Shi Yuhan was introducing the records she had read. The ghost - coffin man would attract blood butterflies, and no matter what method was used, the blood butterflies would never leave.
Not to mention the blood butterflies leaving. The eye sockets of this thing were full of corpse worms, and it could consciously dodge attacks. One could surely tell it was a gu - worm corpse. This kind of worm would die once it entered water, which was why she told me to knock it into the water.
Now this place was completely quiet. There was nothing left. After the fierce battle, it had become desolate. The green grassland was gone, and the brook was also gone.
"Ouch."
A sharp intake of breath caught everyone's attention. Song Yiran was squatting on the ground, covering his right arm in pain. Xu Yang supported him and asked what was wrong.
Song Yiran shook his head, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. Xu Yang wiped the sweat off for him while asking about his condition. Song Yiran said nothing. Yan Yan yanked his arm over.
Song Yiran's arm was black and blue, and there were things wriggling beneath the skin, as if they were about to break through and crawl out. Song Yiran quickly retracted his arm and pulled down his sleeve.
"Why didn't you say you were injured!" Yan Yan frowned, unable to hide the annoyance in his voice.
Seeing Yan Yan's attitude, Xu Yang got angry immediately. "Who do you think you are to talk like this? How could he say anything! Is a man supposed to cry and whine? The situation was so sudden, and we were all dealing with the gu - worm corpse. What do you expect him to do!"
Song Yiran cried out in pain as the corpse worms crawled inside his body. If they weren't dealt with soon, he would be in danger.
"This is not the time for you two to lose your tempers. The most important thing now is to get rid of the corpse worms in Song Yiran's arm."
I interrupted their argument and helped Song Yiran up, who was in unbearable pain.
"Fatty, come and help."
I called Fatty beside me to help. We supported Song Yiran to the rock wall and let him sit down. Xu Yang pushed us away, bent down to pick Song Yiran up in a princess - carry, carried him to the rock wall, and gently put him down.
Song Yiran leaned against the rock wall. The sweat on his forehead was no longer just a thin layer. Xu Yang was extremely anxious. He had never seen such a situation before.
"Think of a way quickly! What should we do! Ranran can't be in danger!"
Xu Yang looked at the rest of us and said, "Please help him quickly. He's in so much pain."
Yan Yan was flipping through the book to find a solution. Fatty sat beside Song Yiran, watching him in pain but feeling helpless. Shi Yuhan only knew how to deal with the gu - worm corpse. She had no experience dealing with this situation either.
"Don't be in such a hurry. There will be a way."
I comforted Xu Yang. "Song Yiran will be fine."
"How can I not be in a hurry! If anything happens to him, how can I face his mom!"
Xu Yang was anxious but helpless. He could only stay in this state of anxiety.
He walked up to Song Yiran, took off his glasses, held him in his arms, and gently stroked his back. "Ranran, be good. It's okay. It'll be better soon. Big Brother Yang is holding you. It doesn't hurt."
Xu Yang rested his chin on Song Yiran's head and comforted him softly. His voice was gentle but trembled with uneasiness. Song Yiran nestled in Xu Yang's arms, and a few tears welled up in his eyes.
Xu Yang felt extremely heart - broken. He reached out to wipe away the tears from the corner of Song Yiran's eyes and touched his face, blaming himself. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't brought you here, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."
Seeing Xu Yang like this, we all felt bad. If we had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened. But now was not the time to regret. The top priority was to find a solution.
I couldn't remember if there was such a record in the handbook. There was no description about the gu - worm corpse. If it weren't for Shi Yuhan, I probably wouldn't have known about this thing.
"I've found it."
Yan Yan opened the book to the page about the gu - worm corpse. Xu Yang looked at that page excitedly and stroked Song Yiran's hair. "Ranran, be good. It won't hurt soon."
I carefully read the description on that page. Most of it was about the gu - worm corpse. It needed a host to survive, would die upon contact with water, and was fond of fresh blood.
If the corpse worms got into the body, they had to be taken out. One couldn't kill them directly inside the human body because the corpse fluid of the worms was poisonous and would do more harm to humans.
The problem now was how to remove the corpse worms. They needed to make an incision on Song Yiran's arm and take the things out. However, Xu Yang probably wouldn't be able to accept this method.
Yan Yan prepared a small knife, disinfected it with alcohol, walked up to Song Yiran, pulled over his arm, and disinfected the arm, which had lost its original color.
Xu Yang pulled Yan Yan away and for the first time spoke to Yan Yan with a cold face. "What are you doing!"
"Do you want to save him or let him die? You make the choice."
Yan Yan held the knife in his hand and calmly looked at Xu Yang. "This is the only way to save him now."
Xu Yang hesitated. He had always been reluctant to let Song Yiran suffer the slightest bit of pain. Now, in order to save him, he had to cut him with a knife. He just couldn't bring himself to do it.
I comforted him. "Don't be like this. Do you have the heart to let Song Yiran die?"
Xu Yang looked at me, his eyes full of pain. I continued, "It will hurt, but this is the only way to save him."
Xu Yang looked at the suffering Song Yiran, thought about the consequences, and finally made up his mind. "Give me the knife. I'll do it."
He squatted beside Song Yiran's right hand with the knife, gently lifted Song Yiran's arm, his eyes full of pain and pity.
He made a light cut on Song Yiran's arm, but there was no blood. Song Yiran, tortured by the corpse worms, didn't even feel the cut. All he felt was a stabbing pain.
Xu Yang gritted his teeth and made a long cut on Song Yiran's forearm. Not a single drop of blood flowed out. Xu Yang cut his own palm, and the blood gushed out.
He placed his palm against Song Yiran's forearm. The blood flowed into the wound. The corpse worms wriggled inside Song Yiran's arm, and Song Yiran trembled in pain.
Xu Yang slowly moved his hand down. The corpse worms searched for the blood source and slowly crawled out. He laid Song Yiran's hand flat on the ground, held it tightly to let more blood flow, and a large pool of blood gathered on the ground.
The corpse worms crawled out bit by bit, sucking the blood, and finally crawled onto the large pool of blood on the ground. Xu Yang poured the pre - prepared water on them, and the corpse worms died instantly.
Fatty supported Xu Yang, whose lips were pale, and let him sit on the ground. Xu Yang looked at Song Yiran, touched his hair with his right hand, and said, "Ranran, it's okay now."
Shi Yuhan came over to treat the cut on Song Yiran's forearm and prepared to stitch up the wound. Xu Yang kept his eyes on Song Yiran without a moment's distraction.
"Xu Yang, why are you so good to Song Yiran?" Fatty looked at Xu Yang and asked.
Xu Yang smiled. "We grew up together. I know him well. He's like a little brother to me. I can't bear to see him get hurt."
After hearing this, Fatty looked at me and said aggrievedly, "Brother Mu, we also grew up together. Why aren't you like this to me?"
Shi Yuhan joked, "You can't compare with them, okay, little fatty?"
I looked at Fatty with disgust. "Don't you know your own weight?"