My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 1183 - 1131: She’s Bronze? Or a King_3

Using talisman water to cure diseases is a trick often employed by those Taoist nuns and witches; it fails to heal and sometimes drags small ailments into big ones.

Qin Liuxi detected the disdain in his words and sneered, "My talismans are expensive, more costly than herbs."

"...A truly effective medicine talisman must utilize spiritual power and require full concentration; it must be completed in one stroke without interruption," the Little Ginseng explained on behalf of Qin Liuxi, "Therefore, a medicine charm that can genuinely turn into water not only contains medicine but also Spiritual Energy and scripture, which upon drinking can expel evil and heal diseases. That’s real talisman water, unlike those fake ones outside."

For talisman water to be effective, the talisman must first be crafted using various medicines to make medicine charm paper, then paint the Medicine King Scripture on the talisman paper, and it must be accomplished in one stroke to form a charm. How many people can do that?

Everyone was slightly stunned, realizing that genuine talisman water could be used.

"Then..." Doctor Zhang’s eyes slightly gleamed.

"Don’t even think about it," the Little Ginseng interrupted him, "Making talismans is not that simple; it requires both spiritual cultivation and mental effort. Some Daoists, throughout their entire lives, can’t produce a few Spirit Talismans, let alone during such massive epidemics. How many would need to be drawn to complete? A little spiritual light can form a charm, but only our temple master can draw it. The process of making talismans has already killed many people. How could we wait?"

At this moment, Qin Liuxi said, "A spirit medicine charm can be drawn to expel filth, but for such an epidemic, the treatment formulas must be recorded for future referencing by others in the field, to prevent similar occurrences without remedies. However, whether there will be extremely skilled Daoist doctors using medicine charms in the future is hard to say; I think it is best to stick with herbal prescriptions."

Medicine talismans can be useful, but not everyone can craft and draw them. Traditional prescriptions are different; as long as herbs are found, treating symptoms is straightforward.

Doctor Zhang sighed, "The temple master is greatly benevolent."

Doctors Yang and Gao also nodded, feeling increasingly ashamed.

Qin Liuxi said, "I suggested referencing the methods of the Holy Heaven Sect’s Holy Water, thinking that perhaps the prescriptions could be boiled into a liquid oil, which can be used to apply to the nostrils, preventing the epidemic from entering through them, and also may be consumed for treatment. This serves both preventive and treatment purposes, especially for those of us directly facing the patients, who need to protect ourselves first; after all, we’re here for free clinics, to save lives, not to sacrifice our own."

Everyone nodded; what she said made perfect sense.

"As for the prescriptions, perhaps I could take a look at what you’ve been prescribing these days? I heard that Doctor Zhang’s ancestors were taught by disciples of Zhang Zhongjing, so there should be many Epidemic Treatment Formulas passed down."

Doctor Zhang hurriedly asked Zhang Zhuoliang to bring them, saying, "So far, we’ve only prescribed Cimicifuga Rhizoma Decoction and Gan Cao Soup."

Qin Liuxi listened and said, "I heard Zhang Zhongjing has a Gypsum and Turtle Shell Soup formula; why not use it?"

"You know this formula too?" Doctor Zhang said. "I once looked through our family medical books; this formula is for treating yin and yang poison. Can it be used for the plague? This formula includes two ingredients: realgar and Shu pepper, but realgar is toxic. As recorded in the Medicine Book, exceeding one-tenth of the dosage leads to death by poisoning, so it’s challenging to use in medicine. How could we use this formula?"

"Then remove realgar and try adding Five Spices Powder?" Qin Liuxi suggested, "This prescription originally treats yin and yang poison; now this pus-poison blood plague is also a yin and yang poison symptom, with Cimicifuga Rhizoma as the main medicine to ward off the epidemic, turtle shell as an assistant, Angelica dahurica enters the blood portion, licorice detoxifies, and the Five Spices Powder expels filth and dampness..."

The more she talked, the clearer her mind became, increasingly marvelling at the formula’s brilliance.

Once she finished speaking, the room fell silent, until Doctor Zhang, after pondering deeply, clapped his hands, saying, "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant, this formula can be used."

Doctors Gao and Yang looked at Qin Liuxi with complex expressions.

They thought she was Bronze, but in fact, she’s a king; their faces felt slapped hard with pain.

Qin Liuxi suddenly looked toward a point in the Void; everyone followed her gaze and saw a tiny yellow bird flying towards them, small enough to be overlooked.

Is there such a small bird in the world?

But when the bird flew closer, everyone saw clearly, it was not a bird but a Paper Crane?

They stared dumbfounded at the Paper Crane landing motionless on Qin Liuxi’s hand, then watched her unfold it and rub her eyes.

Incredible—seeing is believing, a Paper Crane flying like a real bird.

Qin Liuxi unfolded the Paper Crane, looked at the message on it, and smiled, "Qingping Temple sent a message; the patients using Five Spices Powder started to cool down. I think we should try Gypsum and Turtle Shell Soup with Five Spices Powder. With luck, I might not need to offer sacrifices and prayers."

Doctor Yang: "..."

Stop talking; my face really hurts.

"Zhaozhao, you stay here to help; I will go back to instruct them to use this formula first," Qin Liuxi directed Teng Zhao, then nodded to Doctor Zhang and the others, saying, "It’s hard work for you all at Li Family Village."

After speaking, she walked into the Void and disappeared in an instant.

Doctors Yang and Zhang opened their mouths wide: "Is this Immortal Technique?"

Doctor Zhang’s expression changed slightly and lowered his eyes, unclear what he was thinking.