Chapter 1111: A definite address (1/2)
When Han Yunxi heard Ning Jing and Su Xiaoyu’s names, her heart finally settled into her chest. She knew she had succeeded. Ning Jing might not be able to help with much, but that girl little Yu’er definitely could!
As expected, Bai Yanqing picked her up princess style and hurried out of the little dark room. They walked for a long time in the hallway before jumping into a dark hole. The entire way, Han Yunxi kept her attention on the surroundings and was certain she was in some sort of underground chamber. The Poison Sect’s poison storehouse contained a huge underground palace, but they’d already destroyed it! Were there other secret palaces they didn’t know about?
Han Yunxi had once thought of summoning all sorts of poison beasts to her once she escaped the little dark room, or maybe causing some upheaval in the poison fields above to catch the attention of her poison guards. But now it seemed that’d be tricky even though she was out. She descended deeper with Bai Yanqing, but found to her surprise that it was brighter the deeper they went. It wasn’t some sort of underground chamber like she imagined. Soon enough, they had landed on the ground.
Han Yunxi realized this was a cave on an overhanging cliff, and the light came from outside. This place was similar to the underground palace she’d seen before. Despite being below the ground, it was technically hidden within the mountain itself. They could see mountain cliffs all the same once they emerged from its depths. The Poison Sect’s poison fields only contained two major mountain ranges. Once was called Clearbreeze Peak while the other went by Monarch Peak. They had destroyed the secret storehouse of Monarch Peak, which meant this might be Clearbreeze Peak. Between the two mountain ranges stood a verdant forest that was the location of the Poison Sect’s sacrificial altar!
Han Yunxi stared at the piercing light shining in from the cave entrance as if it was the light of hope. Meanwhile, Bai Yanqing’s guards had immediately pushed open a stone door in the cave when they arrived, revealing Ning Jing and Su Xiaoyu rapped instead. Bai Yanqing hadn’t paid them much mind since successfully kidnapping Han Yunxi. Both figures were sitting on the stone seat and speaking when they saw him carry Han Yunxi inside. Surprised by the sight, they rose to their feet. Before Bai Yanqing spoke, they noticed all the blood flowing from Han Yunxi’s lower body.
By now the baby was already five months old. Although the signs weren’t obvious, Ning Jing could tell Han Yunxi was pregnant at a glance.
“Put her down! Lie her flat, quickly!” Ning Jing shouted.
Although she was no doctor, she had experienced pregnancy firsthand and knew a little more than the others. Han Yunxi must have gotten into some sort of trouble to induce a miscarriage. The worse thing to do to her now was move her about. She had to lie still and not move.
Resentful of the cries, Bai Yanqing set Han Yunxi down and said coldly, “It was a poison-induced miscarriage, but I’ve already cured the toxin. The doctors are on the way, so you two think of something! If anything happens to her, both of you will accompany her in death!”
If a casual onlooker passed by this scene, they’d never be able to guess that Bai Yanqing had kidnapped Han Yunxi in the first place. But neither Ning Jing nor Su Xiaoyu could be bothered with details right now. Ning Jing quickly went to cover Han Yunxi up with a quilt while Su Xiaoyu hastened to take her pulse. Han Yunxi had already shut her eyes to feign unconsciousness, but she knew Bai Yanqing and Hao San were still standing nearby.
After following Gu Beiyue for so long, Su Xiaoyu knew a thing or two, especially since her innate talent was even better than Baili Mingxiang’s. She realized something was off as soon as she took the pulse. Master might have affected the fetus and lost a lot of blood, but there’s no signs of miscarriage! Where did all her blood come from?
If a miscarriage had caused this much bleeding, then the baby would be in mortal danger right now. Even the mother would be in peril. However, the current pulse told her that Han Yunxi only needed medicine and a month’s worth of bedrest to keep the child. Master’s current straits weren’t caused by a miscarriage, but her bleeding wounds. The consequences would be severe if they couldn’t stop the bleeding!
Su Xiaoyu was a shrewd girl. She looked at her master and saw her eyes shut tight and guessed more or less what was happening. Turning to Bai Yanqing, she cried, “Paper and brush, quickly. I need to write a prescription to stop the bleeding! If it’s any later, forget about the baby--even the mother will be lost! Hurry!”
“How do we stop the bleeding?” Hao San asked.
Before Bai Yanqing could scold him, Su Xiaoyu was already raging. “You think this is a knife gash or something? Do you think any blood-stopping medication will work?!”
“Give her brush and paper!” Bai Yanqing said icily.
Hao San hastened to get the items while Su Xiaoyu wrote down a bunch of ingredients, both to stop the bleeding and calm the fetus. “You need to be fast, absolutely definitely fast!”
Her agitation caused the whole room to feel a chill, but Bai Yanqing still reviewed the prescription to make sure Su Xiaoyu hadn’t put other intentions into the ingredients before letting Hao San fetch the items. They were extremely close to Medical City from their present location, so there was no fear of missing anything. Ning Jing had no idea about the truth and had even started crying despite her stalwart frame. She stood helplessly on one side, thus further convincing Bai Yanqing of Su Xiaoyu’s claims. Su Xiaoyu’s eyes flickered with a complicated expression. Although she was hesitant, she decided to steel her heart and gamble this once. Pretending to be nervous and in a rush, she lifted the quilt and even raised Han Yunxi’s skirts halfway before she glared at Bai Yanqing.
“You, get out!” she snarled.
If Bai Yanqing hadn’t been worried about Han Yunxi losing her life, would he bear being shouted at by both Ning Jing and Su Xiaoyu today?
“What are you doing?” he asked guardedly.
“Examining her! If the situation’s bad, we can only forget about the baby to preserve the mother!” Su Xiaoyu said seriously.
“No!” Ning Jing stood up straight. While Su Xiaoyu might have been acting, she was genuinely panicked and grieved. Pulling at Su Xiaoyu’s hand, she sobbed, “Isn’t there any other way?”
As a mother, this was the last thing she wanted to happen.
“Big sister Jing, don’t be like this! I have to check her quickly, or else if we waste time here…” Su Xiaoyu didn’t finish before pushing Ning Jing aside.
Bai Yanqing backed out and ordered people to shut the door while he personally stood guard in front to wait. Even with the three of them cooped up inside, they couldn’t do anything. Bai Yanqing would never know how much he’d underestimated the little girl Su Xiaoyu.
Once the stone door was shut, Han Yunxi immediately opened her eyes, giving Ning Jing a fright. Before she could scream, Su Xiaoyu muffled her and muttered, “Guard the door in case they burst in unexpectedly.”