Curing the Matron of the Li Clan Part II

“And prepare a steamer and a brazier. Do not put water in. I will start compounding the medicine when the herbs have arrived.” Bai Zhe started to give orders, without being the least considerate.

Though Li Xi Yan was not happy that Bai Zhe had poked his nose into this and ordered around his grandfather as if the old man was his servant, the boy tried to keep the feelings to himself. Because it was clear that the person who was pointing his finger and ordering everyone was the one who had saved Matron Li.

The herbs were delivered not long after that. The streamer and brazier were placed before Bai Zhe. Without hesitation, the boy lit the brazier with just one piece of charcoal as its fuel.

After the brazier was successfully lit, Bai Zhe used his qi as fuel, replacing the charcoal. He used his psychic soul power to lift up the steamer and place it on the brazier.

The steamer’s lid was opened, and then the herbs floated into the steamer before the lid was closed.

“Be quiet from now on. Don’t interrupt me. To compound medicine by using qi power, one needs to be focused on controlling Wen Wu Fire. We will get only ashes if something goes wrong.” Bai Zhe said this to everyone in the operating room, then turned to concentrate on compounding the medicine.

The medical staff, Li Feng, and Li Xi Yan smelled a light, pleasant aroma not long after that. The moment they inhaled the pleasant scent, their qi powers were amazingly revived little by little.

“The result from just inhaling the scent is as good as our Li Clan’s best qi restoration medicine. Grandfather, isn’t this the ancient medicine fabrication technique that has been missing since three thousand years ago?” whispered Li Xi Yan.

“It might be. These days, even the Divine Sects are boiling their herbs, not using this technique. If the medicine he makes is efficient, you should befriend him. Having such a gifted friend would be highly beneficial,” whispered Li Feng. Li Xi Yan nodded in agreement.

“Done.” Bai Zhe waved his hand once. The steamer lid opened, and a translucent round object floated into his hand. The staff, Li Feng and Li Xi Yan instantly came to look at it.

“This is the medicine that has been compounded by the technique which has long disappeared. The form is exactly like what is written in the ancient textbook,” said one of the doctors.

“But we have used all of these herbs to heal her before. They only helped stabilize her condition for a while. Does using a different technique change the effect of the medicine?” Li Xi Yan questioned.

“Boiling will bring out only one in one-thousandth of the medical properties of an herb. Even if we use the present-day method of extraction for medical use, it cannot even bring out one hundred in one-thousandth of it. But the fire that is fuelled by qi power will convert the chemicals in the herbs into medical components which will be exponentially more effective. Each herb needs a different temperature and type of fire. After the medical components are distilled, qi power is used to control the fire and clean all the dirtiness in the medicine, purifying it, before forming the medicine. And for the quality of the medicine, I think you might have known about it from the ancient textbook.” Bai Zhe roughly explained the steps of medicine fabrication. However, he did not mean to teach these people, especially the method of using qi fire, which was the most important part of this technique.

“Could you possibly teach us?” Li Feng decided to ask.

“I don’t think I can, because I will use it to build my fortune in the future,” said Bai Zhe before walking over to Matron Li, who had started to wake up.

“Hmm. It seems that I have survived?” Li Zhou Ma slowly opened her eyes. She regained consciousness after she smelled the aroma of something. She felt her body start to recover little by little every time she inhaled the scent.

“Water, ma’am.” Bai Zhe handed her a glass of water, surprising the matron a little because she had never met the boy before. Still, she sat up and accepted the glass from Bai Zhe and drank from it before looking around and seeing Li Feng, Li Xi Yan, and the familiar medical staff.

“Xi Lan, is he your friend?” Li Zhou Ma asked her great-grandson. Li Xi Yan shook his head.

“No, Great-grandmother. He came here when you were in a coma and he’s the one who saved you,” answered Li Xi Yan.

“Is that so? Doctor, may I know your name?” When Li Zhou Ma knew that the boy in front of her was the one who helped to cure her, she wanted to know his name so she could pay him back in the future.

“My name is Bai Zhe. I am not a doctor. I’m just a boy who practices qi and has a little knowledge about medical treatment.” Bai Zhe did not use a fake name because he knew he could not escape the CCTV in the room, and these people would send someone to find out if this was his real name or not anyway.

“Ah. Mr. Bai Zhe, how old are you this year?” asked Li Zhou Ma.

“Fifteen, ma’am,” said Bai Zhe, handing a ceramic bottle and a translucent ball of medicine to the matron.

“This is…” Li Zhou Ma looked between the medicine, the bottle in the boy’s hands, and his face with curiosity. One thing she knew was that the medicine in front of her was a medicine that had its ten parts fully purified, exactly like how it was written in the ancient textbook.

“This is yang medicine for altering balance. Try to swallow it first,” said Bai Zhe. After he saw the matron swallow it, he took her wrist.

“I will send my qi power into you. Don’t let your qi power resist mine and observe how I control my qi to digest the medicine and move it to parts of your body. I will repeat it 3 times; then, you do it by yourself,” said the boy. He started to send his qi power into the matron’s body.

Excitedly, Li Zhou Ma focused and observed how to use qi to digest the medicine. She had been suffering from the lack of yin power for a long time. With the medicine that she was using at the moment, she started to see a way that would help her continue her life. So, she would not miss this opportunity for sure.

“Done. Do you have any questions?” the boy asked, letting go of the woman’s wrist.

Li Zhou Ma shook her head as an answer because she had already memorized the technique.

“That is good. From now on, use one of these per day. Don’t practice qi until you run out of medicine. This is absolutely forbidden. Otherwise, the symptoms will recur.” Bai Zhe reiterated the things that she should not do while she was recovering.

“Thank you so much, Dr. Bai. I owe you,” said Li Zhou Ma, then she turned to Li Feng.

“Li Feng, give the doctor a cheque. Write any number that he desires on it.” Li Feng brought the cheque book out as per Li Zhou Ma’s order. He handed her the cheque book. The lady had not even opened it when Bai Zhe spoke up.

“I cannot accept it, because the equipment belongs to the hospital, while the herbs themselves belong to your clan,” said Bai Zhe. He did not need money at the moment. Replying to them like this would make them try to offer him something else in return for his actions. And he had already thought about what he wanted in return.

“But only you could make this miraculous medicine,” said Li Zhou Ma. She wrote down an eight-figure number on the cheque, signed her name, and then handed it to Bai Zhe.

“Great-grandmother, isn’t that too much?” protested Li Xi Yan. It was a whole ten million yuan; it was too much. But when she heard this, Li Zhou Ma swiftly turned to look at her great-grandson with a scolding gaze.

“Xi Yan, do you think that my life is worth less than 10 million yuan?” She scolded her great-grandson because if Li Xi Yan was not careful with his words and made Dr. Bai displeased, when her symptoms recurred, Dr. Bai might not help her anymore.

“N…no, Great-grandmother. Your life is priceless,” the boy swiftly denied. He just thought that his great-grandmother should not give so much money to this person.

“If you are not pleased with the remuneration, first of all, may I ask whether you know a middle-aged man named Lao Lao?” Li Xi Yan gave a great start immediately after Bai Zhe’s question was asked. The boy covered his buttocks with his hands. Bai Zhe definitely noticed the boy’s reaction.