Hua Bushi's busyness is not only in the training of fighting dogs. He spends more time every day carving wood. Cao Muyun and Zhu Hongzhong have been suffering from the "Jue Xian Palm" poison for nearly three months.
, now that it was not long before the onset of the poison, he had to practice more accurate and stable operating techniques before the palm poison took effect, so that he could more confidently perform the technique of "cutting the pulse and removing the poison" for the two of them.
However, the skill of using a knife does not seem to be that easy to practice. In the past few months, Hua Bushi has carved thousands of wooden sculptures with a knife, but until now, he is still very good at his knife skills.
He was dissatisfied, especially in the past ten days or so. No matter how hard he practiced, carving wood day and night, his progress was extremely slow. According to Hua Bushi's judgment, if the technique of "cutting the pulse and removing the poison" was implemented now, he would probably only
There is a 50-60% chance of success.
Time was running out, even if there was no certainty, "cutting the pulse and removing the poison" had to be carried out. The young master was worried all day long. This matter was related to two lives, whether it was Cao Muyun or Zhu Hong. If the operation failed, what would happen to him?
The consequences of death or lifelong paralysis are extremely difficult for Hua Bushi to accept.
Hua Bushi's medical skills were passed down from Meng Wuming, who was known as the "Medical Sage", but what Meng Wuming taught him was only the principles and experience of practicing medicine. Hua Bushi was extremely intelligent and had an excellent memory, and later became a famous scholar in the Expo.
Today, various medical classics and medicinal books at home and abroad have been compiled into the "Collection of Clumsy Hands Mending Stones". In terms of proficiency in medical science, this young master is probably already a master, and is even better than the "Medical Sage" Meng Wuming.
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It was precisely because of this that he was able to ingeniously come up with unique methods such as "cutting the pulse and removing the poison" for strange poisons such as "Jue Xian Palm" that were said to be incurable.
It’s a pity that knowing medical theory is important, but without practice, it’s not easy to perform surgery successfully.
In his early years, Hua Bushi traveled and practiced medicine, and he was taught the secret method of "Seven Absolute Blood Stabbing Techniques" of the "Miao Jiang Poison Sect". Over the years, he has treated a lot of people's injuries, but what he is best at and uses the most is silver.
The method of acupuncture and acupuncture points is rarely used for actual surgery, let alone such dangerous methods as cutting through the vital meridians of the body.
In this aspect, Hua Bushi's medical skills were originally weak. Although he came up with the idea of using carved wood to practice and improve, the facts proved that although this method was effective, it was only a practice method without actual implementation.
It is still difficult to break through the bottleneck and achieve substantial improvement.
Just like practicing martial arts, no matter how familiar you are with ordinary moves, it will be difficult to reach a superior state without experiencing the test of actual combat.
However, this actual battle of "cutting the pulse and removing the poison" was too important for Hua Bushi, so important that he could not accept the possible failure.
April 26th, there are still nine days left before the "Purple Sky Conference".
Early in the morning, Hua Bushi ordered the barking sky building to temporarily close today, stopped dog training, and ordered the gate to be closed. Then he asked Sima Rulan and a group of guards from the city lord's palace to help protect the Dharma outside the back garden gate, so that no idlers could be allowed.
People are waiting close to the garden, and no one is allowed to enter the garden to disturb them.
The eldest young master has decided to perform the "pulse-cutting and poison-removing" technique on Cao Muyun and Zhu Hong today. This is because the "Jue Xian Palm Poison" is about to attack, and he knows that there is really no way to delay it any longer.
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Inside the house, Hua Bushi was sitting upright, while Hai Hongzhu was standing aside, acting as an assistant.
Placed on the square table are several sharp knives, steel clips of various sizes, cotton gauze, and five or six kinds of potions and powders of different colors in porcelain cups of different sizes. These are all
Hua Bu Shi is prepared for today's detoxification, and some of the potions and powders can stop bleeding, and some can disinfect, and they have different uses.
Silver needles and silk thread are also indispensable, which are used to suture wounds.
The square table was placed in front of the bed, and sitting cross-legged on the bed opposite was Cao Muyun.
Hua Bushi was very hesitant about which one of Cao Muyun and Zhu Hongzhong would perform the surgery first to remove the poison. Generally speaking, the person who performed the surgery first would take greater risks, because the method of "cutting the pulse and removing the poison" was
Hua Bushi's original creation has never been done by anyone else in the world before, so there is absolutely no experience for reference.
Even if this method is theoretically feasible, no one can say whether it can actually remove palm poison and save lives before it has been verified. Moreover, it is the first time for this young master to perform this method, so it is difficult to be very thorough, so it will be easier.
Failure. After the first person performed the technique, Hua Bushi would have some experience when he cut the pulse of the second person and extracted the poison, and it would be much safer.
Just when Hua Bushi was hesitant to make a decision, Cao Muyun took the initiative and offered to let Hua Bushi perform the technique first.
At this time, this "Mr. Muyun" was sitting on the bed, but his expression was very calm, even with a hint of joy. On the contrary, Hua Bushi, who was sitting opposite him, looked nervous, with worry between his eyebrows.
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"My younger brother has said before that the person who uses magic to remove the poison first is in greater danger," Hua Bushi said. "If Brother Cao doesn't want to take the lead, it's not too late to tell me now."
Cao Muyun said: "Between me and Zhu Hong, Brother Hua always has to choose one person to perform the spell first. Since the one who extracts the poison first is more dangerous, can't Brother Hua bear the heart to let his disciple Zhu Hong take this risk, and maybe lose his life due to failure?"
"This..." Hearing this question, Hua Bushi was speechless for a moment and could not answer. For this young master, whether it was Cao Muyun or Zhu Hong, if he died due to the failure of his own magic,
It was all something he didn't want to do.
Cao Muyun smiled slightly and said, "But I don't know how sure Brother Hua is of using the magic to remove the poison at this time?"
Hua Bushi said: "My little brother has been practicing carving wood every day for several months and honing his skills. Although he has made some progress compared to before, he is still not very sure. The probability of success is only about 50 to 60% at most."
Cao Muyun said: "'Jue Xian Zhang' is a strange poison that cannot be cured by gods. It is very rare for me to be 50 to 60% sure that it can be removed. I believe that Lu Qiuhong who fell into the sea and died was also unexpected.
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He paused for a moment, then suddenly said: "Brother Hua, have you ever thought about how to make success more certain?" Hua Bushi said: "To be honest with Brother Cao, I decided to use magic to remove poison today. Firstly, because
The onset of palm poison can't be delayed for long. Secondly, my little brother is carving wood and practicing swordsmanship. It seems that he has encountered a bottleneck. No matter how much more time he practices, I'm afraid it will be useless. There is no way to improve even half a point.
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Cao Muyun said: "Although Brother Hua has no plan, Muyun has one, which may allow Brother to have more confidence when he takes action."
Hua Bushi's heart moved and he said, "Brother Cao, please give me some advice."
Cao Muyun said: "Brother Hua is worried that if he fails to 'cut the pulse and remove the poison', he will end up losing his life instead. Worrying in his heart can be described as inner demon. If this inner demon is not eliminated, brother will inevitably hesitate when taking action, and the situation will be difficult."
Once you reach a state of tranquility, emptiness, and clarity, you will naturally be hindered when performing magic."
After nearly three months of training, more than a thousand wood carvings have been carved. Hua Bushi should be very proficient in his knife skills, and he is fully capable of the art of "cutting pulses and removing poisons". The reason why he is not sure
, because the heart of gain and loss is too heavy. Once a person is too afraid of failure, he will often fall short and make mistakes, leading to actual failure. This is the so-called inner demon.
Cao Muyun's words revealed the key point.
Hua Bushi closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "What Brother Cao said is true, but even if I know the reason, I still can't overcome it, so what should I do?"
Cao Muyun said: "It's actually not difficult for Brother Hua to get rid of this inner demon. As long as he performs this 'pulling out the poison' for me, it doesn't matter if he succeeds or fails. Even if he dies, Brother Hua will not feel any guilt."
, the inner demons will naturally disappear."
He stared into Hua Bushi's eyes and said: "Cao Muyun has been like old friends since he met Brother Hua in Changsha City, and he also knows Brother Hua's skills and talents. Now that my life and death are uncertain, I hope to exchange ideas with Brother Hua.
A condition, or it can be said to be a deal, if Brother Hua can agree to it, I will be willing to die, and you will no longer have to worry about my life or death."
When Hua Bushi heard this, his heart moved again, and he said with emotion: "But I don't know what the conditions are that can make Brother Cao put life and death at risk?"
Cao Muyun said: "My Cao family is a family of officials and has been loyal to the Emperor of Heaven for several generations. Muyun was favored by the current emperor and adopted him as his adopted son. I originally planned to support the imperial court throughout my life, even if I am loyal to the country.
Even if I die, I will never regret it. This time, my younger brother went south in accordance with the imperial decree to raise money to finance the military expenses of the imperial court. However, due to many changes in things, he failed in the end and could not achieve his goal. He had to live up to the great trust of his father.
I feel extremely guilty.”
Hua Bushi said: "Brother Cao, why are you so pessimistic? If you and I cooperate and operate ocean-going cargo trade on Okura Island, why not worry about not being able to earn some silver? It will definitely relieve the imperial court's military expenditure problem."
Cao Muyun said: "Muyun also believed that with Brother Hua's ability, he would be able to earn huge amounts of silver through ocean trade on this island. That's why Cao Muyun wanted to trade with Brother and set this level.
Conditions. If my luck is bad and the poison cannot be removed successfully and I die, please ask Brother Hua to promise me to try to raise two million taels of silver and send it to Kyoto, Zhili, and hand it over to the current imperial court to fulfill my unfulfilled wish.
In this way, Cao Muyun will die immediately without any regrets or regrets, and he will be willing to do so."
As he spoke, he reached out and took out a scroll from his clothes, and placed it on the table. The scroll was made of sandalwood, with dragon patterns embossed on it, which was very delicate. The brocade was also golden in color, which was unusual.
It had gone through a big storm and drifted thousands of miles on the sea, but this scroll was still in perfect condition, with not even a single stain on it, which shows that Cao Muyun must have carefully preserved this thing.