Abandoned Woman Busy Farming
Chapter 1273 - 1275 Who is Soft and Who is Hard_1

Chapter 1273: Chapter 1275 Who is Soft and Who is Hard_1

Hearing this scream, the skinny and dirty man chuckled twice, and the others followed with loud laughter. It seemed as if they were unusually happy all day long, able to laugh heartily at anything, even when their lives were being taken from them.

"Xiaohua’s poison is still as potent as ever. That fat man is going to suffer," someone said laughingly.

On the hillside, Jin Jing crouched down in terror, hugging her father and crying, "Dad, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me!"

As the leader of the caravan, if Jin Wanliang died, it would be like the caravan had lost its head, so everyone became panicked.

Master Lin was also extremely anxious. If Jin Wanliang died, their reputation would be ruined, and who would hire them in the future?

With this in mind, Master Lin quickly went forward to check Jin Wanliang’s body and soon discovered a tear in his trouser leg. Lifting the trouser leg, he saw two small holes on Jin Wanliang’s calf, surrounded by skin that had turned blue and purple, and that area was swollen like a steamed bun.

"He’s been bitten by a poisonous snake!" Master Lin whispered and hurriedly ordered someone to fetch snake medicine for Jin Wanliang to take.

Bai Ruozhu watched everything from a distance and shook her head in secret. It seemed that the snake that bit Jin Wanliang was no ordinary viper, and how could common snake medicine be of any use?

Sure enough, after taking the snake medicine, Jin Wanliang showed no improvement. His body still convulsed, and his breathing became extremely labored, as if he couldn’t get enough air.

"What to do? The doctor in our team has also died, what can we do now?" Master Lin paced back and forth. Suddenly, he looked up and his gaze fell on Bai Ruozhu. He carefully stepped forward a few paces toward Jiang Yichun, bowed, and said in a lowered voice, "Your merchant team should have a doctor, right? Could you help us take a look? I will pay the corresponding reward."

Jiang Yichun had no intention of getting involved, and besides, he didn’t like Jin Wanliang at all. He immediately said in a stern voice, "We have no doctor."

Bai Ruozhu naturally did not want to save Jin Wanliang either. The man had just killed someone without blinking an eye, and sacrificing those small merchants had become a habit for him. Who knew how many lives he had on his hands? His death would be karmic retribution.

Who knew that Jin Jing, who was crying a moment ago, suddenly jumped up, her face full of rage, and said, "Won’t you save my dad? If my dad is in trouble, I don’t want to live either. I might as well call those barbarians over to see you refuse to help the dying!"

Jiang Yichun narrowed his eyes slightly. He disliked being threatened and his hand, holding a copper coin, was already slightly raised. If his copper coin passed through her throat, would she still be able to shout?

But Bai Ruozhu suddenly reached out to stop Jiang Yichun and shook her head slightly at him. They could kill the girl right then and there, but what about the others? What if they made a noise, attracting the barbarians? Could they really kill all these merchants and guards just like barbarians?

"Fine, I’ll treat him. If I save his life, you all keep quiet, and leave immediately after the danger passes!" Bai Ruozhu said sternly.

Jiang Yichun was a bit uneasy, "I’ll go with you."

Jianqi said nothing but followed suit.

However, Jin Jing looked disdainfully at Bai Ruozhu, scrutinizing her and said, "Just you? You don’t want to cure him, do you? You’re just trying to fob us off, right? If my dad’s condition worsens, will you take responsibility?"

She noticed that Bai Ruozhu was extremely beautiful. Although she lacked the charm of a Western Regions woman like herself, she possessed a transcendent aura that made the charm on her seem somewhat mundane in comparison.

This woman might be even younger than she is? Can such a person be a doctor? She couldn’t believe it and didn’t wish to believe it either.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at her indifferently and said, "I’m the only doctor here. If you think I’m not up to the job, feel free to look elsewhere." With that, she stopped walking.

"What if you kill my father? Killing you wouldn’t even be enough to make amends!" Jin Jing shouted.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly found it amusing. "Did I release the poisonous snake that bit your father? Are you bullying the weak and fearing the strong? The one who injured your father is too powerful for you, so you wish to vent your anger on us, thinking we are easy to bully? Which merchant team out here doesn’t have a few guards? Now that your team has suffered heavy casualties, even if you really confronted us, it’s not certain you would have an advantage. By then, it would be unclear who is weak and who is strong."

They were trying to pass as an ordinary merchant team, but they also couldn’t appear to be completely without the means to defend themselves; otherwise, even if they weren’t discovered by the barbarian beast team, they would be calculated against by the people before them.

"You..." Jin Jing’s face twisted with anger, cursing inwardly that it was the case of a tiger falling in the plains and being bullied by dogs. If it hadn’t been for the encounter with the barbarian beast team, they wouldn’t have even paid attention to her merchant team.

"Miss doctor, please calm your anger. Miss Jin is just overly concerned about Mr. Jin. We hope you can understand. Saving him is the priority, we beg you to show mercy and save Mr. Jin first," interjected Mr. Lin, who was in charge, stepping forward to cut off Jin Jing’s words.

Jin Jing glanced at her father and had no choice but to hold back her anger, thinking to herself that once he recovered, they would get their revenge. Even if they reached Gaochang City, her father had connections that could make this sorry merchant team suffer.

Bai Ruozhu didn’t want to complicate things further, so she went over to check Jin Wanliang’s pulse. Then she took out a silver needle, preparing to perform acupuncture, but Jin Jing was about to intervene again—this time, she was stopped by Mr. Lin.

"Miss Jin, don’t cause trouble. It’s common for Zhongyuan doctors to use acupuncture to cure illnesses, and considering Mr. Jin has been poisoned, you shouldn’t disturb the lady doctor’s medical treatment," Mr. Lin said.

"What if she makes my father’s condition worse?" Jin Jing asked, her eyes reddening.

Mr. Lin sighed helplessly. "Mr. Jin has been bitten by no ordinary snake, and even the best snake medicine has been useless. If you don’t let her treat him, we can only watch Mr. Jin..." He dared not say more of the ominous words, pausing before he added, "If he is not treated promptly, I’m afraid Mr. Jin will not last half an hour."

Jin Jing, terrified, turned pale; half an hour would pass in the blink of an eye, wouldn’t it?

Bai Ruozhu could hear the two talking, but she didn’t care to concern herself with them. Even the young mistress had already wasted half a day. If the snake poison had been slightly more potent, Jin Wanliang would already be dead.

Bai Ruozhu was quick with the needles, and soon Mr. Jin stopped convulsing. She asked Jiang Yichun to make a cut at the site of the snakebite, and as she pulled out the needles one by one, the black poisonous blood began to flow out as well.

As the poisonous blood flowed, Mr. Jin’s complexion shifted from green to pale, although it did turn a bit more ghastly at the end, his condition had finally stabilized.

Seeing Jin Wanliang’s condition improve, Mr. Lin hastily cupped his hands in gratitude towards Bai Ruozhu, saying, "Miss doctor, your medical skills are truly remarkable. I thank you on behalf of Mr. Jin."

Bai Ruozhu took out a bottle of pills and handed them to Mr. Lin, saying, "Take one in the morning and one at night. He’ll be fine once the medicine is finished."

"Thank you, we are so grateful." Mr. Lin took the medicine and bowed again.

But Bai Ruozhu’s hand did not retract. She held it out and said, "What about the compensation you promised earlier?"