Chapter 253 Are you sure?
"I can live."
Emperor Jing's hoarse voice sounded like a broken bellows, and his eyes were already bloodshot.
He had written countless edicts of investiture and wills, but he still hadn't found his sixth daughter. His daughter was still so young, barely able to write. And what about his court, his people? What would become of them if something truly happened to him?
Being full of energy and vitality is a luxury for him; all he wants now is to survive.
The doctor said he could survive.
Reason told him that the words of a young woman were not to be trusted, but those words had a fatal attraction for him, and he could only believe them, and had to believe them!
"Hey, what kind of food do you like? Sweet or savory?"
Suddenly, he heard a faint voice. Emperor Jing, whose consciousness was gradually fading, awoke with a start and saw Jiang Nuanzhi smiling at him. The pain in his body seemed to have eased slightly.
The pain left Emperor Jing somewhat confused, and he remained silent for a long time.
Jiang Nuanzhi's hands didn't stop, but she continued as if chatting casually, "You used to be in poor health, so you probably couldn't eat too much greasy food. Have you ever thought about what you would most like to eat or see when you're healthy enough to eat anything?"
Emperor Jing was lost in thought for a moment before finally saying, "...crabapple, a bit sour."
If he really recovers, he might want to eat crabapples again.
Seeing his thoughtful expression, Jiang Nuanzhi raised her needle and began to inject the toxin little by little into his extremities, cutting open the blood vessels to force it out, before starting to stop the bleeding.
Now, he has another wound on his body. But the effect is remarkable; his lips have already regained some of their normal color.
Another half hour passed, and large beads of sweat dripped from Jiang Nuanzhi's forehead. Lu Shizhu, who was beside her, would occasionally bring her a sip of tea or wipe her sweat with a handkerchief. Jiang Nuanzhi's hands, however, never stopped moving.
Emperor Jing, who had initially been lying there suffering greatly, found his heart calmed down when he saw Jiang Nuanzhi working diligently.
Despite being just a young woman, Emperor Jing found himself feeling a sense of reliability from her, which caused him to feel strangely uneasy.
Finally, after more than an hour of treatment, Jiang Nuanzhi breathed a big sigh of relief.
At that time, Emperor Jing had already fallen into a deep sleep. Jiang Nuanzhi helped him sprinkle some hemostatic powder, then wrapped his wrist with gauze, and then sat down with a thud, stuffing a piece of pastry into her mouth.
"Doctor Jiang, does this mean that most of the toxins have been expelled?" Sanqi asked.
"Hmm." Jiang Nuanzhi nodded, then glanced at the shadow pacing back and forth outside the window and said, "Go outside and tell them that your master should be out of danger, so there's no need to worry."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Sanqi was overjoyed, grinning like a fool, and went out to deliver the message.
The Divine Physician looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with utter astonishment in his eyes. The thick, blank notebook in his hand was already more than half full, and he clutched it excitedly as if it were a priceless treasure. He leaned closer to Jiang Nuanzhi and gave her a thumbs up: "Physician Jiang, no, I should call you Divine Physician Jiang! You're amazing, I'm ashamed to admit my inferiority."
"Not to mention that I've never seen this acupuncture technique before, even if I knew it, I'm afraid I could only last for half an hour at most. How could you, a little girl, be so amazing and last so long?"
Hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but laugh and said, "I guess it's because I'm young."
He would understand if he had worked as a doctor in modern times. Some surgeries take ten hours; how could one perform them without stamina? Besides, Jiang Nuanzhi is indeed young now, at the peak of her energy and physical strength.
Taking a breath, Jiang Nuanzhi got up, stretched, and patted Lü Shizhu beside her: "Quick, pack my medicine box. We'll settle the consultation fee and then go back."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Que looked at Jiang Nuanzhi with a strange expression and asked, "You silly girl, why are you leaving already?"
Jiang Nuanzhi blinked her big eyes twice: "Otherwise what?"
"But the person here is asleep. You have to wait for him to wake up; maybe he'll give you more money."
Is this girl stupid? The Emperor is asleep now, and she's cured. It's time to reward her for her contributions; how can she leave?
"No need to give more, just pay the consultation fee," Jiang Nuanzhi said casually.
"Wait, wait!" Doctor Que grabbed him again: "But his condition is not stable yet..."
Looking at the appearance of Doctor Que, Jiang Nuanzhi said with a hint of amusement, "You are a divine doctor, but now that there is such a small amount of residual poison, you don't know how to treat it? I shouldn't need to teach you this, do I?"
Seeing that Doctor Que was completely stunned by these words, Jiang Nuanzhi looked at him with a smile: "We should also settle accounts, after all, you have stolen another book from me."
Upon hearing this, the Divine Physician immediately stuffed the notebook he had written into his own pocket: "You... how do you want to calculate this?"
Jiang Nuanzhi and Lü Shizhu exchanged a glance. The next second, the two turned around and went to a corner to whisper a few words to each other.
Immediately afterward, when she returned, Jiang Nuanzhi said, "You know, I originally didn't want to teach this acupuncture technique. But now, you've unexpectedly learned it. I can't let you suffer a loss. How about this, you give me this amount, including his consultation fee."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and gestured.
Lu Shizhu watched them nervously from behind. As if to encourage Jiang Nuanzhi, he nodded seriously: "Yes, we can't talk without you."
Sanqi and Doctor Que were also stunned.
After a while, Doctor Que came to his senses and asked with a strange expression, "Are you sure?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Confirmed!"
Doctor Magpie: "Sanqi, give me the money!"
Jiang Nuanzhi's eyes lit up when she saw the silver. After taking the silver note, she carefully folded it and stuffed it into her bosom. Then she smiled and waved to Lü Shizhu beside her, "Let's go, let's go back."
The two went out the door, but were immediately stopped by someone.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked up and saw it was Commander Liu. She frowned and said, "Your master is asleep now and is fine. I've accomplished my mission and will be heading back now."
He said he wanted to, and turned to go over.
To everyone's surprise, Commander Liu stopped them again: "The physician is indeed remarkable. I wonder, with such abilities, why is the physician content to remain in the countryside? Why not come with us? When my master wakes up, he may reward the physician even more."
"No need."
Jiang Nuanzhi refused decisively, frowning as he tried to walk around the person in front of him, but the man blocked his way again, even gripping the hilt of his sword. His voice carried a hint of threat as he said, "The physician had better reconsider. If you stay here and travel with us, your future will be bright. But if you leave today, well… who knows?"
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure you want to stop me?"
Commander Liu: "I advise the doctors to listen to advice."
Jiang Nuanzhi sighed inwardly: "There are some things I don't actually want to use, but you keep forcing me..."
"Wait! Doctor Jiang! Show mercy!"
Sanqi and Doctor Que exchanged a few words inside the house. When they came out and saw this scene, Sanqi turned pale with fright, and even her voice changed.
Jiang Nuanzhi curled the corners of her lips and said with a smile, "Little Sanqi, you're too late."
(End of this chapter)
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