Very badly injured!
This was the conclusion that Ji Yuan came to naturally when he touched the fox. Many of the wounds were so deep that the bones were visible, which was shocking. The fox's blood was still gushing out. I wonder if any artery was broken.
"How the hell can I save this wound? I'm not a veterinarian!"
Ji Yuan was extremely anxious. He carried the fox and walked around remote alleys to the nearest clinic. At the same time, his spiritual energy was being transferred to the red fox's meridians through the method of true qi in order to maintain its life.
The fox's back was relatively intact, and it seemed to be intentionally protecting something on its back. Ji Yuan parted the fox's fur and took it out, only to find that it was a scroll as long as two palms. He didn't know whether it was words or paintings.
But I don’t have time to look at this thing now, saving this fox is more important!
In the distance, outside the alley is a street, and you can smell a hint of medicinal herbs. The clinic is there.
Jirentang is a famous clinic and pharmacy in Ning'an County, where medical care and pharmacy are inseparable, and Doctor Tong is the owner.
At this moment, Doctor Tong in Jirentang was dispensing medicine for the guests. He skillfully picked up a handful of medicine from each drawer, weighed it on the small scale on the counter, and put it into a yellow paper bag. A prescription was prepared in less than half a minute.
"Keep it. This is your tonic soup. Remember to soak it in cold water for two minutes, then boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat. Boil four bowls of water into one bowl of water! Take it once in the morning and once in the evening!"
"Okay, okay, thank you, Doctor Tong, thank you, Doctor Tong!"
The man in front of the counter took the herbs while leaning over to thank him. Just as he was about to turn around, a breeze suddenly blew in the hall, and Ji Yuan seemed to appear in Jirentang in an instant.
"Oh my god!!"
The sight of Ji Yuan holding the red fox with blood on his sleeves frightened the guests and apprentices in the hall, but he didn't have time to pay attention to them.
"Doctor Tong, please help me see if this fox can be saved?"
At this time, the strange news of a red fox begging for help at the other end of the street had not yet spread here, but the scene in front of him was strange enough.
Doctor Tong looked at Ji Yuan in surprise, then looked at the bloody fox in his arms.
"Uh, this... I have never treated livestock before, let alone wild animals..."
"Doctor Tong, as the saying goes, a doctor should be kind-hearted. A fox's life is also a life. Please be sure to give it a try!"
Ji Yuan was not in a position to bow to Tong Xian at this moment, but his words were sincere enough.
"Well, I'll give it a try. Please follow me to the inner hall, sir. You two stay outside to watch the store and get the medicine. Don't make any mistakes!"
"Oh Master..." "Master, I want to see it too..."
"Hmph, do something!"
Doctor Tong snorted at the two apprentices and took Ji Yuan into the inner hall of Jirentang. The two apprentices were itching to try it, but they didn't dare to disobey, so they could only stay in the front hall and stare blankly.
The inner hall is the clinic, which is simply furnished with a bed, a chair and a desk with the four treasures of the study.
Doctor Tong took a piece of white coarse cloth and placed it on the table.
"Come, put this fox here!"
Ji Yuan hurriedly and carefully placed the red fox in his arms on it. The movement made the semi-conscious red fox tremble.
Doctor Tong didn't say much, and began to carefully check the fox's injuries. He turned over the broken skin and flesh to take a closer look, then looked into the fox's eyes and felt under its neck to see if there was still a pulse.
"This fox is less than an arm's length, and it has a severe deficiency of Qi and blood, but its pulse is strong. How strange, how can it have such a pulse if it lacks Qi and blood?"
Doctor Tong muttered to himself as he gently touched the fox's body. After the examination, he took the medical instruments and said to Ji Yuan.
"The fox has many wounds on its body. The wounds from sticks and blunt objects are easy to deal with, but the serious ones are mostly caused by sharp teeth. Sir, I will use Ten Ashes Powder with Golden Wound Medicine to stop the bleeding, and then use Five Flavors Disinfection Drink to clear away heat and detoxify. After that, it needs to be supplemented with meat. As for whether it can survive, we can only wait and see!"
"Okay, Doctor Tong, please help!"
"Well, help me hold it down!"
There were not many guests outside Jirentang. The two apprentices, who were somewhat absent-minded, suddenly heard a fox howling loudly "Woo woo woo...Ao..." from inside the hall. They were so scared that their bodies trembled.
The sound sometimes sounded like crying, and sometimes like the roar of an unknown beast, which sounded very human.
About half an hour later, Doctor Tong and Ji Yuan came out from the inner hall together. The fox in Ji Yuan's arms was wrapped in white cloth, with blood oozing from it.
Doctor Tong went to the medicine cabinet himself and started to get the medicine. In a short while, he had collected all the medicine and handed it to Ji Yuan.
"Use the method I just mentioned to boil it, but the soup tastes bitter. I can't control how to make it drink it!"
"Thank you for your help, Doctor Tong! I am very grateful to you! I wonder how much the consultation fee and medicine cost?"
Tong returned to the counter first and shook his hand a little tiredly.
"The consultation fee is waived, but the medicine fee is thirty cents. Give it to my disciple!"
It was inconvenient for Ji Yuan to bow while holding the red fox, so he just nodded to Tong Xian, then took out the copper coins from his purse.
"Little Master, keep it."
"Doctor Tong, I'm leaving!"
After saying this, Ji Yuan covered the red fox in his arms with the wide sleeve of his right hand, strode out of Jirentang, and then flashed into the alley and hurried back to Ju'an Pavilion.
Inside the Jirentang, Tong Xian didn't let out a long sigh until then, with sweat dripping down his cheeks.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" "Yes, Master, was that sound just now from inside a fox? It was so scary!"
Tong first took a deep breath and sat on the chair behind the counter.
"Do you think I'm not afraid? That's not just an ordinary fox, it's a spirit!! Hiss... huh..."
. . .
On the way back, Ji Yuan tried to walk in places where there were not many people, and used his light Kung Fu skills to travel at a very fast speed while reducing bumps.
Spiritual energy is always input into the red fox's body in a small but continuous state.
Just now, Doctor Tong was puzzled about the tenacious vitality of the fox. The fox's good physical fitness was one reason, and the input of spiritual energy also accounted for half.
Before they reached home, the fragrance of the jujube tree flowers had already wafted far away. The red fox in Ji Yuan's arms also sniffed the scent and opened its eyes, feeling very at ease.
Pushing open the courtyard door and entering the small pavilion, Ji Yuan shook the stone table, which was already covered with dust, with a flick of his sleeve. Then he took out a sheet from the room, folded it and spread it on the stone table.
Ji Yuan gently placed the red fox on it and said in a calm tone:
"Perhaps you will like this place more than indoors, and it will be more suitable for you!"
After saying this, when Chihu was still a little confused, Ji Yuan's right hand hidden in his wide sleeves had already made the holding posture.
A gentle breeze gradually gathered from the sky above Ju'an Pavilion to the courtyard, bringing the red fox an incomparable sense of comfort.
Then the red fox suddenly reacted instinctively. The wind contained the concentrated spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Every breath here was a hundred times stronger than the ignorant practice in the mountains.
The branches of the jujube tree in the yard swayed gently, and green and yellow jujube flowers fell from time to time.
Seeing the fox wrapped in cloth breathing evenly and exhaling spiritual energy, Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't think I can die now, right?"
Thinking back to the unintentional glance he had just had in the clinic, he smiled again.
"Vixen, vixen, I didn't expect it to be a male!"
The rescue of the fox came to a temporary end. Ji Yuan, who had some free time, took out a small scroll from his clothes, wanting to see what Lu Shanjun asked the fox to deliver.
The paper scroll was stained with some fox blood. As it was slowly unfolded, powerful calligraphy with iron-stroked and silver-hooked strokes was revealed.
'Good word! No! This is...'
Although the calligraphy is not big, the hundreds of characters on it show various styles, like a swimming dragon or a startled wild goose, with murderous intent and flowing water...
In the eyes of Ji Yuan, who is now proficient in both Taoism and martial arts, these are not words at all, but sword techniques moving in a trance!