"Get up, make way! Doctor Liu from Minxintang is here, quickly make room for him!"
Hearing the shouts, everyone stopped arguing. The old woman seemed to have gained confidence, straightened her back, and glanced at Xie Yushu with a gloating look, as if she was waiting to see a good show.
Xie Yushu said, "Just when I was dozing off, the pillow arrived! The person who will vindicate me has come!"
As they were talking, two doctors squeezed in. One looked to be in his early forties and was said to be Doctor Liu from Minxintang. The other looked to be over sixty and was Doctor Li from Huichuntang. Behind them were two apprentices carrying medicine boxes.
Upon seeing this, the woman quickly moved to another spot.
"Could you two doctors please take a look? Is my husband alright?"
Several little kids also stood to one side.
The two doctors, seeing that although the man's face was pale, his breathing was even, showing no signs of the severe, suffocating near-death symptoms he had just experienced, both looked on with surprise and doubt. The younger doctor, Liu...
He exclaimed "Eh!" and quickly knelt down to take the man's pulse, then looked at the old man in astonishment.
"Brother Li, have you come and take a look?"
Clearly, Doctor Li had also figured something out. Upon hearing this, he knelt down, took the man's pulse, and then examined his eyelids, asking in a trembling voice, "..."
"Who performed the rescue?"
Perhaps due to excessive excitement, the old man's voice cracked, and the crowd couldn't immediately discern his emotions. Before Xie Yushu could speak, the old woman who had been rebuked earlier jumped up and pointed at Xie Yushu.
"It's her! This person looks pale, like she's about to die. She even claimed she cured her and tried to trick her whole family into becoming her slaves. If it weren't for you two renowned doctors coming, this poor girl would have been tricked into selling herself by these two girls!"
"You're talking nonsense! When did we trick them into selling themselves? They were the ones who said they wanted to repay our kindness by serving us like slaves, but my sister clearly said no! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Qu Xiaodie didn't expect the old woman to turn the tables and accuse her first, so she immediately started arguing with her.
Xie Yushu spoke up to stop it.
"Enough, Xiaodie. You're just a shrew from the streets, used to spewing vile words. Why bother arguing with you? You two doctors can make a diagnosis. I'd be grateful if you could clear my name. I have other matters to attend to and cannot stay any longer!"
The two people, seeing that the one who came to their rescue was such a young girl, said in disbelief...
"This person was bleeding into his lungs, like someone drowning. He would have died in no time. I wonder how you managed to save him?"
That's simply impossible!
The old man, while speaking, pulled open the man's clothes to examine him, but only saw a red dot, and exclaimed in shock...
"Could it be acupuncture? That's absolutely impossible!"
The old woman saw this and hurriedly said
"It was from needle pricks. Let me tell you, Dr. Li, this girl is ruthless!"
Using such a long needle, thicker than an awl, she pierced it in a flash, and blood gushed out. Look at all this blood on the ground, it's all from her. With so much blood, how can a person survive?
Is this person having a final burst of energy before death? This girl is even trying to fool people by saying she saved them and brought them back to life!
The old woman spoke with great enthusiasm, gesturing wildly as she spoke, as if she wanted the two doctors to immediately diagnose Xie Yushu for offending someone. It was unclear why she couldn't stand seeing others doing well.
The woman, already worried about her husband, became even more flustered upon hearing this and hurriedly asked...
"Is my husband really just having a final burst of energy before death? He's not even breathing anymore. Please, doctors, please save him! Our whole family can't do without him!"
The old man raised an eyebrow and rebuked the old woman who was talking nonsense.
"How dare you speak such nonsense when you know nothing about medicine!" he said to the weeping woman.
"Your man is out of danger and won't die! His pale face is just from blood loss. He'll recover in ten days to two weeks if he eats something good!"
Thankfully, the blood clots were drained, otherwise it would have been fatal! Compared to life, what's a little blood?
Upon hearing this, the woman was so moved that she both cried and laughed.
"Really? Honey, did you hear that? You're alright! Waaah!"
The man, who had been looking anxious and ready to leave his last words, now lay down on the ground with peace of mind.
When Doctor Liu heard that the blood clots had been removed with needles, he exclaimed in amazement.
"There are always people more skilled than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. To actually draw out the bruising with a needle is simply divine skill!"
After saying this, he bowed to Xie Yushu with his hands clasped.
"Young lady, your skills are superb. May I witness your amazing acupuncture technique? If I have the honor of seeing it, my life will be complete!"
Xie Yushu was quite generous, taking out a needle to show them what a new world was like.
"This is it! The needle itself is nothing special; the key lies in the technique and the mastery of the human body's structure!"
The insertion of needles must precisely avoid arteries and nerves, and the depth of insertion must be strictly controlled. Too shallow and it won't penetrate the skin; too deep and it can easily damage internal organs. The slightest mistake will not save a life but kill it!
Both were experienced doctors. Although they didn't know much about acupuncture and surgery, they understood the basic medical principles. When Xie Yushu explained, they naturally grasped the key points and exclaimed that Xie Yushu's skills were superb.
They were particularly fond of the needle in their hands, marveling at its ingenuity. However, both of them were pure-hearted people, and after looking at it, they returned the needle to Xie Yushu.
"Young lady, your medical skills are superb, and your treatment methods are innovative. May I ask who your master is? Does your master still accept disciples?"
Doctor Liu watched Xie Yushu put away the needles with eager eyes and asked with a hopeful expression.
He felt that he was only in his early forties, and it wasn't too late to become an apprentice. As for changing schools, he figured he could do whatever he wanted since it was his own school.
But Xie Yushu said
"I'm sorry, but my master has passed away."
Dr. Liu's regrets are visible to the naked eye.
When the onlookers saw that he had truly been saved, even the two most renowned doctors in Jinyang City praised him. Doctor Liu even wanted to become their apprentice, and everyone was discussing it.
"Tsk tsk! He really is a miracle doctor!"
"Incredible! A hero has emerged from among the young!"
"What?! A miracle doctor has given birth to a young girl!"
The man struggled to kowtow to Xie Yushu, then pulled at his wife and little boy, begging her to take them as servants, saying she only needed food. Xie Yushu repeatedly refused, saying...
"Don't mention the time I was treated like a beast of burden again. Just consider it a good deed I did today."
The old woman who had been waiting to see Xie Yushu make a fool of herself was humiliated. Seeing these people eagerly serving her like slaves again, she said sourly,
"So what if they survive! The whole family is poor, can they even afford medicine? Who knows how many days they'll live! Pshaw!"
Then she walked away, swaying her big, fat waist.
Qu Xiaodie was so angry that she started cursing.
"How can you be so vicious? Can't you stand to see others doing well?"
Doctor Liu sighed.
"Very well! Judging from your simple attire, you probably didn't bring any herbs with you. You're so righteous, pulling this person back from the brink of death. I'll do my part and prescribe some herbal medicine to help him recover, so your efforts won't be in vain!"
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