PNB Chapter 366: Healing
Chapter 366: Healing
This went on for nearly a month. Every day, the white-haired old ape used maggots to remove the dead flesh from Chu Xiaomu's wounds, and then applied various kinds of mashed medicinal pastes twice a day.
This method of healing is extremely slow, but it is effective at last.
The rotten flesh was gradually removed, revealing the red and white raw flesh of the wound, which was even more painful. Fortunately, the wound was on the back and Chu Xiaomu could not see it, otherwise he would have been scared sick.
Especially when changing the dressing, it was a matter of life and death for Yu Chu Xiaomu. He almost fainted from the pain every time and wished he could just die without healing the wound.
The white-haired old ape said nothing, and continued to change the medicine for him slowly and steadily, not caring whether he felt uncomfortable or not.
Chu Xiaomu didn't like his cold expression and rough treatment methods, so he secretly taught the old white monkey all the dirty words he learned in Jinyang City.
After all the rotten meat was removed, the white-haired old ape changed the medicine to something different. Sometimes it was cool and refreshing, sometimes it was hot and painful, and sometimes it was numb and itchy... Every time Chu Xiaomu was nervous, just like when he was a child, turning over stones in the back mountain of the South Village of Baihua Island, not knowing whether a cricket, centipede, or even a poisonous snake would come out of the ground.
Golden Bear was in charge of picking wild fruits. Every day he would bring back a bunch of wild fruits from the mountain and throw them on the ground. Chu Xiaomu's appetite gradually improved, and he began to eat more.
Qisheng would occasionally pick one or two strange fruits and bring them back. Chu Xiaomu remembered what Huang Jieshi said and was afraid that the white-haired old ape would become suspicious, so he had to eat them secretly. Fortunately, he did not experience the same whole body stiffening and trembling condition as the first time.
One day, the white-haired old ape said, "Your wound has begun to scab over and is slowly healing. There shouldn't be any major problems."
Chu Xiaomu was very happy and thanked him repeatedly.
The white-haired old ape said calmly, "You don't need to thank me. I was just following my king's orders to heal your wounds. If we met normally, I would never help you."
Chu Xiaomu was happy and didn't care about what he said.
After saying that, the white-haired old ape slowly walked away again, sat in a corner of the wooden house and closed his eyes. Unless Chu Xiaomu made unusual noises, or occasionally eating some wild fruits with Chu Xiaomu, he would not open his eyes to look even if there was a loud noise.
Nearly a month later, a thick layer of scab had formed on the wound on Chu Xiaomu's back.
There were no bronze mirrors, basins or other items in the wooden house. He wanted to take a closer look at the rot on his back, but he couldn't. He could only put his back hand on his back and touch it carefully.
When he touched it, he found that the scab was only half the size of a fist, like a small turtle shell stuck on his back. He accidentally used too much force and the wound was in great pain, making him grimace in pain.
Chu Xiaomu had been in good health since childhood, so it was reasonable that this skin injury should have scabbed and healed long ago. However, more than two months had passed since the day of injury, and even under the careful treatment of the white-haired old ape, it was still only a scab and had not healed. It was still painful to touch. This showed how poisonous the rotten eye's spiritual power was.
He thought that it was probably because Qisheng ran fast with him that the rot eye didn't hurt him too badly. Otherwise, he would have been like De'er and Xiao Yi'er, who would have had a fist-sized rot hole burned in their chests, and he would never have been alive.
When I thought of the tragic deaths of Zhou Weide, Zhou Weiyi and others, my heart ached and I couldn't help crying out loud.
The white-haired old ape opened his eyes and asked, "Your injuries are almost healed, and you will be able to return to your Green City soon. What is there to cry about?"
Chu Xiaomu thought to himself, you said it was almost healed, why does it still hurt when I touch it?
Although he was grateful to the white-haired old ape for treating his injury, the old ape also said that he was only following the order of the King of Beasts and his attitude towards him was very cold, so he did not want to confide in him, so he stopped crying and just said, "It's nothing, don't worry about it, doctor."
The white-haired old ape closed his eyes again and still ignored him.
Chu Xiaomu was feeling depressed, so he climbed up from the haystack and walked out of the cabin to get some fresh air. Qisheng followed him quietly.
It has been more than two months since he arrived at Bujian Peak, and this is the first time he has taken the initiative to walk out of this simple wooden house.
What I saw outside the house was completely different from what I had seen before. The wooden house I was living in was indeed built by huge trees. The roof and walls were covered with a thick layer of green leaves. Looking more closely, it was a kind of thorny creeper with large and dense leaves that could block rain. The roof was made up of three huge trees that were supported diagonally. The ends that grew out were not cut off and pointed diagonally to the sky, like three huge thorns. Smaller trees were neatly arranged and built into walls, and they were also covered with creepers. If you don't look carefully, you might think it was a small pointed hill. It's hard to tell that this is a wooden house where you can live.
In addition to this one, there are seventeen or eighteen wooden houses of similar size on the top of the mountain, randomly placed in the woods. They are probably built wherever they are spacious and convenient.
After seventeen or eighteen wooden houses, a completely different group of wooden houses suddenly appeared.
These houses were larger than other log houses, and the wood used in their construction had obviously been scraped and trimmed, unlike other houses where the bark had not been cut; the structure was roughly similar to the log houses seen in Xihai City and Bicheng, with straight walls instead of slanted walls, and doors and windows on them. Although still simple, compared with other houses, they looked very refined and elegant.
Chu Xiaomu's heart moved. The Golden Bear said that when the spirit beasts competed in spiritual arts, the King of Beasts would always watch with the "Queen Mother". Could it be that this room was the residence of the "Queen Mother"?
Standing at a distance, you can see that the houses inside are sometimes high, sometimes low, and the roofs are sometimes pointed, sometimes round, with strange shapes. In addition to ordinary houses, there are pavilions, terraces, corridors and boats, which are very different from the rough wooden houses outside.
Unfortunately, the outermost layer is a thick wooden wall, so you can't see what's inside.
After walking around the house, I roughly estimated that it was thirty-four feet long and wide. I thought that the beast spirits were different from ordinary people. They could build such a large house in the forest, and they spent several times more time and energy than ordinary people. It was really admirable.
When I was almost done walking around, I saw a wooden door slightly closed. It was quiet inside and it seemed like no one lived there.
Gently pushing the wooden door open, the room was indeed much more furnished than the simple wooden house outside, with wooden beds, wooden tables, wooden stools, and even candlesticks and incense burners. Although crude, it was complete. However, it was covered with thick dust, which meant that no one had lived there for a long time.
Chu Xiaomu didn't dare to look at it any longer. After taking a few glances, he walked out and closed the door carefully.
There was nothing special about the forest outside the house. Although the trees were tall and straight, they were not dense, with a few trees scattered here and there. There were not many shrubs, and the forest was empty, so it did not look gloomy.
The sunlight shines through the leaves, falling on the body and making you feel warm and comfortable. The mountain breeze blows, filling the entire forest with a slightly moist breath, making you feel refreshed.