Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When Saint Ruan returned, he was covered in mud, looking dirty. However, he held a lotus leaf in his hands like a treasure.
He approached Su Yingxue, blinking his eyes. âLook, whatâs this?â
âBugs!â Su Han screamed in fear and hid behind Su Yingxue.
Su Yingxue looked at Saint Ruanâs expression and knew that he wasnât trying to scare Su Han. She thought of Su Hanâs belly and raised her eyebrows in surprise. âIs thisâ¦â
âThatâs right! Look at this pile. I fished them out from the pond. The eggs of the bug are small and hard to detect. If your sister drank the dirty water from the pond when she fell and swallowed all these, it wouldnât be strange for the bug to grow in her stomach and cause it to bloat.â
After Saint Ruan finished gesturing, he casually tossed the bug aside.
After washing his hands, he reminded the frightened Su Han, âBy the way, when I went to the pool to fish, 1 found that the pool had been intentionally cleaned. However, these bug that live in the wild have a strong reproductive ability, and it canât be cleaned up quickly.â
He mentioned it casually, but Su Han bit her lip, and blood trickled down the corner of her mouth, the taste both salty and bitter.
âSister, Iâll go and discuss with Saint Ruan how to treat this.â
Su Yingxue helped Su Han lie down and followed Saint Ruan outside the screen.
Su Yingxue didnât regret bringing Saint Ruan over today. âYouâre experienced and knowledgeable. You must have seen the same patient. Did you cure her back then?â
âIf it was cured, I wouldnât have remembered it. Killing the bug with medicine damages the human body. However, if 1 didnât use medicine, they would eat the human body in a mess, leading only to death. Back then, when 1 used medicine to kill bugs, that personâs body couldnât take it. Later on, he refused to drink medicine, so I could only let him fend for himself.â
âBut 1 canât let my sister die on her own. She canât die!â
Since Su Yingxue had promised Qin Wan to save Su Hanâs life, she couldnât go back on her word.
âIf it was in the past, 1 would have pulled you out of this mess. But now that youâve learned how to perform surgery, your sister can be saved.â
âDissecting the bug?â
âWhy not?â Saint Ruan raised his eyebrows playfully.
Su Yingxue turned around and explained her and Saint Ruanâs thoughts to Su Han.
Su Han listened as if hearing a fantasy. âWhatâ¦what? A C-section? To cut open my stomach and thenâ¦take out the bug in my stomach?â
Su Yingxue nodded. âYouâre right.â
âNo, I canât! 1 dare not⦠This⦠No!â
Su Han was so scared that her body trembled. Her stomach had been hurting, and she held it with tears streaming down her face. âIâve never heard of anyone surviving after having their stomach cut open. If people find out that my stomach is full of bugs, how can I survive after taking them out?â
Su Han was extremely depressed. She was already a married woman, and she had to bear not only her honor but also her familyâs reputation.
âYou can preserve your reputation if you die,â Saint Ruan sneered.
He was a man of the martial world, and he despised women like Su Han. She accepted her fate from birth. Once her reputation was lost, there was only a dead end.
Saint Ruan glanced at Su Yingxue, who was dressed in red.
Yes, this young girl could live longer.
Su Yingxue frowned. If there was another way, she would not want this to happen..