Chapter 290: Chapter 152: The Famous Doctor Slapped in the Face
The golden needles had just been delivered, and Cheng Sihai was about to administer them.
Observing Qi Tian and Cheng Sihai secretly exchanging glances, a spark of sharpness flashed in Yun Shengâs eyes.
From beneath her sleeves, a slight flicker of the Magic Wand caused a tiny Earth Spur to dart towards the farmer.
At this moment, the farmer had already lost consciousness from the pain, but suddenly felt a piercing sensation beneath him, as if someone had jabbed him from behind.
With a cry of agony, he broke free from the weak Medicine Men beside him and headbutted Cheng Sihai, who was bending over to perform the needle procedure.
Cheng Sihai was unlucky; the farmerâs sudden impact caused him to panic, and he ended up sticking the needle into his own face.
The anesthetic produced by the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, although not as potent as Yun Shengâs exclusive Mandala anesthetic, was quite effective as well.
Unfortunately, the needle struck an acupoint on the face, and Cheng Sihai immediately felt his face go numb, paralyzing most of it.
That half of his face could neither smile nor cry, now resembling someone suffering from facial palsy.
He squeaked and stuttered, pointing at his own face, unable to utter a word.
The Medicine Men and Doctors at the Medicine Emperor Pavilion were shocked and quickly rushed to check on Cheng Sihai.
The scene became even more chaotic.
The staff from the Medicine Emperor Pavilion were in a flurry inspecting Cheng Sihaiâs condition, while the farmer continued to clasp his head, rolling on the ground in agony.
"Doctor?" The farmerâs wife was also frantic, unable to believe that even the Doctors of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion had no remedy for her husbandâs illness.
"Yun Sheng, what do you think is truly wrong with this man?" Gu Feng pulled Yun Sheng, who was still observing the farmer.
"He doesnât seem to be ill," Yun Sheng waved her Magic Wand, and immediately, a Magic Water Element surged forth, transforming into a rope and binding the farmer, who was thrashing about on the ground.
"What are you doing?" Seeing a light blue rope-like object restraining her husband, the farmerâs wife hurriedly approached Yun Sheng to confront her.
"How is it always you people! This is a patient of Medicine Emperor Pavilion, what does Little Ciâen Hall have to do with it?" After attending to Cheng Sihai, Qi Tian and several doctors turned around and noticed Yun Sheng and her companions had also arrived.
"What a joke, you clearly have no means to cure this patient, and yet you talk about him being a patient of Medicine Emperor Pavilion. You should rather attend to your master. A needle coated with Soft Muscle Powder was stabbed into an acupoint, if not rescued in time, Iâm afraid his facial paralysis wonât recover so soon," Yun Sheng sneered coldly, well-accustomed to Cheng Sihaiâs despicable actions.
"Exactly, just now it was obvious to everyone, your master could not save him, and now heâs even incapacitated himself," Lin Yaoyao added fuel to the fire.
Overwhelmed, Qi Tian sought help from his facial-palsied master, Cheng Sihai, who showed anger in his eyes and made some noises, looking rather ridiculous.
Fortified by his masterâs gesture, Qi Tian felt more confident and provocatively glanced at Yun Sheng and others, not believing he couldnât challenge a female Mage.
"Who says we of Medicine Emperor Pavilion canât cure him, I will administer the acupuncture now and show you," under Cheng Sihaiâs tutelage, Qi Tianâs needling technique was quite competent.
Although several people were holding down the farmer, he continued to struggle fiercely, making it difficult to administer the needles.
However, now that Yun Sheng had restrained him with Water Binding, it actually made needling easier.
Qi Tian took out his silver needle and approached the farmer. Following Cheng Sihaiâs instructions, he inserted two needles at the acupoint near the temple and behind the ear.
There wasnât much issue until he inserted the needles.
The farmer, who had been calm, suddenly roared in fury.
Blood seeped from his ears, and the pain intensified.
Qi Tian was taken aback. What had happened? He had done everything exactly as his master instructed, so how could the patientâs condition have worsened?
"Move aside!" Yun Sheng frowned and stepped forward, pushing the obstructive Qi Tian out of the way.
"Why has this happened?" Qi Tian looked helplessly at Cheng Sihai, whose expressionless face offered no clues.
He had thought that the farmerâs relentless headache was due to migraines.
If it was migraines, a few needle insertions should have relieved the pain by a large margin, and certainly wouldnât have caused bleeding from the ear.
"He doesnât have migraines. You applied needles to two acupuncture points causing a direct rush of blood to the ear, naturally leading to bleeding," Yun Sheng calmed down and checked the farmerâs pulse and heart rate, then flipped his eyelids.
The farmerâs wife, already terrified, seeing Yun Shengâs composed behavior as she examined her husband, begged incessantly as if she had found a savior.
"This young doctor, can you cure my husbandâs illness? Please, you must save him. Our family of five relies solely on him for support. Please help us."
"Big sister, donât panic. First, tell me, did your husband have any chronic conditions in the past that were recently treated?" Yun Sheng helped the farmerâs wife up, asking kindly.
She was from Banana Leaf Village, and the farmerâs wife in front of her reminded her of her former neighbors, so she spoke very politely.
Doctors the farmerâs wife had met, like Cheng Sihai, always carried an air of arrogance, even during free clinics they never spoke kindly.
Looking into Yun Shengâs eyes, dark as night, and hearing her kind words, the farmerâs wifeâs frantic heart gradually calmed down.
"Chronic conditions? Yes, my husband used to suffer from tinnitus, but it was a minor issue. About a year ago, there was a free clinic in Yujing City. I remember it was hosted by Medicine Emperor Pavilion. A doctor treated my husbandâs tinnitus with a few needles, and since then, he was cured," the farmerâs wife recalled.
Tinnitus wasnât considered a serious condition, and it hadnât weighed on her mind until Yun Sheng had asked about it.
"I think the problem may lie with the needle insertion back then. Can you recall which doctor performed the procedure?" Yun Sheng gently prodded, having already listened to Cheng Sihai inquire about the farmerâs diet and medical history to no avail.
Now with this question, she was certain the issue stemmed from that particular clinic.
"It was a doctor surnamed Wang," the farmerâs wife tried her best to remember.
"Slander! Donât think we donât know what youâre up to, youâre just trying to defame our Medicine Emperor Pavilion!" Qi Tian and the rest of the staff from Medicine Emperor Pavilion were furious upon hearing this.
The audacity of Little Ciâen Hall, suggesting that their treatment might have caused the farmerâs illness!
"Whether itâs slander or not, Iâll know once I have clarified everything. If it wasnât your doing, I will naturally apologize," Yun Sheng said after clarifying, then carefully examined the farmerâs ears.
Shennongâs Eyes narrowed slightly as they inspected the farmerâs inner ear for a moment.
"Big sister, think again, what kind of needles did Doctor Wang use?" The farmerâs wife thought for a moment. Being a simple rural woman, she knew nothing about medical practices.
She naturally couldnât remember the needles used.
"I donât remember well, but they definitely werenât the same ones used by the two doctors," the farmerâs wife answered Yun Sheng confidently.