I looked at Xiao Liang, who was in tears from the pain, and said to her:

"The good news is, whatever bit you wasn't poisonous. I checked the wound, and there's no sign of poisoning, so the bite isn't fatal."

Hearing this, Xiao Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her complexion improved.

But I felt a wave of blandness in my heart.

After all, according to the plots of TV dramas I watched as a kid, when a lone man and woman encountered danger in the wild, and the woman was bitten, she would often be poisoned, and then the man would have to suck the poison out of her wound.

But reality is reality, and TV dramas are TV dramas.

Xiao Liang didn't need me to suck her wound.

At this moment, she looked up and asked me, "Then what's the bad news? Chen Rongsheng, can you stop being such a tease when you talk..."

I quickly said, "Oh, the bad news is that whatever bit you was probably a water beetle, called a *ze lao* in some places. Although its bite isn't poisonous, it hurts like hell, and you'll probably be in pain all day."

Xiao Liang grew up by the water and wasn't unfamiliar with these things.

"A water beetle? You mean a diving beetle? No wonder it hurt so much when it bit me..."

Before she could finish speaking, she cried out "Ouch, ouch" in pain. Looking at her now, she would have trouble just standing up, let alone walking with me.

I frowned and said, "This is going to be difficult. We're separated from the main group, and there's a three-inch nail of unknown origin hiding in the shadows, trying to harm us, and now you can't even stand up. This is a disaster!"

Xiao Liang bit her lip tightly in pain. She wiped away her tears and suddenly said:

"Actually, there is a way to treat this wound. When I was in school, I heard a teacher say that the severe pain after being bitten by a water beetle can be relieved by soaking the wound in an alkaline solution."

I wasn't as cultured as Xiao Liang, so I asked in confusion:

"Alkaline solution? What's an alkaline solution? Where am I supposed to get you an alkaline solution in this pitch-black darkness?"

As a result, Xiao Liang's face suddenly turned red again. She lowered her head and mumbled something very quietly. I vaguely heard something about "it's an alkaline solution," but I couldn't hear it clearly.

"What did you say?"

I quickly asked her,

"Speak up."

Xiao Liang's face turned even redder, even redder than when I pulled down her pants. She shyly glanced at me and finally mustered up the courage to say:

"Actually... urine is an alkaline solution."

"There's urine alkali in human urine..."

After hearing this, I was dumbfounded. I didn't expect this college student to be so knowledgeable. When faced with danger, she could not only immediately think of a solution but also find resources locally!

I pointed to her wound and said, "Then isn't this simple? You don't even need my help. You can completely save yourself. Okay, I'll turn away for a bit. You can soak the wound in the alkaline solution yourself."

But Xiao Liang shook her head with a red face and said, "Don't go! I... I can't do it myself!"

I was stunned at first, wondering, "What do you mean you can't do it?"

Then I reacted and slapped my forehead, "I get it. Did you pee your pants at the entrance of the ancient tomb earlier, and now you're out of stock?"

Xiao Liang's pretty face turned so red that it was practically dripping blood. She glared at me with tear-filled eyes and said resentfully, "Chen Rongsheng! You're so annoying!"

Then she said pitifully, "I really can't do it myself. The wound is on the outside of my thigh. I... I can't reach it... Ah! How am I supposed to say this! It would be easier to aim if you did it."

Now, not only her but even I was turning red.

Although I wasn't a virgin anymore at the time, I had only been with Little Mei in my life. I really didn't have the nerve to show my sword in front of another girl.

Seeing me hesitating and not saying anything, Xiao Liang became a little impatient, mainly because her wound hurt so much, tormenting her every second.

"Chen Rongsheng, can you do it or not? Didn't you say that desperate times call for desperate measures? Why weren't you so shy when you pulled down my pants earlier?"

After she said that, I knew there was no other way, so I could only bite the bullet.

I gritted my teeth and said to her, "Then close your eyes and don't peek!"

Xiao Liang said with a red face, "Tch... it's not like it's anything good. Who would want to peek!"

After speaking, she covered her eyes with her hands and urged, "Hurry up, it hurts!"

I nodded, took a deep breath, and slowly took out my tool.

But because I was too nervous, the tap was dry.

Xiao Liang waited for a long time and couldn't help but ask, "Did you start yet? Why don't I feel anything?"

I said with a red face, "I can't, I'm nervous. Why don't you whistle for me?"

Xiao Liang was speechless, but in order to relieve the pain, she pursed her cherry lips and whistled softly, "Whee..."

Finally, it was a success.

The feeling was like – the mighty river can't be stopped, the turbulent Yellow River keeps flowing.

After a lot of trouble, Xiao Liang was finally saved.

Facts proved that you still had to trust science. After the wound was soaked in the alkaline solution, the burning pain immediately disappeared, and Xiao Liang was finally able to stand up.

It's just that the atmosphere between us became unusually awkward, and neither of us was embarrassed to speak first.

It wasn't until half a day later that Xiao Liang asked me in a low voice with a red face:

"Chen Rongsheng, where should we go to find Officer Jiang and the others now?"

I said helplessly, "You're asking me? Who should I ask? I don't even know where we are now."

Only at this time did I begin to look around. It didn't look like a tomb chamber, but rather a natural underground cave, with mud-formed rock walls all around, and I could even see some tree roots extending out.

"Did you remember the way when you were washed over by the water just now? Can you still find your way back?" Xiao Liang asked me again.

"I was so dizzy from being washed around at the time, how could I remember the way?" I said speechlessly, "Besides, the passages in this ancient tomb all look the same. I can't remember the way even if I wanted to..."

Xiao Liang lowered her head in fear after hearing this, but she wasn't discouraged. Instead, she quietly encouraged me and said, "Don't worry, we can just feel our way back little by little."

However, at this moment, a sound suddenly appeared in my head!

It was the rustling sound that I had heard when Old Zhang had just died!

I immediately realized that this should be the sound of that golden-faced dwarf walking.

I turned to look at Xiao Liang, and saw that Xiao Liang's eyes were also wide open. Obviously, she had heard the same sound too!

I raised my index finger and held it to my lips, making a silent gesture. First, I turned off my headlamp, then I turned off Xiao Liang's headlamp, and then I took her hand and quietly found a corner to hide in, silently listening to the rustling sound.

At this time, I felt that Xiao Liang's hand was ice-cold, and her palm was full of cold sweat. At the same time, she was shaking uncontrollably, obviously terrified to the extreme!