Volume 3, Chapter 177 – Divine Doctor Chi Xiyan

“Zhizhi, your mother’s condition may be even more serious than I previously estimated,” Chi Xiyan said.

“Ah? Then what do we do?” The black-haired country girl immediately became anxious. “Sister Chi, you can save my mother, right…”

She looked at Chi Xiyan before her with a pair of bright, dark eyes full of sincerity.

“You can… right?”

‘Chi Xiyan, have some confidence. Can you bear to disappoint such a cute girl? Just say you can,’ Lu Zhuxin silently grumbled in her heart.

Of course, she knew Chi Xiyan’s personality. Given this girl’s caution and prudence, she wouldn’t so easily make such absolute statements.

“…” Facing this pure young girl’s eye attack, Chi Xiyan merely raised her brow slightly. “Zhizhi, I can only guarantee that I’ll do my best.”

It seemed Chi Xiyan truly didn’t fall for this act.

Lu Zhuxin felt a bit disappointed inside. If it were Qu Qingtang, she would definitely have climbed right up that pole.

Of course, Lu Zhuxin didn’t think her simple act of cuteness could win Chi Xiyan’s favor.

This girl hated weak and incompetent women most of all.

Lu Zhuxin had also thought about how exactly she could conquer this young lady.

First, the approach she’d used with Song Shiyuan definitely wouldn’t work.

This was Beihe Commandery, the human heartland. Once her fox demon identity was exposed, the first thing Chi Xiyan would do would be to capture Lu Zhuxin and hand her over to the authorities for merit.

As for a self-harm stratagem? Chi Xiyan wasn’t the type of saint whose sympathy overflowed.

Thinking it over, Lu Zhuxin’s biggest problem in conquering Chi Xiyan was how to make this girl fall for her emotionally.

In the original novel, Chi Xiyan was a woman who could very rationally handle her own emotions and desires.

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Otherwise, she wouldn’t have used Lingxiao Sword Sect’s power to control the Chi family after marrying into it.

Of course, the current Chi Xiyan hadn’t yet grown into that clear-headed rich woman from the original text.

Right now, she was just an ordinary rich young lady, still working hard to gain the Chi family head’s trust.

Love was something that easily made people lose their rationality, so how could she make this rational little rich lady develop such irrational emotions?

Pheromones? That thing could be used lightly now, but using too much would arouse suspicion.

Chi Xiyan wasn’t stupid. She just lived in the peaceful human heartland and had never seen a real fox demon.

“So, what should we do now?” the black-haired girl asked in a low voice. “Sister Chi?”

“I’ll increase the medicine dosage, but I’m not sure what consequences this might cause, so I must get your consent beforehand.” Chi Xiyan said seriously.

Lu Zhuxin pressed her lips together.

She shifted her gaze to the old woman.

Earlier, Lu Zhuxin had planned to use this old woman to latch onto Chi Xiyan.

But thinking about it more, this only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.

Just clinging to her side didn’t mean she could conquer her.

Making a more rational Heaven-Mandated Female Lead fall for her wasn’t easy.

Lu Zhuxin needed to find her psychological weakness, just as she had when conquering Song Shiyuan.

For now, she still needed to observe more.

“Sister Chi…” Lu Zhuxin pondered for a moment. “Whatever you want to do, just do it. I… understand the risks.”

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“Good.” Chi Xiyan nodded.

Since the old woman’s condition hadn’t reached expectations, she couldn’t use the treatment plan she’d set last night.

“Haa…” She took a deep breath, her mind racing rapidly. “After yesterday’s treatment, this woman’s blood qi hasn’t improved much, so the Cloud Mushroom Pill dosage should be increased… Her spiritual essence is too weak right now, so the Spirit-Nourishing Pill quantity should remain unchanged to prevent excessive medicinal power from impacting her spiritual essence… And the Five Harmony Pill dosage should also be adjusted…”

Lu Zhuxin listened to Chi Xiyan muttering things she couldn’t understand and blinked her eyes in confusion.

She saw Chi Xiyan was already fiddling with the various bottles and jars she’d brought.

Lu Zhuxin didn’t understand, but she wasn’t worried about Chi Xiyan being able to save this old woman.

Because the old woman’s current condition wasn’t due to Chi Xiyan’s misdiagnosis, but because Lu Zhuxin had secretly reduced the medicine by half yesterday.

With incorrect information, Chi Xiyan naturally couldn’t estimate the proper dosage.

So Lu Zhuxin didn’t mind. She just wanted to quietly watch Chi Xiyan’s performance.

“Zhizhi, have your mother take this medicine.”

Chi Xiyan handed the prepared medicine to Lu Zhuxin.

“After she takes this medicine, I’ll begin acupuncture.”

Lu Zhuxin accepted the medicine from the bottle. The pills had already dissolved in the medicinal liquid. Lu Zhuxin only needed to feed it to the old woman like water.

But why didn’t Chi Xiyan, as the physician, do this herself?

Lu Zhuxin glanced at Chi Xiyan from the corner of her eye and discovered that after taking out her silver needles, Chi Xiyan had stepped back half a step.

Oh right, this girl had a cleanliness obsession.

With such a major flaw, how had Medical Immortal Valley accepted her as a disciple?

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Lu Zhuxin laughed inwardly. She stepped forward, helped up the sleeping old woman, and gently fed her the medicine in her hand.

After Lu Zhuxin finished feeding the medicine, Chi Xiyan’s voice came over.

“Step back. I’m going to begin acupuncture.”

This round of acupuncture, with the medicine’s assistance, was much easier than before.

Moreover, Chi Xiyan could clearly feel that the medicinal properties within this old woman’s body were deeper than she’d estimated.

She could even see that the old woman’s slightly dark skin had somehow taken on a reddish tint.

“That’s not right… this is a sign of excessive dosage!” Chi Xiyan’s expression changed slightly.

After she withdrew the silver needles, the old woman’s body suddenly convulsed.

Something went wrong!

This was the first thought in Chi Xiyan’s mind.

Excessive medicinal power could cause some unpredictable side effects. This was very dangerous. In severe cases, it could endanger life.

“Zhizhi… something’s wrong!” Chi Xiyan couldn’t care about anything else. Before she finished speaking, she rushed forward.

Then she pressed down on the old woman’s continuously twitching body.

“Sister Chi, what’s wrong with my mother!” Lu Zhuxin’s face was full of anxiety, though she was actually laughing inside.

Such obvious overdose was the physician’s fault. Such an obvious mistake could be seen by any doctor. Yet now it had happened to Chi Xiyan, this successor of Medical Immortal Valley.

If this old woman died from this, Chi Xiyan would be hard-pressed to escape responsibility.

Treatment risk? Normal treatment risk and medical malpractice were completely different concepts!

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“Nothing’s going to happen to her, right… Sister Chi!” the black-haired girl said anxiously.

Chi Xiyan didn’t answer. She pressed the old woman’s pulse, her face full of gravity.

“Sister Chi! My mother… what’s wrong with her?” Seeing this, Lu Zhuxin could barely suppress the corners of her mouth. She squeezed out two drops of tears from the corners of her eyes with difficulty.

“She was just fine…”

“Is there a problem with the medicine Sister Chi just prepared?”

Chi Xiyan said nothing. She furrowed her brow and checked the old woman’s pulse.

At this moment, the unconscious old woman stopped convulsing.

The old woman opened her cloudy eyes and looked at the two unfamiliar young girls before her in confusion.

“…Who are you?”

The corners of Lu Zhuxin’s mouth, which had nearly curved up moments ago, suddenly froze. The words she’d been about to say were all swallowed back.

In her heart, only one exclamation remained.

Damn!

Didn’t Huang Huying say this old woman was terminally ill and wouldn’t be so easily cured?!

Chi Xiyan was a true divine doctor?!

She could cure even this?!

Wait! This old woman doesn’t even recognize Yu Lizhi!!