Chapter 199
Chapter 199
“Young Lord, the Master is looking for you.”
Qiu Xiao was burning with anticipation at the thought of the three peerless beauties waiting for him.
“I will see my father in two hours. No, four hours.”
Qiu Tianwei’s trusted subordinate replied.
“That will not do. The Master has urgent business and has ordered you to come at once.”
“Can’t he wait a couple of hours? I have some very pressing business myself.”
“No. The Master said to come now. Immediately!”
“Damn it!”
Annoyed, Qiu Xiao cursed under his breath and headed for the castellan’s manor. He glanced back at Qiu Yao'er's white fortress with a sense of longing.
“Wait for me, my three beauties. I will be back shortly to send you to paradise.”
* * *
The incense was lit. Its fragrance was, as expected, captivating. Shen Lang took a deep breath and began to formulate his treatment plan. Detoxifying the heavy metals accumulated in Qiu Yao'er's body was impossible in the short term. Such complex heavy metal poisoning could not be cured all at once. First, she had to stop ingesting it, and then the toxins could be gradually expelled. Besides, Qiu Yao'er possessed a heaven-defying, indestructible steel body, so a slow detoxification process shouldn't be a problem.
Right now, the most important thing was to lower Qiu Yao'er's blood pressure. How could he lower her blood pressure quickly? There were no antihypertensive drugs in this world. But there was an even faster method: bloodletting. In its early days, Western medicine was known for its uncanny arts, resorting to any means necessary to cure ailments. For any illness, the first step was to draw blood. The more blood they drew, the more comfortable the patient felt. Of course, if they kept drawing blood, the patient would die. For example, George Washington, famous for the story of chopping down the cherry tree, died after having a third of his body’s blood drawn.
Someone with a body as formidable as Qiu Yao'er's wouldn't die no matter how much blood was drawn, and it would lower her blood pressure instantly. Regardless, he had to lower her blood pressure first before doing anything else. The heavy metal toxins could be slowly expelled later.
Once her blood pressure was down, the risk of a blood vessel bursting would disappear, and then he could treat her subdural hematoma. If the hematoma in that area wasn't drained, it would press on the nerves in her brain, preventing her from standing or opening her eyes, and these symptoms would only worsen.
It was fortunate that it was a subdural hematoma; if it had been inside the cerebrum, even Shen Lang would have been powerless to treat it. Performing brain surgery with the medical resources of this world was simply impossible. But for a subdural hematoma, he just needed to drill a hole through the skull and drain the blood, which was much simpler. For an ordinary person, he would have to worry about infection, but with Qiu Yao'er's heaven-defying body, an infection was highly unlikely.
If this were treated with modern medicine, he would drill a hole in the cranium, cut the dura, drain the hematoma, and irrigate the area. But he didn't have that kind of environment now. He would just have to take a steel needle, pierce the skull with force, and use a hollow tube to drain the hematoma. The wound would be so small that it wouldn't even need to be bandaged, nor would he have to cut the scalp.
The most difficult part of this surgery was accurately locating the hematoma, but for Shen Lang, it was child's play. His X-ray vision mode was becoming clearer and clearer. With the addition of the computer function, Shen Lang's X-ray was clearer than a normal X-ray machine, even surpassing a CT scanner. Therefore, the difficulty of this surgery was quite low for Shen Lang.
The only problem was how to pierce the skull in a place without an electric drill. Shen Lang was very weak, so he couldn't possibly pierce a skull. But thankfully, Qiu Yao'er was incredibly strong, so she could pierce her own skull. Shen Lang just needed to tell her where to pierce and how deep. With both treatment plans established, he needed to start immediately.
Xu Qianqian explained Shen Lang's treatment method to Qiu Yao'er. The demoness opened her eyes again and looked at Shen Lang. The treatment method she described was incomprehensible, something she had never heard of before. The people of this world treasured their blood and vitality; losing blood was considered a matter of life and death, yet this treatment involved deliberately letting it flow? And on top of that, she had to pierce her own head with a thick steel needle. Anyone else would have already struck Shen Lang dead with a single blow.
‘Are you trying to cure me or kill me?’
That's what they would have said. But Qiu Yao'er found her method interesting and felt like trying it even if it wasn't to cure her illness. This woman was truly steeped in madness.
“Fine. Let's do it. Do what you must. However much blood you need to draw, wherever you need to cut, do as you please!”
Damn, her words were so bold that just hearing them made Xu Qianqian's scalp tingle.
*Shen Lang, is this really reliable?*
She felt like she was watching two madmen.
Shen Lang brought a basin, took out a thick needle, pointed to a spot on Qiu Yao'er, and told her to pierce it with force. Then he inserted a sterilized tube into the opening of the blood vessel to draw the blood. Qiu Yao'er's blood pressure was astonishing. In an instant, bright red blood gushed out. Watching from the side, Xu Qianqian began to tremble all over, and her head suddenly felt dizzy. Her vision went dark, her body lost all strength, and her legs gave way, almost causing her to collapse. Shen Lang stepped forward to support her.
“Scum, don't touch me.”
Xu Qianqian mouthed the words.
*So you get faint at the sight of blood? But your body feels a little hot.*
Shen Lang helped Xu Qianqian to a chair and continued to draw Qiu Yao'er's blood. He had to carefully control the amount of blood; drawing too much could lead to an absurd death like Washington's. As the blood flowed out, Qiu Yao'er let out a sigh of relief.
*It’s really working. I feel so much better.*
She had been suffering from a splitting headache that made her feel like her entire head was about to explode. If she hadn't been constantly suppressing it with her internal energy, it might have really burst. But now, that pressure was gradually dissipating, and her body slowly relaxed. She still had a bursting headache and couldn't open her eyes or stand, but she felt much more comfortable than before.
*This physician is truly incredible. It's like she possesses divine medical skills.*
Shen Lang was looking at the blood drawn from Qiu Yao'er.
*Truly amazing. Even the color of her blood is beautiful. It looks red, but from different angles, you can see other hues. Because the heavy metal poisoning is so severe, the original red has changed slightly, to the point of shimmering. This woman’s body is hardly human. To not have died with blood like this… and her organs are still healthy and strong. If her blood pressure hadn't skyrocketed, the poison wouldn't have caused an attack.*
After drawing about a fifth of her blood, Shen Lang removed the tube and pressed on the wound to stop the bleeding.
“Relief, such relief… I haven't felt this comfortable in a long time.”
Qiu Yao'er let out a long sigh. Shen Lang took away the basin full of blood, and Xu Qianqian tried to force herself to stand. But for some reason, her breathing was rapid and her heart was unsettled. The incense was indistinguishable from a normal one, but its effect was the kind that 'rides the wind, slips into the night, and moistens all things without a sound.'
Smelling it didn't cause any immediate reaction or strange symptoms. But as the drug entered the bloodstream and gradually spread throughout the body, its effects would manifest. It wouldn't be intense at first, but the effects would build continuously until they exploded violently at the final moment. Thus, an ordinary person wouldn't notice it at first, and by the time they did, the "poison" would have already spread deep within them.
Next, Shen Lang moved on to the second stage of the treatment. He wrote everything down on paper in great detail. The thickness of the needle and tube, how deep to pierce the skull, and in what direction—it was all written down. It had to be precise. Too shallow, and the needle wouldn't pierce the skull; too deep, and it would pierce the brain.
Shen Lang measured and calculated carefully with his X-ray vision mode, confirming there were no errors. Xu Qianqian took the paper and read it to Qiu Yao'er, but her voice was strange. Her breathing was rapid, her voice trembled, and her limbs began to feel weak. The drug's effects were just beginning, but Xu Qianqian thought it was because she was faint from the sight of blood and tense from the situation.
Qiu Yao'er's breathing also became a little rapid, her body grew slightly hot, and her limbs felt weak. But she thought this was the effect of the treatment. Shen Lang noticed that something was off. His limbs felt weak, and desire stirred within him. However, desire stirred within him all too often. With a wife like Mulan and a shameless girl like Xiao Bing, it was as if Shen Lang was taking an aphrodisiac every day. Xu Qianqian explained it three times in a row. Because Qiu Yao'er had to pierce her own skull with a thick steel needle.
“It's fine. Where do I pierce?”
Shen Lang used his hand to precisely indicate a spot on the back right side of Qiu Yao'er's head. Then he told Xu Qianqian to count down. The piercing had to be precise, and the force had to be exact. There could be no room for error. Xu Qianqian began to count down.
“Five, four…”
*Pshk!*
Before she had finished counting, Qiu Yao'er had already pierced herself with the needle. Watching this, Shen Lang and Xu Qianqian felt a chill run down their spines.
*This is... too incredible! She struck without a moment's hesitation. She’s as fierce when stabbing an enemy with a sword as she is when piercing herself with a needle.*
Next, Shen Lang scanned with his X-ray vision mode and confirmed that she had pierced the spot with extreme precision. There was no error in the angle or depth. A supreme master was a supreme master for a reason. Shen Lang then pulled out the thick steel needle and inserted a sterilized tube into the hole. Qiu Yao'er lay down. The hematoma had already coagulated and didn't flow out immediately. Under normal (modern Earth) circumstances, he would have first infused saline solution to dilute the clotted blood before drawing it out. But Shen Lang couldn't bring himself to do that.
[Xu Qianqian, go suck it out with your mouth.]
Shen Lang said without making a sound. Xu Qianqian trembled and said.
“M-me? You want me to suck the blood? Okay!”
“There's no need.”
Qiu Yao'er closed her eyes and forcefully circulated her internal energy. With that, the subdural hematoma sprayed out through the tube. In a moment, the accumulated hematoma in her head was completely gone. The surgery was complete. The pressure on the nerves in her brain was instantly relieved. Shen Lang was stunned by the sight.
*You can use internal energy like that? With such high-level martial arts, is there anything you can't do?*
Qiu Yao'er touched the spot where the tube had been. The hole was small, so there wasn't much blood coming from the wound. She opened her eyes. She was a little dizzy, but much better. She stood up. She felt like she might fall, but it was a vast improvement from before. Her body felt so light and comfortable.
*This female physician is truly incredible. She has god-like medical skills. To cure such a severe illness, thought to be incurable, with a method I've never even heard of.*