Chapter 95 - Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Asking the Fairy Child to Cure the Disease 1 (1/2)

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Asking the Fairy Child to Cure the Disease 1

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Mrs. Tang finally woke up, let out a slow sigh, and burst into loud sobs. Grabbing a handful of Chen Fu’s clothes, she wailed, “Husband, you must think of a way, save Zhuzhu.”

She then turned towards Doctor Li, and suddenly kneeled, knocking her head against the ground. “I beg you, Doctor Li, save my child, sob, sob, sob, he is only in his twenties, please save him…”

Doctor Li quickly dodged and said to Mrs. Shao, “Help your mother-in-law up.”

Wiping away her tears, Mrs. Shao quickly helped her mother-in-law.

Doctor Li sighed and proceeded to examine Chen Zhu’s wound.

Chen Zhu was injured by an arrow, on the outer thigh. The arrow had been removed, and as long as the wound was immediately treated and bandaged with the right medicine, there would be no issues.

Unfortunately, there was no medicine at the time, so the wound became infected and purulent, swelling up his entire thigh.

Doctor Li touched Chen Zhu’s forehead, feeling that he still had a high fever.

His lips were turning black, his face a sickly pale, unconscious, seeming to be at the end of his rope. The situation seemed dire.

“I will formulate a prescription for a decoction to bring down his fever and detoxify him, and apply an anti-inflammatory medicine to his leg. Alas, whether he could pull through would be entirely up to him,” Doctor Li said.

Doctor Li quietly said to Clan Leader Chen Fu, “The situation is perilous for your son. You should prepare yourself.”

Hearing this, Chen Fu couldn’t keep the tears from falling, feeling overwhelming guilt towards his fourth son and elderly wife.

But now that things have reached this point, other than feeling heartache, he was helpless.

His wife didn’t look too good either, which increased his worries.

“Doctor Li, could you please check on my wife too?” Chen Fu wiped his tears with his sleeve, chokingly bowed to Doctor Li.

Doctor Li quickly helped him up, gently shook his head, and went to check Mrs. Tang’s pulse.

At that moment, Mrs. Shao had already helped her mother-in-law onto the kang, the two were crying together. On seeing Doctor Li come over, they quickly rolled up Mrs. Tang’s sleeve.

After checking her pulse, Doctor Li said to Chen Fu, “your wife’s pulse indicates that her liver heat is intense; there’s risk of stroke. You need to keep an eye on her.”

Hearing this, Chen Fu felt somewhat lost and quickly asked, “What should be done?”

Doctor Li sat down to write a medical prescription and said, “Try not to agitate her and cause her to get inflamed, and avoid excessive grieving. Ensure that she has calm and peaceful rest. I will prescribe a decoction for her first, and then check on her after a few days.”

“Alright, you just prepare the medicine. From now on, I will definitely keep an eye on her.”

Afterwards, Chen Fu had his eldest grandson escort Doctor Li home, and fetch the medicine on his way back.

After soothing his wife, Chen Fu went to check on his youngest son, feeling even more distressed.

It seemed like the white-haired him would have to send off the black-haired son. He would rather exchange his life for the latter’s if he could.

After pacing a few rounds in the room, an idea popped into Chen Fu’s head and he hurriedly went to West Village to find the divine witch, Song, to exorcise the evil spirits from his son.

As the saying goes, desperation leads to erratic attempts at finding a cure. He was out of options.

As a result, in the courtyard of Clan Leader Chen’s home, an altar was set up, incense and candles were lit, and Divine Witch Song led her two grandchildren, adorned with colorful ribbons, in a ritual to worship the gods and began the sacred dance.

The sacred dance was quite particular and not random; dances for healing, praying for blessings, and exorcising evil spirits were each unique and had their specific steps.

The divine witch, also understood as a shaman or sorcerer, combined the roles of a shaman and a doctor. They were known as the healers among the common folk due to their knowledge of medicine and their ability to communicate with the divine, predict good and evil fortunes, and provide divine revelations.

Divine Witch Song took out a packet of prepared medicinal powder from her belt, mumbled her prayers while ringing her bell, and then poured the medicinal powder into a bamboo tube filled with water, shaking it a few times. She then handed it to Chen Fu, “This is the divine medicine bestowed by the gods. Hurry and have your fourth son drink it.”

Chen Fu respectfully accepted the divine gift and gave it to his fourth son to drink.

Divine Witch Song also went into the room and saw the young man lying on the kang, and silently shook her head.

From how he looked, even though he was young, he would probably not survive for a few more days.

After feeding the divine medicine and coming out, Chen Fu saw Divine Witch Song still chanting and ringing her bell, holding a piece of tortoise shell and casting it onto the ground.

Thud! The tortoise shell broke into three pieces.