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“Dad, I…”
“Xiao Zhi, although you’re the older brother, we’ve also talked about taking care of your younger siblings. But the most important thing is to take care of yourself first. This time it was an accident, not your fault,” Su Yu didn’t want Xiao Zhi to only focus on taking care of his younger siblings. It wouldn’t be fair to Xiao Zhi, who was just a young child.
Xiao Zhi nodded. “I understand.”
Seeing that Xiao Zhi truly understood, Su Yu felt relieved.
After returning to the prescription, Wan Gu discussed with Nan Qiao and Bai Qi about the cold poison in Xiao Bao’s body.
Nan Qiao considered for a moment before speaking up, “I have a type of insect that can temporarily suppress the cold poison in Xiao Bao’s body. The medicinal herb needed to resolve the cold poison is the Red Fire Lotus, which is only available from my uncle in South Jiang. Once we suppress the cold poison in Xiao Bao’s body, and unlock the other type of poison, I’ll make a trip to Nanjiang for the herb. As for the other medicines, it will be up to you two to prepare.”
“Alright, let’s go with that plan.” Nan Qiao was the expert in this field of gu worms, so if he said it would work, then it definitely would.
“Now let’s go find Brother Yu.”
The three of them went to find Su Yu. When they arrived, Wang Jinhe hurriedly asked, “Do you have a solution?”
“We do. I’ll use a gu worm to suppress Xiao Bao’s cold poison first. With me here, he won’t suffer from the poison’s effects. Resolving the other type of poison is relatively simple. After we suppress the cold poison, Wan Gu and I will deal with the other poison on Xiao Bao’s body. Then I’ll immediately make a trip back to Nanjiang.”
“Back to Nanjiang?”
“Yes, the medicinal herb needed to resolve the cold poison is the Red Fire Lotus, which is only available from my uncle in Nanjiang.”
“I’ll go with you,” Su Yu said after a brief moment of consideration.
“The Red Fire Lotus must be a precious item. As a father, I must go to Nanjiang to get this precious item from the hands of the King of Nanjiang to detoxify Xiao Bao,” he continued. It was more fitting for him to go in person.
“Alright,” Nan Qiao agreed, understanding his reasoning.
Nan Qiao took out a gu worm and sliced open Xiao Bao’s hand, allowing the gu worm to enter.
Not long after the gu worm entered, the coldness on Xiao Bao’s body gradually dissipated, and his body temperature began to normalize.
Wang Jinhe reached out and touched Xiao Bao’s face. Seeing that he was no longer shivering, she exclaimed joyfully, “It really works.”
“Sister-in-law, rest assured, with us here, nothing will happen to Xiao Bao. Don’t worry,” Nan Qiao reassured Wang Jinhe.
Wang Jinhe naturally believed in Nan Qiao’s words.
After suppressing the cold poison, Nan Qiao and the others went to prepare for the detoxification process.
Sitting beside him, Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu and asked, “Xiao Bao will be fine, right?”
“Rest assured, Xiao He, Xiao Bao will definitely be fine,” Su Yu reassured her. He wouldn’t let anything happen to Xiao Bao. If anything were to happen to the child, he would make sure those responsible paid the price.
Wang Jinhe looked at Xiao Bao, who was still tightly shut his eyes, feeling worried.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Bao slowly opened his eyes and saw Su Yu resting by the bedside, with him leaning against Su Yu’s side.
Wang Jinhe had also fallen asleep by Xiao Bao’s bedside.
As Xiao Bao moved slightly, Su Yu immediately opened his eyes.
Seeing Xiao Bao awake, Su Yu asked softly, “How are you feeling? Still uncomfortable?”
Xiao Bao nodded. “A little uncomfortable. Dad, what’s wrong with me?”
“You’ve been poisoned, but with Uncle Wan Gu and the others here, nothing will happen to you,” Su Yu reassured, embracing Xiao Bao gently.
Xiao Bao was taken aback. “Poisoned? How did I get poisoned?”
He hadn’t eaten anything suspicious, so how could he suddenly be poisoned?
“We’re still investigating that, but don’t worry. I won’t let anyone harm you. Anyone who hurts you, Dad won’t let them get away with it.”
Xiao Bao furrowed his brow, recalling how he had felt ice-cold in his sleep, only to later feel warmth beside him, realizing it was Dad holding him all along.
“Dad, I made you worry,” Xiao Bao said, looking at Su Yu with self-reproach.
Especially seeing Wang Jinhe asleep beside him, her brows still furrowed as if troubled.
“Why are you saying this to us?” Su Yu asked.
“Dad, you should quickly take Mom to bed,” Xiao Bao insisted. It couldn’t be comfortable for her to sleep like this.
“Alright.” Su Yu placed Xiao Bao back on the bed and got up to lift Wang Jinhe, but she woke up as soon as he touched her.
“Xiao Bao…”
“Mom, I’m fine now. You should go to bed first,” Xiao Bao said, feeling a bit regretful when he saw Wang Jinhe suddenly wake up.
“Su Yu, put me down,” Wang Jinhe requested.
Su Yu could only comply and set Wang Jinhe down.
Sitting beside Xiao Bao, Wang Jinhe looked at his slightly purple complexion. “Are you really okay? Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?”
Xiao Bao shook his head with a smile. “Mom, I’m really fine. Please don’t worry about me.”
“How can I not worry?” Xiao Bao suddenly being poisoned had thrown her into a panic. If it weren’t for Nan Qiao, Su Yu, and the others by their side, she wouldn’t know what to do.
“Xiao Bao, are you hungry? Would you like Mom to make something for you to eat?” Wang Jinhe asked as she looked at Xiao Bao.
Xiao Bao was initially going to say he wasn’t hungry, but then his stomach growled loudly.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Xiao Bao looked down, but Wang Jinhe couldn’t help but smile at her son’s bashful expression. “I’ll go make you something to eat.”
As Wang Jinhe stepped out, she was startled to see someone standing at the door.
Recognizing who it was, she couldn’t help but feel a bit resigned. “Xiao Zhi, why are you standing here instead of coming in?”
“How long have you been standing here?” Wang Jinhe turned to Xiao Zhi and asked.
“He’s already awake. Do you want to go see Xiao Bao?”
Xiao Zhi nodded in response. “Okay.”
He walked into the room and approached the now-awake Xiao Bao. “Are you still feeling uncomfortable anywhere?”
“I’m fine, brother. Don’t worry,” Xiao Bao reassured him.
“How could I not worry when you’ve been poisoned?” Xiao Zhi looked at Xiao Bao with dissatisfaction.
Xiao Bao sighed. “With Uncle Nan Qiao and the others here, I’ll recover soon.”
“Don’t tell me you don’t trust Uncle Nan Qiao and the others? Uncle Wan Gu is the apprentice of a divine doctor,” Xiao Bao exaggerated deliberately.
“I trust Uncle Nan Qiao, of course, but seeing you suffer like this and being unable to do anything, I want to study medicine,” Xiao Zhi said earnestly as he looked at Xiao Bao.
“You don’t have to study. I know you don’t like medicine. Don’t force yourself to learn something you don’t enjoy. Even if you force yourself to learn, you won’t achieve much,” Xiao Bao disagreed with Xiao Zhi’s decision to study medicine.
His ambition lay in the political area, and there was no need to waste time on something he didn’t care for.
“But…”
“We already have plenty of skilled doctors in our family. Hong Yi and the Yuan brothers are also studying medicine. We can rely on them in the future,” Xiao Bao kept persuading Xiao Zhi, worried that he might actually go through with it.
Seeing Xiao Zhi’s frustration, Su Yu knew he was still feeling guilty about the incident.
“You don’t have to do something you don’t like, Xiao Zhi. Doing so won’t make Xiao Bao happy either.”