Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 138 - 140: The Village Chief with Low Blood Sugar
Chapter 138: Chapter 140: The Village Chief with Low Blood Sugar
Hearing the disturbance, Nalan Yan’er’s complexion changed.
Because she possessed the Wenhua Seal, her senses, although not as strong as those with the Wuji Seal, were sharper than those of ordinary people.
"Report to the Crown Princess Consort, ahead a large swarm of locusts is heading in this direction. The number is extraordinarily large, unprecedented. Please, Crown Princess Consort, withdraw quickly."
"How presumptuous. They’re just a few locusts. Since when have people made way for insects? Continue moving forward."
Nalan Yan’er had long heard that Qi Village had been plagued by locusts for several years.
At Nalan Yan’er’s command, the horse carriage and guards could only continue forward.
Dongfang Jin curiously pointed at a "strange cloud" in the sky.
The cloud was densely dark, constantly moving.
Nalan Yan’er fixed her eyes, and couldn’t help but gasp.
Those weren’t clouds at all, but a vast swarm of locusts.
These locusts were unlike ordinary ones, being at least several times larger. Their wings, when opened, were the size of a human palm, and their abdominal eyes emitted a faint green glow.
They descended from the sky, completely ignoring humans and animals.
The guards formed a human wall, drew their blades, and started slaughtering the locusts to protect Nalan Yan’er and Dongfang Jin.
But the number of locusts was simply too great. They landed on the skin, their barbed legs piercing deep, leaving the guards with rotting flesh and weakened limbs, unable to wield their blades.
The coachman and the horses were quickly surrounded by the locusts and within moments, turned into corpses.
Nalan Yan’er’s face paled, holding onto the trembling Dongfang Jin.
These locusts were far more terrifying than she had anticipated.
Nalan Yan’er already regretted coming to Qi Village, a cursed place unfit for humans.
At this critical moment, the sound of a zither was heard, and amidst the dense swarm of locusts, several flashes of white light streaked through. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Several zither strings, carrying Gang Qi, sliced through the mass of locusts, and piles of locust corpses fell to the ground.
A man descended from the sky, dressed in red, and landed beside Nalan Yan’er.
He sat down cross-legged, his jade-like exquisite hands strummed the ancient zither, the sound buzzing through the air.
As the music rolled, the swarm of locusts receded like the tide.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Nalan Yan’er felt both frightened and overjoyed.
She was just about to speak, when the man, standing up with the zither, slapped Nalan Yan’er on the face.
"How dare you hide such an important matter from me."
"You struck my Queen Mother!"
Dongfang Jin pointed at the man in front of him, about to scold, but his words halted as he froze.
The man before him brushed his forehead hair, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, and with a lift of his hand, a locust corpse fell. His voice carried a hint of confusion.
"Ghost Locust?"
Almost simultaneously, at the Ministry of Revenue government office.
"The Beiqi Ghost Locust? Is it the main culprit behind this year’s locust plague in Great Chu?"
Dugu Wu recognized the origin of this locust from a drawing the official had made.
In recent days, Dugu Wu had been restructuring the Ministry of Revenue, noting that in recent years, the locust plagues in Great Chu had become increasingly severe, with outbreaks in many regions.
Dugu Wu remembered that in past years, such frequent locust plagues were unheard of in the rural areas.
"It’s definitely this one. The artist who drew this fled from Qi Village to Chu City. Half of his family died from poisoning after being bitten by these locusts. These locusts are a bit peculiar; they are attracted to light and won’t appear on cloudy days or at night," said the agricultural officer of the Ministry.
Dugu Wu stared at the painting, his expression cloudy.
These characteristics matched those of the Beiqi Ghost Locust.
No wonder Xiao Junci had recently appeared near Qi Village. Something was amiss with Qi Village!
Thinking of Feng Bailing taking Feng Xiaoli and Dugu Xiaojin to Qi Village today, Dugu Wu was terribly worried.
By the time the agricultural officer from the Ministry of Revenue came to his senses, Prince Wu had already disappeared!
Due to taking Feng Xiaoli and Dugu Xiaojin along, Feng Bailing’s group didn’t leave until the afternoon and traveled slowly.
By late evening, when the sun had already set, they finally arrived near Qi Village.
"Her Majesty, the trees here have all become bare."
Feng Xiaoli clung to Feng Bailing’s neck, her little head scanning around like a small radar, peeking east and west.
Dugu Xiaojin observed keenly and also noticed something amiss.
"Normally, locusts are active in the summer and autumn. It’s only spring now, yet there are signs of a massive locust attack, which is quite unusual."
Before setting out, Feng Bailing had reviewed documents about a rare locust plague at the end of the 21st century in the medical cabin, learned some characteristics of locusts, and prepared some chili water as a precaution.
"Let’s first go into the village and see."
No sooner had Feng Bailing finished speaking than a crowd of people rushed out from the entrance of the village.
The crowd was mainly old people, children, and women, all dressed in tattered clothes and quite thin and dark-skinned.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are just passing through, and seeing that it is getting late, it would be difficult to continue our journey. Could we possibly stay overnight in your village?"
As soon as Feng Bailing had finished speaking, the leading old man spat on the ground.
"I know who you are, you’ve come from the Princess’ Mansion to collect debts. Villagers, drive them out."
The villagers picked up stones and branches and were about to attack the trio.
Dugu Xiaojin’s eyes darkened and his small chest puffed out, as his internal Gang Qi burst forth.
The villagers felt their eardrums buzzing and were stunned by his imposing manner.
"Bad people, whoever bullies my mother will have bad luck..."
Feng Bailing quickly covered Feng Xiaoli’s mouth.
Suddenly, the leading old man convulsed and collapsed unconscious.
Feng Bailing was startled and looked at Feng Xiaoli—could it be, without her uttering a word, the man was already afflicted?
"Father!"
A woman hurried out, the same woman Feng Bailing had encountered in the seed facility that day.
"I am a doctor, may I examine the elderly gentleman?"
Feng Bailing earnestly requested.
The woman looked at Feng Bailing, finding her voice somewhat familiar, and noting the finely carved features of the boy and girl beside her, it was clear they were no ordinary individuals.
She hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Feng Bailing came forward to check the old man’s pulse, and after a moment, she said,
"The elderly gentleman has low blood sugar, probably often experiencing palpitations, sweating, anxiety, and dizziness recently, likely due to insufficient food for a long time."
"The village has been short on grains, my father even cut down on his own rations for the children... Madam, my father is not a bad man, he’s just desperate. Yesterday, people from the Princess’ Mansion came again to press for taxes, taking away the grains we had just received."
As the woman finished speaking, Feng Xiaoli seemed to realize she had done something inappropriate.
She blinked her big eyes and pulled out a packet of sugar from her bosom, quickly putting several pieces into the old man’s mouth.
"Grandpa, here’s some candy."
Feng Bailing was exasperated by Feng Xiaoli’s actions.
But after observing for a while, Feng Bailing had figured out some patterns.
This little one’s mouth varied depending on the person; bad people ended up in dire straits.
If the other person was good, the effects of her venomous tongue would soon wear off.
The stronger the venomous tongue effect, the greater the chance she would be affected in return, and so far, Feng Bailing hadn’t figured out a solution.
