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Chapter 186 Gu Xuan Enters the Military Camp

The next day, Tang Zhao took Gu Xuan to the military camp as promised. After visiting a few places, they went straight to the military doctor's tent.

Gu Xuan covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief. "What's that smell? It's suffocating!"

"Alcohol," Tang Zhao replied casually, then said to the approaching Ghost Doctor, "Here, this is the person I found for you."

The Ghost Doctor sized Gu Xuan up and down. "Her?"

"Her!" Tang Zhao gave the order. "She doesn't need to perform the surgery herself; she just needs to be able to take care of people."

The Ghost Doctor nodded reluctantly, "Come here."

Gu Xuan was forcibly pulled to the bedside by Tang Zhao.

The Ghost Doctor lifted the burlap sack, and a fresh, naked male corpse suddenly appeared before the three of them.

"Aaaaaah!" Gu Xuan screamed and collapsed.

Tang Zhao was holding Gu Xuan's limp body, about to lift her aside to rest, when the Ghost Doctor pinched a thick, long silver needle, like an awl, and pierced Gu Xuan's philtrum hard.

Gu Xuan, who was unconscious, felt a sharp pain and slowly woke up. She opened her cross-eyed eyes and saw the silver needle stuck under her nose. She was so frightened that her eyes rolled back and she fainted again.

Tang Zhao couldn't bear to look, so he stopped the ghost doctor who was about to stab him again and helped him to a chair furthest away from the male corpse, waiting for him to wake up naturally.

"Can we change to another one?" the Ghost Doctor suggested.

Tang Zhao shook his head sadly, "This is really impossible."

The Ghost Doctor tried to assert his rights, stating, "If I used inhuman methods in the process of teaching her..."

Tang Zhao stated his bottom line: "As long as I don't die or go crazy from fright, it's fine."

The Ghost Doctor nodded and got down to business. "That medical alcohol is indeed very effective at killing bacteria and reducing fever. The silversmith has also finished making all the surgical instruments you designed and sent them over. However," the Ghost Doctor laid out the various surgical instruments, "how do you use these?"

As he spoke, he randomly picked out a pair of scissors from a pile of various sizes and lengths, his gaze probing.

Tang Zhao replied, "This is because the stitches were cut."

The Ghost Doctor drew out another one.

"This is a separated tissue."

"I don't understand, is it necessary to distinguish so clearly?" Just snip it off with a pair of scissors!

Tang Zhao didn't understand either. The profoundness of medicine was beyond what someone like her, who couldn't even be called a layman, could make up. Therefore, she could only advise, "If it exists, it has a reason."

Ghost Doctor:. . . .

Tang Zhao also felt that this was too vague, so he took out a surgical instrument introduction and a complete guide to basic usage steps that he had copied over several sleepless nights and presented it with both hands.

The Ghost Doctor took the book and casually flipped through a couple of pages. Suddenly, his eyes widened as if he had opened the door to a new world. He gestured with the instruments as he read.

Tang Zhao watched the Ghost Doctor perform his shamanistic ritual silently for a while, then left Bai Zhi to take care of Gu Xuan and went to the main tent in the army.

While waiting outside the tent for the order to be given, Tang Zhao inadvertently caught a glimpse of the Marquis of Zhongyong, dressed in the uniform of a captain and leading a patrol of soldiers.

Bai Wei kept his eyes straight ahead, as if he hadn't seen Tang Zhao at all.

Tsk tsk, Tang Zhao withdrew his gaze and waved to Chao Yi.

Chao Yi immediately rode forward.

"Tell your master to keep a close eye on the Marquis of Zhongyong, plant more spies around him, and if possible, turn all of the Marquis of Zhongyong's subordinates and confidants to the enemy!"

The court officials hesitated; wasn't that going too far?

Tang Zhao glanced at him.

Chao Yi stiffened, and as soon as the messenger came out to invite Tang Zhao into the military tent, he immediately ran off like a rabbit to find Gu Ci. Gu Ci, who was training in the drill ground, pondered for a while after hearing this, and then selected a dozen or so loyal, brave, clever and quick-witted soldiers from the newly recruited batch of soldiers. He mixed them into the hundreds of soldiers and assigned them to replace the loyal and brave Earl.

Inside the central command tent, King Xuan asked with suspicion, "Are you sure Xuan'er can do it?"

Although he paid less attention to his daughters, he still understood the personalities of his only two daughters very well. Xiao Ba was gentle, reserved, meticulous and affectionate, while Xiao Qi was spoiled, willful, straightforward and impulsive. When it came to setting an example for women in the whole Northwest, Xiao Ba was more reliable.

Tang Zhao shrugged, "I believe in perseverance; even the worst mud will eventually wear down a stone. I'll smear it onto the wall."

Alright, then how should we arrange things for Xuan'er?

"Father, you don't need to worry about this. There are the Ghost Doctor and Doctor Zhong here."

King Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Then why does Zhao Zhao want to see her father?"

"Zhao Zhao has heard that Lanzhou holds a Spring Banquet every April. This year, the border is stable and there is nothing happening in the army. Will Father attend?"

King Xuan was taken aback. Why should he join a group of noble ladies, young ladies, and young masters who were out enjoying the spring scenery, racing horses, and chatting?
However, "Yes, Father will go."

"That's wonderful!" Tang Zhao clapped her hands happily. "Then please, Father, praise Seventh Sister in front of everyone, calling her a role model for women in the Northwest, and encouraging women throughout the Northwest to follow her example."

King Xuan: ...

"Let's see if we can find a companion for Seventh Sister."

King Xuan: ...

“Zhao Zhao,” King Xuan said earnestly, “Young men from noble families value their status the most, and their medical skills have always been considered inferior, let alone treating soldiers in the army.”

Moreover, "even if they don't care about their status, the bloodshed that military doctors witnessed would probably be unacceptable to those pampered and delicate scions of noble families."

Of course, whether they could accept it was not within King Xuan's consideration, but if it delayed the soldiers' medical treatment, then King Xuan would not allow it.

“I have considered what Father said, but the common people always tend to follow the elite. Whatever the noble families value, the common people will flock to.”

This is what is meant by the "celebrity effect."

"If there's a shortcut, Zhao Zhao will naturally try it, but if that path doesn't work, Zhao Zhao won't go down a dead end," Tang Zhao thought of that wise saying, "I can also handle the common people surrounding the nobles."

Since Zhaozhao had thought it through, Prince Xuan naturally wanted to give her his full support. "Alright, Father will arrange everything properly on the tenth of the fourth month."

"Thank you, Father."

Having achieved his goal, Tang Zhao happily returned to the Protector General's Mansion, completely disregarding Gu Xuan, who was on the verge of collapse.

"Let me go! Let me go! Believe me or not, I'll tell my father and have him kill you!"

The Ghost Doctor scoffed and continued to press Gu Xuan's neck, bringing her closer to the male corpse. "Open your eyes."

Gu Xuan kept her eyes tightly shut. "I won't struggle, I'd rather die than struggle!"

The Ghost Doctor sneered, "Fine, then I'll cut off your eyelids and see how you close your eyes."

The moment the scalpel touched Gu Xuan's eyelids, she opened her eyes crying. A pale, ashen face came into view, and Gu Xuan's stomach churned. She vomited with a loud gulp.

The Ghost Doctor jumped up and down in anger, "Do you know how much I paid for this male corpse?!"

Gu Xuan vomited and cried at the same time.

"I'm telling you, wipe yourself clean after you vomit, or I'll bury you in the ground with me!"

The Ghost Doctor uttered harsh words and flung his sleeves out of the tent.

Gu Xuan had never felt so wronged. She cried her heart out, but no one comforted her. After she had cried enough, she stood up, still sobbing.

"Angelica dahurica, Angelica dahurica!"

"Miss!" Bai Zhi, who had gone outside to fetch water, hurriedly entered the tent. "Miss, the water is here."