Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 250 - Her Husband Came Back Early

Chapter 250: Chapter 250 Her Husband Came Back Early

Chapter 250: Chapter 250 Her Husband Came Back Early

Murong Jiu’s soul almost flew away when she saw that dark red centipede.

That color, you could tell at first glance it was extremely venomous, a single bite, let alone on Kai Xuan, a small wolf, even a grown large wolf would stand no chance of survival!

“Let go quickly!”

Kai Xuan seemed to understand her words and let go, and the centipede dropped to the ground.

Hong Yi drew her sword and sliced quickly; the centipede, as long as a baby’s arm, was instantly cut into two, still wriggling on the ground—Hong Yi chopped a few more times, but it seemed as if the centipede was indestructible.

“Burn it with fire!”

Murong Jiu quickly walked toward Kai Xuan, wanting to confirm whether it had been bitten.

Upon closer inspection, she saw Kai Xuan’s mouth had already swollen, and under the snow-white fur, there were clearly several spots where the poison had turned the skin black!

Kai Xuan wasn’t bitten just once; at a glance, there were as many as six bites!

She quickly stuffed an antidote pill into Kai Xuan’s mouth—the antidote pill was prepared in advance by her master, but it could only counteract common poisons. This poisonous centipede clearly was bred using the Gu method, and who knew how many poisons it had devoured.

Kai Xuan, who was previously nuzzling her palm with its head, soon lay on the ground weakly without any strength.

Chun Tao, distressed by the sight, hurriedly comforted her, “Princess Consort, don’t worry, Kai Xuan will be alright. The guard has gone to fetch Divine Doctor Zhai.”

Murong Jiu knelt on the ground, holding Kai Xuan’s front paw and murmured, “The venom has already spread throughout its body. Kai Xuan bit the centipede to protect me. I should have taught it not to bite when it bit the snake back then.”

“Get up quickly; the ground is cold, and who knows, there might be other poisonous insects hidden around. You need to protect yourself, otherwise, Kai Xuan would have suffered this poison in vain.”

Divine Doctor Zhai, carrying his medical box, hurried over, indicating Hong Yi and Chun Tao to help Murong Jiu up.

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“Master!”

Murong Jiu urgently said, “Master, please take a look, is there any hope for Kai Xuan? I remember there’s a method of blood replacement that can detoxify the venom in the bloodstream; I’ll have someone find some blood right now!”

“It’s too late; Kai Xuan is a wolf, where can you find wolf’s blood so quickly? Moreover, not all wolf’s blood can be used, and even if it can be used, a blood transfusion may not necessarily be successful.”

While speaking, Divine Doctor Zhai took out a dagger to slice open Kai Xuan’s front paw; the blood that flowed was already black.

Looking at Kai Xuan, who was now completely unconscious, with pupils somewhat dilated and body temperature dropping, Divine Doctor Zhai sighed, “First, let’s start a charcoal fire to keep the little wolf warm.”

The little wolf was loyal and steadfast, poisoned while protecting Xiao Jiu; it was truly a pity.

But fortunately, the little wolf discovered the centipede; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Before burning the centipede, he took a glance at it; this centipede had devoured at least a hundred poisonous insects, the blood it bled was toxic, not to mention the venom in its fangs.

No wonder the centipede was able to break through the barriers and make its way to Qiyun Courtyard; its venom was strong enough not to be affected by the insect-repelling powders outside.

The little wolf began convulsing, foaming at the mouth.

Murong Jiu’s eyes were red-rimmed, her heart burning with anxiety.

But Divine Doctor Zhai also had no good solution at the moment; he sprinkled some detoxifying powder on the wound and administered a detoxifying herbal concoction to Kai Xuan. Now they could only rely on Kai Xuan’s destiny.

Inside the house, the charcoal fire started to warm the air, but the little wolf’s body was still ice cold. After half an hour, Murong Jiu personally administered the medicine and water to it.

The little wolf remained unconscious, as if hanging on by a breath.

By the latter part of the night, that breath seemed almost imperceptible. Murong Jiu hurriedly pressed on the little wolf’s heart. After a while, the little wolf’s breath stabilized slightly, but its body temperature was still very low, and it hadn’t opened its eyes.

Chun Tao and Hong Yi both advised her to rest first, saying perhaps when she woke up, Kai Xuan would be alright.

How could Murong Jiu sleep? The little wolf was so sentient and had been bitten and poisoned because of her; if it truly passed away, she would never forgive herself.

“Alas, let her watch over it, she won’t be at ease otherwise.”

Having only managed to doze off for a short while on the recliner beside, Divine Doctor Zhai got up and took another careful look at Kai Xuan.

There was still no sign of improvement, as before.

Shaking his head internally, knowing that the little wolf was likely not going to make it, he nevertheless said,

“Kai Xuan is very strong, I hope it can pull through, but if it can’t, my child, don’t be too saddened. Everyone has their destiny, animals included. For this one journey it had, having you as such a kind master, it must be fully satisfied.”

“Mm, I know, Master, please go back and rest. We’ll take care of things here.”

The Master was getting on in years, not able to stay up like the young. With some coaxing, Murong Jiu finally got Chang Chonghai, who was standing guard outside, to accompany her Master back to rest.

“Hong Yi, later you should let Guard Chang go to rest too, rotating with the other guards is fine. You and Chun Tao should also take a break, I’ll watch over Kai Xuan myself.”

Hong Yi and Chun Tao of course wouldn’t leave her alone with Kai Xuan.

She was six months pregnant, just a month away from giving birth, a time when she needed to be particularly careful, someone needed to be by her side.

Even though there were other maids in the courtyard ready to help, ever so loyal, neither of them felt at ease.

Murong Jiu had no choice but to let one of them rest first, taking turns.

She herself was without a trace of sleepiness, afraid that in the blink of an eye, Kai Xuan would lose its breath.

So it went on, dazed and confused, until the break of dawn, when the little wolf suddenly opened its eyes, whimpering at her, the sound weak, but to Murong Jiu, it was like the sound of heavenly music.

She was overjoyed and quickly got up, only to feel dizzy, the world spinning around her, as she plunged straight towards the ground.

“Princess Consort!”

Chun Tao ran over in horror to help her.

At that moment, the door suddenly swung open from the outside, and a tall figure quickly came in, steadying Murong Jiu by the shoulders just as she was about to hit the ground, and then swept her up into his arms.

“Prince!”

Chun Tao shouted excitedly.

Her emotions felt like falling from a great height back to solid ground, it was both startling and joyous, beyond words.

Murong Jiu couldn’t believe her eyes as she looked at the man’s magnified handsome face. She blinked, thinking she was seeing a hallucination from the sleepless night.

But Chun Tao wouldn’t be hallucinating as well, right?

She instinctively reached out her hand towards the man’s face, and just as she touched it, he said with a laugh, filled with indulgence, “Be careful, it might prick.”

And indeed, it was somewhat prickly.

It was the stubble of blueish beard, perhaps he hadn’t had time to shave cleanly due to the rush of his journey.

But it was precisely this slightly prickly touch that made Murong Jiu realize, the man who had appeared before her, ten days earlier than expected, was not a figment of her imagination, but the very real, unmistakable Jun Yuyan—

Her husband.

He was travel-worn, his hair still wet with dew.

Coming back to her senses, she hurriedly said, “Quick, put me down, I’m very heavy right now, you must be tired from your journey and haven’t eaten yet, let me get the kitchen to prepare something…”

“Ah Jiu, don’t worry about me. Seeing you, I don’t feel tired at all. I was worried hearing that Kai Xuan was poisoned and you hadn’t slept all night.”

“Right! Kai Xuan just woke up! It will definitely be okay!”