After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 739 Rescue

"Young Master Liu is carrying someone on his back. It seems... it seems he has been poisoned."

"What? Stop right now!"

Ouyang Yan ordered the fishing rod to be lowered, and her maidservant instructed her attendant to go forward and check the situation.

"Is that the young master of the Liu family?"

"Yes, cough cough cough, who are you?"

"My young lady is over there and wants to inquire about the situation on Young Master Liu's side."

"Ah? Your young lady? Miss Ouyang?"

"Exactly!"

"Miss Ouyang, I need your help urgently!"

Lin Qi lay down on the sedan chair that Ouyang Yan had been riding on, and was carried down the mountain by two strong men.

Ouyang Yan also realized that her encounter with the Liu family's young master was purely accidental and not arranged by the Empress Dowager. Therefore, she let down her guard when facing Young Master Liu and his companions.

When asked why they had come up the mountain, they were relieved to learn that they were there to hunt sika deer.

"Are there really sika deer? You guys are really something, going all this way to hunt without even bringing any guards or servants."

They were all exhausted, looking like lapdogs.

"Of course it's real. Many people have hunted it before, how could it be faked!?"

"Alright, alright, I believe you! Was that the young master of Minister Lin's family who was just carried down the mountain?"

"You've all caused quite a bit of trouble. If anything happens to Young Master Lin, won't Minister Lin skin you alive?"

"Hey, stop chatting. He's gone down the mountain, we have to go with him, otherwise who's going to take him to the clinic!"

"Yes, yes, let's hurry down the mountain!"

"Miss Ouyang, thank you for your help. I'll be going now!"

"Hey! These three are such airheads! I've already given up my sedan chair, so don't they still have to go down the mountain?"

Ouyang Yan sighed helplessly. The mountaintop and her destined partner were simply not meant for her. Heh heh~

Your Majesty, please don't blame yourself for being disobedient; it's all "fate"!

"Alright, let's go. Now we have a reason not to go up the mountain, right?"

"Miss, what's the reason? Is it because you gave up the sedan chair?"

"Silly~ Of course it's because there are poisonous snakes on the mountain. For safety reasons, we naturally can't go up the mountain. After all, safety is the most important thing~"

"Oh, I see. Miss is right. If a venomous snake can bring down a strong and healthy man, it is naturally even more dangerous for us young women!"

"That's right, exactly. We're the kind of people who fear death and wouldn't dare risk our lives to go there!"

"Yes, Miss is right! I'm most afraid of dying. There's an old saying, 'It's better to live a wretched life than to die a good death!'"

"Let's go! Head back home!"

The group descended the mountain in a grand procession. The group that had been ahead of Ouyang Yan had continued uphill, and now only a tiny, shadowy figure remained.

Meanwhile, with the help of the mountain people carrying them down the mountain, their speed increased significantly.

In less than half an hour, they arrived at the foot of the mountain. After Lin Qi was helped into the carriage by the coachman who was waiting at the foot of the mountain, the three weaklings finally arrived late.

Fortunately, Ouyang Yan had paid the villagers in advance, so no one was waiting for the three of them to collect the debt.

"Quickly, get on the carriage! Saving lives is the priority!"

The three of them scrambled onto the carriage in a disheveled and disarrayed manner.

Lin Qi was at least carried up, but the other three practically had to crawl up on all fours.

The coachman was very efficient; with a flick of his whip, the carriage shot off like an arrow, and the people inside fell backward, injuring their buttocks.

"Ouch! My back!"

Most of the medical clinics in the capital were located in the eastern part of the city, where high-ranking officials and nobles sought medical treatment.

There are also clinics for ordinary people in Xicheng, where most of the patients are merchants and ordinary citizens.

Lin Qi was naturally sent to the best clinic in the East City, and of course, the consultation fee was the most expensive in the entire capital.

The young master of the Liu family took out a gold ingot and went to find the most authoritative senior doctor in the clinic.

"Doctor! Help! Someone's been poisoned! Snake venom!"

"Quickly, carry the person into the inner room. What time was the person poisoned? Do you know what kind of snake venom it was?"

A dead snake covered in blood was brought before the old doctor, who immediately knew what was going on.

He picked up a pen and wrote down a prescription, then instructed his apprentice to fetch and prepare the medicine, prioritizing controlling the toxins first.

As for complete detoxification, herbal medicine alone is naturally not enough. Traditional Chinese medicine is slow to take effect, but it can treat the root cause.

But what was needed at this time was speed, so the old doctor decided to use two methods at the same time: he took out silver needles, performed acupuncture on acupoints, and forced out the poison that had penetrated deep into the internal organs.

After dozens of silver needles were inserted, Lin Qi coughed up a mouthful of black blood from his mouth and nose at the same time.

"Oh my god, the blood is all black! Is there any hope of saving him?"

"There has to be some way to save him! If he can't be saved, then none of us can be saved either!"

"Noisy!"

The old doctor, who was administering acupuncture, raised his eyebrows and looked like he wanted to eat someone alive!

"Are you questioning my medical skills?!"

"No, no, no, we wouldn't dare! You are the best doctor in the entire capital, we trust you!"

"Hmph! Go outside and wait! This person you brought here is severely poisoned, and you didn't bring him in time. He probably won't wake up anytime soon!"

"Huh? He can't wake up?!"

"No, no, the doctor said she won't wake up for a while, not that she'll never wake up."

"Hmph, at least one of them has a clear head."

The old doctor spoke while his hands continued to move, and soon Lin Qi was covered in needles.

"Alright, alright, let's go out. Don't disturb the old man while he's saving people!"

Outside the clinic—

"Miss, why did we come to the clinic? Shouldn't we just go home?"

"Let's see. It's not dark yet, and it's not easy to come out like this. The main thing is to see if that person can be saved."

"That's true. It would be such a shame to die from a venomous snake bite at such a young age."

"That's right~ I'm not the kind of person who enjoys watching the drama unfold."

The maid nodded vigorously, completely agreeing with her mistress's words.

Yes, that's right! Her young lady doesn't like watching gossip, doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, that's just how she is~