The old woman didn’t mind her husband’s condition. She lay down on the ground with him, cradling him in her arms, heedless of the onlookers’ stares. All she cared about was her husband.

But the old man’s body convulsed even more violently. He was in agony. “I can’t take it anymore! I can’t take it! This torment is unbearable. You… you have to kill me.”

Hearing this, the old woman’s eyes went wide. She shook her head resolutely. “Just one more day. Can you please endure for one more day? If we can’t find someone to cure you by then, I’ll kill you, and then I’ll kill myself to join you.”

The eight guards grew unsettled at her words. “Sect Leader, you can’t!” they cried out in panic.

“There’s nothing I can’t do. The person I love is dying. What’s the point of me living on?” the old woman said bleakly. In this life, it’s incredibly difficult to find someone who loves you as much as you love them. She was lucky enough to meet him on the battlefield. They had just barely reached the point where they could enjoy a life full of children and grandchildren. If they couldn’t grow old together, they might as well go to the grave together.

AHHH! The man suddenly screamed again. He tried to grit his teeth and keep silent. On the battlefield, he’d been shot and had the bullet removed without anesthesia, never making a sound. But the pain he felt now was countless times worse than back then. A cold sweat drenched his body, and he had no strength left for anything but screaming.

“I’ve been sick before, and my mom took me to the doctor, but I never screamed like this,” the little girl muttered, watching the scene unfold. Still, seeing the old man in such a state, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity.

Lin Fa was also shocked and exclaimed, “What kind of illness is this? How can it torture someone so badly?”

Wu Tian shook his head. “It’s Gu.”

Gu? Lin Fa was stunned. He had only ever read about such a thing in novels. Could something like that really exist in a modern city?

The old man’s screams were so loud that even people outside the AK47 Restaurant peeked in, curious about what was happening.

Qiu Yulan had the day off from the hospital and had arranged to meet Lin Mo for a meal at AK47. Wu Tian had saved Lin Mo when she was poisoned, and Qiu Yulan had kept her company during her recovery in the hospital. The two had become friends and would get together whenever they had free time. Hearing the agonized screams from the restaurant, Qiu Yulan and Lin Mo hurried over to see what was going on and if they could help.

Ever since witnessing Wu Tian’s acupuncture skills, Qiu Yulan always carried her medical kit with her so she could practice with her silver needles whenever an idea struck her. Now, she wanted to help. Most passersby didn’t share her sentiment, content to mind their own business and ignore the suffering of others.

Qiu Yulan and Lin Mo entered, their attention immediately drawn to the fallen old man and his wife, not even noticing Wu Tian’s table.

“Excuse me, what happened? I’m a doctor,” Qiu Yulan said, pulling Lin Mo forward.

“A doctor?” The old woman looked at Qiu Yulan. She was very young, and anyone else might have been dismissive, but this old woman wasn’t. “Save him,” she said urgently. “Please, I’m begging you, save him.” If it meant her husband would be alright, what did a little loss of dignity matter?

“But your guards won’t let me through. How can I examine him?”

Eight guards were blocking Qiu Yulan’s path. She didn’t get angry, instead speaking seriously, “Tell them to step aside. They need to move away to let the air circulate.”

“No, we can’t risk it,” the eight guards replied, shaking their heads firmly. They stood their ground, the scent of blood clinging to them so strongly that Qiu Yulan found it unbearable. An odor like that could also be slightly harmful to the patient.

“All of you, stand down,” the helpless old woman suddenly commanded, her eyes narrowing as she spoke with a stern voice. Her powerful demeanor was reminiscent of the legendary warrior women of the Yang clan.

The eight guards moved aside.

Qiu Yulan stepped forward, opened her medical kit, and began to examine the old man, but she couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. The old woman handed her a pile of medical reports. Qiu Yulan studied them carefully. Indeed, the man had health problems, but they were the kinds of issues any elderly person would have. They certainly weren’t enough to cause this level of agony! So why was he in so much pain? Qiu Yulan felt stumped. Looking at the man’s condition, it reminded her of Lin Mo’s situation back then. But they had Wu Tian then. Who could she turn to now?

Seeing the old man suffering so intensely, Qiu Yulan sighed and asked the wife, “Ma’am, do you trust me?”

The old woman sized up Qiu Yulan for a moment, then nodded. At this point, who else was there to trust?

Qiu Yulan knew she couldn’t cure the man’s illness, but she could give him an anesthetic. A general anesthetic would be too dangerous, so she opted to administer a local one.

After the injection, the old man sighed in relief. Though the pain was still there, as a veteran soldier, it was now at a level he could endure. He looked up to see Qiu Yulan and Lin Mo, two beautiful young women, watching him. The old man suddenly felt embarrassed and began to boast about his past.

“My screaming just now… you can’t really blame me. I’m actually very brave. During the Battle of Luding Bridge, I was one of the first to charge. A bullet went right through my stomach, but I just lay there on the bridge, enduring the pain, willingly becoming a stepping stone for my comrades. They ran right over my body to capture the bridge! And also…”

The old woman was speechless. Her husband was always like this, showing off in front of pretty girls. Of course, she knew he didn’t mean anything by it. He just loved to boast!

Seeing him ramble on, Qiu Yulan warned, “You shouldn’t talk. You’re wasting your energy.”

“Right, I won’t talk, I won’t talk,” the old man nodded. Then a thought occurred to him. “The pain started in my right arm and then quickly spread everywhere. I feel like there’s something inside my arm, but none of the medical instruments can find it. Why don’t you take me to a hospital? I’d even be willing to undergo Bone Scraping Therapy. That’s what Bian Que did for Guan Yu back in the day. I’m sure you could do it too, right?”

Qiu Yulan was stunned.

Lin Mo looked speechlessly toward the ceiling. “The Bone Scraping Therapy was performed by Hua Tuo.”

“No, no, no, Hua Tuo’s other name was Bian Que,” the boastful old man insisted, refusing to admit he was wrong.

But in the next moment, to everyone’s surprise, the anesthetic failed. The pain surged back, even stronger than before. The old man clenched his jaw, trying desperately not to lose face in front of two young, beautiful women. If he was going to make a fool of himself, he’d rather do it in front of his own wife, where it wouldn’t be so embarrassing. But ultimately, the agony was too much to bear, and he let out another tortured scream. AHHH!

Qiu Yulan was at a complete loss.

Lin Mo panicked as well. Her kind heart couldn’t stand to watch the old man suffer like this.

“Sister Mo! Sister Mo!” the little girl cried out, having not seen her for a long time.

Qiu Yulan and Lin Mo looked over and saw the little girl, but their attention immediately fixed on Wu Tian. A look of joyous relief washed over their faces as they turned to the suffering man. “Sir, you’re saved!”

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