No one knew which loud - mouthed person shouted this, which woke everyone up.
Someone was seen carrying a torch and leading the military doctor in a hurry towards Ji Shijian's tent.
Shijian was in trouble!
Ji Shisu and Zhao Luoning stopped their bickering.
Ji Shisu put Zhao Luoning down and instead took her hand, dashing towards Ji Shijian's tent.
On the way, Zhao Luoning could feel his nervousness.
Although he pretended to be calm on the surface, his slightly sweaty palm betrayed his true feelings.
Given the deep bond between the two brothers, if Shijian really...
Zhao Luoning dared not think further. She held Ji Shisu's hand with both of hers, just as he had always done for her.
In this way, she gave him the courage to keep going.
Ji Shijian was very popular in the army.
Outside the tent, a group of worried soldiers had already gathered.
Inside the tent, it was in a complete mess.
Luqu was holding Ji Shijian and secretly wiping away her tears.
The military doctor was feeling Ji Shijian's pulse.
Just as the doctor was about to lift Ji Shijian's eyelids for a closer examination, Ji Shijian leaned forward and "puff", spat out a large mouthful of black blood.
This action tugged at everyone's heartstrings.
Ji Shisu, who witnessed this scene, was stunned.
Luqu, on the other hand, was using a handkerchief to wipe the black blood from the corner of his mouth while tears streamed down her face.
"What happened?"
Zhao Luoning supported Ji Shisu, giving him the strength to hold on, and asked Luqu, the only one who knew what was going on.
"Shijian woke up once... Before I could even say a word to him, he suddenly started vomiting blood."
From Luqu's intermittent account, Zhao Luoning roughly knew what had happened.
The doctor asked to lay Ji Shijian flat, and Luqu immediately did as told.
Only then did Zhao Luoning notice that Ji Shijian's hand had been tightly clutching Luqu's, and he didn't let go even when he was unconscious.
It was as if they were meant to hold hands, with not even a tiny gap between them.
The doctor was administering acupuncture to Ji Shijian. Everyone waiting on the side was extremely anxious.
Ji Shisu was even more so.
Zhao Luoning understood this feeling.
She had lost Lu Yu and Lu Jing. Every time, she felt as if a part of her soul had been taken away with them.
"How is he?"
Just as everyone was bustling around, extremely worried about Ji Shijian, Lord Ye, who had heard the news, rushed over overnight.
As usual, he asked about Ji Shijian's condition as soon as he entered. Seeing everyone looking so worried, he had a general idea.
Looking at Ji Shijian, lying on the bed dying, Lord Ye could only sigh; there was nothing else he could do.
"Puff!"
As the doctor inserted a needle, Ji Shijian spat out another mouthful of black blood. Before anyone could even bring a spittoon, the blood splattered directly on the ground.
It was shocking.
Seeing this, the doctor took out a pill from his bosom, asked someone for water, and fed it to Ji Shijian.
Everyone held their breath and watched the military doctor treating the patient.
But after a long time, Ji Shijian showed no sign of movement.
His face was pale, and his breathing was extremely weak.
The room was unusually silent.
The doctor seemed to have given up the treatment and pulled out the silver needles from Ji Shijian's body.
Seeing this, Ji Shisu got anxious.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and save him."
Ji Shisu rarely got angry, let alone at an experienced old military doctor.
His roar startled even Zhao Luoning.
The military doctor was packing up his acupuncture case while saying, "General, don't worry..."
"Cough, cough"
Before the doctor's words could fall, the person on the bed coughed softly. Although the sound was not loud, it was no less shocking than Ji Shisu's roar.
Luqu, who was closest to him, naturally noticed it first.
Regardless of how many people were around, she held his face and started asking questions.
"How are you? Does it hurt anywhere? You scared us to death."
Only then did the doctor say, "General Lin has come back from the brink of death several times. Fortunately, the medicinal herbs sent by the general's wife are of good quality, and his life has been saved. Now that all the poisonous blood has been vomited out, he will be fine in the future."
It turned out that they had wrongly blamed the doctor. Ji Shisu coughed a few times in embarrassment.
The military doctor was open - minded. Having been in the military camp for a long time, he had met people with even coarser tempers than Ji Shisu.
Ji Shijian squeezed Luqu's hand and showed a weak smile.
A thousand words were contained in this weak smile.
Luqu also calmed down, but tears still streamed down her face. This time, they were tears of joy.
"Second brother, second sister - in - law, I've made you worried." After comforting Luqu, Ji Shijian remembered Ji Shisu.
"As long as you get better, anything we do is worth it."
Ji Shisu stepped forward and stood beside his bed, saying a few words, mainly telling him to recuperate well and not to think about other things.
He also told him the good news of the great victory in the war, hoping that he could recuperate with peace of mind.
Mentioning the war, Ji Shijian suddenly thought of someone. Looking at Zhao Luoning, he asked,
"What about Qingyun?"
Although more than half a month had passed, every time she heard this name, Zhao Luoning's heart would ache sharply, as if being pricked by a needle.
If Ji Shijian knew what had happened that day, would he blame her?
How could Ji Shisu not know what Zhao Luoning was thinking? Considering that Ji Shijian was not fully recovered yet, he had to find a topic to cover it up.
Knowing that all the poisonous blood in Ji Shijian's body had been forced out, everyone felt relieved.
Ji Shisu said a few words and then got up, planning to take Zhao Luoning out.
Just as they walked out of the tent, they found that the military doctor had not left yet.
Seeing Zhao Luoning come out, the military doctor stepped forward and said,
"I know that the medicine shop of the general's wife has a complete range of medicinal herbs. I'm so bold as to ask the general's wife for a few kinds of medicine."
The military doctor had just saved Ji Shijian's life, so Zhao Luoning naturally treated him with courtesy.
Just as she was about to reply, Ye Hua walked over. It seemed that he had something to discuss with Ji Shisu.
Ji Shisu told Zhao Luoning to join him in the tent after she finished dealing with this matter. He also told Jingxiu and Guixiu to accompany her, and then followed Ye Hua away.
Interrupted by this little episode, Zhao Luoning quickly apologized to the military doctor and then said,
"Since the senior has asked, the junior is naturally duty - bound. Please give the junior a prescription. I'll send someone to deliver the medicine to you half a month later."
The military doctor was well - prepared. He took out a folded yellow paper from his sleeve and put it in Zhao Luoning's hand.
"I'm doing this on someone else's behalf. General Lin was able to escape this disaster thanks to this prescription. I'll trouble the general's wife to take care of my matter."
Zhao Luoning nodded and agreed.
After the military doctor finished explaining, he turned around and left. Soon, he disappeared into the night.
By the light of the torches burning brightly outside the tent, Zhao Luoning unfolded the so - called "prescription".
This was no prescription.
It was clearly a letter.
A letter left for her by Sima Yi.