Su Luoying suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Pfft—”
The blood splattered onto Ye Qiu’s clothes.
He quickly pressed his right hand to the top of her head, channeling inner energy into her.
At the same time, he swiftly inserted a gold needle into her body.
“Ah…”
The pain overwhelmed her, and Su Luoying let out a cry.
Bai Bing’s heart raced. As a skilled doctor, she could see Su Luoying’s condition was dire.
Ye Qiu’s expression was grave; he sensed the extreme chaos in her internal energy.
He immediately grabbed a piece of He Shou Wu.
With a squeeze, it crumbled into powder.
“Sister Bing, get me a glass of warm water,” Ye Qiu said.
Bai Bing poured a glass and handed it to him. Ye Qiu mixed the He Shou Wu powder into the water, brought it to Su Luoying’s lips, and said, “Luoying, drink this.”
She downed it in one gulp.
Soon, a hint of color returned to her pale face.
Ye Qiu released his hand, “Luoying, feeling better?”
“Much better,” she said softly.
“Rest for a bit. I’ll help clear your meridians soon,” Ye Qiu said.
Su Luoying nodded, lying on the examination bed to rest.
As she lay down, a certain area became particularly prominent, like a mountain rising sharply.
Ye Qiu didn’t seem to notice.
His entire focus was on the treatment.
After a brief rest, he removed all the needles from her body, “Luoying, put your clothes back on.”
She quickly dressed.
“The next part of the treatment will take a while,” Ye Qiu said. “Luoying, hang in there. If anything goes wrong, don’t worry, I’ll do my best.”
He was beginning to realize that treating the Nine Yin Severed Meridians was tougher than expected.
Initially, he thought it would be straightforward, but her vomiting blood earlier was unexpected.
This made him uneasy.
“Dr. Ye, treat me without hesitation. Honestly, before meeting you, I was ready to die. You’ve given me hope to live again,” Su Luoying said with a smile, unfazed by life or death.
“Don’t worry too much. If something happens, I’ll find a way to save you,” Ye Qiu said, then turned to Bai Bing, “Sister Bing, disinfect the needles.”
Bai Bing nodded, wiping them with alcohol swabs.
“Thank you, Dean Bai,” Su Luoying said.
“Just a small gesture,” Bai Bing replied, expressionless.
Taking advantage of the pause, Ye Qiu grabbed a ten-centimeter piece of thousand-year-old He Shou Wu, crushed it, mixed it into a cup of warm water, stirred, and handed it to Su Luoying, “Drink this.”
She drank it all.
Then, Ye Qiu placed nine slices of He Shou Wu, cut earlier, on a tray in front of her.
Su Luoying glanced at them—nine slices.
“When I give the signal, on ‘one,’ take a slice, chew it, and swallow,” Ye Qiu instructed. “On ‘two,’ take the second slice, and so on. Got it?”
She nodded, “Got it.”
“Good. Feel anything different now?” Ye Qiu asked.
Su Luoying closed her eyes, sensing her body, “There’s a heat in my abdomen, like a flame, and it’s getting hotter.”
“So hot…”
Her face flushed, sweat beading on her forehead, as if she were lying on a furnace, not a bed.
“The thousand-year-old He Shou Wu is potent, reacting this fast,” Ye Qiu said. “Luoying, I’m starting. Pay attention to your body’s changes and tell me what you feel.”
His gentle voice had a calming effect, and Su Luoying felt her mind settle.
“I’m beginning.”
Ye Qiu took seven gold needles and swiftly applied the Seven Star Needle Technique to her chest.
“Dr. Ye, the heat’s getting wild, moving toward my right arm,” Su Luoying said.
“That’s right,” Ye Qiu replied.
Her Nine Yin Severed Meridians meant nine blocked meridians. He was using the herb’s potency to force them open.
Ten seconds later, “The heat’s in my right arm,” she said.
Ye Qiu pressed her right shoulder.
Boom!
A wisp of innate true qi surged into her meridian.
Instantly, Su Luoying felt her right arm burning, as if it would blister any second.
“One!” Ye Qiu called.
She grabbed a slice of He Shou Wu, chewed, and swallowed.
In just five seconds, the burning in her right arm vanished. “Dr. Ye, the heat left my right arm and went to my left.”
Ye Qiu could sense the heat’s movement without her saying.
“First meridian cleared, now for the second.”
He pressed her left shoulder, channeling innate true qi, and called, “Two!”
Su Luoying took the second slice, chewed, and swallowed.
In moments, the second meridian cleared.
The heat moved to her left leg’s meridian.
“Three!”
She ate another slice.
Half a minute later, the third meridian opened, and the heat reached her right leg.
“Four!”
Soon, the fourth meridian was cleared.
In about ten minutes, Ye Qiu cleared eight of her meridians.
The treatment went smoothly.
He removed the seven needles from her chest, “How do you feel now?”
“Much better,” Su Luoying said, feeling warm, the coldness in her body reduced.
She also sensed a profound change—her body felt lighter.
“Thank you, Dr. Ye,” she said gratefully.
“Don’t thank me yet, one meridian’s still blocked,” Ye Qiu said. “Luoying, turn around, back to me.”
