116. Medical skills
Youshu was actually not as proud as King Yu thought, and as soon as he closed the door of the store, his eyebrows collapsed, revealing a dignified look. The situation he feared most finally happened, and the master was not sick, but plotted. In this world, there are not many methods that can tamper with a person's fate, only spells and witchcraft can do it. Witchcraft requires a certain medium, such as dolls, fate, hair, blood, etc., while spells are more esoteric than witchcraft and require a higher level of Taoism.
Youshu had been attacked by that force, and after pondering for a while, he was sure that the master had fallen under the spell, and the person who cast the spell was not a human, but a big demon. He is an old monster who has lived for thousands of years, and he is not even able to distinguish between demonic power and magical power. And this kind of spell can only succeed if it is the blood of the person who uses the heart and soul of the person under the spell as a guide. In other words, if someone wants to save the master, he must find out the person who cast the curse and get the blood of the other party.
Who is the person who placed the curse, this can be investigated slowly, and the most urgent issue now is to keep the master's heart and prevent the spell from continuing to absorb the imperial qi in his body. If the Ziwei Emperor Star loses its imperial energy, it can only fall from the starry sky, which is the most feared and thickest shadow in Youshu's life.
He sat for a long time and finally had an idea, closed the door of the store after sending Li Goudan away, and left Cangzhou Mansion unhurriedly.
Although the Wei State is still a whole, it has already shown a tendency to split. The emperor sat in the north, and the east, west, and south were divided into many feudal domains by the emperor and given to the princes. The prince had supreme rights in the domain, and was even able to raise private soldiers, which could be called the China of the country. The emperor wants to cut the domain, the vassal king wants to reach the top, and the emperor wants to use the contradiction between the emperor and the vassal king to maintain his prestige in the court.
Because of this, almost every feudal king's territory will hide many spies, and the slightest disturbance will be transmitted. A god like Youshu with mana like Heaven has naturally become the target of various forces, and as soon as he stepped out of the Renxin Hall on his front foot, many spies fell on his back foot.
At the same time, King Yu also got the news that the young man had left Cangzhou, and his indifferent face finally showed a trace of anxiety.
"Where is he going? Do? ”
"Lord Qiqi, my subordinates can't find out. The ghost doctor's mana is really profound, and he seems to be walking very slowly, but in an instant, he is thousands of miles away, and everyone who follows him is thrown away. There is also his benevolent hall, when he didn't want to go in, he was obviously still in the same place, and when he wanted to enter to check, he couldn't find the door anyway, and it seemed to have disappeared in vain. Speaking of this, the dark guard still looked terrified.
"Yes, my lord, the servant himself went to look for it twice, stood away, the gate was obviously in front of him, and when he got closer, he only saw a wall, and he was circling in place all around. Lord Wang, you are worried in vain, the ghost doctor is not afraid of the plots of others at all, if he doesn't want to, we mortals can't even touch the corners of his clothes. Zhang Gui said in an eager and awe-inspiring tone.
The king didn't take the words of the two to heart, and his only thought now was: The little liar clearly said that he wanted to treat me, but now he left without even saying hello, and he didn't know if he would come back? What should I do if he doesn't come back? This worry does not stem from despair about his condition, but a deeper bond, as if without a teenager, more than half of his life is missing, and there is a sense of lovelessness.
The king of Yu was already heartbroken when he thought about it, so he had to immediately put aside his distracting thoughts and recite the scriptures silently. At this moment, a large yellow bird swooped down from a high altitude, smashed open the window paper and landed on the coffee table, paced slowly a few steps, and flapped its wings again. The dark guard and Zhang Gui were startled, and when they looked closely, they found that this lively big bird was actually made of many yellow talismans folded and spliced, with its sharp beak slightly open, making a crisp human voice, "Has the prince ever been okay?" ”
"Ghost, Ghost Doctor?" Zhang Gui immediately recognized who the voice belonged to.
The king waved his hand, ordered him not to make a fuss, and then replied solemnly, "This king is very good, where have you been?" When will you be back? You once said that you want to be the king's exclusive doctor, haven't you forgotten this sentence? "Even if the young man's abilities are treacherous and his origin is unknown, he will not care anymore, as long as he can come back. In fact, he already knew that the real Song Youshu was dead, and his body was sunk in the bottomless Hualong Pond.
Fu Bird seemed to have expected everyone's reaction, and after greeting him, he paused for a moment before continuing, "I'll go back to my hometown to get some things, and I will be able to turn back in less than three days." Don't forget your promise, there are still nine patients left, you remember. This bird is composed of 30 meditation talismans and a communication talisman, which can be quickly relieved by burning the meditation talisman and mixing it into talisman water in the event of an onset of illness. The beak is a messenger, and if anything strange happens to you, I will be there within two hours of ignition. ”
As soon as the words fell, the big bird lost its spirituality and became an ordinary paper bird. Zhang Guiru obtained the treasure, and hurriedly opened the thirty contemplation talismans and one communication talisman and put them into his close-fitting pocket. The anxious mood of the king slowly calmed down, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
Youshu, who made all the spies return in vain, has returned to the underground palace of Panlong Mountain, picked out the treasures he has accumulated for thousands of years, and put them into the blanket, including yellow spring water, Jiuyang wood, Jiuyin wood, and flowers on the other side. He has lived for thousands of years, so that he can't even deal with the big demon of five or six hundred years, but the other party took the first step to control the master, and in order to prevent the rat from being taboo, he had to slowly figure it out.
When he got out of the dungeon and saw the weeds full of pits and valleys, he stomped his feet and summoned Judge Lu over, and ordered, "I just got a medicine scripture, you can help me see if there are any herbs growing in the sinkhole here, and if there is, find them all for me." ”
Judge Lu was most afraid of this master, so he hurriedly took the medicine scripture and went to search, but only took back two pitch-black wildflowers, and repeatedly accused him that he had done his best, and asked the adults not to blame Yunyun. Youshu didn't blame, looked at it carefully, and said, "Skin poison? Yes, just right. ”
Judge Lu felt a little calmer, and sent the big Buddha out of the sinkhole with sincere fear, and also said flatteringly: If the adults are sent, the small ones will definitely follow the rumors.
Youshu had no choice but to respond, and after coming out of the secret passage, he found a nearby village, bought a small stove, and rushed back. At this time, he didn't know that the entire Cangzhou Mansion was in chaos because of the disappearance of the ghost doctor.
First of all, the people who witnessed him calling for wind and rain to help the dragon soar, whether they were sick or not, wanted to squeeze into the Renxin Hall, so that the ghost doctor could give him a talisman and go back to boil it into water to drink. Unexpectedly, the plaque of Renxintang was obviously hanging in front of him, but he rushed over and hit the wall together, and when he came to look for it, the entire Renxintang disappeared without a trace.
Evil door, really evil door! These people came to Shennong Street every day, but they returned again and again in vain, and gradually disappeared the delusion of clinging to the ghost doctor, and only their hearts were full of awe and fanatical worship. As the saying goes, "small hidden in the mountains, big hidden in the city", those sages who boast of their high talents and live in the downtown are simply incomparable with the ghost doctors, and they have arranged a corner of the downtown into a secluded mountain forest, so that those who have a heart can only stand in the distance and wander and can not get close.
After the ordinary people retreated, many monks and Taoist priests came one after another, wanting to talk to the ghost doctor, but because they couldn't crack the magic power outside the Renxin Hall, they had to leave in a huff. Before leaving, they did not dare to slack off, one by two kneeling on the side of the street and calling the immortal chief, quite a bit of a high mountain looking up, looking at its back.
Gradually, the word "ghost doctor" has become a kind of forbidden language, and everyone only dares to understand it, but dare not say it, and when it comes to his various miracles, they are all referred to by "that". There are only three patients who have been fortunate enough to be treated by him, one is Li Gouyu, the second is a blind old woman, and the other is Wu Taishou's son-in-law. Li Gouyu is now regarded as an auspicious person by the clan, not only for him to study for free, but also specially sent servants to take care of him, for fear that he will be caught by the water ghost as a stand-in when he is close to the river bank. After the old woman went back, she was surrounded by the villagers, and they all wanted to open her eyelids to see the residence where Shenlong once slept, and some people said that she was blessed, and future generations would definitely have a future.
Wu Taishou's sister-in-law has also become the hottest figure in Jizhou, and people invite him to drink every day, and then ask about the ghost healing process. Wu Zixuan didn't dare to talk about the ghost doctor, and often understated it, but it made everyone yearn for it more and more, and the gambling game set by the ghost doctor and Zhou Miaoyin has also become the most high-profile event in the Liangjiang area.
If anyone is fortunate enough to be recommended by Zhou Miaoyin to the ghost doctor for treatment, it is simply the ancestral tomb is smoking, since Renxin Hall is not allowed to enter, it is better to go to Zhou's Medical Hall to try some luck. So recently, all the patients with incurable diseases ran to Zhou's medical center, and as soon as they sat down and answered two sentences, they said in a hurry, "Doctor Zhou, you can't cure my disease, why don't you let that adult try it?" ”
No matter how good Zhou Miaoyin's temper is, it is inevitable that she will be angry and her liver hurts, but she does not quarrel with the patient, she should prescribe medicine, inject what should be injected, and move the knife. With the space spirit spring, and the rich experience and exquisite skills accumulated in her previous life for decades, she can almost treat ordinary diseases, but they are just ordinary diseases, and she can only catch blind when she encounters an old woman.
Now she is in the process of being destroyed and rebuilding at the same time with three views and beliefs, and her arrogance and self-confidence have also been smashed, but fortunately, the shopkeeper Song disappeared inexplicably for a few days, which gave her a chance to breathe, and the business of Zhou's medical hall is not depressed, but more prosperous, but also a blessing in disguise. Even if these drunkards don't mean to drink, even if they just use themselves as a springboard to get close to the shopkeeper Song, as long as they enter the gate of the medical hall, Zhou Miaoyin will try his best to keep them and re-establish his reputation.
This is not done for profit, but as a way of self-affirmation, otherwise sooner or later she will go crazy.
The apprentices of Zhou's Medical Hall were also impatient for a few days, and they all secretly regretted why they didn't go to Renxin Hall to ask for a job in the first place. It is said that a person who has won the Tao of chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, and looked at Li Goudan, who has now become a well-known figure in Cangzhou Mansion, not to mention that the neighbors are pleasing every day, and even the magnates in Wuyi Lane have invited him to eat a few times, just to inquire about the preferences of the adult. But he didn't dare to say a word, but let people look up.
The guy who once blocked the shopkeeper of Song to insult and humiliate, and even chased after him with a broom, suddenly burst out with a mouth full of bubbles overnight, and asked when he caught someone, "You said that if you offend the gods, will you be punished by God?" ”
Where did others dare to answer this, they hurriedly threw him away and hurried away, as if they were afraid of bad luck. The guy who ran the hall couldn't, so he had to take advantage of the night to touch - kowtow in front of the door of Renxintang, kowtow for three days in a row, and found that a clump of green weeds grew in the brick crack under his nose, and when he was a fairy, he quickly pulled it back and decocted it into a potion to drink, and when he got up the next day, all the blisters were cured.
He was so excited that he publicized it as a great deed, which made the apprentices more and more impetuous, and even impatient to learn medical skills. Zhou Miaoyin brought people over, and repeatedly told him that it was a psychological effect, not the so-called "fairy manifestation", and the two were arguing, but they heard a cry outside the door.
"Madame Wang, Wang, Prince Wang?" Zhou Miaoyin's face was stunned, and she didn't dare to recognize the person in front of her. I saw that Wang Gongzi, who had just recovered and been discharged from the hospital, lost his weight again in just three days, and this time it was stricter than last time, not only did his skin turn blue and purple, but his two eyeballs also came out of his sockets, which were covered with red bloodshots, which looked extremely terrifying.
He pushed away the maid who was supporting him left and right, pounced on Zhou Miaoyin, and shouted hoarsely, "I want to eat, give me something to eat!" No, I don't want to eat, I want to drink water, the water that Dr. Zhou brought me is the best, hurry up and give it to me, give it to me! ”
Before Zhou Miaoyin could react, she saw that Wang Gongzi seemed to smell something, and groped around her while twitching her nose, and finally clenched her right hand, bit it down, and muttered ecstatically, "This is the smell, this is the smell!" ”
Zhou Miaoyin's finger was almost bitten off, and she finally got out of trouble under the pull of everyone, and asked in shock, "Mrs. Wang, what's wrong with Ling Gongzi?" It's only been three days, how can it be like this? She couldn't have imagined how a person of normal weight could be skinny in three days.
Mrs. Wang was furious, "You are a doctor, you still have the face to ask me?" At the beginning, you kept saying that my son had bulimia and only needed to be treated for half a month, but as soon as he was discharged from the hospital, he began to cry hungry, and no matter how much he ate, he couldn't fill his stomach, but the more he ate, the thinner he became, the thinner he ate, and said that only by drinking the water you brought him could he feel full. You say, did you poison my son? Knowing this, I should have listened to the advice of the adult and sent my son to Renxintang for healing. If you can't heal the disease, don't hold on, this is not saving people, but harming people! Now that the adult has left Cangzhou, what should my son do? Can you heal him? Can you? If my son has three long and two short, I want you to pay for your life! ”
Zhou Miaoyin endured the pain while her heart was racing, thinking about the past and finally realizing that the shopkeeper Song's sentence "only I can cure" was not nonsense, but well-founded. He may have seen the clue a long time ago, so he released his words, but unfortunately everyone thought he was hysterical at that time, so they didn't pay attention to it.
What kind of disease did Wang Gongzi have? Why does my spiritual spring water only heal, not cure? Zhou Miaoyin hated her short-sightedness for the first time, and at the beginning, she thought that her vision was thousands of years higher than that of people in this world, and with the assistance of Lingquan, there was no disease that could not be cured. Looking at it now, it's a big joke.
The blow came too quickly and too heavy, which made Zhou Miaoyin stunned for a while before coming back to his senses. Over there, Wang Gongzi has been tied up with a rope by the servant of the Wang family. Mrs. Wang had obviously been to Renxin Hall, but after all, she was not allowed to enter the door, so she reluctantly came to Zhou's Medical Center.
She said strongly, "Doctor Zhou, my son is treated like this by you, you should take responsibility." I heard you made a bet with that adult, and now there are only nine rounds left? If you recommend my son to the past, this matter will be settled, and the Wang family will not trouble you in the future, otherwise, I will let you fight with your life. ”
Since becoming the chief doctor of the palace, Zhou Miaoyin has not been threatened like this for a long time. She felt really uncomfortable in her heart, but she couldn't disregard the lives of others in vain, and said thoughtfully, "You carry Ling Gongzi in first, and I'll take a closer look." If I really can't cure it, I will definitely recommend people to Shopkeeper Song. ”
Mrs. Wang's face turned slightly pale, and she urged, "Then you should hurry up and watch, don't delay time." Hey, I regretted my death, it's all because I have eyes and don't know gold and jade, I was obviously stopped by that adult, but I didn't listen to his advice, and I almost beat someone. ”
"There are many people who have been stopped by him, and you are not the only one, madam. The immortal chief is the immortal chief, and he is uninhibited in his deeds, and he will not worry about us mortals. A maid explained.
These words comforted Mrs. Wang a little, but they shocked Zhou Miaoyin's heart. She always felt that she had forgotten something, but now she finally remembered: Wang Gongzi was indeed not the only one who was stopped by the shopkeeper of Song, where did they go now? Is there a recurrence of the condition? But now is not a good time to track down, so I have to press the table.
Entering the consultation room, Wang Gongzi was pressed on the bed by several young and strong family members, grinning and howling, saying that it was just those few words, hungry, I want to drink water, I want to drink the water brought by Dr. Zhou himself. Others looked at Zhou Miaoyin's eyes more and more suspiciously, and she herself was uneasy and flustered.
She barely settled down, and then picked up a homemade stethoscope to probe the situation of Wang Gongzi's internal organs. His heart beat strongly and powerfully, and although his limbs were as thin as wood, he was infinitely strong, and seemed to be stronger than a normal person, but his cloudy eyes and bruised complexion showed that he was just strong on the outside and dry in the middle, and if he couldn't find the cause, he would soon die of organ failure.
Under the gaze of Mrs. Wang, Zhou Miaoyin didn't dare to bring water to Wang Gongzi to drink, so she had to ask the family to feed him to see what was going on when he was eating. The big head of the sea bowl, five bowls of rice in succession to feed, Wang Gongzi still shouted hungry, and his stomach was deflated, as if there was nothing.
What about rice? Where did they go? Could it be that Wang Gongzi's stomach is connected to a black hole of another dimension? Under the stimulation of the shopkeeper Song, Zhou Miaoyin also began to think crookedly. But her conjecture is always just a conjecture, not like the shopkeeper Song, who has opinions and solutions. It was only at this time that she reluctantly admitted that she had indeed misdiagnosed, but Wang Gongzi's illness may not be incurable.
Since the diluted spiritual spring can alleviate the symptoms, can the undiluted spiritual spring be completely cured? The spiritual spring can replenish people's vitality and even wash the marrow and cut the scriptures, and there is no reason to help this kind of hunger. With such an idea, Zhou Miaoyin took a bowl of rice with her own hands, and poked her fingertips into the rice grains while people were not paying attention, and quickly released the spiritual spring.
Wang Gongzi seemed to smell the clear aroma of spiritual spring water, and his two bloodshot eyes stared at the bowl, with a hideous expression of choosing people to devour. Zhou Miaoyin couldn't help but palpitate rice into his wide open mouth, and as soon as he swallowed two bites, he saw that his shaped cheeks were plump at a speed visible to the flesh, but in the blink of an eye, he had already regained his healthy color.
"God, God! Childe is good! The family members were stunned.
"What did you give him?" Mrs. Wang hit the nail on the head.
Zhou Miaoyin's hand shook and almost dropped the bowl, but Wang Gongzi suddenly broke the rope, snatched it over, grabbed the rice grains with his hands and stuffed them into his mouth, ate them cleanly in three or two times, and licked the edge of the bowl. The evidence was destroyed, and Zhou Miaoyin felt a little relieved, but in the next moment, her eyes widened, revealing a look of horror. I saw Wang Gongzi crushing the bowl and shouting even more frantically, "I still want it, I want it!" Serve me food! ”
This sentence took a total of four breaths: in the first breath, his eye sockets quickly sunken, and his cheeks were shriveled and wrinkled; In the second breath, the eyeballs bulge out of the sockets, and the pupils are covered with bloodshots; In the third breath, the complexion gradually changes, and the blood vessels burst out; In the fourth breath, a lot of hair fell out, and the robe slipped to the shoulders, revealing bones covered with only a thin layer of skin, and he was thinner, hungrier, and more insane than before.
Where is this healing, it is clearly worse! While asking the family to tie up her runaway son, Mrs. Wang beat Zhou Miaoyin and asked sharply, "What did you give him?" Did you cast a demon spell? No wonder that adult is targeting you everywhere, it turns out that you are a demon woman! Come on, pull this witch out and burn her! ”
Zhou Miaoyin had never seen such a grotesque and terrifying scene, the three souls and seven spirits were almost frightened away, and they forgot to resist for a while and received a lot of slaps. Fortunately, one of the apprentices came back to his senses in time, escorted her out of the consultation room, and shouted, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, let's go find the ghost doctor!" Without Dr. Zhou's recommendation, he may not be able to treat Ling Gongzi! ”
If it weren't for the light of the ghost doctor, Dr. Zhou would definitely be killed. The nine referral places are used up, where should Dr. Zhou go? I'm afraid Zhou's Medical Center can't be saved, right? The apprentice sighed and wondered.
At the same time, Youshu was riding a little donkey, swaying to the city gate, and put two copper plates into the hands of the guards. The guard was still gloomy and arrogant, and when he saw the appearance of the person who came, he knelt down as soon as his legs and feet were weak, "Great, my lord, are you back?" You don't have to pay the entrance fee, please come in, please come in! ”
Youshu was inexplicably introduced to the city gate, and when he walked out, he could see the guards kowtowing to him, and the people on both sides were vaguely asking who it was, and he didn't look like a nobleman riding a donkey, so he listened to the guards scolding, "You don't know this either?" Renxintang always knows, right? The crowd suddenly realized, and then fell to their knees.
Where could Youshu, who had been bowed to by all the people, be frightened by such a battle, and stroked his chin and wondered: Could it be that I came in with my face just now? Hey, it's only worth two copper plates.