Chapter 242: Risking Life to Test Medicine
When Song Yanxi arrived, Xi Lin was sitting in a chair with a dazed look in his eyes, with a broken porcelain bowl in front of him.
Seeing only porcelain pieces and no wild vegetables on the ground, she rushed forward, grabbed his collar, and demanded, "Did you eat them all?"
Xi Lin burped at the right time, and his eyes began to roll back.
Seeing that his body was weak and he was about to fall forward, Song Yanxi quickly asked An Yi who followed in to support him, pried open his mouth and stuffed a detoxification pill into it, and then gave him acupuncture.
I thought that the poison would remain in his body and he would be unconscious for at least half a day, but I didn't expect that he would wake up as soon as she took out the needle.
Song Yanxi thought he was hysterical and was about to ask An Yi to knock him out when he heard him say, "My father kept me in a medicine vat when I was little. This little bit of poison can't kill me."
Upon hearing this, Song Yanxi's face instantly darkened.
She said coldly, "If Divine Doctor Xi really didn't want to live, he could have just jumped off the city wall and saved everyone from worrying about you."
This madman!
Not to mention testing medicine, even if someone else wanted to commit suicide, they wouldn't eat it the way he does.
Before trying the medicine, she knew to keep a bottle of detoxification pills nearby in case of emergency.
As a doctor, he didn't even have this preparation. Isn't he deliberately risking his life?
Fortunately, the poison of this wild vegetable is not very strong. If it was a strong poison like Lover's Drunkenness, she would probably be sealed in the coffin and buried after going back and forth to the general.
Xi Lin rarely talked back. He slowly closed his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Song Yanxi, can you tell me the truth?"
"What do you want to hear?"
"Am I a loser who only knows how to rely on my family's protection?"
Song Yanxi's heart suddenly sank, and she asked, "When did he die?"
Hearing this, Xi Lin suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her with red eyes, "You feel the same way, right?"
“What answer do you want to hear?”
Song Yanxi didn't answer, but asked again before he could open his mouth: "If I call you a waste as you said, are you willing to cripple your hands and never practice medicine again in your life?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xi Lin blurted out.
He widened his eyes, supported himself on the bed and sat up, even wanting to argue with Song Yanxi.
He complained, "Even if my medical skills are not very good, I am still a descendant of the Xi family and have studied medical books since I was young.
I've treated at least eight hundred people over the years, if not a thousand, so I shouldn't be so embarrassed..."
At the end of his words, his voice became smaller and smaller until it was completely inaudible.
Seeing Xi Lin sitting there in a daze, Song Yanxi said disdainfully, "It's a pity that you usually boast of being smart and good at talking, but you were easily fooled by Zhuang Shihan's words.
She said you were just a useless person leaning against a big tree, and you thought that if she wanted you to die one day, would you not live anymore? "
Seeing that he had listened to her, she softened her tone and continued, "Epidemic is a fatal disease. If you and I hadn't given us acupuncture to prolong our lives over the past few days, those infected people might have already died.
Instead of lamenting the failure to save a single life, I should think about what will happen to the people of this city."
Xi Lin clenched his fists and said excitedly: "Girl, scold me more!"
Song Yanxi showed the silver needle in her hand, and without saying a word, Xi Lin quickly turned over and got out of bed without any hesitation.
She looked at his agility and murmured, "This physique is indeed suitable for drug testing."
Xi Lin hurriedly said, "I still have great use. Doctor Song, please don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut."
He suddenly thought of something, and his expression turned serious. "There aren't many cassia twigs left at Huichun Hall. Do you have any left?"
Song Yanxi shook her head slightly and said, "Except for Zexie in Wuling Powder, the other four herbs are irreplaceable. If any one is missing, the preventive effect will be lost."
She paused and added, "Perhaps there are other drugs that can be used as substitutes, but this involves human lives, and we can't afford to gamble."
On the second day after the city was sealed off, Cheng Duan led his subordinates to deliver soup made from Wuling San to families in the city who had not been infected with the epidemic for the purpose of epidemic prevention.
Once in the morning and once in the evening without interruption.
In such a large border town, there are at least 8,000 ordinary people. Even if the medicines in several drug stores have been used up, they will not be able to survive for more than a few days.
It's not just cinnamon twigs, I'm afraid there aren't many other medicines left.
In particular, ephedra, a crucial ingredient in the treatment prescription, can only last for two days at most, and that is if there are no new cases of illness every day.
Xi Lin gritted his teeth and said, "If it really doesn't work, I'll go out of the city myself. There are several large pharmacies in Hongsha City and Qingzhou. If I search them, I can at least get enough medicine for a few days."
"Lin Tingfeng has already left."
"What can that wimp do?"
The words were spoken too quickly. When Xi Lin caught a glimpse of An Yi's expression, it was too late to realize that something was wrong.
He coughed dryly twice and was about to make amends when he heard Song Yanxi agree with him: "For a man who only knows how to take shortcuts and try to climb up by riding on women's skirts, calling him a waste is an understatement."
Xi Lin's eyes lit up instantly, and he clapped his hands and said, "Well done!"
Song Yanxi put the silver needles into her bag, glanced at him and asked, "Did Divine Doctor Xi rest enough?"
"Enough, of course it's enough. I feel like I'm full of strength now." Xi Lin said hurriedly.
Huichuntang is now full of patients in the front and back yards. If he continues to rest like this, won’t the situation be in chaos?
Although there was Doctor Li taking care of the situation, the people in the city mostly recognized Zhuang Shihan's name, and they were reluctant to take the medicine given by Doctor Li when she was around.
If this continues, something will happen sooner or later.
As Xi Lin was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly, "An Yi, quickly get me some paper and pen. This herb I tasted today might be effective in treating the epidemic."
"Are you serious?" Song Yanxi asked urgently.
Xi Lin nodded and said seriously, "I didn't sleep last night, and when I came here I listened to Zhuang Shihan's twisted theories. I felt so confused that I couldn't even see the road ahead.
I just woke up from a nap and felt completely refreshed, as if I had finally gotten a good night's sleep after several days of sleeplessness."
An Yi asked, "Could it be related to the detoxification pill the girl gave me?"
Song Yanxi nodded, "I can't rule out this possibility."
She changed the subject and said, "But I just took the same bottle of detoxification pill. The pills were made by the same person, and the formula, temperature, and dosage are the same. The effect shouldn't be that different.
I'll try again after today's consultation."
Xi Lin's expression changed immediately, and he blurted out, "No!"
Song Yanxi acted as if she hadn't heard anything and continued to talk to herself, "It's windy today, so don't let everyone line up. If they catch a cold, the symptoms will only get worse."
An Yi responded with an "OK" and turned around to prepare.
Unexpectedly, he didn't even try to stop him. Xi Lin quickly chased after him and asked in a low voice, "It's not what you mean. Is this what Mo Jinchuan wants you to stay with her and protect her?"
An Yi's face turned cold, and instead of answering, he asked, "As a fellow doctor, why didn't you persuade me?"
"I would like to persuade her, but she has to be willing to listen to me even though she has such a stubborn temper!"
"Oh, so you knew that too."
"You!" Xi Lin was so angry at his sarcastic tone that he slapped his thigh. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll see what you'll say when your master returns."
An Yi's eyes were dim and he said in a shocking tone, "I will tell you whatever Divine Doctor Xi tells me when the time comes."
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