Chapter 584: Chapter 576: Willing to Ruin Oneself for Revenge
The connection between the lumbar spine and the tailbone is an extremely crucial part of the human body. A slight misjudgment in treating fractures here means the continuation of the bone can become impossible, rendering the person crippled.
Yet, Sun Lixun’s lumbar bone was first broken and then grew back displaced. To re-break and correctly reset it required extremely precise bone discrimination, separating the incorrectly healed bones and reconnecting them in the right position, which was a test of the doctor’s skill.
Everyone was taken by surprise by Qin Liuxi’s swift and decisive action; without any preparation from Sun Lixun, he had already separated the misplaced bones. His actions were so quick that no one could react in time.
Sun Lixun trembled all over from the pain, his face deathly pale.
The pain of a broken bone, especially in the lower back, was absolutely excruciating.
Second Grandma Sun watched his condition, and her heart softened. She said, "Bear with it; a moment of pain is better than not being able to stand, right?"
Sun Lixun wanted to say something, but the pain was too severe. Speaking even a word took too much effort, so he just clenched his teeth.
Seeing this, Qin Liuxi commented, "Does it hurt? Good, it should hurt. You used to behave atrociously; even your wife tolerated you. It’s only fair that you experience some pain now. It’s not just you who suffers; the person by your side feels worse seeing your distress."
Sun Lixun was speechless.
Second Grandma Sun wanted to laugh, yet her eyes reddened.
Qin Liuxi asked for some roasted pepper and rolled it back and forth over the lumbar area.
"Yes, Junior Temple Master, what is special about this pepper?" Second Grandma Sun asked curiously.
"It’s simply for activating blood circulation, reducing swelling, and the ointments have the same effect, with added ingredients to promote faster bone healing. From today, take one Bone Healing Pill after lunch daily, and the soup medicine should be consumed once in the morning and once in the evening," Qin Liuxi explained, continuing his actions without pause.
Second Grandma Sun then asked, "How long before he can walk?"
"When the Bone Healing Pills are finished, he should be able to walk."
Second Grandma Sun took note of everything.
Seeing the pepper was no longer hot, Qin Liuxi then applied an ointment on dragon blood tree leaves and placed it on the fractured area, securing it with several wooden planks around the waist and wrapping it with gauze.
Second Grandma Sun never understood the purpose of these thin wooden boards in medicine, but seeing them in use, she couldn’t help but ask, "Do these wooden boards also help with blood circulation?"
Other iron-clad doctors did not use them.
Qin Liuxi smiled.
"These are used to keep the lumbar bones from misaligning again during healing, which needs time. If the movements are too large during the healing process, misalignment can happen, like what occurred before. Fixing them like this should help," Qin Liuxi explained. "So, there’s no need to bother those iron-clad doctors. Whether the bones were wrongly connected is hard to say at this point; it could have been self-inflicted."
Sun Lixun thought to himself that this was like swallowing one’s own teeth along with the blood.
Qin Liuxi quickly finished wrapping and secured Sun Lixun’s waist, then skillfully turned him to lie flat and clapped his hands, "Alright, I’ll come change the dressing in a few days. He should just lie like this. If he gets tired of lying, you can turn him on his side to avoid bedsores, but be gentle. Have someone prepare the soup medicine, after lunch he can take the Bone Healing Pill."
"You’ve been a great help," Second Grandma Sun said gratefully, then to Sun Lixun, she added, "Husband, you haven’t thanked the Junior Temple Master yet."
With his waist numb, Sun Lixun was not ungrateful. Recalling his earlier rash words, he felt a bit embarrassed and offered a salute, "Thank you, Junior Temple Master, for disregarding past grievances and for your skillful benevolence."
Qin Liuxi replied, "No need to thank me, just ensure the consultation fee is sufficient. As for disregarding past grievances? I’m not as magnanimous as you think—I’ve already taken my revenge."
"Eh?"
Qin Liuxi looked at him with malice and said, "The pain of bone breaking is intense, isn’t it? There’s a type of medicine called Powder for Anesthesia which would prevent pain if used. Even without it, I could have acupunctured a point to numb your pain sensation, but I didn’t."
Sun Lixun widened his eyes: "Are you speaking like a human? If you have such a clever method to numb pain, why not use it on me?"
Perhaps the provocation wasn’t enough, Qin Liuxi continued, "As for why I didn’t use it, didn’t you say I’m still too young and immature? Actually, my brain is also not fully developed, so I just forgot that I could numb your pain."
Sun Lixun was dumbfounded, speechless.
When it comes to being ruthless, you’re the one, blackening yourself to revenge me!
Second Grandma Sun chuckled, poking his forehead with her finger: "Deserved, it’s because your family spoils you. Outside, who will tolerate you? Let’s see if you dare to spout nonsense and be rude to others again. I think the Junior Temple Master was too lenient; you should have been taught a harsher lesson."
"This isn’t harsh? This is heart-wrenching pain," Sun Lixun complained.
"If it really was extremely painful, how could you recover so quickly?" Second Grandma Sun almost rolled her eyes, this fool.
Sun Lixun paused, realizing that might be true. When he broke his bone, the pain brought tears to his eyes, and it felt unbearable, but now it seemed manageable.
"Isn’t it enough that I admitted my mistake?" Sun Lixun glanced at Qin Liuxi, sincerely saying, "I underestimated you, I’m sorry."
Qin Liuxi scoffed with a laugh.
Mrs. Sun saw an opportunity to step in, and after several questions and learning that her son would recover soon, she gripped Qin Liuxi’s hand, overwhelmed with emotion: "I don’t know what to say to express my gratitude."
Qin Liuxi looked up, his eyes slightly narrowed, smiling lightly, "No need for elaborations, as long as the Second Young Madam fulfills her promise that will suffice."
Second Grandma Sun quickly said, "Junior Temple Master, please rest assured, I promised to make a golden statue for your temple, and I will do it well."
"I trust the Second Young Madam," Qin Liuxi then looked towards Mrs. Sun, hesitated to speak.
Mrs. Sun hurriedly asked, "Does the master have any other instructions?"
"If Madam’s family home is nearby, it might be good to visit sooner rather than later."
Mrs. Sun was startled, feeling a bit uneasy.
Beside her, Lin Qingying listened to these words, getting goosebumps all over her arms, remembering the matter of the Tong Family.
Second Grandma Sun tentatively asked, "What does the Junior Temple Master mean by this?"
Qin Liuxi softly said, "Family home, family home, Mrs. Sun’s mother is also getting on in years."
Mrs. Sun was shocked; her mother was already seventy-six and her health had been declining.
She thought of Qin Liuxi’s background, her face turning pale: "Are you saying my mother is soon..."
Qin Liuxi did not respond.
Lin Qingying looked sympathetically at Mrs. Sun, speaking in a clear, moderate tone, "The Junior Temple Master is versed in the Xuanmen Five Skills, and face reading is among them."
Mrs. Sun stumbled.
Qin Liuxi asked Teng Zhao to pack up the medicine box, scheduling when to change the dressing, and then he and Lin Qingying left the Sun Family home.
"Junior Temple Master, what you just said, was it that Mrs. Sun’s mother will soon pass away?" Lin Qingying boldly asked.
Qin Liuxi nodded: "Soon."
Lin Qingying sighed, saying, "It’s truly sad when children are ready to provide care, but their parents are not there. I hope Mrs. Sun can make it in time."