Chapter 26: Poison (4)
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
For one whole day and night, Jun Qing was lying on the bed hanging over the verge of death, all the doctors that came and took his pulse all had the same worried expression, all had the single verdict – Jun Qing was one step away from death's door.
Jun Xian seemed to have aged ten years overnight as he sat by his son as he waved his hands and asked them all to return to the palace. He sat there sadly as he buried his face in his hands.
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"Is that true?" The Emperor who was seated in the study was listening to the doctor who was reporting Jun Qing's situation to him, his face void of any expression as he listened solemnly.
"This humble one does not dare lie. Jun Qing's poison has indeed acted up and the poison has attacked the heart." The doctor reported truthfully.
"That's a pity, order for the Snow Mountain Ginseng and the Red Lingzhi to be sent over to Lin Palace." The Emperor was feeling very generous, both the Snow Mountain Ginseng and the Red Lingzhi are rare herbs that was used to prolong life and it was apparent to everyone that Jun Qing has not much longer to live.
"Yes, your Majesty."
"Withdraw" The Emperor waved his hand.
When the doctor left, the Emperor leaned back in his chair as he went through all the various scrolls on the desk, a small smile could be seen.
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In the Lin Palace was overshadowed with gloom as Jun Qing lay on his bed motionless, his breathing was very weak.
Jun Xian sat by his side with red eyes.
"Why did this suddenly happen? You were alright all these years, why did the poison suddenly flare up?" Jun Xian could not understand, all these years his condition had been stable, what could have triggered it?
The man standing by the side had on a solemn expression as he clenched his fist tightly.
"Has any suspicious personnel entered the Palace lately?" Jun Xian asked with a deep frown.
The man shook his head as he looked over at Jun Qing lying on the bed, his heart was struggling internally. Before Jun Qing fainted, he had specifically told him not to tell anyone that Jun Wu Xie was there before. No matter what had happened, he believed from the bottom of his heart that Jun Wu Xie would not hurt him. He simply took it as his life was going to end a little sooner that's all. He did not want to implicate his niece into anyone's grand scheme to throw the Lin Palace into further turmoil.
But now all the doctors have diagnosed that he did not have much time left. Did he have to hide this forever?The man was conflicted, if it was anyone else, he would have directly interrogated them but the perpetrator was Jun Wu Xie!
If Jun Qing really died, Lin Palace had no more future.
"This…what happened here?" a puzzled voice suddenly sounded.
The man and Jun Xian both turned to look at the same time as they saw Jun Wu Xie carrying a black cat in her arms, with a quizzical expression at the doorway.
"Wu Xie...…" Jun Xian's husky voice was full of sorrow.
The man clenched his trembling fist and choked back the words he wanted to say.
"Your uncle has been poisoned." Jun Xian slowly broke it to her as he closed his eyes in despair.
Poisoned? Jun Wu Xie was slightly surprised when she heard this. She immediately went to the bed ignoring the surprised Jun Xian and man as she took Jun Qing's pulse.
His pulse was very weak, barely discernable. Jun Qing's face was pale and covered with sweat mixed with a dark substance. All these fit the description of being poisoned.
If it was others, they would have concluded it as severe poisoning however, who was Jun Wu Xie? She had immediately found something different.
Although Jun Qing's pulse was weak, it was also very stable.
Jun Wu Xie immediately pulled off the quilt and removed the pillow.
"Wu Xie, what are you doing?!"
"Uncle is fine." Jun Wu Xie's mind was focused on the treatment and did not know how her sudden actions and words had impacted the rest who were standing there with their mouth agape.
Chapter 27: Chapter 27: “Healing Hands (1)”
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Jun Qing's situation was not as bad as everyone had made it out to be. It looked as though the poison had penetrated the bone marrow, as the lotus seed actually cleanses the bones and as it purges all the toxins out, these will be purged out from the pores of the body together with the sweat. Before the process is complete, this accumulation of discarded toxins will confuse people and think that the terrifying amount of poison had actually reached his heart and hence the death verdict.
In actual fact, it was not so dangerous!
Jun Wu Xie placed Jun Qing on a flat position as she wanted to smoothen the detoxification process. She swiftly took out a needle bag as she pulled out a long slender needle and accurately pierced a main meridian point. She continued on with a few other points to unblock them with the intention to increase his blood circulation and to hasten the process and put an early end to his ordeal.
As she was self immersed in an ethereal state as she skillfully used her needles to treat him, she was oblivious to her surroundings. When she had initially pulled out the needle, the man could not take it anymore and had stepped forward to stop her when the equally shocked Jun Xian raised his hand and blocked him.
They stood beside the bed and watched her quietly as she skillfully and accurately unblocked his meridians. They had all seen Jun Wu Xie grow up and had never expected her medical skills to be so good.
"Prepare ten stoves in the room and shut the door and windows." she calmly ordered.
"What are you up to? He's your Uncle! Can't you see, he's dying!" The man bellowed. He could not take it any more! Jun Qing was already so sickly and his sweat had soaked through the sheets and she still wanted him to be cooped up in the room with ten stoves?!
Jun Wu Xie glanced over and spoke in a cold voice, "I don't speak to idiots."
She did not care about how horrid his expression was, she simply carried her black cat in her arms and left.
There was nothing wrong with Jun Qing's detoxification process but his body was very weak as his lower body was immobile for too long. His internal organs were all in disarray, hence even if the bones are cleansed, she still needed to help him rebuild his whole body constitution to what it was before, or even better! Now, her main goal was to purge out all the remaining toxins in the shortest time possible.
She immediately rushed to get the prescription for stabilizing and boosting his internal system.
In Jun Qing's room, the air was very stifled as the man's face was as black as coal while Jun Xian wore a heavy expression.
As Jun Xian watched Jun Qing Ying on the bed with that deathly pale complexion, Jun Xian was struggling for a bit when he finally ordered, "Prepare ten stoves! Shut the doors and all the windows tight!"
"Lin Wang, you would even let the Little Miss mess with his life?" He gave Jun Xian an incredulous look.
Jun Xian sighed. "You've heard what all the other doctors have said. They said there was no way to cure him. They have all given up on him. The fact that there is a glimmer of hope, no matter how ridiculous it is, I am going to try it. I have only one son left and I'm not going to let him leave me so easily. Even if the chance is one in a million, I'm going to cling onto it."
He was pushed into a corner and had no way out. He was willing to risk it all, after all, what did he have to lose?
When he saw his granddaughter's skill with the needle, a glimmer of hope ignited within. He'd rather place his hope within his family!
"You are going to place all your hopes in her? How long has she dabbled in medicine for? This is too much! It's a life you are playing with! Isn't Qing Yun Clan Sovereign's disciple currently residing in the Royal Palace? Even if his Majesty doesn't agree, I'm going to tie her up and drag her here!" He argued bitterly.
Jun Xian shook his head. "Jun Qing's been poisoned too heavily, even the Sovereign cannot neutralize it, what more his disciple? Even if you tie her up and drag her here, what's the point? It's no use…"
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