sbdcsierra Chapter 109 Guardian at Night
Chapter 109 Guardian at Night
Although there are some herbs that grow in winter during this season, there are not many.
Gu Yuer and I finally found one or two herbs that were effective in treating the injuries.
In the end, it took a lot of effort and time to treat and bandage the wounds of the three injured people.
At this time, the sun had already set, the sky was gradually getting darker, and the temperature was suddenly dropping slowly.
It will definitely be cold at night, and the forest is windy everywhere. We have to worry about one thing. They are wearing thin clothes, and there are three patients. If they stay here for a night, their injuries will definitely be aggravated the next day.
They remembered the carriage they had left on the mudflats, which contained the warm clothes they had prepared.
Rong Su decided to go back to the mudflats to get it back.
Upon hearing her decision, Gu Yun disagreed and said worriedly, "It's so late, and it's dark all around. You can't see the road clearly. How can you find the carriage? Besides, the earth dragons hiding in the mudflats might be even more difficult to deal with at night. There's no need to go. We men can hold on."
Rong Su didn't think they could hold on. If they were injured and caught a cold, it would worsen their condition.
"Haven't we already discovered how to deal with the Earth Dragon? Even if I encounter one, I won't be afraid."
Seeing Rong Su was so stubborn again, Gu Yun wanted to persuade her, but he also understood one thing: no one could persuade Rong Su from making up his mind.
"Then I'll go with you." Gu Yun suddenly stood up.
When these words came out, Rong Su was stunned for a moment, glanced at his shoulder, and immediately shook her head: "No, you are injured."
At this time, Shen Peiqing interrupted and said calmly: "I'll go."
Seeing this guy trying to get involved, Rong Su glared at Shen Peiqing: "Shut up, you can't go either, you're injured too!"
"Then, then I..." Shi Tou had just said a few words when he was angrily interrupted by Rong Su. She even put her hands on her hips and snarled back, her eyes sharp and cold.
"Neither can you!"
This fierce expression frightened Shi Tou so much that he trembled and immediately sat down silently.
She glanced at the three grown men and saw that they were all looking at her, seemingly frightened by her angry expression.
"You are all patients, I am the doctor, listen to me!"
Seeing Gu Yun about to speak, she suddenly looked at him again, frightening him. She stared at him and said sternly, "Don't tell me you are a doctor, but now you are just an injured doctor!"
Gu Yun was completely blocked from speaking. He was stunned, and then showed a helpless and worried look. He wanted to say something, but Rong Su glared at him.
"I know what you're going to say. I know it, no need to tell you. But you have to know that if you all catch a cold and become completely ill, there's still half of the mudflats left to cross. It's impossible for the three of us left, defenseless girls, to make it through, right?"
In fact, this is true. They only walked half of the mudflats, and there is still half to go.
Gu Yun fell silent immediately because he had no words to refute Rong Su.
At this moment, Yulan suddenly spoke, looked at Rong Su, and asked softly, "Let me go with you, Doctor Rong. Yu'er is timid, and I'm afraid she will be scared."
Gu Yuer originally wanted to refute, but she didn't say anything wrong, so she could only pout in grievance.
Rong Su glanced at Yulan, said nothing, nodded, picked up the long sword that Gu Yun had used before, and went to the mudflats with Yulan to find their carriage.
After they left, Shitou looked at the silent Shen Peiqing and asked in a low voice: "Master, won't you persuade Doctor Rong?"
Shen Peiqing lowered his head, his eyes unfocused, not knowing where to look. Hearing Shitou's words, he said calmly, "If persuasion is useful, Rong Su would have listened to Gu Yun's words a long time ago. And she's right. If the injuries of us men get worse, then the rest of the beach will be in trouble."
Shitou naturally understood this principle, but he couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Master, aren't you worried that Doctor Rong and the others might encounter a dirt dragon at this time? It's so dark now, it's actually very dangerous."
It is impossible to say that she is not worried. With Rong Su's character which is more stubborn than a rock, she might really be ambushed by an earth dragon. She would have to hold her sword to verify her secret to defeating the earth dragon.
For this reason, Shen Peiqing did not directly answer Shi Tou's question. He glanced at Gu Yun over there and saw that Gu Yuer was talking to Gu Yun, so he turned and whispered to Shi Tou.
When Shitou heard this, he nodded, stood up and walked towards Gu Yun.
After the stone left, Shen Peiqing quietly disappeared into the darkness.
Over there, Rong Su and Yu Lan walked side by side towards the mudflat.
Fortunately, she had the habit of carrying a tinder with her, so she could still take it out to light the road.
After lighting the tinder, the road ahead was at least not so dark and unclear.
Under the light of the tinder, the shadows of the surrounding trees swayed, like monsters in the dark, ready to bar their fangs and claws at people at any time, terrifying and eerie.
Rong Su and Yu Lan were about to walk out of the woods, but they remained silent.
The silence between them felt awkward and strange.
When they were about to walk out of the forest and reach the mudflats, Rong Su suddenly spoke, with some doubts about Yulan in her heart.
"I saved you today."
Yulan seemed distracted. After hearing her question, she paused for a long time before reacting. She quickly whispered, "Thank you, Doctor Rong. Thank you for saving me."
She didn't tell me this just to hear her thanks, and continued, "When I turned around to take you back, I felt a push from behind. It was like someone was pushing me forward. And at that moment, there was another earth dragon approaching from the front."
While saying these words, Rong Su's eyes were fixed on Yulan's face, not wanting to miss any expression on her face.
Through the darkness, and under the refraction of the firelight, the shadows of the trees were reflected on Yulan's face. The shadows were dim and not very clear, but she could clearly feel that after she said these things, she seemed to exude a slightly sharp aura. Although it was fleeting, she felt it.
"Doctor Rong, I'm sorry. I was so scared at the time. I wanted to reach out and pat you, asking you to walk faster, but a dirt dragon suddenly appeared in front of you. I was so scared that I forgot what to do and pushed you. I'm sorry. If you want to scold me, go ahead."
As Yulan spoke, she lowered her head with a guilty look on her face, as if she was ready to let her scold and blame her.
Staring at Yulan, Rong Su said nothing. She didn't really trust her answer in her heart, but she didn't say anything to question her again. It was better to observe slowly in advance, and it was not appropriate to question her immediately because she had no evidence to prove whether what she said was true or false.
The situation was so chaotic at the time, maybe she accidentally pushed her because she was scared, but was she really that scared?
Whether she was in the carriage or left the carriage to fight the earth dragon on the mudflat, she seemed to show no signs of fear except for appearing weak. Compared to her, Gu Yuer's fear was so real.
Another point is that she was unarmed and was only holding a medium-sized stone, yet she was able to remain unharmed under the attack of the earth dragon. This person is definitely not as simple as she appears.
Yulan lowered her head and had not heard Rong Su's reply. She was anxious to prove that what she said was true, so she spoke hurriedly and knelt down to Rong Su at the same time.
"If Doctor Rong doesn't believe me, then I will kneel down and atone for my sins. I know I made a mistake and I must accept the punishment."
Seeing that she really knelt down, Rong Su frowned. She hated it most when others knelt down at every turn. Such a lack of self-respect would remind her of her previous life.
"Never mind, that matter is over. Now our main focus is getting warm clothing. We can't delay for too long."
After saying that, Rong Su turned around and walked into the mudflat.
When Yulan saw that Rong Su had no intention of blaming her, the tension in her heart gradually faded away. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up to follow.
Not long after the two of them left, a shadow slowly followed them, keeping a distance from them that was neither too far nor too close.
Although it was night and the vision was not very clear, Rong Su's sense of direction was still good. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he finally saw the outline of a carriage not far away.
"Finally found!"
Then the two of them approached the carriage while maintaining their cautious movements.
They didn't know whether the earth dragons would still be lurking in the shallows at night, so they had to be careful so as not to alarm the earth dragons lurking nearby.
Although they already knew how to repel the earth dragon, it was better not to face it head-on if possible. After all, there was no advantage in fighting at night.
When they arrived at the carriage, they did not find any trace of the earth dragon, so they felt a little relieved.
"Yulan, go find everyone's warm clothes and pack them up. I'll go find some bottles of medicine and some spare herbs for treatment."
After making the division of labor, the two of them started to get busy.
It took another quarter of an hour or so to pack up everything needed.
After Rong Su saw that Yulan had finished her things, she asked, "Is it ready?"
When Yulan heard the question, she quickly replied, "Yes, it's OK!"
"Okay, then let's go back." After getting the response, Rong Su nodded, put on his backpack, took his sword and tinder, and jumped off the carriage.
Magnolia followed closely behind.
The two of them walked back again relying on the scattered light from the tinderbox.
They hoped that they would not encounter any earth dragons on the way back, otherwise it would be difficult for them to deal with the earth dragons with the things they were carrying on their backs.
I took every step carefully, and even my breathing was a little nervous and uneasy.
When they were halfway across the mudflats, Rong Su suddenly felt a shadow flash by not far away. She was so scared that her eyes widened and her breathing became faster. Thinking it was an earth dragon, she clenched the sword in her hand and aimed in that direction.
Then she didn't dare shout out loudly, "Could it be a dirt dragon?"
But after asking, she felt a little regretful. She felt that it was stupid to ask like that. If it was Tulong, he would not answer her.
He glanced at Yulan beside him a little embarrassedly. Seeing that she didn't look mocking, he quickly turned his gaze away, pretending not to care, and stared at that place.
"Doctor Rong, it can't be that kind of thing, right?"
Yulan seemed to be thinking of something supernatural, and she started to feel a little scared, so she moved closer to her.
After hearing her words, Rong Su couldn't help but start to have some wild thoughts, and the hand holding the hilt of the sword seemed to be sweating a lot.
In fact, when Yulan mentioned that kind of thing, she shouldn't be afraid. After all, she herself seemed to be that kind of thing, just reborn.
But after dark, coupled with so many things that happened today, my sense of security is slowly decreasing, so it is easy to forget things that I shouldn't be afraid of.
To prove that she wasn't afraid, Rong Su whispered to Yulan, "Don't scare yourself! There's no such thing!"
She said this, but in her heart she knew whether it was true or not. She was just looking for an excuse to ease her fear.
Shen Peiqing, who was hiding in the dark, saw the two girls talking to each other with frightened expressions. Although he found it very interesting to watch, it was even more interesting to see Rong Su's pretty face revealing a frightened expression.
But since he felt that the surroundings were getting colder and the mudflats were indeed full of uncertain dangers, he didn't plan to hide anymore. Otherwise, she might not move at all and just stand there stupidly waiting for the danger of 'him' to appear.
"You two are as slow as old men getting warm clothes. We are all freezing to death."
Shen Peiqing suddenly walked out from the darkness, his tone was somewhat sarcastic, and his black eyes stared at them, also full of teasing.
After seeing Shen Peiqing, Rong Su's chaotic mind finally stopped, and after seeing him, the fear in her heart immediately turned into anger.
"Are you sick? Didn't I tell you to stay in the woods? Why are you following us? And you're pretending to be a ghost. Do you think it's fun to scare us?"
If it were any other day, Shen Peiqing would definitely answer that it was interesting, but it was obviously not appropriate at this time.
"I'm a man like you, pretending nothing is wrong and waiting for you women to go to a dangerous place to get something for us. I'm not that ungentlemanly."
Haha, gentlemanly demeanor, you don’t seem to be very gentlemanly in your daily life.
Rong Su complained in her heart, but now was not the right time to argue with him, so she should leave this damn place first.
Ignoring Shen Peiqing, he said to Yulan, "Let's go back quickly."
Yulan didn't want to interrupt them, so after hearing Rong Su's words, she nodded repeatedly and followed Rong Su's pace.
Seeing that Rong Su ignored him, Shen Peiqing didn't care and followed.
But just as Rong Su was about to turn around, her sight suddenly flickered, and she saw a gray, dark shadow at Shen Peiqing's feet, and then she suddenly opened her eyes wide.
Suddenly, an earth dragon opened its mouth and attacked Shen Peiqing who had not noticed it yet. Seeing this, Rong Su rushed over with her sword without saying a word. In the frightened eyes of Shen Peiqing, she aimed at the earth dragon's nose and attacked.
After the earth dragon let out a howl of pain, it fled in panic, dived into the mudflats, and swam away.
Only after seeing that the earth dragon was repelled did Rong Su breathe a sigh of relief.
But just as she was feeling relieved, Shen Peiqing suddenly got angry and yelled at her: "Are you going to die?"
Shen Peiqing was inexplicably angry at him. Rong Su was not a pushover, nor was she a softie who would let anyone scold her. She glared at him and replied, "You're the one who's trying to kill yourself! Why are you following us? Do you know that if it weren't for me, you would have lost your leg just now!"
Suddenly, a wave of anger spread between the two of them. Looking at them like this, Yulan didn't know whether she should speak up to persuade them.