Chapter 138: Jade Rabbit pounding medicine

That being said, Shen Shuibi immediately began treatment.

Fire Evil was in the lungs, and the lungs belonged to Metal. The curse used Fire Evil to burn the lungs, suppressing breathing.

Shen Shuibi took the points from the outer chest and the three sections beside the five Zang organs on the back. Then, she used the cold Qi of Greater Yin to condense into needles to suppress the Fire Evil, taking the Tian Tu point in the center of the supraclavicular fossa to dispel the evil Qi in the lungs.

Thus, one evil was removed.

Metal Evil was in the liver, and the liver belonged to Wood. The curse used Metal Evil to sever the liver Qi. The liver Qi governed vitality, and this could cut off the vitality of the body.

She continued to guide Qi by taking the Xing point of the Liver Meridian of Foot-Jueyin, the Xingjian point, and then pricking the Qingluo between the ears. She then guided the previous Fire Evil to counteract the Metal Evil. After the fire burned away the metal, two evils were removed.

Thus, two evils were removed, and the situation of the Five Elements and Five Evils was immediately broken. The remaining three evil Qi could only fight in isolation.

Wood Evil was in the spleen. The spleen stored Blood and governed digestion, consuming food to produce all things and assisting the five Zang organs and four limbs. The curse used vigorous vitality to overload the spleen and stomach, making it difficult for the patient to take medicine, and even if taken, it could not be digested.

Therefore, Shen Shuibi needled the Zusanli point of the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming to activate Qi and Blood, cooperating with the liver to guide the Wood Qi out.

Thus, three evils were removed.

Earth Evil was in the kidneys. The curse used Earth Qi to block kidney water, causing the circulatory System to collapse, the Bloodline to be obstructed, and circulation to be blocked, preventing the body from performing Qi Circulation for self-healing.

Shen Shuibi cut open the fox demon's waist skin, released the already defiled kidney water, supplemented it with the Daoist method of Qi guidance, suppressed the Earth Evil, reconstructed the circulation, and reconnected the nutrient Qi. In this way, the Earth Evil could no longer harm the body and could only be slowly digested by the body in the future.

Thus, four evils were removed.

Finally, Water Evil was in the heart, manifesting as heart edema, heart Blood swelling and overflowing, heart hernia, and heart paralysis. The Bloodline would be blocked instantly, and the recipient would die within two hours. Shen Shuibi had no good solution for this.

Fortunately, the other four evils had been removed, so the fox demon's body was much better. Shen Shuibi then applied needles, using the spleen's heaviness to receive heart Blood, and using the suppressed thick Earth Evil Qi of the spleen to bury and alleviate the Water Evil.

Thus, all five evils were removed, and all the consequences brought by the curse were broken.

The Jade Rabbit wiped her forehead, which had no sweat, and said relaxedly, "Ha~, it's done."

"This person is truly vicious. Any one of the Five Evils Qi could take a life. He unleashed all five evils, interlinking them. If it weren't for me, an ordinary healer truly couldn't solve it," the Jade Rabbit muttered to herself.

After all, she was a Fifth Rank, and the idiom 'Jade Rabbit pounding medicine' actually referred to Shen Shuibi. Her medical skills were indeed quite good. The ability to remove all Qi from the body and then reconstruct the circulation had already proven her strength.

This operation was basically equivalent to completely removing and replacing all internal organs and blood vessels at once, while also ensuring the patient did not die.

Because she herself was the patient, she also needed to remain conscious throughout the entire process, so the difficulty was imaginable.

She had just finished her work when she suddenly turned her head and looked outside.

Because there were five imperceptible Qi, silently colliding within the Divine Qi barrier constructed by Li Qi.

Li Qi immediately opened his eyes; he had also noticed it.

"Coming for a second time? How much hatred is there? Then don't leave," Li Qi frowned, and the Five Gods Divine Qi immediately surged, grasping the Five Ghosts Ghost Qi.

Although the quantity was the same, the quality was far inferior, so the Five Ghosts Ghost Qi was immediately locked within, transformed by Li Qi into a small ball, and put into his pocket.

Although this item would lose its original divine power and the spell on it would dissipate once it lost its master's control, it was still very useful as a clue.

"Thank you, both sirs, for saving my wife's life!" The man saw this and knew that these two had intervened to save her, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Although my family is not wealthy, we will surely repay you handsomely. Thank you, both sirs!"

"Get up," Li Qi pulled the other party up and then looked around.

Many people above were watching the show, as if there was a reason why no one had intervened earlier.

However, it didn't matter.

No matter what was behind it, the person had already been saved.

"What happened? Did your wife offend someone? The other party's attack was so ruthless?" Li Qi lifted the man to his feet and asked him.

The man also seemed to have cultivation, but like most people, he had not entered a Rank.

On the other hand, the fox demon had entered a Rank and was capable of shapeshifting.

Just after asking, Li Qi glanced at the surrounding onlookers and frowned: "Let's talk inside the room."

Because of their excellent performance, especially Shen Shuibi's swift series of medical actions, many people's eyes lit up, and some even seemed eager to come forward and strike up a conversation.

Therefore, Li Qi prepared to go into the room to talk, to avoid too many people and too many opinions.

But at this moment, the fox demon had already woken up. Although weak, she still forced herself: "Husband, you go attend to the business..."

Shen Shuibi saw this, squatted down, and stroked the fox demon's head, saying: "Still attending to business? Don't you want to live? Although all five evils are gone, two of them are suppressed within your body by me and need slow conditioning, relying on your body's microcosm to naturally digest them. You won't be able to do heavy work for at least half a year. Just let your husband take care of you honestly."

After speaking, the Jade Rabbit frowned, looking at the timid man, and said with a hint of exasperation: "Alright, why are you so useless, man? Crying earlier was one thing, but now you're still standing there dazed. Why aren't you carrying your wife into the room? Tell us what exactly happened?"

The man, who had been flustered, also sobered up. He quickly bowed in thanks, performed the courtesies, then bent down and carried the fox demon, leading Li Qi and Shen Shuibi into the back kitchen, and then securely closed the door.

Finally finding a quiet place, Li Qi found a spot to sit down: "Alright, tell us what happened. I see your wife treats people politely and also restrains her demonic Aura, keeping a low profile. It doesn't seem like she would offend people."

"Sir's judgment is keen... I truly have not made enemies with anyone, it's just... the reason is probably because I am from Qingwu Sect," the fox demon said weakly.

"Qingwu Sect, ah, did you offend someone from Qingwu Sect?" Shen Shuibi tilted her head, not knowing why the reason would come from Qingwu Sect.

"I see," Li Qi nodded, probably understanding the reason in his heart.

"Are Qingwu Sect Disciples so sought after? Or did you make some kind of contract?" Li Qi asked.

"Li Qi, what else do you know?" Shen Shuibi immediately knew he must have some guesses when she heard this.

It had been like this all along the way. Shen Shuibi was very intelligent, but not deep in scheming, and her thoughts were simple, so she was not as good as Li Qi in these deductions and intrigues.

So Li Qi explained: "What does Qingwu Sect rely on for its establishment? You don't even need to think about it, it relies on the flesh trade. Although fox demons are naturally wanton and most don't consider this shameful, but rather think it can improve their cultivation, this young lady is clearly not like that, right?"

"My wife indeed left Qingwu Sect because she was unwilling to sell her beauty, but... Qingwu Sect has always had amicable partings and wouldn't pursue matters of withdrawal..." The man sounded somewhat incredulous.

"That's why I said she's sought after. Your wife's Aura... her aesthetic is so elegant, but there's still a faint, almost imperceptible charm. Hmm, she's not an ordinary fox."

"So special, she must have been targeted before she even became an official Disciple, right? Maybe even the price was already set."

"Although there are sect rules later that allow free coming and going, a sudden withdrawal must have caused losses for some people. Perhaps this is why someone targeted you?" Li Qi speculated.

At this point, Li Qi tapped his knee: "There's one more thing. Although I didn't expose you outside, I did save your life. There's no need to keep up this act with the ghost, is there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man's body suddenly became ethereal, turning translucent, and then he suddenly became dazed, as if he had lost his soul.

"You have a Chang Ghost in your hand, that's something. I didn't even notice it before. I only realized it when I was setting up the Formation with the Five Gods Divine Qi. Your husband is a Chang Ghost controlled by you, and you shouldn't be a pure fox, right? Mixed-Blood?" Li Qi asked.

"You secretly charmed this Chang Ghost to make him believe he's your husband, are you trying to live in seclusion here? To avoid enemies? Does this mean I can also guess that you actually have another identity, but you ran to Qingwu Sect to seek refuge, using this identity to avoid your enemies?" Li Qi came up with another idea.

Shen Shuibi, on the other hand, looked utterly confused.

So, she interrupted Li Qi and quietly asked, "Ah... why can't a Chang Ghost be with a human? Is there even such a saying? Is there a difference between Human-Ghost and demon?"

It turned out that she had actually recognized him as a Chang Ghost long ago, but thinking about it, it made sense; she definitely couldn't be kept in the dark about such things. It was just that she seemed to think it was normal for ghosts to live normally with humans.

Li Qi lowered his voice and whispered in her ear: "It might be normal on Mount Luofu, but not necessarily in the outside world. Don't interrupt me; it makes us look sneaky."

"Mm-hmm!" Shen Shuibi nodded, then deliberately put on a serious face, pretending to be stern, and stopped speaking.

Li Qi glanced at her.

A little cute.

The tense atmosphere of a detective story that had permeated the surroundings suddenly dissipated, and the entire scene became warm, instantly jumping from a suspense film set to a sitcom.

"Sigh," he sighed.

The atmosphere couldn't be serious now, but it should be fine, right?

So, Li Qi also abandoned the gradually oppressive Aura he had been exuding and instead spoke directly: "Well then, young lady, there are too many suspicious points about you. Although I saved your life out of a sense of righteousness, if you don't explain clearly, then we two will have to take our leave."

The fox could not get up, but still managed to force a bow: "Sir, please do not be angry... I have no intention of concealing anything, it's just that I was severely injured earlier and had no time to speak."

"Hmm, then you can speak now," Li Qi said, walking over and placing his hand on her shoulder, using Great Forest Wood Qi.

The vitality of the Wood Qi circulated, stabilizing her injuries somewhat.

"Thank you, Sir. May I know your name?" the fox demon asked.

"Li Qi. And you, young lady?" Li Qi replied.

"I was once a wild beast and had no clan name, only the name Piao Xu," the fox demon named Piao Xu said.

"Piao Xu, not a very good name," Li Qi commented upon hearing this.

"It was given by the eminent person who enlightened me, and his words became a prophecy. My life... has indeed been like Piao Xu, drifting with the current, unable to find peace."

"Alright, let's get to the point. At least let us know who we saved, right?" Li Qi interrupted her self-pity, wanting her to get straight to the main topic.

Piao Xu naturally stopped saying useless things and began to tell her story.

Piao Xu was once a wild fox in the mountains, part of the fox community around Qingwu City.

"However, I was not enlightened by Qingwu Sect. One day, while hunting by chance down the mountain, I encountered an eminent person who was pursuing a man-eating tiger demon."

"This eminent person was the elder who enlightened me. He fought with the tiger demon, cracking mountains and shaking the earth. I was still a wild beast at that time and was struck by a falling rock, losing one of my three souls and two of my seven spirits, on the verge of death."

"After the eminent person killed the tiger demon, the tiger demon's remnant soul saw a corpse and intended to possess it to continue escaping, but ultimately failed. However, the tiger demon's soul remained within my body."

"Seeing this, the eminent person enlightened me, guiding me to devour the tiger demon's remnant soul within my body to complete my soul. He even caused my body to undergo a transformation, becoming what it is now."

"He said at the time, 'You originally had no Aptitude, but you died because of me. After death, you cleverly seized the heavenly opportunity and snatched this tiger's Luck. Although you have entered the great Dao of cultivation, your future days will likely not be easy. So I name you Piao Xu, hoping that even though you drift, you will eventually settle in a place that belongs to you, like floating catkins.'"

"After that, I became a demon, cultivating all the way, and even inherited several Chang Ghosts from that tiger demon... I had occasional fortuitous encounters, until I joined Qingwu Sect."

She continued to tell her story, and Li Qi listened.

Later, Piao Xu joined Qingwu Sect. Because of her extraordinary talent, being half-tiger and half-fox, able to control Chang Ghosts and set up illusions, and having her inherent fox demon charm restrained, she was considered a Disciple who would definitely enter the inner sect and received focused training.

Piao Xu had no objections to this, because she knew that Qingwu Sect was not entirely about the flesh trade. The truly promising Disciples cultivated orthodox Dao, mixing medical Dao and Demon Dao, which was not something shameful.

But she later learned that she had been groomed to be a courtesan from the very beginning.

At this, she refused, but relying on the sect rule of 'free to come and go,' she ultimately managed to leave safely.

After that, she settled down in Qingwu City and opened an inn, using her Chang Ghost as a 'husband' to avoid harassment. This had been going on for fifteen years.

"Fifteen years? So, although Qingwu Sect had some unpleasantness with you at first, they didn't harm you excessively... That does fit their usual good-natured style," Li Qi said, stroking his chin upon hearing this.

Qingwu Sect indeed never caused trouble, adhering to the principle of harmony bringing wealth, and honestly operating Qingwu City to earn money. And this inn had been open for fifteen years without incident.

But why now, of all times?