Chapter 35: If You’re Bitten by a Wolf, You Need a Rabies Vaccine

After leaving the medical clinic, Xiao Jingyuan and Xia Mo rented a regular room at a nearby inn.

Later, Xiao Jingyuan went out to find someone, leaving Xia Mo alone at the inn.

She looked at the shelves filled with rabies vaccines—it was clear they weren’t just for her.

Saving the Qian family was, in a way, “heaven’s will.”

Before long, Uncle Qian arrived with his son and daughter-in-law.

Xiao Jingyuan had told them that Aunt Qian and little Qianqian were fine. They had been taken away by Aunt Qian’s youngest son, so only the three of them had come.

As soon as they arrived, they anxiously asked Xia Mo, “Xia Little Brother, are you alright?”

They had been worried sick. If not for Xia Mo and Xiao Jingyuan, their whole family would have been devoured by the wolves.

“I’m fine. What about you?” Xia Mo asked.

Uncle Qian had a bandage wrapped around his leg, and his son was supporting him.

His daughter-in-law had an injury on her shoulder, which had already been dressed.

“We’re all fine. When Xia Wu found us, the doctor had just finished bandaging our wounds.”

Xia Mo frowned. “That kind of bandaging isn’t enough. If the wounds aren’t treated properly, you might get rabies.”

They all knew how terrifying rabies was—it was even worse than getting eaten by wolves.

“You can get rabies from a wolf bite too?”

“Of course. The chances of getting rabies from a wolf bite might even be higher than from a dog bite.”

“What?!” Uncle Qian and the others were horrified.

His daughter-in-law burst into tears on the spot. “Wuwu, I don’t want to get rabies!”

Uncle Qian sighed helplessly. “We know dog bites can cause rabies, and even the doctor knows that, but there’s nothing we can do. The doctor already said it’s up to fate. We won’t be that unlucky, right?”

“No, Uncle Qian. I have medicine specifically to prevent rabies. As long as you take my medicine, you won’t get infected.”

Xia Mo had medicine for rabies?

The three of them were shocked and overjoyed, yet unsure how to react.

So that was why Xia Wu had insisted on dragging them here—he wanted them to get treated.

“Thank you, Xia Little Brother! How much does the medicine cost? Name your price.”

They had never heard of medicine that could prevent rabies before, so they figured it must be expensive.

But Xia Mo simply smiled and said, “If I were charging you, I wouldn’t be giving it to you at all. It’s free.”

“This… free?” Uncle Qian looked stunned, as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Yes, it’s free,” Xia Mo confirmed with a smile before turning to Qian Juan. “Brother Qian Juan, go fetch some clean water with Xia Wu. We’ll need it to treat the wounds.”

The two of them borrowed a bucket from the kitchen and brought back two large buckets of water.

Uncle Qian’s injury was lighter, so he went first.

Following Xia Mo’s instructions, Xiao Jingyuan patiently treated his wound while explaining the process to Qian Juan.

Since Qian Juan’s wife was injured on her shoulder, she would need to remove her top for treatment. It wasn’t appropriate for a man to help, so Qian Juan had to do it himself.

Xia Mo was quite pleased—teaching a smart kid was always easy. Xiao Jingyuan only needed to hear it once before remembering everything, and he looked quite professional as he worked.

He carefully removed the old bandages, administered anesthetic, and cleaned the wound thoroughly.

Then he disinfected it, injected the vaccine, applied medicine, and re-bandaged it.

Since Uncle Qian’s injury was only superficial, he didn’t need a splint.

“Is that it?” Uncle Qian was pleasantly surprised. He hadn’t expected that once the needle went in, the pain completely disappeared.

“Yes, but you’ll need to come back in three days for another dose,” Xia Mo instructed.

“Of course, of course! No need to say thanks for such a great kindness,” Uncle Qian said sincerely.

Qian Juan quickly called his wife over for treatment.

His wife hesitated—she had seen her father-in-law’s wound earlier, with the flesh turned outward. It must have hurt terribly.

“Do I really have to wash it like that? I’m scared it’ll hurt.”

Uncle Qian reassured her, “It doesn’t hurt at all! Xia Little Brother’s medicine is amazing. Once the shot is in, you don’t feel any pain.”

“Really?”

“Really! Not even a little bit.”

Still doubtful, Qian Juan’s wife hesitated and shrank back.

Qian Juan urged her, “Wife, stop hesitating. Even if it hurts, it’s better than getting rabies. Do you remember what happened to Scarface last year?”

She shuddered. “Oh my! That was terrifying. Fine, fine, I’ll do it. I’ll even do it for you!”

Uncle Qian and Xiao Jingyuan held up a bedsheet as a screen while Qian Juan helped his wife remove her bandages. But when it came time to give her the shot, his hands started shaking.

“Xia Wu, what if I inject it in the wrong spot? What if I mess up and hurt her? Ah, I can’t do it!”

Uncle Qian was furious. “You useless fool! Just stick the needle in a bit higher—how could you mess up something this simple?!”

“But… but Dad, my hands are shaking!”

Xiao Jingyuan thought for a moment before offering, “Uncle, let me do it.”

To them, Xiao Jingyuan was just a half-grown kid, so there was no need to be overly concerned about modesty.

Uncle Qian quickly thanked him, taking the opportunity to scold his son again.

“You’re useless! You can eat more than anyone else, but when it comes to real work, you’re hopeless. I, Qian Dazhuang, was a well-known figure in the village back in my day, yet I somehow raised a son like you!”

Qian Juan blushed with embarrassment.

After administering the anesthetic, he finally calmed down enough to clean his wife’s wound under Xiao Jingyuan’s guidance. When it came time to inject the vaccine, his hands trembled again, so Xiao Jingyuan had to do it for him.

After a while, they finally finished treating the wounds.

Xia Mo stayed off to the side—after all, as an “adult male,” she couldn’t watch another man’s wife being treated.

Disguising herself as a man made treating women inconvenient.

But there was still a long road ahead, and for her safety, it was better to continue dressing as a man.

After giving them instructions on post-treatment care and arranging a follow-up in three days at the inn, Xia Mo had Xiao Jingyuan see them off.

Once they were gone, Xia Mo called out, “Xia Wu, come here.”

“What is it?”

She stared at his arm. “I remember you got scratched, right?”

Xiao Jingyuan glanced at his arm. “It’s nothing, just a scratch. I already put medicine on it.”

“Scratches can still cause rabies. Your wound needs the same treatment.”

Xiao Jingyuan looked at her strangely. “Even if I wasn’t bitten?”

“Of course! Wolves carry rabies. It doesn’t matter if you’re bitten or scratched—if the skin is broken, you need to be careful. Hurry up, the first vaccine dose needs to be given within eighteen hours.”

The more Xia Mo did, the more suspicious Xiao Jingyuan became.

Even if she was a doctor, how did she know so much about these strange medicines from “Goddess Guanyin” so well?

Of course, he didn’t ask.

Knowing Xia Mo, she would just tell him to go ask Guanyin herself.

Xiao Jingyuan quietly disinfected his wound and took the vaccine, finally putting Xia Mo’s mind at ease.