Chapter 41: Guo Jia's Illness

  Xun Yu waved his large sleeve and hastily departed.

  Wang Can also took Pei Yuanshao to the second floor of the Jiazi building, to be honest, Wang Can knew history and knew that Guo Jia's death was during Zhuge Liang's departure from Mount Dingjun, so Wang Can did not worry about Guo Jia's illness.

  The second floor, room Azi, Pei Yuanshao was about to knock on the door when he was pulled back by Wang Can.

  Pei Yuanshao looked at Wang Can with a puzzled expression, and saw that Wang Can walked forward, gently knocking on the door several times.

  "Gong Da, how did you get back so quickly?"

  Before long, the door creaked open and a cold voice came from inside the room. It was Cheng Yu who opened the door, but to his surprise, he didn't see Xun You standing at the entrance, instead it was Wang Can and Pei Yuan Shao. He was startled, how did Wang Can know that he and Xun You were living here? After a moment of stunned silence, Cheng Yu reacted and asked: "What brings you here?"

  Wang Cai said: "I met Gong Da downstairs and heard that Feng Xiao had a serious illness, so I came to visit him."

  Cheng Yu let out a sigh and waved his hand, saying: "First, please come in!"

  Wang Can walked into the house and suddenly felt a strong smell of medicine rushing towards him. The room was filled with a thick smell of medicine.

  "Zhang De Gong, how did Feng Xiao suddenly become seriously ill? Not long ago when we met at the Yingchuan Wine House, Feng Xiao was fine. How could he have become like this as soon as he arrived in Luoyang?"

  Wang Can gazed at Guo Jia, who was lying motionless on the bed with his eyes tightly closed, purple lips and pale face, and couldn't help but feel a wave of worry in his heart.

  Guo Jia was the most favored strategist in Wang Can's heart. If Guo Jia died, wouldn't that be losing a great arm?

  Cheng Yu stared at Wang Can, his eyes flashing for a moment.

  After a long time, Cheng Yu let out a long sigh and said: "Self-inflicted evil, can't live, filial piety is seriously ill, can't blame others." Although Cheng Yu knew that Guo Jia was injured because he used the Wen Wang divination technique to predict Wang Can's future, he didn't say it out loud, after all, this involved Guo Jia's secret.

  King Wen's divination method cannot be casually revealed.

  Wang Can asked in confusion: "Gong Zhongde, what's going on? What exactly is wrong with Fengxiao? Has a doctor been summoned?"

  Cheng Yu said: "We have already invited doctors, and the famous doctors in Luoyang City have all treated Feng Xiao. However, these doctors all say that Feng Xiao is suffering from a serious illness, and with the accumulation of chronic diseases, even if Feng Xiao can wake up, the doctors will not be able to completely cure his disease."

  Wang Can also let out a sigh of helplessness.

  His past life identity was a special sniper, not a doctor. Although he understood some medical knowledge and knew a little about first aid methods, when it came to Guo Jia's case, Wang Can was also powerless and had no way to help, could only wait for the doctor to rescue him.

  There is a pungent smell of medicine floating in the room.

  Cheng Yu and Wang Can were both preoccupied with their own thoughts and didn't feel like talking.

  At some point, a hurried footsteps came from outside the house.

  The door opened and Xun Yu led an old man in a hurry, the old man had silver hair, kind eyebrows and eyes, his face was wrinkled like the bark of an ancient tree, but his eyes were bright and spirited. The old man wore a hemp robe, with a medicine box on his back, walking quickly.

  "Lord Zhongde, this is Tai Hospital's Zhou Zheng, Lord Zhou."

  Xun Yu's face was dusty and tired, he hastily walked to Guo Jia's side, looking at Guo Jia who was still lying motionless on the bed, his eyes filled with a hint of urgency.

  "Pay respects to Mr. Zhou." Cheng Yu and Wang Can hastily bowed towards Zhou Zheng.

  Zhou Zheng waved his hand impatiently and said, "What's the point of all these formalities at this hour? The patient is urgent, I'll take their pulse for them and see what's causing the illness."

  Wang Can hastily took over a stool and placed it beside the bed, letting Zhou sit down.

  Zhou Zhengyi pulled up his sleeves and sat down, pulling out Guo Jia's hand so that his arm was at the same level as his heart, with his palm facing upwards and his forearm flat. After doing all this, Zhou Zhengyi reached out to take Guo Jia's pulse, his eyes slightly closed, his body leaning forward slightly, feeling Guo Jia's pulse. As time passed, his expression gradually became more serious, his face tense and stern, frightening to behold.

  After a while, Zhou Zheng finally withdrew his hand from taking her pulse.

  However, he did not stop there, and instead stretched out his hand to lift up Guo Jia's eyelids and examine them carefully. He then pried open Guo Jia's mouth to take a look at the coating on his tongue. The more Zhou Zheng examined him carefully, the more serious and solemn his expression became.

  He let out a sigh and bent down, his body close to Guo Jia, his ear pressed against Guo Jia's chest, listening intently to the sound of Guo Jia's heartbeat.

  The time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhou Zhengcai finished diagnosing.

  "Mr. Zhou, how is your body? Is there any way to save you?"

  Cheng Yu saw Zhou Zheng stop diagnosing and hastily asked out loud.

  He shook his head and sighed, "This young man's body is extremely poor, all over, everywhere is the root of the disease. Firstly, he likes to drink, excessive drinking hurts the body, he loves drinking like his life, drank too much wine, causing damage to the liver; secondly, he has a strong desire for women, lust is a knife that scrapes the bones, without self-control, causing damage to the kidneys; thirdly, he is mentally injured, the ancients said that man's three treasures are essence, energy and spirit. Spirit is the commander of all mental and physical activities, as long as the spirit is full, the body will be strong, if the spirit is weak, the body will be weak, if the spirit exists, one can live, if the spirit leaves, one will die, once the spirit is injured, the harm to the body is extremely great."

  "Drinking and being lustful are still forgivable, as long as one can quit drinking and restrain their desires, the body may still have some improvement."

  However, the injury to his spirit is not something that can be recovered from overnight, it will take a long time to recover. This young man's sudden illness this time was caused by the injury to his spirit, and with his body already weak, the disease came on fiercely and was very frightening.

  Xun Yu heard this and happily said: "Master Zhou, according to your words, as long as one abstains from wine, restrains their desires, cultivates their spirit, and is filial, the body can recover?"

  "Alas, it's not that simple. If it were, I wouldn't have said that my body is full of illnesses everywhere."

  Wine, lust and greed can still be cured. However, he was young and fond of taking Wuzi San and Jindan, which caused internal injuries to his body, and toxins were everywhere. Although Wuzi San and Jindan can be used as medicine to cure diseases, it is also very small in amount. He took Wuzi San and Jindan for a long time, causing his body to lack essence, energy and spirit. To completely cure his disease, he must remove the accumulated toxins from his body, but the toxins have already entered his lungs, and even with the power of heaven, it is impossible to save him.

  Zhou Zheng picked up the medicine box that had been placed aside and said, "Don't worry, he won't be in any danger for now. I'll prescribe a dose of medicine, and you can decoct it once a day to give him to drink. After three days, he will recover as before, but this is only an external phenomenon. It's like the saying goes: 'Golden on the outside, rotten on the inside'."

  Wang Can nodded and asked: "Old gentleman, if Filial Piety can abstain from wine, lust, and give up Wustone Powder and Golden Elixir, is there a way to save him?"

  Zhou Zheng shook his head and said, "I've already said it, the poison has entered my body, and I'm too weak to recover. However, if I can quit drinking, women, and stop taking Golden Elixir and Wustone Powder, I can live for another twenty or thirty years without a problem. But if I don't quit these things, and add this time's severe injury, I'm afraid it won't be something that even I can predict."

  Wang Can said: "Mr. Zhou, if you can remove the toxins from Feng Xiao's body?"

  "If it can eliminate toxins, quit drinking, quit lust, and get rid of Wushisan and Jindan, then it's no different from ordinary people. But I've already said that the toxin has entered the lungs, even if it's Daluo Jinxian, it's hard to recover."

  Wang Can nodded and didn't say anything else.

  Xun Yu saw off Zhou Zheng and returned after a while.

  Wang Can sent away Pei Yuanshao, and after Pei Yuanshao left the room, Wang Can's gaze swept across Cheng Yu and Xun You, saying in a low voice: "Gong Zhongde, Gong Da, this matter concerns Feng Xiao's life. I won't hide it from you two either. I have a prescription to eliminate the toxins in Feng Xiao's body."

  "What's this? You have a prescription?"

  In an instant, Cheng Yu and Xun You widened their eyes, with a look of astonishment on their faces, filled with incredulity.

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