jdhmnovel Chapter 345 Good Luck Brought by Fireflies
Chapter 345 Good Luck Brought by Fireflies
In the candlelight, Little Fairy Doctor was momentarily dazed. She had been treating the wounded for a day and a night without rest, and she thought she was hallucinating.
"Your Highness... save me, save me..."
Shi Shu's faint shouts came again.
Little Fairy Doctor hurriedly put down the water bowl and quickly walked to the bedside. She saw that Shi Shu, with her eyes tightly closed, looked terrified and in pain.
She reached out and touched Shishu's forehead; it was a little hot. She leaned down and listened carefully to Shishu's indistinct words, a hint of doubt flashing across her face.
A moment later, Shi Shu fell silent again.
Little Fairy Doctor looked up at Shi Shu, who had fallen into a coma again.
Just then, Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua followed Hao Xiong into the tent.
Gu Zhanghua took two quick steps.
"Little Fairy Doctor, how is Shishu?"
Little Fairy Doctor straightened up, turned around and saw Gu Zhanghua. She stepped slightly to the side to make room for him.
"He's still unconscious, but he should be fine once he wakes up."
Gu Zhanghua walked to the bedside, looked at Shi Shu with her eyes closed and her face pale, and couldn't help but gently hold Shi Shu's hand.
When will he wake up?
"It will probably have to wait until tomorrow morning."
Zhao Xuan held Little Fairy Doctor's hand and saw that Little Fairy Doctor's face was as pale as snow, her lips were dry and cracked, and her eyes were bloodshot. At first glance, she was not much better off than Shi Shu.
"Sister, you should go and rest. Tonight, Xiao Wu and I will stay with Shi Shu."
Little Fairy Doctor shook her head and smiled faintly at Zhao Xuan.
"You can do other things for me, but not this. Tonight is crucial, and I must stay by his side and not leave him for a moment!"
As her assistant, Hao Xiong understood Xiao Yixian's hardships best, and seeing this, he couldn't help but offer a suggestion.
"How about... I stay here and call you if anything happens?"
“I know you are all worried that I am too tired, but I can’t close my eyes at all if Shishu is not awake. It’s more reassuring to keep watch over her myself.”
Little Fairy Doctor refused to rest no matter what, so Zhao Xuan had no choice but to settle for second best and instructed Gu Zhanghua.
"Xiao Wu, you stay with Shi Shu for now, I'll go find some good food for Little Fairy Doctor to nourish her!"
Gu Zhanghua nodded to Zhao Xuan, who turned and walked out of the tent. She could still hear Little Fairy Doctor asking Hao Xiong about the condition of the other wounded soldiers, so she could only smile helplessly.
In the barracks, cooking was underway. Zhao Xuan ladled out a large bowl of porridge, crushed some dried meat and put it in the porridge. She watched over Little Fairy Doctor until she finished the bowl of porridge before letting her go to inspect the wounded.
Because Rongdi King Yingyang was unexpectedly captured alive, there were no deaths in this battle, but there were still quite a few wounded, mainly from sword wounds and trampling injuries from warhorses.
The three ghosts of Guigu Sect and Xue Lianxin were already able to help the army doctor treat the wounds. Little Fairy Doctor looked around and found that there was nothing for her to do, so she returned to her own tent.
As darkness fell, Little Fairy Doctor reached the entrance of the tent and saw Zhao Xuan jumping and hopping around in the distance, seemingly doing something.
Little Fairy Doctor walked up to Zhao Xuan, but before she could ask anything, Zhao Xuan pointed to the fireflies in the sky and smiled brightly.
"Sister! Look, so many fireflies!"
Sure enough, on the summer night grassland, swarms of fireflies danced in the night sky, like scattered stars that had accidentally fallen to earth, their lights flickering and shimmering.
The little fairy doctor was stunned by what she saw, and all her fatigue seemed to be inadvertently taken away by these shimmering little elves.
She stretched her hand out into the night sky, and the fireflies, unafraid of people, danced lightly on her fingertips.
The Little Fairy Doctor flipped her hand over, made a delicate pinky gesture, and played happily with the fireflies.
"Why are you alone? Where's Xiao Wu?"
"Xiao Wu was keeping Shi Shu company, and the two of us were just staring at each other, so I came out for some fresh air."
Zhao Xuan held her clothes with both hands, catching a few silly fireflies, before returning to the camp with Little Fairy Doctor.
Zhao Xuan lifted her robe, and fireflies instantly danced back and forth in the tent, outshining even the burning candlelight.
Gu Zhanghua sat on the edge of the bed, holding Shishu's hand the whole time, his brows furrowed.
Watching the fireflies dancing in the air, Gu Zhanghua felt much better and smiled.
"You really know how to have fun! You caught these little creatures to use as a light source!"
"Yes, smile. Don't always look so gloomy. How is Shishu?"
Zhao Xuan leaned closer to the bed and casually asked Gu Zhanghua.
Just as Gu Zhanghua was about to say something, he suddenly felt the hand he was holding move slightly. He quickly looked down and saw that Shi Shu's fingers had indeed moved slightly.
The surprise came so suddenly that Gu Zhanghua hurriedly turned around to call out to Little Fairy Doctor, his voice trembling.
"Little Fairy Doctor, come quick! Come quick and see, Shi Shu seems to have woken up!"
"Was it the fireflies that brought good luck? Shishu woke up before dawn?"
As Zhao Xuan spoke, she hurriedly made way for Shi Shu, and Little Fairy Doctor immediately came to the bedside and reached out to take Shi Shu's pulse.
Her whole body ached, and her eyelids felt heavy. Shi Shu felt like she was having a nightmare, fighting a demon to the death, rolling on a mountain of knives, and doggy-paddled through a sea of fire...
"Servant! Servant!"
Gu Zhanghua's shouts rang out one after another, forcing Shi Shu to wake up from his nightmare. He forced his eyes open, and Gu Zhanghua's anxious and concerned face immediately came into view.
Shi Shu looked somewhat dazed, muttering to herself incessantly.
"I did it...it was the right thing to do...it was the only thing I could do...to save His Highness's life..."
Gu Zhanghua almost burst into tears.
"Shishu... I'm fine, I'm alright... It's all because you risked your life to protect me, I wasn't hurt at all!"
Shi Shu stared blankly at Gu Zhanghua, seemingly unable to believe that she had just returned from the brink of death.
"Your Highness... am I still alive?"
Little Fairy Doctor removed her hand from Shi Shu's wrist and let out a long breath.
"You're finally saved... Alright, eat and drink well and recuperate for a month or so. Once your wounds have healed, I guarantee you'll be back to your old, energetic self!"
As Little Fairy Doctor spoke, she couldn't help but yawn.
"I'm going to sleep now. You guys take care of him. I'll change his dressing when I wake up."
As Little Fairy Doctor spoke, she yawned repeatedly and walked out of the tent.
Zhao Xuan leaned down to look at Shi Shu.
"You'd better get better soon! Your injury almost scared His Highness to death! I'll go tell the kitchen to make you some bone broth!"
Gu Zhanghua smiled gratefully at Zhao Xuan.
"Thank you, Sister Xuan..."
Before leaving, Zhao Xuan didn't forget to joke with Shi Shu to liven up the atmosphere.
"Shishu, let me tell you, once you're better and we return to Liyang, you should hurry up and marry Chunlan, so that His Highness and I won't have to take care of you together!"
Shi Shu looked at Zhao Xuan with a resentful expression, her eyes filled with pitiful longing.
Why bring up something you shouldn't say? He's already injured so badly; what if he can't take care of himself in the future? How will he marry Chunlan? Wouldn't that ruin a girl's life?
Seeing Shi Shu's stunned expression, Zhao Xuan chuckled, winked at Shi Shu, and then turned and walked out of the tent.
Gu Zhanghua grasped Shishu's hand again, looking at Shishu's body covered in bandages with lingering fear.
"Do your wounds still hurt?"
Shi Shu shook his head, and despite the intense pain all over his body, he still managed to force a smile.
"It doesn't hurt at all, as long as Your Highness is alright... that's all that matters..."