Zhao Jingning replied, "The Taoist priest gives my grandfather a pill every morning, noon and evening, and then he prays and chants sutras for him, and I also chant sutras with him. Perhaps it was the divine power of the Heavenly Venerable that made my grandfather wake up so quickly. Thank you, Taoist priest."
Zhao Jingning's eyes were filled with reverence for Master Tianyi.
Su Ruojin turned to Su Yiting and said, "Fifth Brother, don't let outsiders near this house."
Seeing Su Ruojin's serious expression, Su Yiting knew something was amiss and dared not be careless. He nodded and left the house.
Zhao Guangtao had spent some time with Su Ruojin in Da Chu and knew that his grandniece's reaction meant something was amiss.
"Xiao Jin, is something wrong? And who is this?"
Su Ruojin sat down next to Zhao Guangtao: "Grand Uncle, he is my fifth brother. I will tell you the details later. Now I need to use acupuncture to force the poison out of your body."
poison?
Zhao Guangtao had been unconscious for so long, so it was likely due to poisoning.
But wasn't he saved by Master Tianyi?
Why does Xiao Jin say he has poison in his body?
Zhao Jingning found it even more unbelievable, "Cousin Jin, didn't Master Tianyi cure Grandfather's illness?"
Su Ruojin took out her needle case and unfolded it, explaining, "Master Tianyi fed my grandfather poison."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Guangtao and Zhao Jingning's expressions changed drastically.
Zhao Jingning trembled even more. If the medicine that Master Tianyi gave her grandfather was poison, wouldn't she have harmed her grandfather?
Master Tianyi is such a virtuous and respected person. He had no grudges against my grandfather. Why would he poison my grandfather?
Su Ruojin continued, "This poison may not necessarily be intended to harm my great-uncle, but rather to fight poison with poison, suppress the poison in my great-uncle's body, so that he can wake up in a short time."
"But this method is only effective for a short time, making my great-uncle appear to have recovered temporarily. If the poison is not forced out, the two poisons will fight each other in his body, and my great-uncle will have at most a month to live."
Su Ruojin picked up the silver needles and prepared to insert them.
Zhao Jingning cried out anxiously, "Wait!"
Zhao Jingning had only heard her grandfather and great-aunt mention her cousin Jin's medical skills; she had never seen them in person.
Everyone in Yunqi knew about Master Tianyi's supernatural powers; she had personally witnessed her grandfather waking up after taking the master's elixir.
If Su Ruojin's medical skills are actually not very good, wouldn't it be counterproductive for her to haphazardly administer acupuncture to her grandfather?
Su Ruojin turned to look at Zhao Jingning and, seeing her hesitant expression, knew how to respond.
"Cousin Ning, I don't care whether you believe me or not, time is of the essence, I need to save my great-uncle's life."
The medicine has already entered the body; if no intervention is provided, it will be very difficult to eradicate once it penetrates deep into the bone marrow.
Actually, this medicine would have been effective after just one dose, but Master Tianyi took four days. He was just trying to show off his abilities so that the lay Buddhists would be willing to spend their money.
Su Ruojin guessed that the Taoist priest had given her great-uncle ordinary pills on the first three days, and the key medicine was given on the last day.
Fortunately, this meant the poison entered the body quickly, causing less damage.
Zhao Guangtao hurriedly said, "Xiao Jin, go ahead and do it. Your great-uncle trusts you. Ning'er, don't worry."
Seeing how much her grandfather trusted Su Ruojin, Zhao Jingning could only stand aside, her eyes full of worry.
After Su Ruojin finished administering a set of acupuncture needles and pulled them out, Zhao Guangtao vomited a mouthful of black blood, then collapsed onto the bed, motionless.
Zhao Jingning rushed over anxiously, shaking Zhao Guangtao, "Grandfather, Grandfather, what's wrong?"
With trembling hands, she checked Zhao Guangtao's breath and her eyes widened instantly.
Grandfather has completely stopped breathing!
Zhao Jingning turned to look at Su Ruojin, her red eyes filled with resentment: "You killed Grandfather!"
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