Chapter 158 A Turning Point
Shen Jiang's mood was like a roller coaster, with ups and downs that couldn't be calmed down. After getting off the car, he almost rushed into the base.
Outside the base, the soldiers were still standing upright, guarding the gate.
Without them saying anything, Shen Jiang took out the temporary card, mobile phone, and medicinal materials he had received before leaving from his bag, and showed the empty bag. After going through a set of procedures, he entered the temporary base very quickly and smoothly.
But Shen Jiang soon noticed something was amiss. The people were still hurrying along, but their expressions had changed from their previous anxious and serious demeanor to a strange excitement.
She was certain it was a positively charged excitement. With a touch of bewilderment, Shen Jiang's spirits lifted. While she had no idea what was going on, it looked like good news.
Shen Jiang quickened his pace and walked towards the room where his grandmother was.
With a beep, the door sensor was triggered, but the sound did not make anyone in the room turn around. Except for one person.
Godwin looked up sharply for the 47th time, and his eyes lit up instantly when he saw the person coming.
She is finally back!
Godwin immediately stood up from beside the old lady, but when he remembered that he had promised her to protect her, he stopped again. His eyes, full of longing and expectation, were fixed on the shining human being in the crowd.
His extremely eager gaze helped Shen Jiang find his target immediately.
Shen Jiang was also happy to see Godwin, and walked towards them without hesitation.
Shen Anlian looked up and saw that it was her granddaughter Xiaogu who had returned. A warm smile immediately blossomed on her serious face, but then the smile turned nervous again: "Xiaogu, what's wrong with your face?"
Shen Jiang touched her face, feeling a sharp sting. She probably felt the glass shards from the mad dog's car crash. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine. Grandma, do you know what's happening with the dog that attacked me?"
Shen Anlian glared at her angrily. Xiaogu was a girl after all, so why didn't she care about her face?
Shen Anlian said angrily, "The dog hasn't woken up since it came back. If you have time to care about the dog, why not take care of yourself?"
After saying that, she turned around and asked Mr. Lu's student Wang Gang to go out and get some iodine.
Shen Jiang's eyes welled up as the fear and grievance of her battle of wits and courage with the dog finally flooded her heart. She had only had such a small cut, but her grandmother had treated it as a big deal. If her grandmother knew the thrilling story of her battle of wits and courage with the dog, she would probably be so anxious that she couldn't sleep.
Godwin lowered his head and looked carefully at the tiny trace of blood on the believer's face. He was very sure that if he had noticed it a moment later, the wound would have healed itself. Moreover, the believer was a human being who had awakened the talent of light magic, so healing it would only take a wave of his hand.
Godwin glanced at the old woman, who had taken this matter as a complete catastrophe, and a soft light shone in his eyes. Although this world was full of messed-up evils, the feelings of the human who had adopted her were undoubtedly sincere.
The reason why believers have such sincere personalities is due in large part to the old lady in front of them who pretends to be angry.
Godwin wanted to reward her handsomely, but he had nothing on him. He made a mental note to reward the old lady.
Godwin: "When are we leaving here?"
Being squeezed in a small space with a group of chattering humans, Long felt like he was suffocating and needed to go out and take a breath.
Shen Jiang noticed the boss's impatience and comforted him, "We'll leave after we cure the patients here. Don't worry, it won't take long."
A middle-aged doctor next door heard this and immediately looked over here. Seeing that the woman who was speaking was very young, with a round, baby-like face, he immediately smiled contemptuously and pursed his lips at the people around him: "These young people nowadays have no skills, but they are so arrogant! Look, those old Chinese medicine practitioners haven't come up with a solution yet, and this young girl has already issued a military order!"
Hearing this, the other female doctor glanced towards Shen Jiang and shook her head: "Why are you arguing with a little girl? What does she know?"
The middle-aged doctor didn't care at all about being heard, and without controlling his voice, he said, "They're not only not helping but also causing trouble. They're really in the way. In my opinion, these Chinese medicine practitioners don't have to be here at all!"
When a few Western doctors heard this, they actually agreed: "That's right, let's go. I don't know who came up with the idea of calling in Chinese medicine. Can they treat this disease?"
Shen Jiang's brow furrowed upon hearing this. He was just criticizing her, but why were they also criticizing Grandma Lu and other veteran Chinese medicine practitioners? Clearly, everyone was at a loss for what to do about the sudden outbreak of an unexplained illness, yet these Western doctors seemed to have an immense sense of superiority, as if they were the only ones who could solve the problem.
Before Shen Jiang could even make a move, Godwin was already furious. Those who dared to mock him in front of him were ants about to die.
Facing Godwin's condescending gaze, the middle-aged male doctor said unhappily, "What do you want to do?"
There are soldiers patrolling the door. If this pretty boy dares to touch him, he will definitely be in trouble. It's a joke to act arrogantly here.
Shen Jiang grabbed Godwin's wrist and shook his head at him: "Don't bother with such a person. I don't want to dirty your hands."
Upon hearing this, Godwin actually nodded, his disdainful gaze lingering over the middle-aged man. He felt that the believer was right. The middle-aged male doctor's slightly balding head was shining, and his fat belly pushed against his shirt buttons.
"It looks greasy and dirty," he muttered. If he crushed this thing here, it wouldn't necessarily be blood that would flow out, but probably a bellyful of fat.
The middle-aged male doctor, who originally had an arrogant expression on his face, turned pale when he heard this: "What are you two talking about?!"
Shen Jiang completely ignored his rage and turned to Grandma and Elder Lu and said, "I've already got the herbs, and I've made a new discovery. Why don't we go to the pharmacy and talk while we boil the herbs?"
Mr. Lu's eyes lit up: "What are we waiting for? Let's go!"
The Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners followed Shen Jiang in a mighty procession, leaving behind a group of Western doctors looking at each other in bewilderment, all wondering what the young woman's new discovery was. If it weren't for the farce just now, they would have been able to hear what the new discovery was.
The middle-aged doctor noticed that everyone was looking at him with a bit of a strange look in their eyes, so he quickly said, "She must be lying! So many experienced Chinese doctors are helpless, what can a little girl like her do?"
Shen Jiang has arrived at the temporary medicine decoction room. The remaining residue from the medicine decocted for the patients previously filled the room with the aroma of Chinese medicine.
Shen Anlian: "Xiaogu, what exactly is this new discovery you're talking about?"
Shen Jiang: "Do you still remember the mad dog that chased me?"
"Remember, you have been concerned about it since just now. What's going on?" Shen Anlian had some vague guesses in her heart.
Shen Jiang took out the herbs he had prepared long ago from his bag and said in a deep voice, "His coma is not a relapse of his illness. On the contrary, he may be recovering soon."
"What?"
"What on earth is going on?"
Facing the curious and shocked gazes of the crowd, Shen Jiang spoke sincerely, "The mad dog tried to attack me, so I threw everything I could from the car at it. There happened to be some medicinal herbs in it. It opened its mouth and ate them. And soon after, its eyes disappeared and it calmed down."
"What medicinal herb is it?" Mr. Lu asked impatiently.
Shen Jiang pointed at the herbs spread out before her. In a hurry, she had used her botanical magic to refine all of them into essence, so she couldn't say which one had the most effect. Even the dog's coma might have been due to the strong medicine she had administered.
Shen Anlian looked at the scattered medicinal herbs in front of her. There was no proper proportion. If she gave them all to the patient at once, it would be like spraying the patient with a machine gun, hitting them twice. It would cause sequelae, which was unacceptable.
She said aloud, "I'll go check on the dog first."
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners can also take the pulse of animals. The method of taking the pulse is slightly different from that of taking the pulse of humans, but the overall idea is the same. It analyzes the cold, heat, deficiency and excess, and then analyzes the cause, location and pathogenesis of the disease.
However, they used to give priority to treating people, and most of the stray dogs that became feral were killed on the spot during the capture process.
The comatose dog hadn't attracted anyone's attention. If Shen Jiang hadn't suggested they take the dog back for an examination, the military might have killed it right there and then. They took the dog to the medical department, had it draw blood, and then locked it up in a cage.
At this moment, the results from the laboratory came in. The doctor holding the results didn't pay much attention at first, just doing a routine blood analysis on the dog. But when she saw the data clearly, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
"Antibodies have appeared in this dog's body!" the examining doctor shouted excitedly.
At the same time, Shen Anlian was also very sure that although this big dog with tangled gray hair was in a coma, its physical condition was extremely healthy, and it did not have the pulse condition of those patients with internal heat and stasis.
Shen Anlian was happy. She left the other Chinese medicine practitioners who were still taking the dog's pulse and took her granddaughter back to the medicine room.
Shen Anlian touched the top of her granddaughter's head and discovered a weed stuck in it. Her eyes were filled with heartache: "Xiaogu, grandma should have gone back with you to get the medicine."
Shen Jiang held onto her grandmother and said, "Yes, you are the modern-day Wu Song. Beating a mad dog with your fists is no problem at all."
Shen Anlian's originally sad mood was destroyed by her teasing, and she was no longer sad. However, if this situation happened again next time, she would make Godwin accompany Xiaogu no matter what.
While her grandmother was studying the herbs, Shen Jiang pulled out a small bag of magic crystals from her bag and stuffed it into Godwin's hand. She winked at her boss and asked, "Surprised?"
The thought flashed through Godwin's mind that she had indeed prepared this, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously as he took it. He said, "When I regain my strength, I will break this cursed barrier and take you and your grandmother out."
Shen Jiang gave him an encouraging look.
Godwin took out the largest magic crystal stone from inside, walked up to Shen Anlian and said seriously, "Take it, this is a reward for you."
Reward you for raising her well and nourishing her soul with love.
Shen Anlian was thinking about how to match the main, auxiliary, and guiding ingredients in a prescription when she was suddenly inexplicably stuffed with a translucent stone, or some kind of reward. She was stunned for a moment.
Shen Jiang hadn't expected Godwin to do this. He quickly took the stone and pulled the boss away from the scene. Then he explained to the boss, "Grandma is an ordinary person. She can't feel the power of the magic stone. These crystal stones are useless to her."
Godwin once again recognized this world of inverted values. Weeds were treasures, the Philosopher's Stone was trash... This world was indeed cursed.
Shen Anlian and the others quickly came up with a first draft of the potion for the patient. Once the medicine was boiled, they had to find a way to get the patient to take it. Getting a frantic patient to swallow the potion without any hesitation was no easy task. No one expected this task to be accomplished by Godwin, whose immense strength allowed him to easily secure the patient's chin with his fingers, forcing the medicine down his throat. As Shen Jiang silently administered the medicine, he used light magic to dispel the patient's dark energy. Their partnership was a perfect match.
At this time, Western medicine finally made new progress.
"Find a way to extract antibodies from dogs. With them, those patients will definitely be cured!"
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