Yun Pianpian shook her head: "Fourth Sister, this is not your fault."

Yun Qiaoqiao and Yun Pianpian immediately hugged each other and burst into tears, but they didn't dare to be too loud, for fear of disturbing Old Li's medical treatment.

Old Li placed his fingers on Zhen Linqing's wrist for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

His brows furrowed, then relaxed, then furrowed again, and finally he exclaimed in surprise:

"This shouldn't be happening."

"On the surface, it seems hopeless, but after careful examination, I discovered that beneath the pulse, there is vitality everywhere."

"That's strange, very strange. What medicine did you take before?"

He looked at Yun Shengsheng: "The medicine your senior sister gave you? It's that powerful?"

It's even more potent than the medicine he prescribed?

This?

Something doesn't feel right.

Yun Shengsheng touched her nose. "Um, maybe!"

Knowing that this was not the time to dwell on this, Old Li quickly gave instructions to the others.

"Second Sister, Fourth Sister, hurry up and boil as much water as possible. Little Sister, get the scalpel, needles, and medicine."

The scalpels were the same batch used when I delivered Cui's baby last time.

Old Li spent almost half a year practicing this technique.

He also discussed many medical theories he had never heard of before with Yun Shengsheng and Mike, and now he can be considered a doctor who combines Chinese and Western medicine.

Yun Qiaoqiao and Yun Pianpian immediately stopped crying. Before their minds could even process what was happening, their legs were already moving as they quickly went to prepare hot water.

Yun Shengsheng took out a scalpel, a needle kit, and several medicine bottles from her medicine box and arranged them on the small table beside the bed. Then she disinfected them with her specially made alcohol.

Old Li took off his outer robe and put on a white overcoat, which he had recently made specifically for when seeing patients.

He rolled up his sleeves above his elbows, revealing his two thin, bony forearms.

He disinfected his hands with alcohol before starting to work.

One hour.

The doors and windows of the Thousand Household Office were tightly closed. Occasionally, the deep, brief instructions from Old Li and the soft clanging of machinery could be heard from inside. Yun Shengsheng was assisting him from the side.

A group of people stood around the door, but no one dared to knock or make a sound.

When the door finally opened, Old Li walked out, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

His snow-white cuffs were stained with dark red blood, and his fingers trembled slightly.

It wasn't tension; it was a natural muscle reaction after an hour of focused concentration.

Zhen Daoyuan had been waiting outside the door for a full hour.

Hearing the door open, he jumped up, staggering a step because he stood up too quickly. After regaining his balance, he quickly asked:

"Old Li, how is my son?"

Old Li sighed, "His life has been saved."

"But from now on, I will be bedridden."

The air froze.

Zhen Daoyuan's mouth opened and closed repeatedly, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down several times, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Bedridden.

He knew better than anyone what this meant for a military general or a promising young man.

That's not living; that's living a way that's worse than dying.

His son, who was originally a chosen one of heaven, how could he possibly stand it...?

He subconsciously turned his gaze to Yun Pianpian, who was standing next to him.

Yun Pianpian's fingers, gripping her sleeve tightly, had turned white, and her lips were pursed.

Old Li's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over her head, chilling her to the bone.

Zhen Linqing is such a proud person.

Let him spend the rest of his life lying on a bed, needing to be served for everything, from eating and drinking to relieving himself, unable to even control his own body.

That's not how you save him.

That was an insult to him.

Yun Pianpian's tears fell again: "Old Li, is there really... no other way?"

Old Li looked at her, feeling a pang of heartache.

He patiently explained, "Many of Lin Qing's internal organs have died."

He pointed to his abdomen, tapping on several different spots with his finger.

"Some of the rotten flesh was removed, but not completely. Because if it were completely removed, he wouldn't have any internal organs left. He would still die."

"So he could only drag on with those damaged internal organs, still connected to blood vessels and tendons, to keep his life afloat for the time being. It was already a miracle that he was able to keep his life."

Yun Shengsheng watched the whole process, but she still wouldn't give up.

"Master, Master, please think of another way!" She looked up, her voice urgent and rapid. "Brother Zhen is a general! How can a general be bedridden for the rest of his life?"

If Zhen Linqing really becomes a bedridden cripple, he'll definitely commit suicide. Then all my efforts would have been wasted.

No, no, we can't work for free! There must be another way!

She asked the system: "System! Is there really no medicine that can cure him? Anything is fine! Any points are acceptable!"

The little fuzzy dumpling with tiny hands said in a muffled voice, "Host, it's not in the system shop right now, and I don't know if it will be available later!"

"Furthermore, you only have 2380 points left, which is not enough."

Yun Shengsheng bit her lip, placing all her hopes on Old Li.

"Master, please think of another way!"

Old Li remained silent for a long time before finally sighing and saying, "Actually... there is another way."

"If we can find the Jade Lingzhi, perhaps we can save them!"

Yun Shengsheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and she blurted out, "Master, you mean that jade lingzhi that can remove decay and regenerate tissue?"

"Yes." Old Li nodded.

"Lin Qing's internal organs are too badly damaged. I've cleaned away some of the rotten flesh, but I dare not clean it completely. If it's not completely cleaned, the rotten flesh will continue to spread, and he will die sooner or later."

"But if you have the Jade Lingzhi, along with a few auxiliary medicines, those half-dead areas can automatically repair themselves. It removes necrotic tissue, promotes tissue regeneration, and restores blood vessels and tendons."

He paused, sighed, and continued, "But I only heard about this medicine once, decades ago."

"It is said that someone saw one in the deep mountains of the southwest, and then there was no news of it after that."

"Over the past few decades, countless people have spent huge sums of money trying to buy it, but they haven't even been able to get their hands on a trace of it. Who knows if it still exists today, where it is, or in whose hands it is?"

Yun Shengsheng clenched her fists tightly.

[President! President! President! Quickly help me find out! Where is the Jade Lingzhi?! You can surely find that, right?]

The little dumpling's two ears popped up.

"Wait, host, I'll check right now. Don't rush me, the data is running..."

Upon hearing Yun Shengsheng's heartfelt words, a glint of light flashed in Yun Pianpian's eyes, hoping that Shengsheng's system could find the Jade Spirit Mushroom.

But she was also extremely nervous, what if the jade lingzhi had already been used by someone else...

She instinctively gripped her sleeve, looking at Yun Shengsheng with a mixture of quiet anticipation and hope.

Yun Qiaoqiao was both worried and excited.

She had already decided that if she could find the location of the Jade Lingzhi, she would definitely go and retrieve it herself.

A moment later, Yun Shengsheng's eyes lit up.

[What?! The Kingdom of Yelang! Princess Ji Mingyao!]

[Hidden in her secret vault was a jade lingzhi mushroom! It was secretly bestowed upon her by the emperor of Yelang Kingdom...]

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