Chapter 035: Do What You Can
A complex and turbid smell filled the trachea, and the alveoli seemed to be burning.
Qin Zhaoyue's neck was covered in fine cold sweat, just like the night three years ago when he had a high fever of 41 degrees and his soaked hospital gown stuck to his spine.
His fingertips unconsciously stroked his cuffs, as if he could still feel the roughness of the curtains in the emergency room.
At that time, she was curled up in a plastic chair in the corridor, counting the sound of the ventilator. When she counted to 137, the old man in the next bed stopped twitching.
When the curled-up body of the old man in the corner came into view, Qin Zhaoyue's calves suddenly began to spasm without warning.
Just like when the virus gnawed at her lungs, she lay in bed, her body instinctively hunched over like a shrimp.
Her chest began to itch, the same way she had scratched it that night, trying to pull out her burning lungs.
The dim oil lamp and the white light of the ICU ceiling light, the yellow and white colors kept interweaving in my eyes, my vision became more and more blurred, and I couldn't tell where I was for a while.
"Sister...sixth sister...Zhao Yue!"
Her body shook violently, and her loud calls seemed to turn into a pair of hands, grabbing her sinking body and dragging her out of the water.
All perceptions returned, and Qin Zhaoyue's eyes gradually regained their luster.
"Zhao Yue, what's wrong with you?"
When he raised his eyes, he saw Qin Zhaoqiong's face full of worry, his brows tightly furrowed, and his concern was evident in his words.
"I'm fine."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt his voice was hoarse and swallowed subconsciously.
Qin Zhaoyue remembered that in the disaster that swept the world in the original world, she had been on the verge of life and death several times.
After three years, she thought all the fears were gone, but at this moment, the deeply buried memories pulled back all that feeling of powerlessness and threw it roughly in front of her.
She had been in a state of confusion, not knowing whether she would wake up after falling asleep, and she would often wake up with a start, and she had also struggled repeatedly on the brink of life and death...
Qin Zhaoyue was lucky and survived in the end.
From then on, her ambition was just mediocre. She stopped struggling, just let things go, enjoyed herself while she could, and was happy with everything in life.
"Zhao Yue, are you really okay?"
Qin Zhaoqiong now regrets it very much. Even though her sixth sister is very intelligent, she is still a child who has not experienced much after all.
She was aware that bringing her here would have a shocking impact on her sixth sister, but she deliberately ignored this point.
Qin Zhaoqiong regretted pushing the things he couldn't do onto her shoulders and looking at her pale face.
"It's really okay."
The drowning-like depression and numbness have been suppressed again, and Qin Zhaoyue can clearly feel the "liveliness" at this moment.
At this moment, the white-haired old doctor Jiang Qingpu staggered to his feet from beside the old man.
The firelight cast his hunched shadow on the wall, like a fully drawn bow.
Before I had time to rest, I turned around and found people blocking the door.
He took a deep breath, then walked over slowly and bowed.
"Your Highness, we are running low on Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Gastrodia elata, and Aconitum carmichaelii. Ginseng is even less..."
Speaking of this, Jiang Qingpu almost choked up.
The medicinal herbs in his shop had long been exhausted. In the past two days, Her Royal Highness the Princess had transferred them from other counties. But ginseng, a life-saving substance...
Younger-year vaccines have almost no effect on these critically ill patients, and older-year vaccines can only prolong their lives.
The flood affected many counties in the state. Ginseng of good age is a life-saving medicine. It is expensive and in short supply, so it is not easy to get.
After gritting his teeth, he said shamelessly, "It will take at least thirty years before there will be any effect."
Qin Zhaoqiong gently patted his sister's shoulder to comfort her, then turned around and protected her behind him intentionally or unintentionally.
"We have found a way to purify the water and remove the toxins, and the spread of the disease will be controlled.
The medicinal materials are on their way, but Doctor Jiang... please use your abilities."
Qin Zhaoqiong has respect for this white-haired old man.
He was the first to realize that the source of the widespread poisoning outbreak was drinking lake water, and he was also the one who stayed here even after the imperial physicians gave up on the critically ill patients.
His eyes were dark and bloodshot. He stayed in the intensive care unit day and night. When he was really sleepy, he would take a nap on the straw mat in the next room. He was often awakened by patients with acute attacks.
After enduring this for a few days, my back became hunched and my energy and spirit were weakened. I didn't know how much longer I could hold on.
Qin Zhaoqiong changed his mind at this time.
She misunderstood her sister's behavior and only thought that if Zhao Yue was sure of the cure, she would bring it up openly in the hall like pure water.
But she never said anything, and she looked frightened just now...
So Qin Zhaoqiong gave up her original plan and never mentioned her sister again.
Jiang Qingpu was relieved when he heard that the water problem had been solved, as this meant that the number of patients who would continue to develop serious illness would decrease.
But the second half of the sentence...Jiang Qingpu's face showed misery.
The patient's pulse was strong and rapid, and evil heat was attacking the heart. He used prescriptions to clear away heat and purge fire, calm the liver and calm the wind, and for those near death, he used prescriptions to consolidate and restore yang...
All the knowledge learned in his life could only prolong the life for a while, and so far no one has been cured.
Even the imperial physicians in the palace had given up, and his persistence seemed meaningless.
"Do what you can," he understood the implication of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Even though he was exhausted, he couldn't change anything. The old man let out a breath of relief and stumbled backwards.
"master!"
The medicine boy hurried forward to help, and at least he didn't fall.
At Jiang Qingpu's age, his mind was already exhausted. When he heard Qin Zhaoqiong's hint of giving up, he felt deflated.
At this time, he was breathing like a bellows, and fine sweat was oozing out of his whole body, soaking his clothes in an instant, and his eyes were dim.
Qin Zhaoyue witnessed this scene and understood the emotions in the old doctor's eyes, because she had experienced it before, and it was deep despair.
At that time, all the critically ill patients were concentrated together, the ICU was already full, and even the corridors were filled with beds.
Every emergency call, the shaking of the doctors and nurses' white coats as they rushed over, the repeated rescues and screams...
For a long time, those memories tormented Qin Zhaoyue's nerves like a nightmare.
Even after being discharged from the hospital, she couldn't sleep well.
In the past, I couldn’t fall asleep if there was some light, and the curtains were made of thick material that didn’t let any light into the room.
Later, I had to have a night light in the room so that I could fall asleep by listening to the sound of trains running on the tracks and rain hitting the tent.
"Maybe I have a way to cure it."
"Zhao Yue! Stop talking nonsense!"
Qin Zhaoqiong interrupted her sister with a shout. How could the sixth sister treat a seriously ill patient who even the imperial physician was helpless and had to give up on?
If the alchemist really had a way, he should have offered the prescription long ago. Why would he wait until now?
She was also blinded by false hope and actually agreed to let her sister come here.
The water purification thing can be experimented with, but how can these patients try it?
But Qin Zhaoyue's words were like the only light in the darkness, awakening the old doctor's decadent will.
Ignoring the medicine boy's support, he stumbled forward.
Sui Mo instantly dodged and blocked Qin Zhaoyue's way, but Jiang Qingpu was still rushing forward frantically.
"Really? You really have a solution?"
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