Chapter 64 - Xiaoxiao is Poisoned

“Village head, is everything okay at home?”

As Chen Yang walked, he called out toward the clinic, but no one in the clinic replied.

When Chen Yang reached the clinic, he discovered that Wu Kexin was not there and that the clinic’s rolling door had been pulled down.

“Strange, where did the village head go.”

Chen Yang was puzzled about where Wu Kexin had gone, so he took out his cellphone and dialed Wu Kexin’s number from his contacts to ask where she had gone.

A few days earlier when they talked about opening a breeding farm, Chen Yang had exchanged contact information with Wu Kexin.

“Chen Yang!

You must come to Xueying’s house right now!

Xiaoxiao suddenly got a high fever!” As soon as the call connected, before Chen Yang had a chance to speak, Wu Kexin’s anxious voice came from the other end.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately nodded, “Okay, just wait for me, I’ll be right there.”

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yang didn’t hesitate and hurried to Zhang Xueying’s house.

In just one minute, Chen Yang rushed to Zhang Xueying’s house.

As soon as he entered, he saw Wu Kexin and Zhang Xueying sitting in front of an old rural wooden bed, bustling about.

Seeing this, Chen Yang also walked in immediately and asked, “Wu Kexin!

Xueying!

How is Xiaoxiao doing?”

The two women grabbed Chen Yang like a lifeline as soon as he arrived.

Wu Kexin looked up and said, “Xiaoxiao suddenly got a high fever; it’s really severe!”

“Brother Chen Yang, please help Xiaoxiao, her forehead is burning hot.” Zhang Xueying also spoke up, crying.

Seeing Zhang Xueying so distressed, Chen Yang knew the situation was very serious.

“Xueying, don’t panic, let me check on Xiaoxiao first.” Chen Yang comforted her, then leaned over the bed to examine Xiaoxiao, who lay on the bed, looking miserable.

Chen Yang first removed the towel from Xiaoxiao’s forehead, then placed his hand on it to measure her temperature.

“This is serious!

It must be over forty degrees!”

Chen Yang, feeling the temperature on Xiaoxiao’s forehead, said with a grim expression.

“Yes, Brother Yang, I don’t know what happened; her temperature just shot up so suddenly…” Zhang Xueying said urgently.

“Xueying, has Xiaoxiao been kicking off her blankets at night or anything like that lately?” Chen Yang put the towel back and then looked up at Zhang Xueying to ask.

Xiaoxiao’s sudden high fever must have had a cause.

To cure it from recurring, he needed to find out the reason.

Facing Chen Yang’s question, Zhang Xueying, crying, shook her head.

“Nothing like that, Xiaoxiao has always been in good health, and she doesn’t play with water or kick off her blankets.

I don’t know what happened today; suddenly her face turned dark, and she got this severe fever.”

“What?

At the same time as the fever, her face turned dark?”

Chen Yang furrowed his brows and asked.

“Yes, didn’t you see, Brother Yang?” Zhang Xueying nodded.

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback by this, then quickly turned to look at Xiaoxiao lying on the bed.

He found that Xiaoxiao’s face didn’t show any abnormalities, but then immediately picked her up and walked out of the room.

As soon as he walked out of the room, the darkening of Xiaoxiao’s face became apparent.

The reason Chen Yang had not noticed Xiaoxiao’s complexion change was entirely because the room was too dimly lit!

Looking at Xiaoxiao’s darken face, her body burning hot, Chen Yang began to realize something was terribly wrong because the darkening of the face, accompanied by a high fever, was symptomatic of poisoning!

Thinking this, Chen Yang quickly grabbed Xiaoxiao’s arm to feel her pulse, then used his hand to open her eyelid to take a look.

After a careful examination, Chen Yang determined right away that Xiaoxiao had been poisoned!

Finding this result, Chen Yang’s expression turned grim.

“Xiaoxiao isn’t just having a fever; she’s been poisoned!” Chen Yang said.

“What!?

Poisoned?”

“How…

how is that possible?”

As soon as Chen Yang spoke, both Wu Kexin and Zhang Xueying looked utterly baffled.

“Look, Xiaoxiao’s face has completely started to turn black, and her lips are also turning purple.

If that’s not a sign of poisoning, what is?” Chen Yang, holding Xiaoxiao, turned her around so the two women could see Xiaoxiao’s face.

Upon seeing Xiaoxiao’s darkened face, their expressions changed dramatically.

And Zhang Xueying’s crying grew louder.

“Brother Chen Yang, how could this happen…”

Zhang Xueying was at a loss; she had no idea Xiaoxiao’s condition could become so serious, escalating to the level of poisoning…

“Xueying, now is not the time to ask these questions.

Let’s go to the medical hall first!

I will detoxify Xiaoxiao first!”

Looking at Zhang Xueying, who was anxious and tear-streaked, Chen Yang comforted her briefly, then immediately picked up Xiaoxiao and ran to his own medical hall.

The two women hurriedly followed.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the medical hall with Xiaoxiao in their arms.

Chen Yang laid Xiaoxiao on the sickbed, then immediately turned to Wu Kexin and said, “Chief, could you please go to the backyard and bring the silver needles that are being dried?”

“Okay.”

Having said that, Chen Yang then turned to Zhang Xueying and said, “Xueying, go and boil a pot of water in the kitchen!

It will be needed later!”

“Okay, okay…”

Zhang Xueying nodded repeatedly and then turned to boil the water.

Chen Yang single-handedly propped up Xiaoxiao, who was lying on the sick bed, and then used his other hand to remove Xiaoxiao’s upper garment.

Without removing the clothes, it was not noticeable, but once off, the darkening of Xiaoxiao’s body became evident.

The toxins had completely invaded Xiaoxiao’s entire body!

“Such a short time and it has spread throughout the body!

It’s a severe poison!” said Chen Yang, his mouth twitching with heartache.

Xiaoxiao, being a very sensible child, was practically treated by Chen Yang as his own niece.

Now that Xiaoxiao was seriously poisoned and at risk of losing her life at any moment, Chen Yang was naturally heartbroken.

“Chen Yang, I’ve brought you the silver needles!” Wu Kexin, who had gone to fetch the needles, had returned at that moment.

Wu Kexin, approaching the sickbed, was startled upon seeing Xiaoxiao’s body turning black.

However, she did not cry out, for fear of disturbing Chen Yang.

Chen Yang took the silver needles with a grave expression and immediately started to insert them into Xiaoxiao’s frail body.

Chen Yang was quick, inserting five or six needles in a second!

In just five minutes, over two hundred silver needles had been inserted into Xiaoxiao’s body.

Chen Yang inserted the needles very quickly; Kexin who stood by could not clearly see how Chen Yang was inserting them.

After the over two hundred needles had been inserted, Chen Yang’s clothes were completely soaked.

Such rapid and precise needle insertion hugely drained Chen Yang’s physical energy!

In just five minutes, the physical exertion felt by Chen Yang was comparable to having run over thirty kilometers with a heavy load!

“Whew…” Chen Yang, leaning on the bed, gasped twice and then immediately looked up at Wu Kexin and said, “Quick, go get me a cup of water.”

“Okay…

okay!”

Wu Kexin nodded hastily, then fetched a cup of water.

At that moment, Chen Yang also took out a mung bean-sized pill from his pocket and handed it to Wu Kexin.

“This prescription, give it to Xiaoxiao to ingest,” Chen Yang said.

“Okay.” Wu Kexin hurriedly took the pill, then following Chen Yang’s instructions, pried open Xiaoxiao’s purple lips and administered the medication.

After Xiaoxiao took the medication, there was no change in her complexion initially.

But after a few minutes, her body began to react.

Xiaoxiao, who had been in a comatose state, began to regain some consciousness, and her small hands started to react.

“Chen Yang, look, Xiaoxiao is responding,” said Wu Kexin excitedly, noticing Xiaoxiao’s slight response.

Chen Yang also noticed Xiaoxiao’s small reactions, but his expression remained severe.

“Although Xiaoxiao is responding, she has not completely escaped danger!

We must wait until the toxins in her body are expelled before she is truly out of danger,” Chen Yang said.

Upon hearing this, the joy on Wu Kexin’s face immediately faded.

At that moment, Zhang Xueying, who had gone to boil the water, hurried in with a pot of hot water.

“Chen Yang, I’ve brought the hot water you asked for!”

“Good!

Xueying, go get a towel, dip it in the hot water, and wipe Xiaoxiao’s body!” Chen Yang said to Zhang Xueying.

“Okay.” Zhang Xueying nodded hastily, then took a towel from Chen Yang’s bathhouse, soaked it in the hot water, and began to carefully wipe Xiaoxiao’s body.

After the needle insertion and medication, the toxins in Xiaoxiao’s body began to be slowly forced out.

However, the manner in which these toxins were expelled was somewhat special, being exuded through the skin, thus requiring Zhang Xueying to wipe Xiaoxiao’s body with hot water.