Chapter 215: Could It Be That They’re Hungry?
“The Military Doctor’s medical skill is extremely brilliant; nearly half of the seriously injured soldiers in the military had their lives saved by him.” Seeing her rolling eyes, Mo Ziyuan guessed what she was thinking and lowered his voice to give her an explanation.
“So that’s how it is.” Lin Xin immediately felt deep respect for this Military Doctor. Soldiers used their lives to guard the homeland and protect the people, while the military doctor was their protective talisman.
Although Mo Ziyuan had already been speaking very quietly, it was still very obvious in the quiet tent. At the very least, that Military Doctor heard it.
Swept by his gaze, Mo Ziyuan immediately shut his mouth, his body instinctively tensing up.
Lin Xin thought to herself that this Military Doctor definitely had things on him that Mo Ziyuan hadn’t mentioned.
But now wasn’t a good time for gossip, because that Military Doctor’s gaze felt very familiar to her.
During the apocalypse, she had once participated in a rescue mission whose targets were a group of scientists from various fields, and several of those people had gazes like this—they were all research maniacs.
Lin Xin’s plan for people like this was to keep her distance out of respect.
Unfortunately, this time she couldn’t have her way.
“Young lady, you’re new here?” The Military Doctor’s eyes lit up as he looked at Lin Xin and asked.
Mo Ziyuan instinctively stepped diagonally forward, blocking most of Lin Xin’s body, then cupped his fists and replied: “Military Doctor, this is my fiancée Lin Xin. She came with me yesterday.”
“Young Master Mo!” The Military Doctor acted as if he had just noticed him, asking enthusiastically: “Is the reinforcements sent by Your Majesty this time led by you?”
“I thank Your Majesty for his favor.” Mo Ziyuan cupped his fists again.
“Aren’t you just fooling around? Bringing your daughter-in-law to the battlefield—what a pity if such a pretty young lady gets hurt. Have her come with me instead! I never have too many hands anyway!” As soon as the Military Doctor finished speaking, everyone in the camp tent turned their heads in unison to look at Lin Xin, their gazes filled with unmistakable sympathy that was strikingly uniform.
Mo Ziyuan’s expression also changed. He blocked Lin Xin further behind him and said through gritted teeth: “Military Doctor, Xin’er’s martial arts are very formidable. She came this time under His Majesty’s orders to protect me, so she really can’t go with you.”
The Military Doctor gave Mo Ziyuan a disdainful look and tsked twice in disgust. “Relying on your daughter-in-law for protection—you’ve got some nerve saying that.”
Then he looked at Lin Xin with eyes shining again, persistently coaxing her: “Little girl, don’t listen to him. War is pointless and people die in it. A pretty young lady like you shouldn’t even show up. Why don’t you come with me instead!”
Lin Xin actually had a pretty good impression of this little old man. His gaze was intense but not the kind of repulsive obsession. She patted the back of Mo Ziyuan’s hand reassuringly from behind, poked her head out from behind him, and said: “It’s not impossible for me to go with you, but if Mo Ziyuan goes to the battlefield, I definitely have to follow.”
The Military Doctor nodded repeatedly. “Good, good, good. No problem there. Shall we head out first? Let me tell you, what they’re about to discuss is boring anyway.”
Lin Xin smiled and nodded, circled out from behind Mo Ziyuan, and gave him a fawning smile. “I’ll go with the Military Doctor then. Remember to call me when you head to the battlefield.”
Mo Ziyuan suppressed the intense reluctance in his heart and nodded. “Then go ahead. Remember to protect yourself no matter what.”
Lin Xin nodded, thinking to herself: You’re saying that, but it’s not like I haven’t seen what Cui Shi is like—what’s there to protect?
She politely nodded to everyone again, then followed behind the Military Doctor out of Chen Lingyuan’s tent.
“Zi Yuan, you’ve finally done a great deed! Don’t worry, when I write the battle report, I’ll definitely include your daughter-in-law’s sacrifice—and make it sound heroic and earth-shattering.” After their footsteps could no longer be heard, Chen Lingyuan said to Mo Ziyuan with a huge sigh of relief.
“Then this subordinate thanks the General on Xin’er’s behalf.” Things had already come to this, so Mo Ziyuan had no choice but to respond this way.
“Hmph.” Kong Xiao’s nephew was also in this military camp. He had always wanted to send him to the Military Doctor, but no matter how many times he asked, the Military Doctor refused to take him. Unexpectedly, today the Military Doctor had coaxed and deceived Mo Ziyuan’s fiancée into going with him. Feeling even more indignant, he snorted coldly through his nose.
Mo Ziyuan completely ignored him and stood with his hands at his sides among the generals, waiting to hear Chen Lingyuan speak.
Lin Xin followed the Military Doctor all the way to the Military Doctor’s Office. The soldiers they passed all gave her curious and admiring gazes, which made her feel a bit strange.
Once they arrived at the Military Doctor’s Office, the Military Doctor led her around several camp tents where military doctors were busy and came to a particularly sturdy-looking tent in the back. He said with a beaming smile: “Come on in, little girl. I’ll show you my treasure!”
Lin Xin curiously followed him inside. Now she finally understood why everyone was wary of him. His so-called treasure turned out to be various insects kept in cans. Looking to the side, Lin Xin also saw dozens of flowerpots planted with different plants.
She had no interest in the insects, but the plants were another story. Her supernatural ability allowed her to easily discern that all these plants were poisonous, including two kinds she had seen during the apocalypse—only back then, most plants had mutated, growing to enormous sizes dozens of times larger than these.
“Ha! I knew I wasn’t wrong about you—you like my little treasures too, don’t you?” Seeing Lin Xin lean close to the plants, the Military Doctor said happily.
Lin Xin stood up and turned back to look at him. “I’m indeed quite interested in these, but I don’t recognize any of them. I’ve never even seen them before.”
“No problem, I can teach you all of them. But in return, you have to help me take good care of my little treasures.”
Lin Xin looked down at the fist-sized scorpions crawling around in several knee-high cans by her right foot and asked after a moment’s thought: “What if I accidentally let them die?”
“······Uh,” The Military Doctor seemed not to have considered this question. He choked for a moment, then showed an expression of extreme distress before finally managing to reply: “Well, if they die······there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Seeing his nonexistent ears drooping on top of his head, Lin Xin held back her laughter and nodded. “Alright then, I’ll try my best not to let them die on me.”
“Good, good, good. I knew you were a good kid.” The Military Doctor immediately changed his expression—his face-changing speed made Lin Xin wonder if she had been schemed against by him.
“I’m a bit curious—why do you want me to come take care of them for you?”
“Hehe.” The little old man chuckled lowly twice, and Lin Xin surprisingly detected a hint of sleaziness in his voice, causing her to rub her arms involuntarily.
“My nose is very sharp. There’s a scent on you—I can’t quite describe it, but I know my treasures will like it. See,” the Military Doctor pointed at those scorpions and said: “These little guys are usually so lazy they won’t even move, but look how spirited they are now. It must be because they like you.”
After hearing this, Lin Xin suddenly felt a tiny bit of regret about coming here. She subtly shifted two steps to the side and cautiously voiced her doubt: “Um, just to ask—is it possible they’re just hungry?”
