Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 134 Phoenix Cry Golden Needle

Upon seeing this, the father and son exchanged a quick glance. Uncle Song then urged everyone to eat. Seeing Uncle Song pick up his chopsticks, the others also picked up theirs.

Gu Qingyue picked up a piece of green vegetable, brought it to her mouth, smelled it subtly, and then put it in her mouth.

After dinner, led by Song Ershan, the three of them went to Song Sanshu's house first.

Upon entering, a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old came out of the main room and looked at Gu Qingyue with a wary expression.

"Xu'er, how is your third uncle?" Song Ershan asked when he saw the boy.

Upon hearing this, the young boy's eyes dimmed.

"Not good, it's the same as always," Song Xu said, then lowered his head.

"Don't worry, Chaihu brought Doctor Gu over to take a look at Third Uncle. Maybe there's hope," he said, and hurriedly led Gu Qingyue and the other person into the main room.

After Gu Qingyue took the pulse of this 'sickly' middle-aged man, her brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a fly.

The man was about the same age as Uncle Song. His face was a dull, grayish-white, with a dark aura between his brows. He was weak all over, but could walk. He spoke in a weak voice and showed no obvious signs of injury.

Judging from the pulse, one can only diagnose severe deficiency of both qi and blood. However, the patient's external manifestations show signs of long-term exposure to miasma or toxins, which is quite strange. Generally speaking, if it is poisoning, it can also be diagnosed from the pulse.

Gu Qingyue pondered for a while, and she had a premonition that there was something strange about the man's illness.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Qingyue took out a white porcelain bottle, took a sample of the other person's blood, and said that it needed to be tested.

After reading this, the two went to the homes of Uncle Song Liu and Uncle Zhao Wu, and their symptoms were exactly the same.

She failed to notice the barely concealed anticipation and barely perceptible tension in Uncle Song and Song Ershan as she diagnosed the three men.

They both hoped that Gu Qingyue could cure the three of them, and feared that Gu Qingyue might actually diagnose the cause of their illness and then investigate the secrets of the small mountain village.

She was torn between her inner turmoil and anxiety, but Gu Qingyue was completely oblivious, as she was focused solely on understanding the three people's ailments.

Back at Chaihu's house, Gu Qingyue went into her room, saying she needed to rest before carefully considering the patients' conditions, and then she went into her bedroom.

After entering the room and closing the door, Gu Qingyue slipped into the spatial dimension.

The space contains some handheld testing instruments and commonly used reagents.

This is the first time Gu Qingyue has used these things since she came into this world. All along, she has relied on her excellent traditional Chinese medicine skills and acupuncture techniques. Now, she has to rely on Western medicine.

The tests showed that none of the three were poisoned. Gu Qingyue pondered back and forth in the room, and suddenly a possibility came to her mind: internal energy backlash!

My master mentioned similar symptoms, saying that if one's internal energy practice is disturbed or if one forces oneself to practice, it may cause the meridians to reverse or the true energy to flow improperly, damaging oneself, causing blockages in blood vessels and acupoints, and causing one to gradually weaken. In severe cases, one may lose all one's power and become a cripple.

From this perspective, it is highly likely that these three people suffered a backlash of their internal energy, or there is another possibility: they forcibly circulated their internal energy or excessively transferred their internal energy to others, which means that the output exceeded their own capacity to withstand it.

Having settled on this line of thought, I recalled that Chaihu had prescribed many mild tonics for Uncle Song and the others, but they were completely ineffective and their condition was getting worse.

She was even more confident that to treat them, she needed the help of a master with strong internal energy to clear the patients' meridians.

Currently, she cannot do it using her internal energy, but her healing energy is worth a try.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingyue hesitated. Could these people be trusted? She hoped that it wouldn't end up being just a story of the farmer and the snake.

First, we need to know the cause of these people's illnesses and their backgrounds.

As darkness fell, Gu Qingyue finally stepped out of the room.

Seeing Chai Hu quietly studying medical books under the lamp, Gu Qingyue was even more satisfied with him.

"I've thought of some possibilities. I need to check on Uncle Song and the others further. Shall we go now?"

Gu Qingyue sat down opposite Chai Hu as she spoke to herself.

As soon as I sat down, I saw Chai Hu's bitter and resentful face, as if someone owed him eight hundred strings of cash.

And it was obvious that the man hadn't listened to a word she said.

"Hey hey-----", Gu Qingyue waved her hand in front of him, and he was startled back to his senses.

"Oh, it's Qingyue. You've rested well?" Chaihu closed his book, stood up, and asked.

"I'll heat up your food, it'll be ready soon," she said, and ran out of the main room.

Gu Qingyue's hand, which she had intended to use to stop him, grasped at empty air.

Thinking about it, he hadn't eaten dinner either, so I let him be.

After dinner, Chai Hu carried his medicine box and went with Gu Qingyue to Uncle Song's house.

Based on her own deductions, Gu Qingyue told them that she would be performing acupuncture. They had heard of it before, but this was the first time they had seen it, and they did not particularly resist it.

However, the gold needles that Gu Qingyue used for this acupuncture were ones she had just made not long ago.

She learned the Phoenix Cry Golden Needle technique in her previous life, but she had never tried it on patients; she only used it when discussing it with her grandfather.

The Phoenix Cry Golden Needles consist of nine needles, which are longer than ordinary silver needles and vary in thickness, but the needling technique is unique. She originally made them for use in the military camp for seriously injured patients, but this time they were used first.

To be on the safe side, she only used three this time.

When the three golden needles were inserted into Uncle Song's back, Gu Qingyue raised her hand and stroked them. The golden needles seemed to come alive and began to sway rhythmically on their own, which startled Uncle Song, Song Ershan, Song Xu and the others.

What shocked him the most was Chai Hu standing behind Gu Qingyue; he was truly amazed!

Could this be the legendary Golden Needle Technique?!

My master has mentioned this acupuncture technique. He said that their ancestor had a set of golden needle techniques, but they didn't know the specific name. However, they heard that it consisted of nine needles. Once you master this technique, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a divine physician descended to earth.

At the time, the master was also proud of it, but unfortunately, he and his disciple were not yet qualified to learn.

He never expected that the boy in front of him, who was several years younger than him, would be able to use the legendary golden needle technique, and he seemed to be very skilled and powerful at it.

His heart was instantly filled with curiosity and excitement. He was so happy that his whole body trembled slightly, and his face was almost flushed the whole time. He stared at Gu Qingyue as if she were a goddess in his eyes, full of worship.

Of course, at this moment, Gu Qingyue didn't care about the looks of the people around her. She stared intently at the three golden needles in front of her. She was actually more nervous than anyone else. Her grandfather had said that these needles were not needed for serious illnesses. They were life-saving acupuncture techniques and should not be used on patients unless absolutely necessary.

But the person in front of her was in a very special situation, and she really wasn't confident in using ordinary silver needle techniques.

After performing acupuncture on Uncle Song for about half an hour, his pulse did indeed become stronger, and his complexion improved.

Gu Qingyue finally felt relieved. It seemed that the Phoenix Cry Golden Needle was indeed as good as its reputation!

Therefore, her guess was probably correct; he had suffered severe internal injuries due to the backlash of his internal energy affecting his meridians.

So that means these people were all skilled in martial arts and possessed internal energy. What exactly happened to them?

When Gu Qingyue returned to Chai Hu's house, she remembered how many eyes were watching her while she was performing acupuncture, especially the look in Chai Hu's eyes when she turned around after finishing the acupuncture, which made her feel very uneasy.

His intense gaze almost made Gu Qingyue misunderstand.

However, hehe, there's hope of luring this young doctor away! Obviously, none of them have ever seen acupuncture, especially the Phoenix Cry Golden Needle.