Upon arriving at Ji'an Hall, Du Xiuyuan hesitated at the entrance, waiting for the two constables to bring Su Luo over.
Su Luo couldn't ride a horse, so the young constable rode her to Ji'an Hall: "Madam Su, come in and see our boss."
"Du Xiuyuan led the way for Su Luo."
When Yu Feipeng saw a young woman even younger than him enter, he immediately felt embarrassed. He was shirtless, and his clothes had been cut off by Dr. Du.
"This injury has gotten so bad!" Su Luo placed a hand on Yu Feipeng's back, touching the edge of the wound.
Yu Fenpeng felt a tingling, itchy sensation, and his face turned red as a grown man: "It's not that serious, is it?"
Du Xiuyuan explained the cause of Su Luo's illness: "Madam Su, he was injured a month ago, and it got worse after he came into contact with water."
Su Luo understood. Judging from the condition, the only way to heal was to cut away the rotten part, then treat the inflammation and suture it.
"Dr. Du, please have someone prepare boiled water and salt."
"Okay!" Du Xiuyuan did exactly as Su Luo said.
Then Su Luo said to the four constables, "You guys go outside and wait. Leave your boss to me and Doctor Du."
Soon, Du Xiuyuan brought in a basin of boiling water. Taking advantage of this moment, Su Luo had already taken out her surgical tools from her spatial storage.
Throw the tools you need into a basin of boiling water and add a little salt to disinfect them.
"Dr. Du, didn't you want to learn how to treat external injuries from me? This is the perfect opportunity, so watch closely."
Du Xiuyuan wanted to learn; he dreamed of learning. The fact that Su Luo allowed him to see it made him ecstatic.
"Okay! Okay..."
Yu Feipeng was conscious, but when he saw Su Luo produce so many knives and scissors, about seven or eight different tools, his body went numb.
Dr. Du handed a clean towel to Yu Feipeng and said, "When you can't help it, bite it."
Su Luo still had some anesthetic in her space, but not much. She could use other methods to treat this kind of wound.
"Dr. Du, do you know how to use acupuncture to treat localized numbness?"
Du Xiuyuan only knew how to use silver needles to treat common illnesses and seal acupoints. He had never heard of anyone in the entire Nanning Kingdom who could use silver needles to achieve a numbing effect.
However, he did see a record in an ancient book that said an old, legendary doctor could use needles to numb the pain and scrape the bone to remove toxins from the patient.
But I've never heard of anyone being able to do this.
When they searched again later, there were no further records.
"I...I can't."
Su Luo stood up and said, "Never mind, give me your silver needles, I'll do it!"
Su Luo's calm tone shocked Du Xiuyuan. He was sure he hadn't misheard. Su Luo said she would come. Could she use silver needles to numb the pain?
What kind of unparalleled medical skill is this? Does Su Luo even know that with just this one technique of numbing pain by needling acupoints, she can shake up the entire medical world of Nanning?
"Lady Su, here are the silver needles for you..." Du Xiuyuan's hands were trembling as he handed over the pack of silver needles.
Su Luo carefully located the acupoints and inserted silver needles into Fei Peng's back and arm. She used her fingertips to twist the needles as she inserted them, and only released them when she felt that the desired effect had been achieved.
After finishing this, Su Luo began to cut away the rotten flesh from Yu Fenpeng's wound. Yu Fenpeng knew that Su Luo was treating his wound, and he could feel it, but it didn't hurt as much as he thought; it felt like ants were crawling on his body.
Su Luo's movements weren't too fast, so as not to make him feel itchy.
Du Xiuyuan knew how to cut away rotten flesh, but judging from Yu Feipeng's expression, he didn't even need to bite the towel Yu Feipeng gave him. It seemed that Su Luo had really used silver needles to numb his pain.
After cleaning away the rotten flesh, Su Luo began to suture. The sutures were made of catgut from her spatial storage, so they didn't need to be removed.
"Dr. Du, come to the front and watch my technique."
As Su Luo spoke, Du Xiuyuan immediately went over; for him, this was an opportunity he couldn't miss.
Su Luo sewed very carefully, not like a centipede's legs. After finishing stitching the wound on her arm, Du Xiuyuan asked, "Madam Su, do you need to remove these stitches?"
Su Luo didn't even look up and said, "This is my special thread. It will dissolve into the flesh and won't need to be removed. Of course, you can use other threads, but other threads absolutely need to be removed, and they need to be removed as soon as the wound has healed."
Then Su Luo began to stitch up the wound on Yu Feipeng's back, using the same technique.
Yu Feipeng didn't feel anything until Su Luo removed the silver needles. Slowly, sweat began to bead on his forehead, and he kept clutching the towel that Du Xiuyuan handed him.
After Su Luo finished her work, Du Xiuyuan applied herbal medicine that could promote tissue regeneration to Yu Feipeng before he was done.
"Madam Su, thank you so much for coming today." Du Xiuyuan invited Su Luo to the backyard for tea and rest.
"It's nothing, just a small favor."
Du Xiuyuan did not sit down, but stood and poured tea for Su Luo, feeling uneasy.
"Madam Su, I have received your instruction today, and you can be considered my master. Why don't you take me as your apprentice? I really want to learn medicine from you."
Su Luo hadn't expected Du Xiuyuan to be so persistent, and she felt that all she could teach him was how to treat external injuries, as she didn't consider herself to be a very skilled doctor.
"Alas, Dr. Du, I don't know much, and I'm afraid you'll regret it if you become my disciple."
How could that be? Just based on the suturing technique just now, and that extinct silver acupuncture anesthesia method, it is enough to satisfy all doctors' lifelong pursuit.
"Lady Su, I...I...I won't regret it." Hearing that there might be a chance, Du Xiuyuan immediately pressed his advantage.
"Alright, I'll teach you what I know, but I'll skip the parts from my master."
Su Luo felt that Du Xiuyuan had helped her when she was in her most difficult time, and now that he was an old man pleading with her, she had nothing to hide.
"No, no, no! A teacher for a day is a teacher for life."
As he spoke, Du Xiuyuan bowed and knelt before Su Luo.
That's just how etiquette is in this world, and Su Luo didn't stop him.
"Master, I will deliver the apprenticeship gift to your home this afternoon."
Su Luo helped Du Xiuyuan up and said, "There's no need for the apprenticeship ceremony. Just call me Su Niangzi as before. There's no need to call me Master. As long as you have me in your heart, it doesn't matter what you call me."
"Since I've agreed to teach you medicine, you must listen to me. From today onward, you don't need to kneel before me; I'm not used to it."
As long as he can learn medicine from Su Luo, none of this matters. He only needs to remember in his heart that Su Luo is his master, and he only needs to respect and admire her.
"Alright, Madam Su!"
Su Luo gave Du Xiuyuan her set of scalpels and scalpels. She had another set in her spatial storage that she could keep for herself.
"Practice the sewing technique properly first. You can practice with some pork with skin on. If you have any questions, come find me in Changping Village."
Du Xiuyuan took the scalpel from Su Luo. Such a finely crafted knife could not be made by any blacksmith in Yongle County. It was his master's treasure, and now he was giving it to him.
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