The Prime Minister’s Darling - Chapter 670

Chapter 670: 317 Game Breaker (Second Update) Chapter 670: 317 Game Breaker (Second Update) In the afternoon, a soldier arrived at the camp, delivering a message from Medical Officer Lu: “It seems like there’s a problem with the medicinal ointment sent to the camp, Officer Lu would like to invite you to take a look!”

This was a serious matter, not just a few bottles, but hundreds or even thousands of bottles had been transported to the camp. If anything went wrong, it could potentially jeopardize thousands of lives.

“I’ll go as well.” Second Master said.

Gu Jiao nodded, and they both took a carriage to the Military Camp.

Medical Officer Lu had waited anxciously in his barracks for a long time. When he finally saw Gu Jiao walk in, he immediately went forward: “Miss Gu, come take a look. After I applied the ointment from your Medical Hall on him, he turned out like this!”

While speaking, Officer Lu led Gu Jiao to a wooden bed where an injured soldier lay.

The bed was quite narrow, just enough for a patient to lie down.

The soldier was probably seventeen or eighteen years old. His leg was injured, but now his face was red and swollen, he had fainted, and his breathing was irregular.

Gu Jiao took out a stethoscope from her first aid kit and listened to his heart rate. Then she undid his clothes and checked his body: “Did his face turn red and did he faint only after using the ointment?”

“Yes.” Officer Lu said, “He was just slightly hurt by a sword on his foot. The wound didn’t look too serious, so I didn’t stitch it up and only cleaned it and applied some ointment. But when I came back from a trip to the toilet, he had fainted on the ground just like this.”

“There are no other injuries on his body.” Gu Jiao paused, closing his clothing, “Show me the ointment he used.”

Medical Officer Lu handed her a half-used bottle of the ointment.

Gu Jiao first sniffed it, then took a bit and applied it to a wound on her own palm.

“Oh no!” Even before Second Master could stop her, she had already acted swiftly.

No adverse reactions appeared on Gu Jiao.

Therefore, there was no problem with the ointment itself.

“Could he have had an allergic reaction to something he ate?” Second Master asked.

“Unlikely.” Gu Jiao responded.

“Did he eat something bad?” Second Master asked again.

“Also unlikely.” Gu Jiao’s gaze fell on the patient’s swollen face. She walked over to the patient’s head, unbuckled his headband and started to meticulously check his hair and scalp, not even missing a single hair.

“Found it, it’s here.” Gu Jiao parted a section of the patient’s hair near the Baihui acupoint.

Second Master and Officer Lu came closer and saw a little red bump.

Second Master was taken aback: “Is this…”

Gu Jiao pulled out a scalpel from her first aid kit: “This is a venomous insect bite. A very dangerous creature.”

Because the weather was hot and Tiger Mountain Camp is located at the foot of the mountain, it was not uncommon to encounter poisonous insects and snakes. Every year, a number of soldiers are stung or bitten, but Officer Lu had never encountered one that had bitten into the scalp.

He was quite embarrassed as he thought about how his negligence had led to a misunderstanding with the medical hall.

Gu Jiao treated the patient’s wound and applied anti-inflammatory and antiallergic ointment: “You must be careful in the future, the insects that come down from the mountain can be very dangerous.”

As this was mentioned, Officer Lu sighed: “Actually, I do remind them often. But the soldiers can hardly bear the heat. They prefer to sleep shirtless at night and be bitten by mosquitoes rather than hang a mosquito net… I thank you for today, Miss Gu. If you hadn’t been here in time, I don’t know what would’ve happened to this patient.”

Officer Lu not only thanked her, but also made sure to apologize.

Second Master repeatedly assured him it was no problem.

With the matter resolved, it was time for Gu Jiao and Second Master to leave.

“I’m going to the toilet, you get on the carriage first.” Second Master said to Gu Jiao.

“Okay.” Gu Jiao left Officer Lu’s barracks and headed towards the camp gates.

As she was passing an open barrack, she couldn’t help but glance inside.

With just one look, she froze.

It was actually a small arsenal full of all kinds of cold weapons. Amongst all the weapons, there was a majestic Red-Tasseled Spear.

It was a bit longer and heavier than the one that Old Marquis had bought and gifted to her from the Martial Arts Academy. But the spearhead was truly beautiful, shimmering with a sharp, cold light.

The red tassel appeared vibrant as well, like the color of an enemy’s blood.

Suddenly, something deep inside Gu Jiao started to stir.

She walked in, took down the Red-Tasseled Spear, and admired its weight and firm texture. She swung it around casually, each move full of lethal force. She loved it.

She held the Red-Tasseled Spear affectionately: “Wow!”

“Who’s there!”

Accompanied by an authoritative voice, the Old Marquis walked in with his hands behind his back and a serious expression on his face.

When he saw that it was Gu Jiao who had intruded into the barracks, his eyes chilled: “What is a woman like you doing in a place like this? Put that down! This is not something you should touch!”

Gu Jiao hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly put the spear back where it belonged.

The Old Marquis watched as she displayed a look of grievance, his eyebrows furrowing.

She dares to even feel wronged?

Hadn’t he warned her not to come to places like this?

“Why are you back at the camp?” The Old Marquis asked with an icy tone.

“There was something at the Medical Hall.” Gu Jiao replied.

With a cold tone, the Old Marquis said: “If you want to be a healer, then stay in the Medical Hall and do your job. Stop going out and exposing yourself in public!”

Being a female doctor, deemed lowly, is already disgraceful enough for the daughter of a respectable Marquis Residence. What’s even worse, she keeps messing around in a men’s world. What a disgrace!

The old man today is unbearable.

Gu Jiao glanced at him disdainfully, left without uttering a word, expressionless.

This girl…

The Old Marquis was choked with anger by the disdainful expression of Gu Jiao. “This place is not meant for women like you!”

After his anger passed, the Old Marquis’s eyes fell on the red-tasseled spear.

While he was accustomed to using nine-section whip and long sword, he wasn’t quite interested in spear or lance. But since the girl had stirred things up, he involuntarily took a few more glances at the red-tasseled spear.

Don’t tell me.

It’s impressive.

The red-tasseled spear actually has a famous history.

It was originally the weapon of the famous general Xuanyuan Li of Yan Country, was gifted to the king of Chen Country, who then bestowed it onto the Wuhou of Chen Country. In a battle, the Xuanping Marquis, killed Wuhou of Chen Country and claimed the weapon as his own.

When the king of Chen Country surrendered, he had hoped to reclaim this red-tasseled spear. The king had agreed, but Xuanping Marquis had refused to give it back.

It wasn’t like Xuanping Marquis particularly liked it. If he did, wouldn’t it have been gathering dust in the weapon storehouse?

Ordinary people couldn’t use this red-tasseled spear for two reasons. First, it was too heavy and difficult to wield, and second, they were afraid that one day Xuanping Marquis would suddenly remember it and ask for it back.

He would certainly do something like that.

Old Marquis took the red-tasseled spear in his hand, played with it a few times, then suddenly thought of his sworn younger brother.

Why does he inexplicably feel that his brother, Gu, would like this red-tasseled spear?

However, Gu is too young. Could he wield this blood-tinged and heavy killing weapon, a divine weapon of Yan Country?

Upon leaving the military camp, Second Master said, “I won’t be going back to the Medical Hall for a while. I need to make a trip to my youngest brother-in-law’s house.”

He gave Gu Jiao the address, which happened to be not too far from Xianle Inn.

Gu Jiao had originally planned to visit Xianle Inn once the heat died down, but now, since she was already at the doorstep, there seemed to be no harm in going.

After Second Master left the carriage, Gu Jiao took out the men’s clothes that was packed in the carriage, changed into them, and put on a mask.

“Alright, just stop here,” Gu Jiao told her third brother. “I’ll walk there myself.”

“Alright.” Third Brother complied.

Gu Jiao got out of the carriage, crossed a street, and arrived at the entrance of Xianle Inn.

But Xianle Inn was closed.

Gu Jiao said “Hmm” in confusion, and called over a young man selling tangerines on the street to ask, “Why is Xianle Inn closed?”

The young man replied, “I heard that today is the birthday of the courtesan at Xianle Inn, so the inn is closed for the day. They’ve rented the largest boat on the lake to celebrate. If you want to see them, you should go to Li Lake. I don’t know if the boat has set off yet.”

“Thanks.” Gu Jiao thanked him.

At least they are not closing the business for good.

She can skip the boat party.

She will come again another day.

Gu Jiao turned around and walked back the way she came.

She was used to walking on the right side of the road. The left side of the road when she came had now become her right side.

Halfway through, she saw an old beggar lying on the side of the road. The beggar was asleep with a worn-out straw hat covering his face.

In front of him was a chessboard, very old, hand-drawn on a piece of wood. The chess pieces were made of stone. Some were randomly dabbed with ink and considered black pieces.

On the side of the chessboard, a piece of cloth was weighed down with stone, and words were scribbled on the cloth: “One Game, One tael Silver.”

It meant that to play a game of chess with him cost one tael of silver.

The passing people laughed, thinking this beggar was crazy. Who would be willing to play a game of chess with him even if they paid one tael of silver?

Another line of text read: “Lose one, pay ten.”

Which meant, if someone won against him, they could take ten taels of silver from him.

The crowd wanted to laugh even more.

Did this smelly beggar even know how to play chess? Boasting about paying ten for one loss. Who did he think he was? The Chess Sage of Six Countries?

Besides, looking at his ragged appearance, he probably didn’t even have ten copper plates in total!

This was a madman.

Gu Jiao looked at the game on the chessboard, pulled out a black piece from the box, placed it on the board, then left.

The old beggar didn’t wake up until sunset.

It’s another day of no business.

The old beggar yawned, was about to pack up and leave, when he noticed that the chess game he had set up was tampered with.

He thought it was another mischievous kid playing with it.

But when he took a good look, he was stunned.

His chess game…had been broken!