diskusbooks Chapter 31 Seeking Medical Help
Chapter 31 Seeking Medical Help
"Then there's no need to go." Wu You waved his hand, indicating that it wasn't necessary. What was the point of going to that old Chinese medicine doctor's place? There was no old Chinese medicine doctor there; going there would just expose them.
"No need to go? Do you really want that old Chinese medicine doctor to travel such a long distance here? Didn't you say before that the old Chinese medicine doctor is already in his eighties and has some difficulty walking?"
Li Lianhua finally put down her book, looking ready to have an in-depth discussion with Wu You.
Wu You felt somewhat ashamed. One lie requires countless lies to cover it up. There was no way to explain it. He could only let the snowball of lies grow bigger and bigger, until one day it hits a tree branch or a rock and stops or explodes on its own.
I just don't know when or where I'll encounter that rock.
"Hey, not long ago, the old Chinese medicine doctor met a patient with similar symptoms to yours, so he studied him first. Although it seems that person's condition is not as severe as yours, and everyone's constitution is different, we are too far apart to ignore this variable."
"However, the main medicinal herb found by Spring Dew and Autumn Frost is only one plant, so the medicine made by the old Chinese medicine doctor can only be prepared for you first. But I have already sent people out to find the next main medicinal herb, and once it is found, it will be sent to the old Chinese medicine doctor immediately to treat the patient with a similar condition to yours."
Wu You poured two glasses of water from the stone table and handed one to Li Lianhua: "That's the gist of it. The medicine should be ready in about a month if nothing goes wrong. Then you'll be able to recover and when winter comes, things won't be like they were last winter."
Li Lianhua took the water, warmed by the sun, and sipped it. "It's a good thing, only about a month. It's good news, and the time isn't long. So why do I see worry on your face? Is there something difficult to resolve?"
"There is something," Wu You put down his water glass. "The message from the secret guards is that you have been suffering from this illness for more than ten years, and the main ingredient is a rare and precious medicine. The old Chinese medicine doctor's medicine is only 70 or 80% effective."
"For someone who has had this illness since childhood for more than ten years, I think there is an 80% chance of recovering to health, so it is definitely worth a try."
“What you said makes sense, but a failure rate of over 20% is quite high. There’s a saying, ‘It’s better to be safe than sorry.’ I’m wondering if there are other ways to reduce the failure rate and improve the overall results.”
"Do you have any good ideas? Is this what's troubling you?" Li Lianhua was also a little curious. Wu You had been involved in the whole thing, while Li Lianhua was at most an observer and couldn't offer any help.
"I've come up with a solution, but we still need a guide." After talking for a while, Wu You finally revealed his idea to Li Lianhua.
"A guide? What does he need to do?" Li Lianhua couldn't figure it out for a moment. What use did Wu You have for this guide?
"The remaining 20% either requires a skilled doctor to administer acupuncture and guide the medicine's flow through the body, or a person with profound internal strength to help guide it with their internal energy. However, it is best to have someone from the same lineage as the doctor for the best results. These are the original words of an old Chinese medicine doctor."
Wu You had only considered these two methods, and the person had even pointed out two; it was just a matter of which one Li Lianhua would ask for help. As for whether the old Chinese medicine doctor's words were exactly what he said, that was all made up by Wu You.
Upon hearing these two options, Li Lianhua immediately thought of two suitable candidates, but she really couldn't make a choice for the time being.
One was his own master. Although he later created the Yangzhou Slow Internal Kung Fu method, he had studied his method for many years, so they were naturally from the same lineage.
But Master was already angry enough about his senior brother's situation. If Master found out that he had been poisoned by the Jade Tea, Master would definitely risk his life to cure him, which was something Master didn't want to see.
The other one is Abbot Wule of Pudu Temple. He used most of his internal energy to save me last time, and I don't know if he has recovered now. I don't want to ask him for help again.
As for the others, they were either unfamiliar with the situation or difficult to invite. However, the poison of the Jade Tea should not be spread, and besides, not just anyone could help.
Seeing that Li Lianhua remained silent for a long time, Wu You was not in a hurry, but simply sighed on the side.
"I haven't been out of the mountains for long, and I don't know many people, let alone those with profound internal strength or superb medical skills. Hua Hua, do you have a suitable candidate? Should we write a letter to ask for his help? Oh, should I write a letter to invite the imperial physician from the palace over?"
Upon hearing Wu You's suggestion, Li Lianhua quickly declined, as she had no desire to have anything to do with the imperial palace. As a江湖人 (jianghu person, a person of the martial arts world), how could she associate with court officials? Wu You, however, was an exception: "No need. I've thought of someone; let me think about it for a moment before writing a letter."
"Okay, it's good that someone has been chosen. Remember to ask clearly whether we're asking him to come and help or if we're going over there ourselves, so as not to trouble the doctor too much. There's still more than a month to go, so if we're going over there, we need to make plans early."
"I'll find out, and I'll let you know when I have any news." Li Lianhua didn't want to talk anymore, so she put down the cup in her hand and went back to her room.
Inside the room, Li Lianhua couldn't help but sigh.
If this were at Sigumen, Li Xiangyi would have rejected it long ago. Even if everyone took turns advising him, he would not have accepted it so easily.
But now she is Li Lianhua, and her identity is just a vegetable farmer. She has refused many times, both openly and secretly, but Wu You seems not to understand and keeps insisting on this matter.
He had only interacted with A-Mian before, and rarely with other girls, so he didn't know how to persuade Wu You to give up. He was afraid that if he raised his voice or became too serious, he would scare her into tears.
Li Lianhua rubbed her temples, feeling somewhat irritated. She threw the book in her hand on the table and paced back and forth in the room a few times before calming down.
Well, things have come to this point, so there's no choice but to continue. Who told me to agree? There's very little in this world that I, Li Xiangyi, can't handle.
Li Lianhua picked up a pen and wrote a letter to Monk Wule. In addition to recounting what had happened, she repeatedly emphasized that he should help her conceal the poison of the green tea and not reveal it.
Monk Wule, how have you been lately? Have you recovered the internal energy you lost last time?
I am writing to ask for your help. About a year ago, I met a woman who, seeing the effects of the poison from the green tea, resolved to find a cure for me.
However, I didn't tell her about the poisonous nature of it. I only said that it was a disease I had since childhood that was difficult to cure and that I had refused to treat it many times.
But she insisted and had no other choice, so she asked you to help her with a lie. She said she needed someone with superb medical skills, and you were the only one I could think of.
Do you have time to come to the East Sea? If not, we'll come to Pudu Temple now. She still has over a month to prepare the medicine.
Mr. Li would like to express his gratitude once again.
Li Lianhua left.