Hua Bushi's busyness is not only on the training of fighting dogs, but he spends more time every day carving wood. Cao Duyun and Zhu Hongzhong have been poisoned by the "Absolute String Palm" for nearly three months, and now it is not long before the attack of the attack, and he must practice more accurate and stable techniques before the attack of the palm poison, so that he can more confidently carry out the technique of "cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison" for the two.

However, the art of using a knife does not seem to be so easy to practice, in the past few months, Hua Bushi has carved thousands of wood carvings with a knife, but until now, he is still very dissatisfied with his knife technique, especially in the past ten days, no matter how hard he practiced, day and night to carve wood, the progress has been too slow. According to Hua Bushi's judgment, if the technique of "cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison" is implemented now, there is probably only a fifty or sixty percent chance of success.

Time is running out, and even if you are not sure, "cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison" must be carried out. This eldest young master is worried all day long, this matter is related to two lives, whether it is for Cao Duyun or Zhu Hong, if the operation fails, resulting in death or lifelong paralysis, it is extremely difficult for Hua Bushi to accept.

Hua Bushi's medical skills were passed on from Meng Wuming, who was known as the "medical saint", but Meng Wuming taught him only the principles and experience of practicing medical medicine. In terms of the proficiency of medical science, this eldest young master is probably already blue, and he is better than the "medical saint" Meng Wuming.

It is precisely because of this that for the so-called incurable poison such as "Absolute String Palm", he can ingeniously come up with a unique method such as "cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison".

It's a pity that knowing medical science is important, but without practice, how easy is it to succeed in surgery?

In the early years, Hua Bushi traveled and practiced medicine, and had to pass on the secret method of "Seven Absolute Blood Piercing Techniques" of the "Miaojiang Poison Gate", and over the years, there have been a lot of people who have been treated and treated, but he is the best at it, and the most used is the method of silver needle puncture, and there are not many times when he really uses a knife to operate, and he has never done such a dangerous method as cutting the meridians of the body.

In this regard, it is the weakness of Hua Bushi's medical skills, although he came up with the idea of using carved wood to practice and improve, but the facts have proved that although this method is effective, after all, it is only a practice method, without actual application, it is still difficult to break through the bottleneck and achieve the improvement in the essential sense.

Just like practicing martial arts, no matter how familiar you are with your usual moves, if you don't go through the test of actual combat, it will be difficult to reach the superior realm.

However, this actual battle of "cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison" was too important for Hua Bushi, so important that he couldn't accept possible failure.

On the twenty-sixth day of April, there were still nine days before the "Zixiao Conference".

Early in the morning, Hua Bushi ordered the barking tower to be temporarily closed today, and the dog training also stopped, and ordered the gate to be closed, and then asked Sima Rulan and a cadre of the city lord's mansion to guard the back garden gate to help protect the law, not to let idle people and others get close to the garden, and no one was allowed to enter the garden to disturb.

The eldest young master has already decided to implement the technique of "cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison" for Cao Duyun and Zhu Hong today. This is because the "Absolute String Palm Poison" is about to attack, and he knows that there is really no way to delay it any longer.

Inside the house, Hua Bushi sat upright, while Hai Hongzhu stood aside, acting as an assistant.

On the square table were several sharp knives, steel clips of various sizes, cotton gauze, and five or six potions and powders of different colors, which were served in porcelain cups of different sizes. These are all things prepared by Hua Bushi for today's extraction of poison, and some of those potions can stop bleeding, and some can be disinfected, and their uses are different.

Silver needles and silk threads are also indispensable, and they are used to suture wounds.

The square table was placed in front of the bed, and sitting cross-legged on the opposite bed was Cao Duyun.

As for which one of Cao Duyun or Zhu Hongzhong would be the first to pull out the poison, Hua Bushi was very hesitant. Generally speaking, the first person to operate on the surgery takes a greater risk, because the method of "cutting the pulse and extracting the poison" is the original invention of Hua Bushi, and no one else in the world has done it before, so there is no experience to learn from at all.

Even if this method is theoretically feasible, but in practice, no one can say whether it can really remove the palm poison and save his life before it has been verified, and this eldest young master's first spell is difficult to do very thoroughly, and it is even easier to fail. And after the first person administered the operation, Hua Bushi will have some experience when he cuts the pulse and pulls out the poison from the second person, and it will be much safer.

Just when Hua Bushi hesitated, Cao Duyun offered to let Hua Bushi perform the spell first.

At this time, this "Duyun Prince" sat on the bed, but the expression on his face was very calm, and even with a hint of ease, but Hua Bushi, who was sitting opposite him, looked nervous, and his eyebrows showed a look of worry.

"The younger brother has already said before that the first person who performs the spell to pull out the poison is more dangerous," Hua Bushi said, "If Brother Cao is unwilling to take the lead, it is not too late to tell me." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Between Xia and Zhu Hong, Brother Hua always has to choose one person to perform the spell first, since the first person to pull out the poison is more dangerous, can Brother Hua bear to let the disciple Zhu Hong take this risk, maybe die because of failure?"

"This ......" Hearing this question, Hua Bushi opened his mouth for a while and couldn't answer. For this eldest young master, whether it was Cao Duyun or Zhu Hong, if he died due to his own failed spell, he was completely unwilling.

Cao Duyun smiled slightly, and said, "But I don't know how sure Brother Hua is at this time to pull out the poison?"

Hua Bushi said: "The younger brother has been carving wood and practicing knives every day for several months, honing his skills, although he has made some progress compared to before, but he is still not very sure, and the possibility of success is only about fifty or sixty percent at most." ”

Cao Duyun said: "The 'Absolute String Palm' is a strange poison that is difficult to save by the gods, and it is very rare for Brother Tai to be able to get rid of it with fifty or sixty percent certainty, and I believe that Lu Qiuhong, who fell into the sea and died, was also unexpected." ”

He paused slightly, and suddenly said: "Brother Hua, have you ever thought about how to make the grasp of success greater?" Hua Bushi said: "Don't hide it from Brother Cao, the younger brother decided to perform the operation to remove the poison today, firstly, because the attack of palm poison has not been delayed for long, and secondly, the younger brother carved wood to practice the knife, it seems that he has encountered a bottleneck, even if he practices for more time, I am afraid that it will be useless." Hua Bushi really has no plan, and then improve even half a point of certainty. ”

Cao Duyun said: "Although Brother Hua has no plan, Duyun has a plan, which may make Brother Tai more sure when he makes a move." ”

Hua Bushi's heart moved, and said, "Please ask Brother Cao for advice." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Brother Hua is worried that 'cutting the pulse and pulling out the poison' will not succeed, but he will miss the life of the younger brother, and he is worried in his heart, which can be described as a demon. If this demon is not removed, it will inevitably be hesitant and hesitant when Brother Tai makes a move, and it will be difficult to reach the realm of tranquility and emptiness, and he will be hindered when he casts the spell. ”

After nearly three months of training, carved into more than 1,000 wood carvings, Hua Bushi's knife technique, should have been very proficient, fully qualified for the "pulse cutting and detoxification" technique. The reason why he is not sure is because he is too heavy on gains and losses. Once a person is too afraid of failure, he will often make mistakes due to his or her standards, which will lead to actual failure, which is the so-called demonic behavior.

Cao Duyun's words are the key to this.

Hua Bushi closed his eyes and pondered for a while before he opened his eyes and said, "What Brother Cao said is good, but even if the younger brother knows the reason, there is still no way to overcome it, but how is it good?"

Cao Duyun said: "It's actually not difficult for Brother Hua to go to this inner demon, as long as he executes this 'cutting pulse and pulling out the poison' for the younger brother, it doesn't matter if he succeeds or fails, even if the younger brother dies, Brother Hua will not have any guilt, and the inner demon will naturally disappear." ”

He stared into Hua Bushi's eyes and said, "Cao Duyun has been familiar with Brother Hua since he met Brother Hua in Changsha City, and he also knows Brother Tai's skills and talents. Now that the future of my brother's life and death is uncertain, I hope to exchange a condition with Brother Hua, or it can also be said to make a deal, if Brother Hua can agree, my brother will be willing to die, and you don't have to have any scruples about my life and death. ”

Hua Bushi's heart moved again when he heard this, and he said movingly: "But I don't know what conditions are that can make Brother Cao put life and death out of the way?"

Cao Duyun said: "My Cao family is the family of eunuchs, loyal to the great emperor for several generations, and Duyun has received the grace of the current emperor and accepted him as a righteous son, and he originally planned to support the court with this life, even if he dies loyal to the country, he will never regret it." This time, the younger brother went south, it was to raise silver taels by the holy decree to fund the military expenses of the imperial court, but because of many changes, the final success was lost, and it was difficult to achieve the goal, and he was really guilty of living up to the trust of his father. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Why should Brother Cao be so pessimistic, you and I cooperate to operate the ocean-going cargo trade on this Okura Island, why worry about not being able to earn silver taels, and we will definitely be able to solve the dilemma of the imperial court's military spending." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Duyun also believes that with Brother Hua's ability, he will definitely earn a huge amount of silver taels through the ocean trade on this island, and it is Cao Duyun who wants to trade with Brother Tai and set such conditions. If the younger brother is unlucky and the poison in the place cannot be successfully removed and he dies, please ask Brother Hua to promise the younger brother to try to raise two million silver taels and send them to Zhili Kyoto to the current imperial court to fulfill the younger brother's unfulfilled wish, so that Cao Duyun will die immediately, and he will have no regrets and willingly. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled a scroll from his shirt and placed it on the table. The scroll is made of sandalwood, and it is embossed with a dragon pattern, which is very delicate, and the brocade silk is also golden in color, which is unusual. It had been adrift for thousands of miles at sea after a great storm before, but the scroll was still very intact, and there was not even a trace of stain on it, which also showed that Cao Duyun must have carefully preserved this object.