Chapter 359

In fact, in terms of effect, stone needle therapy is no worse than acupuncture; it is even much stronger.

A good stone needle has a strange energy field. When it acts on the human body, it can emit very rich ultrasonic pulses and produce infrared thermal images, following the meridians in the body.

For a situation like Lou Shi's, it is just right to use stone needle therapy to clear the blood stasis that is obstructing the flow in her head.

Although it cannot cure the root cause, extending her life by half a year is absolutely no problem.

If one must say there is any problem, it is...

"It's too expensive!"

Du Ruo's heart ached so much it twitched: "Fifty points for one stone needle? Why don't you just go rob someone?"

Fifty points—that is a full five hundred taels of silver!

"Where is it expensive?" The system put its short arms on its hips and snorted: "Host, you need to understand clearly: this is a top-grade stone needle, specially scavenged by this system for you from another planet. It is the only one in the whole world. The content of trace elements in it is much higher than ordinary stone needles, and it has no radioactivity at all, which is beneficial to the human body and harmless."

"If it were put on the market to sell, let alone five hundred taels, people would fight to the death for five thousand taels."

That powerful?

Then this deal is not a loss, and it will definitely be useful in the future.

Du Ruo immediately stopped feeling the pain: "Alright then, exchange!"

As the words fell, a stone the size of a mobile phone immediately appeared in her hand. It was pitch black and looked no different from a stone that could be seen everywhere on the side of the road; it was not eye-catching at all.

But just holding it in her palm, Du Ruo had an indescribable feeling.

It was cool, yet it also seemed very warm.

It was truly wonderful.

Du Ruo studied this top-grade stone needle for a long while, turning it over and over, and then, under the system's step-by-step guidance, began to slowly rub the major acupoints on Lou Shi's head and neck.

It must be said that Du Ruo has a talent for learning medicine. In less than half an hour, she had basically mastered the knack.

The force, acupoints, and techniques were already looking decent.

After rubbing for more than an hour, Du Ruo finally stopped.

That was about enough; if she kept going, she didn't know if Lou Shi's head would get better, but her scalp would definitely peel off a layer.

The IV drip had just finished, and Du Ruo had the system recycle the needles and medicine bottles.

To avoid being discovered and having to explain.

Everything that could be done had been done.

The rest was just waiting.

Du Ruo propped her chin and sat to the side, watching Lou Shi on the bed in boredom, her thoughts flying everywhere.

After Lou Shi wakes up, should she tell her that Yang Dian Feng is already dead?

What if Lou Shi can't handle this shock and dies on the spot?

Hmm, this is a problem...

Just as she was letting her imagination run wild, Lou Shi's eyelids suddenly moved slightly.

Du Ruo was overjoyed.

Good fellow, she's finally about to wake up!

She didn't shout or scream, but waited quietly for Lou Shi to wake up completely.

Lou Shi finally opened her eyes slowly.

Perhaps because she had just woken up, she was still dazed, her eyes filled with deep confusion and emptiness, as if she didn't know where she was.

Du Ruo helped Lou Shi up and fed her a little water.

"How are you feeling?" Du Ruo asked.

Lou Shi turned her head mechanically to look at her, her lips moving, and a dry, hoarse voice came from her throat: "Who... are you?"

Du Ruo was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

She had only met Lou Shi once, and at that time she was still a two-hundred-pound fat girl with her face full of pustules, so it was normal for Lou Shi not to recognize her.

"My surname is Du, and I am the wife of the Ya Men officer Jiang Li," Du Ruo explained.

"Jiang Li, the officer..." Lou Shi murmured the name, her expression even more confused, "And who is that?"

Du Ruo suddenly had a bad premonition.

It couldn't be that cliché, could it??

Could it be...

She hurriedly asked: "Then do you remember your own name?"

Lou Shi's slender eyebrows furrowed, as if she were racking her brains, and after a moment, she shook her head: "I don't remember, I don't remember anything."

Saying this, she grabbed Du Ruo's hand, looking at her with full expectation: "Judging by your tone, young lady, you should know me, right? Who am I? Why am I here? Do I have family? Where are they now?"

Du Ruo: "..."

Damn!

"Little Tong, what's going on? Why is she suffering from amnesia?"

The system was not surprised at all: "What's so strange about that? She injured her brain, and it was such a severe injury; it's normal for there to be memory loss. Don't worry, it should be temporary."

"How long is temporary?"

"That's hard to say. This system already told you that the brain is the most complex organ in the human body, bar none, and this system cannot estimate it. Maybe she will recover in a few hours, maybe a few years, or maybe it's possible she won't remember until she dies."

Du Ruo curled her lips.

Truly, hearing your words is better than reading books for ten years—everything said was equal to saying nothing.

Sigh, there's no other way.

Regardless, at least she is awake, so the competition results are definitely secured.

As for Su Shi's background, it can only wait until Lou Shi recovers her memory.

To avoid stimulating Lou Shi, Du Ruo did not tell her about Yang Dian Feng's death, only saying that Lou Shi was her fellow villager and that she had been seriously injured for some reason and was saved by someone, and so on.

She didn't say anything else.

Then she let Lou Shi rest, while she opened the door and walked out to explain the situation to the attendants guarding outside.

The attendant ran off.

Before long, led by Wen Shiyuan and followed by a large group of old men, they rushed over panting and squeezed into the quiet room, scrambling to get in.

More than a dozen old eyes stared straight at Lou Shi on the bed.

Lou Shi had just fallen asleep and was frightened by this formation, shrinking back into the bed.

"She's awake, she's awake, she's really awake!" Seeing this, one of the elders shouted in surprise.

Wen Shiyuan stepped forward to take Lou Shi's pulse and smiled: "The pulse is also much steadier; she has indeed improved greatly."

The elders' gazes shifted from Lou Shi to Du Ruo, the light in their eyes terrifyingly bright.

Du Ruo coughed twice and reminded them: "Um, the patient has just woken up, her body is still very weak, and she needs rest. Shall we go out first?"

The old men nodded like chickens pecking at rice, and one by one, they obediently walked out the door.

Doctor Hua was the last one, shuffling along, seemingly wanting to say something to Du Ruo, but in the end, he didn't say anything and went out with a dark face.

Du Ruo couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him and followed Wen Shiyuan and the others back to the competition field.

The audience below had long been impatient and was arguing like a pot of porridge.

Wen Shiyuan stepped forward, raised his hand to suppress the noisy sounds, and announced loudly: "The results of the fourth round of the competition are out. The first place in this Apricot Grove Assembly is well-deserved, and it is the Da Zhao person—Du Ruo!"

*Wow! *

The crowd below instantly boiled over.

Du Ruo won first place, which also means she successfully pulled that dying patient back from the gates of Hell.

What formidable medical skills!

Calling her a living immortal is not an exaggeration.

Those who were quick-witted immediately stood up and ran outside; they had to go back and raise money quickly, or they wouldn't be able to catch up if they were late.

The students of Xiushan Academy were the most excited, appearing as if they shared the honor, their palms hurting from clapping.

Bian Dou Dou raised his arms and shouted: "Divine Doctor Du!"

With this leader, others also immediately started the herd effect and responded one after another.

"Divine Doctor Du!"

"Divine Doctor Du!"

"..."

For a time, the crowd was passionate, and the cheers shook the sky.

Du Ruo stood in the center of the high platform, smiling, feeling this immense glory.

No wonder fame and fortune catch people's eyes; the feeling of being the center of attention is truly intoxicating...

After the audience's emotions subsided, Wen Shiyuan announced the rankings of the others. Dongfang Qingyan of the Changli Kingdom took second place, and the third place was Mo Changsheng... The Fourth Princess of the Fenglin Kingdom, Xiao Minjun, was not on the list because she withdrew halfway through the competition.

In the late afternoon, this year's Apricot Grove Assembly finally came to a successful conclusion.

The audience also dispersed.

The attendants began to clean up the aftermath, and one of the attendants walked to Du Mingzhu's side, preparing to lead her out.

Du Mingzhu's expression was dazed, and she suddenly ran over quickly to block Wen Shiyuan and the others, questioning: "Divine Doctor Wen, that person's illness is cured, but what about me? Are you not going to care about me anymore?"

(Lou Shi will not have amnesia for too long, because there is still a foreshadowing plot that hasn't been written; wait a little longer, she will recover soon.)