Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine

Having said that, Shen Shuibi immediately began treatment.

The evil fire resides in the lungs, which belong to the metal element. The Curse uses the evil fire to burn the lungs and suppress breathing.

Shen Shuibi selected the acupoints on the chest and back, near the three sections and five internal organs. Then, he used the Taiyin cold qi to condense into needles to suppress the fire evil and selected the Tian Tu acupoint in the middle of the Quepen to disperse the Evil Qi in the lungs.

In this way, the evil will be eliminated.

The evil element of metal resides in the liver, which belongs to the wood element. Curse using the evil element of metal to sever the Liver Qi, which governs life Liver Qi, can thus cut off the body's vitality.

However, she continued to use the Xingjian acupoint on the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian to guide the Qi, and then punctured the blue veins between both ears to guide the previous fire evil to fight against the metal evil. After the fire burned away the metal, the two evils were gone.

With the two evil forces gone, the balance of the five elements and five evil forces was broken, leaving the remaining three Evil Qi to fight alone in isolation.

The evil element of wood resides in the spleen. The spleen stores blood, governs digestion, and produces all things through food, thus supporting the five internal organs and four limbs. The Curse, with its vigorous vitality, increases the burden on the spleen and stomach, making it difficult for the patient to take medicine, and even if they do take medicine, they cannot digest it.

Therefore, Shen Shuibi used acupuncture on the Zusanli acupoint of the Foot Yangming Meridian to activate Qi and Blood, and cooperated with the liver to guide the release of wood Qi.

Thus, the three evils have been eliminated.

The evil of earth resides in the kidneys. The Curse uses earth energy to block the kidney water, causing the circulatory system to collapse, blood vessels to become obstructed, circulation to be blocked, and the body to be unable to circulate qi to heal itself.

Shen Shuibi cut open the Fox Demon's waist skin, released the already tainted kidney water, and used the Daoist method of guiding qi to suppress the earth evil, reconstruct the cycle, and connect the vital energy. In this way, the earth evil could no longer harm the body and could only be slowly digested by the body in the future.

Thus, the four evils have been eliminated.

Finally, the water evil affected the heart, manifesting as cardiac edema, swelling and overflow of heart blood, cardiac hernia and cardiac paralysis, and the blood vessels were blocked in an instant, causing the victim to die within two quarters of an hour. Shen Shuibi had no good solution.

Fortunately, the other four evils had been eliminated, so the Fox Demon's body was much better. Shen Shuibi then used acupuncture to draw blood from the heart using the spleen's thick and heavy structure, and used the suppressed Evil Qi of the spleen's thick earth to bury and alleviate the water evil.

In this way, all five evils are eliminated, and all the consequences of the Curse are broken.

The rabbit wiped its forehead, which wasn't sweaty, and said relaxedly, "Ha~, all done."

"This person is truly ruthless. Any one of the five evil energies could be fatal. He unleashed all five simultaneously, each linked to the next. If it weren't for me, an ordinary healer wouldn't have been able to cure him," the rabbit muttered to itself.

After all, she was a fifth-rank official, and the story of "the Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine" is often mentioned, which actually refers to someone like Shen Shuibi. Her medical skills were indeed quite good. She was able to remove all the qi in her body and reconstruct the cycle, which proved her strength.

This procedure is essentially equivalent to removing and replacing all the internal organs and blood vessels at once, all while ensuring the patient doesn't die.

Because she herself was a patient, she also needed to remain conscious throughout the entire process, which made it incredibly difficult.

She had just finished her work when she suddenly turned her head and looked outside.

Because there were five imperceptible streams of energy that silently collided with the barrier of Five Spirit Divine Qi constructed by Li Qi.

Li Qi immediately opened his eyes; he had noticed it too.

"Coming a second time? What grudge do you hold? Then don't leave." Li Qi frowned, and the Five Spirit Divine Qi surged immediately, which he then used to strike the Five Ghost Ghost Qi.

Although the quantity was the same, the quality was vastly different, so the Five Ghost Ghost Qi was immediately locked inside and transformed into a small ball by Li Qi, which he then put into his pocket.

Although this thing will lose its original magic and the Technique Method on it will dissipate once it loses its owner's control, it is still very useful as a clue.

"Thank you both so much for saving my wife's life!" Upon seeing this, the man knew that these two had come to the rescue, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly. "Although my family is not wealthy, we will surely repay you handsomely. Thank you both so much!"

"Get up." Li Qi helped the other person up, then looked around.

Many people above were watching the spectacle, and it seemed there was a reason why no one had made a move earlier.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Regardless of what's behind it, the person has already been saved.

"What happened? Did your wife offend someone? Why was the other party so ruthless?" Li Qi picked the man up and made sure he was steady, then asked him.

The man appeared to have some level of cultivation, but like most people, he hadn't reached the highest level.

On the contrary, the Fox Demon had reached a certain level and was able to Form Transformation.

After asking the question, Li Qi glanced at the onlookers around him and frowned. "Let's go inside and talk."

The two's impressive actions, especially Shen Shuibi's rapid medical procedures, caught the attention of many, and some even seemed eager to try and strike up a conversation.

Therefore, Li Qi decided to go inside to talk, to avoid too many people talking.

But at this moment, the Fox Demon had already awakened. Although weak, she still managed to say, "Husband, you should go and take care of the business..."

Seeing this, Shen Shuibi squatted down, stroked the Fox Demon's head and said, "Still running a business? Are you out of your mind? Although you've gotten rid of all five evils, two kinds of Evil Qi have been suppressed in your body by me. They need to be slowly regulated and digested naturally by relying on the microcosm of your human body. You won't be able to do heavy work for at least half a year. Just let your husband take care of you."

After saying that, Rabbit frowned, looking at the timid man, and said with some exasperation, "Alright, why are you such a useless man? It was one thing to cry and complain before, but now you're just standing here dumbfounded. Why don't you carry your wife inside? Tell me what happened?"

The man who had been panicking earlier regained his senses, quickly bowed and thanked them, and after fulfilling his courtesy, he bent down, picked up the Fox Demon, and led Li Qi and Shen Shuibi into the kitchen, then firmly closed the door.

Having finally found a quiet place, Li Qi sat down and said, "Alright, tell me what happened. I noticed that your wife is very polite and is also restraining her demonic aura, keeping a low profile. She doesn't seem like the type to offend people."

"Sir, you are wise... I have indeed not made enemies with anyone, but... the reason is probably because I come from the Clear Mist Sect," the Fox Demon said weakly.

"Clear Mist Sect, ah, did you offend someone from the Clear Mist Sect?" Shen Shuibi tilted her head, wondering why the reason would come from the Clear Mist Sect.

"I see." Li Qi nodded, having roughly understood the reason.

"Are Clear Mist Sect disciples so sought after? Or have you entered into some kind of contract or something?" Li Qi asked.

"Li Qi, what have you found out now?" Upon hearing this, Shen Shuibi immediately knew that he must have made some guesses.

This was true all the way. Shen Shuibi was very smart, but not very cunning and simple-minded. Therefore, she was not as good as Li Qi at reasoning and scheming.

So Li Qi explained, "What is the Clear Mist Sect founded on? It's obvious without even thinking about it. It relies on the flesh trade. Although Fox Demon demons are naturally wanton and most of them are not ashamed of this, but rather think that it can improve their cultivation, this young lady is obviously not like that, is she?"

"My wife did leave the Clear Mist Sect because she was unwilling to sell her appearance, but... the Clear Mist Sect always prefers amicable partings and won't pursue the matter of leaving..." the man said in disbelief.

"That's why she's so sought after. Your wife has such an elegant air about her... her taste is so refined, yet there's still a hint of allure in her. Hmm, she's no ordinary fox."

"Such a special case, it must have been targeted before it even became formal disciple, right? Maybe the price has already been agreed upon."

"Although there are rules that allow anyone to leave or stay, a sudden withdrawal will inevitably cause losses for some people. Maybe that's why someone is targeting you?" Li Qi guessed.

At this point, Li Qi tapped his knee. "There's one more thing. Although I didn't expose you outside, I did save your life, so there's no need to keep this ghost acting, is there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man's body suddenly became ethereal, turning into a semi-transparent state. Then, he suddenly became dazed and confused, as if he had lost his soul.

"You have Chasing Ghost in your possession? I didn't even notice before. I only realized it when I was setting up the array with the Five Spirit Divine Qi. Your husband is a Chasing Ghost under your control. You're not a simple fox, are you? A hybrid?" Li Qi asked.

"You secretly bewitched this Chasing Ghost into believing you are husband and wife, is it to live in seclusion here? To avoid your enemies? If that's the case, can I also guess that you actually have another background, but you ran to the Clear Mist Sect to seek refuge, using this identity to avoid your enemies?" Li Qi had another thought.

Shen Shuibi, on the other hand, looked completely puzzled.

So she interrupted Li Qi and quietly asked, "Ah... why can't Chasing Ghost be with humans? Is there such a saying? Is there a difference between Human-Ghost, and demons?"

It turned out that she had already recognized it as Chasing Ghost, but thinking about it, it made sense; such a thing couldn't be hidden from her. It's just that she seemed to think that it was normal for ghosts to live normal lives with people.

Li Qi whispered in her ear, "It might be normal in Mount Luofu, but it's not necessarily the case outside. Don't interrupt me, it makes us seem like we're acting suspiciously."

"Mmm!" Shen Shuibi nodded, then deliberately put on a serious face and stopped talking.

Li Qi glanced at it.

She's kind of cute.

The tense atmosphere of solving the case dissipated instantly, and the whole scene became warm, instantly transforming from a suspense film set into a sitcom.

"Sigh." He sighed.

The atmosphere isn't going to be serious anymore, but it should be fine, right?

Therefore, Li Qi abandoned his previous increasingly imposing manner and instead spoke frankly, "Well then, young lady, there are too many suspicious points about you. Although I saved your life out of a sense of duty, if you don't explain yourself clearly, we will have to take our leave."

The fox was unable to get up, but she still managed to stand up and bow. "Please don't be angry, sir... I had no intention of hiding anything, it's just that I was seriously injured before and didn't have time to talk about it."

"Okay, you can talk now." Li Qi said, walking over and using his Great Forest Wood Qi to pat her on the shoulder.

The flow of vital energy from the wood element stabilized her injuries somewhat.

"Thank you, sir. May I ask your name?" the Fox Demon asked.

"Li Qi, and you, young lady?" Li Qi replied.

"I was once a wild beast, without a clan name, only the name Piaoxu," said the Fox Demon named Piaoxu.

"Piaoxu, that's not a good name," Li Qi remarked upon hearing this.

"It was the words of the wise man who enlightened me, and it was also a prophecy of this wise man. My life... is indeed like Piaoxu catkin, going with the tide and never having a peaceful life."

"Alright, let's get down to business. At least let us know who we rescued, right?" Li Qi interrupted her self-pity, wanting her to get straight to the point.

Piaoxu stopped talking nonsense and began to tell her about her background.

Once upon a time, Piaoxu was a wild fox in the mountains, and one of the fox clans surrounding Clear Mist City.

"However, I was not enlightened by the Clear Mist Sect. Instead, one day while hunting at the foot of the mountain, I happened to encounter a master who was chasing a Man-eating Tiger Demon."

"This master was the elder who enlightened me. He fought with the tiger demon, which cracked the rocks and shook the earth. I was still a wild beast at that time. I was hit by a rock, and one of my three souls was lost and two of my seven spirits were gone. My life was in danger."

"After the master killed the tiger demon, the tiger demon's remnant soul saw a corpse and tried to possess it to continue its escape, but ultimately failed. However, the tiger demon's soul remained in my body."

"When the master saw this, he enlightened me and instructed me to devour the remnant soul of the tiger demon in my body to replenish my soul. This also caused my body to mutate and become what it is now."

"He said at the time, 'You were originally unworthy, yet you died because of me. After your death, you even cleverly seized the Heavenly Mechanism secrets and stole the tiger's fortune. Although you have entered the gate of cultivation, I'm afraid your future days will not be easy. So I named you Piaoxu), hoping that although you will wander, you will eventually fall into your own place like Piaoxu.'"

"After that, I became a demon and cultivated all the way, and even inherited several of the tiger demon's Chasing Ghost... I had some fortuitous encounters, until I joined the Clear Mist Sect."

She continued telling her story, and Li Qi listened.

Later, Piaoxu joined the Clear Mist Sect. Because of her extraordinary talent, being half tiger and half fox, she could manipulate Chasing Ghost and create illusions. Her seductive nature as Fox Demon was also suppressed. She was regarded as a disciple who would definitely enter the inner sect and received special training.

Piaoxu had no objection to this, because she knew that Clear Mist Sect was not entirely about prostitution. The truly promising disciples cultivated orthodox methods that combined Medical Way and demonic arts, and were not anything that could be considered shameful.

But she later learned that she had been trained to be a courtesan from the very beginning.

She was furious, but thanks to the sect's rule of 'freedom to come and go,' she managed to escape safely in the end.

After that, she settled down and opened an inn in Clear Mist City, using her Chasing Ghost as a 'husband' to avoid harassment. This has been going on for fifteen years.

"Fifteen years? That means that although the Clear Mist Sect had some unpleasantness with you at the beginning, they didn't do much harm to you... That's in line with their usual 'good guy' approach." Li Qi stroked his chin upon hearing this.

The Clear Mist Sect has indeed never caused trouble, adhering to the principle of making money through harmony, and honestly running Clear Mist City to make money. This inn has been open for fifteen years without any incidents.

But why now of all times?