Chapter 43: Golden Needle Crossing Calamity

  After the two imperial physicians announced that there was no hope, Qin Lei miraculously pulled Nian Yao back from the brink of death. However, the girl's condition was very bad, her breathing, pulse and heartbeat were all extremely weak. Like a candle in the wind, it could go out at any time.

  Qin Lei thought for a moment, feeling that he was not as good at treating the patient without strong medicine as an old doctor who had been practicing medicine for decades. So he said to Shen Qing: "Go and invite those two doctors back."

  Shen Qing turned around and was about to leave when Qin Lei stood up and said: "Forget it, I'll go myself."

  Qin Lei didn't expect the two imperial physicians to still be outside, so he bowed deeply to them and apologized: "Just now, this young man was impolite and rude to you both, truly deserving of death. This young man offers his apologies to you both here." He then bowed again, even more deeply.

  Two old doctors with white beards looked at each other and sighed, although these doctors were not of high rank, but who dares to guarantee that they won't need a doctor at home someday? So even the royal family wouldn't dare offend them easily. However, Qin Lei's initial behavior today, although made them unhappy, they didn't dare hold a grudge, after all, his identity was there - an imperial prince and one who had just returned to the capital after 16 years of being held as a hostage, and had just received the bowing of all officials. Although he wasn't extremely powerful, it's likely that the emperor wouldn't treat him unfairly.

  Since the young master apologized with a humble attitude, the two imperial physicians were also happy to take advantage of the situation and quickly returned the courtesy. One of them, who was slightly chubby, smiled and said: "Your Highness is too polite, when someone is on their deathbed, they often have intense emotions, don't take it to heart, don't take it to heart."

  Another nodded in agreement: "That's right, Your Highness wants to send off that young lady alone, it's truly affectionate and admirable."

  Qin Lei saw the two of them shaking their heads and speaking ill omens, and was displeased in his heart. However, since he had a request to make of them, on the surface he could only force a smile: "The two doctors, it seems that girl has some breath again."

  The two imperial physicians shook their heads like a pair of rattle drums and said in unison, "It's impossible. Clearly, all signs of life are gone, the soul has flown away."

  Shen Qing by the side angrily said: "That girl was obviously rescued back by our family's young master, you two go take a look and you'll know."

  The two imperial physicians also angrily said: "Just about to go take a look, our hospital said the person who can't be saved, even if it's Da Luo Jin Xian, can't save them." As they spoke, they trembled and walked into the house. Qin Lei hastily ordered the guards to come forward and support them.

  Looking at their distant backs, Qin Lei's face was exceptionally cold and stern.

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  Before long, two cries of surprise came from inside the house, and Qin Lei's eyebrows relaxed slightly as he also entered the house.

  Two old doctors rushed towards him like madmen, Qin Lei stretched out his hand to press down on the shoulders of the two men, stopping their momentum, and they narrowly avoided colliding with each other.

  The two old doctors were completely unaware of their own loss of composure, and the slightly chubby one trembled with his voice: "I have been practicing medicine for decades, treating countless people, but I have never seen anyone who can bring a person back to life from death without using any medicine or acupuncture."

  Another person bowed deeply and said: "It turns out that Your Highness is the reincarnation of Bian Que, a sage in the medical field. I was disrespectful earlier, please forgive me."

  Qin Lei didn't have the mood to chat with them, and forced a smile: "No need for politeness, please let the two gentlemen examine the young lady first."

  Unexpectedly, the two imperial physicians bowed and said: "With Your Highness's great national power in hand, how dare we show off our skills. Please instruct us."

  Shen Qing, behind Qin Lei, could see his fists clenching and unclenching, looking like he was struggling to hold back. Qin Lei suppressed the evil fire in his heart: "Rescue is urgent, you two quickly treat him, don't decline."

  The two were about to speak when Qin Lei suddenly said in a huff: "Want to learn my ways?"

  The two imperial physicians nodded like chicks pecking at grain.

  "From now on, don't utter a single useless word, use all your strength to cure the person, and I'll pass it on to you." Qin Lei said with a flick of his sleeve.

  Fat Taitai was just about to ask: "Is this true?" when she was covered by another person, dragged in front of Nian Yao's bed and began to examine her pulse.

  Two physicians were revitalized, doing their best to treat the patient with all their might, fearing that they would waste the reputation they had built up over a lifetime by failing to cure someone who had already been saved by others. This was also the main reason why the two of them had just declined, but in the end, they could not resist the temptation of the divine art of medicine and took on this thankless task where success would be attributed to others and failure to themselves.

  As a member of the country's highest medical institution, it is naturally not in vain. After a moment of diagnosis, the fat doctor respectfully said to Qin Lei: "Your Highness, this girl has been unable to breathe for some time, and her lungs have produced phlegm, blocking the flow of qi and blood. If the stagnation is not cleared in time, I'm afraid the patient will become a living dead person who cannot speak or move."

  Qin Lei nodded and said, "Not bad, what's the treatment plan?"

  Another imperial physician said, "There is a method, please Your Highness to correct. First, let me, the old man, perform a massage for the young lady to activate blood circulation and dispel stagnation. Then, have Mr. Huang administer the golden needle to remove evil influences and thoroughly unblock the young lady's blood vessels."

  Qin Lei stood up and respectfully asked: "May I ask for the great names of the two imperial physicians?"

  Fat Doctor bowed his hands and said: "Old Huang Ting, humbly serving as the Right Judge of the Imperial Hospital."

  Another one also cupped his hands and said: "Laoxu Xu Gongcai, I am honored to be the imperial physician of Taichang Hospital."

  Qin Lei said with a warm smile: "So it's Huang Yuan and Xu Daifu, thank you both for your trouble."

  Two people retreated to the front of the bed, and Xu Yuanyi took out a blue handkerchief, spread it on the girl's shoulder, and performed massage techniques to promote blood circulation. After massaging for about half an hour, he wiped away his sweat and stepped down. For a 70- or 80-year-old person to perform such a set of movements was indeed not a small expenditure of energy, so Qin Lei hurriedly asked Shen Qing to support him in sitting down, and also called the guard to go to the kitchen to fetch a nourishing drink to replenish his energy. Then, together with Xu Yuanyi, he watched Huang Yuan's golden needle exorcism.

  Huang Yuan's plump and white hands, well-maintained and extremely agile. As her fingers danced, a total of 360 golden needles as thin as hair threads were inserted into the girl's acupoints all over her body in an instant.

  Then he took out a small jar from his bosom, opened the lid and placed it on the table. He also took out a lighter and lit it. As the temperature of the small jar rose, he applied moxibustion to several major acupoints on the girl's body.

  After everything was done, Huangyuan's face was covered in sweat. After a short rest, he said to Qin Lei: "Fortunately, Your Highness treated her in time, and with the help of Dr. Xu and my humble skills, the young lady is out of danger."

  Qin Lei finally felt at ease. Dr. Xu continued, "I have a set of techniques to relax the muscles and activate blood circulation. Your Highness can let your servants learn it and massage this young lady three times a day. With some medicine, she will recover in no time."