er the prescription and looked at it. Then he glanced inside the box where a ginseng root was placed. He pondered for a moment before asking Xiao Yu, "Doctor Xiao, isn't this amount of ginseng a bit e...Chapter 145: Treatment

"Don't cry, the child isn't dead yet!" The child's father was also very distressed, but when he saw Xiao Yu about to insert needles and heard his wife crying, he immediately stopped with a frown. Old Wang realized that his wife’s crying had affected Xiao Yu and shouted at her.

When Old Wang shouted, the mother of the child gradually quieted down from her loud weeping.

Xiao Yu held the golden needle and gently pierced it into the girl's heart. Then, he withdrew four more needles and lightly inserted them into other organs of the child.

Life-Saving Five Elements Acupuncture—Xiao Yu once again performed the life-saving acupuncture technique from his family lineage. If this child didn't receive life-saving acupuncture, Xiao Yu might not be able to complete his treatment in time.

"Bring a bucket of cold water and a cup!" Xiao Yu's hand gently flicked the golden needles as he spoke without looking up.

"I'll go!" The man surnamed Gao said before leaving.

After Xiao Yu flicked each needle one by one, he reached for another acupuncture kit. With a swipe of his hand, a golden needle appeared in Xiao Yu's hand. He then inserted nine more needles into the child’s head, chest-abdomen area, and arms—the famous Hua Tuo Nine Needles.

No one spoke; all eyes were on Xiao Yu as he performed acupuncture. Although they didn't understand how effective his treatment was, the way his fingers danced lightly as he inserted needles reminded them of a fairy dancing among flowers, creating an harmonious and unique beauty that left them mesmerized.

As Xiao Yu applied the Hua Tuo Nine Needles, all the dark-blue qi between the child's face and chest-abdomen area moved toward their arms and palms. Soon enough, only a thin layer of dark-blue qi remained on the child's face and chest-abdomen.

"Amazing!....................."

"Uncle Zhang, you've seen many things; have you ever encountered anything like this................."

The originally silent crowd around them couldn't help but exclaim in amazement at the miraculous scene before their eyes.

Xiao Yu ignored those nearby and took out a large needle from his acupuncture kit, grabbing one of the child’s hands. The hand that was previously somewhat darkened had now turned completely pitch-black.

Xiao Yu picked up a large needle and lightly pricked the five fingers of the child in turn, causing streams of pitch-black blood to spurt out from the tips of the child's fingers. As the black blood flowed out, the child’s dark hands gradually returned to their original color.

While holding the child's hand and arm, Xiao Yu continuously massaged and squeezed them; as he pressed down, more pitch-black blood kept flowing out from the child's fingertips.

"Water is coming! Water is coming!" At this moment, a man surnamed Gao shouted to the crowd outside. The people around the tent quickly moved aside to make way for him, and Gao came in with a bucket of water carried by an iron pail and another hand holding a enamel cup.

"Thank you, put it there!" Xiao Yu pointed beside himself and said this to the man.

The man placed the bucket next to Xiao Yu and stood aside watching as he saved the child. Continuing to massage and squeeze the child’s arms and hands, after about 15 minutes, black blood no longer oozed out of the child's fingertips but gradually gave way to fresh red blood.

Though there was still a hint of darkness in the blood flowing out, Xiao Yu knew that this was all he could do for now!

Xiao Yu picked up the enamel cup and filled it with water from the bucket. He then prised open the child's mouth and poured the water inside. As Xiao Yu poured water into the child’s stomach, the child’s belly gradually swelled up. After pouring five or six cups of water in, Xiao Yu felt the child’s stomach and picked him up to walk towards the outside of the tent.

"Doctor, this is dirty… ." When Liu Erxi saw Xiao Yu carrying the child who was covered in vomit and excrement, he could not help but shout out.

Glancing back at Liu Erxi, Xiao Yu said: "If you are afraid of dirt or foul odors, you will never become a doctor!" If it were someone else, Xiao Yu would not have spoken up. However, although there were various shortcomings in this Liu Erxi, he knew that these were simply survival techniques necessary for people living at the bottom of society.

Since Liu Erxi had such determination and perseverance to become a doctor, Xiao Yu was willing to give him some guidance.

Hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Liu Erxi's face instantly turned as red as liver. Yes! He still wanted to be a doctor! Could he possibly achieve that Just now, after smelling the foul odor in the room, he couldn’t even stay for two minutes. Thinking about it made him feel ashamed, and at the same time he realized how difficult it was to become a doctor.

"Doctor, tell me what to do next! I’ll help you!" Liu Erxi’s face gradually showed determination as he walked over beside Xiao Yu.

Seeing Liu Erxi coming forward to offer help, Xiao Yu nodded slightly. If someone always hid far away because of dirt or foul odors, they could never become a doctor. Even if such a person did become one, they would just be harmful quacks.

"Not now, you can observe for the moment!" Xiao Yu said to Liu Erxi.

Xiao Yu then came out of the tent. The people who had gathered around it saw him carrying a child and immediately took several steps back, keeping their distance.

The child’s clothes were stained with vomit and diarrhea; these stains had also gotten onto Xiao Yu, but he was completely unaffected by them. Those who had initially come to watch the spectacle as well as the parents of the sick children looked at Xiao Yu in admiration when they saw that he didn’t seem bothered by the filth on himself.

Especially the child’s parents—they were used to doctors turning their noses up and backing away from them, even if the child was clean. The doctors would stand far away and ask a few questions before writing out prescriptions and sending them on their way. Some doctors might come closer to take a look at their children but they would frown in disgust and wear thick masks, leaving after only a cursory glance.

These parents had never seen a doctor like Xiao Yu, who seemed completely unaffected by the filth. This made them feel respected and acknowledged for the first time; it felt as though people finally saw them as human beings instead of stray cats and dogs living in garbage dumps.

Sinced they came to live here, these people had never experienced being treated with respect. They lived among trash day after day, so even if they put on relatively clean clothes, others would still back away from them out of disgust because they could smell the filth deep down in their bones.

Moreover, the garbage truck drivers who delivered waste to this place never regarded these people as human beings. If something went wrong, they were liable to be beaten or cursed at; it was as though they weren’t even human beings, but stray cats and dogs living among trash.

This made them rarely venture outside of here except when selling the garbage they collected. The place where they lived was like an area that had been forgotten by society.

Xiao Yu walked out of the tent with the child in his arms, avoiding the golden needles inserted into her body. He placed the child’s bloated belly on his knee and gently rubbed the child's back.

As Xiao Yu massaged the child's back, streams of water mixed with foul substances came spewing out of the child’s mouth and nostrils, filling the area with a sickening smell.

The crowd that had been watching from a distance recoiled even further as they were assaulted by the pungent odor.

Now Lü Erxi looked pale, his brows furrowed tightly. Clearly he was struggling not to vomit; no matter how badly he felt, however, he didn’t back away another step.

When Xiao Yu had gotten all the water out of the child’s belly, he turned her over and once again filled her stomach with water from a basin. Lü Erxi squatted down to help him when he saw what he was doing.

"Puh……" As Xiao Yu poured more water into the child, there was a faint sound, and an even more pungent smell came pouring out of the child's body.

Tan Erxi, who was already feeling nauseous, could no longer hold it in and covered her mouth as she ran outside. Even the child’s parents instinctively took a few steps back, but Xiao Yu did not pause his actions of pouring water into the child’s stomach. He merely frowned.

Shortly after, Tan Erxi returned from outside although her face was still pale, she looked much better than before. She walked over to where Xiao Yu was crouched and helped him scoop up more water.

When the child's belly started swelling again, Xiao Yu turned the child over and gently patted the child’s back, disregarding the foul smell from the child who had just expelled waste.

This process repeated itself until the water being vomited out was clear of any toxins. Only then did Xiao Yu stand up and take a deep breath.

Xiao Yu removed all the needles from the child's body, saying, "Change her clothes and place her on the bed!"

"Oh yes! Give this to him too," he said as he handed over an antidote pill that he had prepared himself from a porcelain bottle in his medical box.

The parents of the child expressed their gratitude, "Thank you doctor... thank you..."

Xiao Yu started walking around inside the tent. The child was likely poisoned by something they ate or drank, but there were so many people crowded into such a small space that he couldn’t see anything suspicious.

"What did you feed your child today" Xiao Yu asked when he saw that the parents had given their child the pill.

The parents looked bewildered and replied, "Nothing unusual, just as usual."

“Right! When I was picking up trash earlier, I found a box of cake. It looked good and hadn’t gone bad yet, so I gave it to him,” the mother suddenly recalled finding a box of cakes in the morning.

"Do you still have any of that cake Can I take a look" Xiao Yu asked.

The mother’s face turned tense as she realized something. "I... I kept two pieces for his brother and sister..." She then pulled out a box from under the bed, opened it, and handed over the remaining two pieces of cake to Xiao Yu.accidents from happening. If they need to clear out the area, it would cause chaos, and once that happens, unexpected situations may arise when this insect gets startled.Standing by the entrance of th...