The person was too weak, beyond the point of vomiting.
Thus, when Ah Jiu induced vomiting, the excess poison and blood were expelled.
"Oh... my goodness." Zhang Mang's face turned pale with fright.
Yun Hao also stared at the expelled contents for a long time, speechless.
"These insects will die soon." Ah Jiu, having gained experience, was now exceptionally calm.
She then took out a water skin and poured half a bowl of water for the person.
His chest began to rise and fall again. His breathing was still somewhat rapid, but at least there were signs of life.
"He's breathing." A mildly afflicted patient, with some ulcerations on his face, got up and squatted nearby. The bloodshot eyes finally showed a glimmer of light.
He stared blankly at Ah Jiu, his lips trembling as he said, "Save... save me, please?"
Several people on the verge of death struggled to pry open their eyes to look over. They forced themselves to try and speak, but their bodies were too weak, and they collapsed to the ground.
"Jiu'er, he's really breathing." Yun Hao's face broke into a smile, and the gloom from their initial arrival in his eyes dissipated.
"That's great, looks like we can go back soon." Zhang Mang, a man in his forties, was as happy as a child.
"Ding dong, Merit Points increased by ten, keep up the good work."
"It's not that simple," Ah Jiu sighed. The snake venom she had taken out from her spatial storage was not much.
Furthermore, Little Earth Dragon had done its best. The poison sacs on its head had caved in, resembling the fontanelle on a newborn's head.
"Fierce girl doctor, please save me, I beg you." The person quickly kowtowed.
Ah Jiu then looked at the person. Apart from an ulcerated patch on his neck, he didn't look like his essence and blood had been drained.
He should be a mild patient.
"Brother, please wait, I'll help the next person and then help you." Ah Jiu now knew that severe patients required a stronger approach. For him, a used cloth soaked in water would suffice.
Ah Jiu got up and went to the side of the person who had fallen down earlier.
Squatting down, Ah Jiu realized this was a woman. Her hair had fallen out, and she was even thinner than Hui'er's mother.
Her bones protruded so much that it looked like they could be snapped with a slight exertion.
Ah Jiu first soaked a cloth and poured half a bowl of water for her, then again induced vomiting at the appointed time.
Soon, she began to cough.
At this, everyone, holding onto their last wisps of breath, leaned forward to look at Ah Jiu.
Ah Jiu did not linger. She re-soaked the used cloth in water and gave it to the brother from before.
He eagerly snatched it and poured it into his mouth.
Before he could put down the bowl in his hand, it fell to the ground with a clatter and shattered.
Then, his pupils dilated, and he looked at Ah Jiu with disbelief. The pain on his face was as if he had been pierced by ten thousand arrows and his intestines were ripped apart.
"This... this water is poisoned." His contorted face pointed at Ah Jiu, and he staggered to his feet and lunged at her.
"Ah..." Ah Jiu stumbled backward and fell.
Yun Hao, before his knife could be fully drawn, thrust it against the man's neck.
The man then clutched his neck, suddenly foamed at the mouth, and collapsed.
This sight petrified everyone under the thatched shelter.
"Poisoning? Were you sent by the authorities to silence us?" Leaning against the wall in the deepest part of the shelter, a person was positioned in a way that was hard to notice.
Ah Jiu, still shaken, looked towards the voice in horror.
In that instant, Ah Jiu felt time freeze.
The person in the corner narrowed their red eyes into a slit:
"Jiu'er?"
"Big Brother?"
The two spoke almost in unison.
If Ah Jiu hadn't recognized Nan Xing's voice, she would have hardly recognized her older brother at first glance.
His appearance had become so gaunt that he no longer looked human.
After all, Liu Cai'er was willing to marry him at a reduced price because her elder brother was learned and had a refined, jade-like appearance.
This was nothing like her eight-foot-tall, dashing elder brother, Meng Nan Xing.