Chapter 255: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
### Chapter 255: Making a Small Profit and Deciding to Act (7)
In this situation, the army doctors were at a loss, believing that the soldiers had contracted a plague. Once the news spread, chaos erupted among the troops. As more and more soldiers fell ill, unable to even wield their spears, the enemy forces beyond the border seized the opportunity, launching a surprise attack on the Chu army camp. Blood flowed like rivers, and the bodies piled up like mountains.
After several days of continuous nightmares, haunted by images of gruesome deaths every night, Mo Yan suffered immense mental pressure. Even her strong spirit couldn't withstand it; she began experiencing hair loss and her complexion turned ghostly pale.
Li Zhong was the first to notice that something was wrong. Initially, he thought Mo Yan had encountered some kind of spiritual disturbance. He secretly burned incense and paper offerings in various parts of the house, but it had no effect, and the situation only worsened.
Unable to ignore Li Zhong's persistent inquiries, Mo Yan eventually revealed the truth.
"Yan'er, your condition is very worrisome. I'll take you to the clinic right away," Li Zhong said anxiously, rushing to hitch the horse carriage in the yard and helping Mo Yan inside.
Mo Yan didn't refuse; she also wanted to find out whether the nightmares were a warning or if there was a problem with her mental health. Although she already had an answer in her heart, she preferred to believe that it was due to mental stress.
Anxious, Li Zhong urged the horse carriage forward, fearing for Mo Yan's well-being. Sensing his urgency, the horse galloped swiftly.
Originally thin, weak, and small, after a month of care with Spirit Spring Water, the horse had grown taller, stronger, and its coat had become sleek and shiny. Although it wasn't a top-quality horse, it had improved significantly and was no different from other carriage-pulling horses.
In just half an hour, they arrived in the city, heading to the same clinic where Xin'er had been treated before.
Upon seeing Mo Yan, physician Du initially thought she was seriously ill. After carefully checking her pulse, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.
From the pulse alone, there didn't seem to be any major issues with her body. It was just poor sleep, but poor sleep wouldn't cause such severe depletion of vitality. It was truly strange!
As time passed and physician Du remained silent, Li Zhong's face grew paler, filled with self-blame as he looked at Mo Yan. If only he had been more vigilant and brought her to the clinic earlier, Yan'er wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Miss, besides poor sleep, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?" Unable to find any clues from observation, physician Du had to ask.
Mo Yan thought for a moment, concealing the incident with the moldy grain. She only mentioned being plagued by nightmares every night, with ghosts in her dreams pleading for help.
Physician Du furrowed his brow and carefully observed Mo Yan's expression. Upon seeing her, he felt that she had an extremely auspicious aura and shouldn't be troubled by nightmares.
Seeing his reaction, Mo Yan felt somewhat uneasy. "Doctor, I'm just having trouble sleeping. Perhaps if I take some calming medicine, it might help."
Physician Du shook his head inwardly; her ailment wasn't related to sleep. However, unable to identify the cause, he could only prescribe some calming medicine first to see if it had any effect. If it didn't, allowing her vitality to continue to decline would put her life in jeopardy.
Once they returned home, Li Zhong handed the calming medicine to his daughter and instructed her to prepare it quickly. Soon, Li Xiu brought a bowl of thick black medicine.
Mo Yan wrinkled her nose at the strange smell and reluctantly drank the concoction. She drank another bowl before bedtime, finally feeling at ease as she cuddled with Little Mao Tuan and fell asleep.
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