novelden Chapter 38 Detoxification
Chapter 38 Detoxification
"I have examined this medicine carefully. If you take the first pill, it can suppress the poison of the Jade Tea in your body, causing it to flare up once every three years, but at most it can add ten years to your lifespan."
"Based on the smell and color, I can tell from the second pill that it contains a powerful medicinal ingredient, which is both extremely yin and yang, complementing each other. It is a rare and excellent medicine that can clear most of the toxins from your body."
"If I were to use my golden needles for assistance, and with the guidance of Benefactor Li's Yangzhou Slow Internal Energy Technique, I am certain that the poison in this green tea can be completely eliminated."
Wu Liao and Li Lianhua analyzed carefully: "However, this poison has already spread to your heart and blood vessels. The detoxification process will take at least an hour and a half, and the pain during this process will be immense. Have you thought it through?"
Li Lianhua smiled indifferently, "I've experienced the pain of this attack before, and it's indeed very uncomfortable. I don't want to face this pain frequently in the future. Now that there's an antidote available, there's no reason for me to back down."
"Moreover, this Azure Clear Pill should be made from a rare spiritual medicine that Wu You painstakingly searched for. It is extremely valuable. Let's start the detoxification process as soon as possible."
Wu Liao tidied up his box of gold needles. "Since you've thought it through, then Benefactor Li, please take this medicine first."
Li Lianhua picked up the Biqing Pill from the box on the table and swallowed it. As soon as it entered her stomach, the Bicha poison in her body began to run rampant, as if it had encountered some natural enemy, searching for an exit within Li Lianhua's body.
In an instant, Li Lianhua felt her blood and qi surging within her body, as if hundreds of people were fighting each other inside, causing her unbearable pain.
Li Lianhua quickly used the last ten percent of her Yangzhou Slow to control the spread of the poison from the green tea. Wu Liao, standing nearby, swiftly took out golden needles, regulated his own internal energy, and inserted them into several major acupoints on Li Lianhua's body.
Once again, he endured the abbot's golden needles being inserted into his body. This time, he was fully conscious throughout, and the process lasted even longer than the last time.
The intense pain caused Li Lianhua's veins to bulge, and sweat poured down her back like a torrential rain. Before long, her back was soaked with sweat.
The insertion of forty-eight golden needles caused Li Lianhua's body to tremble with pain. Had Li Lianhua not practiced martial arts diligently beforehand, she probably wouldn't have been able to endure it.
The poison from the green tea had already entered Li Lianhua's bloodstream. With the help of the Golden Needle, the Green Purification Pill, and the Yangzhou Slow, the poison was finally forced to the left palm.
At this moment, Li Lianhua's left palm was bluish-black, completely unrecognizable from its original color. Without quick reflexes, the black poisonous blood flowed out from the wound and finally dripped into a basin prepared beforehand under the bed.
Only after half a basin of black, poisonous blood had flowed out did bright red blood begin to emerge, at which point Li Lianhua and Abbot Wule both breathed a sigh of relief.
Exhausted and suffering from excessive blood loss, Li Lianhua could no longer endure it and collapsed onto the makeshift bed. She was drenched in sweat, looking as if she had just been pulled from the water. Her bangs were soaked and clung tightly to her forehead.
Abbot Wule, barely clinging to life, quickly bandaged the wounds of the person on the bed, then sat down on a stool, utterly exhausted.
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When Li Lianhua woke up, it was already dusk. The orange sunlight streamed into the room through the window, casting a golden glow on the floor.
I sat up. The meditation room had been cleaned and there was no trace of blood.
Li Lianhua came to her senses and remembered what had happened. She subconsciously circulated the Yangzhou Slow within her body. Although she only had a little bit of internal energy left, she no longer felt the pain that would occur when she circulated her internal energy before. Now her meridians were unobstructed, and her internal energy circulated throughout her body, nourishing the meridians that had been harmed by the poison of the green tea.
If she could recuperate and continue practicing the Yangzhou Slow style, she might soon regain her previous strength. Li Lianhua was overjoyed and wanted to thank Wu You and Abbot Wule properly.
She wanted to get out of bed, but felt dizzy due to excessive blood loss, so she sat back down on the bed.
Just then, Wu Liao came in carrying a bowl of medicine and hurriedly said, "Benefactor Li, please rest for a moment and sit down. Here, drink this blood-nourishing soup first."
"Monk, thank you very much this time." Li Lianhua took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Then she took out a piece of candy from her purse, put it in her mouth, and the bitter taste of the medicine gradually disappeared.
Abbot Wule took the medicine bowl and casually placed it on the table beside him: "No need to thank me. Seeing that your poison from the green tea has been cured, I am truly happy for you."
"The poison from the green tea had already invaded your heart meridian, causing some damage to Sect Leader Li's body. After a period of recuperation, Sect Leader Li will be fully recovered, and your cultivation of your unique mental technique will be much smoother. I expect you will soon return to your peak condition."
"Whether I'm at my peak or not doesn't matter. I will never go back to that position. I am now just Li Lianhua, no longer Li Xiangyi."
“If Benefactor Li has made up his mind, this old monk will no longer persuade you. However, Benefactor Qiao has been searching for Benefactor Li for a long time. Now that Benefactor Li is here, would you like to go and see him?”
"We'll talk about that later. I wonder where Miss Wu You is now. Please ask the abbot to invite her in. I want to thank her properly and also ask her some questions." Li Lianhua was very puzzled as to why Wu You hadn't come in even after she had been awake for so long.
“That’s exactly what I was thinking.” Wu poured Li Lianhua a cup of tea, then poured one for himself and took a sip. “Benefactor Wu has already gone down the mountain. The monks in the temple said that Benefactor Wu rushed down the mountain when we started the detoxification process. I wonder what urgent matter he had.”
Li Lianhua was startled. She knew a little about Wu You's affairs. He would have his two bodyguards handle urgent matters instead of waiting for her. Now that he was rushing down the mountain, something must have happened.
Li Lianhua quickly stood up to take her leave: "Thank you very much, Abbot. I will come to thank you again another day. Now I must go down the mountain to see what happened to Wu You." For some reason, Li Lianhua felt a little flustered.
Wu Liao quickly stopped Li Lianhua: "There's no need for thanks, but three hours have passed now. Where are you going to find Benefactor Wu?"
Li Lianhua explained, "Monk, you don't know this, Wu You built a two-story building that can move. We drove this building here, and it's currently parked by the roadside at the foot of the mountain. I'll go see if she's there first. If she's not, I'll head to the East China Sea coast to check. I'll take my leave now."
"Wait a minute." Wu Liao called out to Li Lianhua again, "I suppose you'll be busy for a while, benefactor Li. Here are some blood-tonifying and conditioning herbs that I prepared for you. Take them back." With that, Wu Liao handed Li Lianhua the medicine packet that had been prepared on the table.
Li Lianhua accepted the medicine packet without ceremony, saying, "Thank you very much, farewell." She then bowed and left.
Watching Li Lianhua's hurried departure, Wu Liao shook his head. It seemed Qiao Wanmian wouldn't be able to find Li Xiangyi. Remembering something, Wu Liao uttered a Buddhist chant: "Amitabha, forgive me, forgive me."