A thick layer of white gauze was wrapped around the upper end of Li Mei's forearm, and red blood and yellow pus penetrated out, emitting a smell of blood and blood-stopping powder.
Although the lower end of the forearm is close to the wrist, there are no gauze wrapped around it, there are scars left by corrosive injuries. The hideous appearance is like poisonous snakes, which makes people frightened.
Even though these people present were all famous doctors in the field of medicine. They had rich clinical experience and were used to seeing major and strange diseases. But at this moment, they were still shocked by the scars on Li Mei's arm.
After taking a breath, Ma Wenbo said with a serious expression: "Miss Li, what's the injury on your arm? Such a serious corrosive injury, I have only seen it in patients infected with sulfuric acid...
Could it be that you offended someone while collecting herbs and were retaliated against? Do you need us to call the police for you?"
Herb collectors like Li Mei who travel around the world often have conflicts with other herb collectors because of picking expensive wild herbs. In mild cases, fights, and in severe cases, they may even cause death.
Because these herb collectors mostly conflict in the wilderness where people are rarely visited, it is hard for anyone to know that even if they really die.
Seeing that Ma Wenbo had a misunderstanding, Li Mei waved her hand and said, "No, the injury on my arm was not caused by someone sprinkling sulfuric acid..."
After hesitating for a while, she finally told the origin of these corrosive injuries on her arm: "This injury was left behind when I was picking wild Cistanche deserts in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia. At that time, my father and I were cured.
Together, we brought enough drinking water and food to enter the Gobi desert, looking for high-quality wild Cistanche. We walked in the rolling yellow sand for four days and four nights, but we saw nothing except the yellow sand.
Not to mention the wild Cistanche desert. Just as we were about to return and walk out of the Gobi desert, an accident suddenly came…”
Speaking of this, a terrified expression flashed across Li Mei's face, and her body couldn't help but start to tremble. Obviously, the experience in the Gobi Desert made this female herb collector who was used to the strong winds and waves also feel lingering.
, very scared.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yang said softly: "The things have passed, you don't have to be too scared. Come on, come and talk slowly..." He comforted Li Mei with a special tone.
After her emotions returned to normal, Lin Yang led her to Wang Shizhen's office while instructing Qin Xiang: "Doctor Qin, please pour you a glass of water for Li Mei."
Qin Xiang nodded and immediately did so.
Everyone came to Wang Shizhen's office again.
But this time, everyone's focus changed from Lin Yang to Li Mei.
After Li Mei took her seat, Qin Xiang brought the steaming fragrant tea to her: "Miss Li, drink a glass of water and calm down."
"Thank you." Li Mei nodded politely. She was indeed a little thirsty, so she immediately picked up Xiangming and drank it in one sip.
Qin Xiang was shocked by her actions and hurriedly said, "Be careful not to burn..."
However, his reminder was still a little late. Before he could finish his words, Li Mei put the teacup he had drunk on the coffee table in front of him.
"Why is this person not afraid of being hot at all?" Qin Xiang was dumbfounded.
The cup of tea in Li Mei's hand was brewed with boiling water. If it were someone else, even if he had a small sip, he would get scalded. But Li Mei not only drank it in one sip, but also had no reaction. It seemed that she
What I drank was not the hot tea I had just brewed, but a cup of herbal tea that I had been there for a long time...
This scene is really strange. Does Li Mei have a strong tolerance for scalding?
Just as Qin Xiang was surprised, Lin Yang raised his eyebrows.
Obviously, he also noticed something was wrong from Li Mei's situation when she was not afraid of being hot. However, he did not ask questions about this matter, but temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and signaled Li Mei to continue to tell her experience in the Gobi Desert.
Lin Yang had a premonition that the strange corrosive scars on Li Mei's body were related to her condition that she was not afraid of hot. Most of them were related to the experience in the Gobi Desert.
At this moment, Li Mei's mood basically stabilized, and she began to continue to tell her experience that she had not finished just now: "Until now, I still clearly remember that the moon that night was very round and bright, which turned the entire Gobi.
The desert shone into intoxicating silver. My father and I built a simple tent in the sand. After using the food, we were ready to go to bed. But at this moment, there was a rumbling sound.
, It came from under the yellow sand. Just when I was curious and guessed whether there was a lizard or a snake hidden under the yellow sand, my father's expression suddenly changed and he pulled me away..."
Hearing this, everyone's curiosity was not mobilized. But even so, no one spoke because no one wanted to disturb Li Mei's memories.
"Durable by curiosity, I ran and looked back. As a result, I saw a terrifying meat worm that was thick with an arm and nearly one meter long, drilling out from under the yellow sand.
It looked like a large worm. The red flesh was covered with bristles and the mouth was covered with sharp teeth and mucus. Just one bite, the simple tent we built was bitten. The skeleton of the tent was used.
The steel is very strong. But in front of this terrifying meat worm, I couldn't stand it. The saliva flowing out of the meat worm's mouth is extremely corrosive, and I instantly gave the tent to the
Corrosion is full of holes…”
Hearing this, Wang Shizhen and others could no longer help but exclaimed:
"No way? There is such a strange insect in the Gobi Desert?"
"Is this true? My God sounds like a myth"
"What the hell is that meat worm?"
Unlike the surprise and doubts of Wang Shizhen and others, Lin Yang seemed quite calm at this moment because he already knew the identity of the strange flesh worm in Li Mei's mouth.
"Death Worm"
Daoyan, who was standing next to Lin Yang, gave such an answer.
At this moment, Daoyan did not transform into a soul, but appeared next to Lin Yang in a ghost appearance.
Therefore, except for Lin Yang, no one can see him.
"Death insect? What is that?" Lin Yang was slightly stunned and asked with his spiritual sense.
Daoyan really knew this insect a little and immediately replied: "In the Gobi desert in Mongolia, there has always been a legend of dead insects. This is a big flesh with a length of about half a meter to one meter and a blood-red whole body.
In terms of appearance, this kind of insect is very similar to a worm. It has many sharp fangs in its mouth, which can spit out corrosive venom lurking under the sand, relying on catching small animals in the desert
For food. If you meet someone entering the desert, you will start an attack because it is hidden under the sand and is extremely aggressive. From ancient times to the present, many merchants who have traveled through the desert have become their food.
When Yongle Ye was invading the Northern Expedition to conquer the Mongolian tribes, a side army was ordered to cross the Gobi Desert and attack the enemy sideways. However, just when they were camping in the middle of the night, they were attacked by groups of monsters for only one night.
This side army with more than a thousand people was wiped out, and only a few people escaped back. It was from the mouths of these lucky people that we knew that the dead insect was not an absurd legend, but a truly terrifying creature.
…”
At this time, Chen Shiwen crawled out of Yushan and joined in the fun and said, "The Death Worm? I remembered it. When I was alive, I saw a report saying it was the British explorer Adam David.
Si formed an expedition team to go to the Mongolian Gobi Desert to look for the legendary death bug. However, this Adam Davis was unable to witness the death bug with his own eyes, but only found some traces of activity... It seems that later,
Some people made the Death Worm into a movie and brought it to the big screen. However, in the movie, the Death Worm's body size was exaggerated a lot."
Daoyan nodded and said in a summary: "This little girl and her father are really lucky to be able to escape from the attack of the Death Worm."
At this point, Lin Yang finally understood what was going on with the corrosive scars on Li Mei's arm. It seemed that it was mostly injured by the venom spurted by the dead insect.
I just don't know if the parasites in her eyes are related to this dead worm
Just as Lin Yang was guessing Li Mei's condition, Li Mei's story came to an end: "When my father and I entered the desert to collect herbs, we once carried two hunting rifles to protect ourselves. When we saw the terrifying meat worm
Later, we ran and shot with a hunting rifle. Although the meat worm was fast, it was not as fast as the bullet. After several shots, a shot finally hit it. The painful meat worm let out a sound
After a creepy voice, we crawled into the sand and disappeared. And we also fled out of the Gobi Desert overnight after simply packing up our things. A lot of venom was vomited on our bodies. Other parts were covered with clothes.
Wrapped, the situation is fine. Only when the arms exposed outside are not protected, they are corroded by venom to their current appearance..."
This experience was really thrilling and bizarre, and it was unimaginable. So much so that after Li Mei finished telling, Wang Shizhen, Ma Wenbo and others were still in a state of shock, unable to speak in a daze. Only Lin Yang was
After sighing, he said, "So that's it, you have suffered a lot... Come on, remove the gauze and let me see your unhealed injuries."
Li Mei knew that Dr. Ji had extraordinary medical skills. Therefore, after hearing Lin Yang's instructions, she did not resist and obediently unbuttoned the gauze wrapped around her arm.
Suddenly, a strong smell of blood and rotten meat scent came out, which made everyone frown involuntarily.