Capítulo 839: Chapter 820: The Old Lady Is at Her Last Gasp
Quan Jing never expected that after rushing for a whole day and night to see Qin Liuxi, he barely got a glimpse of her, and she said she was leaving without even eating.
Before leaving, she handed over the dicine ant for Xi Zheng to Quan Jing to pass on, as he would definitely see Xi Zheng first.
Qin Liuxi thought about Xi Zheng’s identity, then said to Quan Jing, “She’s actually like , a girl, joining the military. She has the intention, but she’s a born military talent. If you don’t mind won joining the army and fighting, you can take her along. If you do mind, then pretend I never said anything. How far she can go depends on her fate.”
Quan Jing looked at the dicine bottle in his hand and exclaid, “Even if I don’t want this person, aren’t you afraid I might expose her as a woman?”
Qin Liuxi replied, “You’re not that kind of person.” After a pause, she added, “If you are…haha.”
He understood what her “haha” implied.
Quan Jing tightened his legs and straightened his expression, “Rest assured, I will not betray your trust.”
Qin Liuxi waved her hand at him, then instructed Doctor Sun to continue another round of acupuncture for Qin Mingyan to disperse the congestion and for follow-up care, and said goodbye to Qin Boqing.
Qin Boqing sensed sothing amiss and casually asked, “Is sothing wrong?” For so reason, he felt uneasy.
Qin Liuxi didn’t elaborate, simply nodding, “It’s quite urgent, I’ll be going first, just wait for news.”
With that, she disappeared in the backyard of Hundred Herbs Hall.
Doctor Sun rubbed his eyes, “?”
Quan Jing’s emotions surged, wondering if there was enough ti to learn that kind of magic whereby one can co and go without a trace, giving him free rein in the enemy’s position.
However, he knew inwardly that this depended on innate talent.
Quan Jing looked at Doctor Sun and smiled, “What did you see?”
“I…” Doctor Sun jolted awake, saying, “Oh, I just rembered there’s a dicine brewing on the stove. My mory is failing, can’t rember anything, young man, what did you ask just now?”
Quan Jing smiled and waved his hand, it’s good to understand, don’t spread everything outside and cause trouble for her.
Li City Qin Mansion.
Everyone gathered in Old Mrs. Qin’s courtyard, their expressions anxious and bewildered, overwheld with panic and confusion.
Finally, when the Qin family awaited the good news of their vindication, was Old Mrs. Qin really going to collapse?
“Second Sister, if Grandmother…”
“Shut up!” Qin Mingyue glared at her younger sister, silencing those ominous words.
Qin Mingxin pouted, thinking to herself, you’re scolding , but aren’t you the one most anxious? If Grandmother is gone, you’ll have to observe mourning, delaying your marriageable age until sixteen or seventeen after mourning.
Qin Mingyue understood her own urgency, but anxious as she was, saying those ominous words out loud, what if the bad luck becos reality?
Her brows and eyes showed concern, for her grandmother, and for herself.
Inside, Mrs. Wang and others watched nervously as Dr. Mao perford acupuncture in Changsheng Hall, seeing his furrowed brow, everyone’s face turned pale.
Who would have thought that the Old Lady would fall taking care of business, and unable to get up?
Dr. Mao finished the acupuncture but still did not see Old Mrs. Qin open her eyes. He checked the pulse again, sighed, turned to look at Mrs. Wang and others, and shook his head, “The Old Lady had a stroke, and has been emotionally troubled and anxious these past two years, all big taboos for longevity. Now she fell again, worsening her health. My dical skills are not sufficient, I’m afraid…you better prepare yourselves.”
The faces of Mrs. Wang and the others turned white, their legs weakened, and they kneeled on the ground.
“Xixi, quickly call Xixi back.” Mrs. Xie shouted.
Mrs. Wang showed grief but said nothing. She had seen Qin Liuxi the night before but not for the last two days, and Qi Huang said she wasn’t in the mansion.
Mrs. Gu said, “I sent Li Cheng to the Daoist Temple to look.”
Qi Huang had already arrived with people, bringing Teng Zhao, along with a tray in hand, saying, “The master is on the way back, let Zhaozhao take a look first.”
“He’s just a child, what does he know?” Mrs. Xie was almost crazy, Teng Zhao might be capable, but he’s just an eight or nine-year-old child.
Teng Zhao didn’t even glance at her, stepping forward to check the pulse with furrowed brows.
Dr. Mao recognized Teng Zhao, knew Qin Liuxi was his ntor, saw he could check the pulse at such a young age, and said nothing.
Actually, the Old Lady’s health had already suffered successive blows, barely holding on. Not to ntion Teng Zhao, even if his ntor ca, probably could only hang by a thread, living day by day.
Teng Zhao’s expression was sowhat solemn, the Old Lady’s pulse too sluggish, taking two to three breaths for a beat, qi chanism slow and dire.
“Master said, those who had strokes and are elderly most fear falls, should always have soone by their side, how did she fall?” Teng Zhao glanced at Mrs. Wang and the others.
Mrs. Wang instinctively looked at Mrs. Xie, her gaze sharp.
Mrs. Xie lowered her head, lips quivering in fear.
Old Mrs. Qin needed to go, supposed to be attended by Nanny Ding, but Mrs. Xie wanted to squeeze Silver Coin from the Old Lady for jewelry to attend a banquet, thus flattering her with filial piety. When the Old Lady went, she didn’t go smoothly, squatting too long, the sll unpleasant, using fetching water as an excuse, walked a few steps, hearing a thud. The Old Lady had fallen unconscious.
Mrs. Xie was extrely guilty, if the Old Lady really passed, she might not straighten up for life.
Teng Zhao didn’t count on getting answers from them, instead said to Qi Huang, “My acupuncture won’t work, wait for master to return, first feed her so ginseng soup.”
That ginseng soup, brewed with Little Ginseng Spirit’s ginseng whiskers, might not bring back the dead, but could keep alive until Qin Liuxi returned.
But indeed, the Old Lady’s health is terribly bad, even if master ca back, probably helpless, as it’s an old ailnt and life’s end, unless master went to Underworld modifying the Book of Life and Death.
But would she?
Impossible.
First, it’s against destiny, second, Old Mrs. Qin wasn’t significant enough for Qin Liuxi to risk that.
Now Old Mrs. Qin was unconscious, Qi Huang took an aloe tube, siphoning the ginseng soup bit by bit into the Old Lady’s mouth.
Dr. Mao was a bit envious, the ginseng soup slled incredibly rich and fragrant, must be top-grade ancient ginseng.
Changsheng Hall had the finest ginseng over a thousand years old, yet extrely rare, and this bowl of ginseng soup was comparable.
A bowl of ginseng soup went down, the Old Lady didn’t awaken but seed more stable, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, just keeping hang on was enough.
Teng Zhao again checked her pulse, though slow, was stronger than before of several breaths between beats.
Mrs. Wang stood up again, asked, “Zhaozhao, could the Old Lady wait until your master arrives?”
Teng Zhao glanced her way coldly, “Instead of asking if she could wait for master, better question how much life left she has, master is human, not god, not King Yama, cannot control life and death, her arrival doesn’t guarantee continued life.”
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