lay a large tree, taller than her in diameter, lying on the ground. Over the years, the part of the trunk close to the ground had begun to rot, and patches of grass grew in the humus soil around its edges.
[Frankincense, with leaves similar in shape to hemp leaves, and mature leaves resembling an open baby's hand. It has a square rhizome and a weak stem; it is a perennial herb that creeps with age, producing numerous fine fibrous roots. Frankincense has a scent similar to lavender; wearing it is believed to cure plague. Placing it in a sachet and carrying it with you is said to repel insects and ward off evil.]
Hmm, good stuff, I'll take it!
Continuing along the tree trunk, collecting as we went, the vegetation on the other side of the mine became even more abundant!
We continued upwards, gathering our strength as we went, and after covering the area marked by the tree trunk, we were almost at the summit. Looking back at the fallen tree, I realized it must have been at least a hundred meters tall; how could it have fallen?
Turning my head to look around, oh! There are several more, all of them large trees of similar length and thickness, one every ten meters or so, lying down around the mountain peak.
What does this mean? Is it a pilgrimage?
Ning Xiaoxi's curiosity was piqued, and she quickly ran towards the top of the mountain.