She lifted the carriage curtain. Outside, the cold wind howled. Suddenly, a horse neighed, and the steed ran wild like crazy. The guard tightened the reins until there were several cuts on his hands before he managed to stop the horse.
Thankfully, the two people inside the carriage were unharmed. Only Niaoniao covered her aching forehead and gasped in pain.
The coachman, Cheng Song, immediately jumped off the carriage and knelt on the ground. "Miss, please forgive me. There's an injured snow wolf up ahead. It spooked the horse. I'll just drive around it."
A snow wolf? Song Jinyu wrapped herself in a fox fur cloak and poked her head out. There, up ahead, was a snow wolf with fresh blood still oozing from its lower body.
"Wait!" Lifting her skirt, Song Jinyu jumped out of the carriage and walked forward slowly.
The snow wolf was pure white all over. Its mournful howls were heart - rending. When it saw someone approaching, it wrinkled its nose and showed its fangs, but it couldn't move a single bit.
Song Jinyu wasn't in a hurry. She crouched down and slowly got closer. "I'm here to save you. Don't be afraid."
The snow wolf was quite spiritual. Its angry growls gradually turned into whimpers, and there was a glimmer of hope in its eyes.
Seeing that it had let down its guard, Song Jinyu quickly examined it and found that the snow wolf was giving birth to wolf cubs. It seemed that the cubs were stuck at the moment.
Oh no! The wolf cubs were stuck. If this continued, the snow wolf would die!
Without thinking much, Song Jinyu ran back to the carriage and grabbed the medicine box. Niaoniao quickly grabbed her. "Miss, wolves are ferocious beasts. Why do you care about it?"
Hearing this, Song Jinyu frowned. Turning a blind eye to the dying was no different from killing, wasn't it?
She said coldly, "Don't let me hear such words again."
Throwing off Niaoniao's hand, she ran towards the snow wolf.
It was just a difficult birth. For a disciple of Tianmen Mountain, this was a piece of cake. Half an hour later, four milky - white wolf cubs were lying beside the snow wolf, sleeping soundly after being fed.
After stopping the snow wolf's bleeding, Song Jinyu wiped the sweat from her forehead and ordered Niaoniao to divide half of the dry rations. "This is all I can do for you."
The snow wolf rubbed its head against her arms and let out a few whimpers to show its gratitude.
She stroked its soft fur. Just as she was about to leave, she stood up too quickly, and a dizzy spell came over her.
She quickly held onto a nearby tree and took a long time to recover. Her gaze fixed on a patch of scarlet on the ground. "This is... human blood?"
As a doctor, she was very familiar with human blood.
Following the mottled bloodstains and some scraps of expensive fabric, she came to a cave. The smell of blood was even stronger here.
Leaning against the stone wall was a man covered in blood, wearing a silver mask. A long arrow had pierced through his chest. The scabbed area was sticky, and fresh blood was still gushing out.
Suddenly, there was a chill on her neck. A cold sword was pressed against her.
"Don't move." A man's warning voice came from behind.
The sword was extremely sharp. Song Jinyu stood there, stunned, her eyebrows knitted together. "You're so badly injured that you probably won't survive the day. If you don't need a doctor, I'll just leave."
The guard was taken aback and quickly moved the sword away. "You're a doctor? Then please stop the bleeding for my master."
Even so, his eyes were still fixed on her. The guard held his sword tightly and didn't put it back into its scabbard.
The killing intent was palpable. No one could ignore it. Song Jinyu said earnestly, "If you want to kill someone to cover up, don't do it in front of someone who is still useful. The medical profession is never transparent. If I really wanted to cause trouble, I could easily make sure you won't even be able to collect a whole body."
"You!" The guard's face turned red with anger, but he didn't dare to say more, almost suffocating from holding back his anger.
Song Jinyu took off the silver - masked man's upper garment. She took out a knife, heated it on the fire, scraped off the rotten flesh around the arrow, cut off the arrowhead, and slowly pulled out the arrow.
Neither she nor the guard noticed that the silver - masked man's eyelashes fluttered for a moment. He slightly opened his eyes and let this strange woman operate on his chest.
Blood was still flowing out. Song Jinyu quickly sprinkled the hemostatic powder and then stitched up the wound. The whole process was as smooth as a flowing cloud.
After tying the last knot, Song Jinyu let out a sigh of relief. Anyway, she had saved his life. "He may have a fever after nightfall. After the fever subsides, he'll be completely fine."
Then she gave some advice on dietary restrictions. The guard was extremely grateful. He stepped forward and knelt down. "I'm Wei Changyuan. Thank you, miss, for saving my master's life. I was rude just now. Please punish me as you see fit."
Song Jinyu waved her hand. "It's okay. You were just eager to protect your master."
Song Jinyu frowned. It seemed that the silver - masked young master had stopped breathing.
While inserting the acupuncture needles, she encouraged him. "You still have a lot of things to do. People live their lives for the sake of pride. If you die, all your wealth, power, fertile land, and beautiful wives and concubines will probably go to others."
The silver - masked young master's breathing became a bit weaker but more stable.
Jinyu continued to twirl the needles and muttered, "If you live, you'll have money, leisure, and status. You can do whatever you want. If you die like this, your guard will also have to die. I'll just leave you here and let the jackals and weasels eat your flesh, leaving only a skeleton."
Wei Changyuan heard these words and couldn't help but want to teach this outspoken girl a lesson. But he was blocked back by Cheng Song's sword.
The man was in great pain. His whole body was soaked in sweat. His breathing became more stable, and the high fever subsided. Jinyu was finally relieved.
She stretched her neck and glanced outside. It was getting dark, so it seemed they could only continue their journey tomorrow.
"Cheng Song!" Song Jinyu called out. Soon, footsteps were heard.
Niaoniao and Cheng Song trotted over. "Miss, you disappeared in a flash. This is the outside. If something happens to you, how can we explain it?"
Niaoniao was good in every way, but she was just too talkative. Song Jinyu always got a headache from her nagging.
She interrupted helplessly. "Okay, okay, I know. Go and set up a tent. We'll just make do for the night here."
Inside the cave, only the silver - masked man and Song Jinyu were left. Song Jinyu stared straight into his exposed eyes. His eyelashes were long and thick. Even a woman couldn't help but envy them.
A man who was too good - looking could easily make a woman lose her principles. Song Jinyu somehow reached out and touched the silver mask.
"If you take it off, you'll lose your life!" The silver - masked man suddenly opened his eyes and warned coldly.
Completely off - guard, Song Jinyu was so scared that she sat down on the ground.