But Chu Er’s injury was at the back of her head.
"Co on, do it," Chu Er drew out a Curved Blade and threw it to Li Banfeng.
"Do what?" Li Banfeng was stunned for a mont.
"Chop off my head," Chu Er replied calmly.
"Are you insane?"
"What else can I do? Turn into one of them," Chu Er pointed in the direction of Knife Ghost Ridge.
Anyone poisoned by a Knife Labor Ghost would turn into one after the poison took effect.
Li Qi looked at Chu Er, bewildered.
Chu Er bowed her head, her eyes rolling back as she looked at Li Qi. The back of her head was swelling at a visibly rapid pace.
After a mont of eye contact, Chu Er felt extrely thirsty and wanted to swallow her saliva.
Another doctor stepped forward and said, "Miss Chu Er, please don’t swallow. Your mouth is full of poison right now. Just hold on for a while, don’t eat anything, don’t drink any water. Let’s think of a solution together. I rember a dical book ntioned that Bitter Vegetable Manor has a Broken Heart Orchid; mashed and held in the mouth, it can cure you in three days."
Li Banfeng said to Chu Er, "You wait here, I’ll be right back."
Chu Er shook her head. "No need to go. Broken Heart Orchid is useless."
The doctor insisted, "Miss Chu Er, I did see it in a dical book..."
"Throw away that dical book, it’s all lies," Chu Er was very familiar with Bitter Vegetable Manor. "I’ve seen soone go to Bitter Vegetable Manor in search of Broken Heart Orchids to cure Knife Labor Ghost poison. That person held dozens of Broken Heart Orchids in their mouth and survived for a full five days, but still turned into a Knife Labor Ghost."
Another doctor suggested, "At the New Land of Soda Kiln, there’s a Three-Eyed Bamboo. Wrapping its leaves around the wound can cure the poison!"
Li Banfeng was about to head to Soda Kiln, but Chu Er stopped him, shaking her head. "That thing is useless, too."
"Have you ever seen Three-Eyed Bamboo?"
Chu Er thought for a mont, her expression sowhat vacant. "Have I seen it? I seem to have... Where did I see it? Was it in Soda Kiln? Have I been to Soda Kiln..."
The doctor advised, "Miss Chu Er, please don’t fret. It’s okay to forget so things, just don’t forget what’s important right now."
"What’s considered important?" Chu Er asked back.
"It’s about... what is the most important thing in your life..." The doctor was also unable to clarify.
Cui Tiq said, "When poisoned by a Knife Labor Ghost, one must rember who they are. Once they forget themselves, they will imdiately turn into a ghost."
Fu Taiyue drew so many pictures of himself, from young to old, just to rember who he was.
Chu Er suddenly laughed. "Sooner or later, I’ll turn. Why suffer like this? Oh right, I practice Bitter Cultivation, I rember now. I can endure hardship, but why should I endure it..."
Her mory was quickly fading.
Li Qi touched the Judge’s Pen.
The Judge’s Pen sighed; he didn’t know how to cure the poison.
Li Qi tapped the Wine Gourd, and the Gourd lanted, "Even when Elder Yao was here, there was no cure for Knife Labor Ghost poison."
Li Qi said to Chu Er, "Keep thinking about who you are. Don’t drink water or eat anything, and wait here for to co back."
Fu Taiyue had held on for so many days; surely, Chu Er could too.
As long as she could hold on, there would definitely be a way to cure her. The key was to find soone who could.
First, I’ll ask my wife, then Portable Residence. If no one in the family knows, I’ll go to Bitter Vegetable Manor to find Bitter Granny.
Bitter Granny would surely take care of her Disciple, but could Bitter Granny cure Chu Er?
Chu Er just ntioned that soone turned into a Knife Labor Ghost at Bitter Vegetable Manor, so Bitter Granny might not have a way either.
Then I’ll seek out the Peddler. If the Peddler has no way, then I’ll find Sun Tiecheng. If Sun Tiecheng has no thod, there’s still Old Xu...
Chu Er cannot be allowed to die like this. I can’t owe her a life.
"Don’t go!" Chu Er shouted, her teeth clenched. "I saved you, and you should be the one to send off on my last journey!"
Li Qi didn’t respond and continued to walk on.
Chu Er took a knife from one of her subordinates. "Forget it. If I live, you’ll dislike . If I die and turn into that ugly ghost, you’ll dislike even more. I might as well end it myself."
She intended to commit suicide, but Li Banfeng snatched the knife away and prepared to tie Chu Er up with a rope.
Chu Er yelled, "If you dare to tie up, I’ll die right now! Just one swallow of saliva, and I can poison myself to death!"
Li Banfeng put down the rope.
Chu Er shouted to everyone, "You all leave! Let talk to Li Qi alone for a while. While I still rember, I need to say all these things!"
Cui Tiq chid in, "Before you rush away, can I try to treat her first?"
Almost forgetting this foreign devil, Chu Er looked towards Cui Tiq, a glimr of hope in her eyes.
Li Banfeng was highly skeptical. Cui Tiq was skilled in dicine, but not in detoxification.
Is he going to experint on Chu Er?
Cui Tiq spoke frankly, "I’ve read about Knife Labor Ghosts in so books, but I’ve never actually seen this creature. In all the dical books I’ve co across, the poison of a Knife Labor Ghost is incurable. Now, I want to make an attempt. I can’t guarantee a high success rate, but I can assure you, this won’t delay you all for too long. This ans, even if I fail, Li Qi will still have enough ti to try other treatnt thods, and you, Miss Chu Er, will have plenty of ti to say everything you want to say."
Chu Er looked at Li Qi and nodded. She had resolved herself to die but had not given up her will to live.
Li Qi had no reason to stop Cui Tiq, and the treatnt began imdiately.
Cui Tiq requested everyone to leave, leaving only Chu Er and Li Qi.
He said to Li Qi, "Her injury is too close to the brain. During the treatnt, I don’t want Miss Chu Er to succumb to the poison due to mory loss. It would not only doom all my efforts but also threaten my life."
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