TPITWOHEF

Chapter 155

Inside the military tent, Head Imperial Physician Hu sat in a row with other doctors, examining pulses one after another.

After examining several people, both Head Imperial Physician Hu and those whose pulses were checked had shocked expressions on their faces.

Duoti, Hou Yuchuan, Zhao Qianwei, and others all wore solemn looks.

"Is it true? Do you really have this problem?"

"Is your shoulder still hurting?"

"Why have you never seen a military doctor before?"

They were all questioning their subordinates.

They had thought their men were in good health, but it turned out they all had various ailments.

Duoti, Hou Yuchuan, and Zhao Qianwei were also battle-hardened veterans with old wounds, but they had toughed it out back then and now felt their injuries weren't serious.

They had assumed their subordinates were the same.

"You can't sleep and have headaches? What's that about?" Duoti glared at the subordinate being diagnosed by Head Imperial Physician Hu.

He had never known about this!

The subordinate broke out in a cold sweat, "It only happens when I leave the camp and go home. At night when I lie down, I hear the sound of horse hooves. I get up to look, but there are no horses passing by. I can't fall asleep and my head aches terribly."

[Oh, this is a symptom of post-war PTSD. After being in a high-stress state for a long time, even experiencing the trauma of comrades dying beside them, when they return to a quiet, safe space, they find it difficult to shake off this state of high tension. Instead, they develop symptoms of panic like auditory hallucinations.]

Xiao Chuchu, held in Xiao Yunzhou's arms, entered the tent and observed the full-scale physical examination.

As soon as they entered, the father and daughter heard the response of this soldier suffering from post-war psychological issues.

"But Lord Duoti, it's fine. As soon as I'm back in the camp or on the battlefield, I don't have this problem. I don't hear these confusing sounds anymore."

[Ah,] Xiao Chuchu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, [Unable to self-regulate, the tense state that can't be relaxed is actually masked when returning to the war zone and fully entering a true combat state.]

[But this will only lead to a vicious cycle. If not treated promptly, he might be trapped in this highly tense state of war readiness for life, unable to break free.]

[He's forever at war, controlled by the fear, vigilance, and heightened emotions of conflict.]

Hearing his daughter's thoughts, Xiao Yunzhou's expression grew serious.

If the grassland people had such psychological problems, his Jing Country soldiers might have them too.

"This problem needs to be addressed," Xiao Yunzhou couldn't help but interject, "So every time you go home, you're in agony? You can't even rest when facing your own wife and children?"

The grassland man's expression froze.

Duoti frowned at his subordinate.

What kind of strange illness was this?

It's not like he could stay in the camp forever!

Would he still be riding into battle when he's old?

"How can this be treated? Is there a way to cure it?" Duoti couldn't help but look towards Head Imperial Physician Hu.