A Clash of Gods - Chapter 103
Chapter 103 The Silver Needles
The monkey with white hair heard the lady’s voice and immediately ran to her at lightning speed. Black Lightning seemed to be reluctant and still wanted to chase it, but the demon girl whistled, so Black Lightning flapped its wings and flew up.
The monkey ran to the lady and sat down on the ground. It raised its hand and pointed to Big Devil, making sharp sounds. Seeing that, Yang Ning thought this monkey was lovely and smart. If he guessed right, that lady must be its owner.
The lady squatted and reached out her hand to caress Bai Ling’s head. It looked docile. Then the lady made a gesture, so Bai Ling jumped away.
The lady stood up and walked over briskly with a small bamboo basket in her hand. When she got close to him, Yang Ning found that she was about seventeen or eighteen years old. Although her skin was healthy and dark, she looked beautiful. However, she was expressionless. She walked past Yang Ning and the others, turning to a path in the middle of the garden. The path led to the three thatched cottages.
Seeing that the lady kept silent, the demon girl stood with her hands on her hips and asked, “Didn’t you see me?”
The lady stopped and didn’t look back. “Go away. This is not a place for you to stay.”
“You want me to leave so easily?” The demon girl laughed. “Tang Nuo, I haven’t seen you for many years. Don’t you miss me?”
Yang Ning thought, “It turns out that this lady is named Tang Nuo. As the demon girl said, they have known each other. They must be old friends and meet again. They haven’t seen each other for many years, but Tang Nuo doesn’t have the feeling that they finally meet after a long time.” He was confused.
Tang Nuo turned around and glanced over the plants which had been ruined by Big Devil. She frowned. “These herbs can be used to make medicine after being extracted and can save many people. Why did you tell somebody to ruin them?”
“How much money do you want? I will pay for them.” The demon girl didn’t care. “I made much effort to ask somebody to find your whereabout, and I came to you after a long journey. Why don’t you invite me to enter and have a seat? I am thirsty now. Pour me a cup of tea.”
Yang Ning heard that and thought that Tang Nuo must not be alone here, but he didn’t know what kind of people there were.
Tang Nuo ignored her and merely ordered, “Leave the people who were poisoned here, and you leave now, the farther, the better.” She looked calm and her voice was peaceful, but she showed that she didn’t like the demon girl.
Hearing that, Yang Ning thought Tang Nuo was capable and could see that some people were poisoned at a glance.
“I know you won’t break your promise.” The demon girl giggled. “By the way, where is that old guy? My master always misses him.” She shouted at the thatched cottage, “Elder Li, why are you hiding in the room? Why don’t you come out? If you don’t come out, I will tell somebody to burn your room.”
Yang Ning didn’t know who Elder Li was, and then he thought that this demon girl said that Tang Nuo wouldn’t break her promise, but he didn’t know what promise it was. Why did the demon girl know Tang Nuo’s promise? Then he heard Tang Nuo say coldly, “He left here long ago. If your master wants to see him, you have to come in one or half a year.”
“Oh?” The demon girl laughed. “I don’t believe it.” She ran to the thatched cottages unexpectedly, and Tang Nuo didn’t stop her. When she ran, Tang Nuo didn’t look at her but walked over and glanced at the others. She reached out a hand, which was beautiful with slender and nimble fingers. But perhaps she often did farm work, so the skin on her hand was rough and even dark. There was a pill between her fingers and she said to Zhao Yuan, “Open your mouth.”
Zhao Yuan felt that somebody was in front of him, so he looked alert at once. He closed his mouth tightly and even moved one step backward. He hated and feared the demon girl. Seeing that Tang Nuo was familiar with the demon girl, he took Tang Nuo as an enemy.
Tang Nuo stated casually, “You are dying. This pill can protect your heart temporarily and prolong your life for twenty-four hours. Otherwise, you might die within four hours.”
Zhao Yuan was blind and dumb, and he could do nothing but listen to others. He heard Tang Nuo’s words clearly. After a moment’s hesitation, he opened his mouth. Tang Nuo flicked her finger and the pill entered Zhao Yuan’s mouth. Yang Ning saw that her skills were remarkable and thought that she might have martial skills.
Tang Nuo walked to the burly man next to Zhao Yuan and checked his face carefully. Then she reached out her hand. When the burly man was about to dodge, Tang Nuo demanded indifferently, “Don’t move.” She spoke peacefully, but others didn’t dare to disobey. The burly man stood still. Tang Nuo lifted his eyelids and then frowned. She pondered for a while and pointed to the pond in the front. “Jump into the water first. Don’t get up until I tell you to.”
The burly man was stunned, and even Yang Ning felt surprised. The man asked cautiously, “Lady, I…”
Tang Nuo responded, “If you don’t want to die, jump now. You were poisoned, and I will naturally try my best to save you, but if I can’t, don’t blame me.”
The burly man hesitated for a while and finally turned around, running to the pond. Then he jumped into it without demur.
When Tang Nuo walked to Yang Ning, he thought that he was just stung by a wasp once and must be less serious than the two, so he smiled. “Lady, please check on me.”
Tang Nuo looked him up and down and furrowed her beautiful brows, asking, “Are you injured?”
“Injured?” Yang Ning was astonished, and Tang Nuo continued, “You were poisoned by the wasp, and it’s not serious, but…you are injured inside your body and it can kill you at any time.”
Yang Ning thought that he hadn’t been beaten these days, and his internal organs were not injured, so he wondered if this lady misjudged. He wanted to explain but suddenly thought that there was force hoarding his pubic region. Did Tang Nuo talk about his pubic region as she mentioned the injury inside his body?
Duan Canghai was powerful in martial arts, but even he could only confirm that there was something wrong with his pubic region after he took the pulse. Could Tang Nuo find his pubic region was abnormal at a glance? So such a young lady was more powerful than Duan Canghai?
“Your injury inside your body can’t be cured in only two or three days. He was poisoned most seriously, and I can only detoxify him first.” Tang Nuo glanced at Zhao Yuan and added impassively, “I will treat your injury carefully later.”
Yang Ning couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Tang, how do you know we are good people or evil people? Why would you detoxify us and treat my injury? If there are evil people among us, would you detoxify the evil people?” Afterward, he glanced at Zhao Yuan, meaning that this was not a good person and she should think twice.
Tang Nuo was expressionless but didn’t look cold. She was calm all the time. “In my eyes, there is no good person or bad person. As long as you are injured or sick, I will try my best to treat you.”
“Doctors are like parents.” Yang Ning highly praised her. “Lady, you are kind and a good doctor to save the world.”
Tang Nuo’s calm eyes suddenly became fierce, and her voice got cold. “I am not a doctor.”
At the same time, the demon girl shouted, “Old man, are you afraid of my master? Coward, you don’t dare to come out.” She had searched everywhere in the three thatched cottages but didn’t find anybody.
“You two enter the room with me.” Tang Nuo picked up a stick and gave one end to Zhao Yuan, who then grabbed it. She grasped the other end and led him to the cottage.
Seeing that, Yang Ning just thought Tang Nuo was kind-hearted.
Yang Ning followed Zhao Yuan and came to the outside of the cottage. The demon girl sat on a plank in front of the door and talked to Tang Nuo, “If you are capable, cure his eyes.”
Tang Nuo ignored her and pushed the door open. She entered the room and led Zhao Yuan into it. Yang Ning hesitated for a minute and then followed them to come in.
The furniture in the room was simple. The sun had set and it was getting dark, so it was dark in the room. Tang Nuo lit a candle and then untied the two. She poured two cups of water and gave one to Zhao Yuan. Then she gave the other to Yang Ning. Yang Ning received it and saw that the water was clear. He hesitated for a moment and drained the cup with one gulp at last.
Zhao Yuan was thirsty and tossed off the cup without hesitation.
The demon girl put both hands behind her back and sneaked into the room, smiling at Yang Ning. “Aren’t you afraid that there is poison in the water? My poison is powerful, but it won’t attack at once, so you can stay alive till now. Tang Nuo also knows how to use poison. You might die later.”
Yang Ning was untied and felt relieved. He sneered. “Do you think that all people in the world are as vicious as you? You are ruthless and think human lives insignificant. I don’t know how you will die in the future.”
Zhao Yuan couldn’t see anything, but he had the same enemy and hatred. He turned in the direction of the demon girl’s voice and looked angry.
Tang Nuo pointed to the water tank in the corner and said to the demon girl, “Help yourself. If you think there is poison in the water, don’t drink it.”
The demon girl laughed. “I won’t drink anything given by you. I know that you want me to die. Maybe there is no poison in the water for them, but when I drink it, it must be poisonous.”
Tang Nuo asked indifferently, “Qiu Qianyi told you to be alert at any time? What else did he teach you except to use poison?”
The demon girl giggled and walked to a bamboo chair to sit down with her legs crossed. Her fair-skinned and tender legs were put together. She expressed complacently, “No matter what he taught me, it’s more useful than Elder Li’s skill.” She waved her legs and asked, “Tang Nuo, are you hiding here all the time these years? No wonder I looked for you everywhere but couldn’t find you.”
Tang Nuo walked to a shelf in the corner and picked up a wooden box. She put it on the table and opened it. Yang Ning looked at it, to see a row of silver needles. There might be twenty needles and they were shiny under the candle light. Yang Ning realized at a glance that Tang Nuo must know the acupuncture treatment.
It was easy to say, but the acupuncture treatment was a profound treatment. It needed accurate skills and practicing days and months. Tang Nuo was so young, and Yang Ning didn’t expect that she knew the acupuncture treatment.
He praised Tang Nuo and said that she was a good doctor, but she was cold and replied that she was not a doctor, which confused him. He thought Tang Nuo did the jobs like a doctor but why wasn’t she willing to be called a doctor? She had known the demon girl long ago obviously, but they looked distant. So he didn’t know what their relationship was.