Arriving in the provincial capital of Yunnan Province, Gu Xia first went to find a place to eat a bowl of rice noodles.

Then I strolled around the streets and alleys.

Spring is everywhere here, with flowers and fruits everywhere and abundant products.

The place is bustling with people, and many people have smiles on their faces.

Gu Xia’s destination is not here.

He was going to a border town where a war with a neighboring country had just ended.

He thought that only by going there would he be able to put his talents to use.

To go to the border town, you need to take a bus. Gu Xia bought a ticket and got on the bus.

The ride was bumpy and the person sitting next to me got carsick.

Gu Xia took out the motion sickness pills she made and gave them to him.

"Thank you." After that, the man took the medicine and drank some water. After a while, he gradually got better.

Gu Xia was relieved to see that he was fine.

The man soon felt refreshed and asked him, "Where did you buy these pills? They're so effective! The ones I usually take don't work."

Gu Xia answered him: "I did this myself."

The man's eyes lit up and he looked at him: "Are you a doctor?"

"Um."

"From your accent, you don't sound like a local. What are you doing here?"

Gu Xia didn't answer, but asked: "Judging from your accent, you are not a local, what about you?"

It was a northern accent that Gu Xia was very familiar with.

The man smiled and said generously, "I'm from the military district. We have wounded soldiers here, and I'm here to accompany them."

Only then did Gu Xia notice that the man was wearing an ordinary short-sleeved shirt on the upper body, but military pants on the lower body.

Since several members of his family served in the military, Gu Xia had a natural liking for soldiers. He relaxed a little and told the other party that he was a traveling doctor and was travelling around.

"Oh, that's perfect! We're in need of doctors. Why don't you come to our military district and help us?"

"Oh, I forgot. My name is Yu Jun. What's yours?"

"Gu Xia." The two shook hands and knew each other.

After getting off the car, Gu Xia and Yu Jun went to the military hospital together.

He took out his medical license and proof of his previous work at the hospital.

The people at the military hospital were very happy to see that he was from North City.

"Excellent student, Dr. Gu, thank you for coming to help us."

The dean was very happy. There were too many injured people here and doctors were a scarce resource.

Not to mention the top students from various major hospitals in the north city.

"Doctor, please go check on bed number eight. He's not doing well."

The dean walked over seriously, and Gu Xia followed.

The patient in bed number eight is a wounded soldier from the battlefield, and one of his legs has been amputated.

There were still many wounds on his body, and blood began to seep out during the struggle.

"Comrade Li Tao, what's wrong with you?"

The patient gritted his teeth and said, "My right leg hurts so much, I can't stand it!"

His right leg has been amputated...

“Phantom limb pain!”

Also known as phantom limb pain, it refers to the sensation that a severed limb is still present and causes pain there. Various medications are often ineffective. There is no consensus on the underlying mechanism of phantom limb pain, and Western medicine lacks effective treatments. (Note 1)

"Director, give him a sedative," said another doctor.

"I've already done it several times. I can't do it again." There's a risk of poisoning if too much tranquilizer is administered.

Gu Xia narrowed his eyes, pushed aside the people in front of him, walked up to the patient and asked him, "Comrade Li Tao, is your right leg painful?"

Li Tao gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, doctor, please save me quickly, my right leg hurts so much."

How much pain would it take to make a strong man roll around in bed?

Everyone who heard it felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on their heart, making it difficult to breathe.

Gu Xia was very calm, "Okay, comrade, I'll give you acupuncture, and it will not hurt so much."

After saying this, he took out his medicine box and laid out his set of golden needles.

"This set of needles..." The old dean had seen them before. Many years ago, at a medical exchange meeting, an old Chinese doctor took out his family's golden needles.

It was said that the needle was very effective, but he had not seen it with his own eyes.

Gu Xia nodded at him: "I need half an hour to do acupuncture, you can go do other things first."

You don't need so many people around.

The dean sent the other people away, but he just stood by and watched.

Gu Xia disinfected the needle and started inserting the needle.

The patient was first given a few injections on the head to gradually calm him down.

The most important stitch is placed in the stump.

Logically speaking, there are no acupuncture points on the stump, but Gu Xia seemed to insert the thin needle into it in a regular manner.

Li Tao's breathing gradually became steady, and he even let out a long sigh, as if the pain had disappeared.

Gu Xia continued to insert needles into his head, legs and chest before stopping.

After finishing it in one go, Gu Xia breathed a sigh of relief. When the old dean handed him a towel, he realized that he was already sweating all over.

Looking at Li Tao lying on the bed, he had already closed his eyes and fallen asleep.

The old dean's eyes were a little moist: "Child, thanks to you."

Gu Xia smiled and said, "It's okay. Just treat the wound on his body. If it still hurts tomorrow, give him another acupuncture treatment. It will heal quickly."

The source of phantom limb pain cannot be identified by diagnosis. Acupuncture can stimulate the central nervous system and relieve pain in the limbs.

Gu Xia's acupuncture set was handed down from Master Zhang's ancestors, and the effect is much better than ordinary acupuncture. Logically speaking, one more acupuncture treatment should be enough.

After a while, he pulled out the needles from the patient and put them away, and the treatment was considered over.

The old dean arranged accommodation for him and issued him a work ID. He was originally required to undergo an assessment, but after this incident, the assessment was cancelled.

This is a talented person, and the old dean hopes he can stay.

When Yu Jun heard that Gu Xia cured Li Tao, he came over to thank him.

"Li Tao was one of my men. None of his comrades returned from this battle. When he was carried back, his right leg had been blown to pieces. I know he couldn't accept the truth, so..."

Seeing him in so much pain, Yu Jun felt bad too, but the war had already caused him to lose too many companions who fought side by side, and his ability to accept it was much stronger than Li Tao's.

Gu Xia nodded and said, “This is a psychological threshold. The more you see it, the more you will accept it.

He hasn't experienced as much as you, so he can't accept the facts."

Yu Jun waved his hand: "I don't understand psychology, but I have received counseling from psychologists several times, and you are not very similar to them."

A psychologist will be more approachable, and you can greet and chat with him as soon as he comes in.

Gu Xia is the kind of serious and solemn scene.

Yu Jun actually preferred someone like Gu Xia. He thought this young doctor was quite interesting. How did they say that? Even when Mount Tai collapses, one remains calm.

For example, right now, he said to Yu Jun seriously, "Psychology and I are not studying the same field. We each have our own areas, so we are indeed not very similar."

Yu Jun smiled, patted him on the shoulder, told him to have a good rest, and left.

After he left, Gu Xia somehow kept thinking about his words.