Shen Yuanwu truly detested Jiang Yao from the bottom of her heart.
Moreover, she was certain that Xuan Ge’er no longer had a pulse.
Even though she had self-studied medicine, she did possess some natural talent.
“Sister, you really shouldn’t act on impulse. Xuan Ge’er truly has no breath left,” Shen Yuanwu could only continue to persuade.
After speaking, she turned to the Sun family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, “Old Mrs. Sun, Xuan Ge’er really has stopped breathing. No matter what, we shouldn’t torment his body any further. Let him pass away peacefully.”
Jiang Yao had already crouched before Xuan Ge’er, lifting him up and reaching to touch the trachea in his throat where an object was stuck.
She then pressed several xue points near the blocked organ, sealing these acupoints.
Afterward, she tilted Xuan Ge’er’s body forward and pressed on several xue points on his back.
Old Mrs. Sun watched Jiang Yao’s movements and immediately wanted to rush forward to snatch her grandson’s body.
But her body had gone completely limp, her limbs refusing to obey her commands. She could only watch helplessly as Jiang Yao continued to manipulate Xuan Ge’er’s body.
Old Mrs. Sun wept bitterly, but could only glare at Jiang Yao with fury.
“Madam Zhuangyuan Lang, what are your intentions! Why must you torment my Xuan Ge’er’s body? Can’t you let my Xuan Ge’er pass away in peace?”
Jiang Yao looked at Old Mrs. Sun while continuing her movements, calmly saying, “Old Mrs. Sun, I do know some Qihuang Arts. My second brother is disabled in both legs, and I’ve been studying medical texts since I was eleven or twelve. Though I’ve only grasped the basics, strangely enough, I seem able to detect whether a dying person still has their last breath.”
She paused before continuing, “Xuan Ge’er truly still has one last breath. If we can remove the object from his trachea, he can survive. Old Madam, do you really want to give up this final chance?”
“Do you truly believe your grandson should die like this? Or do you not care for him at all, thinking it would be better for him to die even if there’s the slightest chance of survival?”
Old Mrs. Sun’s face changed color, “How dare you say such things! How could I not love Xuan Ge’er? I would even willingly exchange my life for my Xuan Ge’er!”
If her death could bring back her grandson, she would go to her death without hesitation.
But was what this young woman said true? Did Xuan’er really still have one breath left?
Was she truly not acting on impulse, trying to compete with Miss Shen?
Old Mrs. Sun stopped resisting.
Indeed, just as Jiang Yao had said.
What if?
What if her Xuan Ge’er could be revived?
Jiang Yao had already sealed several xue points on Xuan Ge’er’s back.
She only needed to activate one more xue point in the abdominal area, and the stimulation of these points would instantly cause Xuan Ge’er to expel the object from his trachea.
Seeing that she was still manipulating Xuan Ge’er, Shen Yuanwu grew furious and stepped forward to grab Jiang Yao’s hand.
“Jiang Yao, enough! Accumulate some Yin virtue for yourself! As long as you stop tormenting Xuan Ge’er’s body, no matter how you want to target me, I’ll accept it! Even if you want to continue slandering me and Lord Pei regarding the Dingguo Duke Manor matter, I won’t say anything. I’ll stand still and let you hit me to vent your anger, as long as you stop tormenting Xuan Ge’er’s body.”
Shen Yuanwu secretly rejoiced in her heart.
Let her make a scene, let Jiang Yao escalate the situation further. The more she stirred up trouble, the more severe everyone’s condemnation would become later.
The surrounding crowd grew increasingly angry.
“Should we step in and stop this Jiang Yao? This is really going too far.”
“Exactly! How could she be so vulgar and rude, forcing Miss Shen to say such self-debasing words?”
“Jiang Yao clearly wants to force Miss Shen to admit defeat. Ah, Miss Shen is truly kind-hearted – to avoid desecrating Xuan Ge’er’s body, she’s willing to endure such humiliation. Is no one going to stop Jiang Yao? Has anyone reported this to the authorities? She should be arrested immediately!”
“But she said she’s somewhat knowledgeable in Qihuang Arts. Her second brother is indeed disabled in both legs, so she probably isn’t lying. She must have self-studied medicine. Shouldn’t we let her try?”
“I still don’t believe what she says…”
Jiang Yao couldn’t be bothered to deal with Shen Yuanwu any longer. While performing acupoint sealing on Xuan Ge’er, she even kicked Shen Yuanwu, sending her tumbling to the ground in a most undignified manner.
“Shen Yuanwu, I don’t know what your intentions are, constantly preventing me from saving Xuan Ge’er. Are you doing this deliberately? Do you actually know Xuan Ge’er is still alive but enjoy playing with human lives? Is that why you don’t want anyone to save him?”
“Jiang Yao!” Shen Yuanwu half-propped herself up from the ground, her face flushed with anger. “You’ve gone too far! Xuan Ge’er already has no pulse, and you still wrong me like this!”
She never expected Jiang Yao to kick her in front of so many people.
Had Jiang Yao gone mad?
No, Jiang Yao wasn’t mad – she was the one being driven crazy with rage.
The surrounding crowd finally reached their limit.
“Has the Zhuangyuan Lang’s wife gone mad! Not only is she desecrating Lord Sun’s child’s body, but she’s also kicking Miss Shen! How dare she?”
“How could the Zhuangyuan Lang marry someone with such terrible character?”
“Quick, stop her! This is too much – I can’t watch this anymore.”
The Sun family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both grief-stricken and confused.
Could such a Zhuangyuan Lang’s wife really be reliable?
Was she telling the truth? Was Xuan Ge’er really still breathing? Could he still be saved?
The crowd began to press forward…
Just as Jiang Yao finished sealing over ten xue points on Xuan Ge’er and finally unblocked one on his abdomen, the surrounding people reached her side.
Someone reached out to pull Jiang Yao away.
But at that moment, Xuan Ge’er in Jiang Yao’s arms suddenly let out a loud “wah!” sound, spitting out a hard fruit from his mouth before beginning to cough violently.
This sudden development stunned everyone present.
All stood frozen in place, goosebumps rising on their skin. It took a while before anyone could react.
“Heavens! Xuan Ge’er is alive?”
“He’s really alive, truly alive!”
“So Xuan Ge’er wasn’t really dead? He was still breathing earlier?”
“He must have been breathing, otherwise he wouldn’t have reacted after spitting out the foreign object. This reaction definitely means he’s alive!”
“But… but didn’t Miss Shen say earlier that Xuan Ge’er had no pulse and was completely dead?”
The crowd looked at each other in confusion, unsure what had happened.
Was Miss Shen’s medical skill inadequate? Or was it just as the Zhuangyuan Lang’s wife said – that she simply disregarded human life?
For the first time, everyone began to doubt Shen Yuanwu’s proclaimed compassion for the world and question her character.
The Sun family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law trembled with excitement.
“Xuan Ge’er, oh Xuan Ge’er!”
Old Mrs. Sun embraced her grandson and burst into loud sobs.
Mrs. Sun, equally emotional, reached out to touch Xuan Ge’er’s face.
Xuan Ge’er’s complexion gradually shifted from the previous bluish tint to red, crying and coughing intermittently, somewhat breathless and gasping for air.
As he continued crying, his breathing grew faint again, but at least he had come back to life.
Jiang Yao said, “Old Mrs. Sun, Xuan Ge’er has just expelled the foreign object, and he was unconscious for quite some time earlier. I’m afraid this may have harmed his brain. Later, we should carry him to the clinic up ahead and have the Langzhong continue with follow-up treatment. Earlier, I was merely fortunate—I had only read about this method of stimulating xue points in medical texts, and this was the first time I’ve ever performed xue point sealing on someone. If there are any shortcomings, I beg Old Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Sun not to blame me.”
Old Mrs. Sun wept, “Why would we blame you? You are our Xuan Ge’er’s savior!”
She didn’t even dare to imagine what would have happened if she had listened to Shen Yuanwu’s advice and simply carried Xuan Ge’er back home…
That would have been truly abandoning Xuan Ge’er, letting him die.
Old Mrs. Sun suddenly turned to glare at Shen Yuanwu, her eyes filled with unconcealed resentment.
What kind of person was this Shen Yuanwu!
Was her medical skill inadequate, or did she simply disregard others’ lives recklessly?
But regardless of which it was, Shen Yuanwu deserved to die—if she casually disregarded human life, she was worse than a beast.
If her medical skills were poor, she should not diagnose people so carelessly! Such behavior could cost lives!
Shen Yuanwu’s face turned deathly pale as she stared fixedly at Xuan Ge’er, shaking her head in disbelief.
“Impossible, how could this be?”
When she had taken Xuan Ge’er’s pulse earlier, he clearly had no pulse.
Shen Yuanwu shrank back nervously, looking toward Old Mrs. Sun as if wanting to explain something.
“Old Mrs. Sun, I—I don’t know what happened either. Just now, Xuan Ge’er truly had no pulse.”