A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 288 3 Ghost Needles

Si Yao and Xiao Lu stayed at the Niu family in the village for seven days. During these seven days, the Niu family's wife gradually got better under Si Yao's treatment with acupuncture and medicine. Not only can she walk around now, but even Aunt Niu's several-month-old grandson can drink his own mother's milk again.

The mother and son of the Niu family were overjoyed and grateful to Si Yao. From then on, Aunt Niu no longer had a sad face and praised Si Yao as a kind and beautiful doctor. When the villagers heard about it, anyone with a headache or discomfort came to the Niu family to ask Si Yao for treatment.

The south is hot and humid, and most of the locals suffer from various diseases due to humidity. Therefore, while treating them, Si Yao also taught the villagers to identify some herbs that can be picked anywhere and have the effect of removing dampness and relieving heat. It was not until the tenth day, when the sun was shining brightly, that Si Yao and Xiao Lu continued their journey with the villagers reluctantly seeing them off.

Most of the disciples of Sanxiu Pharmacy who went out to provide medical services provided free medical services. They not only did not charge poor people a penny but often paid for the medicines they received out of their own pocket. If rich people were willing to pay them, they would naturally not refuse.

"Sister Si Yao, are you really going to Qile City?" After leaving the village, the two walked up the mountain path again. Xiaolu hesitated for a moment before asking.

When Xiaolu learned that Sister Si Yao wanted to go to Jingsong Kingdom to practice medicine, he guessed that she was going to Qile City to look for her childhood sweetheart, so he immediately sent a message to His Highness. He also left marks along the way, but after such a long time, there was still no movement from His Highness. They were getting closer and closer to Qile City, but fortunately Sister Si Yao was a road idiot, so Xiaolu could only take her around in circles.

"Well, what's wrong?" Si Yao, who was kept in the dark, naturally had no idea what Xiaolu was thinking, so she just asked lightly.

"It's nothing...it's just that we have to treat patients along the way, and it will take quite a while if we stop and go all the time." Seeing the clarity in Si Yao's eyes, Xiao Lu felt guilty. He hurriedly lowered his head and sighed in pretended worry.

Si Yao didn't say anything else, but just continued walking forward in silence.

Although her purpose of coming to Jingsong Kingdom this time was to see Jiang Siyao, curing illnesses and saving lives was equally important. Since she knew that Jiang Siyao was now the boss of Jiangnan Mingli, and she had occasionally heard about Jiangnan Mingli's reputation along the way, she must be living a good life, so there was no rush to recognize her.

“Ding-ling-ling….Ding-ling-ling…”

The bells were still ringing crisply on the mountain path. The weather was clear and the muddy road was no longer muddy. The two of them walked while searching for herbs in the mountains. The baskets of herbs they had picked earlier had long been used up in the village.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Si Yao?" When Si Yao and Xiao Lu were digging medicinal roots in the mountains, four or five people suddenly appeared on the mountain road in the distance. The leader was an old man with a white beard, who shouted at the two of them.

Hearing the shout, Xiaolu and Siyao hurriedly stood up and turned back. At the same time, several people on the mountain path had already walked up the hillside towards them. Seeing that there was no malice on their faces, Xiaolu relaxed his vigilance, but still protected Siyao behind him.

"Excuse me, are you Doctor Ling, Miss Si Yao?" After the few people walked up the hillside, the old man with white beard bowed respectfully to them with a smile, and then asked while panting slightly.

"I'm Si Yao, may I ask who you are, old man?" Seeing that he was a kind old man, Xiaolu made way. Si Yao returned the greeting to the white-bearded old man in front of him and asked.

"Finally I found Miss Si Yao. A few days ago I heard from some beggars who had just entered the city that a female doctor with great medical skills appeared in the south. She was accompanied by a medicine boy with a bell hanging on his back..." Seeing that he had found the right person, the old man with white beard couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and laughed leisurely. However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a young man behind him in a low voice impatiently:

"Uncle Liu, let's get down to business. The master and his wife are still waiting in the mansion."

"Oh, right, right." The old man finally reacted after being reminded, and bowed to Si Yao again, saying with a worried face: "Miss Si Yao, please save my young master."

Half an hour later, Si Yao and Xiao Lu followed the old man and his group into the small town at the foot of the mountain. They heard the clear and pleasant ringing of bells. The people in the town stopped to watch from afar, and saw that the white-bearded old man who led the way began to whisper again.

“Wow wow wow….”

When they just entered Liu Mansion, they suddenly heard bursts of screaming. Xiao Lu was so frightened that he grabbed Si Yao who was beside him, but the people in Liu Mansion looked like they were used to it.

"That was my young master's crazy cry. He has been crazy for many years." The old man with white beard sighed helplessly and turned to explain to Si Yao and Xiao Lu.

The old man with white beard was the housekeeper of Liu's house. On the way, the housekeeper described the symptoms of his young master to Si Yao. He usually talked nonsense and was stupid. Once he had an attack, he would be crazy and confused, shouting and even running around naked. Mr. Liu had no choice but to tie up his son with an iron chain. During the years when Young Master Liu was infected with the strange disease, many doctors were invited, but they were either scared away or at a loss. Even those who had confidence in him shook their heads and left after treating him for a few days.

"Sir, madam, the doctor is here."

Led by housekeeper Liu, Si Yao and Xiao Lu came to the living room of Liu's mansion and met Mr. and Mrs. Liu who had been waiting for a long time.

But when Mr. and Mrs. Liu were surprised to see Si Yao, a trace of worry flashed in their eyes. Is this girl, who is so young, really as powerful as the rumors say?

After a simple greeting, Si Yao didn't even drink a sip of tea before letting Mr. and Mrs. Liu take her to see the patient. Mr. and Mrs. Liu were worried at first, but then they thought that although the doctor was young, he was also a well-known doctor, and since they had hired him, they should not have any concerns.

“Miss Si Yao, my son was originally a well-educated scholar. But when he was about to take the imperial examination, he suddenly went crazy. He…after he went crazy…” Mr. and Mrs. Liu led Si Yao and Xiao Lu to a room in the backyard. Mrs. Liu suddenly wiped her tears and started crying to Si Yao.

"Hey, what are you doing? The doctor is here to treat the patient, don't make trouble here!" Mr. Liu, who was standing by, saw his wife crying to someone again, so he interrupted impatiently.

"It's okay. Si Yao can understand your feelings, Madam." Si Yao smiled faintly, comforted Madam Liu, and then pushed the door open.

The moment the door opened, the sound of chains clanging was heard in the room. A thin man with disheveled hair, unkempt beard, half-dressed was sitting on the floor in front of the bed. When he saw people, he started shouting wildly again.

Shocked to see the patient's almost naked body, Xiaolu hurriedly put Si Yao behind him.

"The clothes we worked so hard to put on him are torn again." Mr. Liu sighed helplessly, and hurried forward to get a long gown to cover his son's lower body, but it only deepened the patient's mania.

"Phlegm evil causes strange diseases, which are mostly caused by the six external evils, the seven internal emotions, or improper diet, which accumulates phlegm and blocks the body. Phlegm is turbid and the mind likes peace and quiet, so the phlegm goes up with the air and obscures the clear orifices, disturbing the mind, causing mental disorder and mania." After a rough examination, Si Yao said to Mr. and Mrs. Liu.

"Yes, yes, yes. A doctor also said before that my dog's rabies was caused by phlegm and fluid, but no one could cure it." Mr. Liu nodded hurriedly after hearing this.

“Phlegm and dampness move with qi, and can stagnate in the internal organs and the skin and pores of the limbs and bones, causing illness. Therefore, most diseases are caused by phlegm. It is easy to get rid of colds, but difficult to get rid of phlegm and dampness.” Si Yao continued to explain. Most doctors cannot be blamed for being helpless in treating such a strange disease, but fortunately she has a master with superb medical skills, who has long since prepared a pill for controlling saliva to facilitate treatment.

"Miss Si Yao, is there any way to cure my son's strange disease?" Madam Liu couldn't help but shed tears again and asked Si Yao with a sob.

"I'll try." Si Yao didn't give a clear answer, but immediately ordered: "But I have to give Master Liu acupuncture first, so please step back."

After hearing Si Yao's words, Mr. and Mrs. Liu hurriedly left the room.

“Sister Si Yao, this kind of patient who has been crazy for many years is not easy to cure, otherwise…” In the side room, Xiao Lu looked at the patient who was still screaming wildly, and frowned with some worry.

"What? You want me to back down?" Without waiting for Xiaolu to finish, Si Yao smiled disapprovingly. As a doctor, how could he give up on a patient so easily.

"Sister Si Yao, do you have any solution?" Xiao Lu knew that Si Yao was not someone who would give up easily. He was just worried that the patient was difficult to treat and that would make her get stuck in a rut.

"We can only try the Thirteen Ghost Needles."

As soon as Si Yao finished speaking, Xiaolu opened his mouth in shock. The Thirteen Ghost Needles, he had heard Rong Fan and others talk about it in the pharmacy before. It seemed that it was used to treat possession by ghosts. He had been in the pharmacy for so long and had never seen the owner of the pharmacy use it. Sister Si Yao wouldn't be so bold, right?

"What time is it now?" Si Yao ignored Xiaolu's shock and asked while opening the medicine box.

"It should be noon."

"Just right."

"Sister Si Yao, do you really want to use the Thirteen Ghost Needles?" Seeing Si Yao walking towards the patient with the needle bag, Xiaolu hurriedly followed and asked nervously.

"Since the Thirteen Ghost Needles can cure diseases and save lives, why not use them?" Although the master warned that the Thirteen Ghost Needles should not be used frequently, special methods must be used in special circumstances.

Si Yao's words choked Xiao Lu, leaving him speechless.

Afterwards, Xiaolu controlled the patient's frenzied body, and Siyao started to pierce the patient's Ren Zhong from the left to open the orifices and sujue, which was the first point; then he pierced the Shao Shang point on the patient's thumb to generate yang from yin, which was the second point; then he pierced the Yin Bai point on the patient's big toe to wake up the mind and regulate blood, which was the third point; then he pierced the Shen Mai point under the ankle to calm the mind and stabilize the spirit, which was the third point; the Feng Fu point at the back of the head to dispel wind evil and adjust yin and yang, which was the fourth point; the Jia Che point on the cheek to open the orifices and dredge the meridians, which was the fifth point; the Cheng Jiang point below the mouth to dispel wind and clear heat, which was the sixth point...

"Sister Siyao, he has calmed down."

After the needle reached the sixth acupuncture point, the patient gradually calmed down from the initial frenzy and shouting, but his eyes were still dull. Si Yao continued to fill in the Laogong, Shangxing and Quchi points, and finally asked Xiaolu to pry up the patient's tongue. She pierced the Haiquan in the middle seam under the tongue and stopped the needle after bleeding.

"Sister Si Yao, isn't it thirteen needles?" Seeing Si Yao stop the needles, Xiao Lu couldn't help but ask in confusion.

“Just consider it as the Thirteen Ghost Needles Taboo is complete.” Si Yao did not explain too much, just smiled faintly at Xiaolu.

When the dirt in the patient's eyes gradually dissipated and he regained his clarity, Si Yao stopped the needles. He then took out a bottle of Kongyan Pills from the medicine box and gave them to Mr. Liu and his wife, instructing them to dissolve one pill in ginger juice and rub it on the patient's chest, back, hands and feet every day, and the phlegm would come out.