However, Qin Fang quickly thought of a solution and immediately asked for some paper and pen, and started writing and drawing. After about ten minutes, the little notebook already had sketches of more than a dozen herbs, as well as some simple introductions to their properties. In particular, a few highly toxic herbs were notably marked with skull and crossbones as a warning.

"Some of these herbs look familiar to me, let me handle this..."

Qiao Zhenfei and Li Yang looked at the herbs, Qiao Zhenfei's brows deeply furrowed, but Li Yang's expression improved significantly, and he immediately took on the task.

After all, Li Yang was General Li's son, and Qiao Zhenfei could not really object, especially since Li Yang said he recognized some of the herbs, making him the most suitable person for the job.

Who would handle it did not matter to Qin Fang, what he needed was the location of the herbs, so he could go and pick them himself. With his Herb Harvesting Skill, not even the fiercest toxicity of the herbs could harm him.

"Prepare the herbs, and do it quickly, but ensure safety!"

Qin Fang spoke with utmost seriousness, "I'll start the acupuncture treatment now to stabilize the condition..."

As he spoke, Qin Fang took out a box of Silver Needles, quietly channeling the ceaseless Inner Breath within his body, then rapidly flicking his wrist, inserting one Silver Needle after another into General Li's leg.

He did not start treatment on both legs at once but began with one of them first.

Having detoxified Old Master Wu, Qin Fang's mastery over the Silver Needles had improved considerably, and although his needling speed was not fast this time, the effect was nevertheless quite evident.

It could be seen that the purplish-black color on General Li's leg gradually faded down towards the lower leg, then moved towards the foot, where the darkness was especially severe. What had been purplish-black now turned into an inky black, completely devoid of any other color.

Conversely, from the thigh downwards, that purplish-black color was becoming lighter and lighter; although it hadn't disappeared completely, it was obviously much better than before...

The needling process was extremely slow, but Qin Fang's expression remained very grave and serious throughout. There were quite a few people in the ward, but each one of them hardly dared to breathe too heavily, afraid to disturb Qin Fang.

Soon enough, Qin Fang entered into his rhythm, his hands continuously inserting needles, manipulating, trembling, flicking, lifting... In his hands, the special techniques of The Nine Revival Needles kept emerging.

Unfortunately, most of the doctors present were practitioners of Western medicine, with hardly any formally trained in Chinese medicine or understanding of acupuncture, so they could only stand there, staring blankly without comprehending the subtlety of Qin Fang's method.

The needles proceeded, from the thigh to the knee, down to the lower leg, to the ankle... not stopping until all the inky blackness was concentrated in the foot, at which point Qin Fang stopped needling and used seven or eight Silver Needles to completely seal the foot.

It looked like Qin Fang was just inserting a few needles, but the consumption of his Inner Breath was quite substantial, his forehead already covered in sweat, and he didn't even have the time to wipe it off.

However, the girl who hadn't spoken much since Qin Fang's arrival, took out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead, giving Qin Fang a moment of relief.

Qin Fang could only return a grateful look, as he had no spare time to utter a word, continuing his treatment until a good while later. Once most of the darkness had concentrated in the foot, Qin Fang collapsed into the chair, gasping for breath.

"Get the equipment, bleed the foot..."

Qin Fang's treatment was essentially at this stage, where he pierced the tips of General Li's five toes, letting the inky, foul-smelling black blood flow out from the toes, and the color of the foot began to improve somewhat.

By this point, no one had any doubts about the efficacy of Qin Fang's Acupuncture Secret Technique, as the previously inky-black and withered leg had recovered quite a bit. Except for the foot, the other parts had regained their flesh color, and even though it hadn't fully returned to normal, it was already much better.

True to Qin Fang's word of "eighty percent assurance", the treatment seemed to have achieved eighty percent of its promise, and there was no sign of breaking his word.

Upon Qin Fang's command to bleed the foot, Qiao Zhenfei and Li Yang came over to assist on each side. Qin Fang pierced General Li's toes with the Silver Needles, and the black, stench-ridden blood kept flowing out from the foot.

Such a change also caused the beautiful military doctor's complexion to drastically darken. They had once tested this black blood as well, only to find nothing abnormal, but this time, the black blood forced out by Qin Fang's silver needle carried such a distinct, strange smell that it was completely different. Just a light inhalation of the scent caused her to exhibit symptoms of dizziness and blurry vision, which certainly indicated some unknown anomalies within it.

"Could it really be my mistake?"

The beautiful military doctor's face fell, her eyes filled with shame and despair.

Once upon a time, she was a proud swan perched high above, but now she was trampled by a wretched toad from the horizon, and furthermore, she was relentlessly punished and humiliated, which made her utterly uncomfortable.

What truly drove her to the brink of despair was that she genuinely wanted to help General Li. They were very good friends, but she had not expected such a result, committing an extremely fatal error.

Qin Fang did not participate in the bloodletting; he no longer had the strength to do so. The long duration of performing acupuncture had nearly drained him of all energy, not leaving him the power to even move, forcing him to rest there.

"Qin Fang, what exactly is wrong with Uncle Li?"

Qiao Zhenfei had actually wanted to ask for a long time. The hospital had determined it to be a very rare neurological necrosis, but from Qin Fang's reaction, it was clearly something else, which prompted his question.

"Poisoned!"

Qin Fang ultimately did not conceal it and directly gave the answer.

"This is impossible!"

Before Qiao Zhenfei could react, the beautiful military doctor beside him had already cried out excitedly. Although she already felt she had made an unforgivable mistake, the suggestion that General Li was poisoned was something she could never acknowledge, no matter what.

There might indeed be something overlooked in the blood analysis, but if General Li were truly poisoned, it would be impossible to escape their analysis, especially since they performed many different examinations and analyses besides blood tests. One person could make an error, but for a whole team to miss it, the likelihood was incredibly slim.

"Big sister, can you not be so assertive?"

Qin Fang glanced sideways at the beautiful woman with irritation.

Truthfully, he did not have a very favorable impression of this military doctor. Confidence was good, but overconfidence could easily lead to problems.

"General Li was indeed poisoned, and what's more, it was a very rare and extraordinary poison..."

Qin Fang knew this when he came into contact with that drop of black blood. Maybe it was due to that little creature inside his body, or perhaps because he had been poisoned by the venom of the Golden Crested Snake before, he had a strong sense of such deadly toxins.

Moreover, when Qin Fang began to examine General Li's leg, some unknown events transpired under the watchful eyes of those present, such as Qin Fang's internal pet swallowing some of the tiny objects inside General Li's leg...

"Extraordinary poison?"

Qiao Zhenfei and Li Yang, among others, were stunned, all looking at Qin Fang with a sense that his statement was a bit too fantastical.

"Gu poison!"

Qin Fang was aware that what he said sounded fantastical, but in reality, it was indeed the case, General Li was infected with the extremely rare Gu poison, originating from the mysterious Miao Jiang, a poison that should have been extinguished long ago, but it had reemerged...

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