Chapter 27
"Different opinions?" Wen Weili carefully read each doctor's diagnosis for Duanmu Huaixin.
"Does this have anything to do with the martial arts Xinxin has practiced?" Wen Weili suspected that the internal force that was automatically running in Duanmu Huaixin's body caused the different diagnosis results.
"I dare not peek into what my master has learned."
Wen Weili rubbed her forehead helplessly. "Just go if I tell you to. If you can find a way to wake Xinxin up right now, that would be great. If you can't, I won't blame you. By the way, do you have a name? Or a number?"
"...My subordinate is Yin Yi." The hidden guard named Yin Yi walked to Duanmu Huaixin's bed, stretched out his finger to feel Duanmu Huaixin's pulse, and said softly "Huh".
Wen Weili couldn't tell anything from Yin Yi's mask, so she asked, "How is it? Is it as I expected?"
Yin Yi nodded affirmatively to Wen Weili, "Master Li's guess is probably correct. I do feel a strange internal force flowing around your body, but if my internal force tries to approach it, it will be pushed back."
Wen Weili smiled with relief. She hadn't dared to treat Duanmu Huaixin's body before, fearing that it would disrupt the balance in his body. "I've only fed Xinxin some honey water these past few days. Would it be a problem if I fed her some tonic soup?"
Yin Yi quickly knelt down and said, "In reply to Master Li, I dare not make the decision on my own. I beg Master Li to forgive me."
"I don't blame you," Wen Weili said anxiously, her fingers stroking Duanmu Huaixin's gradually thinning face, "But honey alone can't support Xinxin's body... Yinyi, you go down first."
"yes."
Yin Yi left, leaving only Wen Weili's long sigh in the room. Even someone unfamiliar with medicine knew that a person couldn't go without food for long periods of time. Duanmu Huaixin, despite possessing inner strength, was still human and couldn't ignore this rule.
Wen Weili frowned for a long time and decided to take a gamble.
She summoned the secret guard, handed him a letter, and instructed: "Send this letter to Fuxue Hall, the southernmost part of the Wen Mansion. You don't need to see anyone, just quietly deliver it to the table."
The hidden guard nodded, took the letter respectfully, put it in his arms, and walked out of the room.
Wen Weili looked at Duanmu Huaixin. Although she was somewhat confident, she was not so sure because of the man's bad character. She hadn't seen him for many days. Would he really agree?
Regardless of whether the letter she sent would receive a response, Wen Weili planned to make some nourishing soup for Duanmu Huaixin first. If that person did not come, she would have to take care of Duanmu Huaixin in her own way.
The firewood was thrown into the furnace one by one, the flint collided vigorously, and the ignited flame slowly burned in the stove. The water in the pot soon began to boil. Wen Weili prepared to make a pot of what was said to be a very wonderful tonic soup for Duanmu Huaixin - the Four Gods Soup.
To be honest, Wen Weili had no experience in making Four Gods Soup. She just came across the recipe for this soup when she was bored. The book said that Four Gods Soup was an extremely special kind of medicine that could keep the vitality of patients who had been in a coma for many days.
Wen Weili smiled at the thought. If the Four Gods Soup truly had such efficacy, then it would be a treasure for those patients who were unconscious due to various reasons. However, she hadn't seen many doctors using the Four Gods Soup, so she knew it wasn't very reliable. But in this situation, she had no choice but to give it a try.
When Wen Weili thinks back to the recipe of Four Gods Soup now, she still feels that it is very different: Chinese yam, dried ginger powder, fried coix seed, white jade powder, and angelica heart. Put these herbs into ginseng soup and boil them. The resulting soup is the "Four Gods Soup".
However, the Four Gods Decoction is said to have miraculous effects, but the herbs in it are also unusual. The first few herbs are relatively easy to find, but the Guizixin is unheard of. If someone sees the prescription and tries to get the herbs according to the instructions in the book, they will probably be beaten out by the pharmacy owner. Only Wen Weili knows that the Guizixin is actually a small grass that can be found everywhere in the wild, and it is often overlooked because of its simple appearance.
Wen Weili transformed into Sister Wen and went to the pharmacy to buy the necessary herbs. She identified them from the grass and picked out a handful of angelica hearts to take back.
No matter what kind of soup is being prepared, there must be an order in which the herbs should be put in. The medicine book also emphasized this. Wen Weili would first put in the dried ginger powder as an initiator, and wait until the dried ginger powder stimulated the medicinal properties of the ginseng soup. Then she would put in the yam and other ingredients in turn, and finally the heart of the angelica sinensis. The washed green grass looked unremarkable, and no one would even look at it twice if it grew on the roadside.
Then came the long process of slow simmering. Wen Weili wet a towel with water and wiped Duanmu Huaixin's body while watching over the medicine stove. When the medicine was almost boiled, she stopped adding firewood and let the medicinal effect dissipate in the residual heat.
Soon, there was a knock on the door, and the secret guard walked into the room with a man with his eyes covered by a cloth.
Wen Weili was delighted to see the man, but she refused to show it. She slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Doctor Li, how are you?"
"Hmph," the man called Doctor Li ripped off the white cloth from his eyes and complained, "It's been a while since I last saw you, and you're still so stupid, little girl."
And he even called her a little girl... Wen Weili hadn't expected this man to be serious, but there was no need for him to nag her as soon as he came, right?
Li Zhigu was dressed in white and had a handsome appearance. His slightly raised almond-shaped eyes made him look somewhat charming, but this was broken by the bold look in his eyes, making him look a bit unruly.
As Li Zhigu spoke, his arrogance became more and more obvious. He paced back and forth in the room, tutting, "Oh my God, I never thought that our Wen family's eldest daughter would be reduced to living in a place like this. It's really heartbreaking. If Madam Wen knew, wouldn't she welcome you back home?"
"Can you please speak properly, Li Zhigu? Don't force me to hit you."
"Oh, you're the eldest daughter of the Wen family, how come you can't beat up a mere doctor like me?" Li Zhigu said with a mocking smile, "But can you beat me? That little follower must be injured."
"You... are paying attention to me?" Wen Weili asked hesitantly. She looked at Li Zhigu with some disgust and took a step back cautiously.
"...!!! I suspect there's something wrong with your brain, Wen Weili," Li Zhigu was so angry at Wen Weili's obvious disdain that he reached out and hit her on the head, "Before that follower wakes up, I advise you to think twice before you speak."
"Just kidding," Wen Weili nimbly dodged Li Zhigu's hand and couldn't help but laugh. "Since you're willing to come, you know what I want you for, right?"
"To save your follower," Li Zhigu sniffed the air and looked at Wen Weili suspiciously, "Why do I smell white jade powder and Guizi heart?"
“．．．．．．．” Wen Weili didn’t dare to reply out of guilt.
After sniffing again, Li Zhigu followed the scent to the simmering Four Gods Soup. He lifted the lid and took a closer look, his expression growing increasingly gloomy. "Ginger powder stimulates the ginseng soup's effectiveness, and we add Chinese yam, roasted coix seed, white jade powder, and the lesser-known heart of the Chinese yam. If I remember correctly, this is the recipe from my notes, huh? What does a certain shameless Miss Wen think?"
"..." Wen Weili pretended to be surprised, "Ah, isn't this the prescription that the great doctor gave me? You actually know it too. It's incredible."
"Come on," Li Zhigu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "learn to flatter like your little follower and then act pretentiously. Although this prescription is indeed effective for unconscious people, it will not be easy to save your little follower."
"?" How did you know? Wen Weili really wanted to ask this question. She was just joking. Now she really suspected that Li Zhigu had sent someone to follow them.
"It's no big deal, right? I've already heard the strange breathing sounds in the room clearly. Besides, is the Four Gods Soup you prepared that difficult to guess?"
"I see. Sometimes I really envy you masters. Li Zhigu, do you think it would be faster to use your internal energy to wash dishes?" Wen Weili asked.
"Maybe?" Li Zhigu touched his chin. "What a good idea! I've never done this before. Little girl, how did you come up with this idea?"
"No, I just thought of it casually." Wen Weili said perfunctorily. She didn't want to involve Li Zhigu in the deep waters of the imperial prison. With Li Zhigu's curiosity, it would only bring more trouble. Unless necessary, she sincerely hoped that Li Zhigu would just focus on researching medicine.
Li Zhigu listened to Wen Weili's refusal with a half-smile, and did not delve into it. He just said, "Okay, then take me to see the follower. I guess you invited me here because of him."
Wen Weili brought Li Zhigu into the room where Duanmu Huaixin was placed. As soon as they entered, Li Zhigu frowned and said, "Little girl, you go and look after the Four Gods Soup. I'll take care of this."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Wen Weili didn't ask any more questions. Although she always disliked Li Zhigu, her trust in Li Zhigu was no less than Duanmu Huaixin. Perhaps she trusted Li Zhigu even more in terms of medical skills. After all, Li Zhigu was her medical teacher.
Li Zhigu watched Wen Weili leave, then slowly approached Duanmu Huaixin and looked him up and down, as if to confirm whether he was really in a coma. He took out a sharp blade flashing with cold light from his arms, carefully lifted up Duanmu Huaixin's collar, and carefully observed his breathing.
Suddenly, Li Zhigu raised his knife and pierced the pulse of Duanmu Huaixin's neck with great speed. A stream of blood gushed out immediately. The secret guards who were guarding in secret immediately attacked Li Zhigu, but they didn't expect to be hit in the face by the powder sprinkled by Li Zhigu. In the blink of an eye, the secret guards fell to the ground one after another.
"Too weak," Li Zhigu looked down at the guards, "How dare you stop me?"
"You...you are hiding..." The hidden guard fainted before he could finish his words.
Li Zhigu smiled and said, "Want to tip off someone?" He squatted down and stretched out his hand to the unconscious guards. One of the guards tried to dodge but was knocked unconscious by Li Zhigu with powder again.
"So pitiful! You wanted to tip off the secret agents, didn't you?" Li Zhigu muttered to himself, explaining, "Although you used breath-holding to avoid inhaling the powder, you didn't anticipate the changes to your body after inhaling it, did you? I saw through your disguise right away. So, I hope there's a next time. If..."
Li Zhigu didn't finish his words, he turned and walked towards the bed. Duanmu Huaixin's blood had soaked the bedding, and blood was still flowing out of the wound. Duanmu Huaixin's face became no different from that of a dead person, a terrifying pale color.
"Will you become the legendary zombie in this state?" Li Zhigu casually took out a piece of white cloth and a bottle of ominous black liquid from his arms, poured the black liquid on the white cloth, and pressed hard on Duanmu Huaixin's wound.
Feeling something entering his body, Duanmu Huaixin's internal energy started to operate on its own, trying to resist the foreign object, but soon, this spontaneously gathered internal energy dissipated.
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