Chapter 1273: Chapter 1271: Visit from the Yang Family (3-Consecutive Update)

Yang Zhenyong immediately asked, “Was your daughter bitten by any insect?”

“I didn’t see anything earlier. Normally, the legs and arms are most prone to bites, other areas less so. But for other areas, I’m not convenient to check. Auntie, you can take a look first, and if you find anything unusual on her body, let me know. I’ll go check the backyard first.”

“Okay, okay!” The methods Song Xiaodong suggested were ones they hadn’t tried before, bringing hope to both Yang Zhenyong and his wife. Yang Zhenyong led Song Xiaodong to the backyard while his wife checked Yang Yushi’s body.

The backyard was a small garden, smaller than the Su family’s garden but quite exquisite. Every plant there was of premium quality. Song Xiaodong now had some knowledge of such things, realizing that these plants alone were quite valuable and not easily obtained.

“My daughter was found unconscious right here.” Yang Zhenyong pointed to a crabapple tree.

Song Xiaodong nodded and walked under the tree, then looked around and bent down to carefully inspect the grass below.

Yang Zhenyong didn’t know what Song Xiaodong was looking for, so he could only watch from the side, feeling quite nervous.

Song Xiaodong searched around like this for more than half an hour when suddenly he exclaimed with surprise, “This is it!”

“What?” Yang Zhenyong hurriedly came over.

Song Xiaodong lifted his palm, revealing a tiny insect, the size of a small fingernail, milky white and plump, which looked rather cute.

“What is this?” Yang Zhenyong asked in confusion, “Are you saying that this little bug is the reason my daughter is in a coma?”

“Exactly. This kind of insect is called the White, also known as the True Love Bug. When they mature, they form a pair, rarely seen, and you might not even find them in encyclopedias. I wonder how it appeared here.”

“The male of this species poses no danger, but if the female burrows into a human body, it produces a very special neurotoxin, which has the singular effect of inducing a coma. There’s only a male here, so the female must have entered the patient’s body.”

Chapter 1273

“Are you saying… this plump bug has entered my daughter’s body? Through the skin?”

Looking at the chubby bug, the thought of it burrowing into a human made Yang Zhenyong feel a chill down his spine, giving him goosebumps all over.

“No, this bug won’t burrow through the skin. It enters through body orifices, either the mouth, the ears, or the nose, because it has a natural anesthetic ability, and people wouldn’t feel a thing.”

“Will it continue to burrow further in?”

“No, it doesn’t have strong mouthparts, so it won’t go deeper.”

Yang Zhenyong quickly said, “Then let’s quickly go back and get this bug out of my daughter’s body.”

Song Xiaodong added, “Even if you find the bug, you can’t force it out. Doing so would cause it to release stronger toxins, potentially fatal. The only way is to lure it out with the male.”

“Such a strange bug.” Yang Zhenyong couldn’t help but curl his lips. Such a peculiar bug was unheard of before.

“Your daughter is quite fortunate. You brought her home in time. If these bugs are separated for more than 24 hours and over a hundred meters apart, they might consider the other dead and die themselves, which would be problematic.”

Yang Zhenyong was even more shocked, relieved that he didn’t leave his daughter in the hospital.

The two returned to Yang Yushi’s room. Yang Zhenyong’s wife immediately said, “I didn’t find any wounds on my daughter’s body.”

Song Xiaodong said, “No need to look anymore. I’ve found the cause. Now help me find a small glass bottle.”

Yang Zhenyong quickly instructed someone to fetch it while his wife eagerly asked, “What’s the cause? Can my daughter be cured?”

Looking at the wriggling little bug in his hand, Song Xiaodong said, “It should be no problem.”

“That’s great, wonderful! So, Patriarch Song, how should we treat this? Should we step out?”

“Wait a moment until the bottle is here, then we’ll proceed.”

Yang Zhenyong pulled his wife aside and briefly explained what Song Xiaodong had said.

She was also astonished. Such a story was incredibly strange. But regardless, it seemed a result would be seen soon. If their daughter was really cured, they wouldn’t care how bizarre it sounded.

Someone brought a bottle, and Song Xiaodong put the little bug inside it, then came to the bedside and said, “Mr. Yang, please turn on the flashlight on your phone, and I’ll examine her.”

“Okay, okay!” Yang Zhenyong hurriedly took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and the strong white light shone on Yang Yushi’s face.

Song Xiaodong first checked Yang Yushi’s ears, then her nose and mouth. No trace of the little bug was found in any of these places.

“Could it have crawled into her throat or nasal cavity?” Yang Zhenyong asked worriedly.

Song Xiaodong also frowned and said, “If it crawled in from there, it could be troublesome.”

“What do we do now?” Seeing Song Xiaodong’s frown, Yang Zhenyong’s expression grew even more worried.

Song Xiaodong thought for a moment and said, “This method of examination won’t work. Let me try something else.”