Chapter 62: Being Filial and Saving People from Danger

  Ma Chao and Cui An rode their horses at full gallop on the road, a fine horse is indeed a fine horse, its speed is beyond compare. At present, Ma Chao was not quite clear where exactly they were, but he knew that this was already within the borders of Yan Province.

  Ma Chao thought of the series of events that had occurred in Xuzhou while on horseback, and unknowingly slowed down his horse's speed. Cui An saw that his lord's horse was slowing down, so he also slowed down his speed.

  Just as Ma Chao was savoring the moment, a group of people were fiercely fighting not far from them. He took a glance and it seemed like about ten government officers were trying to capture someone, surrounding three people in the middle, while the two people being surrounded were fighting back against them.

  Why two people instead of three? That's because one of them was being carried on the back of another, probably unable to walk or fight.

  Ma Chao took a glance and saw that there was something wrong. The man in the middle, who was carrying someone on his back, had quite good kung fu skills. Because these government officials' kung fu were not very good. But they seemed to be intent on killing the person being carried on the back, while the one carrying him had to divide his attention to protect him, but he was protecting him very well, at least for now the protected person had not been injured.

  But another one was not good, the work was just average, but the people who surrounded him put their energy mainly on the other two, and didn't take him seriously at all, so he naturally had less pressure.

  When Ma Chao was about to ride past them, he usually didn't watch the commotion, but today he just took a few more glances. Something like this, of course, Ma Chao wouldn't care about. The officials were arresting people, and those people must have committed some kind of crime. As for the officials, Ma Chao didn't have any good feelings towards them either, so it was impossible for him to help anyone. This passerby still had a lot of things to do.

  But reality often differs from what you think, just when Ma Chao thought he would pass by like this, the person in the middle who was carrying his father on his back happened to notice him. When he saw Ma Chao, he rushed towards him and shouted loudly: "Friend, please save my old father's life! I will repay you in the next life!"

  Originally, he thought that today might be the end of his life, but unexpectedly, someone dared to pass by their side. This place is not crowded with people, but it doesn't mean there are none, yet only Ma Chao and his men dared to pass by their side.

  When he saw Ma Chao, the fleeting thought was that maybe he could save his own father. Whether it succeeded or not, he had to try, so he shouted two sentences at Ma Chao.

  Ma Chao furrowed his brow upon hearing this, and with his intelligence, he immediately understood that the man was carrying his own father on his back. However, Ma Chao really didn't want to get involved in this matter. But he did admire the man, who in times of danger, thought not of himself but of his father, showing that he must be a very filial person.

  That man saw Ma Chao was unmoved and said another sentence, "My father is about to die, please save him!"

  With one's own skills, these people can't even surround oneself, maybe oneself is no match for four hands with two fists, but escaping is not a problem at all. However, it's not possible now, one's old father only has that last breath left, and this group of people are determined to put him to death, how can one possibly run away alone?

  At the critical moment, he couldn't afford to be distracted, but this man not only protected his father from distraction, but also shouted a few words at Ma Chao. As a result, he was caught off guard by the officials and took advantage of the opportunity. Originally, it was supposed to be a knife that would have reached his father's body, but he blocked them all with his own body. He shouted twice and ended up getting injured in five places.

  Ma Chao saw it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears. The man was saved.

  Ma Chao first said to Cui An: "Fu Da, don't move, I'll go take a look!" After that, he rushed towards the government officer.

  "What kind of person dares to block an official from handling a case!" One of the officials was the first to see Ma Chao and shouted loudly.

  Ma Chao heard this and burst out laughing, "I will definitely save him, no matter what!"

  The person he was referring to is the father of that shouting person. With Ma Chao's skills, it would be easy for him to save three people, but there are two reasons why he absolutely cannot do so.

  The first is that everyone said his father was about to pass away, which is true. When they were far apart, Ma Chao didn't pay much attention and couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. But when they got closer and he heard what people were saying, he noticed that the person being carried on the back really wasn't moving at all, not much different from a dead person. Moreover, would someone as filial as him make fun of his father like this? Obviously not.

  The second is that Ma Chao doesn't know what crime these three people have committed, and now he's going to rescue one of them, which already breaks the rule. How can he possibly save all of them? Moreover, at this moment, time cannot be delayed any further. What he can do now is to use the fastest speed to rescue the old man and then rush to the nearest city to find a doctor to save people. Fortunately, it seems that he can vaguely see the city over there, so it shouldn't be too far away.

  Ma Chao's words had barely fallen when man and horse rushed into the encirclement. The officials could not stop this one man and his horse, so a gap was created.

  "Quickly hand him over to me! I'll go rescue him!" Ma Chao shouted before charging forward.

  He hastily handed his father over to Ma Chao, and as long as his father could be saved, his own safety was not a concern. Ma Chao lifted his father onto the horse, placed him in front of himself, wrapped his left arm around him, and held the reins with his right hand, then charged out again.

  "Stop them quickly, don't let the criminals escape!"

  Can that stop them, the two-legged and four-legged are not comparable, let alone the other's four-legged is the best among the four-legged. After calling out to Cui An, the two of them rushed towards the city that could be vaguely seen in the distance.

  Ma Chao didn't have time to look at the situation behind him, although he didn't save the remaining two people, Ma Chao had no guilt. At this time, saving his father was the most important thing to do, and that would not betray them.

  Ma Chao and his group entered the city, but because they were in a hurry, they didn't even have time to see the name of the city. After entering the city, he found the best doctor for treating external injuries to treat the old man's wounds. That's right, the old man wasn't sick with anything, but rather had severe external injuries. The doctor looked at him and frowned, in his twenty or so years of practicing medicine, such severe injuries were rarely seen, especially on a fifty-year-old man.

  As a doctor, it was obvious that the severe injuries were caused by severe punishment, and the injured person was a prisoner. However, as the saying goes, "a doctor's heart is like a parent's", he did not hesitate to rescue the injured person just because they were a prisoner. On the contrary, he started treating the injured person without any hesitation at all.

  Just now, Ma Chao was thinking that if the family didn't provide relief, what would happen? If it were really like that, he would have to resort to extreme measures. But after seeing the doctor's attitude, Ma Chao felt that he had been narrow-minded once, and maybe you can doubt people's hearts, but you can't doubt a real doctor's attitude towards patients, and he himself deeply regretted it.

  Ma Chao quietly watched from a distance, as for Cui An, he had already been sent to guard the door, and at this time, no one was allowed to disturb.

  It's unknown how much time had passed, but the doctor had finished treating all of the old man's wounds. The old man's injuries were mainly on his body. After the doctor sutured the wounds and applied a special medicine he had prepared to treat external injuries, he finally bandaged up all the wounds.

  The doctor wiped his sweat and shook his head, then walked out of the house. Ma Chao didn't understand, so he asked the doctor, "Sir, what do you mean?"

  "I also had a prescription for internal medicine to treat the wounded, but it requires many medicinal materials and the dosage cannot be too much or too little, so writing it down would take too long, I can only go there myself!"

  Ma Chao heard this and curled his lip, thinking to himself that the medicinal materials used were quite numerous, to what extent? Ten or twenty kinds? Moreover, with his own memory, it was almost no different from having a photographic memory, only the doctor didn't understand.

  "Sir, please slow down, sir has been working hard for a long time and should take a good rest. If this matter is entrusted to me, I will do it myself. Although I am not talented, since childhood, although I don't have a photographic memory, my ability to remember things far surpasses others!"

  The last words were what Ma Chao wanted to express most. You don't believe me? Then I'll show you my skills and let you see.

  The doctor didn't want to listen to Ma Chao at first, but seeing him so serious, he might be a real expert. Ma Chao saw the doctor hesitating and added another sentence: "Sir, rest assured that I will take the patient's life seriously." After saying this, the doctor nodded slightly.

  "Listen carefully, I'm only saying it once! 1-2 liang of Angelica sinensis, 0.5 liang of Astragalus membranaceus, 3 qian of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae..."

  All the doctors had finished speaking, and Ma Chao was shocked in his heart. He was shocked for two reasons: one was that the amount of medicine used was not a lot, but many. He calculated it carefully, and there were 49 kinds of medicines in total. What kind of prescription is this? It requires so many medicines. Among them, several medicines are even toxic. Dare to use toxic medicines, and there are still several kinds. Moreover, the dosage of almost every medicine among the 49 medicines is different, which is also too strange. The person who came up with such a prescription must be either a mediocre doctor or a divine doctor.

  The prescription should be created by the doctor, and from his previous treatment of the injured person, it's not the former. After listening to the doctor finish speaking, Ma Chao repeated it back to him again, this time it was the doctor's turn to be surprised, didn't expect that the young man in front of him was young but had great skills. Not bad, not bad at all.

  After listening to Ma Chao's retelling, the doctor nodded, "That's right, you can go now."

  Ma Chao led the way and left. After catching the medicine and coming back, he handed it over to the doctor. The doctor personally went to decoct the medicine again, Ma Chao looked at him with reverence.

  After the medicine was finished and the wounded were fed, the doctor called Ma Chao to one side, "Now that the wounded are out of danger. Fortunately, you sent them over in time, or else it would have been too late!"

  Ma Chao thought to himself, this is fate, the old man's life was not meant to be cut short. Perhaps it was just in time for him to arrive, but if he hadn't run into you, it probably wouldn't have worked out anyway.

  It's really a coincidence, when Ma Chao entered the city, although he was thinking of hurrying to treat the old man's injury, but didn't know where to find the best doctor. As a result, after walking for a while, he happened to see a sly-looking person on the side of the road, and Ma Chao knew that such a person would definitely know something.

  "Fuda, bring this man over! Don't harm him!"

  "Promise!"

  Cui An listened to Ma Chao's words and then grabbed Zei Mei Shu Yan over, which scared Zei Mei Shu Yan badly. Originally, Cui An looked fierce, didn't need to speak, didn't need any expression, and happened to meet Zei Mei Shu Yan who was timid, almost peeing in fear.

  "Ah, ah, ah, sir, no, two sirs, what brings you here?" This guy was so scared that he stuttered.

  "You don't have to be afraid, I just want to ask you, where is the best doctor in the city for treating external injuries?" Ma Chao asked him.

  The thief's eyes gleamed with excitement as he said, "Sir, please proceed forward, at the third intersection turn left, and the third house is where Mr. resides."

  After hearing the useful news, Ma Chao said thank you and left immediately. When saving people, it's like putting out a fire, can't delay too much. However, when leaving, he threw some money to the sly-looking man, in order to thank him and also to give him a surprise.

  The thief looked quite frightening, but as soon as he saw the money, his fear was forgotten. He was originally holding the money and wanted to introduce the two gentlemen to Mr.'s situation again, maybe the gentlemen would reward him with more money, but unexpectedly, the person suddenly disappeared. In this way, Ma Chao found a doctor to treat the injured old man.

  The doctor said, "Fortunately, the most serious injury is only a superficial wound. Compared to that, the bone fracture is not very severe. Fortunately, the internal organs were also injured lightly and do not require surgery."

  "Many thanks to Mr. Yuan Hua, you are indeed the divine doctor of our time!" Ma Chao said sincerely, and this was not him flattering.

  The doctor was slightly surprised, "Does the young friend know me?"

  Ma Chao smiled, "Mr. Yuan Hua's great name is known throughout the world, who doesn't know? The divine doctor Hua Tuo, Hua Yuan Hua, hangs his medicine bag to save the world, and his reputation spreads far and wide!"

  Hua Tuo listened and then waved his hand, "I dare not be called a divine doctor, but among us doctors, we should take saving lives and healing injuries as our foundation, this is indeed correct. I, Hua Yuanhua, have been practicing medicine for over 20 years, and I never dared to forget!"

  Ma Chao heard this and deeply admired Hua Tuo. Perhaps you have superb medical skills, but having both superb medical skills and a great reputation, yet still being a doctor with such high medical ethics, truly made him admire.

  He also heard that Hua Tuo didn't charge money for treating the poor, and as for the rich, it depended on the situation. After all, a divine doctor also needs to eat, and sometimes he needs to buy medicine with money.

  But Hua Tuo only accepted payment when the patient's condition had improved, otherwise he would not accept any money. In his view, a doctor was never in it for the money. That was why Hua Tuo was like that.

  "Mr. Yuanhao is a man of great justice, I admire him!" Ma Chao said sincerely.

  "Alright, let's just drop it. The injured one can't move around yet, so let him stay with me for now."

  "This will be troublesome for Mr. Shi!"