Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 439 Free Clinic Part 2

As the cries grew closer, a middle-aged man, dressed in rags and with a dark face, was seen carrying a woman dressed in patched clothes on his back. Crying and screaming, he pushed through the crowd and ran quickly toward Xu Xian.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xian quickly stood up and went to greet him, calling out:

"Quick, put her on the ground first, let me take a look."

Xiaoqing looked the man up and down, her face full of smiles. She leaned closer to Bai Suzhen, covered her face, and whispered with a laugh:
"Sister, this guy is so fake! What kind of beggar doesn't smell at all and is so strong? I think he just changed into beggar clothes, smeared some soot on his face, and came over like that!"

A smile also flashed in Bai Suzhen's eyes as she transmitted her voice:
"Xiaoqing, although this is a conspiracy, it should not be known to others. Your husband is currently receiving treatment, so you must not let anyone see you smiling, lest it cause unnecessary trouble."

"Don't worry, sister~"

Xiaoqing lowered her sleeves, her face immediately changing to one of worry. She stepped forward with Bai Suzhen, following Xu Xian and Niu Yi.

As the group approached, the man suddenly knelt before Xu Xian, put down his wife beside him, and wept bitterly.

"Oh dear! Doctor Xu! Please take a look at her! My wife was perfectly fine, but after eating something just now, she suddenly became unwell!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xian was immediately startled and knelt down to take the pulse of the pale-faced woman, who was covered in cold sweat and seemed to have completely fainted.

When Xu Xian detected the extremely weak pulse, he panicked. It was a pulse that meant certain death!
"Could this pulse truly indicate that he has ingested poison?!"

As Xu Xian finished speaking, a commotion erupted among the people queuing for medical treatment and the onlookers, who were discussing the matter amongst themselves.

The kneeling man's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and Niu Yi could even smell a spicy odor emanating from him, which made him chuckle inwardly.

These people have some ruthless schemes, but they're not very meticulous.

The man lay prostrate on the ground, his eyes darting around, and repeatedly kowtowed, saying:
"Dr. Xu, you are like a Bodhisattva! I beg you to save her! She is my everything! With your medical skills, you can definitely help! You are a living Bodhisattva!"

"She only ate two bites of cornbread and this happened. Although I can't afford the medical bills, I will repay you by working like a slave! Please, have some compassion!"

"Please get up quickly."

Seeing this, Xu Xian was at a loss. It wasn't that he didn't want to save her, but the woman before him was beyond saving and would likely die at any moment; she had been brought here too late.
Seeing the man beside him still kowtowing incessantly, and the surrounding crowd of people seeking medical help and watching the spectacle buzzing with discussion, Xu Xian gritted his teeth and said to Niu Yi beside him:

"Dr. Niu, please bring me my silver needles quickly."

"it is good."

Niu Yi nodded, quickly walked back to the table, and tossed a bag of silver needles to Bai Suzhen. Bai Suzhen caught it and handed it to Xu Xian.

Xu Xian quickly pulled out one of the needles and carefully inserted it into the woman's acupoints.

Regardless, he could only try his best!

The man on the other side was also extremely proud when he heard that Xu Xian had finally agreed.

The beggar had already been knocked unconscious and given a large dose of arsenic, so he was doomed! Now that Xu Xian was willing to help, he had already praised Xu Xian highly. As soon as the woman breathed her last, he could attribute her death to Xu Xian's medical skills!

When that time comes, the whole city will be abuzz with the news that the highly praised Doctor Xu of Suzhou is nothing but a quack doctor!
He killed a perfectly healthy person! If I insist on this, I might be able to send Xu Xian to the authorities and cut off his path to justice!

I've handled this matter so perfectly, so asking for more money later shouldn't be a problem, right?
The man's mind was already racing with thoughts, but his face was full of worry as he looked at the woman beside him, whose face was growing paler.

Xu Xian's head was covered in sweat, and he was clearly tense, but judging from his expression, the woman's condition was getting worse.

Niu Yi glanced at the man, and seeing that the man could hardly hide his smugness, he suddenly spoke:

"Doctor Xu, this woman is suffering from a severe poisoning, and her body is likely to give out. I have a family heirloom pill here, which is a miraculous antidote. Why don't you give this woman one?"

As Niu Yi spoke, he took out a palm-sized carved mahogany box from his bosom, slowly opened it, and presented it to Xu Xian.

"This Dr. Niu, this is a matter of life and death, is this precious medicine really effective?"

Niu Yi said seriously:
"Please rest assured, Dr. Xu, it is precisely because human lives are at stake that I have taken out this family heirloom medicine."

However, at this moment, the man's heart skipped a beat when he saw this change!
Although he didn't believe there was anything in the world that could cure arsenic poisoning, he was always better off safe than sorry!
Even if this precious pill can't cure the poison, just being able to wake the woman up would be enough to kill her!
"No"

A sense of foreboding rose in the man's heart. He hurriedly tried to refuse, but as soon as he uttered a word, he was horrified to find that he could no longer make a sound.

Not only that, he was also temporarily unable to move!

Behind Xu Xian and Niu Yi, Xiao Qing smiled subtly at the sight. Behind her back, she held two fingers together on her left hand, the fingertips emitting a faint blue light.

"Dr. Xu, this is a matter of life and death, and there is no time to lose!"

Upon hearing Niu Yi's words, Xu Xian nodded solemnly, picked up the emerald green pill from the wooden box in Niu Yi's hand, gently pried open the woman's mouth, and stuffed it into her mouth. Bai Suzhen, on the other side, also brought a bowl of water so that the emerald green pill could be swallowed safely.

The man could only watch this scene with anxious eyes, and he even burst into tears again, which moved the onlookers to tears about the deep affection between the beggar couple.

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, just a few breaths after taking the pill, the beggar woman suddenly let out a violent cough. She unconsciously clutched her stomach, her body curled up, clearly indicating that she was experiencing severe turmoil.

Seeing this, Xiaoqing quickly pulled Bai Suzhen back, because she had heard from that Daoist Guangyi that the emerald green pill was a laxative!

A glint flashed in Bai Suzhen's eyes, and instead she grabbed Xiaoqing and shook her head at her.

The woman's cough worsened, and finally she coughed up a mouthful of purplish-black blood, which splattered onto the stone slabs of Baohe Hall.

"Cough! Cough!"

The beggar woman supported herself on the ground with her hands, coughed a few times, and then somehow managed to stand up unsteadily.

Blood still clung to the corner of her mouth as she looked around in bewilderment.

"Where am I?"

(End of this chapter)