"I can only try." When Chen Mu Mu saw the appearance of the other party, he was shocked. "This..."
It wasn't her fault that she was surprised. The patient's appearance was really scary. Her cheekbones were high, and her chin was thin. She didn't have much flesh on her body, so she was probably just hanging on to her skin. She dared to say that with just a little bit of strength of her hand, all the bones in his body would bulge out.
The circles around his eyes were black, and although it was not as exaggerated as the panda eye, it was actually terrifyingly black. His lips were a bluish purple, and he gave off a deathly aura that made him seem like he was on the verge of death. What made his heart palpitate the most was that he wasn't unconscious. At this moment, a pair of pitch black eyes were staring at her, like two dead drops of water filled with despair, drowning her at any time.
He was courting death, he had nothing to live for.
Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu observed for a while before coming to a conclusion.
The man stared straight at her, his eyes unblinking, his neck unmoving.
Chen Mu Mu muttered to himself for a moment before asking, "Is your entire body stiff and unable to move?"
The man didn't speak. His eyes didn't even blink as they stared at her without even looking at her. It was as if he wasn't even looking at her. He was just unable to focus due to the astigmatism in his eyes.
When the man didn't answer, the woman answered for him, "Yes, I can't move, and my tongue is stiff, so I can't speak."
It was no wonder why he was so determined to die. His current state was no different from a cripple.
"How did he become like this? How long has it been? Tell me everything. Do not leave out any details, or I will not be able to find out about his condition."
The woman looked at the man's miserable appearance and sighed deeply.
"It was about half a year ago. He said that he had something to do and that he needed to go out. I didn't see him for a long time, so I found someone to go to somewhere he could go. Finally, I found him heavily injured at the bottom of the cliff. I spent a lot of money to look for a cure. It was so easy to heal his skin wounds, but the internal injuries couldn't be cured no matter how hard I tried. After seeing quite a few doctors, they all said that his body was still alive and that he wasn't sick, but his body was still stiff and unable to move.
The woman shook her head and said angrily: "They are all a bunch of quack doctors. Three months ago, he suddenly stopped talking, and his complexion fell. When I tried to sell my family property but to no avail, I could only watch as he became thinner and thinner, and became more and more powerless. "
The woman grabbed her hand and begged, "Miss, you have great medical skills, please save him. Other than you, I'm afraid no one else can save him."
This poison was called the "Noon Sunset", it was extremely cunning, it could not be seen for the first time, and the doctors could not see any signs of illness, but it constantly destroyed the physical structure of the body, and in the later stages, the body would wither day after day, appearing to be extremely decadent, until the oil was completely used up and the person was tortured to death.
She hadn't thought that the ancient era would have this kind of overbearing and cunning poison. She had only seen this poison in the biology lab of a friend. Her friends told her that this poison was extremely rare, and even in her era, it was very rare. Because poisons were rare, and modern science and medicine were very developed, wanting to die by yourself was very easy, wanting to die by oneself was even easier, there was no need to spend so much time and effort to find this kind of rare medicinal herb.
Even though poison was rare, in the end, it was still taken away by a friend. As long as this poison did not completely corrode a person's physiological functions, there was still a chance to save them.
She lowered her eyes, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Aunt, we are already in this kind of situation, is there a need for you to hide it from me? I told you before that if you didn't want to tell me the details, there was nothing I could do about it. "
"You can save him, right?" the woman asked excitedly, catching her expression.
"Whether you can save him or not depends on your attitude. I am not a deity, it was already very difficult for me to save people, and all of you are still concealing the cause of death, please forgive me for this. " Chen Mu said with a cold expression. This woman's words weren't real. If she really cared about this man and searched for so many famous doctors, even if she didn't know the cause, she would still know some things.
With so many doctors being unable to identify the cause of the disease, it meant that the "noon sunset" was still a rare poison in this age. Since it was rare, how could this man so easily get involved with it?
"I did not conceal the cause of Ning Yuan's illness. I only know this much about it." The woman frowned with worry. "Seeing him in such a terrible state, I also feel anxious in my heart."
Chen Mu Mu smirked, "In that case, do you know that his appearance isn't that of an ill person, but he was poisoned?"
"Intoxicated by a strange poison?" The woman muttered to herself. Her expression was very strange, as if she had just come to a sudden realization, but also as if she was terrified and perplexed.
"You do know the reason." Chen Mu Mu shook his head, "Since you are unwilling to speak of your illness, I won't force you. However, without the resources, I am powerless to do anything."
"What do you want to know?" The woman's voice began to tremble, and Chen Mu felt a trace of guilt in her voice. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at the man on the sickbed. The man's face was ashen, and he looked like he was about to die, but when she heard their conversation, a faint pang of pain appeared in the calm Wu Bo's eyes.
Could it be that there was some sort of secret behind it?
Chen Mu Mu was still deep in thought when he was called back by the woman's voice.
"As long as I can save him, I will tell anyone who knows."
Chen Mu Mu Mu wasn't sure if what the woman said was an illusion, but she could see a trace of intense hatred in the eyes of the man on the bed.
Like, hate.
This woman had done so many things for him that she had even knelt down to her.
How could this man hate her?
Chen Mu Mu was puzzled, but there was no love without a reason, and there was no hatred without a reason. Unless this man was a complete ingrate and a complete bastard, how could he hate a woman that he would never abandon even after he had been paralyzed?
Since it was hatred, there must be a reason. Presumably, the poison of a man was caused by a woman.
Even though he had guessed that something was amiss, he still maintained his composure on the surface. Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu's careful observation of a woman wasn't inferior to the slightest bit of expression on her face.
"I want to know how he got paralyzed, and who killed him."
"If I'm not wrong, this person should have a huge enmity with all of you, which is why he chose to make such a move. If you want to see him suffer a lot, watch himself become a little paralyzed and die in despair."
The woman's body suddenly trembled. Her face was ashen; it was even uglier than the man on the bed.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Chen Mu smiled, "Why, are you unwilling to say? Didn't they say that they were willing to pay any price in order to save him?
The woman's face was ashen, and she looked older. Her shriveled lips moved, but she could not utter a single word.
Chen Mu Mu Mu shook his head and chuckled, "It seems that your love for him is only at this level." I am indeed able to cure you of this poison, but it has already been lurking in your man's body for half a year. In two months, if you are still unable to find the antidote, he will definitely die of exhaustion. "
Looking at the woman's pale face, Chen Mu Mu sighed in her heart, "There are two ways to save him now. The first is to find the antidote, and the second is to find the poison."
The woman's lips quivered. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "Since I can cure her, I can look for the antidote. Why did you look for the poison?"
"The person who answered the bell must also be the person who answered the bell. The poison is the drug's attraction. If the person cannot find the poison, the drug cannot be used." Chen Mu glanced deeply at the man as he spoke, "This is all I can say. I've already let you off the hook. The next step is up to you."
"Miss." The woman stopped her with a worried look, "Do you have to get the poison?"
It was difficult for the officials to end the family's affairs. Chen Mu Mu Mu didn't want to know anything about the family's internal affairs, so she nodded her head and said, "Without the poison, he will definitely die." He looked at the quiet little boy beside him and said, "Children are still innocent after all. They have seen too much of evil and have changed in the future. I'm afraid they won't be able to achieve anything in the future."
The young man clenched his fists tightly as he glared furiously at her. Unmoved by her words, Chen Mu Mu turned around and left.
"I know what to do." The woman stopped her once again with a troubled expression, "Miss, I have some matters to attend to in the next few days. My husband and children, can you take them in for a few days?"
"No." Chen Mu Mu Mu rejected him without hesitation, "We are still young and inexperienced, so there's no need for us to get involved. Furthermore, we don't have the ability to."
The woman was stunned into silence as she stared at Chen Mu Mu.
"You are a smart person, and you are not related to me in any way. In fact, all of you even wanted to harm me. I have treated you with benevolence and righteousness, and I truly can't think of a reason to risk my life to help you." Chen Mu remained expressionless, but his words were extremely merciless. "Remember, in two months, your man only has two months."
"I'll give you five hundred silver." The woman said hesitantly.
"I can't buy my life with money." Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu's eyes flashed gloomily, after he finished speaking, he no longer cared about their expressions, and quickly left with Lu Jinfeng.
After leaving the inn, Lu Jinfeng asked thoughtfully: "Chen Mu Mu Mu, you also saw that they are trouble?"
"If it weren't for the trouble, I wouldn't have provoked that kind of poison." Chen Mu Mu sneered, "At first, I wanted to help her a little. After all, her hands were too weak. But in the end, she gave me five hundred silver taels to take care of that man and child."
It was not surprising that women wanted to protect their men and their children, and were willing to pay a sky-high fee for their protection. What was strange was that they clearly had money, but why did they live in such a shabby inn?
Unless he escaped the pursuit of his enemies.
The enemy's friend was the enemy, if the enemy of that woman's family was able to force people to the point they didn't dare stay in a proper inn, then they were definitely not kind people. She and Lu Jinfeng, the two planters, were to get involved with each other when they had nothing to do, if the enemy was a type of green forest that could drink blood from sabers in the martial arts world, she, Lu Jinfeng and the Madam Lee wouldn't be able to live a good life.
Lu Jinfeng cast a glance at her and felt gratified: "So you actually saw through me like that. I thought your eyes were blinded by money and could not see anything."