Chapter 498 (1/2)
Chapter 498: Sangsang's Illness
A black carriage rushed in the eastern city and ran to the Vermilion Bird City Gate . Someone in the carriage made the gate open by showing the guards two ID tokens, and then the carriage continued to run along the straight state highway to the Academy in the south .
In the carriage, Ning Que hugged Sangsang tightly, his right hand fumbling on the wall of the carriage . He couldn't stop panting . It was not because he was weary or tried . He was always very healthy and after he learned the Great Spirit, his breath became even longer and more peaceful . It was because he was terrified . He could feel that Sangsang's body was becoming colder and colder, even though she was wrapped in a thick quilt .
Finally, he found the little flagon he had put in the carriage and without any hesitation, he opened the lid and pa.s.sed the flagon to Sangsang's mouth . A strong aroma of alcohol permeated the air .
Sangsang's eyes were closed, her eyelashes were flattering and her face was pale . Her grey lips were pressed together and her teeth were clenched, which made it impossible for the strong liquor to flow into her mouth . It flowed down at the corner of her mouth and wet the quilt .
Ning Que was occupied by an extreme dread when he saw the flowing liquor and her pale face . He felt weak on his legs and lowered his head in pain . He tightened his armed around her .
It had been a while since Sangsang fell ill last time . More accurately speaking, she hadn't become ill since they left the City of Wei and came to Chang'an . But today her illness was more severe than any time that Ning Que could remember . Therefore, he was scared . He decided immediately that instead of taking her to a clinic, he would take her to the carriage and go to the Academy with her .
The Academy did not have doctors, but the Headmaster was there, his Senior Brothers were there . Ning Que believed that as long as Sangsang was still alive when they arrived at the Academy, she would be fine .
It later proved that Ning Que's choice was right .
Carrying Sangsang in his arms, he ran through the mist, climbed to the cliff platform in the back of the mountain and bellowed at the lake . His loud voice woke the Seniors Sisters and Brothers up and they walked out of their rooms to find out what had happened . Seventh Sister was the first one to go out . Last night she stayed up late to embroider a picture of a cat chasing b.u.t.terflies and didn't go to sleep until midnight . And now with a needle pinned in her hair, she walked out with great anger and tiredness .
But when she saw the terrified expression on Ning Que's face, she realized what had happened and the anger and tiredness on her face turned serious . Without saying anything to Ning Que, she observed Sangsang's face and drew out the needle in her hair and prodded it on Sangsang's neck for four times .
Sangsang groaned when the needle p.r.i.c.ked into her skin, but her brows still frowned and she didn't wake up . However, the pale color on her face faded and her face became the original dark color .
”Seventh Sister, how is she?”
Ning Que looked at Seventh Sister and asked s.h.i.+veringly . He never knew that apart from the tactical array and embroider, Seventh Sister was also good at acupuncture . He became hopeful when seeing the change of the color on Sangsang's face .
”Her heart suffered from coldness . It is dangerous and all I can do is to suppress the coldness with the needle,” said Seventh Sister .
Ning Que's arrival had wakened all people living near the lake in the back of the mountain . Eldest Brother also appeared in the distance, but he was walking slowly as usual, it seemed that nothing could hurry or worry him .
Noticing the arrival of Eldest Brother, Seventh Sister suddenly relaxed . She yelled to him, ”Eldest Brother, please get Eleventh Brother here, this is urgent . ”
Eldest Brother was taken back for a while, and then he turned back to the woods behind him .
Seventh Sister noticed the worried look on Ning Que's face and comforted him, ”This is not a serious problem . You should take her to the hut and find the Master . When Eleventh Brother comes, everything will be fine . ”
Ning Que couldn't understand her words . If the Master helped, then Sangsang would definitely be fine . But why should they wait for Eleventh Brother?
The morning arrived and sunrise shone on the back of the mountain . Rays shone on the gra.s.s on the roof of the hut and were reflected to the woods in the distance, making the meadow surrounded by the woods very bright .
Ning Que and Chen Pipi were standing outside and waiting for the news . Since last spring, Sangsang had been coming here quite often . Everyone liked her because she was good at cooking and she was quiet and peaceful . Seeing that she was seriously ill, everyone was worried and Tang Xiaotang's eyes even became red . But Ning Que looked much calmer than before .
It was because the Master was awakened now . He was in the hut right now . Ning Que believed that even if Sangsang was about to die, he could save her .
At this time, w.a.n.g Chi walked out of the hut and Ning Que hurried to him immediately . w.a.n.g Chi said, ”She has been weak since she was born and coldness has reigned in her lung for a long time . This kind of illness worsens every time it happens . And longer the illness stays quiet, more serious the next outbreak will become . I have checked her and found out the cause of this outbreak: she suffered from severe coldness recently and has been thinking a lot . ”
Ning Que asked, ”She will be ok, right?”
w.a.n.g Chi replied, ”The acupuncture from Seventh Sister was just in time and I have boiled her some medicine . It should be enough to suppress the coldness in her body and she will be fine . But you should always keep her warm, because she can't suffer from coldness for another time . ”
His words made Ning Que relax and he found his legs very weak .
Something suddenly occurred to w.a.n.g Chi and he asked doubtfully, ”Youngest Brother, Sangsang has got this illness since she was born and I guess she had outbreaks many times over the past years . But there are not any good doctors in City of Wei, let alone in Chang'an . How did you help her?”