Chapter 468

First Volume, Di Si Liu Ba Zhang: Comprehensive Doubt

Qin Feng has no medical qualifications, let alone medical skill.

Qin Feng has not a shred of medical skill; if you insist on being precise, calling him a "quack" is entirely justified.

But Qin Feng, having suffered long illness, became a skilled healer, and with frequent exposure to medical videos and books, though utterly unconnected to real doctors, his medical reasoning and logic are exceptionally advanced.

He clearly understands the distinctions between bacteria, viruses, internal injuries, external wounds, and their general treatment approaches, but when it comes to precise medication, surgery, and case analysis, Qin Feng might as well go somewhere cool and sit down.

The reason he dares to "act recklessly" is, at its core, that Qin Feng never intended to cure anyone—he merely aimed to reduce the death rate.

These are two entirely different concepts.

Qin Feng's logic for lowering the front-line death rate is simple, boiled down to just two things—wound care and anti-inflammation.

As long as these two conditions are met, Qin Feng believes the death rate can drop by one level.

In Qin Feng's view, except for those shot directly in vital organs, the vast majority of arrow wound victims die from bacterial infection.

After all, in this era, the concept of bacteria simply does not exist; even regarding plagues, the current understanding of healers differs utterly from Qin Feng's.

In the entire Beixi County, apart from Qin Feng's fanatical admirers, anyone with even a shred of reason hardly believes Qin Feng can cure the Former General.

Since Qin Feng left the Yiyuan, criticism has never ceased, and the rumors have spread all the way to the Bian Jun Zhong Zhen.

After the recent great battle, which inflicted massive losses, the Border Army—from soldiers to the newly promoted Main General—were all on edge. When they learned Qin Feng had personally treated the Former General using methods bordering on the unbelievable, the Border Army erupted.

The Border Army's Main General personally led two hundred cavalry to Beixi County; when the garrison refused to open the gates, the Main General began shouting curses outside the City Gate.

"Let Qin Feng Xiao'er come out and face me! This is pure nonsense! Damn Qin Feng—if the Former General suffers even a hair's breadth of harm, I won't rest until Beixi County pays the price!"

"Qin Feng may have some military talent, but no one has ever heard he understands medicine. Does he really think he's a genius at everything? Qin, come out and explain yourself—don't hide like a coward!"

The garrison had no intention of responding to the Border Army's Main General, but upon hearing his curses, a head popped up over the City Wall—it was Li Lang's.

Li Lang grinned widely, letting out a series of strange laughs, clearly filled with contempt and disdain.

"What did you just say? Did I hear right? Make Beixi County pay? Hahaha, don't say I look down on you—dare you come? One comes, I kill one; two come, I kill two. Even the Former General showed Beixi County respect—what the hell are you?"

The Border Army's Main General instantly recognized Li Lang and knew he was the Ming King's son; he dared not scold him, yet could not swallow his anger, his face flushed red as he retorted: "Baron of Fuyun County, tell Qin Feng to come out—I have nothing to say to you."

Li Lang sat on the Jianbing of the City Wall, grinning mockingly: "Qin Da Ge only came to Beixi County once, and he's busy handling all sorts of people's livelihood and commercial issues—no time for you. But you, sir, as Main General of the Border Army, abandoned your post. When the Former General wakes up, I'll go straight to him and file a serious complaint against you."

The once furious Border Army Main General instantly deflated; with war still ongoing, a Main General who left his post without authorization committed a crime punishable by death, no matter how he defended himself.

Just as the Border Army Main General was caught between advance and retreat, Li Lang suddenly smiled sweetly: "But since you've come, you've saved the messengers a round trip. Qin Da Ge said, go back immediately and prepare for battle. In seven or eight days at most, or three or five at least, the Bei Di army will return."

At these words, the Border Army Main General's eyes darkened with gravity; he forgot about Qin Feng the quack and immediately demanded: "What proof do you have?"

In the Border Army Main General's view, after the Bei Di army's failed assault on the Bian Jun Zhong Zhen, it was impossible they would attack again so soon—Qin Feng's claim that they would return clearly defied common sense.

But then again.

Though the Border Army Main General scoffed at Qin Feng's medical skill, he genuinely admired his military talent; after all, had Qin Feng not arrived in the Northern Border in time and issued a series of military orders, not only the Border Army but the entire Northern Border would have fallen to the Bei Di army.

Li Lang had no intention of explaining—he merely crossed his arms and told the Border Army Main General to return and prepare quickly.

Meanwhile, in the Beixi Xian Ya, Qin Feng was surrounded.

Liu Hongyan, one hand on her hip, the other jabbing Qin Feng's forehead hard with her index finger: "You little brat, you're asking for trouble! Healing is a craft of experience—when have you ever read a medical text? When have you tasted herbs? You know nothing about medicine. If the Former General dies, see how you'll handle it."

Qin Feng quickly ducked behind Jing Qianying, pouting, ready to beg her for help—only to be immediately betrayed by her.

Qin Feng turned to Shen Qingci and Li Xiaolan for aid, but Elder Sister and Third Sister were even harsher—one grabbed his ear, the other kicked him squarely in the buttocks.

Luckily, there were no outsiders in the Yamen, or Qin Feng would have lost all dignity.

Just as Qin Feng was being tormented by his four sisters, the curtain was lifted, and Qin Cheng Clan stepped in, flanked on either side by Xiao Xiangxiang and Shu Feng.

The four sisters immediately calmed, bowing to Qin Cheng Clan in unison: "Mother."

Qin Cheng Clan's arrival was perfectly timed; seeing Xiao Xiangxiang stick out her tongue beside her, Qin Feng instantly understood—she had rushed to fetch help the moment she saw him suffering.

What a wonderful girl!

Tonight, I must reward her properly.

Qin Feng threw himself into Qin Cheng Clan's arms, wailing: "Mother, if you'd come a moment later, your son would be dead—please, control these four women!"

Seeing Qin Feng still dare to complain, the four women all flashed a sly smile, silently hinting: "You're in for it tonight!"

If anyone could protect Qin Feng, it was his own mother.

Qin Cheng Clan stroked Qin Feng's head; though she knew he was the master of Beixi County and the general who defeated Chen Si, in her eyes, Qin Feng was still just her child.

"Feng'er, your sisters aren't wrong to punish you—you truly went too far this time."

"What is the Former General's status? Even the Emperor fears him, and his subordinates are utterly loyal. If you cure him, fine—but if anything goes wrong, Beixi County and the Border Army will go to war, and no one wants that."