freenovelworld Chapter 1886 One Man Can Hold the Pass Against Ten Thousand
Chapter 1886 One Man Can Hold the Pass Against Ten Thousand
Ten minutes later, after visiting Lan's father, Li Xiangnan returned from Lan Cuihua's house almost in twos and threes at a time, quickly passing through the hanging flower gate back to the middle courtyard. He first went to the backyard to make a phone call and then rushed to the main house.
Inside the house, Grandpa Li Dequan and Father Li Fugui were already on high alert.
Li Xiangnan briefly recounted what had just happened. Li Dequan's gray eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and Li Fugui remained silent for a long time, his eyes flashing with a sharp, cold light.
"It really is an Ice Marrow Leech! I didn't expect it to be so vicious! It seems the other party is determined to use this insidious thing to stir up trouble!" After listening to his grandson's account, Li Dequan's voice was deep, carrying the composure of someone who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. "Nannan, your judgment is correct. This is indeed a calculated scheme! Forcing you to leave the hospital is one thing, disrupting your mind is another, and finding someone is the third!"
He gazed at his son and grandson, narrowing his eyes as he said, "The more this is the case, the less we can afford to panic! This is a critical moment for the Li family, and we cannot allow anyone to disrupt our family's path!"
Li Fugui nodded in agreement, and after hearing this, he became even more composed. "Father, Xiangnan, this Ice Marrow Leech is extremely cold and corrosive to the meridians. It's incredibly vicious. Conventional warming and tonifying medicines are simply insufficient! Only extremely yang and potent medicines can forcefully disrupt and interfere with it, temporarily suppressing the spread of its cold poison in the body! But such a potent medicine, if used carelessly in dosage, can actually accelerate the patient's decline..."
"Not bad!"
Li Dequan nodded, his eyes sharp, looking at his son with eyes full of satisfaction.
Fu Gui's medical practice over the past few decades has been moderate and uneventful, without any major breakthroughs. However, after coming to Yanjing, his medical skills have become increasingly refined!
He went up and rummaged through the medicine cabinets in the room, finding several spare medicine cabinets.
"This ordinary aconite and dried ginger aren't potent enough..."
He pondered, pacing around the room with his pipe in his mouth, the remedy gradually taking shape in his mind. "It seems I need to use 'Fire Sun Grass' as the main ingredient, supplemented with 'Crimson Blood Vine' to unblock the meridians, and 'Blazing Sun Sand' to guard the heart meridian! These three herbs are all very potent, and ordinary people can hardly withstand them, but at this moment they are used to fight against the extremely cold and yin poison of the Ice Marrow Leech. It is a case of fighting poison with poison, seeking victory in a dangerous situation!"
Li Xiangnan quickly walked to the very back of the medicine cabinet and squatted down. His eyes lit up as he said, "Grandpa, we do have some Fire Yang Grass at home. Dad bought it at the medicine market last year. We also have Red Blood Vine and Blazing Sun Sand Medicine in this cabinet! But the combination and dosage..."
"Time is of the essence, don't scrutinize the dosages in ancient medical texts, just adapt to the situation!" Li Dequan made a decisive decision. "Fugui, you are in charge of processing the Fire Yang Grass, remove its dryness and keep its yang essence!"
After he finished speaking, he immediately looked at his grandson, "Xiang Nan, you control the heat and use a strong fire to boil it quickly to extract its power! I will personally mix the Crimson Blood Vine and the Blazing Sun Sand to balance their medicinal properties and prevent any backlash! The three of us will work together to make the Three Yang Heart-Protecting Soup, which can temporarily lock in that cold poison, in the shortest possible time!"
"hiss!"
These words shocked the neighbors and Lan Cuihua.
Unexpectedly, three generations of renowned doctors from the Li family united as one at this moment, a scene that shocked everyone.
Once the method was devised, the three generations of the Li family acted immediately without any hesitation, demonstrating perfect teamwork.
Li Fugui handled the medicinal herbs with superb skills.
Li Xiangnan then set up the small medicine furnace and honed the fire to its maximum.
With decades of experience in traditional Chinese medicine, Li Dequan keenly grasped the timing and dosage of various medicinal materials.
A scorching and strange medicinal fragrance filled the air, with an endless spiciness, as if just smelling it could dispel the cold poison from the body.
The surrounding neighbors were stunned by the scene.
After smelling the medicinal fragrance, the neighbors around felt a bit hot and dry, and wished they could take off their clothes even in the dead of winter.
Only then did everyone realize that the three generations of the Li family really did have something inside their stomachs, which might actually be able to suppress that strange poison!
Just as the medicinal soup was about to be ready, Wang Defa and Song Ziming arrived in a hurry.
Li Xiangnan had called them beforehand, and as soon as they arrived, he began preparing his things, hiding the gold needles in his waistband, while explaining what had just happened and his plans.
Wang Defa immediately patted his chest and said, "Little Li, don't worry, just go! Leave the yard to me! I want to see who dares to cause trouble!"
Song Ziming nodded and said coldly, "You're right to let me accompany you. I've had some contact with the people in the ward before! Don't worry, with me here, no one will get close to you!"
At this moment, Li Dequan came out carrying a bowl of concentrated, dark red to black medicinal broth. The surface of the soup was steaming, and it had a faint smell of heat.
"It's done!" Li Dequan placed the jar on the ground and said, "This medicine is too potent and not easy to preserve. The broth is also easily evaporated. Wait a moment, and I'll roll it into three pills!"
Within ten minutes, Li Dequan handed three grape-sized pills, each emitting a potent aroma, to Li Xiangnan and Lan Cuihua.
"This pill can temporarily stimulate the body's yang energy, forming a protective layer to prevent the icy poison of the leech from eroding the heart meridian! However, its effects can only last for a maximum of twelve hours!"
He looked at his grandson, "Nannan, take one as a spare! Miss Lan, take two back with you. Give one to your father immediately, and keep the other as a spare! Remember Xiang Nan's instructions just now, do not let anyone approach your father, and just wait for him to return!"
Lan Cuihua solemnly accepted the two pills wrapped in oiled paper with trembling fingers, as if she were holding her father's only life and hope. She thanked him profusely, dared not say more, and turned to leave in a hurry.
Li Xiangnan also wrapped the pills and put them in his pocket, looking at his grandfather with lingering concern in his eyes.
"Come here!" Li Dequan met his grandson's gaze, pulled him aside, and carefully instructed him about the ice marrow leeches.
As the two talked, Li Xiangnan's expression changed rapidly.
Two minutes later, Li Dequan straightened his back, which had never bent even in the midst of gunfire, and waved his hand, saying with domineering and fierce tone: "Go ahead, even if the sky falls down at home, I, Li Dequan, will hold it up! You don't need to worry about anything in the yard!"
He then turned to his son and the surrounding neighbors and shouted loudly, "Fugui, go and move my old elm wood table under the screen wall. From today onwards, I will sit in charge of this courtyard! I want to see which other 'patients' dare to disturb the peace of my Li family and disrupt the tranquility of my courtyard!"
As soon as these words were spoken, an invisible aura of killing intent immediately spread out.
Li Dequan, the old military doctor who once crawled out of piles of dead bodies on the battlefield and saved the lives of countless soldiers, is no longer the kind old man. Instead, he has put on invisible armor again, his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, and his aura is as solid as a mountain!
Without saying a word, Li Fugui immediately called Yuan Zhencheng and the others to move a table and set it under the screen wall.
Li Dequan strode forward, sat upright in the armchair behind the table, placed his hands on his knees, and straightened his back, like a guardian deity.
Needless to say, that figure itself conveyed a sense of resolute determination and majesty, as if "one man can hold off ten thousand."
Anyone who tries to cause trouble under the guise of "seeing a doctor" should think twice before giving in to him!
Seeing his grandfather's attitude, Li Xiangnan's last bit of concern completely disappeared.
He took a deep breath, picked up his medicine box, nodded to his grandfather and father, gave a slight nod to Wang Defa and Zhou Yuejin, clasped his hands in a slight fist salute to the neighbors, then resolutely turned around and strode out of the courtyard...