HLnovel Chapter 227 Tai Su Nine Needles
Chapter 227 Tai Su Nine Needles
Chapter 227 227 Tai Su Nine Needles
"Husband! Father! Mother! Mr. Green Ivy has sent someone with the medicine!" The woman rushed excitedly into the courtyard, but at the same time, a sorrowful cry came from inside the house:
"Mother - mother -"
The woman's shout stopped abruptly, and then she suddenly realized what her shout meant. Her face turned deathly pale, and she swayed involuntarily.
Ye Pianran quickly reached out to support the woman's swaying body. Once the woman regained her balance, she immediately rushed into the house.
The naked, mischievous child followed his mother into the house in a daze. A moment later, heartbreaking cries erupted from inside.
"Mother! How could you leave like this! Your child has already obtained the medicine to save your life!"
"mother--"
"Waaaaah... Waaaaah... Waaaah!"
Ye Pianran gripped the lacquered red wooden box tightly in her hand, her heart sinking to the bottom.
How could this be? She could have given the medicine to her in the next moment. She believed that her master's medicine would definitely cure that person's illness. Was she too late?
"Miss, are you alright?" Ye Lingyue noticed that Ye Pianran's expression was a little off, and after taking her hand, she found that her fingertips were a little cold, so she asked with concern.
"Moon..." Ye Pianran called softly, her voice trembling slightly, "If we had come any faster, would the person inside have survived?"
Ye Lingyue frowned and sighed, "Miss, please don't blame yourself too much. No one could have predicted that it would end like this. Everyone has their own destiny..."
Since Ye Pianran began studying medicine with Liu Luluo, she had seen many patients seeking medical treatment at the Jishi Medical Hall, but most of them had minor injuries and illnesses. This was the first time she had truly faced a patient's life and death.
Everyone has their own destiny...
What a cold and cruel truth.
So, what was the point of her studying medicine? To save people, but who could she actually save?
Ye Pianran's emotions were in turmoil, and she kept doubting her purpose in studying medicine. In a daze, she stepped into Zhang the blacksmith's house. Ye Lingyue didn't dare to stop her, so she could only follow closely behind her to protect her safety at any time.
Zhang the blacksmith's house was cramped and dark, but because there were not many furnishings, it looked unusually tidy, indicating that it was indeed a very poor family.
Meanwhile, Zhang the blacksmith's mother was curled up on a "bed" made of wooden planks. Her cheeks were thin, her cheekbones were prominent, and she looked withered and shriveled. Her eyes were closed, and she was lifeless, or perhaps she had just passed away. There was a pool of fresh blood on her lips, which was obviously vomited before she died.
There are four essentials to practicing medicine: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. Ye Pianran observed the complexion of Zhang the blacksmith's mother and knew that even if she was not dead now, she would look like she was about to die.
Is there truly no way to reverse the situation?
Noticing Ye Pianran enter the room, the woman wiped away her tears, stood up, and choked out, "Miss, thank you for bringing the medicine, but I'm afraid... I'm afraid we won't be able to use it now... Waaah..."
As if making a decision, Ye Pianran gritted her teeth and suddenly said, "May I take your mother's pulse?"
The woman paused, as if she hadn't heard what she said clearly, and asked again, "What did you just say, young lady?"
"I am Mr. Green Ivy's last disciple. She taught me everything she knew and I have learned a lot of medical skills. I wonder if I could take a look at your mother? Perhaps there is still a chance to turn things around," Ye Pianran said very earnestly.
In fact, Zhang the blacksmith had consulted countless doctors in recent days in order to save his mother, but her condition did not improve. Later, he heard from others that there was a legendary doctor in the capital named Mr. Green Ivy. Although he had a very strange temper and treated patients based on his feelings, his medical skills were indeed remarkable. So yesterday, he took the five taels of silver he had borrowed and went to Mr. Green Ivy to ask for medicine.
Liu Lulu did not accept his money at the time, nor did she say whether she would treat him or not. She just told him to go back first. Zhang the blacksmith was a little disappointed. When he got home, he was already making arrangements to use the five taels of silver to make funeral arrangements for his mother. Unexpectedly, Liu Lulu sent someone to deliver medicine the next day. However, man proposes, God disposes. His mother could not hold on for long and passed away first.
Still grieving the loss of his loved ones, he felt a surge of mixed emotions upon hearing Ye Pianran's words, as if he had grasped at a lifeline. He said in a hoarse voice:
"Does the young lady truly have a solution? Then, then I'll leave it to you!"
Ye Pianran called out "Yue'er", then lifted her skirt and sat down directly on the edge of the bed.
Seeing her so decisive, Ye Lingyue was filled with admiration and respect. She immediately opened the medicine box that Ye Pianran carried with her, stepped forward, took the hand of the old woman who had already passed away, and covered her withered wrist, which was only bone, with a handkerchief.
As her five fingers descended, Ye Pianran closed her eyes, carefully sensing the movement beneath her fingertips.
Everything was calm.
Ye Pianran was still unwilling to give up. Gritting her teeth, she pressed her finger down hard. Unexpectedly, this act of defiance caused her middle finger to feel the slightest movement.
There's still some movement!
At that moment, Ye Pianran's heart leaped with joy. She immediately withdrew her severed fingers and carefully examined the old woman's eyelids and lips. Then, she gently pressed the old woman's throat and chest with her fingers and finally discovered the root of the problem.
Zhang the blacksmith's mother must have coughed and wheezed, causing her trachea to become blocked and making it difficult to breathe, which led to her death. However, perhaps she hadn't been dead for long, and her body wasn't completely dead, so there was still a glimmer of hope!
Help!
All you need to do is let her cough up the thick phlegm that's blocking her trachea!
Thinking of this, Ye Pianran immediately took out the Tai Su Nine Needles she had obtained from her space from her medicine box. She closed her eyes to clear her mind of all distractions and silently recited the incantation of the first level of the Tai Su Spirit Needle Technique. She tried to channel the little bit of true energy she had recently comprehended into her fingertips. Then, her fingertips suddenly felt heavy, and nine silver needles, which were extremely heavy yet as thin as cow hair, pierced through the bright red apricot petals and successively pierced into several major acupoints in the old woman's chest.
The Tai Su Nine Needles, infused with the Tai Su Spirit Needle Technique, glowed with a bluish light. Apricot blossom sap flowed along the needles into the "dead" old woman's body. Her blood, which had been nearly stagnant, suddenly began to flow jubilantly, as if receiving a decree. When the blood reached her throat, it found it blocked by something, and as if enraged, it began to relentlessly attack that spot—
These changes all occurred within the old woman's body, and no one but Ye Pianran could see them. They knew that after Ye Pianran inserted several needles, a tinge of color slowly appeared on the old woman's face, and then her face became increasingly red, as if it were about to bleed, which frightened the Zhang blacksmith's family so much that their hearts were in their throats.
"cough--"
Suddenly, the "dead" old woman let out a deafening cough, spitting out a mouthful of thick phlegm!