Chapter VII: Danfang
"If Tie Lao doesn't dislike it, can you let me try it, maybe I can improve Huang Ru's situation." As soon as Shen Xiuwen spoke, Tie Lao shook his head.
"Xiao Shen, I know some ancient books you know, but this medical skill is really related to age, you are so old, have you ever treated a patient?" Tie Lao asked.
"Never."
"Have you ever practiced medicine and seen many symptoms?"
"Never."
The two of them have completely sealed the possibility of things. It is impossible for Tie Lao to let a person who has no medical background come to see Huang Ru. What's more, Huang Ru's symptoms were only suppressed by that prescription, and now that many years have passed, the medicinal power is not as good as before, and what unexpected situation occurs at this time is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
Shen Xiuwen naturally knew Tie Lao's difficulties, "Didn't the Huang family find that old Taoist and ask him to prescribe another prescription, maybe Huang Ru would be saved." ”
"How difficult is it easy, at that time, the old Taoist left a prescription, and Xiaoru's grandfather asked how to find him. But he only said that he was destined to meet and disappeared without a trace. Over the years, the Huang family has not stopped looking, and even offered a high reward, as long as Xiaoru's illness can be cured, the Huang family will reward 10 million, and also give a favor. ”
Shen Xiuwen felt that 10 million was okay to say, at least it was real money, but what the hell is it to give a favor?
Tie Lao saw Shen Xiuwen's doubts, and said with a smile: "You may not know the strength of the Huang family, whether it is in the political or business circles, including the entire Jianghu, the Huang family has people who can speak. ”
This time it was Shen Xiuwen's turn to be shocked, it turned out that the Huang family had such a great influence. But even so, he failed to cure Huang Ru's illness, which also explains why Tie Lao didn't let himself be cured.
"Tie Lao, I still say the same thing, if you believe me, then let me try. Huang Ru saved my life, I can't watch her suffer so much and ignore it. Shen Xiuwen said very seriously, it is said that his Taoist heart is as firm as a rock, but at this moment, he is moved by compassion for a person who does not have a deep intersection.
"Well, if you don't let this little guy try, it seems that you don't give up. In this way, today has come to this hour, and you should rest early, and tomorrow morning, let me see what you are capable of. After Tie Lao finished speaking, he got up and left, leaving Shen Xiuwen standing there with a complicated face.
To be honest, he doesn't have 100% confidence, but since there is a glimmer of life in the sky, there must be a solution to it, if not, it means that he has not found the right one.
There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Huang Ru came out of the room and saw that there was no one in the living room on the first floor, thinking that Shen Xiuwen should go to rest. But he didn't want to look out, so he sat cross-legged in the courtyard, facing east, meditating.
Huang Ru tried not to make a noise, and her brother was often like this, and he didn't want to be disturbed when he practiced on weekdays.
Shen Xiuwen didn't have any big battles when he was practicing, as if he was asleep, and his breath was long and continuous.
After a while, he opened his eyes, slowly stood up, looked up and saw Huang Ru watching him upstairs, and showed a hint of a smile.
"Morning."
Shen Xiuwen walked into the living room and said hello to Huang Ru upstairs. This is Tie Lao Ye walking in from outside, and he also has a box in his hand, which looks a little old.
"Xiao Shen, this is something that can be used in traditional Chinese medicine, I brought it, and the other prescription is also in it, you can study it."
Tie Lao said and put the box on the table, and Shen Xiuwen on the side stepped forward and slowly opened it.
Huang Ru already knew what Shen Xiuwen was going to do at this moment, and he was a little nervous in his heart. If he can really recover, then the family will be very happy, Huang Ru thought so, and walked downstairs with him.
"Most of the herbs in this prescription are common medicinal materials, but the rest are highly poisonous, and Huang Ru's situation is really serious." Shen Xiuwen looked at the prescription and set his eyes on Huang Ru.
"Sit down!" Shen Xiuwen asked Huang Ru to sit down, took out the pulse diagnosis in the box, and motioned for Huang Ru to put his hand on it.
Shen Xiuwen put his hand on Huang Ru's wrist, and his brows became tighter and tighter.
"How?" Tie Lao actually knew the result, but he still asked.
"It's complicated, but I think you're getting one thing wrong." Shen Xiuwen sighed and replied slowly.
"Got something wrong? What's the matter? Tie Lao saw Shen Xiuwen staring at the prescription, and he had doubts in his heart, "You mean there is a problem with this prescription?" ”
Shen Xiuwen didn't answer, and continued to look at the prescription, while constantly deducing in his heart.
Huang Ru and Tie Lao on the side did not bother when they saw this situation, and silently waited for Shen Xiuwen's reply.
"There's nothing wrong with the prescription, it's your method that's wrong." Shen Xiuwen's forehead was sweating, which showed that it took a lot of energy to deduce this prescription.
"Xiao Shen, we have found a lot of Chinese medicine saints, and finally summed up the order of decoction and how much to dosage, how can it be wrong?" Tie Lao was a little angry, he thought that Shen Xiuwen was sincere and affordable, and he wouldn't make those twists and turns, but he didn't expect him to show his feet so soon.
"Shen Xiuwen, when I got this prescription in my hand, my grandfather called more than a dozen traditional Chinese doctors, and specially invited three holy hands of traditional Chinese medicine, and studied it day and night for two months, and then finalized the plan, if you say that there is a problem in this, then you have to point out what is wrong." Huang Ru saw that Tie Lao was angry, but Shen Xiuwen was still immersed in the prescription, ignored it at all, and hurriedly spoke to ease it.
"This recipe is not a decoction." Shen Xiuwen slowly raised his head and said categorically.
"Not a potion?" This time, even Huang Ru was blinded, isn't it what a decoction can be, rubbed into pills?
"This is a Dan Fang!"
"Danfang?!" Tie Lao and Huang Ru were dumbfounded, they never expected Shen Xiuwen to speak amazingly, and actually said that this prescription was a pill prescription. What is Danfang? It is the formula for refining pills, and in ancient times, how many emperors were poisoned by eating pills in order to seek immortality.
"This pill is not the same as you imagined, you should still have medicinal materials here, I want to try it and see if I can refine it." Shen Xiuwen doesn't care so much, he and the old man refine the pill a lot on weekdays, and they eat it as jelly beans after refining, this time when he sees the appearance of the new pill, he naturally has itchy hands and wants to give it a try.
"This ......" Tie Lao was a little hesitant, not that he was reluctant to accept those medicinal materials, but that he had never heard of such immortal methods as alchemy, and he was a little undecided for a while.
"Grandpa Tie, tell him to try it." Huang Ru is open-minded, after all, it is better to die on the road to treatment than to die in pain.
Not long after, Tie Lao asked someone to bring all the medicinal materials, a total of three copies, this is also because he is afraid that Shen Xiuwen will fail in refining, and then go to get the medicine and delay the time. If all three mates are wasted, then there is no need to continue trying. Although the Huang family is not short of this money, there are two flavors of medicine that are not only sky-high, but also extremely difficult to find, and now the Huang family's inventory is only five pairs.
Shen Xiuwen didn't care about anything else, he asked Tie Lao for a copper medicine basin and set up a fire outside directly to start baking. Unlike ordinary people, when others bake the bottom of the pot, he directly puts the copper basin almost upside down on the fire, and constantly changes the position of his hands to avoid being burned by the heated copper basin.
When the bottom of the pot slowly burned red, Shen Xiuwen quickly straightened it and put it on the charcoal fire to continue heating. Wait until the copper basin is completely red, then pick up the medicinal herbs around you and carefully add them in a specific order.
The high temperature blessed the copper basin, which almost scorched the already dry medicinal herbs. Shen Xiuwen wrapped the true qi in his hands, constantly pressing and stirring the medicinal materials in the basin, and at the same time releasing the true qi into it. With the addition of the last medicine, Shen Xiuwen's speed increased suddenly, and his hands stirred all the medicinal materials like a grinding plate, and traces of fly ash continued to float out.
This lasted for about half an hour, Shen Xiuwen's sweat kept falling, and Huang Ru on the side was both distressed and grateful.
As time passed, there were fewer and fewer medicinal herbs in the copper basin. There was a trace of mist steaming in the basin that others were looking at, and it was faintly accompanied by a medicinal fragrance.
"This ......" Tie Lao and Huang Ru glanced at each other, both of them saw the other's shock, and they didn't dare to speak at this time, their eyes stared at Shen Xiuwen's hands.
At this moment, there is no more fly ash in the copper basin, but a small pool of crystal liquid liquid is in sight. Shen Xiuwen didn't dare to delay, and his hands kept patting the copper basin, shaking out the impurities in the medicinal liquid. The liquid also gradually solidifies, forming a ball when turning.
"Done!" With a low snort, a regular pill appeared in Shen Xiuwen's hand, and the fragrance of the medicine wafted out, which should be regarded as completed.
"Okay, this is the elixir refined by this pill, Huang Ru's illness can be taken this one." Shen Xiuwen was a little tired, and his hands were also roasted red.
"This, this is a miracle!" Tie Lao was completely speechless in shock at this moment, who would have thought that a bunch of dry medicinal materials could refine such a crystal elixir.
To be on the safe side, Tie Lao scraped some powder off the pill and sent it for inspection.
Shen Xiuwen didn't speak when he saw it, his breath was a little weak at the moment, and he sat on the ground and began to breathe.
When he recovered, Shen Xiuwen opened his eyes. At this time, there were a few more people in the room, a middle-aged couple, and a young man in military uniform, and an old man with extraordinary bearing sitting next to him.
Shen Xiuwen walked into the living room, and Tie Lao stepped forward to introduce him, "Xiao Shen, this is Xiao Ru's grandfather Huang Zhentian, this is Xiao Ru's father Huang Baiye, Xiao Ru's mother Bai Jin, and Xiao Ru's brother Huang Chen. ”
Shen Xiuwen stepped forward to say hello one by one, still walking the etiquette of the rivers and lakes. Huang Ru's parents are nothing, but Huang Chen frowned, and he didn't seem to like this way of greeting people in the rivers and lakes.
"Young man, I heard Lao Tie say that you are a member of the Dao Sect and studied under the Xuan Wu Dao people, I am lonely and unheard, but I have never heard of the name of the Xuan Wu Daoist, I don't know if I can tell me the origin?" Huang Zhentian asked with a smile.
The Huang family didn't know anything about Shen Xiuwen, and this matter involved Huang Ru's condition, so they naturally didn't dare to jump to conclusions.
"My master is just an idle cloud and wild crane in the mountains, and he can't talk about a big name, just an ordinary old man." In Shen Xiuwen's heart, the master is very ordinary, even if he has great ability, it is his own master, and there is nothing to praise.
"Oh, that's it!" Maybe Shen Xiuwen deliberately concealed it, or maybe his master was really not very famous, in short, Huang Lao didn't ask any more questions, nodded and sat down.