"I... can't guess!" Ah Jiu shook her head.
"He's full of energy, going around and promoting your medical skills to those patients. He even said he wants to stay and plead for the people, to do something for the suffering populace."
As Zhang Mang spoke, Ah Jiu looked at Yun Hao in surprise.
To her astonishment, Yun Hao was smiling brilliantly.
"Don't look at me, what he said is true, Jiu'er." The more Yun Hao thought about it, the more he wanted to laugh. "This morning, when I sent Miss Liu to the Zhuangzi, that fellow clung to my leg, saying he wanted to stay and take care of everyone. He said he believed in no one, not even the King of Heaven, except you. I was startled then too."
"Ah? That exaggerated?" Ah Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought to herself, this fellow had accused her of poisoning him yesterday. If it weren't for Yun Hao, she would have probably been choked to death by him.
And now he was unwilling to leave?
As expected, the carriage had just entered the Zhuangzi when a person walked towards them, his eyes shining.
"Fierce female doctor, you've arrived! Thank you, thank you! My life began in your hands. I will follow your lead even if I drop dead. Please also forgive Miss Meng. Yesterday, I was ignorant. Jiu Niang, please don't mind."
He clasped his fists and bowed.
Ah Jiu was stunned as she alighted from the carriage. "Once you're well, hurry up and leave the Zhuangzi. There are so many dead people here, aren't you afraid?"
"Not afraid. I've walked through the gates of hell once. What is there to fear? I was disrespectful to you yesterday, and I must make amends today. All I can do is take care of patients like myself."
Ah Jiu didn't know how to address the person. Hearing his words, she forced a smile.
"Zhang Dadan, hurry up and lend a hand with the coarse grain biscuits!" The two men who had been moving corpses yesterday called out loudly.
"Coming!"
Zhang Dadan quickly thanked Ah Jiu again. "Miss Meng, as you can see, I have a job to do." Saying this, he turned and, along with others, lifted a large basket to deliver supplies to the various thatched huts.
He even shouted, "Brothers, don't be afraid! Our Zhuangzi is going to be renamed. A good doctor, beautiful and kind-hearted, has arrived and cured me. You will all be fine!"
His voice was exceptionally pleasant, and Ah Jiu even felt that his words had become a rare splash of color in the desolate Zhuangzi.
Ah Jiu went to the thatched huts and specifically checked on the condition of the two men.
A small portion of the coarse grain biscuits that were distributed had been eaten. Ah Jiu was pleased that they could eat.
"Rest well, and drink this water." Ah Jiu took out her water skin and poured half a bowl of water for the patient as usual.
"Brother Yun Hao, I need to trouble you with something." Ah Jiu put down the patient and took out her water skin from her embrace.
"Please give water to the patients who recovered yesterday first."
Because she noticed that the place where Big Brother had been yesterday was empty.
She guessed that Big Brother was avoiding Sister-in-law, and she hadn't seen Sister-in-law either, so she might have gone to look for Big Brother.
But the Zhuangzi was surrounded on all sides, and there were guards at the entrance. Where could he have gone?
"Alas..." Ah Jiu sighed. How long could he hide? Sister-in-law would come to the Zhuangzi at any moment. Big Brother, oh Big Brother, you still don't understand Sister-in-law's sincere heart.
Ah Jiu walked out of the thatched hut and headed deeper inside.
There were thatched huts on both sides of the Zhuangzi, and these critically ill patients were arranged under each hut.
But as she walked, her heart grew more panicked. More dead bodies were being carried away.
"Jiu Niang, I've already spoken to Eunuch Zhou about the snake venom matter. He will report it to the higher-ups to see if there's a way to get more."
Yun Hao was also troubled by this matter. Seeing Ah Jiu's expression, he knew they were worrying about the same thing.
"It's difficult," Ah Jiu gradually looked up at Brother Yun. "Brother Yun, as you said, a single king cobra can rule a mountain. How can it be so easy to obtain? Moreover, even one more would only save three or four people. It takes time for the snake venom to regenerate, but people are being carried away dead here every moment."
Among the people in the Zhuangzi, those who had died were beyond saving. The remaining thousands who were still breathing were desperately waiting for death.
The venom was limited. Given the number of patients with the symptoms, at least forty to fifty such peerless king cobras would be needed.
"Jiu'er, snake!" Yun Hao shouted and pointed behind Ah Jiu.
Ah Jiu suddenly realized that her little earth dragon on her wrist was gone. Because its temperature was very low, it was always cool. At this moment, the coolness on her wrist was gone.