Chapter 38: Treatment

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Treatment

Wuqing nodded, turning the back of her head toward Gu Qingli.

Gu Qingli reached out to touch it, and indeed, there was a soft bump, smaller than an egg.

The bump was already beginning to dissipate.

Based on Gu Qingli’s experience, she believed Wuqing might genuinely be suffering from amnesia. This likely stemmed from a head injury causing internal bleeding in the brain, with the resulting hematoma pressing on her cranial nerves and leading to memory loss.

This wasn’t a major issue for Gu Qingli. She could treat it with silver needle acupuncture and by having Wuqing drink spiritual spring water for a period.

However, she couldn’t reveal her medical knowledge, so she had to administer the acupuncture secretly, without the Xiao Family’s knowledge.

“Wuqing, do you want to remember your past?”

Wuqing nodded.

Gu Qingli hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Do you trust me?”

Wuqing nodded again.

Her subconscious seemed to trust her.

Gu Qingli looked at the expressionless Wuqing and said, “I can cure you, but you must agree to my conditions. Otherwise, I won’t treat you.”

Wuqing nodded without hesitation.

No one wanted to live without memories. She felt there was something very important she needed to do, so she had to recover her memory.

“Alright, listen. After you recover your memories, you must not do anything that could harm our family. Also, you must leave our home. Can you do that?”

Wuqing said, “I can.”

Gu Qingli nodded.

She could only choose to trust Wuqing. After all, she couldn’t let her stay at the Xiao Family’s home indefinitely, being supported for nothing.

“Alright. Rest for a while. Come find me after dinner.”

After speaking, Gu Qingli left the room and returned to her own quarters.

The Xiao Family had two storage rooms, one in the east wing and one in the west. The one Wuqing occupied was at the very end of the east wing. Ms. Jiang had arranged for Wuqing to stay there, precisely because she wanted to keep her away from everyone else.

「Meanwhile」

Ms. Jiang was looking at the clothes Gu Qingli had bought, beaming with joy. She held the clothes up against herself, asking happily, “My dear, do these clothes look good?”

Mr. Xiao glanced at her, then at his own clothes on the bed, and said, “They look nice. Just don’t flaunt them in front of Eldest’s and Second’s families.”

Ms. Jiang pouted.

The old man was being so perfunctory.

But she still nodded. “I know.”

Thinking of Gu Qingli’s situation, Ms. Jiang put the clothes down, sat beside Mr. Xiao, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Upon hearing her, Mr. Xiao’s eyes widened. “That rascal has been hiding this from the family!”

“Hmph, you can say that again! Good thing we never did anything too excessive. My dear, don’t you think Third’s temperament is just like ’his’?” Ms. Jiang whispered.

Mr. Xiao glared fiercely at Ms. Jiang. “Never mention this again. He is a son of the Xiao Family.”

Ms. Jiang wasn’t afraid of him. If she didn’t truly consider him a son of the Xiao Family, why would she have previously gone before the Xiao Family ancestors to beg for forgiveness?

However, she said worriedly, “We’ve been hiding for so many years. Must we hide for our entire lives?”

“Have you forgotten ’his’ instructions?” Mr. Xiao said gravely.

“How could I? It’s just a pity that Third will have to live as an ordinary person for the rest of his life.”

“What’s wrong with an ordinary life? Don’t forget, that place devours people whole, leaving no bones behind.”

Mr. Xiao stood before the window with his hands behind his back, his once upright figure now slightly hunched.

Her heart ached seeing him like this. Ms. Jiang walked over, patted his back, and draped a large cloak over him. This cloak was a gift from ’that person’ back then.

Ms. Jiang sighed and said no more. She then went out to see if her two daughters-in-law had dinner ready.

「When Gu Qingli returned to their room」

Xiao Yunjing wasn’t there; he was probably teaching Dashuang and Xiaoshuang something new.

She sat on the kang bed, pondering what excuse she could use daily to administer acupuncture to Wuqing.

Once Wuqing recovered, she needed to leave as soon as possible.

「After dinner」

Gu Qingli used the excuse of bringing Wuqing a change of clothes.

“Li’er, I’ll go with you,” Xiao Yunjing said, picking up the lantern.

“No need. I have to check her wounds later. It wouldn’t be appropriate for you, a man, to be there. At the Medical Clinic, the doctor always asked me to dress her wounds,” Gu Qingli said, taking the lantern from Xiao Yunjing’s hand and looking at him with a knowing smile.

Xiao Yunjing nodded awkwardly.

Even the doctor knew to maintain propriety. What business did he have going? If he went, his wife would surely skin him alive.

Gu Qingli had thought about it all afternoon, and this was the most suitable excuse. This way, Xiao Yunjing wouldn’t follow her in the future.

She picked up the clothes and lantern and headed out.

Wuqing’s clothes really needed changing. Her build was similar to Gu Qingli’s, so Gu Qingli brought her a set of her own.

When Gu Qingli arrived, Wuqing was sitting on the bed in a daze. Seeing Gu Qingli, she quickly got up and took the clothes and lantern from her.

Gu Qingli then closed the door.

“It’s a bit cold here at night without a heated kang. Shall I bring a stove over?”

Wuqing replied, “It’s alright, no need.”

“Okay, change into these clothes later,” Gu Qingli said, pointing to the clothes she had brought, then to the ones Wuqing was wearing.

Her current clothes were dry but very dirty.

Wuqing nodded.

“Lie down. Let me look at your wound.”

Wuqing immediately lay down on the bed.

Gu Qingli hung up the lantern and began to unfasten Wuqing’s clothes.

“Yesterday at the Medical Clinic, the doctor also asked me to dress your wounds.”

“Oh,” Wuqing merely hummed in acknowledgment.

Subconsciously, she felt she should trust Gu Qingli, so she didn’t reject or guard against her.

Gu Qingli unwrapped the cloth strips and removed the gauze covering the wound. Inspecting it, she saw it was no longer suppurating.

This was within her expectations; otherwise, her spiritual spring water would have been used in vain.

Gu Qingli didn’t know how greatly spiritual spring water benefited martial artists. If she had, she wouldn’t have given Wuqing so much.

Seizing a moment when Wuqing wasn’t paying attention, with a flick of her hand, a small medicine vial appeared. She swiftly sprinkled her self-made medicinal powder on the wound and then bandaged it up.

After letting Wuqing dress herself, Gu Qingli asked her to sit up straight. She took out the silver needles she had prepared beforehand from her sleeve and quickly inserted them into several acupoints on Wuqing’s head.

“Don’t move, it’ll be over soon,” Gu Qingli whispered after inserting all the needles.

Wuqing closed her eyes and remained silent.

Gu Qingli gently twirled each silver needle and only removed them when the time was about right.

PHEW! Gu Qingli let out a sigh of relief.

Doing things sneakily like this is really stifling. I need to find a chance to let Xiao Yunjing know I have some medical skills. The groundwork laid by reading those medical books before should be about enough.

“That’s it for tonight. I’ll head back first.”

“Alright, thank you, Xiaoli,” Wuqing nodded. “Just now, when the silver needles were inserted, my mind experienced a moment of clarity, as if something was trying to surface.”

Gu Qingli pointed at the clothes at the foot of the bed, then picked up the lantern, opened the door, and went out.

「When Gu Qingli stepped out」

She saw Xiao Yunjing waiting for her in the courtyard.

“So long?”

“Mhm, her wound was a bit stuck. It’s so cold, aren’t you freezing standing out here?”

Xiao Yunjing took the lantern from her hand and said warmly, “Not cold. I’ll go to town tomorrow and get some medicine for her.”

“Alright.”

Gu Qingli held his hand, and they went back to their room. The two of them quickly washed up and crawled into bed.

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