Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 393 Wasp

"What a Luo An! He's having a good time while I'm left waiting by the roadside." Xu Sheng was about to make a joke when he heard a dense buzzing sound from the air.

Luo An tossed Nian Yao onto one horse and mounted another himself. Nian Yao clenched her legs around the horse's flanks, and Luo An slightly twitched the reins. The two of them disappeared from Xu Sheng's sight, just as Xu Sheng had disappeared from their sight with the conch shell earlier.

Just as Xu Sheng was wondering what was going on, a swarm of wasps flew toward them. Xu Sheng tore off his coat and covered the conch shell with it, pressing the conch shell down with his left hand, while his right hand formed a circle of sword light that surrounded the two of them.

As the sword flashed, wasp corpses littered the ground. Before Xu Sheng could catch his breath, he heard an even more intense buzzing sound.

Xu Sheng, always pragmatic, naturally wouldn't linger in a fight with the wasps. He tossed the conch shell onto his back, and it instinctively wrapped itself around his neck. Xu Sheng enveloped the two of them with his sword light and dashed forward.

Xu Sheng was fast, and so were the wasps; Xu Sheng was slow, and so were the wasps. It seemed like a fight to the death.

While battling the wasps, Xu Sheng shouted, "Luo An... Brother Luo An... Dear brother... Brother... Save me..."

Hailuo, her head covered by her clothes, felt a pang of sadness as she heard Xu Sheng's mournful cries: "You don't need to worry about me, just go on your own..."

Xu Sheng immediately stopped shouting and laughed, "You really underestimate me. A few wasps can't possibly stump me."

Xu Sheng simply stopped running and shouting. He stepped on the dead wasps, his face cold and stern. The long sword in his hand brought a sharp wind, swirling up the withered branches and leaves on the ground.

Thick smoke drifted in, carrying the pungent smell of mugwort and lemongrass. The buzzing of the wasps grew fainter and fainter as they flew further and further away until they disappeared completely.

Luo An and Nian Yao, holding a bundle of burning mugwort from Shida University, stood upwind with their mouths and noses covered.

Xu Sheng put the conch shell down and opened his clothes: "Are you alright?"

The conch shell was choked by the thick smoke and couldn't speak, but it shook its head repeatedly to indicate that it was alright.

Xu Sheng said irritably, "The wasps are all gone, you can put out the cigarette now."

Nianyao's tone was equally unfriendly: "Then we're leaving. If the wasps come again, don't scream and beg us to save you."

Xu Sheng pulled Hailuo around and saw a large red swelling on the back of Hailuo's neck. He was immediately furious and said to Luo An, "If I hadn't been worried about you coming back to find you, would we have encountered thieves and this wasp?"

Didn't I arrange a guesthouse and beds for you guys last night? Why did you have to make yourselves hide in the woods in broad daylight? And even hiding is one thing, but when danger struck, you ran away first. Do you have any brotherly loyalty? Do you have any sense of responsibility as an elder brother?

Let me tell you, someone like you doesn't deserve to be my older brother. From now on, you'll call me "brother," or else…

Luo An asked curiously, "Otherwise what?"

The lump behind the conch's neck seemed to have grown larger. Xu Sheng reached out and touched it; it was hard and very cumbersome. It turned out that the wasps in the mountains were quite venomous.

Xu Sheng said, feeling wronged, "Otherwise, I'll call you brother."

All three of them were stunned for a moment before they reacted. Xu Sheng was flexible and adaptable, especially in front of Luo An, without any psychological burden.

Luo An suppressed a laugh: "This mountain is called Hornet Mountain, and this group of bandits is called the Hornet Gang. The leader is called Big Hornet. They all carry honey powder on their bodies. They're not surrounding you to kill you, but to make it easier to sprinkle the powder on you from all directions. That powder is specifically designed to attract hornets."

Xu Sheng was only focused on kicking those people, and afterwards he felt proud and smug. After kicking them, Xu Sheng smelled a fragrance and assumed it was the scent of spring pollen, without considering anything else.

Xu Sheng asked, "How did you know?"

A strange smile played on Luo An's lips: "Half of those seeking treatment for bee venom in Heaven and Earth come from Hornet Mountain, and most of them die on their way to find a cure."

Xu Sheng said anxiously, "Then why don't you hurry up and save him!"

Conch exclaimed urgently, "Your eye is swollen!"

Xu Sheng touched the corner of his eye; it was indeed swollen. He grabbed the conch shell and shoved it in front of Luo An: "The best brother in the world, you must heal him quickly."

Luo An said, "You two are covered in perfume powder, the wasps will come back."

Xu Sheng threw his coat on the ground, picked up the conch shell again, and ran forward while shouting back, "You two hurry up and catch up!"

Xu Sheng carried the conch shell and ran for more than half a mile in one breath. He felt that his left eye was getting harder and harder to open, he was a little dizzy, his steps were unsteady, and he almost fell.

Conch struggled to get off Xu Sheng's back, supported him, and exclaimed in surprise, "Your eyes..."

In just a short while, Xu Sheng's left eye swelled up like a steamed bun.

Conch helped Xu Sheng sit down by the roadside. Turning around, she saw Luo An and Nian Yao each riding a horse, following at a leisurely pace, which made people envious.

Nianyao was still holding that large bunch of mugwort in her hands. She dismounted and circled around Xu Sheng and Hailuo a few times, burning the mugwort to fumigate them from head to toe several times, saying it was to remove the scent of perfume.

Xu Sheng and Hailuo's white clothes were stained with blackish-gray, and the smell made them both tear up and snot, but they endured it and remained silent.

Only after Luo An nodded slightly did Nian Yao step back with a smile on her face.

Luo An was holding a small gold bowl containing prepared medicine. Just as he was about to squat down, Xu Sheng said, "You show it to Hailuo first, I'm fine."

Conch urged Luo An anxiously, "Show him first, his eyes are important."

Xu Sheng stood up, feigning nonchalance: "My neck is important. I'm skilled in martial arts, it won't hurt."

Luo An took three steps back: "You two should discuss it first."

Conch shouted at Xu Sheng, "Why are you standing up? If you had said less, he would have finished applying the medicine to both of us. What are you standing there for? Hurry up and sit down."

Xu Sheng was stunned. The conch shell was actually throwing a tantrum at him, its eyes red as it lashed out at him. This was truly... more caring than his twin brother.

Conch pushed Xu Sheng down to sit: "Dr. Luo, please examine him quickly."

Luo An used a silver spoon to generously apply the medicine to Xu Sheng's eyes and the sides of his face. Xu Sheng sniffed, inhaling the strong aroma of sesame oil.

Mr. Xu asked, "Is this sesame oil? You should have said you brought some. Roasted chicken and rabbit would be even more fragrant if you poured some sesame oil on them."

The owner of the medicine manor uses his medicinal sesame oil to roast chicken and rabbit? Xu Sheng really dares to say that!

Luo An silently wrapped Xu Sheng's left eye with gauze, then wrapped the gauze behind his head. Luo An originally intended to tie a simple knot, but then remembered the bow An Liangchen had tied that day, so he carefully tied a double bow.

Nianyao spread the clump of mugwort on the road, extinguished the sparks with a stick, looked up and saw the bow, and exclaimed, "One-eyed beauty, so pretty!"

Luo An smiled slightly and applied the medicine to the back of Hailuo's neck. It felt cool and comfortable. Hailuo sincerely thanked him, "Thank you, Dr. Luo."

Xu Sheng asked in confusion, "Doesn't he need bandages?"

Luo An wiped the gold bowl and silver spoon clean and put them in the medicine box: "No need."

Why bandage a conch shell like this when it doesn't need bandaging? Xu Sheng touched the bow on the back of his head and looked at Luo An with a half-smile, as if waiting for him to question him.