Fortunately, his clothes had overlapping collars, making removal easier.
She first took off his outer robe and middle garment, then struggled with the inner garment. The sides were tied with strings, so she could only pull at the collar, peeking over his shoulder but unable to see the wound.
Feeling along his exposed back, she couldn’t locate the wound, which seemed to be lower. After several attempts, she mustered all her strength and yanked hard, causing the inner garment to tear and completely expose his upper body.
Ning Wanwan was stunned, slowly lowering her head to see Si Zhan’s smooth shoulder blades. The wound was finally visible, located just below the center of his back.
Realizing the wound’s dangerous location, she felt a wave of fear. Without delay, she grabbed the medicine bottle, bit off the cork, and poured it on the wound, finally stopping the bleeding.
After applying the medicine, she collapsed in exhaustion. Looking down to dress him, she noticed the inner garment’s sleeve was torn, wondering how to explain this.
Suddenly, Si Zhan shivered and began to tremble lightly.
Ning Wanwan was startled and tried to put the torn inner garment on Si Zhan, but it was too damaged to stay in place. After struggling with the middle and outer garments, which were half trapped under him, she finally wrapped him in clothing.
Her movements caused the wound to reopen, and blood flowed again. Freezing in place until the bleeding stopped, she dared not move again.
However, Si Zhan continued to shiver. Being more cold-sensitive, Ning Wanwan feared he might catch a chill. She moved closer, pressed her body against his cold chest to share warmth, and gently stroked his back, comforting, “Uncle, just hold on a little longer. We’ll be home soon.”
After a moment, Si Zhan stopped shaking and lay steadily on her shoulder, his breathing becoming more even. She quietly checked his pulse; it was deep but gradually calming, indicating he was likely out of danger.
An hour later, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Yi Wang Mansion. Zhou Shu and Yuan Zhu, having received the signal, waited anxiously on the steps outside.
“What happened?” Zhou Shu strode forward.
