Chapter 47: Black-backed Red-striped Snake

  The doctor suddenly pulled out a thin needle from the middle, as if he didn't even look at it, and pierced it through the patient's clothes, leaving only the needle head exposed outside.

  As Lang Zhong made his move, everyone's heart was lifted. But Lang Zhong seemed to think it wasn't enough, and with one swift motion after another, he poked at the patient through their clothes.

  The needle moved swiftly and steadily, as if it were piercing wood, making a "dut-dut" sound.

  As for the filial son, he is now wide-eyed and doesn't know whether to thank or stop him.

  Soon, the patient's chest was filled with needles through his clothes. Next, the doctor seemed to think it was not enough and also inserted them into the patient's face.

  Compared with just now when it was inserted into the body, it is even faster. In the blink of an eye, the patient's disfigured face has turned into a sesame seed ball face.

  Those who don't understand the profession watch with bated breath, but Youjiao and others, as well as the old doctor in the pharmacy, can see clearly that every single needle on his face is inserted exactly into an acupoint, precise and flawless, neither too deep nor too shallow.

  This plug has nearly three hundred needles.

  At this moment, the patient's breathing suddenly became stable.

  From now on, no one doubted Lang Zhong's medical skills anymore. The patient who seemed to have only breathed his last just a moment ago was stabilized under these needles?

  When everyone looked at Lang Zhong, they all showed a respectful expression.

  Lang Zhong stood up and walked towards the pharmacy, and the crowd also made way for him. The old doctor also respectfully stepped aside.

  He walked into the pharmacy and looked at the rows of medicine cabinets.

  "Sniff... sniff... sniff..."

  Lang Zhong sniffed his nose vigorously for a while.

  He walked to the medicine cabinet, picked up a piece of paper from the side table, opened the drawer, grabbed some and put it on the paper, closed the medicine cabinet, then pulled out another one, grabbed some, seemingly not needing to measure at all, quickly collected a paper full of various medicines with different quantities.

  Finally, it seemed like something was still missing. Langzhong furrowed his brow and made a round of inspection in the room. Finally, he saw the door plank outside where the patient lay. Langzhong picked up a knife from a nearby table, walked to the front of the door plank, dug out a bit from it, and also put it on the paper. Finally, he wrapped up the paper into a package, which formed a packet of medicine.

  Put down the knife and Lang Zhong walked in front of Xiao Zi.

  "This package of medicine, take it back and decoct it slowly until it becomes a paste. Every three days, apply a layer to the rotten parts on your father's body. After three months, all the dead skin will be gone and your father will recover." said the doctor.

  "Thank you, divine doctor, thank you, divine doctor." The filial son immediately kowtowed and said.

  Taking over the package of medicine, Xiaozhi's eyes were filled with excitement.

  "Hmm, this needle, wait a bit longer, and I'll pull it out later. By then, the medicine will work." said Lang Zhong.

  "Yes, thank you, great doctor." The filial son said excitedly.

  "A divine doctor! A divine doctor!" Suddenly, a richly dressed lame man appeared in the crowd, walking with a limp. He shouted at Lang Zhong as he walked.

  Everyone stared at the cripple, wondering what was wrong with him?

  "Divine Doctor, this leg of mine was just run over by a horse carriage last year. Take a look, can you help me? As long as you can cure my leg, I don't care how much money it costs." The lame man said immediately.

  He glanced at the lame man and flipped his eyes, pointing to the sign above himself: "Do you see those few words?"

  "Can't cure if can't kill?" The lame man muttered strangely.

  "He's a dead man anyway, I'm just saving you, a living person, what's the fuss about?" Lang Zhong said with a flick of his sleeve.

  Everyone was stunned at once. What's going on? Does this doctor only save people who are about to die quickly? How can there be such a strange doctor?

  "Little one, how did your father get this injury?" Lang Zhong asked, turning his head to look at the filial son in surprise.

  "Father, father was swallowed into the snake's belly and luckily rescued, that's all." The filial son said immediately.

  "Snake belly?" Lang Zhong exclaimed in surprise.

  "Yes, it's been ten days already. Ten days ago, a nearly 20-meter-long giant snake suddenly appeared on our farm for no reason and swallowed five pigs before slithering away. The people in the village were terrified, some moved away, but others stayed behind. Later, many outsiders came, and just as the sun was rising today, the giant snake reappeared. This time, it didn't swallow livestock, but instead swallowed people. In just a short while, ten people were swallowed, my father being the last one. Perhaps because it had swallowed too many people, when those outsiders hacked at it with knives, they managed to spit out my father, allowing him to escape. Now, those outsiders have gone together to chase after the giant snake, and I've brought my father here to seek medical attention." The filial son is still in a state of terror.

  "What kind of snake?" Lang Zhong immediately asked back.

  "The snake was completely black, and on its head, there was a vertical red line that extended from the top of the snake's head to its neck." The filial son recalled with fear.

  "Black-backed red-lined snake?" Lang Zhong suddenly exclaimed, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

  At this moment, not only Lang Zhong, but also Ya Jiao's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. At the same time, looking at Jian Wu, it seemed that the giant snake had some kind of connection with Jian Wu.

  "Where is your villa?" Lang Zhong asked immediately.

  "Our village is 'Dawang Village', everyone here knows that. Once you leave the town, head north for two hours and you'll arrive." Xiangzi said immediately.

  "Alright, carry your father and let's go together," Lang Zhong said immediately.

  "No, no." The filial son suddenly said in terror.

  "Huh?" Lang Zhong looked at Xiaozhi in surprise.

  "Chuangzi's place has a huge snake, we don't dare to go back. We'll head to my uncle's village immediately, he's a divine doctor. Why don't you come with us too? I haven't thanked you properly yet." Xiaozhi said promptly.

  "Haha, thank me? No need to. Take care of your father." Lang Zhong said with a smile.

  The doctor finished speaking, walked to the patient's side, quickly pulled out all the needles on his body, and soon put them into a cloth bag. He took over the "medical dead not medical life" sign from the hands of the people around him and headed towards the town exit.

  As soon as the old man walked away, the crowd dispersed.

  "Daqing?" The Second Master of Cangshan frowned and called out to Ximen Daqing.

  "It's still some time before the Da Bei Temple incident happens, let's go take a look." Ximen Dage said immediately.

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  "Qing Bo, is what's recorded in our family's classics true?" Shangguan Linqing asked immediately.

  "It's true, the black-backed red-striped snake, its skin is so tough that ordinary swords can't leave a mark on it. Made into armor, it's something everyone wants to get their hands on. But what's even better is its blood. I've heard that drinking the blood of the black-backed red-striped snake makes you immune to all poisons." Ximen Dajing said.

  "'A hundred poisons won't invade?' Sima Xiangru furrowed his brow and said, clearly not too convinced of this point."

  "At the very least, ordinary poison can be used as a tonic." Ximen Dajun said with certainty.

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