Chapter 408: I need one medicinal herb; only Xijiang has it

"A grain and fodder officer? Such a young child, in charge of grain and fodder? Does Ning Jing have no one to send? Sending a child to fool people?"

"Now please have Deputy Officer Li assign someone to come receive the grain and fodder." Ning Hanmo said directly.

Deputy Officer Li was half-believing, half-doubting, but quickly found the military supply officer to come over. Grain and fodder is timely rain; since the general was poisoned, morale has been unsettled. If we lack grain and fodder now, morale will become even more unstable, affecting fighting spirit.

"Let's settle accounts." Ning Hanmo, stern and solemn, handed over the quantities of all emergency rations directly to the military supply officer, then made records on the side.

Besides Kang Ziwei following Jiang Yunchu to the military tent, the other eleven little ones were all here watching the military rations.

"Yun chu, how is the situation?"

Just now, all the imperial physicians had taken the pulse; they lifted their pens but didn't know how to prescribe, for the pulse pattern was truly too unique.

"The situation is not good." Jiang Yunchu shook her head.

How could the situation be merely not good? If we were three days late, we could probably just collect corpses.

The poison had already entered the meridians; fortunately it had not entered the viscera, which shows how deep the general's internal energy is.

"Is there any hope?"

Although Jiang Fengsheng was anxious, he had not lost his composure; he saw the expressions of the imperial physicians, naturally knowing they had no solution. His father had already dragged this out for so long; now he could only look to Yun chu.

Jiang Yunchu nodded, "There is, but it's somewhat difficult."

"How difficult is it?"

As long as it can be cured, that's fine; no matter how difficult, she will find a way.

Father, he is not only her father; he is also the backbone of the Jiang Family Army. Even if he does not appear on the battlefield, as long as he awakens, as long as he is present, the Jiang Family Army will have confidence.

"I need one medicinal herb; only Xijiang has it." Jiang Yunchu gave a bitter smile.

Since she woke up, she has let herself read some books each day to complete her reading task; one purpose is to better understand this world, mainly to distinguish the differences between the two worlds, especially medical texts. She had already finished the medical books of the Wang Fu, and she had cleared out half of the Imperial Palace's medical books.

In the space now, there are still over thirty ancient medical books that need to be studied slowly.

As for the general's poison, she had seen it in a travelogue, and had specially sought the herbs for the poison and its antidote; the other herbs are easy to find, only one guiding herb is in Xijiang.

"Xijiang?" Jiang Fengsheng frowned; now the fighting on both sides is about to erupt, trying to sneak into Xijiang to look for the herb would be doubly difficult.

What should we do?

"I'll disguise myself and scout Xijiang at night." That is the only way.

Jiang Yunchu shook her head, "No!"

"Why not?" Jiang Fengsheng didn't understand; isn't it because we need the herb?

Jiang Yunchu gave a bitter laugh, "Wait a moment."

"I'll first apply acupuncture to delay the toxin, then explain later."

"Hot water, silver needles, and scalpels for disinfection."

After giving her orders, she looked over at Kang Ziwei, who had already begun acting—first going outside to call for hot water, then returning to the room to disinfect the scalpel and silver needles.

Those imperial physicians had already gone out; all the imperial physicians were discussing together, yet they had no solution at all—they had never seen this poison.

How can we prescribe for a poison we have never seen?

Vice General Li saw the imperial physicians all come out, looking helpless; he sighed helplessly, although he had some confidence in his heart, he still held a bit of hope.

"Dean, everything is ready." Zi Wei had prepared everything; the hot water had just arrived.

Jiang Yunchu looked at Kang Ziwei, "Are you brave?"

Kang Ziwei's hand paused, "I fear nothing."

Previously she was a timid girl, but since studying medicine she has handled insects, moved scorpions, kept snakes, and the number of white mice that have died in her hands is countless; to practice suturing and make tiny incisions, she has come into contact with all of these.

From not daring to act before, to later maintaining a normal expression, what she has gone through is not merely that mental hurdle.

Jiang Yunchu curled the corner of her mouth, "Later, when you see what happens, you may go vomit, you may go cry, but……"

"Don't interfere with my business."

"Yes!" Kang Ziwei nodded, feeling pressure as well; it seems this treatment will not be simple.

"Can I stay here?" Jiang Fengsheng asked Jiang Yunchu.

"You may, but no matter what happens, do not affect me, and do not make any sound."

The poison has been suppressed for too long; if we do not clear some of it soon, it will soon enter the heart meridians, at which point it will be even more beyond redemption.

"Good."

Jiang Fengsheng lifted the curtain of the military tent, "No one is allowed to disturb; this is a military order!"

"Yes!" The guards outside the tent clasped their fists, eyes scanning the surroundings, guarding against any stirring.

"All right."

After giving the orders outside, Jiang Fengsheng looked at Jiang Yunchu and nodded solemnly.

Jiang Yunchu looked at Kang Ziwei, "Support the general."

She helped him sit up, then quickly struck several acupuncture points behind the general, and began to guide with internal energy. Although she trained hard, her martial practice time was short; she did not expect the general's internal energy to be like a vast sea, surging and expansive.

Her internal energy was like a small fish entering the sea, unable to raise any ripple.

Just……

Suddenly, the general's internal energy, like a fish seeing water, surged toward her internal energy; Jiang Yunchu's brow twitched, she hurriedly circulated her internal energy, and each circulation drove the Xijiang toxin to the general's fingertips, turning a full eight cycles.

She suddenly said, "Scalpel, cut open the index finger, then immerse the index finger in the water."

She spoke quickly; Kang Ziwei hesitated not at all, took the scalpel from beside her, eyes unblinking, directly cut open the general's index finger, then placed his hand into the just-boiling hot water.

Hot or not? Painful or not? None of that was in her consideration.

During the dean's treatment, she only needed to obey orders and prohibitions.

Jiang Fengsheng stood aside, unable to help; he only saw the basin of boiling water instantly turn ink‑black, showing how potent the poison was, with not a trace of bright red blood.

Moreover……

For a moment, it seemed as if something was struggling in the basin of boiling water.

Jiang Yunchu's eyes were closed, her face growing paler by the moment, sweat gathering on her forehead; Kang Ziwei dared not move, not even to wipe the sweat.

Looking at the wriggling worm in the basin, she felt her stomach churn slightly, but could only endure it.

Index finger, continue.

Jiang Yunchu's voice was very soft; if you didn't listen closely, you couldn't even hear it.

She used her own inner strength to move General Jiang's inner strength; the amount of inner strength needed to be consumed was really too great—she had only completed twelve cycles when her inner strength was already completely exhausted.

But it's not enough!

If we could clear away more of the toxin, General Jiang might not be able to wait for me to fetch the herbs.

That's right, fetching the herbs can only be done by her.