Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Upon hearing that Madam Ning had suffered some injuries, Chu Yueli immediately borrowed a medicine box and went into Ning Anran's room.

When Chu Yueli entered, Ning Anran was holding a long spear, seemingly lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking.

Outside, everyone was celebrating their victory with great joy. Huo Qing had just returned and immediately went to find Miao Yucui. At this time, Ning Anran's place seemed rather deserted.

"Ah Li, you're here?" Seeing Chu Yueli come in carrying a medicine box, Ning Anran smiled and said, "It's just a minor injury, I've already taken care of it, don't worry about it."

She put down the spear in her hand, but still glanced at it one last time as she did so.

Chu Yueli looked at her arm. She had changed her clothes, but it was clear that it had only been simply treated and had not been bandaged.

"If the wound is not treated properly, it can easily lead to other illnesses and cause great harm to the body."

She sat down next to Ning Anran and rolled up her sleeves.

"Ah Li, really, you don't need to." Ning Anran instinctively wanted to refuse.

Chu Yueli looked at her and said softly, "Aunt Anran, don't you consider Ali as family?"

"How could this be?" Ning Anran was startled and hurriedly tried to explain, "I just..."

Chu Yueli interrupted, "I was just joking with my aunt, but I can tell that she doesn't really consider me and my two aunts as family."

Ning Anran wanted to say something, but suddenly couldn't speak. She just watched as Chu Yueli rolled up her sleeves.

When the fabric of her sleeve accidentally touched her wound, Ning Anran's brows furrowed involuntarily.

"Did I hurt you? I'm sorry!" Chu Yueli didn't expect that her so-called minor injury was so serious.

Although it was indeed just a superficial wound, the cut was very long and was not treated properly afterward, resulting in the current state where the skin and flesh are turned inside out.

Let alone being touched, even just looking at someone would make your scalp tingle.

The wound was a bit high up. After hesitating for a moment, Chu Yueli carefully lowered her sleeve, went over to lock the door, and then returned.

"Aunt Anran, is it because the wound is too close to the shoulder, making it difficult for a doctor to treat, that you haven't been paying attention to it?"

Ning Anran hesitated for a moment before nodding.

The wound was so long that the sleeves couldn't be rolled up, so the patient had to take off their clothes, but there were no female medics in the army.

When Chu Yueli took off her clothes and disinfected them again, Ning Anran couldn't help but groan softly.

"Aunt Anran, it will hurt a lot when you disinfect the wound for the first time, please bear with it."

"It's alright," Ning Anran said through gritted teeth.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the wound was finally cleaned, the medicine was reapplied, and it was carefully bandaged again.

When it was over, Ning Anran's face was a little pale and her forehead was covered in sweat.

As Chu Yueli was packing her medicine box, her gaze inadvertently fell upon the long spears placed to the side.

"It's Uncle Zheng Nan's spear!" Her eyes lit up.

Ning Anran's eyes also brightened as she looked at Chu Yueli, hesitating to speak.

This little girl could even recognize the spear facing south; this was truly beyond Ning Anran's expectations.

"This gun was designed by my mother. It is retractable and easy to carry."

Chu Yueli subconsciously reached out to take the gun, but hesitated.

She looked at Ning Anran and whispered, "May I take a look?"

Ning Anran nodded.

Chu Yueli took the spear, lifted it, and closed it with a clang. The spear was put away, leaving only the length of a sword.

It was a technique my mother learned from Master Qinian: the telescopic gun.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. She thought the gun had been lost on the battlefield, but unexpectedly, it eventually returned to Aunt Anran's hands.