Embers of Sword

Chapter 377 Healer

Taoyuan is very quiet after nightfall.

Although it is called Taoyuan, it is actually a desolate wilderness. Such a place... is uninhabited in times of peace and prosperity, and is the most peaceful in times of chaos.

Deng Baiyi was walking alone among the mountains and forests. Through the leaves, she saw the lights hanging in Taoyuan being blown by the wind.

There were faint sounds of anxious shouting.

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

The shouting voice was very childish, and sounded like Miyun...

There are people injured?
Deng Baiyi quickened her pace. She had been practicing for too short a time, so her spiritual sense could not leave the body too far. When she got closer and saw the situation clearly with her spiritual sense, she looked three points paler.

……

……

There are many people gathered at the former site of Yuanguang Temple tonight.

After the temple collapsed, many thatched huts were added, and this place is still the "core" of Taoyuan.

The crows' cries were continuous and sharp.

"Let me, let me..."

"Doctor Xiao Chu is here!"

With low shouts, the crowd made way for a passage.

Chu Guo ran all the way.

Next came Xie Xuanyi, who was sitting in a wheelchair, with fallen leaves on the shoulders of his black shirt.

In the center of the crowd was a simple wooden bed. Zheng Fengsheng was covered with a green quilt, coughing dully, and opened his eyes.

Countless faces swayed and dispersed, overlapping one after another.

Finally he saw a young and frightened face.

"Old Zheng, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Guo rushed to the bed, knelt down on his knees, and began to take the patient's pulse without saying anything.

The crowd fell silent, not daring to make a sound.

"What's going on here?"

Xie Xuanyi glanced at Deng Baiyi and silently sent a message.

"I...I don't know either."

Deng Baiyi's breathing was a little disordered at the moment. She had just returned to Taoyuan, and when she saw this scene, she hurried back and went to the back mountain to call back Xie Zhen.

Xie Xuanyi looked towards Miyun.

"Doctor Zheng took me out for treatment... and suddenly he collapsed..."

Miyun looked nervous and clutched his sleeve tightly: "I am not well-trained, so I can't tell what the disease is."

the other side.

Everyone was waiting for Chu Guo's "diagnosis".

Chu Guo, who was taking pulses and reading fortunes, knelt silently in front of the bed, feeling the pulse.

He took a few deep breaths, and then scolded in a heavy voice: "You wanted to stay cool again, and secretly drank cold water while I was away... The wind is so noisy tonight, and you are wearing so few clothes, how can you do this? I told you so many times, but you refused to listen. Now you are fine, and I don't know how many medicines you need to take before you get better--"

"You are not allowed to go out these days!"

This scolding made many people feel relieved.

Although we are all refugees.

But after spending some time together, everyone knew that Doctor Zheng Fengsheng was a good man, a very kind person.

He cured many stubborn old ailments.

Doctor Zheng suddenly collapsed, and everyone in the village came out, everyone wanted to help.

"Doctor Xiao Chu..."

The young woman whose headache was cured asked cautiously, "So Doctor Zheng was infected with the 'cold'?"

"More serious than a cold."

Chu Guo lowered his eyebrows and said, "Maybe I'm too tired these days."

"..."

Zheng Fengsheng opened his mouth, seemed to be about to say something, and finally remained silent.

"That's good."

The young woman breathed a sigh of relief, covered her chest, and quickly comforted her: "Doctor Zheng, please take good care of yourself these days. If you need anything to eat, I will make it for you."

After receiving this reply, knowing that it was a false alarm, the monks of Yuanguang Temple dispersed quietly.

The onlookers also dispersed.

Miyun's eyes were filled with guilt, and he said in a voice transmission, "My benefactor, is it because of me that Doctor Zheng is too tired?"

These days, Chu Guo has been learning sword from Xie Zhen.

And he didn't want to be idle.

So he proposed to study medicine with Dr. Zheng Fengsheng...

I never thought that such an accident would happen.

"No...it has nothing to do with you."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and spoke in a calm voice.

His spiritual thoughts had already gone through Zheng Fengsheng.

Chu Guo's response was meant for "outsiders".

Zheng Fengsheng's illness is more serious than he said, and much more serious.

When they first met, he could tell that the old man's blood was dry and his spirit was weak. It wouldn't be long before he fell seriously ill or even died.

Never thought about it.

This serious illness came so quickly.

Although this little guy Chu Guo's talent in swordsmanship is average, his talent in medical skills is quite good.

presumably……

The clues have been revealed by taking the pulse just now.

Since Chu Guo chose not to say it.

Then Xie Xuanyi also chose to keep it a secret for him.

……

……

When Facheng left Fanyin Temple, in addition to taking away a set of maze arrays, he also took away a set of talisman paper with array patterns to warm the body.

After everyone left, the great monk Facheng was alone. He took out the formation pattern and motioned for Chu Guo to take it with him.

The moonlight is quiet.

The big monk gestured.

Chu Guo looked at the stack of talisman papers, feeling a little confused.

Xie Xuanyi translated: "Put it on him, he will feel better."

Facheng nodded.

He looked at Xie Xuanyi with a smile, clasped his hands together and saluted.

Normally, he had almost no interactions with this Mr. Xie... But after meeting several times, Facheng had discovered that he didn't need to say anything, as long as he made a few simple gestures, this Mr. Xie would understand him. In the entire Taoyuan, it seemed that this Mr. Xie understood him the best.

Xie Xuanyi also returned the greeting.

the reason is simple.

Nothing but familiarity.

Back then in Dayue Country, he and the little mute girl spent some time alone together. Xie Xuanyi would carefully study every gesture the little mute girl made.

Today, Facheng and the little mute girl have some similarities.

They are all extremely sincere and pure people.

"How can this be possible? This gift is too expensive."

Chu Guo shook his head subconsciously: "You should take it back."

This is the array talisman of the Fanyin Temple, a treasure for practitioners. How can an ordinary person be qualified to use it?

Besides...

The talisman paper had only weathered over the years and turned slightly yellow, but the four corners remained intact and quite flat. The great monk must have kept this set of talisman paper for many years and was reluctant to use it.

Hear the words.

Fa Cheng burst out laughing. He made a new gesture and looked at Xie Zhen.

"Take it."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "It's a token of my appreciation. It's useless for him to keep this talisman paper... Since it's a talisman for saving people, it should be used to save people."

Facheng let out a silent and comfortable sigh, bowed to Xie Xuanyi again, and left silently.

Xie Xuanyi accompanied Chu Guo to take Zheng Fengsheng back home.

The talisman paper is lit.

A faint light illuminates the thatched hut.

The old man lying on the bed was completely unconscious. He couldn't utter a word and just silently held the hand of the young man beside him.

"It's a bad situation."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "You should be able to tell that Lao Zheng's meridians are beginning to break."

"……Yes."

Chu Guo remained silent, just dully feeling the force coming from Lao Zheng's palm.

The scolding at the former site of Yuanguang Temple.

Just to reassure the onlookers.

The moment Chu Guo's pulse was taken and his appearance was broken, his heart sank. His meridians were broken.

How to treat this kind of disease?
"Working all night is just an appearance."

Xie Xuanyi pushed the wheelchair and came to the old man, took another look at him, and then looked away.

He looked at Chu Guo and said slowly, "You are right about one thing: chronic illnesses are often hidden deep inside... Zheng Fengsheng's meridians have already shown signs of being broken. Even if he rests for a while, he cannot escape this catastrophe. Since he blocked the knife in Pingzhi City... his fate has changed."

If the guess is correct.

The bandit who swung the knife at that time must have poisoned the blade.

It's not a strong poison.

But it is more terrible than poison.

If it was a "heart-wrenching" poison, the poison would be sensed when the leg was broken. With the medical skills of Zheng Fengsheng and Chu Guo, they would endure the severe pain and saw off a piece of the thigh to save the life.

It’s a pity... the poison on the blade is painless, unconscious and insensitive.

Slowly invade the meridians.

Slowly corroding the flesh.

After all, Zheng Fengsheng is not a cultivator, so he cannot use his energy to see inside his body, let alone detect the invasion of the poison.

By now, it's too late.

"Do not……"

Chu Guo's face turned pale. He couldn't accept this truth.

The reason why Lao Zheng became what he is now is all because of me!

If it weren't for me...

Old Zheng will not stop that knife...

"There must be a way..."

Chu Guo murmured and looked around.

He suddenly looked at Xie Zhen, his eyes full of pleading and expectation.

"You have a plan, right?"

During this period, Xie Zhen displayed his incredible "healing power". As long as Xie Zhen stretched out his hand to feel the patient's pulse, no matter what disease the patient had, it would immediately get better.

"..."

This question made Xie Xuanyi fall silent.

If he had met Zheng Fengsheng who had just broken his leg on the day of the Pingzhi City riot.

Maybe there's still time to save his life.

But now it's too late.

From the moment we met, it was too late.

During this period of time, the poison slowly spread, diluted, and finally merged into the blood... When Xie Xuanyi saw Zheng Fengsheng for the first time, he only saw the drying up of his blood and energy through his spiritual sense.

He didn't even think about "poisoning".

Now that the cross-section of the broken leg has fully grown, how should I treat it?

There is no way to start!

"sorry."

After a moment of silence, Xie Xuanyi spoke with regret: "Birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of nature. With my current realm and cultivation, I really can't think of a way to save him."

This sentence.

Like thunder from heaven.

Chu Guo sat blankly in front of the bed, as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away.

"but……"

Xie Xuanyi thought about it, and finally said: "Maybe I can give it a try and make him feel better."

"Give it a try..."

"Give it a try..."

Chu Guo murmured softly, and the whole person seemed to be just an empty shell.

After being stunned for a moment.

A gleam of light suddenly flashed in the young man's dull eyes.

He turned around and knelt in front of Xie Xuanyi without warning, and began to kowtow to the wheelchair.

"Bang!"

In just one move, Xie Xuanyi used his vital energy to hold the young man down.

He frowned: "What are you doing?"

"I regret……"

The young man raised his head, blood flowing from his forehead.

Although he only had time to knock her once, he used so much force that blood soon covered her face.

Chu Guo's voice was hoarse, as if he was crying blood: "If I had met you earlier, it would be great. I want to learn swordsmanship. I don't want to see what happened in Pingzhi City happen again... Please, Mr. Xie, please save Lao Zheng, please save him, and then you can ask me to go anywhere! I will never go to Pingzhi City or Qianzhou again. I will go to Chu State with you!"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi didn't want to see such a scene.

He slowly stretched out his hand and wiped the blood flowing from the young man's forehead.

"From now on, don't kneel."

Xie Xuanyi said softly: "There is nothing in this world that should make you kneel."

"As long as you can save Lao Zheng, I am willing to kneel down..."

Chu Guo smiled bitterly, not caring at all about what Xie Xuanyi said.

dignity?

It doesn't matter at all to him.

Xie Xuanyi could only sigh, "I'll try my best."

After saying that, a ray of warm light was injected into the boy's forehead.

"……this?"

Chu Guo was stunned again.

This was the first time he felt the power of the "Law of Life".

The young man subconsciously stretched out his hand and wiped his cheek. It seemed that his face was covered with blood, but he wiped it off easily. The wound scabbed over in a few breaths and was repaired.

Is this a miracle?

Is this the magical power of a cultivator... This phenomenon cannot be explained by the medicine and medical skills of the secular world.

"Next, I want to be alone with him for a while."

Xie Xuanyi lowered his eyes, thought for a long time, and finally made a decision.

He decided to give it a try.

Let’s try and see if we can save Zheng Fengsheng.

This process...

It is inevitable that the "Fountain of Immortality" will be used.

This scene cannot be seen by anyone.

"……it is good."

Chu Guo took a deep breath, looked at the dried blood on his palm, and hope rekindled in his gray eyes. He quickly left the hut and closed the door for Xie Zhen.

"How about it?"

Deng Baiyi and Miyun, who were outside the door, saw this scene and came forward to ask.

"It's not clear yet."

Chu Guo shook his head and said nervously, "Mr. Xie... is trying to save Old Zheng. I hope everything goes well."

……

……

The lights in the thatched cottage flickered and it was extremely dark.

Xie Xuanyi lightly wiped with two fingers, and a series of talismans flew out. The talisman papers were suspended around the thatched hut.

he knows.

There are not many practitioners in this paradise.

Even so, we still need to act with caution.

A large formation to conceal the aura was soon set up in Zheng Fengsheng's house. With the protection of this formation, Xie Xuanyi dared to let go.

"The Law of Life..."

Xie Xuanyi pushed the wheelchair and came to the old man.

A ray of snow-white light ignited between his eyebrows. When the light appeared, the entire dark thatched hut was illuminated, as if it were daytime.

"rustle."

At this moment, the sound of wind blowing paper was heard in the thatched hut.

The talisman paper left by Facheng swayed gently without wind. This set of array patterns left over from the Fanyin Temple was actually a good product.

Xie Xuanyi felt a familiar breath from the talisman paper.

There are extremely faint traces of "The Law of Life" remaining on it... Perhaps these talisman papers have all passed through the hands of a Zen master and been blessed with incredible power. Therefore, after so many years, the talisman papers still retain powerful healing abilities.

only.

Compared with Xie Xuanyi's Tao principles, these talismans seem weak.

The next moment, wisps of vitality turned into faint light and fell on Zheng Fengsheng's face.

The glow of the talisman array of the Fanyin Temple was overwhelmed by the glow in Xie Xuanyi's palm.

This is the "Law of Life" that has been condensed to 90%, and is only one step away from condensing into the Dao realm.

(End of this chapter)