"Senior Sister, let me first teach you a method to practice your touch. Stretch out both hands, start with the thumb, close them one by one, make a fist, and then quickly open them from the little finger. This method can not only train finger dexterity but also enhance wrist strength."
"Like this?"
Under Lin Miao's guidance, Sun Youwei practiced and quickly grasped the essentials of the movement.
In terms of medical talents, Lin Miao's original self was far behind Sun Youwei. To be honest, "Lin Miao" was truly unworthy of Sun Youwei.
Sun Youwei's body had not yet fully recovered, so after doing it seven or eight times, she began to feel a little tired.
"No rush, Senior Sister, you can do this daily, gradually building up intensity." Lin Miao said. "Now, I'll first treat Miss Shi Yin; bring me the embroidery needle."
Without the fine silver needles for acupuncture, long embroidery needles would have to suffice.
They could also be used in emergencies.
Acupuncture is a treasure of traditional Chinese medicine, and it seemed that no one in this world understood it. This might be his unique skill here!
Learning acupuncture requires understanding "Zhiwu Liu Zhu" and the "Eight Spirit Turtle Skill."
He would also have to teach his Senior Sister this in the future.
Being overly protective of one's knowledge is the greatest taboo for a doctor.
Shi Yin had overdosed, causing the medicine to disperse and her body to heat up. At this time, internal evil had entered, while her skin was cool to the touch, showing signs of internal heat with external cold.
If not treated, her life would be in danger.
Acupuncture on Zusanli, Yangling Spring, Zhongwan, Taixi, Shenshu, Mingmen, Pishu, Quchi, Guanyuan, using the Heaven-penetrating Cool Skill to perform the Six Yin Techniques.
The so-called Heaven-penetrating Cool Skill involves the needle probing deep and then slowly lifting, probing again, lifting again, and finally leaving a needle hole to dispel the internal evil!
Performing such a method attentively took up a whole incense stick's worth of time.
After the acupuncture was finished, Lin Miao was slightly sweaty on the forehead and his back was drenched, evidently a task that consumed a great deal of physical and spiritual power.
The embroidery needle was too thick without flexibility; he needed to find someone to craft a set of silver needles.
"Junior Brother, look, Miss Shi Yin is awake..." Sun Youwei had never seen such miraculous medical skills, and she could only attribute it to one thing: awakening dormant wisdom.
Junior Brother was no ordinary person in his previous life; now, having awakened this wisdom, he was set to climb to the peak once more.
So, looking at Lin Miao, Sun Youwei's eyes were filled with affection. Such a husband, whatever thoughts she had before, she no longer had them.
People are, after all, realistic.
"I saw it, Senior Sister. Can you check her pulse again?" Lin Miao smiled as he wiped his forehead with a towel.
"Junior Brother, her pulse feels much stronger than before!" Sun Youwei, showing excitement, stepped forward to feel the pulse.
"Senior Sister, your sense of touch is quite keen. No wonder Master always said he'd wish you to be a boy."
There was a faint murmur.
Shi Yin slowly opened her eyes.
"Mr. Lin, Miss Youwei, where am I?" With Sun Youwei's help, Shi Yin surprisingly sat up.
"It's only been a day. Do you not recognize this room?" Lin Miao asked with a smile.
Shi Yin then realized she was indeed in the place she woke up from this morning, the Lin Family's house next to Huaye Tower.
"How did I get here, and where's Liuli?"
"She's gone to buy medicine for you and should be back soon." Sun Youwei explained, "Miss Shi Yin, how are you feeling?"
"I'm okay, just a bit dizzy and weak all over..."
"You haven't eaten anything for a day, have you?" Lin Miao chuckled, "In a bit, have some porridge to warm your stomach."
"Thank you." Shi Yin wasn't entirely sure of the situation but instinctively felt that Lin Miao and Sun Youwei had taken her in and treated her.
"I'll go get you a bowl of porridge."
...
Money talks. Even though the prescription's origin was unknown, the pharmacy would still sell it as long as it made money.
As long as they accounted for the herbs as losses, even if future investigations arose, officials wouldn't find anything amiss, and the extent of the loss wasn't for the shopkeeper to decide.
These were the unspoken rules of the pharmacies; otherwise, those wild physicians wouldn't survive as medical treatment at doctor's offices is quite expensive, isn't it?
Wild physicians, while unable to guarantee the safety of prescriptions, charged much less; even without an official prescription, medicine costs weren't exorbitant.
Medication sellers didn't care about such things; if one doesn't sell, others would.
Ultimately, rules exist to be exploited.
It was so late, and most pharmacies were closed. Liuli walked several streets to buy the needed herbs and hurried back.
At the sight of the awakened Shi Yin, she was so shocked that she dropped the herbs she had bought on the ground.
"Shi Yin..."
"Liuli." The two sisters hugged each other, tears streaming down.
"Miss Shi Yin's illness has just been treated, so avoid being overly emotional. Do you intend to send her off sooner with such head-hugging cries?" At this, Lin Miao walked in with a bowl of plain rice porridge, sternly reprimanding.
Upon hearing this, the two immediately stopped crying.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for saving my life!" Liuli knelt on the ground, expressing her heartfelt gratitude.
"It was for my Senior Sister's sake who vouched for you. Don't thank me, thank her." Lin Miao raised an eyebrow and placed the porridge by the bedside.
"Thank you, Miss Youwei!"
"No, no, I didn't do anything; it was all Junior Brother's effort..." Sun Youwei blushed, visibly embarrassed.
"There have already been two deaths in this rented abode. If another occurs, it'd be too ominous." Lin Miao remarked, "For my remedy, boil it with water, use high heat to boil, and simmer for half an hour—how many doses did you buy?"
"One dose." Liuli indicated with her finger.
"Alright, one will do. You can get two more tomorrow. Use it continuously for three days, and it'll be fine." Lin Miao added, "Also, don't take the Xiao Yao San again."
"Mr. Lin, Shi Yin had no choice but to take the Xiao Yao San. Only in unbearable pain did she resort to it. Can you also cure this affliction?" Liuli pleaded.
Lin Miao was quite displeased. I just saved your life, and now you're pushing it. Are you trying to latch on to me?
"Shi Yin, quickly, you want to cure this ailment; this is your only chance!" Liuli anxiously pulled Shi Yin's sleeve.
"Liuli, Mr. Lin saved my life; I'm already very grateful. To ask further is too much..." Shi Yin's face turned pale as a stabbing pain spread from her lower abdomen, causing her to involuntarily press down on it, unable to speak any further.
"Her condition has been present since childhood. If you want to treat it, it's not hard, but why should I do it?" Lin Miao said.
"Junior Brother, you can treat it?"
"It's merely menstrual pain, nothing challenging to relieve; however, to eradicate it isn't easy. Yet if she were to marry and engage in Dual Cultivation, it might prevent recurrences." Having examined her pulse, Lin Miao was aware of Shi Yin's physical condition.
"As a courtesan of Qin Lou, how dare I have such a hope?" Shi Yin struggled to endure the pain.
"Is Mr. Lin speaking the truth?" Liuli asked hopefully.
"I never lie. Of course, if you don't believe, there's nothing I could do."
"Earlier, I intended to return to Huaye Tower with Shi Yin, but Mrs. Qin thought if Shi Yin died there, it would bring bad luck. So she disallowed Shi Yin's return and revoked her contract, making her free now." Liuli said excitedly.
"Liuli, can this be true?" Shi Yin momentarily forgot the bellyache upon hearing the news.
"Of course, your contract is right here with me." Liuli retrieved the contract and handed it back to her.
What did this mean?
This freedom meant Shi Yin was no longer a courtesan entertainer!
Shi Yin burst into tears.
Lin Miao sighed deeply.
This Shi Yin mustn't stay here anymore. Being neighbors with Huaye Tower, if they discovered he saved someone they thought was doomed, it could cause trouble.
Human nature is the most unpredictable.
"I'll let you stay the night, but you must leave first thing in the morning." Lin Miao stated firmly, pulling Sun Youwei out.
This matter couldn't let Senior Sister let her heart go soft.
It was necessary to remain firm.