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Min Xi and Yun Ji saw that this was not going to work. How could they resolve the hatred if the people left? Even if they could not resolve the hatred between the two tribes, they did not want to make enemies with any of the tribes.

Min Xi and Yun Ji immediately made a decision to follow the natives who were fetching water to their tribe to apologize.

The two quickly divided the work, Yun Ji hurried forward to chase the natives, while Min Xi counted the number of people, took dozens of skilled naval officers and soldiers, and prepared to go and make friends with the local natives.

When the natives found Yun Ji catching up with them, they quickened their pace and ran down the mountain. As they couldn't speak the same language, they couldn't stop them, so Yun Ji had to quicken his pace and caught up with the two who were lagging behind in a few jumps. The two natives were frightened and thought Yun Ji was coming to beat them, so they subconsciously picked up something nearby and threw it at him, which happened to be the leather bag they were going to use to carry water.

Yun Ji reached out and took it, but did not fight back. Instead, he said, "Please wait a moment. I'm not going to hit you. You came here to get water, why are you leaving?"

The other party naturally didn't understand what he said, so while Yun Ji didn't take the next step and didn't fight back at them, they quickly found an opportunity to bypass him and run away.

Yun Ji thought about it and finally decided not to stop them and let them go.

Min Xi counted the good guys and found that Yun Ji had returned with two leather bags in his hands: "Didn't you keep them?"

Yun Ji shook his head: "No, we can't communicate because we don't speak the same language. Let's get some water and send it to them. They should live not far from here, let's ask a native to lead the way for us."

"Okay." Min Xi nodded in agreement.

So they went down to the stream, found a clean pool and filled the two leather bags with water. In Min Xi's opinion, this water was actually not suitable for drinking, because it was a pool of stagnant water, which was most likely to breed mosquitoes and various germs.

After fetching water, Min Xi called Tulu and took some time to make him understand the matter of leading the way. Tulu was reluctant at first, but he could not resist the temptation of benefits, because Min Xi gave him a knife, and he agreed to lead the way.

So Min Xi and Yun Ji set out with thirty fully armed naval soldiers, and brought Doctor Qiao with them to see if they could treat the injured natives from the previous two days.

Led by Tulu, they walked for more than half an hour and finally arrived at the indigenous tribe at the foot of the mountain. Unlike Tulu's tribe, the houses of this tribe were built with stones. They were called houses, but in fact they only had two walls or one wall, and then a roof was placed on top to protect against wind and rain. The reason for using stones to build walls was probably because there were few trees here, so they had to use local materials.

The arrival of Min Xi and his men caused panic in the entire indigenous tribe. All the men took up their weapons and faced the outsiders as if they were facing a great enemy.

To show their goodwill, Min Xi and Yun Ji asked the navy officers and soldiers to stand still while they handed over the water bags they had brought back. The natives looked at them nervously, not knowing what to do. The natives who had thrown away the water bags saw their things and shouted excitedly.

Min Xi held up a bag of water and offered it forward: "This is your water bag. I brought it back for you. I'm giving it back to you."

There was silence for a moment, as if everyone understood what they meant, but no one dared to come forward to retrieve the two water bags.

No one came to get the water bag, and Min Xi and Yun Ji couldn't put the water bag on the ground or throw it over there, because all the water would spill if they let go.

Yun Ji took a look and finally took the water bag from Min Xi's hand: "I will go there alone, they shouldn't do anything to me. Even if they do anything, I can handle it."

Min Xi warned him: "Seventh brother, you must be careful, they are holding weapons."

"Don't worry, I can handle it." Yun Ji carried a bag of water in one hand and walked towards the natives alone.

When the natives saw him coming alone, they took two steps back involuntarily, then realized something and stopped.

Yunji walked up to them, standing outside the range of the weapons, and placed the two bags of water on the ground, but did not let go, saying, "I brought you the water, come and take it back."

Those people also saw clearly that the water bags were indeed full of water. They discussed with each other for a while and finally decided to send someone to fetch water, namely the two natives who had thrown away the water bags before.

The two men came over cautiously, staring at Yun Ji anxiously. But Yun Ji had a friendly expression on his face, nodding to them in encouragement, and the two men quickly snatched back their water bags and ran back quickly.

Yun Ji saw them take back the water bags, then he stood up and slowly backed away.

The natives stared at Yun Ji, Min Xi and the others, because they looked so special, their skin was not as dark as theirs, but very fair, their hairstyle and clothes were also completely different from theirs, and it was obvious that what they wore was not animal skins, tree barks or leaves, no one knew what it was, their bodies were wrapped tightly, and they also wore something on their feet, so they would definitely not be cold at night, and their feet would not be pricked by stones and thorns.

Min Xi was slightly relieved when he saw Yun Ji coming back, but the natives on the other side still hadn't put away their weapons and were still on edge. They couldn't communicate their language and couldn't convey their intention to make peace.

Min Xi sorted out the gifts he was going to give to the natives, and then handed them to Yun Ji: "Seventh Brother, you can send these things over. When they receive them, they should understand what we mean."

Yun Ji nodded: "I'll try."

Min Xi wrapped all the things he was going to send in a piece of cotton cloth and asked Yun Ji to carry it over.

The native saw Yun Ji coming back with something in his hand, and he became nervous again. Yun Ji went to the same place as last time, put the thing down, opened the bundle, and the thing appeared in front of the native.

The bundle contained earthenware jars, bowls, daggers, scissors, salt, sugar and other items, which were similar to the ones given to Tulu by the tribe. The native did not know what they were, but Tulu was jealous and could not help but said to the man in the native dialect: "These are what they want to give to you. They are all good things. If you don't want them, just give them all to me!"

After Tulu said this, the leader over there asked someone to come forward and take those things over.

After taking the things back, they looked through them behind the crowd and found that they were all extremely exquisite things, whether it was cloth, bowls, earthenware jars, or daggers, all of which were things they could not make.

The indigenous chief was naturally no fool. He knew that these outsiders gave them things because they must have something to ask of them, otherwise why would they give them things for no reason.

"Tulu." Min Xi called Tulu, pointed at Doctor Qiao, then pointed at the indigenous village opposite, raised his hand and made a pulse-taking gesture, meaning that he wanted Doctor Qiao to treat their injured people.

Tulu's uncle happened to be one of the patients treated by Doctor Qiao. He naturally understood Min Xi's intention. He wanted Doctor Qiao to treat the people of this tribe. Tulu was very unhappy because their tribe had been feuding with this tribe for many years, and there was even a kind of endless feud. However, he could not refuse Min Xi's request. After all, he had received all the benefits, and he was the only one in the tribe who had a dagger and a knife.

Tulu said reluctantly: "They have a witch god who can heal people. Do you have anyone who needs his treatment?"

When the people over there heard this, their eyes lit up. They pulled the leader aside and said something in a gibberish. Finally, the leader asked, "Do you really have a witch god?"

Tulu said impatiently: "If you don't believe it, forget it!"

The chief said to Tulu, "Let their witch god come over. Someone here is sick and we need a witch god." Several tribes here share a witch god. If there is a sick person, they need to ask the witch god to come and treat him. However, the tribes are not close to each other and they may not always find the witch god at home, so whether they can invite the witch god depends on luck. This time they were unlucky and did not find the witch god at home.

Tulu said to Min Xi in the Chinese he had just learned: "Go."

Min Xi understood what they meant and prepared to go over together. When the other side saw them coming together, they became nervous again and pointed the tips of their spears at everyone.

Seeing this, Tulu said, "They are here to rescue you. Don't you want them to rescue you?"

The leader was silent for a moment, then asked the others to put down their weapons and let them come over. It was obvious that these outsiders helped fetch water, deliver things, and help with medical treatment. They were not here to make enemies, but to show goodwill.

The leader brought them to a stone house, which was the most complete in the tribe, with three walls and was quite spacious. On the inside of the house was grass, with animal skins on the grass, and a man was lying on it, covered with animal skins.

Min Xi and Yun Ji took a look and were a little surprised. This was not an injured man, but a young woman.

Min Xi said to Doctor Qiao, "Doctor Qiao, go and have a look at her."

When Doctor Qiao approached, he smelled a strong smell of blood. He took a quick look and turned to Min Xi and Yun Ji and said, "Sir, this woman may be suffering from postpartum hemorrhage. I am not good at treating this."

Min Xi said: "We all promised them, so you have to do your best."

Doctor Qiao looked at the patient helplessly, walked over, took out a pack of silver needles from his medicine box, squatted down and began to give acupuncture to the woman lying on the ground to stop bleeding. The woman had been in labor for some time, and the child was born, but because the labor took too long, she was almost suffocated to death, so she was very weak and lay beside the woman like a kitten.

The woman was bleeding profusely after giving birth and was very weak. The people in the tribe went to ask the witch god to heal her, but the witch god was not there and had gone to a tribe farthest from them. Even if they could rush back, it would take until tomorrow. Min Xi happened to come and said he had brought the witch god with him, so they had no choice but to grab this life-saving straw.

Doctor Qiao’s specialty is not gynecology, but fortunately, the level of the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau is not comparable to that of ordinary doctors. Even if they are not good at it, they can still treat it.

Min Xi, Yun Ji and the others retreated outside to wait. Min Xi remembered the pills in Yun Ji's treasure bag and turned to ask, "Doctor Qiao, do you need any medicine? Lord Yun has Zixue Pills, Zhibao Pills and Angong Niuhuang Pills."

Doctor Qiao answered while busying himself: "Those are good things, but they are not quite suitable for the symptom. Can you bring some ginseng, sir?"

"Yes!" Yun Ji said.

Doctor Qiao said, "Cut two slices and give them to the patient to hold in his mouth."

Yun Ji quickly opened his treasure bag, took out a ginseng, took out a dagger, cut two slices of ginseng, and sent them to Doctor Qiao. He himself was also a half-doctor, so it was not a taboo in the delivery room.

The woman in labor was already in a coma. Doctor Qiao and Yun Ji pried open her mouth and put the ginseng slices under her tongue.

Doctor Qiao added, "By the way, does Lord Yun have any Panax notoginseng? Grind some and give it to the pregnant woman. It can stop bleeding and relieve blood stasis."

Yun Ji said, "Also, I'll go right away."

Yun Ji took out a piece of Panax notoginseng from his treasure bag, and took out a coarse porcelain bowl from the gifts that Min Xi had brought but had not yet given away, poured some of the water they had brought into it, and began to grind the Panax notoginseng. When it was ground to a sufficient amount, he poured in a little more water, mixed it into a decoction, and gave it to the parturient to take.

The effect of acupuncture was very obvious. After the silver needles were inserted, the bleeding symptoms gradually stopped. The woman's family was very surprised and thought that she was saved. A young man knelt down and bowed to Doctor Qiao to thank him.

Doctor Qiao saw this and said helplessly, "This doesn't count as saving her life. She lost too much blood and her condition is very critical. We have to see how the medicine works."

Not long after, the young man brought the baby to see Doctor Qiao again. The child was purple all over, his breathing was weak, and there was a gurgling sound in his chest. He looked like he was dying.

Doctor Qiao took the child, felt his pulse, and shook his head, saying, "This child is too weak. He may not survive."

Min Xi said: "Is the trachea blocked by the amniotic fluid? Can it be cured by patting it? Let him cry it out." He didn't understand either, he just saw a video online where an obstetrician held the baby upside down and patted the baby's back hard to make the baby cry out. But it's been so long since the baby was born, will it still be useful?

Upon hearing this, Doctor Qiao took the baby and reached into the baby's mouth, trying to see if he could remove the blocked amniotic fluid.

Seeing this, Min Xi said, "Tilt his head down a little and pat his back."

Doctor Qiao tried to pat it gently, and Min Xi looked anxious: "Is it too gentle?"

Seeing this, Yun Ji took the child over, and then according to Min Xi's instructions, he turned the child over and patted the child's back with light force. After patting for a while, he finally heard a weak baby cry.

The native villagers who were watching were all surprised. The child finally cried. These witch gods can really save lives!

When the young man put the baby back to the woman, she opened her eyes, and when she heard the baby crying, tears came out of her eyes. The young man was overjoyed to see his wife wake up, and he knelt down to Doctor Qiao, which made Doctor Qiao a little overwhelmed.

At this time, someone else came to ask Doctor Qiao to see a patient. This time, the patient was a man who was injured in a fight two days ago. Finally, he was the person they were supposed to treat.