A Jiu's heart ached a little seeing its listless demeanor.
Without its snake venom, the little earth dragon was like an emperor without his imperial seal; its kingly aura had diminished.
A Jiu deliberately observed the little earth dragon's head. It was still shrunken.
"Little earth dragon, I don't understand you. I don't know how long it will take for your poison to grow back, do you? You saved four people this time, thanks to you."
A Jiu propped up her chin and poked the little head floating on the water's surface.
The earth dragon listlessly submerged its head, then resurfaced elsewhere.
A Jiu wanted to touch the little creature's head with her finger. She remembered how the little earth dragon loved it when she stroked it.
This time, as A Jiu's finger just touched its head, the little earth dragon swiftly coiled up her finger and wound itself around her arm.
"What are you doing?" A Jiu tried to pull it off, "Get down."
The snake clung tightly to A Jiu's wrist, impossible to shake off. "Are you angry? Actually, I didn't want to drain all your snake venom, but I..."
A Jiu couldn't finish her sentence.
"Be good... You wouldn't understand if I told you. Come down, this is spiritual spring water. You'd be comfortable soaking in it, and perhaps you'd recover faster."
A Jiu tugged a couple more times.
Alas... it was like dealing with a child.
A Jiu simply let the little earth dragon hang there and filled all the water skins, storing them.
After a night's sleep, A Jiu jumped out of bed.
The little earth dragon was still coiled around her arm.
What was the meaning of this?
A Jiu cautiously glanced back at her sister-in-law on the bed.
To her surprise, the bed was empty.
It seemed she couldn't wait to get to the Yi Zhuang (mortuary).
"Little earth dragon, get down." A Jiu couldn't go to the Yi Zhuang with a snake coiled around her wrist.
Someone unfamiliar might mistake it for a large black jade bracelet, but Yun Hao would immediately recognize it as a King Cobra.
A Jiu tugged a few more times. Its body was slippery and cold, impossible to pull off, as if forged from iron.
"You're being difficult, aren't you? I'll see if you come down when you're out in the blazing sun."
A Jiu was at a loss with the little earth dragon.
"Miss Liu."
The familiar husky voice came from outside.
A Jiu quickly tidied her sleeve, covering the little earth dragon. "Coming!"
"Eunuch Zhou, so early!" A Jiu said, glancing at the sky. The sun was already high, making her feel a bit awkward.
"Hahaha," Eunuch Zhou chuckled heartily first. "Fierce Doctor, the three people you treated yesterday are now well. I've just sent someone to report the good news to the Prince. You'll surely be rewarded." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
A Jiu was not surprised. The moment she heard the system notification, she knew the treatment had been effective; the merit points were proof.
"Oh, thank you, Eunuch Zhou. Please put in a good word for me with the Prince. Oh, and by the way, I'm from Hua Lan Medical Hall." A Jiu didn't want to say many flattering words and brushed past him, exiting the inn.
By saying she was from Hua Lan Medical Hall, A Jiu wanted to do her part to help her sister-in-law and preserve the reputation of Hua Lan Medical Hall.
Yun Hao and Zhang Mang were already waiting in the carriage.
"Jiu'er, the three from yesterday have recovered and can walk today," Yun Hao reported, suppressing his inner delight.
Zhang Mang, driving the carriage, grinned widely.
"Indeed, Fierce Doctor, you're truly amazing. We can head back to the city sooner now. Ah, do you remember the person yesterday who was almost sent to the mass grave?"
"Ah, I remember."
"It's incredible! Today he actually got up. And that fellow who said the water was poisoned, he absolutely refuses to leave today."
A Jiu found the former understandable, but why the latter refused to leave?
"Why?"
"Miss Jiu'er, you guess." Zhang Mang was in high spirits and didn't mind keeping her in suspense.