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Yun Ming, seeing this, burst forth with spirit power from his feet, his figure flashing as he arrived behind Zhu Zhuqing. He reached out, wrapped his arms around her waist, and held the extremely weakened Zhu Zhuqing.
Falling into Yun Ming's embrace, Zhu Zhuqing felt his firm arms and warm embrace. Remembering how Yun Ming had stood up for her against Zhu Zhuyun, she actually forgot to struggle for a moment, until she felt his hands 'moving around' on her. In reality, this 'moving around' was Yun Ming trying to check the condition of the injuries on Zhu Zhuqing's waist, but because of Zhu Zhuqing's 'naturally endowed' explosive figure, his arm accidentally brushed against it.
Zhu Zhuqing began to struggle, her icy but weakly concealed voice protesting.
"Let me go!"
However, Zhu Zhuqing was too weak at the moment. Her struggle now seemed more like a coy refusal, and coupled with her excessive blood loss and pale complexion, it added a touch of delicate and moving beauty to her already exquisite face.
More importantly, her movements caused the wound on her waist to bleed even faster. Seeing this, Yun Ming used his hand to stimulate spirit power to suppress the bleeding from Zhu Zhuqing's waist wound, while earnestly speaking.
"Don't move around anymore! The wound is bleeding more!"
But when Zhu Zhuqing felt the warm hand on her waist, she struggled even more fiercely. Although it wasn't much to Yun Ming, besides allowing Yun Ming to better feel Zhu Zhuqing's good figure, it only affected Yun Ming's ability to stop the bleeding, and had no third effect. While struggling, she muttered.
"What do you want to do!"
"Stop!"
"…"
Seeing this, Yun Ming said somewhat urgently.
"I told you not to move around!"
It was still useless, Zhu Zhuqing still didn't listen.
Yun Ming was getting a little irritated by Zhu Zhuqing's movements. Seeing this situation, he had no choice but to use the knowledge his Grandpa had taught him: when encountering a patient who wouldn't cooperate with the Physician's treatment, just knock them unconscious and then treat them.
Then, Yun Ming took out a packet of Datura anesthetic powder, trying to directly knock Zhu Zhuqing unconscious. But when Zhu Zhuqing saw that Yun Ming was going to drug her, she quickly shut her mouth, no matter what Yun Ming said, she just wouldn't open it. Yun Ming tried to feed her several times, but couldn't get it down.
Yun Ming helplessly looked at Zhu Zhuqing in his arms, who was glaring at him with unyielding determination, and thought to himself, 'This is your own choice.'
Thinking this, spirit power surged in his hand, carefully controlling the strength, and directly struck her with a palm, knocking Zhu Zhuqing unconscious. Zhu Zhuqing's last thought before fainting was, 'It's over,' and then she fainted, no longer struggling.
Finally, she was quiet. Yun Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
The Phoenix Ring on Yun Ming's hand flashed, and he spread a layer of bedding on the ground, gently placing Zhu Zhuqing on it. But as soon as he put Zhu Zhuqing down, Yun Ming's expression changed, because Zhu Zhuqing had lost too much blood. A large area of Yun Ming's clothes was stained with blood. Seeing this situation, Yun Ming hurriedly began to treat Zhu Zhuqing.
First, he performed emergency hemostasis on Zhu Zhuqing, then pried open Zhu Zhuqing's pale little mouth and gave her a packet of Datura anesthetic powder, so as not to wake up during the subsequent treatment, which would not only affect Yun Ming's treatment, but also cause her to suffer.
After that, Yun Ming found a suitable large tree. He put some snake and insect repellent powder around the tree and carried Zhu Zhuqing up.
This was the Star Dou Great Forest. If he gave Zhu Zhuqing emergency treatment on the ground, what would he do if a few Spirit Beast ran out during the treatment? It was too dangerous!
After climbing the tree, Yun Ming paused as he looked at the bloody wound on Zhu Zhuqing's waist. However, thinking about her current situation, he couldn't care about avoiding suspicion and hurriedly had Zhu Zhuqing lean against the tree, then took out a dagger and cut open the blood-soaked clothes on Zhu Zhuqing's waist.
Next was Yun Ming's proper medical procedure. The only two slightly improper things were the inevitable glimpses of indescribable things during the treatment, and the slight inconvenience when helping Zhu Zhuqing wrap the bandages around the wound on her waist on the tree.
Fortunately, only a few ten-year Spirit Beast passed by during the treatment. Yun Ming's Sovereign's Descent (Absolute Dominance) Aura scared them away as soon as it was released.
Half an hour later, Yun Ming treated the largest wound on Zhu Zhuqing's waist and finished bandaging it. With the thought of treating everything in one go, Yun Ming began to treat the other large and small wounds on Zhu Zhuqing's body.
But as he treated, Yun Ming discovered that most of the small wounds on Zhu Zhuqing's body should have been scratches from plants when traveling through the forest, and the only four man-made wounds were flesh wounds, especially the claw wound on her thigh.
Although the location was very dangerous, it didn't cause major bleeding or affect her movement. It just looked a little serious.
Seeing these wounds, Yun Ming thought about how Zhu Zhuqing managed to escape so far despite the huge difference in strength between the two sides.
He also thought about Zhu Zhuyun's fierce but cowardly performance when confronting him, as well as the joy and relief mixed with anger when she finally left, and the rules of the Star Luo Empire.
All of this finally made Yun Ming understand Zhu Zhuyun's true intention. He didn't expect it! This bloody feud that seemed to be caused by the struggle for imperial power was actually a sister sending her silly sister away from the cage?!
Yun Ming said softly to the sleeping beauty, Zhu Zhuqing, who was almost wrapped into a bandage person by him.
"You have a good sister who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside!"
After speaking, he glanced at a shadowy area not far away in the forest.
Withdrawing his gaze, he took out a large black robe from the Phoenix Ring and put it on Zhu Zhuqing, who had been cut into a beggar's outfit by him with a knife. There was nothing he could do, the wounds were too scattered.
Then, Yun Ming carefully carried Zhu Zhuqing, jumped down from the tree, found the right direction, and walked towards the place where Yang Yi was absorbing the spirit ring.
At this time, Zhu Zhuyun, who had already walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest alone, looked back at the direction she came from, her eyes filled with relief, heartache, and a little worry, and murmured in a low voice.
"Zhuqing! Live well!"
"Don't go back to Star Luo. Otherwise, the next time we sisters meet, we will really have to fight to the death…"
Before she finished speaking, Zhu Zhuyun felt someone behind her and asked.
"A Tai, how is the Third Miss now?"
Hearing the Eldest Miss's question, the one called 'A Tai' respectfully reported.
"Eldest Miss, that Ghost Mask Man has already bandaged the Third Miss. She is temporarily fine!"
Because of the special nature of A Tai's Spirit, and because Yun Ming was busy saving people and had no time to pay attention to him, he was able to see the whole process and retreat safely!
Zhu Zhuyun thought for a moment and decided to leave it at that for now! Originally, she planned to have A Tai save Zhu Zhuqing from danger at the critical moment of Zhu Zhuqing's life and death, but now with Yun Ming's appearance, she felt it was also good, perhaps even better.
"Let this matter end here. You go back to Star Luo first. Remember! No third person can know about this!"
A Tai accepted the order and left.
A few minutes after A Tai left, he saw several of his subordinates walking out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The two conscious guards saw their Eldest Miss and hurriedly saluted.
"Greetings, Eldest Miss!" x2
Zhu Zhuyun's expression had already returned to calm at this time. She glanced at her Captain of the guard and asked.
"How is Captain Lin?"
The Spirit Elder with the longbow also immediately responded respectfully when he heard Zhu Zhuyun speak.
"Reporting to the Eldest Miss, Captain's Spirit is damaged and the injuries are very serious!"
"But fortunately, that Ghost Mask Man held back, so there is no immediate danger to his life!"
Zhu Zhuyun nodded when she heard this and ordered.
"Let's go, back to Star Luo City!"
As she spoke, she raised her long legs and took the lead towards Soul Hunting Town, with the two guards beside her hurriedly following.
The guard carrying his Captain on his back walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side and said in a low voice.
"Eldest Miss, about the Third Miss's matter, we…"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Zhuyun already understood what he meant.
"Zhu Zhuqing's matter ends here! Don't mention what happened today to anyone afterwards. That Ghost Mask Man is not simple!"
The two guards immediately bowed their heads and said yes when they heard what Zhu Zhuyun said.