Chapter 179: Chapter 178: Peach Blossom Nymph
Immortal Sun didn’t hesitate any longer. He took out silver needles and applied acupuncture to the Zuochong and Suliao acupoints of the middle-aged man. Then he instructed Qing Feng, "Qing Feng, take 2 fen of musk and dissolve it in water."
"Yes!" Qing Feng hurriedly searched for musk in the medicine box. Seeing the situation, he was a bit flustered. After finding the musk, he squeezed through the crowd to find some hot water.
While continuing with the acupuncture, Immortal Sun instructed, "Wanwan, prepare the prescription."
Lin Wanwan quickly took out the paper and carbon pen beside the medicine box and said, "Ancestor, I’m ready."
"Fifty qian of Aconite..."
Lin Wanwan carefully noted everything down. Since she wasn’t yet familiar with the properties of various Chinese medicinal herbs, she approached this prescription fearlessly. Meanwhile, the medical monk who received the news and hurried over inhaled sharply upon hearing the prescription.
This medicine is too potent; just the 50 qian of Aconite is extremely toxic. If it weren’t for knowing that the elder in front of him was the renowned Medicine Saint of the Great Tang, Immortal Sun, he would certainly have stopped him from using this medicine.
But since it was Immortal Sun, no one present dared to say a word against any prescription he wrote.
After finishing writing the prescription, Lin Wanwan turned her head and immediately saw the visibly conflicted medical monk. She grabbed him and said to Kun Lun, "Kun Lun, quickly follow this little master to get the medicine."
Kun Lun decisively picked up the medical monk and strode towards the infirmary.
"Hey, hey, hey, you Kunlun slave, put this poor monk down, I can walk by myself, do you even know where the pharmacy is?"
Although Kun Lun couldn’t understand the monk’s words, he had his own method of doing things. After pushing through the onlookers, he entered the infirmary and then let the monk take charge.
The medical monk, though annoyed, shook his robes. Realizing the urgency of a life at stake, he didn’t dare delay and rushed into the temple’s pharmacy to get the medicine.
Meanwhile, Qing Feng had brewed the musk and brought it over. Lin Wanwan keenly used brute force to clear the onlookers: "Get out of the way, the patient needs to take the medicine; are you prepared to be responsible if he dies?"
The crowd, grumbling, opened a path. Under Immortal Sun’s indication, Qing Feng supported the middle-aged man’s head and carefully fed him the medicine.
The onlookers didn’t want to leave; scenes of emergency aid like this were rare. Everyone held their breath and watched this divine doctor save a life.
As time passed second by second, the medicine was fed, and Immortal Sun had been applying needles for about a quarter of an hour. Lin Wanwan observed that the middle-aged man’s condition had slightly improved. He wasn’t gasping as severely, and his complexion wasn’t as alarming as before.
After a while, the medicine was quickly decocted and brought over. Kun Lun opened the way, and the medical monk followed with the medicine bowl, feeding it to the middle-aged man at close range. Immortal Sun also collected the needles.
Once the medicine was administered, Lin Wanwan instructed Kun Lun to carry the person to the low bed in the back of the infirmary. Lying on the ground wasn’t a solution.
Immortal Sun stayed by the low bed, waiting for the middle-aged man to be out of danger. Naturally, Lin Wanwan stayed by his side, while the onlookers remained enthusiastic, peering from outside the door. Kun Lun stood guard like an iron tower.
The air was very still. The servant who had been silently accompanying the middle-aged man clasped his hands nervously. If something happened to his master, he would be in trouble too.
Though Immortal Sun remained nearby, he was visibly relaxed, clearly confident in saving the man.
Lin Wanwan, noting Immortal Sun’s demeanor, also breathed a sigh of relief, whispering, "His complexion isn’t as pale, and the alarming symptoms are receding."
Immortal Sun slowly nodded without speaking.
An hour later, Qing Feng fed the middle-aged man a second dose of medicine. The latter’s sweating subsided, his breath became stable, and his limbs warmed up.
Immortal Sun again took his pulse, stroked his beard, and nodded subtly. The most critical period had passed; there would be no more danger.
Lin Wanwan also took the middle-aged man’s other hand, silently reciting the ancient texts about pulse diagnosis, feeling the changes in him.
"Ancestor, is he alright now? He seems to have fallen asleep," Lin Wanwan said after feeling his pulse for a long time.
Immortal Sun nodded, "The danger has passed."
The high monk who had received the news of the monastery entered, paid his respects to Immortal Sun, and then appointed a medical monk to continue watching over the man while inviting Immortal Sun to the backyard.
Lin Wanwan followed, then stepped back to the servant watching over the middle-aged man, saying, "Hey, is this lying man your master?"
The servant quickly knelt and bowed, "Indeed, he is my master, thank you both Immortal Sun and the lady for saving his life."
Lin Wanwan waved her hand, "No need to thank me. To save him today, I used five Quick-acting Heart-saving Pills, each costing 3 wen, totaling fifteen wen, and 2 fen of musk costing two hundred wen. Remember to pay for the medicine; I won’t charge for the consultation. The other medicines were taken from the temple’s pharmacy, so remember to settle the account."
The servant hurriedly took out a string of coins, counted out two hundred and fifteen wen for Kun Lun. As for Lin Wanwan, after saying this, she quickly chased after Immortal Sun’s group.
Immortal Sun could even save someone with acute myocardial infarction, Lin Wanwan was in awe. She would never again belittle the Great Tang’s medical skills! A divine doctor with a reputation for centuries was indeed extraordinary. Next time someone says traditional Chinese medicine can only manage health or treat slow illnesses, she would argue fiercely!
The fact that healing with Chinese medicine is slow only proves one thing: you didn’t find a doctor with excellent skills, and the person didn’t perform a correct diagnosis, thus not prescribing the right medicine for the illness.
For the rest of the half day, Lin Wanwan followed Immortal Sun, continuing to practice medicine on an empty stomach. Immortal Sun resolved all the patients that the high monks of Lingyin Temple couldn’t manage. The monks who knew a bit of medicine, like Lin Wanwan, stood by to learn from experience, as apprentices.
After the last difficult patient was seen, Lin Wanwan stretched her neck and stepped outside; she couldn’t be bothered to watch the decoction and administration of medicine.
She stopped a passing novice monk and asked, "Where are the Xiao family daughters resting today?"
The novice monk bowed to her, pointing in a direction.
Lin Wanwan also returned the bow, then led Kun Lun towards the peach blossom forest behind the temple.
Hey, choosing the entire peach blossom forest for matchmaking, that’s quite romantic! The peach blossoms were not in full bloom yet, mostly flower buds, but due to their abundance, even the buds seemed very pleasing.
As Lin Wanwan walked leisurely and unhurriedly, she soon heard voices ahead, including Xiao Liwei’s, indicating she hadn’t gone the wrong way.
On the other side of Lin Dao, He Wenyu, shaking a folding fan and accompanied by his servants, was also walking in this direction. Through the thick shadows of the peach trees, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an elegant figure, so captivating that he couldn’t take his eyes off her.
Amidst the fallen pink blossoms, a woman in emerald attire walked gracefully. Her eyes were like stars reflected in a pool of autumn water, her slightly yellow hair tied into a beautiful bun, with two strands of loose hair brushing against her face. Her high nose bridge and slightly upturned nose, paired with lips naturally red, were flawless.
The most enchanting was her lips, slightly curved in a subtle smile, resembling a playful flower fairy walking through the forest.